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Toyota Center is excited to welcome eight-time Grammy Award-winning superstar Anita Baker on December 15, 2023! The tour celebrates Baker’s 40 years as a music icon in the industry since the release of her debut album, The Songstress. These dates mark the first time she has been on a full tour since 1995. Don’t miss this special performance of Anita Baker in Houston!

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Legendary Songstress Anita Baker Announces 2023 Tour Dates

THE LIMITED RUN BRINGS BAKER ON A FULL TOUR FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1995

Tickets on sale starting thursday, nov. 17 at 10 am local time on livenation.com.

Eight-time Grammy Award-winning superstar  Anita Baker, The Songstress,  has announced a special run of live dates for 2023. The Songstress’ tour, produced by Live Nation, will bring her to 15 cities kicking off on February 11th at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, FL making stops across the U.S. in Atlanta, Baltimore, Houston, and more before wrapping up in Oakland’s Oakland Arena on December 23rd. 

The tour celebrates Baker’s 40 years as a music icon in the industry since the release of her debut album,  The Songstress,  was released in 1983. These dates mark the first time she has been on a full tour since 1995 and it is also the first time The Songstress will be performing her classic hits live since winning back the rights to her masters. 

“Looking forward to some crazy, lovely, hang time with my fans, on tour in 2023!! ….Gonna, bring some new music & some special guests, too.”  -ABXO🎼

Baker, born in Toledo, OH, and raised in Detroit, MI, is one of the most popular singers of soulful ballads during the height of the quiet storm period in the 1980s. Starting her career in the late 1970s with the funk band Chapter 8, Baker released her first solo album, The Songstress, in 1983. In 1986, she rose to stardom following the release of her Platinum-selling second album, Rapture, which included the Grammy-winning single “Sweet Love.” Baker has won eight Grammy Awards and has four Platinum albums, along with two Gold albums. Baker is a contralto, with a vocal range that extends her register to at least three octaves.

TICKETS:   Tickets go on sale starting Thursday, November 17th at 10 AM local time on LiveNation.com.

PRESALE:  Citi is the official card of Anita Baker’s tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Nov. 14th at 10 AM local time until Nov. 16th 10 PM local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit  www.citientertainment.com . 

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Sat Feb 11 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live*

Tue Feb 14 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena

Fri Feb 17 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center

Wed May 10 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center

Fri May 12 – Belmont Park, NY – UBS Arena

Sun May 14 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena

Fri Jun 30 – Chicago, IL – United Center

Sun Jul 02 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre

Sat Nov 18 – Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum Complex

Wed Nov 22 – Memphis, TN – FedExForum

Fri Nov 24 – Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena*

Fri Dec 15 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center

Sun Dec 17 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center

Fri Dec 22 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena

Sat Dec 23 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena

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The Queen of Romantic Quiet-Storm R&B/Soul, Anita Baker, is taking her reign once again as she announced The Songstress Tour, her first full tour trek in 25 years. Produced by Live Nation, The Songstress will head the road across 15 cities as Baker celebrates forty years since the release of her debut record. Anita Baker will be performing her greatest hits, along with hints of new music on tour. The Songstress will be taking over the stage at Toyota Center on Friday, 15th of December 2023. As she conquers the stage once again, Anita Baker is definitely 'Giving You the Best That I Got' as she serves her legendary catalog. Don't miss out on The Songstress' big comeback tour by booking those tickets now!

Eight-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Anita Baker, hailed as the Queen of Romantic Quiet-Storm R&B/Soul, marked history as she announced her first full concert tour since her last in 1995. The queen is celebrating forty years since the release of her debut album "The Songstress". The record featured her hit singles "You're the Best Thing Yet", "No More Tears", and "Angel".

As the queen hits the road throughout the year, closing the tour in December, The Songstress will serve special nights of her legendary soul and R&B hits across 15 cities. "Looking forward to some crazy, lovely, hang time with my fans, on tour in 2023!!" Anita Baker shared. "Gonna, bring some new music & some special guests, too."

