Jay-Z adds 'Blueprint 3' tour dates
Jay-Z adds 'Blueprint 3' tour dates
Show all 1Jay-Z has added dates to his winter/spring US tour in support of the 2009 album The Blueprint 3. Among additions to the now 21-city tour is a hometown show March 2 at New York City's Madison Square Garden.
The tour begins February 20 in Florida and is currently set to end March 26 in Los Angeles. Opening for the Jay-Z will be Grammy-nominated rapper Young Jeezy and R&B singer Trey Songz.
Tickets for most dates are available now, while tickets for the newly announced dates - the Madison Square Garden show, plus one in Uncasville, Connecticut - go on sale January 15.
The Blueprint 3 is Jay-Z's 11th studio album and the final installment in his "Blueprint" trilogy, which includes 2001's The Blueprint and 2002's Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse. Also the singer's 11th No. 1 album, The Blueprint 3 made Jay-Z the solo artist with the most No. 1 albums on Billboard's top chart, a record he previously shared with Elvis Presley.
2010 tour dates:
February 2010
20 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center
22 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
23 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
25 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
27 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
28 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum Complex
March 2010
2 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
3 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
5 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun
6 - East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
7 - Norfolk, VA - Norfolk Scope Arena
11- Boston, MA - TD Garden
12 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14 - Auburn Hills, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills
16 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
18 - Chicago, IL - United Center
19 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
20 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
22 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
24 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion at San Jose
26 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
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