People of Atlanta, Las Vegas and Orillia, Ontario — it’s time to clear your calendars. Il Volo — the hottest bel canto group to come out of Italy — have announced their North American tour dates for 2016. Yes, they who dominated Eurovision’s Next Top Male Model, who placed third at Eurovision 2015, and who remain our imaginary baes, are expanding their tour to the United States (and Canada) in February and March of 2016.
The tour is in anticipation of an upcoming album and kicks off at Kleinhans Music Hall in Buffalo, NY on February 5. (No word yet on whether they will perform the song they are working on for an upcoming tribute album to Elvis).
Il Volo: North American Tour Dates 2016
Friday, Feb 05, 2016 Buffalo, New York, Kleinhans Music Hall
Sunday, Feb 07, 2016 Orillia, Ontario, Casino Rama Entertainment Center
Tuesday, Feb 09, 2016 Montreal, Quebec, Salle Wilfrid Pelletier Place des Arts
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 Boston, Massachusetts, Wang Center
Friday, Feb 12, 2016 Wallingford, Connecticut, Toyota Presents Oakdale Theatre
Saturday, Feb 13, 2016 Atlantic City, New Jersey, Event Center at the Borgata
Tuesday, Feb 16, 2016 Albany, New York, Palace Theatre
Wednesday, Feb 17, 2016 New York City, New York, Barclays Center
Friday, Feb 19, 2016 Washington, DC John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Sunday, Feb 21, 2016 Easton, Pennsylvania, State Theatre Center for the Arts
Tuesday, Feb 23, 2016 Hershey, Pennsylvania, The Hershey Theatre
Wednesday, Feb 24, 2016 Cleveland, Ohio, Playhouse Square Theatre/State Theatre
Friday, Feb 26, 2016 Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Theatre
Saturday, Feb 27, 2016 Detroit, Michigan, Fox Theatre
Tuesday, Mar 01, 2016 Nashville, Tennessee, Ryman Auditorium
Thursday, Mar 03, 2016 Jacksonville, Florida, Florida Theatre
Saturday, Mar 05, 2016 Miami, Florida, The Bank United Center- University of Miami
Sunday, Mar 06, 2016 Tampa, Florida, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
Tuesday, Mar 08, 2016 Fort Myers, Florida, Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
Thursday, Mar 10, 2016 Orlando, Florida, Walt Disney Theater
Friday, Mar 11, 2016 Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta Symphony Hall
Monday, Mar 14, 2016 New Orleans, Louisiana, Saenger Theatre
Wednesday, Mar 16, 2016 Austin, Texas, Bass Concert Hall
Thursday, Mar 17, 2016 San Antonio, Texas, Majestic Theatre
Saturday, Mar 19, 2016 Dallas, Texas, Majestic Theatre
Sunday, Mar 20, 2016 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Civic Center Music Hall
Tuesday, Mar 22, 2016 Denver, Colorado, Paramount Theatre
Thursday, Mar 24, 2016 Mesa, Arizona, Mesa Arts Center (MAC)
Friday, Mar 25, 2016 Las Vegas, Nevada, Pearl Concert Theater
Saturday, Mar 26, 2016 Los Angeles, California, Dolby Theatre
Tuesday, Mar 29, 2016 San Jose, California, City National Civic
Wednesday, Mar 30, 2016 San Diego, California, San Diego Civic Theatre
Friday, Apr 01, 2016 Temecula, California, Pechanga Resort & Casino
As some of our fellow American fans and wiwibloggers go nuts, we’re more excited about what all of you have to say? Is your city on this list? Will you have to make a road trip?
It’s great they haven’t won Eurovision – so they don’t stop.
Currently only for Grande Amore they have 55M of views on youtube, they won charts, they do new music.
You can see on their schedule http://ilvolotour.net/ they are adding new shows already. Members of our fanclub already can’t buy tickets for most of their shows in US
No Seattle date? SMH.