Beyond her legendary catalog, to which fans can expect her to perform her greatest hits live on stage, Baker hinted at new music and special guests in store at this year's The Songstress tour.

Hinting at new music, Baker recently shared a snippet of an unreleased song "Unconditionally Yours" on Twitter. The song was said to be previously teased over a decade ago, and it seems the song is finally getting its long-awaited time to shine. She thanked her influences that inspired her to continue making her own "little Miracles of Music". She cited influences from the likes of Sarah Vaughan, Patti LaBelle, and Aretha Franklin as her "80s Contemporarys", along with "Innovators" Missy Elliott and Beyonce.

"2023 Coming Straight to YOU," Baker tweeted. "This time…With *My Own* catalog, sO Grateful, *MiraclesOfMusic*".

Hints of new music, a comeback tour, and special guests, is a new album in the works? As Anita Baker hits the road on a full concert tour after 25 years of letting her music live for its own and a few special shows here and there, big surprises can be expected to arise as The Songstress officially launches her tour.

The tour also follows her victory in claiming back the rights to her masters in 2021.

Having sold over 13 million certified albums in the US, and dropping a slew of hit singles, Anita Baker's acclaimed hits include "Angel", "Sweet Love", "No One in the World", "Same Ole Love (365 Days a Year)", "Giving You the Best That I Got", "Talk to Me", "You're My Everything", and "Lately". As of 1995 amidst the height of her reign, she has sold over 17 million albums globally.

As the queen takes the crown and conquers the stage once again, don't miss out on this chance to catch Anita Baker bringing her legendary catalog back to life at The Songstress tour. Joining her as her special guest is R&B singer-songwriter and award-winning record producer Babyface.

Celebrating 40 years of The Songstress with a comeback tour, new music, and big surprises. Book those tickets now!

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Anita baker, whose soulful voice was one of the most identifiable of the '80s, has announced a series of shows for 2023. and houston is among the cities..

Anita Baker, whose soulful voice was one of the most identifiable of the '80s, has announced a series of shows for 2023. And Houston is among the 15 cities.

The R&B legend will perform Dec. 15, 2023 at Toyota Center. That's just over a year from now. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Nov. 17 through the venue site .

This is the first time Baker has been on a full tour since 1995 and will celebrate her four decades in the music industry that began with the release od her 1983 album "The Songstress."

"Looking forward to some crazy, lovely, hang time with my fans, on tour in 2023!! ....Gonna, bring some new music & some special guests, too." Baker said in a statement.

Baker started her career in the late '70s with the funk band Chapter 8. Her second solo album, "Rapture," earned two Grammys and boasted a run of singles that included "Sweet Love," "Caught Up in the Rapture" and "No One in the World." Her followup album, "Giving You the Best That I Got," included the title track and "Just Because."

Joey Guerra is the music critic for the Houston Chronicle. He also covers various aspects of pop culture. He has reviewed hundreds of concerts and interviewed hundreds of celebrities, from Justin Bieber to Dolly Parton to Beyonce. He's appeared as a regular correspondent on Fox26 and was head judge and director of the Pride Superstar singing competition for a decade. He has been named journalist of the year multiple times by both OutSmart Magazine and the FACE Awards. He also covers various aspects of pop culture, including the local drag scene and "RuPaul's Drag Race."

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Anita Baker Announces First Full Tour Since 1995 to Celebrate 40th Anniversary of 'The Songstress'

"Looking forward to some crazy, lovely, hang time with my fans. Gonna bring some new music & special guests, too," the "Caught Up in the Rapture" performer reportedly wrote in a press release

Some dreams come true — Anita Baker is returning to the road!

On Thursday, the eight-time Grammy winner announced she'll be embarking on a concert tour of North American arena venues next year to celebrate the 40th anniversary of her debut album, The Songstress .

"2023 Coming Straight to YOU [...] This time...With *My Own* catalog," wrote Baker, 64, on Twitter alongside the tour announcement — which arrives just over two months after she finally gained control of her master recordings following a period of time when she did not have ownership of them.

