Glow in the Dark Tour

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Glow In the Dark Tour
Tour by Kanye West featuring Lupe Fiasco, Rihanna, N.E.R.D.
Start date North America = 16 April 2008
End date 5 August 2008
Legs 2
Shows 33 in North America.

The Glow In The Dark Tour is a North America Kanye West concert tour featuring Lupe Fiasco, Rihanna and N.E.R.D. It began on April 16, 2008 in Seattle, Washington and will end in New York, NY on August 5, 2008. The tour also had a brief Europe leg during November and December 2007. The UK leg featured Common and Estelle as the main opening acts. The Cardiff show featured fellow Good Music artists GLC, Consequence and Common. This will be viewed by over 10 Million fans. It was half way through the Europe leg of the tour when Kanye's mother passed away. He dedicated the song "Hey Mama" to her on the rest of the tour dates. During the tour, Chris Brown has appeared at some shows to perform his remix of "Umbrella" with Rihanna. It is has been said that as soon as Kanye West finishes his tour throughout the United States he will begin work on his new album.

Contents

[edit] Setlist

[edit] Lupe Fiasco

[edit] N.E.R.D.

[edit] Rihanna

Rumors speculated that Rihanna may not be performing at the last show, these rumors were validified when Ticketmaster.com listed only N.E.R.D and Lupe Fiasco as guests for the final show at MSG. Rihanna did not follow the same set list every night. Her set included a subset of the following songs:

[edit] Kanye West

  1. "Good Morning"
  2. "I Wonder"
  3. "Heard 'Em Say"
  4. "Through the Wire"
  5. "Champion"
  6. "Get 'Em High"
  7. "Diamonds from Sierra Leone"
  8. "Can't Tell Me Nothing"
  9. "Flashing Lights"
  10. "Spaceship"
  11. "All Falls Down"
  12. "Gold Digger"
  13. "Good Life"
  14. "Jesus Walks"
  15. "Hey Mama"
  16. "Don't Stop Believing" (Journey cover)
  17. "Stronger"
  18. "Homecoming"
  19. "Touch the Sky"

[edit] Sacramento/Seattle Mix-up

A brief controversy emerged when during his performance in Sacramento, West accidentally referred to the city as Seattle, the latter of which he performed in only two days prior. West quickly admitted his mistake and made an apology to fans on his official blog. [1]

[edit] Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
North America
April 16, 2008 Seattle, WA United States Key Arena
April 18, 2008 Sacramento, CA United States ARCO Arena
April 19, 2008 San Jose, CA United States HP Pavilion
April 20, 2008 San Diego, CA United States Sports Arena
April 21, 2008 Los Angeles, CA United States Nokia Theatre
April 22, 2008 Los Angeles, CA United States Nokia Theatre
April 24, 2008 Tucson, AZ United States McKale Center
April 25, 2008 Las Vegas, NV United States Red Rock Casino
April 26, 2008 Albuquerque, NM United States Journal Pavilion
April 27, 2008 Denver, CO United States Pepsi Center
April 29, 2008 Oklahoma City, OK United States Ford Center
April 30, 2008 Austin, TX United States Frank Erwin Center
May 1, 2008 Dallas, TX United States SuperPages.com Center
May 2, 2008 Houston, TX United States Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
May 4, 2008 Atlanta, GA United States Gwinnett Arena
May 5, 2008 Tampa, FL United States Ford Amphitheatre
May 6, 2008 Miami, FL United States American Airlines Arena
May 8, 2008 Charlotte, NC United States Time Warner Cable Arena
May 9, 2008 Raleigh, NC United States Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
May 10, 2008 Bristow, VA United States Nissan Pavilion
May 11, 2008 Virginia Beach, VA United States Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
May 13, 2008 New York, NY United States Madison Square Garden
May 15, 2008 Boston, MA United States Tweeter Center
May 16, 2008 Hartford, CT United States New England Dodge Music Center
May 17, 2008 Camden, NJ United States Susquehanna Bank Center
May 18, 2008 Scranton, PA United States Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
May 20, 2008 Montreal, QC Canada Bell Centre
May 21, 2008 Toronto, ON Canada Molson Amphitheatre
May 22, 2008 Auburn Hills, MI United States The Palace of Auburn Hills
May 23, 2008 Chicago, IL United States United Center
May 24, 2008 Chicago, IL United States United Center
May 25, 2008 Fargo, ND United States Fargodome
May 26, 2008 Winnipeg, MB Canada MTS Centre
May 27, 2008 Saskatoon, SK Canada Credit Union Centre
May 29, 2008 Edmonton, AB Canada Rexall Place
May 30, 2008 Calgary, AB Canada Pengrowth Saddledome
June 2, 2008 Vancouver, BC Canada General Motors Place
June 3, 2008 Portland, OR United States Rose Garden
June 5, 2008 Reno, NV United States Reno Events Center
June 6, 2008 San Jose, CA United States HP Pavilion
June 7, 2008 Los Angeles, CA United States Staples Center
June 8, 2008 Phoenix, AZ United States Jobing.com Arena
June 9, 2008 West Valley City, UT United States The E Center
June 11, 2008 Minneapolis, MN United States Target Center
June 12, 2008 Moline, IL United States iWireless Center
August 1, 2008 Cincinnati, OH United States US Bank Arena
August 5, 2008 New York, NY United States Madison Square Garden

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