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Jill Scott to play several festivals on summer tour

Published June 7, 2001 03:42 PM

By Christina Fuoco / LiveDaily Contributor

Fresh off a stint opening for Sting on his U.S. tour, R&B singer Jill Scott [ tickets ] is hitting the road for a series of dates that run through Sept. 7, according to Sony Music.

Her itinerary includes two nights at the Chicago Theater on July 17-18, and an Aug. 8 stop at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Mich., as part of Erykah Badu [ tickets ]’s Marimba Festival. Macy Gray [ tickets ] and Sunshine Anderson are also scheduled to perform at Badu’s festival.

Scott also makes appearances at the Essence Music Festival at New Orleans’ Louisiana Superdome on July 5, and at the Tribute to Michael Jackson at Madison Square Garden on Sept. 7. Whitney Houston, Marc Anthony and ‘NSync are among those slated to join Scott at Madison Square Garden.

Scott's platinum-selling debut album, "Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1" (Hidden Beach/Epic/Sony) was nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy earlier this year.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

June
22 - Hampton, VA - Jazz Festival

July
4 - Philadelphia, PA - Welcome America! Festival
5 - New Orleans - Louisiana Superdome
17, 18 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theater
20 - Cincinnati, OH - Coors Light Festival
21 - Indianapolis, IN - Indiana Expo
22 - Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theater
25 - Seattle, WA - The Pier
27 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theater, University of California Berkeley
28 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theater
29 - Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theater
31 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium

August
2 - Dallas, TX - Bronco Bowl
3 - Houston, TX - Arena Theater
5 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium Theater
6 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
8 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music theatre
9 - Cleveland, OH - State Theater
11 - Newark, NJ - New Jersey Performing Arts Center
14 - Boston, MA - Fleetboston Pavilion
15 - Baltimore, MD - The Pier
17 - Richmond, VA - Landmark Theater
18 - Newport, VA - Harbor Center
19 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum Complex
22 - Charlotte, NC - Ovens Auditorium
23 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre
25 - Washington, DC - Constitution Hall
29 - Toronto, Ontario - The Molson Amphitheatre

September
7 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden