Kanye West and Lady Gaga Unite for North American Tour 'Fame Kills: Starring Kanye West & Lady Gaga'

Kanye West and Lady Gaga Unite for North American Tour 'Fame Kills: Starring Kanye West & Lady Gaga'

Tickets go on sale beginning September 25th at LiveNation.com

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kanye West and Lady Gaga today officially announced dates for one of the most anticipated tours of the year - "Fame Kills: Starring Kanye West & Lady Gaga." After months of planning, the multiplatinum artists will unite for 34 shows in 34 cities that will stretch musical boundaries with their distinctive performance styles and production. "Fame Kills: Starring Kanye West & Lady Gaga" will be produced by Live Nation. Tickets go on sale to the general public in select markets beginning September 25th at www.LiveNation.com.

"Fame Kills: Starring Kanye West & Lady Gaga" kicks-off at the US Airways Center in Phoenix, AZ on November 10 and runs through January 24 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Kanye West fan club members will have the first opportunity to buy tickets in select markets, beginning Tuesday, September 22nd. Citi is the official credit card of "Fame Kills: Starring Kanye West & Lady Gaga." Citi cardmembers will have special access to purchase presale tickets beginning Thursday, September 24 at 10:00 a.m. Local Time through Citi's Private Pass program. For complete presale details visit: www.citiprivatepass.com.

In just five years, Kanye West has sold over 15 million albums worldwide, and garnered 30 Grammy nominations and 12 Grammy wins. His celebrated tours, including '07's groundbreaking and critically lauded 'Glow in the Dark Tour,' have played to more than one million fans the world over and have proven him to be a major touring force.

"Fame Kills: Starring Kanye West & Lady Gaga" is the follow-up to Lady Gaga's sold-out international "Fame Ball" tour. Her album, "The Fame," has sold more than four million copies worldwide, and her singles have sold over 25 million digital copies. Lady Gaga is only the third artist in history to have three #1 songs ("Just Dance," "Poker Face," and "LoveGame") from a debut album.

Kanye West fan club information can be found at www.FameKillsTour.com. Additional ticket and tour information can be found at www.LiveNation.com.

Dates, cities and venues for "Fame Kills: Starring Kanye West & Lady Gaga" are below. Dates and venues are subject to change.

   2009   November 10th   Phoenix, AZ       US Airways               26-Sep  10am   November 11th   San Diego, CA     San Diego Sports Arena   26-Sep  12noon   November 13th   Las Vegas, NV     Mandalay Bay Events Ctr  26-Sep  10am   November 15th   Anaheim, CA       Honda Center             26-Sep  10am   November 16th   Los Angeles, CA   Staples Center           26-Sep  10am   November 18th   Sacramento, CA    Arco Arena               25-Sep  12noon   November 19th   San Jose, CA      HP Pavilion              26-Sep  10am   November 24th   Vancouver, BC     GM Place                 25-Sep  10am   November 26th   Calgary, AB       Pengrowth Saddledome     25-Sep  10am   November 28th   Edmonton, AB      Rexall Place             25-Sep  10am   November 29th   Saskatoon, SK     Credit Union Center      25-Sep  10am   December 2nd    Denver, CO        Pepsi Center             TBA   December 4th    St. Louis, MO     Scottrade Center         3-Oct   10am   December 9th    Miami, FL         American Airlines Arena  TBA   December 11th   Atlanta, GA       Philips Arena            3-Oct   12noon   December 12th   Greensboro, NC    Greensboro Coliseum      TBA   December 13th   Norfolk, VA       Scope Arena              10-Oct  10am   December 16th   Worcester, MA     DCU Center               TBA   December 18th   Philadelphia, PA  Wachovia Center          TBA   December 19th   Baltimore, MD     1st Mariner Arena        9-Oct   10am   December 20th   Buffalo, NY       HSBC Arena               3-Oct   11am   December 22nd   East Rutherford,  Izod Center              3-Oct   10am                    NJ   December 23rd   Cleveland, OH     Quicken Loans Arena      TBA   December 26th   Hartford, CT      XL Center                3-Oct   10am   December 30th   Washington, DC    Verizon Center           2-Oct   12noon   2010   January 3rd     Uniondale, NJ     Nassau Coliseum          3-Oct   10am   January 6th     Toronto, ON       Air Canada Centre        3-Oct   1pm   January 8th     Ottawa, ON        Scotiabank Place         3-Oct   1pm   January 11th    Montreal, QC      Bell Center              3-Oct   12noon   January 14th    Detroit, MI       Palace of Auburn Hills   TBA   January 16th    Chicago, IL       United Center            2-Oct   12noon   January 21st    San Antonio, TX   AT&T Center              10-Oct  10am   January 22nd    Houston, TX       Toyota Center            TBA   January 24th    Dallas, TX        American Airlines Center TBA   *TBA - On sale date to be announced.  

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: LizMorentin@LiveNation.com

Source: Live Nation

CONTACT: Gabriel Tesoriero of Island Def Jam, +1-212-445-3632,
gabriel.tesoriero@umusic.com, for KANYE WEST; or Dave Tomberlin of Interscope
Geffen A&M Records, +1-310-865-4575, dave.tomberlin@umusic.com, for LADY GAGA;
or Liz Morentin of LIVE NATION, +1-310-975-6860, lizmorentin@livenation.com

Web Site: http://www.livenation.com/

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