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Maroon 5’s Touring Red Pill Blues
Maroon 5 has announced the first of its upcoming 2018 Red Pill Blues world tour, which starts May 30 at the Tacoma Dome in Washington and runs through Oct. 14-15 at Madison Square Garden.
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“Z100 Jingle Ball,” Madison Square Garden Arena, New York City
Evan Agostini / Invision / AP – Maroon 5
“Z100 Jingle Ball,” Madison Square Garden Arena, New York City
Tickets go on sale Nov. 4 at Ticketmaster for the LIve Nation-produced tour, but an American Express presale begins Monday Oct. 30.
Tickets purchased between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10 will come with the opportunity to redeem a digital or physical copy of the band’s new Red Pill Blues album which drops Nov. 3. The album features guest appearances by artists including SZA, A$AP Rocky, and LunchMoney Lewis. Also featured is Julia Michaels, who is joining Maroon 5 for the tour.
Other dates on the tour include Oracle Arena in Oakland June 1, Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, June 2, AT&T Center in San Antonio June 12, Sept. 9 at Denver’s Pepsi Center, Sept. 11 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Sept. 22 at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, and Sept. 30 at the new Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
The Adam Levine-fronted band has been on tour for parts of the last few years, charting at No. 17 on Pollstar’s 2016 Year End Top 100 Tours with 853,637 ticket sold worldwide, No. 13 in 2015 with 871,493, and No. 57 in 2013 with 444,478 tickets.
Pollstar recently spoke with the band’s manager, Jordan Feldstein, about touring and managing the band, which is fronted by his childhood friend.