NEW YORK — Diana Ross is coming out — to New York City and some surrounding areas as the summer comes to an end.
The Motown legend has added more dates to her previously announced five-concert tour.
Fresh off headlining the Glastonbury Festival and serenading Queen Elizabeth for the Platinum Jubilee celebration, Ross will sing her signature hits such as “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” and Supremes classics alongside music from her new “Thank You” album at casino shows in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Then comes a Boston theater gig and her long-awaited return to Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
The strings of shows, which also include the Minnesota State Fair (on Sept. 3) are scheduled ahead of her six-show residency in Las Vegas.
Boch Center Wang Theatre in Boston (Sept. 8), Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City (Sept. 9) and Wind Creek Event Center are late additions to the mini tour the 78-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer first announced in June.
Ross wrote on Twitter this week: “I’m so excited to be back HOME in the US. To always ‘LET LOVE LEAD THE WAY.’ Looking forward to seeing you all. More dates are being announced so stay tuned!”
“We are thrilled to have the incomparable Diana Ross take the stage here at Ocean,” Ocean Casino Resort marketing chief Kelly Burke told The Daily News on Wednesday. “As one of Atlantic City’s leading entertainment destinations we acknowledge the importance of offering compelling concerts year-round, and what better way to extend the summer than with an international icon such as Ms. Ross.” Tickets for the newly announced shows go on sale July 29.
Ross’ latest music release, ”Turn Up The Sunshine” (a collaboration with Tame Impala, and featured on the “Minions: The Rise of Gru” soundtrack) peaked at No. 22 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Airplay chart earlier this summer — becoming her 30th Top 40 solo hit.
According to Billboard, the groovy, up-tempo Jack Antonoff-produced track was her highest debut on the chart and best placement as a lead artist since 1989.
The iconic diva — whose lengthy list of hits spanning six decades include “Where Did I Love Go,” “Love Hangover,” “I’m Coming Out,” “Endless Love,” and “Missing You” — will close out the brief “Thank You” trek at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on Sept. 13.
And then off to Sin City she goes: Ross will conduct a six-concert residency at Las Vegas’ Encore Theatre at Wynn from Sept. 21 through Oct. 1.
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