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Anita Baker announces Mother's Day weekend concerts at Fox Theatre

By Melissa Ruggieri
Feb 13, 2018

Your search may be over for the perfect Mother’s Day gift.

Tickets to Anita Baker.

The Grammy-winning “Sweet Love” songstress will bring her tour to Atlanta’s Fox Theatre  - as part of her series of "farewell concerts" - for two shows over Mother’s Day weekend.

The first show will be held at 8 p.m. May 11, with a second show at 7 p.m. May 13.

Tickets start at $57.50, plus fees.

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Social media went wild when Baker announced she would do another tour.

It was hard to believe that the tour would not include a stop in Atlanta, where Baker has a devoted fan base.

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Tickets will go on sale Wednesday (that's Valentine's Day, if you want extra points) at 10 a.m. To purchase tickets go to the  Fox website FoxTheatre.org, call 855-285-8499, or visit the Fox Theatre Ticket Office.

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About the Author

Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.

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