The R&B icon won't be alone on the road, as she said in a press release, per Rolling Stone , "Looking forward to some crazy, lovely, hang time with my fans. Gonna bring some new music & special guests, too."

Kicking off Feb. 11, 2023 at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida, the tour will see Baker perform a total of 15 shows in cities including Atlanta, New Orleans, Chicago, Detroit, Dallas and Los Angeles before wrapping the leg at the Oakland Arena in Oakland, California on Dec. 23 — just in time for her to hopefully perform tracks from her 2005 album Christmas Fantasy .

Tickets for the tour go on sale starting Thursday, Nov. 17 at 10 a.m. local time, and more information can be found at Baker's Ticketmaster page.

Originally released in 1983, The Songstress launched Baker's career and spawned four singles — "Angel," "You're the Best Thing Yet," "No More Tears" and "Feel the Need" — and reached widespread success once it was reissued via Elektra Records in 1991.

Earlier this year, Baker documented how she was attempting to take back control of her music, as she asked fans to not stream or purchase her songs until she could do so.

"Miraculously... i have out-lived *ALL, of my Artists Contracts They no longer 'Own,' My Name & Likeness. And, by Law...30 yr old, Mstrs are 2B Returned, 2 Me Unfortunately, They're gonna make me Fight 4 it. I'm Prepared, 2 do that. Please Dont advertise/buy them," she wrote in a March tweet .

Weeks later, Baker then discussed her predicament once more in a tweet, where she referenced Taylor Swift's own battle to gain control of her masters. "Her creations bought & sold Again & Again, wouldnt even let her do *A Buy Out*... Taylor Swift *re-recording, her Catalog/Taylor's Version. The GoodFight Go... Gurrrrl," she tweeted at the time.

On Sept. 5, Baker announced she'd regained control of her masters by tweeting a photograph of some of her various albums released over the years alongside the text, "All My Children Are Coming Home [...] Impossible Things Happen ... Every. Single. Day. Gratefully."

The following day, Swift, 31, quote-tweeted the "Sweet Love" singer's post, writing , "What a beautiful moment, CONGRATULATIONS ANITA!!"

The upcoming anniversary concerts will mark Baker's first full tour since 1995, as she's only played one-off shows, residencies and a small series of farewell concerts in the interim.

See the full list of Baker's The Songstress tour dates below.

Feb. 11, 2023 - Hollywood, FL - Hard Rock Live

Feb. 14, 2023 - Atlanta, GA - State Farm Arena

Feb. 17, 2023 - New Orleans, LA - Smoothie King Center

May 10, 2023 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center

May 12, 2023 - Long Island, NY - UBS Arena

May 14, 2023 - Baltimore, MD - CFG Bank Arena

June 30, 2023 - Chicago, IL - United Center

July 02, 2023 - Detroit, MI - Pine Knob Music Theatre

Nov. 18, 2023 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum Complex

Nov. 22, 2023 - Memphis, TN - FedEx Forum

Nov. 24, 2023 - Atlantic City, NJ - Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena

Dec. 15, 2023 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center

Dec. 17, 2023 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center

Dec. 22, 2023 - Los Angeles, CA - Crypto.com Arena

Dec. 23, 2023 - Oakland, CA - Oakland Arena

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Toyota Center is excited to welcome eight-time Grammy Award-winning superstar  Anita Baker  on December 15, 2023! The tour celebrates Baker’s 40 years as a music icon in the industry since the release of her debut album, The Songstress. These dates mark the first time she has been on a full tour since 1995. Don’t miss this special performance of Anita Baker in Houston!

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Anita Baker Announces 2023 U.S. Tour

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Anita Baker has announced a tour of U.S. arenas for 2023. Check out the dates for the Songstress tour below. The legend of quiet storm soul music will perform her classic hits live for the first time since winning back the rights to her masters , according to a press release.

“Looking forward to some crazy, lovely, hang time with my fans, on tour in 2023!!” Baker said in the release. “Gonna, bring some new music & some special guests, too.”

