Al Green will play Atlanta for his first performance at the Fox Theatre

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 09:  American soul singer Al Green performs in the Domain during the Sydney Festival 2010 Festival First Night event on January 9, 2010 in Sydney, Australia.  (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

Credit: Lisa Maree Williams

Credit: Lisa Maree Williams

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 09: American soul singer Al Green performs in the Domain during the Sydney Festival 2010 Festival First Night event on January 9, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

A rare live Al Green sighting will take place this spring, when the soul legend visits the Fox Theatre.

The voice behind “Let’s Stay Together,” “Tired of Being Alone” and gospel favorites “Nearer My God to Thee” and “I’ll Rise Again” is playing a handful of dates, including May 3 at the Fox – his first time performing at the venue. (His last Atlanta concert appears to be at Music Midtown in 2001.)

Tickets for the 8 p.m. show – which includes openers The War and Treaty – will go on sale at 10 a.m. Feb. 8 for $50.50-$130.50.

Green, 72, will also perform at the 50th anniversary of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on April 28.

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2019 TOUR DATES

Apr 24 Bass Concert Hall Austin, TX (

Apr 26 The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory Irving, TX (Dallas)

Apr 28 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, LA

Apr 30 Smart Financial Centre Sugar Land, TX (Houston)

May 3 Fox Theatre Atlanta, GA