{"id":58971,"date":"2020-01-14T12:58:10","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T12:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=58971"},"modified":"2020-01-14T12:58:10","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T12:58:10","slug":"christopher-cross-celebrates-40th-anniversary-with-2020-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/01\/christopher-cross-celebrates-40th-anniversary-with-2020-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Cross Celebrates 40th Anniversary With 2020 Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christopher Cross made history with his 1980 self-titled debut album, winning five Grammy Awards, including \u2014 for the first time in Grammy history \u2014 the \u201cBig Four\u201d most prestigious awards: Record of the Year (for the single ‘Sailing’), Album of the Year, Song of the Year (also ‘Sailing’), and Best New Artist.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

In a career spanning over five decades, Cross has sold over 10 million albums. His music has garnered five Grammys, an Oscar, a Golden Globe and five Top 10 singles.<\/p>\n

This year, Christopher Cross is celebrating the 40th anniversary of his breakthrough debut album with a major tour featuring songs from his debut album, ‘Sailing’, ‘Ride Like the Wind’, ‘Say You\u2019ll Be Mine’, and many more.<\/p>\n

\n

Says Cross, \u201cThis tour celebrates the first chapter in what has been my life\u2019s journey. I look forward to seeing everyone on the road.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Tour dates*:<\/strong><\/p>\n

April 1, 2020 – Austin, TX – Paramount Theatre
\nApril 3, 2020 – Dallas, TX – Majestic Theatre
\nApril 5, 2020 – Nashville, TN – Schermerhorn Symphony Center
\nApril 7, 2020 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Center for the Arts
\nApril 9, 2020 – New York, NY – The Town Hall
\nApril 10, 2020 – Atlantic City, NJ – Sound Waves @ Hard Rock
\nApril 11, 2020 -Westbury, NY – NYCB Theatre
\nApril 13, 2020 – Alexandria, VA – The Birchmere Music Hall
\nApril 17, 2020 – Waukeegan, IL – Genessee Theatre
\nApril 18, 2020 – Welch, MN – Treasure Island Event Center
\nApril 21, 2020 – Orlando, FL – Epcot \/ Walt Disney World Resort
\nApril 22, 2020 – Orlando, FL – Epcot \/ Walt Disney World Resort
\nApril 23, 2020 – Orlando, FL – Epcot \/ Walt Disney World Resort
\nApril 26, 2020 – Clearwater, FL – Capitol Theatre @ Ruth Eckerd Hall<\/p>\n

*More dates to be announced soon<\/p>\n

For further details see Christopher Cross’s official website<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, and Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Christopher Cross made history with his 1980 self-titled debut album, winning five Grammy Awards, including \u2014 for the first time in Grammy history \u2014 the \u201cBig Four\u201d most prestigious awards: Record of the Year (for the single ‘Sailing’), Album of the Year, Song of the Year (also ‘Sailing’), and Best New Artist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":58972,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[264,7],"tags":[24015,394,24017,24016,24018,103],"class_list":["post-58971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-concerts","category-music","tag-christopher-cross","tag-concerts","tag-ride-like-the-wind","tag-sailing","tag-say-youll-be-mine","tag-tour"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-fl9","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":91622,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2025\/07\/christopher-cross-celebrates-45-years-of-ride-like-the-wind-with-its-very-first-music-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":58971,"position":0},"title":"Christopher Cross Celebrates 45 Years Of ‘Ride Like the Wind’ With Its Very First Music Video","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"04\/07\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"In an interview he gave back in 2001, Christopher Cross hinted at why there was no music video to accompany his smash hit single, 'Ride Like The Wind'. \"I'll be honest with you: Video killed the radio star. 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