The Heart of the City Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by American singer Mary J. Blige and American rapper Jay-Z.Jay Z & Mary J. Blige plan a co-headlined US tour.www.mtvnews.comJay Z and Mary J. Blige's Heart of the City Tour dates.www.hiphop-elements.com The North America tour supports Blige's eighth studio album, Growing Pains (2007) and Jay-Z's tenth studio album American Gangster (2007).Tour: Jay Z and Mary J. Blige concert tickets.wwwyorapper.comHeart of the City tour dates and venues .rap.about.com-hiphop tour events According to Pollstar.com the Heart of the City Tour grossed over $34.2 million, making it the most successful male-female hip-hop/R&B tour in history. The-Dream was the opening act for the tour, supporting his 2007 debut album Love/Hate.
Opening act The-Dream
Musicians Mary J. Blige - Main Performer, Vocals Omar Edwards - Musical Direction Adam Blackstone - Musical Direction Devine Evans - Music Programmer Tiffany Bastiani - Vocals (Background) Carlos Battery - Vocals (Background) Robert "JJ" Smith - Bass Rexsell Hardy - Drums Jeff Motley - Keyboards Luke Austin - Keyboards Omar Edwards - Keyboards Shawn Hinton - Guitar
Set list Mary J. Blige
"Can't Knock the Hustle" "You're All I Need to Get By" "Mary Jane (All Night Long)" "Don't Go" "Reminisce" "Real Love" "You Bring Me Joy" "Everything" "Sweet Thing" "Love No Limit" "Feel Like a Woman" "Stay Down" "Be Happy" "Hurt Again" "My Life" "Fade Away" "No More Drama" "Not Gon' Cry" "Your Child" "I'm Going Down" "Just Fine" "Work That" "Be Without You" "Family Affair"
Jay-Z
"Say Hello" "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." "U Don't Know" "99 Problems" "Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses)" "Blue Magic" "Minority Report" "Dirt off Your Shoulder" "Excuse Me Miss" "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" "Jigga What, Jigga Who" "Can I Get A..." "Show Me What You Got" "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" "Girls, Girls, Girls" "Big Pimpin'" "Can I Live..." "Song Cry" "Public Service Announcement" "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City"
Tour dates
+ List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venueConcert Review: Mary J. Blige show at Air Canada Centre in Toronto Date(2008) City Country VenueMarch 22MiamiU.S.American Airlines ArenaMarch 26Baltimore1st Mariner ArenaMarch 27UniondaleNassau ColiseumMarch 28East RutherfordIzod CenterMarch 30PhiladelphiaWachovia CenterApril 2TorontoCanadaAir Canada CentreApril 3BostonU.S.TD Banknorth GardenApril 5GreensboroGreensboro ColiseumApril 6Washington, D.C.Verizon CenterApril 8AtlantaPhilips ArenaApril 9New OrleansNew Orleans ArenaApril 10HoustonToyota CenterApril 12DallasSuperPages.com CenterApril 15PhoenixUS Airways CenterApril 16Los AngelesHollywood BowlApril 18IrvineVerizon Wireless AmphitheaterApril 19Las VegasMGM Grand Garden ArenaApril 20OaklandOracle ArenaApril 25Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn HillsApril 26ChicagoUnited CenterApril 27May 1BuffaloHSBC ArenaMay 2New York CityMadison Square GardenMay 5Atlantic CityBoardwalk HallMay 6New York CityMadison Square GardenMay 7May 10UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena
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