Drake Announces 41-City North American Arena Tour
The WOULD YOU LIKE A TOUR? Kicks Off September 25th in Portland, OR With Special Guest Miguel
Tickets On-Sale Beginning Friday, June 21
LOS ANGELES, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Grammy® Award-winning, multi-platinum selling, recording artist Drake today announced his 41-city North American WOULD YOU LIKE A TOUR? arena tour in support of his highly anticipated upcoming album release NOTHING WAS THE SAME, due out later this year. The tour starts Wednesday, September 25th at Portland's Rose Garden Arena and will feature Grammy® Award-winning rising R&B star Miguel, who will support on all dates and feature special guests including rapper Future. Tickets for the Live Nation produced tour go on sale beginning Friday, June 21st at LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.com.
The tour announcement comes as buzz for Drake's new album NOTHING WAS THE SAME continues to escalate since the release of the album's first track "Started From The Bottom." The hit single burned up the charts landing in the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. Drake has since released two more songs, "5AM in Toronto" and "Girls Love Beyonce," directly to fans online via OctobersVeryOwn.net.
NOTHING WAS THE SAME follows the critically acclaimed and multi-platinum selling TAKE CARE (Young Money / Cash Money / Universal Republic), which earned Drake his first Grammy® Award for "Best Rap Album" and debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart in 2011. Drake's full-length album debut, 2010's THANK ME LATER, also bowed at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart week of release and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. The album earned Drake multiple Grammy® nominations, including Best New Artist, Best Rap Album, and Best Rap Solo performance.
Miguel hit the mainstream in 2010 with the infectious first single ALL I WANT IS YOU from his major label debut album of the same name. The album also features "Sure Thing," which hit #1 on Billboard's Hip-Hop/R&B chart and second US #1 "Quickie." Miguel followed up on the success of his debut album with his critically-acclaimed, Grammy Award nominated, sophomore release, KALEIDOSCOPE DREAM, which features his third US #1 hit single "Adorn." In 2013 Miguel was nominated for a total of 5 Grammy Awards. He was recently the musical guest on SNL garnering rave reviews across the board and was also included as one of Time's 100 Most Influential People.
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DATE |
CITY |
STATE |
VENUE |
ON SALE |
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Wednesday, September 25 |
Portland |
OR |
Rose Garden Arena |
6/21 |
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Thursday, September 26 |
Tacoma |
WA |
Tacoma Dome |
6/21 |
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Friday, September 27 |
Vancouver |
BC |
Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena |
6/21 |
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Sunday, September 29 |
Calgary |
AB |
Scotiabank Saddledome |
6/21 |
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Monday, September 30 |
Edmonton |
AB |
Rexall Place |
6/21 |
|
Wednesday, October 2 |
Saskatoon |
SK |
Credit Union Centre |
6/21 |
|
Thursday, October 3 |
Winnipeg |
MB |
MTS Centre |
6/21 |
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Saturday, October 5 |
Minneapolis |
MN |
Target Center |
6/28 |
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Sunday, October 6 |
Kansas City |
MO |
Sprint Center |
6/28 |
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Tuesday, October 8 |
St. Louis |
MO |
Scottrade Center |
6/28 |
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Wednesday, October 9 |
Chicago |
IL |
United Center |
6/21 |
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Friday, October 11 |
Indianapolis |
IN |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
6/22 |
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Saturday, October 12 |
Auburn Hills |
MI |
The Palace of Auburn Hills |
6/21 |
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Sunday, October 13 |
Cleveland |
OH |
Quicken Loans Arena |
6/28 |
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Tuesday, October 15 |
Columbus |
OH |
Schottenstein Center |
6/21 |
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Wednesday, October 16 |
Buffalo |
NY |
First Niagara Center |
6/21 |
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Friday, October 18 |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
CONSOL Energy Center |
6/21 |
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Saturday, October 19 |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Wells Fargo Center |
6/22 |
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Monday, October 21 |
Montreal |
QC |
Bell Centre |
6/21 |
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Tuesday, October 22 |
Ottawa |
ON |
Scotiabank Place |
6/21 |
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Saturday, October 26 |
Hartford |
CT |
XL Center |
6/21 |
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Sunday, October 27 |
Newark |
NJ |
Prudential Center |
6/21 |
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Monday, October 28 |
Brooklyn |
NY |
Barclays Center |
6/21 |
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Wednesday, October 30 |
Boston |
MA |
TD Garden |
6/21 |
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Thursday, October 31 |
Washington |
DC |
Verizon Center |
6/21 |
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Saturday, November 2 |
Charlotte |
NC |
Time Warner Cable Arena |
6/28 |
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Sunday, November 3 |
Raleigh |
NC |
PNC Arena |
6/28 |
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Tuesday, November 5 |
Miami |
FL |
AmericanAirlines Arena |
6/21 |
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Wednesday, November 6 |
Tampa |
FL |
Tampa Bay Times Forum |
6/21 |
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Thursday, November 7 |
Atlanta |
GA |
Philips Arena |
6/28 |
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Saturday, November 9 |
New Orleans |
LA |
New Orleans Arena |
7/12 |
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Sunday, November 10 |
Dallas |
TX |
American Airlines Center |
6/21 |
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Tuesday, November 12 |
San Antonio |
TX |
AT&T Center |
6/29 |
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Wednesday, November 13 |
Houston |
TX |
Toyota Center |
6/21 |
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Saturday, November 16 |
Phoenix |
AZ |
US Airways Center |
6/21 |
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Monday, November 18 |
Sacramento |
CA |
Sleep Train Arena |
6/21 |
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Tuesday, November 19 |
Oakland |
CA |
Oracle Arena |
6/21 |
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Thursday, November 21 |
Anaheim |
CA |
Honda Center |
6/28 |
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Friday, November 22 |
Las Vegas |
NV |
MGM Grand Garden Arena |
6/28 |
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Sunday, November 24 |
San Diego |
CA |
Viejas Arena |
6/22 |
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Monday, November 25 |
Los Angeles |
CA |
STAPLES Center |
6/28 |
For more information on Drake please visit:
http://www.octobersveryown.net
http://www.facebook.com/Drake
https://twitter.com/Drake
For more information on Miguel please visit:
http://www.officialmiguel.com/home
https://www.facebook.com/miguelmusic
https://twitter.com/MiguelUnlimited
About Live Nation Entertainment:
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SOURCE Live Nation
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