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02-11 Hollywood, FL - Hard Rock Live 02-14 Atlanta, GA - State Farm Arena 02-17 New Orleans, LA - Smoothie King Center 05-10 Newark, NJ - Prudential Center 05-12 Elmont, NY - UBS Arena 05-14 Baltimore, MD - CFG Bank Arena 06-30 Chicago, IL - United Center 07-02 Detroit, MI - Pine Knob Music Theatre 11-18 Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum Complex 11-22 Memphis, TN - FedExForum 11-24 Atlantic City, NJ - Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena 12-15 Houston, TX - Toyota Center 12-17 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center 12-22 Los Angeles, CA - Crypto.com Arena 12-23 Oakland, CA - Oakland Arena

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When  Anita Baker makes announcements, they don’t cause ripples, they make waves. Fans across the country have been clamoring to see the legendary diva on her final tour across the country and Texas finally got the news about when the Rapture singer would be performing.

Anita will be coming to Houston on May 10 at Smart Financial Center and Dallas on Mother’s Day, May 12 at The Theatre In Grand Prairie. Naturally, fans took the news and exhaled as if they couldn’t wait to sing “Sweet Love” with Anita herself.

The presales scheduled for Thursday at 10am for the Anita Baker shows in Houston and Dallas have been cancelled.

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Anita Baker Promises New Music, Special Guests on Tour Celebrating ‘The Songstress’ 40-Year Anniversary 

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Anita Baker ’s debut album, The Songstress, arrived nearly 40 years ago, marking the arrival of a deeply influential master of R&B ballads. In celebration of her success over the years, the singer has announced a new tour, scheduling 15 live shows for 2023.

“Looking forward to some crazy, lovely, hang time with my fans,” Baker shared in a statement. “Gonna, bring some new music & some special guests, too.”

The tour begins on Feb. 11 with a kickoff show at Hollywood, Florida’s Hard Rock Live. Baker will make stops in Atlanta, New Orleans, Newark, Long Island, Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Greensboro, Memphis, Atlantic City, Houston, Dallas, and Los Angeles. The tour will wrap on Dec. 23 in Oakland, with the complete tour being scattered through the year with weeks, and even months, in between cities.

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celebrate anita baker's 40th anniversary!

Superstar Anita Baker returns to the stage once more, this time on her 40th anniversary tour! Having garnered a staggering eight Grammy Awards, and hit the top of the charts with a string of award-winning classics including "Sweet Love," "Angel," "Body & Soul," and "Talk to Me" and many more, don't miss your chance to see this living legend in concert!

Bagging several Grammy awards throughout her career, her unique voice has remained an influence in contemporary soul music. She also garnered herself four No.1 Top R&B/Hip Hop albums including 'Giving You The Best I Got', 'Rhythm Of Love', and the platinum-selling 'Rapture'.

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What actually happened at Anita Baker's viral Houston concert?

M aybe concert-goers have been spoiled by the flawless choreography of Beyoncé's latest tour or the four-hour deep dive into the different Eras of Taylor Swift's career this year, but when you're paying hundreds per ticket, at the very least you should expect a cogent and ultimately enjoyable evening out. Last week, R&B legend Anita Baker didn't seem to live up to those expectations as she took the stage at  Toyota Center in Downtown Houston, with many in attendance posting videos of her confronting fans from the stage and calling for "security" to have people removed throughout the show. 

Let's take it from the top: Baker, 65, is a soulful singer-songwriter who helped to define the radio format popularly known as "quiet storm," specializing in melodic, lush ballads with romantic themes and, typically, keyboard-heavy arrangements. Between her debut album The Songstress in 1983 and  Rhythm of Love in 1994, Baker scored twelve top-10 R&B hits; five of those records were top-40 pop hits, too, including "Sweet Love," "Caught Up in the Rapture," "Same Ole Love (365 Days a Year)," "Giving You the Best That I Got" and "Just Because."

