Jay-Z and Kanye West have announced that they have a group name, so please refer to them as (drumroll please…) The Throne. The two have also announced a lengthy North American tour that will kick off September 22nd in Detroit, and wrap up November 3rd in Boston. Chicago will be treated to two shows 10/6 and 10/7 at the United Center. Tickets go on-sale 7/28, with pre-sale and special invites available on the Livenation website.
In other album news, the LP is now expected to drop digitally on August 8th. Fans can pre-order the deluxe digital edition via iTunes. The deluxe will include 16 tracks (4 bonus cuts), and pdf of album artwork by Ricard Tisci of Givenchy, as well as liner notes. Hit the jump for the full list of tour dates.
9/22/11 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills
9/24/11 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
9/25/11 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
9/27/11 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center
9/28/11 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center
9/29/11 Washington DC Verizon Center
10/4/11 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
10/6/11 Chicago, IL United Center
10/7/11 Chicago, IL United Center
10/8/11 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
10/10/11 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
10/13/11 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
10/14/11 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
10/16/11 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
10/17/11 Sacramento, CA Power Balance Pavilion
10/19/11 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
10/20/11 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
10/21/11 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
10/25/11 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
10/26/11 Houston, TX Toyota Center
10/29/11 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
10/30/11 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
11/1/11 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
11/3/11 Boston, MA TD Garden