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Erykah Badu Embarking On North American Tour

5:02 p.m. · April 19, 2010 · by Andrew Martin

An announcement such as this was inevitable from Erykah Badu's camp, what with the recent release of her fantastic New Amerykah Part 2 (Return of the Ankh). It's likely she would have already been on the road earlier but giving birth in the past year probably put that on hold. She has hit the late night show circuit, though, as well as some scattered other TV performances, such as NBA All Star Weekend.

But now she hits the road at full force with stops all over most of North America, including the Orpheum in Boston, which I only point out because it's the closest stop to Rhode Island. And, after seeing her perform two years ago, it's kind of imperative I see her in concert again. Anyway, she's joined on a few dates by Maxwell or, somewhat surprisingly, N*E*R*D. The real question, though, is if she will get strip down at every show like in the "Window Seat" video? I doubt it.

05.22 Baltimore, MD: Pier Six Concert Pavilion
05.23 Boston, MA: Orpheum Theater
05.25 New York, NY: Roseland
05.26 Upper Darby, PA: Tower
05.28 Washington, DC: Dar Constitution Hall
05.30 Detroit, MI: Chene Park
06.02 Chicago, IL: Chicago Theater@
06.03 Chicago, IL: Chicago Theater@
06.05 Memphis, TN: Orpheum
06.06 Nashville, TN: Ryman Auditorium
06.08 Kansas City, MO: Midland Theater
06.09 St. Louis, MO: Fox Theater
06.11 Atlanta, GA: Philips Arena #
06.13 Houston, TX: Verizon
06.14 Grand Prairie, TX: Nokia
06.16 Denver, CO: Filmore
06.18 Oakland, CA: Paramount
06.19 Saratoga, CA: The Mountain Winery
06.20 Los Angeles, CA: Greek Theater
06.26 New York, NY: Madison Square Garden #
06.27 Calgary, Alberta: Mamahon Stadium (Lilith Fair)
06.28 Edmonton, Alberta: Northlands Spectrum (Lilith Fair)
07.01 Vancouver, British Columbia: Pitt Meadows Airport (Lilith Fair)
07.02 Ridgefield, WA: Sleep Country Amphitheater (Lilith Fair)
07.03 George, WA: The George Amphitheater (Lilith Fair)
08.04 Raleigh, NC: Time Warner Pavilion
08.07 Columbia, MD: TBA
08.08 Chicago, IL: Lollapalooza
08.11 Tampa, FL: Ford Amphitheater

@ with N*E*R*D
# with Maxwell

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