Kanye West announces Yeezus tour

All it took was one word, “TOUR,” and just like that, the internet has erupted with excitement over Kanye West’s first solo tour in five years following his co-venture with Jay Z on the Watch the Throne Tour that ended last summer. Supporting Kanye on the Yeezus Tour will be Kendrick Lamar, which should make for a very interesting pairing. Other guests are planned to join the duo throughout their dates, but they will be announced later on.

I was still working at the United Center when Kanye came back home during his Glow in the Dark Tour, and that show ended up being one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. What he lacked in crowd interaction, he made up for in production quality and showmanship. Say what you will about Kanye and his sometimes ridiculous antics – the man is a naturally-talented entertainer and knows how to get anybody hyped up. With both Yeezus and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy ripe for solo show exploration, the Yeezus Tour might be one of his best tours yet.

The full flyer and list of tour dates are below. Tickets for the Yeezus Tour go on sale next Friday, September 13th.

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Oct. 19: Seattle, WA KeyArena * #
Oct. 20: Vancouver, B.C. Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena * #
Oct. 22: San Jose, CA SAP Center * #
Oct. 23: Oakland, CA Oracle Arena * #
Oct. 25: Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena * ^
Oct. 26: Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center * #

Nov. 1: Salt Lake City, UT EnergySolutions Arena * #
Nov. 3: Denver, CO Pepsi Center * #
Nov. 5: Minneapolis, MN Target Center * #
Nov. 7: Chicago, IL United Center * #
Nov. 10: Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills * #
Nov. 12: Toronto, Ont. Air Canada Centre * #
Nov. 14: Montreal, Que. Bell Centre #
Nov. 16: Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center ^
Nov. 17: Boston, MA TD Garden * #
Nov. 19: Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center * ^
Nov. 21: Washington, DC Verizon Center #
Nov. 23: New York, NY Madison Square Garden * ^
Nov. 29: Miami, FL AmericanAirlines Arena * #
Nov. 30: Tampa, FL Tampa Bay Times Forum ^

Dec. 1: Atlanta, GA Philips Arena #
Dec. 6: Dallas, TX American Airlines Center #
Dec. 7: Houston, TX Toyota Center #

* Tickets on sale Friday, September 13
# With Kendrick Lamar
^ Special Guest To Be Announced