Alicia Keys Gets Intimate

Alicia Keys is set to kick off a U.S. tour of "intimate venues" on February 23rd in Columbia, South Carolina. The stint, in support of her Grammy-nominated second album, The Diary of Alicia Keys, will hit thirty-five cities before wrapping up April 24th in New Jersey.

R&B singer-songwriter (and Kanye West protege) John Legend will open. His debut album, Get Lifted, is currently in the Top Five on the album charts.

Keys, whose debut Songs in A Minor won five Grammys, is nominated for eight this year, including Album of the Year and Song of the Year ("If I Ain't Got You"). Shortly after playing the Super Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida, on February 6th, Keys will perform "If I Ain't Got You" at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on February 13th.

Alicia Keys tour dates:

2/23: Columbia, SC, Township Auditorium
2/25: Miami, James L. Knight Center
2/26: Tampa, Carol Morsani PAC
2/27: Augusta, GA, Bell Auditorium
3/2: Birmingham, AL, Concert Hall
3/4: Houston, Reliant Stadium/Rodeo Houston
3/5: Dallas, Nokia Live
3/6: Austin, Bass Concert Hall
3/9: Denver, Lecture Hall
3/11: Phoenix, Dodge Theater
3/12: Las Vegas, The Joint
3/16,17: Los Angeles, Kodak Theater
3/19,20: Oakland, CA, Paramount
3/23: St. Louis, Fox Theater
3/25-26: Detroit, Fox Theater
3/27: East Lansing, MI, Soaring Eagle Casino
3/29: Toronto, Rama Casino
4/1,2: Chicago, Chicago Theater
4/3: Cincinnati, Music Hall
4/6-7: Atlanta, Fox Theater
4/9: Hampton, VA, Hampton Coliseum
4/12: Philadelphia, Academy of Music
4/13: Mashantucket, CT, Foxwoods Casino
4/14: Boston, Wang Center
4/16-17: Washington, DC, DAR Constitution Hall
4/20: Richmond, VA, Landmark Theater
4/22-23: New York, Radio City Music Hall
4/24: Newark, NJ, Prudential Hall