When soul singer-songwriter John Legend announced his initial plans for a summer tour, he only revealed a few dates on the North American itinerary at a time. Since then, the acclaimed artist has gone back and filled in his calendar for nearly 50 performances over the coming months.
The 10-week tour begins June 27 at the Muskegon Summer Celebration in Muskegon, MI, and ends October 2-4 at the eighth annual Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, TX, with the exact date of Legend’s performance yet to be announced.
Tour highlights include performances on July 9 and 19 at Seminole Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, FL, an August 7 concert at the Bank of America Pavilion in Boston, MA, an August 13 event at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY, and a September 1-2 stand at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. The coast-to-coast trek features only three dates in Canada at the moment, including an August 17 show at Metropolis in Montreal, QC.
Fellow R&B/soul artist India.Arie will provide support on most dates of the tour.
The summer-long tour will get a kick-start early on as Legend takes the stage for a June 28 set at Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI, appearing as the special guest of Stevie Wonder. The two soul singers previously performed a rendition of Legend’s “Oridinary People” together at the BET Awards in 2005.
Legend recently completed a spring tour of the Asia-Pacific region, including performances in Korea and Japan. Since his return, Legend has been working on a number of projects. “I’ll be in New York for a while, getting ready for the summer tour and working on some new music too,” he wrote in his official blog, adding, “I’m excited that many of the summer shows are going on sale now…. This will be the best one yet!”
The vocalist and pianist is still touring behind his third studio album, “Evolver,” which debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 following its late October 2008 release. Legend has already completed several tour legs of the U.S. and Canada to support the effort, including a fall 2008 tour with Raphael Saadiq and a winter 2009 trek with Estelle.
John Legend itinerary:
(Dates are subject to change.)
| June 27 | Muskegon, MI | Muskegon Summer Celebration @ Heritage Landing |
| June 28 | Milwaukee, WI | Summerfest @ Marcus Amphitheater |
| June 30 | St. Louis, MO | Fabulous Fox Theatre |
| July 2 | Robinsonville, MS | Harrah’s Event Center at Harrah’s Casino Tunica |
| July 3 | New Orleans, LA | Essence Music Festival @ Louisiana Superdome |
| July 5 | Atlanta, GA | Chastain Park Amphitheatre |
| July 8 | Fort Myers, FL | Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall |
| July 9 | Hollywood, FL | Seminole Hard Rock Live |
| July 11 | North Charleston, SC | North Charleston Performing Arts Center |
| July 12 | Cary, NC | Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park |
| July 14 | Portsmouth, VA | Ntelos Wireless Pavilion |
| July 15 | Charlottesville, VA | Charlottesville Pavilion |
| July 17 | Columbia, MD | Merriweather Post Pavilion |
| July 18 | Albany, NY | Palace Theatre |
| July 19 | Hollywood, FL | Seminole Hard Rock Live |
| July 20 – 21 | Highland Park, IL | Ravinia Festival @ Ravinia Park |
| July 22 | Prior Lake, MN | Mystic Lake Casino |
| July 24 | Elizabeth, IN | Horseshoe Southern Indiana |
| July 25 | Windsor, ON | The Colosseum @ Caesars Windsor |
| July 28 | Indianapolis, IN | Murat Theatre |
| July 29 | Charleston, WV | Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences |
| July 31 | Cincinnati, OH | Paul Brown Stadium |
| August 1 | Cleveland, OH | The Nautica Pavilion |
| August 3 | West Homestead, PA | Riverplex Amphitheatre |
| August 5 | Toledo, OH | Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre |
| August 7 | Boston, MA | Bank of America Pavilion |
| August 8 | Mashantucket, CT | MGM Grand Theater |
| August 10 | Canandaigua, NY | Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands PAC (CMAC) |
| August 12 | Red Bank, NJ | Count Basie Theatre |
| August 13 | New York, NY | Madison Square Garden Arena |
| August 15 | Philadelphia, PA | Mann Center for Performing Arts |
| August 17 | Montreal, QC | Metropolis |
| August 18 | Rama, ON | Casino Rama Entertainment Centre |
| August 21 | Omaha, NE | Orpheum Theater |
| August 22 | Kansas City, MO | Ameristar Hotel & Casino |
| August 24 | Tulsa, OK | SpiritBank Event Center |
| August 28 | Woodinville, WA | Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery |
| August 29 | Goldendale, WA | Maryhill Winery Amphitheater |
| September 1 – 2 | Los Angeles, CA | Greek Theatre |
| September 4 | West Sacramento, CA | Raley Field |
| September 5 | Santa Barbara, CA | Santa Barbara Bowl |
| September 6 | Berkeley, CA | Greek Theatre |
| September 10 | Kahului, HI | Castle Theater |
| September 12 | Honolulu, HI | Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall |
| October 2 – 4 | Austin, TX | Austin City Limits Music Festival @ Zilker Park |