The Wild Card Tour was the eighth concert tour by American singer Ledisi, in support of her ninth studio album The Wild Card (2020).
Background and development During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ledisi was unable to tour to support the release of her album The Wild Card. On June 18, 2021, Ledisi announced the Wild Card Tour via her Facebook account.Ledisi The Wild Card US Tour This Fall Ticket Go On Sale Friday June 18th. Facebook. Retrieved on June 28, 2024 Kenyon Dixon and Stout were also announced as the tour's opening acts. In response to the restrictions being lifted, Ledisi stated, "After bringing the show to my audience virtually and in a recording, I’m so excited to be back performing the shows live and in person!".Ledisi - Friday November 5, 2021. Taft Theatre. Retrieved on June 28, 2024
The concert run began on October 13, 2021, at Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas. The tour concluded on November 18, 2021, at Carolina Theatre in Durham, North Carolina. The set list of the shows included songs from all of Ledisi albums, with the exception of Soulsinger (2000) and Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue (2002). Tickets were distributed through Ticketmaster. Taft Theatre in Cincinnati, Ohio, held a contest to giveaway two reserved tickets for her show on November 5, 2021.Calling all Ledisi You could win two tickets to see "The Wild Card Tour". Taft Theatre Instagram. Retrieved on June 28, 2024
Recordings On September 12, 2020, she gave on a free virtual concert titled This One's for You: A Night of Ledisi Live, which was orchestrated due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. The in-studio concert was recorded at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, California and released as a live album titled Ledisi Live at The Troubadour on April 30, 2021.Ledisi Live at the Troubadour. AllMusic. Retrieved on June 13, 2024
Set list "High" "Add to Me" "WKND" "Knockin'" "Alright" "Anything for You" "Best Friend" "All the Way" "Same Love" "In the Morning" "Stay Together" "Love Never Changes" "Pieces of Me" "I Blame You"
Tour dates +List of 2021 concerts showing date, city, country, venue and opening actsDateCityCountryVenueOpening actsOctober 13AustinUnited StatesParamount TheatreKenyon DixonOctober 14HoustonCullen TheatreOctober 15Grand PrairieTheatre At Grand PrairieOctober 17New OrleansNew Orleans Jazz & Heritage FestivalOctober 19CharlotteKnight TheaterKenyon DixonOctober 20GreenvillePeace CenterOctober 22Atlantic CityCircus MaximusOctober 23NewarkNew Jersey Performing Arts CenterKenyon DixonOctober 24WestburyTheater At WestburyOctober 26BethesdaStrathmoreOctober 27WallingfordOakdaleNovember 4KalamazooKalamazoo State TheatreNovember 5CincinnatiTaft TheatreNovember 6 HammondHorseshoe CasinoNovember 7IndianapolisGyptian RoomNovember 8ClevelandHouse of BluesNovember 12ChattanoogaTivoli TheaterNovember 13Tunica ResortsHorseshoe TunicaNovember 14BirminghamThe Lyric TheatreStoutNovember 16AtlantaAtlanta Symphony HallNovember 17CharlestonCharleston Music HallNovember 18DurhamCarolina Theater
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