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John Legend may be able to easily pack arenas worldwide after cementing his global stardom with the 2013 hit “All of Me,” but the Grammy-winning musician has made clear, time and time again, that he still prefers more intimate performance spaces.
The musician is treating Bay Area fans to one such experience with his scheduled show at Oakland’s Paramount Theatre on Tuesday, Dec. 9, in celebration of his debut studio album, “Get Lifted,” which was released in 2004. The forthcoming performance is part of his 20th anniversary tour for the record, which began in the U.K. in May.
The R&B singer also paid his Northern California fans a visit last summer, when he lent his velvety vocals to the San Francisco Symphony for joint back-to-back performances at Davies Symphony Hall…