Jennifer Lopez cancels tour stops in Raleigh, NC and 6 other cities. What we know
Update: Ticketmaster informed ticket-holders that Jennifer Lopez’s Raleigh, NC concert has been canceled. Numerous outlets reported shows from Aug. 20-31 had also been canceled, including in Cleveland, Nashville, Atlanta, Tampa, New Orleans and Houston.
This is Jennifer Lopez ... now on tour.
Lopez is heading on tour for the first time in five years, and her 30-city lineup includes a stop at Raleigh’s PNC Arena. This is her first time performing at PNC Arena.
She is scheduled to bring “This is Me ... Now the Tour” to North Carolina on Aug. 24.
Thursday’s concert announcement comes as Lopez is set to drop a new album, “This Is Me ... Now” and an accompanying film, “This Is Me...Now: A Love Story,” Friday on Amazon Prime.
Tickets will be on sale for JLo Fan Club members on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 9 a.m. Tickets for the general public go on sale on Friday, Feb. 23 at 10 a.m. at LiveNation.com.
No word if the opening act will be the DunKings, the faux boy band starring her husband, Oscar-winning actor and director Ben Affleck, who appeared in a Super Bowl ad for Dunkin.
Lopez has seemingly been everywhere to promote her new music and film, including a stint as a musical performer on “Saturday Night Live” on Feb. 3. She performed her first single off her new album, “Can’t Get Enough,” and “This is Me ... Now.”
Lopez, whose last tour was in 2019, is a triple threat with musical hits as well as acclaimed film roles and a clothing line. Some of her well-known songs include “Jenny From the Block,” “If You Had My Love,” “I’m Real,” “Ain’t It Funny” and “All I Have.”
“This is Me ... Now,” her first album in 10 years, is seen as a companion album to her 2002 album, “This is Me ... Then,” which was released when she and Affleck were first an item.
Upcoming PNC Arena concerts
Lopez’s concert is the latest high-profile act to announce a stop at PNC Arena. Here’s a look at some of those shows. Dates are subject to change.
- Feb. 17: Journey
- Feb. 23: Lauren Daigle
- Feb. 29: Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin, Pitbull: The Trilogy Tour
- March 19: Fall Out Boy with Jimmy Eat World, Hot Mulligan & Games We Play
- March 29: Avenged Sevenfold
- June 7: Kane Brown
- June 12: Justin Timberlake
- June 22: Tim McGraw
- July 30: blink-182
- Nov. 11: P!NK
This story was originally published February 15, 2024 at 9:25 AM.