BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene

This post was originally filed at 3 p.m. May 15, 2017.

Mary J. Blige is demonstrating her "Strength of a Woman" with a summer tour that kicks off in late July in Chicago.

The R&B powerhouse, who released her "Strength of a Woman" album in April, will perform at Wolf Creek Amphitheater at 8 p.m. Aug. 8 with special guest LeToya Luckett.

Tickets for the show are $56 (lawn) and $96-$126 (reserved) and will go on sale at 10 a.m. May 19 via www.ticketmaster.com and by calling 1-800-745-3000.

A pre-sale for fan club and Pandora Premium members will begin at 10 a.m. May 17. Also, that date, starting at noon, is a pre-sale for Citi cardmembers (visit www.citiprivatepass.com for details).

A Pandora, Facebook and Live Nation pre-sale kicks off at 10 a.m. May 18. For more information, visit www.maryjblige.com.

Blige performed at Philips Arena in November during a joint tour with Maxwell.

STRENGTH OF A WOMAN   TOUR DATES:

*General Tickets on sale May 19th at 11am ET.