AP - May 12, 2008 -- Tina Turner will hit 17 cities across the U.S. and Canada this fall in her first concert tour in eight years.

The 68-year-old music legend will start things off Oct. 1st at Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO and work her way throughout North America before wrapping Dec. 8 at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

The brand new stage show is being produced by AEG Live and will feature hits spanning Turner’s entire career.

“After performing with Beyonce at The Grammy Awards, the response was overwhelming,” said Turner in a statement. “Everywhere I went people were asking me when I was going back on tour. So after a lot of thought and planning, I can answer the only way I know how …. See you in Kansas City where we’ll kick the tour off!”

"I was at the Armani show in Milan just chatting with Sophia Loren. I told her I was taking a break. She said for how long… I said oh, seven years. She said, 'Break over. People want to see you. Get back to work,' " Turner says on the May 8 episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Tina Turner 2008 North American Tour itinerary is as follows:

October 2008
1 Kansas City, MO; Sprint Center
3 Chicago, IL; United Center
6 Chicago, IL; Allstate Arena
13 Los Angeles, CA; STAPLES Center
14 Anaheim, CA; Honda Center
19 San Jose, CA; HP Pavilion
22 Sacramento, CA; ARCO Arena
24 Phoenix, AZ; Jobing.com Arena
30 Miami, FL; American Airlines Arena

November 2008
2 Fort Lauderdale; BankAtlantic Center
5 Orlando, FL; Amway Arena
9 Atlanta, GA; Philips Arena
13 Toronto, ON; Air Canada Centre
16 Boston, MA; TD Banknorth Garden
23 Washington, DC; Verizon Center
26 Newark, NJ; Prudential Center

December 2008
3 Uniondale, NY; Nassau Coliseum
8 Montreal, QB; Bell Centre

Turner has sold more concert tickets than any performer in history.

For additional information, visit www.tinaturnerlive.com.