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Lizzo Announces 2023 Arena Dates: ‘The Special 2our’
North America, get ready for more self-empowerment, good times and Lizzo! The three-time Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter, rapper, actress and fashion entrepreneur has announced the second North American leg of “The Special Tour,” with 17 arena dates set for April through early June.
After delighting fans in San Francisco this weekend with her joyful show at the Chase Center, Lizzo heads to Southern California to wrap up the first part of the North American trek with two nights at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles Nov. 18-19. Her European trek is scheduled Feb. 17 through March 16.
Lizzo returns to North American with the kick-off of the “Special 2our” April 21 in Knoxville, Tennessee at Thompson-Boling Arena. The routing includes stops in St. Louis’ Enterprise Center, Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena, Chicago’s United Center and San Diego’s Viejas Arena. The last gig on the books is June in Palm Desert, California at Acrisure Arena.
The setlist is sure to be filled with Lizzo’s beloved hits like “Juice,” “Good As Hell,” “Truth Hurts,” and “Tempo.” And of course she’ll be showing off new favorites from her latest album, Special, which peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart and includes No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit “About Damn Time.”
An American Express card member presale starts Nov. 16 at 10 a.m. local time through Nov. 17 at 10 p.m. local time. The general onsale for the Live Nation-produced tour starts Nov. 18th at 10 a.m. local time on lizzomusic.com.
Recent box office highlights for Lizzo include her sold-out Oct. 25 show at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, that sold 11,435 tickets and grossed more than $1.4 million, according to reports submitted to Pollstar.
Check out the routing for the new dates below.
The Special 2our 2023
April 21 – Knoxville, TN – Thompson-Boling Arena
April 22 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena
April 25 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
April 26 – Memphis, TN – FedExForum
May 04 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
May 06 – Hartford, CT – XL Center
May 09 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
May 10 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena
May 12 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
May 13 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
May 16 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
May 17 – Chicago, IL – United Center
May 19 – Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center
May 20 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
May 24 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
May 25 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena
June 02 – Palm Desert, CA – Acrisure Arena