JAY-Z BP3 Confirms 2010 North American Tour Dates

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In the midst of his first college tour, promoting his latest #1 album The Blueprint 3 and his recently released video game sensation "DJ Hero: Renegade Edition," the unstoppable JAY-Z confirms North American tour dates for 2010's BP3 tour. The second leg of the Live Nation-produced tour will begin on February 22nd in Houston, Texas at the Toyota Center with more dates to be announced soon. JAY-Z will be joined by Grammy-nominated rapper Young Jeezy who will open all dates on the tour. Tickets go on sale beginning November 13th at LiveNation.com in select markets.

JAY-Z's BP3 North American tour will make a cross-country trek in 2010 stopping at arenas in major markets including Houston, Dallas, New Orleans, Atlanta, Greensboro, Washington, Boston, Pittsburgh, St Louis, Indianapolis, Denver, San Jose, Los Angeles and more. Additional day of show and on sale information will be announced shortly for stops in East Rutherford, Uniondale, Atlantic City and Detroit.

Citi® cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning November 10th at 10am local time through Citi's Private Pass® Program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com. Citi® cardmembers will also have access to VIP Ticket Packages that include VIP Lounge seats, personal concierge, a private pre-show VIP party and more.

"Jay-Z is the greatest rapper alive. Anyone who was in attendance at his sold-out KeyArena concert Saturday night can attest to that fact. Hova, Young Hov, Jigga, Hovito, whatever you call him Shawn Carter is on top of the rap game and there were no signs of him stepping down any time soon during his career-spanning two-hour show."

Seattle Post Intelligencer (KeyArena Review), October 19, 2009

"In a performance that had the feel of a stadium show, thanks to the scope of the production and the magnitude of the star on stage, Jay-Z did something remarkable during his encore Friday night. Even more remarkable than the tight, full-band renditions of stunners like 'Big Pimpin' and 'D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)' and more attention-getting than his flashy New York City skyline backdrop. He made individual members of the audience feel that they were as important as him, an entertainer with 11 No. 1 albums and an entrepreneur reportedly worth $150 million." The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (Penn State Review), October 14, 2009

The current North American tour, a mix of 26 colleges and arenas, has featured sold out dates including Pennsylvania State's Bryce Center, UCLA's Pauley Pavilion, Northern Kentucky University's Bank of Kentucky, Eastern Michigan University's Convocation Center, and the University of Massachusetts' Mullins Center as well as, the KeyArena in Seattle, Kelowna British Columbia's Prospera Place, Philadelphia's Wachovia Center, Providence's Dunkin' Donuts Center and Baltimore's 1st Mariner Arena.

For complete ticket, tour and on sale information visit LiveNation.com.

                                JAY-Z BP3 TOUR 2010

    Previously announced dates:
    Nov 07  Fresno, CA       Fresno State University/Save Mart Center
    Nov 08  Los Angeles, CA  UCLA/Pauley Pavilion
    Nov 10  Austin, TX       University of Texas at Austin/Frank Erwin Center
    Nov 12  Champaign, IL    University of Illinois/Assembly Hall

    Newly announced dates:
    Feb 22  Houston, TX      Toyota Center
    Feb 23  Dallas, TX       American Airlines Center
    Feb 25  New Orleans, LA  New Orleans Arena
    Feb 27  Atlanta, GA      Philips Arena
    Feb 28  Greensboro, NC   Greensboro Coliseum Complex
    Mar 03  Washington, DC   Verizon Center
    Mar 07  Norfolk, VA      Scope Arena
    Mar 11  Boston, MA       TD Garden
    Mar 16  Pittsburgh, PA   Mellon Arena
    Mar 19  St. Louis, MO    Scottrade Center
    Mar 20  Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse
    Mar 22  Denver, CO       Pepsi Center
    Mar 24  San Jose, CA     HP Pavilion
    Mar 26  Los Angeles, CA  Staples Center

    *** More cities and dates to be announced soon.

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