LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) – Eight-time Grammy Award-winning icon Anita Baker has announced a run of live dates for 2023. The Songstress tour, produced by Live Nation, kicks off on February 11 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, FL making stops in Atlanta, Baltimore, Houston, and more before wrapping up at Oakland Arena on December 23.
The tour celebrates Baker’s 40 years in the industry since the release of her debut album, The Songstress, in 1983. These dates mark the first time she has been on a full tour since 1995 and it is also the first time Baker will be performing her classic hits live since winning back the rights to her masters.
“Looking forward to some crazy, lovely, hang time with my fans, on tour in 2023!! Gonna, bring some new music and some special guests, too.” -ABXO🎼
Baker, born in Toledo and raised in Detroit is one of the most popular singers of soulful ballads during the 1980s. Starting her career in the late 1970s with the funk band Chapter 8, Baker released her first solo album, The Songstress, in 1983. In 1986, she rose to stardom following the release of her Platinum-selling second album, Rapture, which included the Grammy-winning single “Sweet Love.” Baker has won eight Grammy Awards and has four Platinum albums, along with two Gold albums. Baker has a vocal range that extends her register to at least three octaves.
TICKETS: Tickets go on sale starting Thursday (November 17) to the general public and the Citi presale begins Monday (November 14).
2023 TOUR DATES:
Sat Feb 11 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live
Tue Feb 14 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
Fri Feb 17 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
Wed May 10 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
Fri May 12 – Belmont, NY – UBS Arena
Sun May 14 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
Fri Jun 30 – Chicago, IL – United Center
Sun Jul 02 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
Sat Nov 18 – Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Wed Nov 22 – Memphis, TN – FedExForum
Fri Nov 24 – Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Fri Dec 15 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Sun Dec 17 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Fri Dec 22 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena
Sat Dec 23 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena
