Kanye West will headline his first tour in the United States, after scoring a #2 debut and selling almost 500,000 copies the first week his album, The College Dropout hit stores.The 34 date tour will also feature Dilated Peoples,
who will serve as West’s opening act. The group is gearing up to release their highly anticipated album Neighborhood Watch, which lands on store shelves April 6.West produced the album’s first single, "This Way." For fans that are wondering why there are two show dates for April
17, The rappers will do a show in Washington, D.C. and another the same night in Columbia, South Carolina.The tour kicks off on March 16 at Virginia Tech
University and winds down with three consecutive nights of shows in West’s hometown
of Chicago, Illinois.3/16 – Blacksburg, VA – Virginia Tech University
3/17 – Norfolk, VA – NorVa Theater 3/18 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club 3/20 – Union, NJ – Kean University 3/22 – New Haven, CT – Toads 3/23 – Worcester, MA – Palladium 3/25 – Providence, RI – Rhode Island College 3/26 – Toronto, ON – Docs 3/27 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field 3/28 – Milwaukee, WI – Rave 3/29 – Minneapolis, MN – Quest 4/1 – Seattle, WA – Showbox 4/3 – San Francisco, CA – Grand Ballroom 4/4 – Los Angeles, CA – House of Blues 4/5 – Los Angeles, CA – House of Blues 4/6 – Los Angeles, CA – House of Blues 4/8 – San Diego, CA – 4th & B 4/9 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues 4/10 – Phoenix, AZ – Marquee 4/11 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater 4/12 – Denver, CO – Fillmore 4/14 – St. Louis, MO – Pageant 4/15 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room 4/16 – Detroit, MI – State Theater 4/17 – Washington, DC – George Washington University 4/17 – Columbia, SC – 3 Rivers Festival 4/18 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues 4/23 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory 4/24 – Storrs, CT – University of Connecticut 4/29 – New York, NY – Pace University 4/30 – Bowie, MD – Bowie University 5/3 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues 5/4 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues 5/5 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues