Reuters
Wednesday, August 1, 2007; 10:02 PM

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Stevie Wonder could be about to launch his first tour in more than 20 years.

The Motown legend will make "a very, very special announcement" during a news conference in Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon, according to a statement from concert promoters Live Nation and Nederlander Concerts.

The statement also said Wonder would perform at the event. Calls to both Los Angeles-based firms were not returned.

Wonder, 57, last launched a major tour in 1986, according to trade publication Pollstar, although he has performed plenty of one-off dates since then.

The singer/songwriter is slowly emerging from a lengthy period of relative inactivity. In 2005, he released his first album in 10 years, "A Time to Love." It debuted at No. 5 on the U.S. pop charts, and has sold 469,000 copies to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan. He helped promote the album by appearing on an episode of ratings juggernaut "American Idol."

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Stevie Wonder may be about to launch his first tour in more than 20 years and you can go see him make the announcement in person.

The Motown legend will make a special announcement during a news conference later today according to a statement from a concert promoter.

The last time Stevie Wonder toured was 1986.

Wonder is also expected to perform at today’s event.

It gets underway at 1 p.m. today at the park at Century Park, at 2000 Avenue of the Stars in Century City.

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tA

Tribal Disorder

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Keep us posted about the tour TA. I could see Stevie touring with some what of a jam session vibe given that he has the right artist on board to tour with him. The possiblities are endless.

if so im definatly going .i would love to go to his concert that would be fab
i wonder if he is gonna maken another album he is a genius

I will definitely b there. I have never seen Stevie live.

If he ever comes to Holland, i'd do anything to see that concert.

Stevie Wonder hasn't toured for 20 years?

It must be great being an ageing music legend. Release one so-so album every ten years, and maybe do one tour every 20 years.

Wouldn't it be great if he got some of that old passion back?

Having said that, if he's still on good form, I'd love to see him live.
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I saw stevie at radio city music hall in 94 or 94...I also saw him in atlantic city in 98...

I just got a call from a co-worker in our Century City office telling me that Stevie is jamming live our front of our office building right this minute as part of the tour announcement. He has been playing for an hour or so. I am so bummed I am missing this!

Scheduled in Atlanta September 14....yay!

Stax said:

Why are you missing it? You have to work or somthing?!

I can't believe Stevie's 57! He's a health AND musical genius!

NDRU said:

Unfortunately, I work in the San Francisco office.

FYI - Stevie is playing the Concord Pavillion on August 26th, tickets on sale through ticketbastard on Monday 8/6 at 10:AM.

Stax said:

Where are the dates listed??

nd33 said:

A few dates are posted on Ticketmaster, but not many.

Stax said:

ah, I missed the century city part

NDRU said:

I was wondering if you thought I moved!

A slightly different take...

Stevie Wonder To Serenade CAA



We'll get this out quickly, because time is of the essence: In just a few minutes, Steve Wonder will be performing in the courtyard outside CAA's Century City Death Star, a concert celebrating both the announcement of a new tour and the evil agenting monolith that will stop at nothing in the ruthless promotion of his show business interests. From an internal e-mail touting the surprise show:



We only hope that this event is executed a little more professionally than the last time CAA tried to throw an impromptu party for one of its high-profile earners; moreover, our fingers are crossed that they'll refrain from doing something embarrassing that cheapens the special occasion, like force hundreds of assistants to wear replicas of Wonder's signature sunglasses and sway in unison as their beloved client sings "You Are The Sunshine of My Life."

UPDATE: An operative has sent in the set list from the brief show. And, disappointingly, no "Sunshine" was to be heard:

Higher Ground
My Cherie Amour
Overjoyed
Sign Sealed Delivered
Superstitious

http://defamer.com/hollyw...285431.php

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tA

Tribal Disorder

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Sorry for the trippelpost folks
What I was trying to say is that
I had the pleasure of seeing the man in
Stockholm 2005,
and it was truly a great show.
His vocals was excellent.Much better than I've seen
on various tv performances plus he performed some
of the rare treasures from the past I'd never expected to
hear live instead of just the greatest hits revue.

/peace Manki

On a related topic, Stevie Wonder is fifty feet tall!!

Holy S*%T! Stevie is playing the Mountain Winery on September 4! Maybe a 900 person capacity. I gotta get into that show!

This is the tour schedule that I have found:

"A WONDER SUMMER'S NIGHT TOUR"

DATE CITY VENUE
Aug. 23 San Diego, CA Humphrey's
Aug. 25 Lake Tahoe, CA Harvey's Lake Tahoe Amphitheatre
Aug. 26 Concord, CA Concord Pavilion
Aug. 28 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
Aug. 30 Portland, OR Edgefield Amphitheatre
Aug. 31 Woodinville, WA Chateau Saint Michelle Winery
Sept. 4 Saratoga, CA Mountain Winery
Sept. 5 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre
Sept. 10 Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion
Sept. 12 Detroit, MI Meadowbrook
Sept. 14 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheatre
Sept. 16 Baltimore, MD Pier Six Pavilion
Sept. 20 Boston, MA Bank of America Pavilion

when do these tix go on sale?

theAudience said:

I'M GOING!!! I can't believe that I'm finally gonna get to see my FAVORITE artist in concert!! I've waited a long time for this!!!

daPrettyman said:

I also heard that more dates might be added

Stax said:

that's the show I will be at