New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Stevie Wonder announces today that he will be playing select dates in October, at the height of a critical election season and a pivotal juncture in American politics and culture, in a call for "joy over anger, kindness over recrimination, peace over war." The 25-time GRAMMY winner - whose other accolades include an Academy Award, and a Presidential Medal of Freedom among countless other honors - will do ten performances across the nation this October.
As a special thank you, Stevie Wonder will be offering a designated amount of complimentary tickets to those in our communities who are already working tirelessly to fix our nation's broken heart.
The performances, titled "Sing Your Song! As We Fix Our Nation's Broken Heart," are produced by Wonder Productions and promoted by AEG Presents in partnership with Free Lunch, begin Tuesday, October 8 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA, with stops in New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Greensboro, Atlanta, Detroit, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis before concluding Wednesday, October 30 at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, MI. Listen to Stevie Wonder's new single "Can We Fix Our Nation's Broken Heart" below.
"Sing Your Song! As We Fix Our Nation's Broken Heart" Dates:
"Sing Your Song! As We Fix Our Nation's Broken Heart" Dates
Tuesday, October 8 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena
Thursday, October 10 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Saturday, October 12 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
Tuesday, October 15 Baltimore, MD CFG Bank Arena
Thursday, October 17 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
Saturday, October 19 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena
Tuesday, October 22 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
Thursday, October 24 Milwaukee, WI Fiserv Forum
Sunday, October 27 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
Wednesday, October 30 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
Stevie Wonder is one of the most celebrated and iconic figures in popular music. At the age of 12, he was the youngest recording artist to achieve a #1 single with "Fingertips, Part 2", and also the first to simultaneously reach #1 on Billboard's Hot 100, R&B Singles and Album Charts. To date he has amassed 49 Top Forty singles, 32 #1 singles and worldwide sales of over 100 million units. Stevie has won 25 Grammy Awards, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, a Golden Globe and an Academy Award and Stevie's iconic album, Songs In The Key of Life, is archived in the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress, for its cultural, historic and aesthetic significance.
Equally laudable are his humanitarian efforts, philanthropic leadership, and generosity of spirit. In 1983, Stevie spearheaded the realization of "Martin Luther King Day" as a national holiday and his song "Happy Birthday," became the rallying song for the movement. His participation in the 1985 "We Are The World" fundraiser for hunger in Africa is a music industry milestone while his involvement to put an end to apartheid in South Africa is legendary. He is the youngest recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors, is a Commander of France's National Order of Arts and Letters and has been inducted into, among others, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the NAACP Hall of Fame. Stevie is the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and is a designated U.N. Messenger of Peace with special focus on persons with disabilities. Stevie Wonder continues to be a pivotal influence in U.S. and world events, demonstrating the activism that has made him such a vital voice for social progress and world harmony.
