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*Erykah Badu will promote her album "New Amerykah Part I (4th World War)" with the launch of a 12-week, 49-city outing titled "The Vortex Tour," which begins May 4 in Detroit and ends June 15 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The tour is named for the swirling centers of subtle energy coming out from the surface of the earth, says Badu.
“Most of the shows are in or near cities with naturally strong energy fields, and if they’re not, we’re going to create them with the music,” she explains.
Appropriately, the Philly-based band The Roots will be the opening act for many of the dates, promoting their new album "Rising Down." Badu, who has collaborated with The Roots in the past, features The Roots drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson on several "New Amerykah" tracks.
The Vortex Tour : North America dates are listed below.
Sunday, May 04 Detroit, MI Fox Theater
Monday, May 05 Toronto, Canada Massey Hall
Tuesday, May 06 Montreal, Canada Jacques Cartier Park
Thursday, May 08 Boston, MA Orpheum Theater
Friday, May 09 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
Saturday, May 10 Baltimore, MD Pier Six Pavilion
Sunday, May 11 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theater
Wednesday, May 14 Washington, DC Constitution Hall
Thursday, May 15 Washington, DC Constitution Hall
Friday, May 16 Norfolk, VA Chrysler Hall
Saturday, May 17 Greensboro, NC Special Events Center
Sunday, May 18 Richmond, VA Landmark Theater
Tuesday, May 20 Boca Raton, FL Mizner Park Amphitheater
Wednesday, May 21 San Juan, PR Coliseum of Puerto Rico
Friday, May 23 Atlanta, GA Fox Theater
Saturday, May 24 Montgomery, AL Jubilee City Festival
Sunday, May 25 Aruba Soul Beach Music Festival
Tuesday, May 27 Nashville, TN Andrew Jackson Hall
Wednesday, May 28 Memphis, TN Orpheum Theater
Thursday, May 29 St. Louis, MO Fox Theater
Friday, May 30 Chicago, IL Chicago Theater
Saturday, May 31 Chicago, IL Chicago Theater
Monday, June 02 Denver, CO Fillmore
Tuesday, June 03 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
Thursday, June 05 Redmond, WA Marymoor Amphitheater
Friday, June 06 Vancouver, Canada Commodore Ballroom
Sunday, June 08 Oakland, CA Paramount Theater
Monday, June 09 Oakland, CA Paramount Theater
Tuesday, June 10 San Diego, CA Humphreys
Thursday, June 12 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theater
Friday, June 13 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
Saturday, June 14 Phoenix, AZ Mesa Amphitheater
Sunday, June 15 Albuquerque, NM Kiva Auditorium