Mary J. Blige is expressing even more gratitude. The R&B icon has added nine new dates to her For My Fans Tour, including Memphis, Austin, and Philadelphia.
The North American leg begins Jan. 30 in Greensboro, NC, and ends April 17 in Philadelphia, previously set to conclude April 14 in Boston.
Blige will have a solo show on March 3 in San Bernardino, California, presumably covering more of her iconic discography, while special guests Ne-Yo and Mario will join her on other dates.
She also returns to Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, where she was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2024 in October.
Presale tickets for the new dates will be available Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 10 a.m. local time, with general on-sale set for Friday, Dec. 13.
If you’re unaware, Rated R&B is giving away a pair of tickets to Blige’s For My Fans Tour in partnership with Live Nation. To find out how to enter, visit here.
Blige’s For My Fans Tour is in support of her 15th studio album, Gratitude, which was released Nov. 15 via her Mary Jane Productions imprint in tandem with 300 Entertainment.
Gratitude features the Fabolous-assisted single “Breathing,” which topped R&B radio and Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart. It also includes Blige’s latest single “You Ain’t The Only One,” her 28th top 10 on that chart, and “Never Give Up On Me.”
The latter, produced by D’Mile and DJ Cassidy, samples Jean Carn’s “My Love Don’t Come Easy” from her 1979 album, When I Find You Love. Blige’s latest disco-soul throwback is already gaining spins at R&B radio.
Blige explained the importance of the album title in her conversation with Sherri Shepherd. “It’s called Gratitude because that’s where I am. I mean, look at my life right now. I’m in a constant state of gratitude.”
Blige continued, “I feel good. I have jobs and opportunities. I’m healthy. My family’s healthy. I have people around that care for me and love me. And I have amazing fans. I’m so grateful to my fans for all the years of love that they’ve given me and support.”
Gratitude is Blige’s follow-up to her 2022 album, Good Morning Gorgeous, which was nominated for Album of the Year at the 65th Grammy Awards.
The album featured the self-affirming title track that topped the Adult R&B Airplay chart for four weeks and was also nominated for Best R&B Song and Best Traditional R&B Performance.
Mary J. Blige’s For My Fans Tour 2025 Dates
Jan 30 – Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum
Jan 31 – Raleigh, NC @ Lenovo Center
Feb 2 – Memphis, TN @ FedExForum *
Feb 3 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
Feb 5 – Columbia, SC @ Colonial Life Arena *
Feb 6 – Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
Feb 8 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
Feb 11 – Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live
Feb 14 – New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
Feb 15 – Birmingham, AL @ Legacy Arena *
Feb 17 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center *
Feb 18 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
Feb 21 – Ft. Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
Feb 25 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
Feb 28 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena *
Mar 1 – Los Angeles, CA @ Intuit Dome
Mar 3 – San Bernardino, CA @ Yaamava’ Theater **
Mar 7 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center
Mar 8 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center
Mar 12 – St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center
Mar 14 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
Mar 16 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
Mar 19 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
Mar 22 – Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center
Mar 24 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
Mar 26 – Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
Mar 28 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Boardwalk Hall
Apr 1 – Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse *
Apr 2 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
Apr 4 – Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
Apr 6 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
Apr 8 – Hartford, CT @ XL Center *
Apr 10 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Apr 11 – Elmont, NY @ UBS Arena
Apr 14 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
Apr 17 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center *
* New Date
** Solo Date + New Date
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