Mary J. Blige Announces North American Tour

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Bold Events and Live Nation today announced that Grammy Award-winner, Golden Globe Award nominee and multiplatinum R&B legend MARY J. BLIGE will visit Daily’s Place in downtown Jacksonville on Wednesday, Aug. 23 at 8 p.m.  Jags365 and Daily’s Rewards members will have access to presale tickets for the “Strength of a Woman” tour beginning Thursday, May 18 at 10 a.m. EDT. Tickets for the show will go on sale to the general public at www.dailysplace.com beginning Friday, May 19 at 10 a.m. EDT. 

Blige is an iconic singer, songwriter and actress. Blige has sold over 50 million albums and 25 million singles worldwide, garnered nine Grammy Awards, including 32 nominations, a Golden Globe nomination and five American Music Awards.  She holds the distinction of being the only artist to have won Grammys in the R&B, hip-hop, pop and gospel categories. She is amongst a handful of entertainers to release eight or more multiplatinum albums, with Billboard naming her “the most successful female R&B artist of the past 25 years.”

The tour announcement comes on the heels of Blige’s 13th studio album release, “Strength of a Woman,” which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s R&B Album Chart and has received immense praise since its April 28 release on Capitol Records.  

For complete event details, including ticket pricing and parking information, click here. 

Daily’s Place is currently under construction adjacent to EverBank Field, the home of the National Football League’s Jacksonville Jaguars.  A partnership between the Jaguars and the City of Jacksonville, the state-of-the-art facility’s 5,500-seat amphitheater and flex facility will sit beneath an iconic roof structure, creating a one-of-a-kind outdoor concert atmosphere. Details on all concerts coming to Daily’s Place can be found at www.dailysplace.com.