Alicia Keys announces first tour in 7 years and release date for new album
Confirming that a new album is on the way, Alicia Keys will hit the road for her first full-scale tour since 2013.
The piano-pop-soul star's four-month trans-Atlantic tour is scheduled to kick off in Ireland in June.
Tickets go on sale Monday. A presale window for American Express cardholders will run from 10 a.m. Wednesday through 10 p.m. Sunday.
Sunday, Keys will host the Grammys for the second year in a row. With 15 Grammy wins, she's certainly qualified.
"It’s almost like a marathon: You can’t just run a marathon (once)," Keys said of her desire to host a second time. "I feel like now, more than ever, I’m familiar with the space on multiple levels. It’s going to be an exciting, inclusive, beautiful experience, and that’s what I want to create.”
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— Alicia Keys (@aliciakeys) January 21, 2020
Keys unveiled the tour Tuesday morning after confirming the March 20 release and cover art for "ALICIA," her seventh album and first since 2016's "Here."
Alicia Keys 2020 North American tour schedule
July 28: Jacksonville, Daily's Place
July 30: Atlanta, Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
Aug. 2: Nashville, Ascend Amphitheater
Aug. 4: Charlotte, Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
Aug. 5: Baltimore, MECU Pavilion
Aug. 7: Washington, The Theater at MGM National Harbor
Aug. 9: Philadelphia, The Met Philadelphia
Aug. 11: Boston, Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion
Aug. 14: New York, Radio City Music Hall
Aug. 16: Toronto, Budweiser Stage
Aug. 18: Detroit, Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
Aug. 19: Cincinnati, PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center
Aug. 21: Cleveland, Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
Aug. 25: Chicago, Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
Aug. 26: Kansas City, Starlight Theatre
Aug. 27: Denver, Bellco Theatre
Aug. 30: Seattle, WAMU Theater
Aug. 31: Vancouver, Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
Sept. 2: Portland, Theatre of the Clouds at Moda Center
Sept. 4: San Francisco, The Masonic
Sept. 8: Los Angeles, Greek Theatre
Sept. 11: San Diego, Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
Sept. 12: Phoenix, Arizona Federal Theatre (Comerica Theater)
Sept. 15: Houston, Smart Financial Center at Sugar Land
Sept. 16: Dallas, The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
Sept. 19: Orlando, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Sept. 20: Tampa, Hard Rock Event Center
Sept. 22: Miami, Hard Rock Live Arena
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