Two of the driving forces in classic rock are teaming up for a new co-headlining run this summer. Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire launch their latest trek on June 5 at Amphitheater at the Wharf in Orange Beach, AL, and continue on through an August 1 concert at Harveys Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena in Stateline, NV.
The outing will hit 30 cities from coast to coast across the nation, including a June 12-13 run at the Borgata in Atlantic City, NJ. Other stops include a June 17 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY, a July 1 performance at Target Center in Minneapolis, MN, and a July 28 show at Nokia Theatre at LA Live in Los Angeles, CA.
Produced by AEG Live, the 2009 summer tour will feature opening and closing sets with both bands together, as well as separate sets from Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire. It is the first co-headlining affair for the two groups since they staged their acclaimed 2004-2005 trek.
“The Chicago-Earth, Wind & Fire shows are magic and bring out the best in all of us – from the musicians onstage to the fans dancing in the aisles,” said Earth, Wind & Fire founding member Philip Bailey in a statement. “We can’t wait to get out there with our friends again.”
Chicago keyboardist Robert Lamm added, “Earth, Wind & Fire are phenomenal. When we first decided to tour together, we knew it would be good, but I don’t think we could have guessed that the Earth, Wind & Fire-Chicago shows would be some of our all-time favorites to play.”
Chicago / Earth, Wind & Fire itinerary:
(Dates are subject to change.)
| June 5 | Orange Beach, AL | Amphitheater at the Wharf |
| June 6 | Alpharetta, GA | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater At Encore Park |
| June 9 | Charlotte, NC | Time Warner Cable Arena |
| June 10 | Columbia, MD | Merriweather Post Pavilion |
| June 12 -13 | Atlantic City, NJ | Borgata Event Center |
| June 14 | Bethel, NY | Bethel Woods Center For The Arts |
| June 16 | Boston, MA | Agganis Arena at Boston University |
| June 17 | New York, NY | Madison Square Garden Arena |
| June 19 | Mashantucket, CT | MGM Grand Theater |
| June 20 | Verona, NY | Turning Stone Resort & Casino |
| June 21 | Columbus, OH | Schottenstein Center |
| June 23 | Indianapolis, IN | Conseco Fieldhouse |
| June 24 | Clarkston, MI | DTE Energy Music Theatre |
| June 26 | Rosemont, IL | Allstate Arena |
| June 28 | Kansas City, MO | Sprint Center |
| June 30 | Milwaukee, WI | Summerfest |
| July 1 | Minneapolis, MN | Target Center |
| July 10 | The Woodlands, TX | The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
| July 11 | Grand Prairie, TX | Nokia Theatre at Grand Prarie |
| July 13 | Albuquerque, NM | Sandia Casino Amphitheater |
| July 14 | Englewood, CO | Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre |
| July 17 | Seattle, WA | WaMu Theater |
| July 18 | Portland, OR | Rose Garden Arena |
| July 21 | San Jose, CA | HP Pavilion At San Jose |
| July 22 | Ontario, CA | Citizens Business Bank Arena |
| July 24 | Glendale, AZ | Jobing.com Arena |
| July 25 | Las Vegas, NV | The Joint |
| July 28 | Los Angeles, CA | Nokia Theatre at LA Live |
| July 31 | Berkeley, CA | Greek Theatre |
| August 1 | Stateline, NV | Harveys Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena |