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Jay-Z And Kanye Announce Joint Tour, Calling Themselves The Throne Now

10:32 a.m. · July 25, 2011 · by Andrew Winistorfer

The long wait of announced release dates and promises from hangers-on claiming that the album will be "great" will be over in two weeks, when Kanye and Jay-Z's Watch the Throne finally comes out (Aug. 8 for physical, possibly earlier digitally). But here's some different news surrounding Jigga and Yeezy: They have apparently started calling themselves the Throne, and they are going to tour the living hell out of their album. It kicks off in September and runs to the beginning of November. The arenas of America aren't set up for stars this huge touring together. Go here to pre-order the album. Here are the dates:

09.22 Detroit, MI: Palace of Auburn Hills

09.24 Toronto, ON: Air Canada Centre

09.25 Montreal, QC: Bell Centre

09.27 East Rutherford, NJ: Izod Center

09.28 East Rutherford, NJ :Izod Center

09.29 Washington DC: Verizon Center

10.04 Philadelphia, PA: Wells Fargo Center

10.06 Chicago, IL: United Center

10.07 Chicago, IL: United Center

10.08 Minneapolis, MN: Target Center

10.10 Denver, CO: Pepsi Center

10.13 Tacoma, WA: Tacoma Dome

10.14 Vancouver, BC: Rogers Arena

10.16 San Jose, CA HP: Pavilion

10.17 Sacramento, CA: Power Balance Pavilion

10.19 Los Angeles, CA: Staples Center

10.20 Los Angeles, CA: Staples Center

10.21 Las Vegas, NV: MGM Grand Garden Arena

10.25 Dallas, TX: American Airlines Center

10.26 Houston, TX: Toyota Center

10.29 Atlanta, GA: Philips Arena

10.30 Greensboro, NC: Greensboro Coliseum

11.01 Baltimore, MD: 1st Mariner Arena

11.03 Boston, MA: TD Garden