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John Legend will kick off his first headlining tour in support of his debut, Get Lifted. The album debuted at Number Seven and remained in the Top Ten for its first three months.
The R&B singer-songwriter and Kanye West protege's tour will cap off an impressive year, following a stint as the opener on Alicia Keys' thirty-five-city tour which wrapped this past Sunday.
Earlier this year, Legend's Grammy Awards show performance of "Jesus Walks" with West and Mavis Staples brought the pianist back to his childhood singing gospel at church. "I wasn't even really allowed to listen to secular music," he told Rolling Stone last year. "I didn't have any CDs."
Before breaking out on his own, Legend was a session pianist and songwriter for Keys, Lauryn Hill, Twista and Janet Jackson. He also sung hooks on Jay-Z's "Encore" and "Jesus Walks."
According to Legend, West predicted his rise, saying, "You're me last year."
John Legend tour dates:
6/14: Myrtle Beach, SC, House of Blues
6/15: Vienna, VA, Wolftrap
6/17: Sayerville, NJ, Starland Ballroom
6/18: New York, Summer Stage
6/20: Hartford, CT, Webster Theatre
6/21: Richmond, VA, Landmark Theatre
6/23: Norfolk, VA, Norva
6/24: Durham, NC, Carolina Theatre
6/25: Charlotte, SC, Ovens Auditorium
6/26: Jacksonville, FL, Moran Theatre
6/30: Birmingham, AL, Alabama Theatre
7/2: Austin, TX, Stubbs Outdoor
7/8: Denver, Gothic Theatre
7/9: Kansas City, Uptown Theatre
7/11: Minneapolis, Quest
7/15: Toronto, Massay Hall
7/18: Baltimore, Ram's Head Live
7/21: Boston, The Roxy
7/22: Atlantic City, House of Blues
7/23: Philadelphia, Electric Factory
7/25: Cleveland, House of Blues
7/26:Springfield, OH, Veteran's Park Amphitheatre
7/28:Detroit, Royal Oak Theatre
7/29:Columbus, OH, Newport Music Hall
7/30: Milwaukee, The Rave
8/1: Chicago, House of Blues
8/3: St. Louis, The Pageant
8/5: Memphis, Orpheum Theatre
8/6: Atlanta, The Tabernacle
8/8: Miami, Mansion
8/10: New Orleans, House of Blues
8/12: San Antonio, TX, Lonestar Pavilion
8/13:Houston, Hush
8/15: Dallas, Gypsey Tea Room
8/18: San Diego, Humphries
8/19: San Francisco, The Fillmore
8/20: Los Angeles, House of Blues
8/21: Los Angeles, House of Blues