by R&B singer Fantasia will kick-off her first headlining tour, entitled âBack To Me,â November 4th in Richmond, VA. The 30-city trek, which touches on a large pie of the U.S. footprint, will conclude by bringing in the New Year on January 1st in St. Louis, MO. âIâm so excited about this tour and having the chance to connect with my fans, the people that love me and have been supporting me through everything,â Fantasia states in a press release. âThis tour is going to be a real special, intimate experience for them and for me.â Three-time Grammy Award nominee Eric Benet and Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter/producer Kandi will join Fantasia on the journey. Fantasia, an eight-time Grammy nominee, begins this tour after the critically acclaimed release of her third studio album, Back To Me which debuted at #1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart and #2 on Billboardâs Top 200 Albums chart, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album marks Fantasiaâs first #1 R&B album and her highest Billboard Top 200 chart ranking. Subscribers of Fantasiaâs newsletter can take advantage of concert tickets pre-sales one day prior to general public on sale dates. The first round of pre-sales for selected dates will begin on September 30th from 10:00am-10:00pm. Fans can signup for the newsletter at FantasiaOfficial.com for up-to-date tour information and future pre-sale opportunities. In 2004, the High Point, North Carolina native became the season three winner of Foxâs American Idol. Later that year, Fantasia released her platinum-selling debut album Free Yourself on J Records. The âBack To Meâ tour dates are as follows: Thur Nov 4 Richmond, VA Landmark Theater Fri Nov 5 Norfolk, VA Chrysler Hall Sat Nov 6 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theatre Sun Nov 7 Baltimore, MD Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Wed Nov 10 Savannah, GA Johnny Mercer Theatre Thur Nov 11 Atlanta, GA Fox Theater Fri Nov 12 Tampa, FL Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center Sat Nov 13 Jacksonville, FL Moran Theatre Sun Nov14 Miami, FL James L. Knight Center Wed Nov17 Charlotte, NC Ovens Auditorium Thur Nov18 Greensboro, NC War Memorial Auditorium Fri Nov 19 Columbia, SC Township Auditorium Sat Nov 20 Birmingham, AL BJCC Concert Hall Wed Nov 24 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre L.A. Live Fri Nov 26 San Diego, CA Copley Symphony Hall Sat Nov 27 Oakland, CA Paramount Theatre Thur Dec 2 Dallas, TX Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie Fri Dec 3 Southaven, MS DeSoto Civic Center Sat Dec 4 New Orleans, LA Kiefer Uno Lakefront Arena Sun Dec 5 Houston, TX Reliant Arena Wed Dec 8 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre at Old National Centre Thur Dec 9 Louisville, KY Louisville Palace Theatre Fri Dec 10 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre Sat Dec 11 Cincinnati, OH Procter and Gamble at Aronoff Centre Sun Dec 12 Augusta, GA Bell Auditorium Mon Dec 27 New York City, NY Beacon Theatre Tue Dec 28 Washington, D.C. DAR Constitution Hall Wed Dec 29 Cleveland, OH State Theatre Thu Dec 30 Chicago, IL Auditorium Theatre Sat Jan 1 St. Louis, MO Fox Theatre
