John Legend to Kick Off 2014 North American Tour 3/20 in California

Nine-time Grammy Award winning artist John Legend has announced dates for his 2014 North American tour titled "An Evening with John Legend: The All of Me Tour." The tour which begins March 20th in Temecula, CA and goes through early June will feature John in an intimate and acoustic setting, highlighted by guitar/vocal accompaniment as well as a string quartet. Other stops on the tour will include a night at the prestigious Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, CA on March 26th as well the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, NY on May 31st.

Citi cardmembers have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, January 28th at 10am local time; for more information on how to purchase tickets with a Citi credit card in advance of the public sale, visit www.citiprivatepass.com. Tickets on-sale to the general public begins on Friday, January 31st and Saturday, February 1st, depending on the show; visit johnlegend.com for more complete event and purchase information.

The tour comes in support of Legend's highly acclaimed fourth studio album Love In the Future which continues to gain momentum on the Billboard 200 Chart and currently sits in the top 10 on the R&B Album Chart. Produced by Legend and longtime collaborators Kanye West and Dave Tozer, the albums smash single "All of Me," was recently certified Gold sales status. "Seeing John Legend live is an incredible experience, whether you're in a theater or an intimate setting like the performance we're hosting in New York next week," said Jennifer Breithaupt, SVP of Entertainment Marketing for Citi. "We have tremendous respect for John as an artist, and are thrilled to be working with him on this upcoming tour."

Citi is offering cardmembers this exclusive presale as part of the Citi Private Pass entertainment program, which provides access to more than 10,000 events each year across music, sports, dining, comedy and family entertainment. These experiences range from preferred tickets and early access to top concert tours and sporting events to curated special events such as youth clinics with sports heroes, and VIP concert experiences including pre-show performances and Q&A. More information can be found on www.citiprivatepass.com. For more information on how to purchase tickets in advance of the public with a Citi credit card, for more info.

"An Evening with John Legend: The All of Me Tour..." Tour Dates:

Thu-Mar 20 Temecula CA Pechanga Resort & Casino - Indoor Theater

Sat-Mar 22 Indio CA Fantasy Springs Resort Hotel & Casino

Sun-Mar 23 San Diego CA Balboa Theatre

Wed-Mar 26 Los Angeles CA Walt Disney Concert Hall

Thu-Mar 27 Las Vegas NV Smith Center for the Performing Arts-Reynolds Hall

Sat-Mar 29 Modesto CA Gallo Center for the Arts

Sun-Mar 30 Berkeley CA Zellerbach Hall

Tue-Apr 01 Santa Rosa CA Wells Fargo Center For the Arts

Wed-Apr 02 Costa Mesa CA Segerstrom Center for the Arts-Renee & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall

Fri-Apr 04 Mesa AZ Mesa Arts Center - Ikeda Theatre

Sat-Apr 05 Albuquerque NM Isleta Resort & Casino - Showroom

Mon-Apr 07 Beaver Creek CO Vilar Performing Arts Center

Wed-Apr 09 Chicago IL Cadillac Palace Theater

Thu-Apr 10 Elizabeth IN Horseshoe Casino Southern Indiana - Showroom

Sat-Apr 12 Greenville SC Peace Concert Hall

Sun-Apr 13 Charlotte NC Blumenthal Performing Arts Center - Belk Theater

Tue-Apr 15 N. Charleston SC North Charleston Performing Arts Center

Wed-Apr 16 Columbia SC Township Auditorium

Fri-Apr 18 Birmingham AL Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center - Jemison Concert Hall

Sat-Apr 19 Knoxville TN Tennessee Theatre

Tue-Apr 22 Ft Lauderdale FL Broward Center for the Performing Arts - AuRene Theater

Wed-Apr 23 W. Palm Beach FL Kravis Center for the Performing Arts - Dreyfoos Hall

