John Legend announces fall tour, includes a stop at Nokia Theatre

By Gerrick D. Kennedy

July 22, 2013 12 AM PT

A year after postponing his tour, John Legend is hitting the road this fall.

The nine-time Grammy winner announced the trek, billed as the “Made to Love” tour, on Monday.

Legend will hit more than 20 cities across the U.S. starting Oct. 20 in Mashantucket, Conn. The tour wraps in L.A. on Dec. 1 with a gig at Nokia Theatre. R&B; songstress (and popular reality star) Tamar Braxton will open.

The soul crooner recently released “Made to Love,” the second single from his long gestating fourth solo album, “Love in the Future.” Legend was originally set to tour last fall, but he shuttered the tour in order to complete the album, which he planned on unveiling while on the road.

“We announced the dates before we’d finished the album because we were sure we’d finish the album in time,” he wrote in a statement. “But, unfortunately, while the creative process has been exciting and I’m pretty certain we’re going to deliver the best album of my career so far, the timing hasn’t adhered to the schedule I originally envisioned.”

“Love in the Future” is executive produced by Legend alongside longtime collaborators Kanye West and Dave Tozer. The album will arrive on Sept. 3.

Legend’s last solo album was 2008’s “Evolver,” but since then he’s teamed up with the Roots on the socially conscious joint effort “Wake Up!” The disc was heralded by critics and took home three Grammys last year, including for R&B; album.

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