Talk about oneupmanship. The dust hadn’t even settled following Kanye West’s announcement of his Yeezus Tour when Jay Z decided to announce the North American tour dates for his Magna Carter World Tour. The rivalry/friendship between the Watch the Throne members is such an interesting dynamic to watch, especially when it results in music for fans. Still, Jay could have given Kanye this one and not stolen his thunder so early in the morning. As if the timing of his announcement wasn’t bad enough, tickets for the tour are going on sale on September 12, one day before Kanye’s Yeezus Tour tickets are available. This begs the question: If you’re strapped for cash, who are you going to go out to see, Kanye or Jay Z?
Nevertheless, North American tour dates for Jay Z’s Magna Carter World Tour are below. In the meantime, let’s all replay the “Holy Grail” video over and over until Jay hits our towns.
November 30th St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
December 1st Lincoln, NE Pinnacle Bank Arena
December 2nd Denver, CO Pepsi Center
December 6th Anaheim, CA Honda Center
December 7th San Diego, CA Valley View Casino Center
December 9th Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
December 10th Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
December 11th San Jose, CA SAP Center at San Jose
December 13th Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center
December 18th Oklahoma City, OK Chesapeake Energy Arena
December 19th Houston, TX Toyota Center
December 20th San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
December 21st Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
December 27th Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
December 28th Birmingham, AL BJCC Arena
January 2nd Ft. Lauderdale, FL BB&T Center
January 4th Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
January 5th Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Complex
January 8th Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
January 9th Chicago, IL United Center
January 10th Detroit, MI The Palace Of Auburn Hills
January 12th Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
January 13th Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
January 16th Washington DC Verizon Center
January 17th Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
January 18th Boston, MA TD Garden
January 19th Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum
January 21st Pittsburgh, PA CONSOL Energy Center
January 22nd Newark, NJ Prudential Center
January 24th Montreal, PQ Bell Centre
January 27th Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
January 29th Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
January 30th Buffalo, NY First Niagara Center
January 31st State College, PA Bryce Jordan Center