Halloween
is all treats this year when nine-time Grammy® winner, John Legend makes his
much anticipated return to DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center, on October 31,
2013.
This stop is part of his North American tour, "Made to Love" in
support of his upcoming album Love in the Future, which will be released
this fall. Award-winning singer, reality star and talk show host Tamar
Braxton, whose album Love and War also drops September 3rd,
has been confirmed as a special guest throughout the tour.
Tickets
go on sale August 2 at 10 a.m. online, or at the DPAC Ticket Center at 123 Vivian Street in Durham. Friends of DPAC members may place their orders on July 31. J
"I
will never forget John Legend's first show at DPAC as part of our grand
opening. It was one of those special moments that brought chills to all of us
as he started the show by walking into the seating area singing the first song
of the show. DPAC is famous for special concerts and special memories and I
cannot wait for this next chapter,” said Bob Klaus, GM of DPAC.
John
Legend is a nine-time Grammy® Award winning recording artist,
critically-acclaimed concert performer, philanthropist/social activist, and was
named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people.
Legend’s
debut album, Get Lifted (2004) sold more than three million copies
worldwide and earned an astounding eight Grammy® nominations with three wins
for Best New Artist, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B
album. Legend’s follow-up album, Once Again (2006) earned RIAA platinum
certification and a Grammy® Award for Best Male R&B Vocal
Performance.
High
off the success of his third consecutive Top 10 album, Evolver (2008),
Legend embarked on an extensive world tour with an 11 piece band - his largest
traveling show to date. Inspired by the monumental 2008 Presidential election,
Legend teamed up with The Roots to release the socially conscious album, Wake
Up! (2010.) 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.
In
2007, Legend launched the Show Me Campaign, a nonprofit organization fighting
poverty around the world. John also sits on the Boards of The Education
Equality Project, Teach for America, and the Harlem Village Academies. That
same year he received the special Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of
Fame.
Legend
has been honored several times for his activism, including the 2010 BET
Humanitarian of the Year award, the 2009 CARE Humanitarian Award for Global
Change, and the 2009 Africare’s Bishop John T. Walker Distinguished
Humanitarian Service Award.
In
early 2012, Legend released one of the hottest songs of his career, the RIAA
gold-certified hit “Tonight (Best You’ve Ever Had),” which sat atop the Urban
AC radio chart for six consecutive weeks. Legend's fifth studio album Love
in the Future, with executive producers Kanye West and Dave Tozer will be
released September 3.
Learn more about upcoming events in Durham and at DPAC at www.durhameventcalendar.com
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