(Live Nation) Jay-Z is officially announcing his fall tour. With 21 dates confirmed, the tour will make stops at a mix of college campus arenas and traditional venues across North America starting at Penn State University on October 9th. Tickets go on sale in select markets beginning on September 11th at LiveNation.com. Prior to the tour kickoff, JAY-Z will hold a charity concert at New York's legendary Madison Square Garden on Friday, September 11th in support of the New York Police & Fire Widows and Children's Benefit Fund. For this live event, 100% of the proceeds from tickets sales and concert merchandise will go directly to the charity. For more information please visit www.answerthecall.org.
The fall tour is the follow-up to the historic "Mary J. Blige & Jay-Z: Heart of the City" tour where they performed for more than 600,000 fans and received rave reviews at every stop. The 28 date trek grossed more than $35 million.
Beginning September 4th, fan club members will have an opportunity to buy pre-sale tickets for select cities. Tickets are available to the general public in select markets beginning September 11th at www.LiveNation.com.
Oct 09 State College, PA Penn State/Bryce Jordan Center Fri. 9/11 @ 12 Noon
Oct 10 Cincinnati, OH N Kentucky U/Bank of Kentucky Center Sat. 9/12 @ 10 AM
Oct 13 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place Fri. 9/11 @ 10 AM
Oct 14 Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome Fri. 9/11 @ 10 AM
Oct 15 Kelowna, BC Prospera Place Fri. 9/11 @ 10 AM
Oct 16 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place Fri. 9/11 @ 10 AM
Oct 17 Seattle, WA KeyArena Sat. 9/12 @ 10 AM
Oct 21 Ypsilanti, MI Eastern Michigan U/Convocation Center Fri. 9/11 @ 10 AM
Oct 23 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center (Powerhouse) Fri. 9/11 @ 12Noon
Oct 24 Providence, RI Dunkin Donuts Center Sat. 9/12 @ 10 AM
Oct 25 Amherst, MA U of Mass/Mullins Center Fri. 9/11 @ 12 Noon
Oct 27 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena Fri. 9/11 @ 10 AM
Oct 28 Columbus, OH Ohio State/Schottenstein Center Fri. 9/11 @ 11 AM
Oct 29 London, ON John Labatt Centre Fri. 9/11 @ 10 AM
Oct 30 Montreal, QC Bell Centre Fri. 9/11 @ 12 Noon
Oct 31 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre Fri. 9/11 @ 10 AM
Nov 01 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place Fri. 9/11 @ 10 AM
Nov 12 Champaign, IL University of Illinois/Assembly Hall Fri. 9/11 @ 10 AM
Nov 19 Albuquerque, NM Tingley Coliseum Sat. 9/12 @ 10 AM
Nov 20 El Paso, TX U of Texas at El Paso/Don Haskins Ctr Fri. 9/11 @ 10 AM
Nov 22 Austin, TX U of Texas at Austin/Frank Erwin Center Sat. 9/12 @ 10 AM
*** More cities and dates to be announced soon.