The Jay-Z Fall Tour, also known as The Blueprint 3 Tour, was a concert tour by American rapper Jay-Z in support of his eleventh studio album The Blueprint 3. The routing took the rap mogul to 18 cities in the U.S. and 7 in Canada, kicking off with a 9/11 benefit concert on September 9 in New York City and ending in Austin, Texas on November 22. It was announced in November 2009 that dates would be added for 2010, with Trey Songz and Young Jeezy joining Jay-Z as opening acts.
Opening acts J. Cole Wale N.E.R.D. Trey Songz (2010 leg) Young Jeezy (2010 leg)
Personnel The Roc Boys
Omar Edwards – musical director, keyboards Monty – keyboards Tony Russell – bass Shaun Carrington – guitar Natural – guitar (select dates only) Tony Royster Jr. – drums (solo on "Show Me What You Got") Brett Baker – percussion DJ Guru – DJ DJ Neil Armstrong – DJ (select dates only) Lamont Caldwell – saxophone Lee Hogans – trumpet Aaron Goode – trombone
Set list "Run This Town" "D.O.A. (Death of Autotune)" "U Don't Know" "Show Me What You Got" "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" "Jigga What, Jigga Who" "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" "P.S.A. (Public Service Announcement)" "Heart of The City (Ain't No Love)" "Already Home" (with Trey Songz) "Empire State of Mind" (with Bridget Kelly) "So Ambitious" (with Pharrell) "Dirt off Your Shoulder" "A Star Is Born" (with J. Cole) "Thank You" "On to the Next One" "Venus vs. Mars" "Swagga Like Us" "Can I Get A..." "Big Pimpin'" "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" "Encore" "Young Forever"
Tour dates Date City Country Venue North America September 9, 2009 New York CityUnited States Madison Square Garden October 1, 2009 University Park Bryce Jordan Center October 10, 2009 Highland Heights The Bank of Kentucky Center October 13, 2009 EdmontonCanada Rexall Place October 14, 2009 Calgary Pengrowth Saddledome October 15, 2009 Kelowna Prospera Place October 16, 2009 Vancouver General Motors Place October 17, 2009 SeattleUnited States KeyArena October 21, 2009 Ypsilanti Eastern Michigan University October 22, 2009 Cleveland Wolstein Center October 23, 2009 Philadelphia Wachovia Center October 24, 2009 Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center October 25, 2009 Amherst Mullins Center October 27, 2009 Baltimore 1st Mariner Arena October 28, 2009 Columbus Schottenstein Center October 29, 2009 LondonCanada John Labatt Centre October 30, 2009 Montreal Bell Centre October 31, 2009 Toronto Air Canada Centre November 1, 2009 Ottawa Scotiabank Place November 7, 2009 FresnoUnited States Save Mart Center November 8, 2009 Los Angeles Pauley Pavilion November 10, 2009 Austin Frank Erwin Center November 12, 2009 Champaign Assembly Hall February 20, 2010 Sunrise BankAtlantic Center February 22, 2010 Houston Toyota Center February 23, 2010 Dallas American Airlines Center February 25, 2010 New Orleans New Orleans Arena February 27, 2010 Atlanta Philips Arena February 28, 2010 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum Complex March 2, 2010 New York City Madison Square Garden March 3, 2010 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center March 5, 2010 Uncasville Mohegan Sun March 6, 2010 East Rutherford Izod Center March 7, 2010 Norfolk Norfolk Scope March 11, 2010 Boston TD Garden March 12, 2010 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum March 14, 2010 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills March 16, 2010 Pittsburgh Mellon Arena March 18, 2010 Chicago United Center March 19, 2010 St. Louis Scottrade Center March 20, 2010 Indianapolis Conseco Fieldhouse March 22, 2010 Denver Pepsi Center March 24, 2010 San Jose HP Pavilion March 26, 2010 Los Angeles Staples Center
Cancelled dates The following dates have been canceled by tour promoter Live Nation, due to "an unforeseen scheduling conflict."http://blogs.lubbockonline.com/centerstage/2009/11/05/nov-17-concert-by-jay-z-has-been-canceled/
November 17, Lubbock November 19, Albuquerque November 20, El Paso
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