Michelle Obama announces arena tour

Former First Lady Michelle Obama is drawing closer to the launch of her new memoir, Becoming. In anticipation, she’s declared a book tour that will take her to arenas all over the US. Yes, FLOTUS is playing arenas.

The tour officially kicks off from her hometown of Chicago on precisely the same day Becoming strikes shelves — November 13th. Along with the Windy City, the itinerary includes stops at Los Angeles, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, New York, and Dallas.

With the support of a slew of moderators (who’ve yet to be announced), Obama will reveal onto her memoir, that outlines the arc of her life, both private and personal — from growing up from the South Side of Chicago to existence at The White House. She could even dish on her husband’s several songs friends, for example Beyoncé, Chance that the Rapper, JAY-Z.

(Read: Why Music Became More Political During Obama’s Administration)

“This autumn, I’d prefer to discuss that fuller story in my book tour together with all of you,” Obama said in a declaration. “It& # rsquo;s the story of my lumps, my victories, my humdrum plainness, my ordinary hopes and anxieties. It’s the story of who I am, really, and I’m glad of it — blemishes and all. ”

She added, “I trust this tour may inspire others to reflect upon and discuss their own stories — all of the joys and sorrows, all of the scars and renewals — so together, we can better recognize that each of us, in our own way, will be in a constant process of becoming. ”

Consult her schedule below. Tickets go on sale beginning Friday, September 21st. You can also catch them here.

Michelle Obama 2018 Book Tour Dates:
11/13 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
11/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
11/17 – Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
11/24 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
11/29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
12/01 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
12/11 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
12/13 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center Arena
12/14 – San Jose, CA @ SAP Center
12/17 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center

Obama released a Facebook movie to coincide with all the information. Check out that below, followed by a synopsis to get Becoming.

In her memoir, a work of profound reflection and mesmerizing narrative, Michelle Obama invites viewers into her world, chronicling the adventures that have shaped herfrom her childhood on the South Side of Chicago for her years as an executive balancing the demands of work and motherhood, to her time spent at the world’s famous speech. Together with unerring wit and honesty, she clarifies her triumphs and her both private and public, as it has lived telling her story and in her own terms. Warm, smart, and revelatory, Becoming is a lady of spirit and substance’s reckoning the story of whose inspires us to do the same — and who has defied expectations.