Kanye, Jay-Z Add Tour Dates Due To Overwhelming Demand

(AllHipHop News) Representatives for Kanye West and Jay-Z confirmed that the presale date to purchase tickets for their upcoming tour “Watch the Throne" has been pushed back to August 2nd.

Fans of the pair will now have to wait an extra week to pre-purchase tickets to the tour, due to overwhelming demand for tickets.

Tour organizers have announced they have added more dates to the highly anticipated outing, which is slated to kick off September X and Y and wind down in X of the city.

Reps told AllHipHop.com that a new, revised tour schedule will be released on Monday (August 1st).

The normal date for public tickets to go on sale remains unchanged, with an August 8th availability, through Ticketmaster.com and Livenation.com.

As The Throne, Kanye West and Jay-Z will perform songs from their highly anticipated collaboration, Watch the Throne, in addition to selections from their classic catalogs.

Watch The Throne: Tour Dates

Kanye West and Jay-Z are embarking on a North American tour this fall in support of their upcoming album ‘Watch the Throne.’ Ye' and Jay will perform in 21 cities. Kick-starting in Detroit on Sept.22 and wraping up on Nov. 3 in Boston.

In addition, the duo’s album ‘Watch the Throne’ will come later than expected. It will hit iTunes exclusively on Aug. 8, while the physical copies will arrive in stores on Aug. 12.

Fans can get pre-sale tickets on July 28 through Aug. 7 at Live Nation before they become available to the public on Aug. 8.

The hype surrounding ‘Watch the Throne’ has reached a fever pitch since West and Jay-Z released ‘Otis’ last week to mixed reviews. You can read our article on it here

2011 ‘Watch the Throne’ Tour Dates:

9/22 – Detroit, Mich. | Palace of Auburn Hills
9/24 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Air Canada Centre
9/25 – Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Bell Centre
9/27 – East Rutherford, N.J. | Izod Center
9/28 – East Rutherford, N.J. | Izod Center
9/28 – Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center
10/4 – Philadelphia, Penn. | Wells Fargo Center
10/6 – Chicago, Ill. | United Center
10/7 – Chicago, Ill. | United Center
10/8 – Minneapolis, Minn. | Target Center
10/10 – Denver, Colo. | Pepsi Center
10/13 – Tacoma, Wash. | Tacoma Dome
10/14 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Rogers Arena
10/16 – San Jose, Calif. | HP Pavilion
10/17 – Sacramento, Calif. | Power Balance Pavilion
10/19 – Los Angeles, Calif. | Staples Center
10/20 – Los Angeles, Calif. | Staples Center
10/21 – Las Vegas, Nev. | MGM Grand Garden Arena
10/25 – Dallas, Texas | American Airlines Center
10/26 – Houston, Texas | Toyota Center
10/29 – Atlanta, Ga. | Philips Arena
10/30 – Greensboro, N.C. | Greensboro Coliseum
11/1 – Baltimore, Md. | 1st Mariner Arena
11/3 – Boston, Mass. | TD Garden