One of contemporary music’s most iconic stars, the legendary Stevie Wonder, announced today that he is hitting the road again throughout Europe.
This follows his sensational sell out ‘A Wonder Summer Night Tour’ in 2008 which received amazing critical reviews. This coming tour will feature an evening of music from Stevie who has received an astounding 25 GRAMMY® Awards as well the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.
Stevie Wonder will now appear at Manchester’s Evening News Arena on Tuesday 29th June, and tickets are available on Friday 23rd April from 9am. Stevie Wonder will also headline the Hard Rock Calling Festival in London’s Hyde Park on Saturday 26th June, supported by Jamiroquai, James Morrison and Corinne Bailey Rae. Stevie will also headline the prestigious Sunday Night slot at the Glastonbury Festival on Sunday 27th June. The tour is being produced by Live Nation.
“I am looking forward to performing in these venues in Europe. We are going to have some wonderful nights,” said Stevie Wonder.
Stevie Wonder’s amazing career has earned him 49 top 40 singles, 32 number-one singles, and an Academy Award® for "I Just Called to Say I Love You," plus Billboard's 2004 Century Award. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, alongside the Rolling Stones. In 1983, Wonder spearheaded the realization of Martin Luther King Day as a national U.S. holiday.
His participation in the massive 1985 "We Are the World" fundraiser for hunger in Africa was a music industry milestone, while his involvement to put an end to apartheid in South Africa is legendary. Stevie Wonder was the youngest honouree of the prestigious Kennedy Centre Honours at the 22nd Kennedy Centre Honours in 1999. It is Wonder's song writing legacy that has indelibly connected him to the world.
From child prodigy to groundbreaking innovator, he has always believed in music as a transformational force. Don’t miss these special dates.
Stevie Wonder 2010 UK Dates
Saturday 26th June Hard Rock Calling Hyde Park, London
Sunday 27th June Glastonbury Festival Worthy Farm Somerset
Tuesday 29th June Manchester Evening News Arena New Date
Tickets for the Manchester show go on sale at 9am on 23rd April and are priced at £55 and £65 for Manchester and can be booked through livenation.co.uk (all tickets subject to a booking fee)
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