Baker's last major studio album was 2004's My Everything , and she hadn't traveled on a full tour since 1995. However, despite a lack of new hits, the singer's stock has been rising over the past several years. Like fellow legendary singer Dionne Warwick , Baker has gained a following on social media for being a no-nonsense but warm-hearted elder figure, lovingly given the title "auntie" by fans. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback and Houston native Jalen Hurts expressed so much affection for Baker's music that his team invited her to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner"  ahead of its 2023 NFC Championship Game victory at Lincoln Financial Field.

So this year, Baker went back out on tour, stopping everywhere from New Orleans and Memphis to Detroit and Chicago before headlining two nights in Texas. Given that  a scheduled 2019 performance in Sugar Land was ultimately canceled, many Bayou City fans were hungry to see and hear Baker perform live for the first time years, and afterwards many on X thanked Baker for coming to Houston and praised her for  putting on a good show .

Then the backlash began. Most prominently, TikTok user @icemamiiii had some harsh words regarding Baker's time on stage, claiming Baker only performed four songs and never belted out "Sweet Love," the R&B legend's biggest hit, which reached No. 8 on the U.S. charts in 1987. That TikTok has since been deleted, but the same user produced video of Baker asking fans to turn off their cameras during the outro of "Same Ole Love." Due to the angle and the lighting, and yes—because Baker doesn't seem to care how she gets her message across—the video comes off as chaotic.

"Turn off the camera, baby! I don't know who you are, move back!" she seems to almost sing in the video. 

TikTok user @thevalenciagilford posted her own video of Baker calling for "security" between the beats of her performing "Giving You the Best That I Got." This seemed to happen  all night . As for "Sweet Love," Baker did perform it, according to  multiple videos from TikTok users posted from the Toyota Center crowd. One fan seemingly proud of Baker's show came to her defense on the social platform X,  reading off Baker's set list from her Houston show to rebuff some of the criticism and prove she performed about a dozen songs that night. 

Still, the negative reviews dominated the conversation, as some on social media claimed there was "a mass exodus" of fans after just a few songs. One X user says much of their row cleared out halfway through the concert simply because Baker didn't deliver, including not remembering words from her songs and acting erratically. These critical reviews seem to be in line with frustrations of fans in other cities , including reports Baker has shown up more than two hours late to multiple shows. And earlier this year, she dropped opener Babyface after his fans allegedly "cyberbullied" her.

Yes, ticket prices are far too high —starting at $70 and chasing upwards of $200 to see Baker in Houston—and the simple act of securing concert seats has become so cannibalistic, that as a result fans are likely holding performers to even higher expectations. On top of that, some fans seem to think as if they have the power to impact the show , resulting in greater tension between performer and concert-goer. Add it up, and factor in a singer who hasn't been on a tour in three decades and maybe shouldn't be headlining right out of the gate, and you have situations like last week at Toyota Center.

If there's a silver lining out of this, it's that Baker made nice two nights later in Dallas . Maybe we should all just buy a copy of Baker's 1987 album Rapture and spend an evening indulging in the songstress' talents from the comforts of our own homes. 

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The legendary songstress kicks off this historic run in February 2023.

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Anita Baker is hitting the road in 2023 for The Songstress Tour . The historic affair, named after her solo 1983 debut album, marks Baker’s first full tour in nearly 30 years.

“Looking forward to some crazy, lovely, hang time with my fans, on tour in 2023!! ….Gonna, bring some new music & some special guests, too,”  Baker, 64, shared in a statement.

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All My Children Are Coming Home Catalog? Impossible Things Happen?… Every. Single. Day. Gratefully❤️ pic.twitter.com/9OgYaxNmip — Anita Baker (@IAMANITABAKER) September 3, 2021

See all of Baker’s 2023 tour dates below.

