Jay-Z, Kanye West bow dates for ‘The Throne’ Tour and CD

Having now christened their fledgling duet ‘The Throne’ Jay-Z and Kanye West are about to debut their first album together and have just announced dates for their long-awaited joint tour.

The album bows on iTunes on August 8th and fans can also buy tickets for the tour on that same date. The CD version will then arrive on August 12.

There are 24 dates booked so far, starting in Detroit on September 22nd. And the guys will perform songs from the album as well as some previous works, so those lucky enough to get tickets should be in for a feast.

If you visit Live Nation’s web site from July 28 you can get pre-sale tickets for the shows. If you’ve got a ‘Citi-Card’ you can get a special deal from the following day.

The new album – which was supposed to debut in January – includes guest appearances by Beyoncé, Mr. Hudson, Frank Ocean and a [hopefully respectful] sample from the late Otis Redding.

But there’s a twist: There will be two different versions and if you want ‘HAM’ – the first single from it – you’ll need to buy the ‘Deluxe’ edition or you’ll miss that track and three others.

Slick marketing, huh?

Here are the dates for tour so far. Get your seats, guys, this is going to be a popular show…

9/22/11 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills
9/24/11 Toronto, ON Air Canada Center
9/25/11 Montreal, QC Bell Center
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

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