Michelle Obama coming to Tacoma Dome on book tour
Michelle Obama’s book tour next year will include Tacoma as its first stop in 2019.
The former first lady, whose book “Becoming,” has become the best-selling book of the year, will be at the Tacoma Dome at 8 p.m. Feb. 8.
Verified Ticketmaster sales will begin 10 a.m. Saturday (Dec. 15). Registration for that is at the Dome’s website with a registration deadline of 10 p.m., Dec. 12 for the “verified fan presale.”
Those registered will receive a code to buy tickets Friday before the general sales begin Saturday.
More information is available at https://bit.ly/2QrVLAe
A limited number of VIP meet-and-greet packages will be available, according to a news release from the Dome.
Some tickets will be donated to various organizations “including, but not limited to, charities, schools, and community groups in each city the tour visits,” according to the release. “Those fans will receive free admission to the tour stop in their city.”
In the four weeks since her book was released, it has sold more than 3 million copies.
The book and tour have Obama recounting experiences in her life, public and private, from growing up on the South Side of Chicago to years as an executive to her time with her husband, former President Barack Obama, in the White House.
Each tour stop will include a moderator to appear in conversation with Obama.
Her 2019 tour includes not only an appearance in Tacoma but also Portland and Vancouver, British Columbia, along with European dates. The U.S. tour will end May 12 in Nashville, Tennessee, at the historic Ryman Auditorium.
This story was originally published December 11, 2018 at 10:46 AM.
