Kanye West and Lady Gaga announce tour “Fame Kills”

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 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 and 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: 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 FameKillsTour.com. Additional ticket and tour information can be found at LiveNation.com.

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

‘The Fame Kills’ Tour Dates

11/10/09 – Phoenix, AZ US Airways 26-Sep 10am

11/11/09 – San Diego, CA San Diego Sports Arena 26-Sep 12noon

11/13/09 – Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Ctr 26-Sep 10am

11/15/09 – Anaheim, CA Honda Center 26-Sep 10am

11/16/09 – Los Angeles, CA Staples Center 26-Sep 10am

11/18/09 – Sacramento, CA Arco Arena 25-Sep 12noon

11/19/09 – San Jose, CA HP Pavilion 26-Sep 10am

11/24/09 – Vancouver, BC GM Place 25-Sep 10am

11/26/09 – Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome 25-Sep 10am

11/28/09 – Edmonton, AB Rexall Place 25-Sep 10am

11/29/09 – Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Center 25-Sep 10am

12/2/09 – Denver, CO Pepsi Center TBA

12/4/09 – St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center 3-Oct 10am

12/9/09 – Miami, FL American Airlines Arena TBA

12/11/09 – Atlanta, GA Philips Arena 3-Oct 12noon

12/12/09 – Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum TBA

12/13/09 – Norfolk, VA Scope Arena 10-Oct 10am

12/16/09 – Worcester, MA DCU Center TBA

12/18/09 – Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center TBA

12/19/09 – Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena 9-Oct 10am

12/20/09 – Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena 3-Oct 11am

12/22/09 – East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center 3-Oct 10am

12/23/09 – Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena TBA

12/26/09 – Hartford, CT XL Center 3-Oct 10am

12/30/09 – Washington, DC Verizon Center 2-Oct 12noon

1/3/10 – Uniondale, NJ Nassau Coliseum 3-Oct 10am

1/6/10 – Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre 3-Oct 1pm

1/8/10 – Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place 3-Oct 1pm

1/11/10 – Montreal, QC Bell Center 3-Oct 12noon

1/14/10 – Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills TBA

1/16/10 – Chicago, IL United Center 2-Oct 12noon

1/21/10 – San Antonio, TX AT&T Center 10-Oct 10am

1/22/10 – Houston, TX Toyota Center TBA

1/24/10 – Dallas, TX American Airlines Center TBA
*TBA – On sale date to be announced.