Neil Diamond (photo from his Facebook page)
Neil Diamond will embark on his 50 Year Anniversary World Tour April 7 in Fresno, California, and perform in cities all over the U.S. (plus two Canadian dates) through August. Diamond‘s tour, produced by Live Nation, will feature the singer performing material from throughout his career. The tour resumes in Europe and the U.K. in September.
The singing legend will also see Neil Diamond: 50th Anniversary Collection released on March 31 via Universal Music’s UMe. Pre-order is available here.
Related: Full details on Neil Diamond: 50th Anniversary Collection
Tickets for the 50 Year Anniversary World Tour are on sale here and here. The singer turned 76 on January 24, 2017.
Neil Diamond: 50th Anniversary Collection includes 50 (duh!) of the singer-songwriter’s biggest hits including “Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon,” “Holly Holy,” “Thank The Lord For The Night Time,” “Sweet Caroline,” “Kentucky Woman,” “Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show,” “Cracklin’ Rosie,” “I Am…I Said,” “Song Sung Blue,” “September Morn” and “Heartlight,” among many others.
Diamond first scored hits with “Solitary Man” and “Cherry, Cherry” in 1966. Since then, he has sold over 130 million albums worldwide and has charted 37 Top 40 singles and 16 Top 10 albums both in the U.S. and internationally. He has recorded 13 Top 10 singles including three #1’s: “Cracklin’ Rosie,” “Song Sung Blue” and his duet with Barbra Streisand, “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers.”
Related: Did you know that Neil Diamond appeared at the Band’s legendary Last Waltz concert 40 years ago?
His “Sweet Caroline” has long been a favorite in the middle of the eighth inning at Boston Red Sox home games. Here’s his performance at the team’s first game at Fenway Park following the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, as the city looked to return to normalcy…
A Grammy Award-winning artist, Diamond is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame and a recipient of the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award. He has won a Golden Globe Award, 13 Grammy nominations and received NARAS’s MusiCares Person of the Year award in 2009. In 2011, Diamond received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor for his lifetime of contributions to American culture.
NEIL DIAMOND—THE 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR
All dates, cities and venues below subject to change
April 7 – Fresno, CA – SaveMart Center
April 9 – Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Smart Home Arena
April 12 – St. Louis, MO – Scottrade Center
April 14 – Omaha, NE – CenturyLink Center
April 16 – Oklahoma City, OK – Chesapeake Energy Center
April 19 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
April 21 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
April 23 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
April 26 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – BB&T Center
April 28 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
April 30 – Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena
May 2 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
May 21 – Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena
May 24 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
May 26 – Indianapolis, IN – Banker’s Life Fieldhouse
May 28 – Chicago, IL – United Center
May 30 – Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena
June 2 – Detroit, MI – The Palace of Auburn Hills
June 4 – Rochester, NY – Blue Cross Arena
June 7 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
June 9 – Baltimore, MD – Royal Farms Arena
June 11 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
June 15 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
June 17 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
June 20 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
June 22 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
July 14 – Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena
July 16 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
July 18 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
July 21 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
July 24 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
July 26 – Seattle, WA – Key Arena
July 28 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
July 30 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center
August 2 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
August 4 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Arena
August 8 – San Diego, CA – Valley View Casino Center
August 10 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum
August 12 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum
Sept 13 – Zurich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion
Sept 16 – Mannheim, Germany – SAP Arena
Sept 19 – Vienna, Austria – Stadthalle
Sept 21 – Munich, Germany – Olympiahalle
Sept 23 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
Sept 28 – Antwerp, Belgium – Sportspaleis
Oct 01 – Manchester, UK – Arena
Oct 03 – Glasgow, UK – SSE Hydro
Oct 05 – Leeds, UK – First Direct Arena
Oct 08 – Belfast, UK – SSE Arena
Oct 10 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena
Oct 13 – Birmingham, UK – Barclay Card Arena
Oct 17 – London, UK – O2 Arena
Watch Neil Diamond sing “Solitary Man” in 1966
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Jump into a conversationTwo Canadian dates – Vancouver and Toronto
Fixed, thanks!
Universal — does that mean all MCA and Capitol versions, or did they land Sony and Bang, too?
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