Fri-Apr 25 Bon Accord Village Tobago Jazz Experience

Sun-Apr 27 Sarasota FL Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Mon-Apr 28 Melbourne FL King Center For the Performing Arts

Wed-Apr 30 Jacksonville FL Florida Theatre

Thu-May 01 New Orleans LA Saenger Theatre

Sun-May 04 Houston TX Cullen Theater at the Wortham Center

Tue-May 06 Omaha NE Holland Performing Arts Center

Wed-May 07 Kansas City MO Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

Fri-May 09 Indianapolis IN Old National Centre-Murat Theatre

Sat-May 10 Kalamazoo MI Chenery Auditorium

Mon-May 12 Kichener ON Centre In The Square

Tue-May 13 York PA Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center

Thu-May 15 Westbury NY Theatre At Westsbury

Fri-May 16 Schenectady NY Proctor's Theatre

Sun-May 18 Poughkeepsie NY Bardavon

Tue-May 20 Philadelphia PA Verizon Hall

Sat-May 24 Red Bank NJ Count Basie Theatre

Sun-May 25 Atlantic City NJ Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa

Tue-May 27 Englewood NJ Bergen Performing Arts Center

Sat-May 31 Brooklyn NY Brooklyn Academy Of Music

Mon-Jun 02 Worcester MA Hanover Theater For The Performing Arts

Thu-Jun 05 Wilkes Barre PA Kirby Center For The Performing Arts

Fri-Jun 06 Columbia MD Merriweather Post Pavilion

Sat-Jun 07 Newport News VA Feguson Center For The Arts

About John Legend: Ohio-born John Legend is a critically acclaimed, multi-award winning, platinum-selling singer-songwriter. He's sold an impressive seven million albums worldwide. His work has garnered him nine Grammy Awards, three Soul Train Awards, the BET Award for Best New Artist and the special Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. A graduate of University of Pennsylvania where he studied English and African-American literature, Legend participated in a wide range of musical activities while in college. During the same period, Legend was introduced to Lauryn Hill, who hired him to play piano on her track "Everything Is Everything," and shortly thereafter he began to play shows around the Philadelphia area, eventually expanding his audience base to New York, Boston, Atlanta and Washington D.C. After college, Legend was introduced to then up-and-coming hip-hop artist Kanye West, who quickly signed Legend to his G.O.O.D. Music imprint and hired him to sing vocal hooks on some of his music. Legend started gaining momentum through a series of similar collaborations with established artists, adding vocals to an impressive list of chart-topping hits including West's "All of the Lights," Jay-Z's "Encore" and back-up vocals on Alicia Keys' 2003 song, "You Don't Know My Name." Legend's debut album, Get Lifted, was released in December of 2004 through Columbia Records. The critically acclaimed album spawned the artist's first hit single, "Ordinary People," and scored Legend multiple Grammy Awards in 2006, including Best R&B Album, Best New Artist and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. The follow up was 2006's platinum-selling Once Again, which brought Legend another Grammy, Best Male R&B Performance, for his single "Heaven," and included collaborations with Kanye West, will.i.am and Raphael Saadiq. Legend's next release was 2008's Evolver, led by the hit single "Green Light" featuring Andre 3000. Legend's most recent effort was his 2010 collaboration with the Roots, Wake Up, which won the Grammy for Best R&B Album a year later.

Throughout his career, John has worked to make a difference in the lives of others. In 2007, he launched the Show Me Campaign (ShowMeCampaign.org), an initiative that focuses on education as a key to break the cycle of poverty. The 2010 BET Humanitarian of the Year award, the 2009 CARE Humanitarian Award for Global Change, the 2009 Bishop John T. Walker

Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award from Africare and the 2011 Harvard Foundation Artist of the Year Award recognize Legend's efforts and leadership in this arena. John sits on the boards of The Education Equality Project, Teach for America, Stand for Children and the Harlem Village Academies and co-chairs the Harlem Village Academies' National Leadership Board.

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