Because both of these acts are pretty big deals and because, as a result, you’d probably want to know when either of them announces tour dates, we figured we would kill two birds with one stone and detail both acts’ newly announced dates in one fell swoop. So, here’s the deal:
Vampire Weekend, which will unveil its sophomore studio album on January 12th (get another preview, in the form of “Cousins”, here) are finally beginning to map out tour dates away from sunny California. Now included on the band’s upcoming itinerary are three nights in the Big Apple as well as two weeks worth of dates in the United Kingdom. There are also rumors that the band will return to Cali in April for an appearance at a certain music festival, but that has yet to be officially confirmed. Tickets here.
Fresh off an appearance at Rihanna’s London gig, the producer of Fela!, the boss of The Ting Tings, and the creator of The Blueprint 3, aka known to you and me as Jay-Z, has added several more dates to the 2010 leg of his Blueprint 3 tour. Among the newest cities getting love are Sunrise, FL, E. Rutherford, NJ, Long Island, NY, and Auburn Hills, MI. Tickets here.
Find all the confirmed dates for both Vampire Weekend and Jay-Z below.
Vampire Weekend 2009/2010 Tour Dates:
11/21 – Sydney, AU @ Oxford Art Factory
11/23 – Sydney, AU @ Notes on Enmore
12/10 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom (94.7FM “A December To Remember”)
12/11 – Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena (Live 105 “Not So Silent Night 2009”)
12/12 – La Jolla, CA @ RIMAC Arena/UC San Diego (FM949 “Holiday Hootenanny”)
12/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ Gibson Amphitheater (KROQ “Acoustic Christmas”)
12/15 – Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theater (KNDD The End’s “Deck The Hall Ball ’09”)
01/12 – Los Angeles, CA – Henry Fonda Theater
01/17 – New York, NY @ United Palace Theater
01/18 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
01/19 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
02/07 – Cambridge, UK @ Corn Exchange
02/08 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Apollo
02/09 – Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy
02/10 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy
02/12 – Newcastle, UK @ O2 Academy
02/13 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowlands
02/14 – Edinburgh, UK @ Picture House
02/16 – London, UK @ O2 Academy
02/17 – London, UK @ O2 Academy
Jay-Z 2010 Tour Dates:
02/20 – Sunrise, FL @ Bank Atlantic Center %
02/22 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center %
02/23 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center %
02/25 – New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena %
02/27 – Atlanta, GA @ Phillips Arena %
02/28 – Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum Complex %
03/03 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center %
03/06 – E. Rutherford, NJ @ IZOD Center %
03/07 – Norfolk, VA @ Scope Arena %
03/11 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden %
03/12 – Long Island, NY @ Nassau Coliseum %
03/13 – Atlantic, NJ @ Borgata Casino %
03/14 – Auburn Hills, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills %
03/16 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mellon Arena %
03/19 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center %
03/20 – Indianapolis, IN @ Conseco Fieldhouse %
03/22 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center %
03/24 – San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion %
03/26 – Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center %
* = w/ N.E.R.D.
^ = w/ Wale
# = w/ J. Cole
% = w/ Young Jeezy