Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire team for summer tour
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire, two of pop music's most enduring and prolific outfits, are reuniting for a 30-city tour this summer, starting June 5 in Orange, Beach, Ala.
The two groups toured together in 2004-5, and each will perform a full show before joining for a final set with both bands onstage together.
Earth Wind & Fire, a favorite of President Barack Obama, performed in the East Room of the White House on February 22 at the first social event hosted by the new administration.
Both bands formed in the late 1960s. They have become two of the most popular and long-lasting touring bands in music history. Earth Wind and Fire's founding members have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Chicago has sold more than 100 million records, and 25 of its 30 albums have been certified platinum.
Chicago/Earth Wind & Fire tour dates:
June 5: Orange Beach, AL (The Amphitheater at The Wharf)
June 6: Atlanta, GA (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre At Encore Park)
June 9: Charlotte, NC (Time Warner Cable Arena)
June 10: Washington, D.C. (Merriweather Post Pavilion)
June 12: Atlantic City, NJ (Borgata Event Center)
June 13: Atlantic City, NJ (Borgata Event Center)
June 14: Bethel, NY (Bethel Performing Arts Center)
June 16: Boston, MA (Agganis Arena)
June 17: New York, NY (Madison Square Garden)
June 19: Ledyard, CT (MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods)
June 20: Verona, NY (Turning Stone Resort Casino)
June 21: Columbus, OH (Value City Arena at Jerome Schottenstein Center)
June 23: Indianapolis, IN (Conseco Fieldhouse)
June 24: Detroit, MI (DTE Energy Music Theater)
June 26: Chicago, IL (Allstate Arena)
Jun 28: Kansas City, MO (Sprint Center)
June 30: Milwaukee, WI (Summerfest)
July 1: Minneapolis, MN (Target Center)
July 10: Houston, TX (The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion)
July 11: Dallas, TX (Nokia Theater at Grand Prairie)
July 13: Sandia, NM (Sandia Amphitheatre)
July 14: Denver, CO (Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre)
July 17: Seattle, WA (WaMu Theater)
July 18: Portland, OR (Rose Garden Theater Of The Clouds)
July 21: San Jose, CA (HP Pavilion at San Jose)
July 22: Ontario, CA (Citizens Business Bank Arena)
July 24: Glendale, AZ (Jobing.com Arena)
July 25: Las Vegas, NV (The Joint @ The Hard Rock & Casino)
July 28: Los Angeles, CA (Nokia Theater L.A. Live)
July 21: Berkeley, CA (The Greek Theater at UC-Berkeley)
August 1: Lake Tahoe, NV (Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harvey's)
(Editing by Sheri Linden at Reuters)
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