Stevie Wonder announces surprise last-minute US arena tour

Stevie Wonder has annoucned a surprise ‘Sing Your Song! As We Fix Our Nation’s Broken Heart’ 2024 US tour.

The legendary musician will kick off his tour at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburg on October 8. From there, he will make stops in cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Greensboro, Atlanta, Detroit, Milwaukee and Minneapolis before wrapping up tour at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids on October 30.

A general ticket sale will commence this Friday (September 20) at 12pm local time. Visit here to purchase tickets and check out a full list of tour dates below.

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Stevie Wonder’s ‘Sing Your Song! As We Fix Our Nation’s Broken Heart’2024 US tour dates are:

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8 – Pittsburgh, PA, PPG Paints Arena
10 – New York, NY, Madison Square Garden
12 – Philadelphia, PA, Wells Fargo Center
15 – Baltimore, MD, CFG Bank Arena
17 – Greensboro, NC, Greensboro Coliseum
19 – Atlanta, GA, State Farm Arena
22 – Detroit, MI, Little Caesars Arena
24 – Milwaukee, WI, Fiserv Forum
27 – Minneapolis, MN, Target Center
30 – Grand Rapids, MI, Van Andel Arena

The 10 date run of shows comes ahead of the US presidential election on November 5. As per a statement (via Variety), the tour is a call for “joy over anger, kindness over recrimination, peace over war.” It also shared “as a special thank you,” the 25-time Grammy winner will be offering a portion of complimentary tickets “to those in our communities who are already working tirelessly to fix our nation’s broken heart.”

The tour shares the same name as Wonder’s most recent single ‘Can We Fix Our Nation’s Broken Heart’ which marked his first new song in four years.

The track finds Wonder reflecting on a nation torn apart by strife, miscommunication and sorrow as he sings: “Children marching on the boulevard / Tears are streaming down their face / The tension in the air is so bizarre / Love is gone without a trace.”

It marks his first solo release since 2020, when he brought out ‘Can’t Put It In The Hands Of Fate’ and ‘Where Is Our Love Song’ to christen the launch of his own record label, So What’s The Fuss Music.

Last year, he featured on The Rolling Stones’ ‘Sweet Sounds Of Heaven‘ alongside Lady Gaga. More recently, he played harmonica on Beyoncé‘s ‘Jolene’ cover.

In other news, Wonder recently joined John Legend and Sheila E to perform at Democratic National Convention (DNC) last month, 

Showing his support for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, he told the crowd in a speech before performing his song, ‘Higher Ground’: “We must keep on keeping on until we are truly a united people of these United States and then we will reach a higher ground.”

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