TEXAS —For the first time in nearly 30 years, eight-time Grammy Award-winning singer Anita Baker has announced a tour. Next year Baker will be making two stops in Texas: one in Dallas and one in Houston.

The artist will make her first stop in Texas at the Toyota Center in Houston on Dec. 15 and following that performance she will be in Dallas at American Airlines Center on Dec. 17.

This tour marks the 40th anniversary of the singer’s first album, “The Songstress,” which released in 1983.

Here are is the full list of dates for the tour:

  • Feb. 11: Hollywood, FL
  • Feb. 14: Atlanta, GA
  • Feb. 17: New Orleans, LA
  • May 10: Newark, NJ
  • May 12: Belmont Park, NY
  • May 14: Baltimore, MD
  • June 30: Chicago, IL
  • July 2: Detroit, MI
  • Nov. 18: Greensboro, NC
  • Nov. 22: Memphis, TN
  • Nov. 24: Atlantic City, NJ
  • Dec. 15: Houston, TX
  • Dec. 17: Dallas, TX
  • Dec. 22: Los Angeles, CA
  • Dec. 23: Oakland, CA

Tickets for the tour will be on sale on Ticketmaster on Nov. 17.