Khalid will embark on a summer tour of North America that will visit Atlanta toward the end of the run.
The “Khalid Free Spirit World Tour” will play State Farm Arena at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 14. Up-and-coming singer Clairo, of “Pretty Girl” fame, will also be on board the tour.
Khalid, who was born in Georgia but considers Texas his home base, will release his sophomore album, “Free Spirit,” on April 5. The first single, “Talk,” already hit No. 1 in New Zealand and has climbed to No. 2 on the Billboard R&B chart.
Tickets for the Atlanta concert, priced at $39.95-$79.95, will go on sale to the general public at noon April 5 via www.ticketmaster.com and by calling 1-800-745-3000. Citi/AAdvantage cardholders can access a presale from 10 a.m. April 2-10 p.m. April 4 (visit www.citientertainment.com for more details). Every ticket purchased online will include a CD copy of "Free Spirit."
Khalid, who performed on “Saturday Night Live” in March, is best known for the hits “Love Lies” and “Eastside.” He most recently visited Atlanta last fall as part of Music Midtown.
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“Khalid Free Spirit World Tour” 2019 North American Dates:
Thursday, June 20, 2019 Phoenix, AZ Gila River Arena
Saturday, June 22, 2019 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
Sunday, June 23, 2019 San Diego, CA Pechanga Arena San Diego
Tuesday, June 25, 2019 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center
Friday, June 28, 2019 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
Saturday, June 29, 2019 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center
Monday, July 01, 2019 Portland, OR Moda Center
Thursday, July 04, 2019 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
Sunday, July 07, 2019 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
Tuesday, July 09, 2019 Spokane, WA Spokane Arena
Friday, July 12, 2019 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
Sunday, July 14, 2019 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
Thursday, July 18, 2019 Houston, TX Toyota Center
Friday, July 19, 2019 Oklahoma City, OK Chesapeake Energy Arena
Sunday, July 21, 2019* Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
Tuesday, July 23, 2019 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
Thursday, July 25, 2019 Chicago, IL United Center
Friday, July 26, 2019 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
Sunday, July 28, 2019 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
Monday, July 29, 2019 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena
Wednesday, July 31, 2019 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Saturday, August 03, 2019 Washington, DC Capital One Arena
Sunday, August 04, 2019 Hartford, CT XL CENTER
Tuesday, August 06, 2019 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
Thursday, August 08, 2019 Montreal, QC The Bell Centre
Saturday, August 10, 2019 Boston, MA TD Garden
Sunday, August 11, 2019 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
Tuesday, August 13, 2019 Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center
Wednesday, August 14, 2019 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena
Friday, August 16, 2019 Orlando, FL Amway Center
Saturday, August 17, 2019 Miami, FL AmericanAirlines Arena
*Clairo not on date
