New John Legend Tour Dates Announced

    Emerging R&B Singer Estelle On-Board As Support Act On 2nd North
American Leg Of John Legend's World Concert Tour

    NEW YORK, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Grammy-winning multi-platinum
recording artist John Legend has just confirmed a new round of concert
dates -- his first shows in 2009 -- on his forthcoming North American tour.
The 2nd leg of John's North American concert tour runs from January 12
through February 7 (please see full concert itinerary following).

    The London-based emerging singer/rapper/songwriter Estelle will appear
as John's special guest on the 2nd leg of his tour. The first artist signed
to John's HomeSchool Records label, Estelle rocketed to #1 on the UK charts
with her single "American Boy" and is featured on "No Other Love," a key
track on John's new album EVOLVER.

    John Legend will kick off his extensive worldwide concert tour November
19 in Minneapolis with the first leg wrapping up December 13 in Durham,
North Carolina.

    John Legend's upcoming tour dates mark the artist's first major concert
series since his massively successful world tour in 2007 (captured on the
Live From Philadelphia CD and DVD).

    News of John's first tour dates in the New Year comes hot on the heels
of EVOLVER's recent arrival in the #4 slot on the Billboard 200
best-selling albums chart. A crossover sensation, EVOLVER has already
reached the #1 position on America's R&B Album chart, #1 on the Album
Retailer chart and #1 on the Digital Albums chart.

    One of the most eagerly awaited releases of 2008, EVOLVER is John
Legend's first full-length studio album in two years. In addition to
Estelle, guests on EVOLVER include OutKast's Andre 3000, R&B/pop superstar
Brandy and John's longtime collaborator Kanye West.

    Songs on EVOLVER include the single "Green Light" (featuring Andre
3000), "It's Over" (featuring Kanye West), "Everybody Knows," "No Other
Love" (featuring Estelle), "Satisfaction," "This Time," "Cross The Line,"
"I Love, You Love," "Good Morning," "If You're Out There," and "Quickly"
(featuring Brandy).

    About John Legend

    Released in late December 2004, John Legend's debut album, Get Lifted,
peaked at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart and became America's #1
Top R&B/Hip-Hop album in January 2005. A critical and commercial triumph,
Get Lifted earned John an astounding eight Grammy nominations -- he won
Best New Artist, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance ("Ordinary People") and
Best R&B album -- while selling more than three million copies worldwide.

    John's second collection, Once Again, entered the Billboard Top 200 at
#3 shortly after its release in October 2006, peaking at #1 on the R&B
Album Sales chart, earning an RIAA platinum certification while securing
two Grammy nominations: "Save Room" (for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance)
and "Heaven" (which won Best Male R&B Vocal Performance).

    John racked up his fifth overall career Grammy win in 2006 when "Family
Affair" -- a track he'd cut with Joss Stone and Van Hunt for Different
Strokes by Different Folks, a Sly & the Family Stone tribute album
(Epic/Legacy) -- took home top honors in the Best R&B Performance by a Duo
or Group with Vocals category.

    In 2007, John Legend launched the Show Me Campaign
(ShowMeCampaign.org), a grassroots movement whose mission is "to fight
economic and spiritual poverty through fostering sustainable development
(personal, social, educational, economic) at the individual, family, and
small community levels."

    John Legend - Second Leg - North American Tour - 2009 
(w/ special guest Estelle)



    Mon 1/12      Oakland, CA            Paramount Theatre
    Tue 1/13      Universal City, CA     Gibson Amphitheatre
    Fri 1/16      La Jolla, CA           RIMAC Arena
    Thu 1/22      Dallas, TX             Nokia Theatre @ Grand Prairie
    Fri 1/23      Austin, TX             Bass Concert Hall
    Sat 1/24      Houston, TX            Verizon Wireless Theater
    Mon 1/26      Nashville, TN          Ryman Auditorium
    Wed 1/28      Orlando, FL            Bob Carr Performing Arts Center
    Thu 1/29      Clearwater, FL         Ruth Eckerd Hall
    Fri 1/30      Miami, FL              The Fillmore Miami Beach At
                                          Jackie Gleason Theater
    Tue 2/3       Atlanta, GA            Fox Theatre
    Thu 2/5       New York, NY           Radio City Music Hall
    Fri 2/6       Mashantucket, CT       MGM Grand Theater @ MGM Foxwoods
    Sat 2/7       Atlantic City, NJ      Borgata Events Center
    John Legend - First Leg - North American Tour - 2008 (w/ special guest
Raphael Saadiq)



    Wed 11/19     Minneapolis, MN        Northrop Auditorium
    Thu 11/20     Chicago, IL            Chicago Theatre
    Mon 11/24     E. Lansing, MI         Wharton Center For Performing Arts
    Wed 11/26     Detroit, MI            Masonic Temple Theatre
    Fri 11/28     Toronto, Ont.          Roy Thompson Hall
    Sat 11/29     Montclair, NJ          Wellmont Theatre
    Mon 12/1      Montclair, NJ          Wellmont Theatre
    Tue 12/2      Boston, MA             Orpheum Theatre
    Fri 12/5      Philadelphia, PA       Tower Theater
    Sat 12/6      Fairfield, CT          Fairfield University - Alumni Hall
    Mon 12/8      Baltimore, MD          Lyric Theatre
    Tue 12/9      Washington, DC         Constitution Hall
    Wed 12/10     Greenville, SC         Peace Center
    Fri 12/12     Charlotte, NC          Ovens Auditorium
    Sat 12/13     Durham, NC             Durham Performing Arts Center
    
For more information on John Legend:

    http://www.johnlegend.com
    http://www.myspace.com/johnlegend
    http://www.johnlegendnetwork.com
    http://www.showmecampaign.org
    http://www.columbiarecords.com