Neil Diamond is hitting the road in 2017 with his “The 50 Year Anniversary Tour” dates and it is all kicking off on April 7th in Fresno, CA.
Neil Diamond was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1941. It wasn’t until he went to summer camp one year in upstate NY and heard a concert by folk-singer, Pete Seeger, that he began to find his path to his career. He received his first guitar and immediately started writing songs. Diamond attended New York University as a pre-med major on a fencing scholarship. During his senior year, after cutting classes and playing in small bars, Sunbeam Music Publishing offered him a job writing songs for $50 a week, and he dropped out of college to accept it.
Diamond has sold over 120 million records worldwide, making him one of the world’s best-selling artists of all time. His songs have been covered internationally by many performers from various musical genres.
Diamond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984 and has had eleven No. 1 singles: “Cracklin’ Rosie,” “Song Sung Blue,” “Longfellow Serenade,” “I’ve Been This Way Before,” “If You Know What I Mean,” “Desiree,” “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers,” “America,” “Yesterday’s Songs,” “Heartlight,” and “I’m a Believer.”
Another hit of his, Sweet Caroline”, is played frequently at sporting events, and has become an anthem for the Boston Red Sox.
2017 Neil Diamond Tour Dates
April 7 – Fresno, Calif., Save Mart Center
April 9 – Salt Lake City, Utah, Vivint Smart Home Arena
April 12 – St. Louis, Mo., Scottrade Center
April 14 – Omaha, Neb., CenturyLink Center Omaha
April 16 – Oklahoma City, Okla., Chesapeake Energy Arena
April 19 – Nashville, Tenn., Bridgestone Arena
April 21 – Louisville, Ky., KFC Yum! Center
April 23 – Tampa, Fla., Amalie Arena
April 26 – Sunrise, Fla., BB&T Center
April 28 – Charlotte, N.C., Spectrum Center
April 30 – Atlanta, Ga., Philips Arena
May 2 – New Orleans, La., Smoothie King Center
May 21 – Des Moines, Iowa, Wells Fargo Arena
May 24 – Saint Paul, Minn., Xcel Energy Center
May 26 – Indianapolis, Ind., Bankers Life Fieldhouse
May 28 – Chicago, Ill., United Center
May 30 – Cleveland, Ohio, Quicken Loans Arena
June 2 – Auburn Hills, Mich., The Palace Of Auburn Hills
June 4 – Rochester, N.Y., Blue Cross Arena
June 7 – Toronto, Ontario, Air Canada Centre
June 9 – Baltimore, Md., Royal Farms Arena
June 11 – Uncasville, Conn., Mohegan Sun Arena
June 15 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena
June 17 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena
June 20 – Philadelphia, Pa., Wells Fargo Center
June 22 – Bethel, N.Y., Bethel Woods Center For The Arts
July 14 – Wichita, Kan., Intrust Bank Arena
July 16 – Houston, Texas, Toyota Center
July 18 – Dallas, Texas, American Airlines Center
July 21 – Denver, Colo., Pepsi Center
July 24 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Rogers Arena
July 26 – Seattle, Wash., KeyArena At Seattle Center
July 28 – Portland, Ore., Moda Center
July 30 – San Jose, Calif., SAP Center At San Jose
Aug. 2 – Sacramento, Calif., Golden 1 Center
Aug. 4 – Phoenix, Ariz., Talking Stick Resort Arena
Aug. 8 – San Diego, Calif., Valley View Casino Center
Aug. 10 – Inglewood, Calif., Forum
Aug. 12 – Inglewood, Calif., Forum
