My seats were upper bowl mid-arena -what I could get via a StubHub gift credit. It was a no surprise sell out from the very beginning. Tuesday evening was the 2nd date of her 15 city US ‘The Songstress Tour’ (her first true nationwide tour in nearly thirty years) which commenced on the 11th in Florida. Her 21 year studio career (’83-’04) with a mere 6 studio albums charted 25 singles on the US R&B position. The 65 year old Detroit native and former waitress and receptionist skyrocketed in the mid-80’s with her eight million selling ‘Rapture’ album.
I was super-excited as I had settled in on the possibility of never seeing the Quiet Storm 80’s, soul-jazz-R&B, 3 octave voice artist in concert after missing her farewell tour in 2018.
It was the first of a 2023 Pop/R&B break from my typical classic rock and country concert escapades (the others shows being Janet Jackson and Madonna). Anita Baker: 2/14/23 “The DAve Show took off to the road heading to Hotlanta for some Valentine’s Day shenanigans including Anita Baker LIVE in concert at State Farm Arena.
