Dion is heading back out on the road. For the first time in more than four years, the rock and roll legend has announced a string of Northeast dates kicking off in June, with a second run following in September. It’s a return that his audience has been waiting on, and the settings he’s chosen make it worth the wait.
The June run opens June 5 at Monmouth University’s Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, where Dion joins a stacked lineup for Music America: The Songs That Shaped Us, a celebration of America’s 250th birthday featuring Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Rosanne Cash, Kenny Chesney, Gary Clark Jr., Dropkick Murphys, Mavis Staples, Jackson Browne, Trombone Shorty, Public Enemy, Stevie Van Zandt and more.
On June 11, Dion returns to his native New York for a special solo acoustic performance at the Sheen Center for Thought and Culture on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village, a setting that deliberately echoes his involvement in the 1960s folk movement. The performance will be filmed for a future project. Full band dates follow at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, PA on June 18 and Flagstar at Westbury Music Fair on Long Island on June 20.
The September leg picks up September 10 in Morristown, NJ at the Mayo Performing Arts Center, continues with an outdoor show at the Mohegan Sun Patio Stage in Uncasville, CT on September 12, then moves to the Capitol Theatre in Portchester, NY on September 17 and closes September 19 at the St. George Theatre in Staten Island.
“I’ve had a lot of irons in the fire over the past few years with the book, the musical and the albums I’ve recorded so I hadn’t been able to focus on getting out there and performing for the many friends who have waited so patiently,” says Dion. “Now, I’m looking forward to getting back out there and rocking out for the people. See you soon.”
Tour Dates:
June 5 – Monmouth, NJ – Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music (Music America: The Songs That Shaped Us)
June 11 – New York, NY – Sheen Center for Thought and Culture (solo acoustic)
June 18 – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre
June 20 – Westbury, NY – Flagstar at Westbury Music Fair
September 10 – Morristown, NJ – Mayo Performing Arts Center
September 12 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Patio Stage
September 17 – Portchester, NY – Capitol Theatre
September 19 – Staten Island, NY – St. George Theatre