Jay-Z Expected To Debut At Number 1, New Blueprint Tour Dates

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 […]

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