@davve I don’t know where you live, but Grande Amore has won Sanremo, has topped obviously the Italian charts and was in a few countries’ top 10, has achieved a triple platinum and almost 40 million views on youtube. It has won the televote by a huge margin and it has not won ESC simply because some jurors in a few countries have placed the song last in their preferences. You see those jurors are normal people like you and me…. actually… by reading your comments those jurors are more like you. I didn’t like Heroes, but that’s my personal… Read more »
Of course people can’t stop hating on Il vovo and must comment on an Il vovo article about how much they dislike them. If you have that much time in your hands why not use it to follow your favorite eurovision artist? they all have social media go figure.
ESCaddict, Grande Amore has no chance at any modern chart. It is a not contemporary mish mash of pop and opera… only in creation to please the most simple of minds. They sing great, dont get me wrong.. their vocals were great.. but the song itself is a as I said a mish mash of pop and opera…. and not very good opera…..
The jurys placed italy lower than both russia and sweden for a reason……..
Grande Amore was so much better than Sweden’s contemporary piece of plastic. It is disappointing that the juries have lower standards than the general public. Let’s hope they raise their standards in 2016.
So happy that Swedens song won over this not contemporary piece. it is a “simple song” appealing to the lightest of minds…..
Had Italy won with this song ESC would have taken 10 steps back in its way of modernizing the contest and the winning songs.
Hoping my schedule is free for that Chicago show!
I’m waiting, when comes Il Volo European tour ! I would love to be able to go at their concert. I hope that guys also delight the European fans with their songs…Meantime I can say that American fans are happy people ..
And I’ll be there at the Denver show – it’s 45 minutes from my house!
Plus they are known in NA (thank you PBS), especially in Latin America! So I’m not surprised they are touring here after the success of Grande Amore.
I’m just happy that I can see any ESC performer within 15 minutes from home, much less Il Volo! In fact, four of their concert dates are within 2 hours from home!
Usually some of these shows include a meet and greet (with a pledge to some Public TV station).
I am so happy about their success, really. Before ESC, I was split among the Swedish song & the Italian song. I said that I’ll decide on the Final’s evening. I voted for Italy, numerous times. And I hated Sweden’s performance because it was SO plastic even though I knew every detail beforehand (watching their NF & the Semi). I am so glad that they are spreading their success outside the Eurovision bubble. There was one comment under their YT video stating that in 5-10 years, Il Volo may be GRANDE popular, while Mans will only sing on Eurovision related… Read more »
@ Well their song was great… <3 It doesn't matter at all how they did on charts..
Almost non of all the other great songs charted on charts either..
EuroVision & the success on charts do not stick-go together as it has proved gazzilion times..
Finishing off on April Fools’ Day in a rather inauspicious venue, I see. I hope they don’t lose all that tour money in Temecula. 🙂
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But seriously, I hope the tour goes well, and that they mention Eurovision at every possible opportunity.
I am so happy Il Volo did not win ESC. Their song is not contemporary. It has not been a chart success after ESC … Måns song was contemporary, had a modern stage act and a great vocalist.
And people complaining about jury vs televote results has to admit that had Il Volo won the jury voting but placed sixth in the televoting instead you all would say, Give more power to the jury groups.
All countries signs up to the same rules. It is fair.
Oh thats great.. 🙂 I would really like it to go & watch Il Volo LIVE on their concert.. 🙂 I had their song *Grande Amore * as my 3rd most favorite among the 40 songs of Vienna’s Vision <3 { *Heroes* is my 4th most favorite 4 the record } They were the big winners on both televoting & OGAE fun clubs voting.. And of course their 6th place in the juries with such few points as 170 was totally rigged…They scored this low placing so to NOT win eventually as the were the big winners of televoting with… Read more »
Il Volo also has a concert for public TV’s Pledge week on various PBS Stations, and one of those happens to be in my area of the USA! I’m watchibg it!
I’m not so dumb to go on their concert.