Barbra Streisand to Hold Staples Center Concert

LOS ANGELES, CA - Barbra Streisand will perform in Los Angeles and eight other cities in August, it was announced today.

Streisand will kick off the nine-city tour with an Aug. 2 concert at Staples Center, followed by dates in San Jose, Las Vegas, Chicago, Brooklyn, Boston, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Toronto.

The 74-year-old performer's longtime manager, Marty Erlichman, said Streisand will perform her hits recorded over six decades, plus songs from her new album, "ENCORE: Movie Partners Sing Broadway."

Every ticket purchased online includes a CD of Streisand's third Broadway album, which will be released later this year.

Tickets for all shows will go on sale May 25, and will be available online, via charge-by-phone and at venue box offices. American Express card members can purchase tickets for the U.S. dates before the general public from Wednesday through Sunday, and for Toronto from Thursday through Sunday.

Streisand last toured in 2012.

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