( CNN ) -- Glee star and semi-professional dreamboat Darren Criss has some `` very , very exciting news '' to announce : `` I 'm happy to officially announce my very first solo tour throughout North America . It 's Canada , the United States — 16 dates , all over the place . Hopefully we 're coming by to a city near you , '' he said in a video today . EW : 'Glee ' - Sue confronts Blaine about his Cheerios duties . More deets : Criss will be playing both old and new material ( like a set-list ! ) , be having a lot of fun , and — yes — he has been working on a solo album whilst also acting in TV shows and online musicals . EW : 'Glee ' - Two legendary faces to play key role in important ( and spoilery ! ) storyline . `` But I still have these songs , and I really want to share them with people before we put them out into the world , '' Criss said . So the tour will be called `` Listen up ... , '' kicking off on May 29 in Criss ' hometown , San Francisco before moving on to dates in L.A. , Houston , Chicago , Nashville , and New York , among others . Tickets and all other info at darrencriss.com . Watch the tour announcement for yourself here . See the original story at EW.com .
Darren James plays guitar on ' Glee ' He will be touring 16 cities this summer with his solo band . He will be playing new and old songs .