John Legend Launches Worldwide Concert Tour in November in Support of "Evolver"
New York, NY -- Multi-platinum Grammy-Award-winning recording artist and acclaimed performer
John Legend
will embark on an extensive worldwide concert tour kicking off November 19 in Minneapolis. The first leg of John's North American tour wraps up December 13 with a second leg running from January 12 through February 9. (Please see John Legend tour itinerary below.)
The upcoming John Legend concerts mark the artist's first major tour since his massively successful world tour in 2007 (captured on Live From Philadelphia CD and DVD).
John's special guest on the tour's initial dates is his Columbia Records label mate
Raphael Saadiq
, who will be performing songs from his just-released new album,
The Way I See It
.
One of the most eagerly-awaited releases of 2008,
EVOLVER
is John Legend's first full-length studio album in two years and will be released October 28. Guests on
EVOLVER
include OutKast's Andre 3000, emerging hip-hop/soul ingénue Estelle, R&B/pop superstar Brandy and John's longtime collaborator Kanye West.
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John Legend - 2008 Tour Dates
Wed 11/19 Minneapolis, MN Northrop Auditorium
Thu 11/20 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
Mon 11/24 E. Lansing, MI Wharton Center For Performing Arts
Wed 11/26 Detroit, MI Masonic Temple Theatre
Fri 11/28 Toronto, Ont. Roy Thompson Hall
Sat 11/29 Montclair, NJ Wellmont Theatre
Mon 12/1 Montclair, NJ Wellmont Theatre
Tue 12/2 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
Fri 12/5 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theater
Mon 12/8 Baltimore, MD Lyric Theatre
Tue 12/9 Washington, DC Constitution Hall
Wed 12/10 Greenville, SC Peace Center
Fri 12/12 Charlotte, NC Ovens Auditorium
Sat 12/13 Durham, NC Durham Performing Arts Center
