New John Legend Tour Dates Announced

New John Legend Tour Dates Announced

Emerging R&B Singer Estelle On-Board As Support Act On 2nd North American Leg Of John Legend's World Concert Tour

NEW YORK, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Grammy-winning multi-platinum recording artist John Legend has just confirmed a new round of concert dates -- his first shows in 2009 -- on his forthcoming North American tour. The 2nd leg of John's North American concert tour runs from January 12 through February 7 (please see full concert itinerary following).

The London-based emerging singer/rapper/songwriter Estelle will appear as John's special guest on the 2nd leg of his tour. The first artist signed to John's HomeSchool Records label, Estelle rocketed to #1 on the UK charts with her single "American Boy" and is featured on "No Other Love," a key track on John's new album EVOLVER.

John Legend will kick off his extensive worldwide concert tour November 19 in Minneapolis with the first leg wrapping up December 13 in Durham, North Carolina.

John Legend's upcoming tour dates mark the artist's first major concert series since his massively successful world tour in 2007 (captured on the Live From Philadelphia CD and DVD).

News of John's first tour dates in the New Year comes hot on the heels of EVOLVER's recent arrival in the #4 slot on the Billboard 200 best-selling albums chart. A crossover sensation, EVOLVER has already reached the #1 position on America's R&B Album chart, #1 on the Album Retailer chart and #1 on the Digital Albums chart.

One of the most eagerly awaited releases of 2008, EVOLVER is John Legend's first full-length studio album in two years. In addition to Estelle, guests on EVOLVER include OutKast's Andre 3000, R&B/pop superstar Brandy and John's longtime collaborator Kanye West.

Songs on EVOLVER include the single "Green Light" (featuring Andre 3000), "It's Over" (featuring Kanye West), "Everybody Knows," "No Other Love" (featuring Estelle), "Satisfaction," "This Time," "Cross The Line," "I Love, You Love," "Good Morning," "If You're Out There," and "Quickly" (featuring Brandy).

About John Legend

Released in late December 2004, John Legend's debut album, Get Lifted, peaked at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart and became America's #1 Top R&B/Hip-Hop album in January 2005. A critical and commercial triumph, Get Lifted earned John an astounding eight Grammy nominations -- he won Best New Artist, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance ("Ordinary People") and Best R&B album -- while selling more than three million copies worldwide.

John's second collection, Once Again, entered the Billboard Top 200 at #3 shortly after its release in October 2006, peaking at #1 on the R&B Album Sales chart, earning an RIAA platinum certification while securing two Grammy nominations: "Save Room" (for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance) and "Heaven" (which won Best Male R&B Vocal Performance).

John racked up his fifth overall career Grammy win in 2006 when "Family Affair" -- a track he'd cut with Joss Stone and Van Hunt for Different Strokes by Different Folks, a Sly & the Family Stone tribute album (Epic/Legacy) -- took home top honors in the Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals category.

In 2007, John Legend launched the Show Me Campaign (ShowMeCampaign.org), a grassroots movement whose mission is "to fight economic and spiritual poverty through fostering sustainable development (personal, social, educational, economic) at the individual, family, and small community levels."

John Legend - Second Leg - North American Tour - 2009 (w/ special guest Estelle)

   Mon 1/12      Oakland, CA            Paramount Theatre   Tue 1/13      Universal City, CA     Gibson Amphitheatre   Fri 1/16      La Jolla, CA           RIMAC Arena   Thu 1/22      Dallas, TX             Nokia Theatre @ Grand Prairie   Fri 1/23      Austin, TX             Bass Concert Hall   Sat 1/24      Houston, TX            Verizon Wireless Theater   Mon 1/26      Nashville, TN          Ryman Auditorium   Wed 1/28      Orlando, FL            Bob Carr Performing Arts Center   Thu 1/29      Clearwater, FL         Ruth Eckerd Hall   Fri 1/30      Miami, FL              The Fillmore Miami Beach At                                         Jackie Gleason Theater   Tue 2/3       Atlanta, GA            Fox Theatre   Thu 2/5       New York, NY           Radio City Music Hall   Fri 2/6       Mashantucket, CT       MGM Grand Theater @ MGM Foxwoods   Sat 2/7       Atlantic City, NJ      Borgata Events Center   

John Legend - First Leg - North American Tour - 2008 (w/ special guest Raphael Saadiq)

   Wed 11/19     Minneapolis, MN        Northrop Auditorium   Thu 11/20     Chicago, IL            Chicago Theatre   Mon 11/24     E. Lansing, MI         Wharton Center For Performing Arts   Wed 11/26     Detroit, MI            Masonic Temple Theatre   Fri 11/28     Toronto, Ont.          Roy Thompson Hall   Sat 11/29     Montclair, NJ          Wellmont Theatre   Mon 12/1      Montclair, NJ          Wellmont Theatre   Tue 12/2      Boston, MA             Orpheum Theatre   Fri 12/5      Philadelphia, PA       Tower Theater   Sat 12/6      Fairfield, CT          Fairfield University - Alumni Hall   Mon 12/8      Baltimore, MD          Lyric Theatre   Tue 12/9      Washington, DC         Constitution Hall   Wed 12/10     Greenville, SC         Peace Center   Fri 12/12     Charlotte, NC          Ovens Auditorium   Sat 12/13     Durham, NC             Durham Performing Arts Center       For more information on John Legend:     www.johnlegend.com   www.myspace.com/johnlegend   www.johnlegendnetwork.com    www.showmecampaign.org    www.columbiarecords.com  

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