Rock On: Obama book tour is reaching high

NEW YORK — Check out the upcoming events at Chicago’s United Center and you’ll see Bulls games, Blackhawks games and concerts by Fleetwood Mac, Nicki Manaj and Cher, among others.

And former first lady Michelle Obama, to launch her book tour in November.

Just for the scale of its venues, there has never been a rollout quite like the one for Obama’s memoir “Becoming,” with stops including the Pepsi Center in Denver and American Airlines Center in Dallas.

While the traditional bookstore reading is usually free and might be called a success if a few dozen show up, Obama’s appearances will be at venues of 15,000 and higher in capacity, with tickets that range from just under $30 to $3,000. (VIP tickets include the chance to meet Obama.)

Despite some complaints on social media about prices, tickets have been selling so quickly that Live Nation added two additional events, at Barclays Center in New York City and Capitol One Arena in Washington.

“Truly humbled by the response to my upcoming book tour,” Obama tweeted Thursday.

Some fans will attend for free. According to Traub, 10 percent of tickets at each event will be donated to “local charities, schools and community groups in each city the tour visits.”

Advance promotions for her book have emphasized that she will chronicle “the experiences that have shaped her — from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world’s most famous address.”