Rap Artist Common Others Join John Legend Tour |
Written by Robert ID1427 |
Monday, 23 May 2005 11:13 |
John Legend is going on the road in June for his first North American tour since his solo debut album, ‘Get Lifted’, began making him a household name earlier this year. Legend's tour, which launches June 10 at the Vibe Fest in Atlanta, Georgia, is the artist's first concert series since his widely-heralded performances on the SRO Alicia Keys tour. Support on the John Legend tour will be provided by hip-hop rap artists Common and De La Soul, as well as Rahzel and DJ JS-1, on select dates. The remainder of the tour will find support provided by John's Sony Urban Music/Columbia Records label- mate, Lyfe. Released to stores on December 28, 2004, Legend's ‘Get Lifted’ debuted at #7 on the Billboard Top 200 before bulleting to #4 the following week. The album has gone on to sell well over a million copies and was certified gold and platinum on February 10, 2005. Produced by platinum hip-hop rapper Kanye West, Get Lifted has captured the hearts of R&B fans and the music press alike. John Legend has performed with Kanye West on tour and is featured as a vocalist, pianist and co-writer on several tracks on West's 2004 debut album, The College Dropout. "His brand of soul is mannered, even elegant," wrote Anthony DeCurtis in a four-star review in Rolling Stone (January 11, 2005) while Kelefa Sanneh, writing in the New York Times (January 3, 2005) observed that "John Legend is a lovely crooner ... The hip-hop tracks help keep him tethered to his strikingly handsome songs." After rap artist Kanye West attended one of John's shows, the hit-making producer/rapper signed John to his production company and enlisted John's help for the College Dropout album in 2002. In 2003-2004, John Legend made a number of guest appearances on, as well as writing for, projects for artists including rap and hip-hop artists Twista, Dilated Peoples, Jay-Z, Eve, Common, the Black-Eyed Peas, and R&B’s Alicia Keys, among others. John Legend "Get Lifted" Tour Dates Headline dates...more to be added! 6/10 Atlanta, GA VIBE fest / Georgia Dome (festival) 6/11 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand 6/12 Orlando House of Blues (w/ Lyfe) 6/14 Myrtle Beach House of Blues (w/ Lyfe) 6/15 Vienna, VA Wolftrap 6/17 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom (w/ Lyfe) 6/18 New York, NY Central Park Summer-stage (w/Lyfe) 6/20 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre (w/ Lyfe) 6/21 Richmond, VA Landmark Theatre (w/ Lyfe) 6/23 Norfolk, VA Norva (w/ Lyfe) 6/24 Durham, NC Carolina Theatre (w/ Lyfe) 6/25 Charlotte Ovens Auditorium (w/ Lyfe) 6/26 Jacksonville, FL Moran Theatre (w/ Lyfe) 6/30 Birmingham, AL Alabama Theatre (w/ Lyfe) 7/1 New Orleans, LA Superdome, Essence Festival 7/2 Austin Stubbs Outdoor (w/ Lyfe) 7/8 Denver Gothic Theatre (w/ Lyfe) 7/9 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theatre (w/ Lyfe) 7/11 Minneapolis Quest (w/ Lyfe) 7/14 Lansing, MI Common Ground Festival 7/15 Toronto Molson Amphitheatre (w/ Lyfe) 7/16 Rochester, NY Music Fest Festival 7/18 Baltimore Ram's Head Live (w/Common, De La Soul, Rahzel with DJ JS-1) 7/19 Bermuda National Sports Center (w/ Lyfe) 7/21 Boston The Roxy (w/Common, De La Soul, Rahzel with DJ JS-1) 7/22 Atlantic City House of Blues (w/ Lyfe) 7/23 Philly Electric Factory (w/Common, De La Soul, Rahzel with DJ JS-1) 7/25 Cleveland House of Blues (w/Common, De La Soul, Rahzel with DJ JS-1) 7/26 Springfield, OH Veteran's Park Auditorium (w/ Lyfe) 7/28 Detroit, MI Royal Oak Theatre (w/Common, De La Soul, Rahzel with DJ JS-1) 7/29 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall (w/ Lyfe) 7/30 Milwaukee The Rave (w/Common, De La Soul, Rahzel with DJ JS-1) 8/1 Chicago, IL House of Blues (w/Common, De La Soul, Rahzel with DJ JS-1) 8/3 St. Louis, MO The Pageant (w/Common, De La Soul, Rahzel with DJ JS-1) 8/4 Nashville, TN Riverfront Park (w/ Lyfe) 8/5 Memphis, TN Orpheum Theatre (w/ Lyfe) 8/6 Atlanta The Tabernacle (w/Common, De La Soul, Rahzel with DJ JS-1) 8/8 Miami Mansion (w/Common, De La Soul, Rahzel with DJ JS-1) 8/10 New Orleans, LA House of Blues (w/Common, De La Soul, Rahzel with DJ JS-1) 8/12 San Antonio Sunset Station (w/ Lyfe) 8/13 Houston, TX Hush (w/Common, De La Soul, Rahzel with DJ JS-1) 8/15 Dallas, TX Gypsy Tea Room (w/Common, De La Soul, Rahzel with DJ JS-1) 8/18 San Diego, CA Humphries (w/ Lyfe) 8/19 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore (w/Common, De La Soul, Rahzel with DJ JS-1) 8/20 Los Angeles House of Blues (w/ Lyfe) 8/21 Los Angeles House of Blues (w/ Lyfe) |