Feb. 11 – Hollywood, FL at Hard Rock Live* Feb. 14 – Atlanta, GA at State Farm Arena Feb. 17 – New Orleans, LA at Smoothie King Center May 10 – Newark, NJ at Prudential Center May 12 – Belmont, NY at UBS Arena May 14 – Baltimore, MD at CFG Bank Arena June 30 – Chicago, IL at United Center July 02 – Detroit, MI at Pine Knob Music Theatre Nov. 18 – Greensboro, NC at Greensboro Coliseum Complex Nov. 22 – Memphis, TN at FedEx Forum Nov. 24 – Atlantic City, NJ at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena Dec. 15 – Houston, TX at Toyota Center Dec. 17 – Dallas, TX at American Airlines Center Dec. 22 – Los Angeles, CA at Crypto.com Arena Dec. 23 – Oakland, CA at Oakland Arena

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"Gonna, bring some new music and some special guests, too," she teased.

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It’s “Been So Long” since rhythm and blues singer Anita Baker has traveled to arenas, making fans swoon with her vocals — nearly 28 years, to be exact. Now, the eight-time Grammy winning superstar has announced a special run of live tour dates for 2023.

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The tour commemorates Baker’s 40 years as an iconic artist in the music game since the release of her debut album, 1983’s The Songstress . The tour dates also mark the first time the Ohio native will be performing her classics live since winning back the right of her masters in 2021 with the help of Chance the Rapper.

After Baker released her first album, she rose to stardom in 1986 with her multiplatinum-selling second album, Rapture , which included the Grammy-winning song “Sweet Love.” In addition to her eight Grammys, Baker received a lifetime achievement award at the 2018 BET Awards. She also has five platinum or multiplatinum albums and one gold album.

Tickets to see Baker are on sale Thursday (Nov. 17) at 10 a.m. on LiveNation.com.

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• Sat (Feb.11) – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live*
• Tue (Feb.14) – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
• Fri (Feb.17) – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
• Wed (May.10) – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
• Fri (May.12) – Long Island, NY – UBS Arena
• Sun (May.14) – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
• Fri (Jun.30) – Chicago, IL – United Center
• Sun (Jul. 02) – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
• Sat (Nov. 18) – Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum Complex
• Wed (Nov. 22) – Memphis, TN – FedEx Forum
• Fri (Nov. 24) – Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena*
• Fri (Dec. 15)– Houston, TX – Toyota Center
• Sun (Dec.17)– Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
• Fri (Dec. 22) – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena
• Sat (Dec. 23) – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena

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Anita baker accused of getting testy with houston crowd during live show, anita baker accused of bickering w/ houston crowd ... during live tour stop.

Anita Baker 's latest live performance is catching a little heat after she apparently got testy with the audience out in Texas -- parts of which were captured on video.

The legendary crooner was doing a show in Houston's Toyota Center Friday night and playing to a pretty solid-sized audience ... but at certain points during the gig, AB appears to have gotten into it a bit with some folks down in the front row.

There are 2 videos, in particular, that are circulating online right now -- one shows Anita telling some people right below her near the stage to stop recording ... in the middle of a song.

I was there so imma speak. People kept rushing the stage and interrupting her and security was just letting it happen. I would’ve done the same thing bc they were messing up other people’s experience who paid money too. It was a sold out arena she can’t just let everyone run up — André Marcel Harris, MSW (@andreharris89) December 17, 2023 @andreharris89

There's another moment where Anita could be seen/heard asking for security to boot folks.

Overall, this seems to have left a bad taste in people's mouths -- with some online complaining that Anita was more concerned with arguing with a select few ticket-buyers than doing the best job she could onstage. Others claimed she seemed to miss some lyrics ... and alleged her performance, overall, was relatively short-lived and somewhat sloppy.

Now, there's a good handful of people defending Anita ... saying the folks in the front row were, in fact, acting up and testing AB. Others said the performance, at large, was great.

Of course, the larger backdrop to this is the Babyface feud she was in earlier this year while on the road -- during which she got into it with both him and his fans in the Twitter-sphere.

Anita's got another show tonight in Dallas, then she comes to Cali next for her final two. Here's hoping she can go out with a bang -- sounds like the tour's been a little bumpy.

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