Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Jay-Z & Kanye West / Watch the Throne Tour @ Staples Center

Jay-Z and Kanye West
Jay-Z and Kanye West have announced the blockbuster rap event of the year as the duo performs live at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 19 and Thursday, October 20, 2011. The announcement comes along with a date for their new album, Watch the Throne.

While the duo won’t be stopping in the Inland Empire, they’ll also be skipping Orange County and San Diego. Your only chance to see them in a trip down the 10, 60 or 210 to Los Angeles.

On Monday, August 8 tickets will be available for their nationwide tour through LiveNation and the album will be available through iTunes, as Rolling Stone reports. With the pre-ale beginning on August 7, don’t expect to find many good tickets once the tickets begin their public on-sale.

The tour will kick off in Detroit on September 22nd. It will feature performances from the collaborative record as well as hits by both artists.

According to Billboard, fans that buy their tickets online will receive a free digital copy of the album.
The announcement comes just six days after leaking their new single Otis, reports the L.A. Times.
The full Watch the Throne tour dates are:
9/22/11 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills
9/24/11 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
9/25/11 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
9/27/11 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center
9/28/11 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center
9/29/11 Washington DC Verizon Center
10/4/11 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
10/6/11 Chicago, IL United Center
10/7/11 Chicago, IL United Center
10/8/11 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
10/10/11 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
10/13/11 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
10/14/11 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
10/16/11 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
10/17/11 Sacramento, CA Power Balance Pavilion
10/19/11 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
10/20/11 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
10/21/11 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
10/25/11 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
10/26/11 Houston, TX Toyota Center
10/29/11 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
10/30/11 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
11/1/11 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
11/3/11 Boston, MA TD Garden

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