It's not every year the city announces an Erykah Badu show. Or even every decade. The last time the legendary neo-soul innovator played Milwaukee was 2004, when she appeared at the Northern Lights Theater, but she'll finally return on Friday, Jan. 18, when she headlines a show at the Eagles Ballroom. Tickets are $60 ($70 for VIP balcony access) and go on sale Friday, Dec. 7, at 10 a.m.
The singer has been fairly quiet in recent years, working on a follow-up to her great 2010 album New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) at an unhurried pace, though she did release a delightfully odd mixtape in 2015 called But You Caint Use My Phone, which was themed entirely around telephones. It was great.
