Stevie Wonder: a world tour for the 50th anniversary of “Songs in the Key of Life”

Stevie Wonder is hitting the road again to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Songs in the Key of Life. The American musician has announced a series of 18 concerts in Europe and the United States, with a highly anticipated stop in Paris on 15 October 2026.

The Paris date is scheduled at the Accor Arena. The venue confirms that Stevie Wonder will perform the entire album released in 1976. The Mastercard presale began this Wednesday, 9 September, while general sales will open on Friday, 11 September at 10 hours.

The tour will kick off on 13 October in Birmingham, United Kingdom. It will then visit Paris, Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Cologne, Amsterdam, Dublin, London, and Manchester, before a series of concerts in the United States. The final announced date is set for 19 December at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.

On stage, Stevie Wonder is set to perform the entire Songs in the Key of Life, one of the most famous albums of his career. The double album includes hits such as “I Wish,” “Sir Duke,” “Isn’t She Lovely,” and “As.”

Released in September 1976, the project earned the singer his third Grammy Award for Album of the Year. It has also been inducted into the National Recording Registry of the United States Library of Congress, which preserves works deemed important to the American sound heritage.

This series of concerts marks Stevie Wonder’s first full tour since 2024. At 76 years old, the artist with 25 Grammy Awards continues to champion on stage a catalog that has deeply influenced soul, pop, and R&B.

The connection withAfrica is also special for the singer: Stevie Wonder obtained Ghanaian nationality in 2024, on his 74th birthday, during an official ceremony in Accra.