J-o-e Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 Kanye West has tapped an all-star cast for his “Touch the Sky” tour, which comes on the heels of his #1 sophomore Roc-A-Fella Records release, Late Registration. Keyshia Cole, Fantasia and rapper Common will join Kanye on the tour, which is being sponsored by Verizon. "Performing live is the reason why we make this music, spend so much time and thought and craft on it," West said. "It's never been about the critics or the album sales. It's about the fans, and I love having the opportunity to bring this music - that I've poured my heart and soul into - to them.” West has critics. The rapper came under fire in various media outlets after his recent comments that “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” on a nationally televised NBC telethon. The comments prompted a national debate on race and the President's handling of Hurricane Katrina and drew a response from First Lady Laura Bush, who branded the comments "disgusting." West also has fans. His new album Late Registration debuted at #1 last week and sold over 860,000 copies in the first week of its release, making it the biggest opening release in Def Jam’s history. West’s second single “Gold Digger” recently hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, the Chicago native's first #1 single since “Slow Jamz” with fellow Chicago rapper, Twista. “I think about how audiences are going to respond to hooks and intros and certain lines when I'm in the studio recording,” West said. “Bringing these songs to the stage is the ultimate fulfillment of the creative process." The tour kicks off October 11 in Miami, Florida and winds down in Vancouver, Canada. Tour dates are below: Tuesday 11-Oct Miami, FL Convocation Center: Un. Of Miami Wed 12-Oct Tampa, FL USF: Sundome Thursday 13-Oct Gainsville, FL O'Connell Center: Un. Of FL. Saturday 15-Oct Greenville, SC Bi-Lo Center Sunday 16-Oct Knoxville, TN Thompson-Boling Arena Tuesday 18-Oct Columbia, MO Mizzou Arena Wednesday 19-Oct Champaign, IL Assembly Hall Friday 21-Oct Buffalo, NY Alumni Arena Saturday 22-Oct Detroit, MI Fox Theatre Sunday 23-Oct Detroit, MI/Columbus, OH Fox Theatre/Schottenstein Center Wednesday 26-Oct Kingston, RI Ryan Center: UN. Of Rhode Island Friday 28-Oct University Park, PA Bryce Jordan Center: Penn State Saturday 29-Oct Cleveland, OH CSU Convocation Center Sunday 30-Oct Fairfax, VA Patriot Center Monday 31-Oct Amherst, MA Mullins Center Wednesday 2-Nov New York, NY MSG Theatre Thursday 3-Nov New York, NY MSG Theatre Friday 4-Nov Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena Saturday 5-Nov Hampton, VA Coliseum sun 6-Nov Philadelphia, PA Liacouris Center Tuesday 8-Nov Pittsburgh, PA AJ Palumbo Center/Peterson Evnt Wednesday 9-Nov Toronto, ON ACC Friday 11-Nov E. Lansing, MI Breslin Center: MI State Un. Saturday 12-Nov Chicago,IL Rosemont Theater Sunday 13-Nov Dekalb, IL/ Minneapolis, MN NIU Convocation Center/Excel Center Monday 14-Nov Northwestern University Welsh Ryan Arena Tuesday 15-Nov Carbondale, IL SIU Arena Thursday h 17-Nov Atlanta, Ga Gwinnett Center Friday 18-Nov Greensboro, NC Coliseum Saturday 19-Nov Statesboro, GA GSU Sunday 20-Nov Birmingham, AL BJCC Tuesday 22-Nov Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center Wednesday 23-Nov Memphis, TN Mid-South Coliseum Friday 25-Nov Houston, TX Reliant Arena Saturday 26-Nov Dallas, TX Nokia Live Sunday 27-Nov Kansas City, MO Kemper Arena Tuesday 29-Nov Denver, CO Magness--Lecture Hall Thursday 1-Dec Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre Friday 2-Dec San Diego, CA Cox Arena/RIMAC Saturday 3-Dec Los Angeles, CA Universal Amph Sunday 4-Dec Los Angeles, CA Universal Amph Tuesday 6-Dec San Francisco Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Wednesday 7-Dec Las Vegas, NV M. Bay--Aladdin Friday 9-Dec Portland, OR Memorial Coliseum Saturday 10-Dec Seattle, WA Everett Event Center Sunday 11-Dec Vancouver GM Place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fresh_from_sofia Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 damn this is a big tour but why only is USA :damnlorettas: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawad_m Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 kinda looks like small venues but still Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixmastermegan7 Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 Got my tickets! 3rd row!! I'm hoping Will does a tour similar to this, but also overseas for ALL Will fans :-0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vipa Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 Coming to San Fran...I might see if I cna get a few tickets to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cristigolo Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 cool. quite a few locations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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