Grammy Award-winning hip hop and rap artist Kanye West is going back on tour. “The Yeezus Tour” will visit 23 North American cities this fall in support of Kanye’s latest album, which came out in June 2013. The tour begins October 19th in Seattle, WA and finishes with a December 7th date in Houston, TX. Three Canadian cities – Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal – are included on the tour.
“The Yeezus Tour” marks the first solo tour for the rapper since the “Glow in the Dark” tour in 2008; West also toured in 2011 with Jay-Z in the “Watch the Throne” tour. Kendrick Lamar will open for all but five dates on the “Yeezus Tour”.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, September 13th.
The Yeezus Tour dates are as follows (via Pollstar.com):
Oct. 19 – Seattle, Wash., KeyArena At Seattle Center
Oct. 20 – Vancouver, B.C., Rogers Arena
Oct. 22 – San Jose, Calif., SAP Center At San Jose
Oct. 23 – Oakland, Calif., Oracle Arena
Oct. 25 – Las Vegas, Nev., MGM Grand Garden Arena
Oct. 26 – Los Angeles, Calif., Staples Center
Nov. 1 – Salt Lake City, Utah, EnergySolutions Arena
Nov. 3 – Denver, Colo., Pepsi Center
Nov. 5 – Minneapolis, Minn., Target Center
Nov. 7 – Chicago, Ill., United Center
Nov. 10 – Auburn Hills, Mich., The Palace Of Auburn Hills
Nov. 12 – Toronto, Ontario, Air Canada Centre
Nov. 14 – Montreal, Quebec, Bell Centre
Nov. 16 – Philadelphia, Pa., Wells Fargo Center
Nov. 17 – Boston, Mass., TD Garden
Nov. 19 – Brooklyn, N.Y., Barclays Center
Nov. 21 – Washington, D.C., Verizon Center
Nov. 23 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena
Nov. 29 – Miami, Fla., AmericanAirlines Arena
Nov. 30 – Tampa, Fla., Tampa Bay Times Forum
Dec. 1 – Atlanta, Ga., Philips Arena
Dec. 6 – Dallas, Texas, American Airlines Center
Dec. 7 – Houston, Texas, Toyota Center