- The Washington Times - Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Stevie Wonder will perform at Capital One Arena in Chinatown on Nov. 23 for one of just five U.S. stops on his “Songs in the Key of Life” 50th Anniversary Tour.

The tour celebrates the 50th anniversary of the release of “Songs in the Key of Life,” a landmark album that won the 1976 Grammy for Album of the Year and features songs such as “Sir Duke,” “Isn’t She Lovely?,” “I Wish,” and “As.”

Mr. Wonder, 76, will play the entire album at each show, according to a press release from tour promoter Live Nation.

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The tour, which opens in Europe on Oct. 13, starts its U.S. leg on Nov. 19 at Madison Square Garden, followed by a Nov. 21 show at Chicago’s United Center and then the show in the District.

The tour caps off with two shows at the Fox Theatre on Dec. 8 and 9 in Mr. Wonder’s native Detroit and a final show at the Intuit Dome near Los Angeles on Dec. 19.

“At a time when the world continues to search for connection, healing and joy, the messages at the heart of Songs in the Key of Life feel as urgent and necessary today as they did in 1976,” Live Nation said in the release.

The album’s songs “remain woven into the emotional fabric of generations around the world, reminding audiences not only where they’ve been, but who they are,” the entertainment promotion and venue company said.

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