It’s tour season for the funk, rhythm, and blues crews and an iconic lineup has just been announced.
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Legends Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire have teamed up for a tour starting in August. They have 20 shows scheduled through September.
Notable Announcements
“Well, my friends, the time has come to announce a tour — not just any tour, but the tour I’ve been trying to do for years, and now it’s going to actually happen,” Richie shared. “This is the place you need to be.”
The tour has been dubbed Sing A Song All Night Long Tour. The concerts will take place across North America. The first show is August 4th in St. Paul, Minnesota. Some other cities included are New York, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Boston, and Seattle. The final show will be in Los Angeles on September 15th.
All Fall And Summer Long
Richie will be touring in Europe in June and July, and Earth, Wind & Fire will be doing their own tour during those months, then they will team up in August.
Tickets are currently on presale for Citi cardmembers starting at 10 a.m. local time on March 7th, and general sale will take place at 10 a.m. on March 13th. There are also VIP packages available for purchase.
Here are the dates for the tour this fall:
Aug. 4 – St Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
Aug. 5 – Chicago, IL – United Center
Aug. 8 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
Aug. 9 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
Aug. 11 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
Aug. 12 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Aug. 15 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
Aug. 18 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
Aug. 19 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
Aug. 22 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
Aug. 25 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – FLA Live Arena
Aug. 26 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
Aug. 29 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
Sept. 1 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Sept. 2 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Sept. 5 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
Sept. 8 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
Sept. 11 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
Sept. 12 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
Sept. 15 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum