John Legend Announces Fox Theatre Show, 11/4

Nine-time Grammy Award winner John Legend announced his North American Tour today, which will perform at Detroit's Fox Theatre on Sunday, November 4 at 7:30 p.m. 

"I'm thrilled to be back on the road," said Legend. "I look forward to seeing my fans across the country and sharing a beautiful night with them." 

Tickets ($35, $45 and $59.50)  go on sale Friday, August 17 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at OlympiaEntertainment.com, LiveNation.com, The Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, Hockeytown Authentics in Troy (without service charge) at all Ticketmaster locations and Ticketmaster.com. To charge tickets by phone, call (800) 745-3000.  For additional information, call (313) 471-6611. 

This summer, Legend released one of the hottest singles of his career, the chart-topping hit "Tonight (Best You've Ever Had)" featuring Ludacris, which has been #1 for six weeks at Urban AC radio. The song is heavily featured in StEve Harvey's film, Think Like a Man.  Legend was most recently a judge on ABC's hit music show Duets. 

John's debut album, Get Lifted, received eight Grammy Award nominations; it won Best New Artist, Best R&B album and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "Ordinary People" while selling more than three million copies worldwide. His follow-up album, Once Again, achieved RIAA platinum sales certification and a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "Heaven." In 2008, John released Evolver, his third Top 10 album, which included the hit single "Green Light" featuring Andre 3000.  Recently, Legend teamed up with The Roots to release the socially conscious album, Wake Up!  The album was nominated for five Grammy Awards and won Best R&B Album, Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B song (for "Shine" - an original composition also featured in Academy Award-winning director Davis Guggenheim's documentary film Waiting for Superman) along with two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Album and Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration. 

John Legend is teaming up with Tickets-for-Charity® to offer fans some of the best seats in the house. For every ticket sold, one dollar will go to benefit The Show Me Campaign, an organization Legend founded to help break the cycle of poverty through education. These tickets will be available exclusively at www.ticketsforcharity.com.   

For tour dates and more information on John Legend, check www.johnlegend.com.

 

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