One other R&B tour will probably be making waves this 12 months. Grammy-winning singer Melanie Fiona has unveiled the dates for her headlining Say Sure Tour.
The 15-date North American tour begins April 27 in Philadelphia on the Theatre of Residing Arts. From there, Fiona will go to Washington, D.C., Atlanta, New York, Toronto, Houston and extra. The spring tour concludes June 1 at El Rey Theater in Los Angeles.
Tickets for Fiona’s Say Sure Tour go on sale Friday (Feb. 28) at 10 a.m. EST.
Earlier than Fiona heads on tour, she’s going to launch her long-awaited EP Say Sure on April 4. The mini mission will embrace the earlier singles “Say Sure,” “I Select You” and “Mona Lisa Smile.”
Relating to “Mona Lisa Smile,” Fiona defined, “This tune is an homage to all of the courageous, damaged, stunning artistic endeavors—the ladies, the wives, the moms—really, anybody holding it collectively regardless of desirous to crumble. The ‘Mona Lisa Smile’ is the armor all of us put on to guard our ache.”
Fiona made her musical return in October 2024 with the mission’s title monitor, which she co-wrote with SiR, and its B-side (“I Select You”). “‘Say Sure’ was at all times this tune I needed to steer with after not placing out music for therefore lengthy as a result of I believe that it’s artwork; it’s larger than music,” Fiona advised Rated R&B.
“I’m pleased with this tune as a result of I believe it’s one in all one in how the panorama of music is. I needed to offer one thing that might mirror what I satisfaction myself on, which is the musicality of not being afraid of stay music, stay singing, and a jam session.”
The EP Say Sure will mark Fiona’s first mission since she launched her Grammy-nominated sophomore album, The MF Life, in 2012. “It’s a enjoyable mission. I don’t suppose it might really feel heavy to individuals, it doesn’t matter what the context is. Every thing was created with lots of pleasure,” Fiona defined to Rated R&B.
She added, “I believe persons are going to listen to, I wish to say, like a playful aspect of me. There’s just a little little bit of rap on there. There’s vibration and sonics that I don’t suppose individuals have heard from me, collaborating with individuals I’ve dreamed of working with for my entire profession. These are issues that I’m very enthusiastic about and, once more, not overthinking it.”
In January, Fiona was noticed within the studio with Eric Benét. The 2 had been doubtlessly engaged on materials that can seem on Benét’s album model of his Duets EP, launched in 2024. “Man Hear … wait til y’all hear how @melaniefiona was KILLIN’ in that sales space final evening!! Thanks for blessing us,” Benét wrote on Instagram.
Melanie Fiona and Eric Benét within the studio pic.twitter.com/Z2Rk18CpBL
— Rated R&B (@RatedRnB) January 6, 2025
See Melanie Fiona’s tour dates beneath.
Melanie Fiona’s Say Sure Tour Dates 2025
Apr 27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Residing Arts
Apr 29 – Washington, DC @ The Howard Theatre
Might 2 – Charleston, SC @ Charleston Music Corridor
Might 4 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
Might 5 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
Might 7 – New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
Might 10 – Toronto, ON @ Axis Membership
Might 12 – Buffalo, NY @ Electrical Metropolis
Might 15 – Chicago, IL @ Park West
Might 16 – Indianapolis, IN @ Vogue
Might 18 – St. Louis, MO @ Metropolis Vineyard
Might 21 – Houston, TX @ Home of Blues Houston
Might 22 – Dallas, TX @ Echo Lounge & Music Corridor
Might 30 – San Francisco, CA @ August Corridor
Jun 1 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theater
Get tickets at melaniefiona.com/sayyestour.
