Jay-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
