The poster for the new Kanye West tour looked like one for a 1980s sci-fi movie, and the press release that came across our desk this morning announcing that Kanye West was undertaking a 23-city North American tour for his “Yeezus” album read a little something like it was coming over the PA at a boxing match:
“21-time Grammy Award winner (and 52-time Grammy nominee) Kanye West will return to the road this fall for THE YEEZUS TOUR — a 23-city North American tour presented by AEG Live — in support of his gold album YEEZUS, the most critically acclaimed new album of 2013 and the 6th consecutive No. 1 album of his storied career. West – a legendary live performer — combines state-of-the-art staging, production, and lighting design with his unmatched aesthetic, visionary creative mind, and an increasingly impressive catalogue of hits spanning his decade-long career.
Granted, all of this is true, but can’t you just imagine it being shouted like a fight promoter?
The seven-week North American tour is West’s first major trek since the Watch the Throne tour with Jay Z in 2001, and his first solo tour since the Glow in the Dark tour in 2008. Kendrick Lamar will open most dates.
KANYE WEST’S THE YEEZUS TOUR
October
19 Seattle, WA KeyArena * #
20 Vancouver, B.C. Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena * #
22 San Jose, CA SAP Center * #
23 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena * #
25 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena * ^
26 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center * #
November
1 Salt Lake City, UT EnergySolutions Arena * #
3 Denver, CO Pepsi Center * #
5 Minneapolis, MN Target Center * #
7 Chicago, IL United Center * #
10 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills * #
12 Toronto, Ont. Air Canada Centre * #
14 Montreal, Que. Bell Centre #
16 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center ^
17 Boston, MA TD Garden * #
19 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center * ^
21 Washington, DC Verizon Center #
23 New York, NY Madison Square Garden * ^
29 Miami, FL AmericanAirlines Arena * #
30 Tampa, FL Tampa Bay Times Forum ^
December
1 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena #
6 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center #
7 Houston, TX Toyota Center #
* Tickets on sale Sept. 13
# With Kendrick Lamar
^ Special guest to be announced