Jay-Z tour behind '4:44' will play Atlanta this fall
BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene
Jay-Z is taking his new music from “4:44” on the road with a 31-date tour that will launch Oct. 27 on the West Coast.
The kingpin rapper, whose new album hit platinum status in less than a week , will bring his in-the-round show to Philips Arena at 8 p.m. Nov. 14.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. July 14 via www.livenation.com. However, Tidal members will have access to a pre-sale beginning at noon Monday, July 10 (visit www.tidal.com for details) and Citi cardholders can also access a pre-sale starting at noon Monday through 10 p.m. July 13 through the Citi Private Pass program (www.citiprivatepass.com). And finally, Live Nation and Ticketmaster pre-sales begin at 10 a.m. July 13 (www.livenation.com and www.ticketmaster.com). Ticket prices are $39.50-$199.50.
Jay-Z last played Atlanta in 2014 for a joint performance with wife Beyoncé at the Georgia Dome; his most recent solo appearance came in late 2013 with a Philips Arena stop on the “Magna Carter World Tour.”
| 4:44 TOUR ITINERARY | ||
| Friday, October 27 | Anaheim, CA | Honda Center |
| Saturday, October 28 | Las Vegas, NV | T-Mobile Arena |
| Wednesday, November 1 | Fresno, CA | Save Mart Center at Fresno State |
| Friday, November 3 | Phoenix, AZ | Talking Stick Resort Arena |
| Sunday, November 5 | Denver, CO | Pepsi Center Arena |
| Tuesday, November 7 | Dallas, TX | American Airlines Center |
| Wednesday, November 8 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center |
| Thursday, November 9 | New Orleans, LA | Smoothie King Center |
| Saturday, November 11 | Orlando, FL | Amway Center |
| Sunday, November 12 | Miami, FL | American Airlines Arena |
| Tuesday, November 14 | Atlanta, GA | Philips Arena |
| Wednesday, November 15 | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena |
| Thursday, November 16 | Charlotte, NC | Spectrum Center |
| Saturday, November 18 | Detroit, MI | Little Caesars Arena |
| Sunday, November 19 | Cleveland, OH | Quicken Loans Arena |
| Tuesday, November 21 | Montreal, QC | Bell Centre |
| Wednesday, November 22 | Toronto, ON | Air Canada Centre |
| Saturday, November 25 | Boston, MA | TD Garden |
| Sunday, November 26 | Brooklyn, NY | Barclays Center |
| Wednesday, November 29 | Washington, DC | Verizon Center |
| Saturday, December 2 | Uniondale, NY | NYCB LIVE's Nassau Coliseum |
| Tuesday, December 5 | Chicago, IL | United Center |
| Wednesday, December 6 | Lincoln, NE | Pinnacle Bank Arena |
| Saturday, December 9 | Edmonton, AB | Rogers Place |
| Monday, December 11 | Vancouver, BC | Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena |
| Wednesday, December 13 | Seattle, WA | KeyArena |
| Thursday, December 14 | Portland, OR | Moda Center |
| Saturday, December 16 | Oakland, CA | Oracle Arena |
| Sunday, December 17 | Sacramento, CA | Golden 1 Center |
| Tuesday, December 19 | San Diego, CA | Viejas Arena |
| Thursday, December 21 | Los Angeles, CA | The Forum |
About the Author
Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.
