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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)