Jay-Z‘s
The Blueprint
sold over 400,000 copies its first week out, despite
bootlegging and the tragedy on his release date. The Blueprint
will debut in Billboards charts in the weeks Top Ten releases
and is expected to claim the number one position.
"Due
to the tragedy that occurred on Tuesday, I am postponing
the start of my tour," Jay-Z said. The tour, which
was scheduled to begin Friday, September 14th in Columbus,
OH, has been moved out of respect and necessity. The shows
scheduled for Friday, September 14th in Columbus, OH and
Sunday, September 16th in Cleveland have been rescheduled
for October 9th and 10th. The new schedule is below.
THE BLUEPRINT
LOUNGE TOUR
Wednesday,
September 19th Baltimore, MD Bohangers
Thursday, September 20th Worcester, MA Palladium
Saturday, September 22nd New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
Sunday, September, 23rd Washington DC Nations
Monday, September 24th Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
Wednesday, September 26th Raleigh, NC
The Ritz
Thursday, September 27th Charlotte, NC
Grady Cole Center
Friday, September 28th Norfolk, VA
The Boathouse
Saturday, September 29th Atlanta, GA
DeKalb Atlanta Center
Monday, October 1st Miami, FL
Billboard Live
Tuesday, October 2nd Orlando, FL
Hard Rock Live
Thursday, October 4th Houston, TX
Ariel Theater
Friday, October 5th Dallas, TX
Bronco Bowl
Sunday, October 7th St. Louis, MO
TBA
Monday, October 8th Chicago, IL
The Riviera
Tuesday, October 9th Columbus, OH
Newport Music Hall
Wednesday, October 10th Cleveland, OH
Agora Ballroom
Thursday, October 11th San Francisco, CA
The Warfield
Friday, October 12th Los Angeles, CA
The Shrine