Billboard is reporting that Jay-Z and Kanye West have re-dubbed themselves The Throne, clarifying for anyone still unsure who exactly they're supposed to be watching when the duo's collaborative album comes out August 8th. About a month after that, The Throne will take Watch the Throne on tour with what they're calling the Watch the Throne Tour, performing 24 shows across the country from September 22nd to November 3rd. Presumably it's going to be completely insane—Jay in a gold crown, Kanye wearing only a blended rabbit-seal fur coat and a bandanna, both men replacing onstage banter with readings from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and Q&A sessions with easy-to-follow investment advice. Here's hoping Frank Ocean—who appears twice as much on the album as Beyonce—gets to tag along.
Tour dates:
9/22/11 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills
9/24/11 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
9/25/11 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
9/27/11 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center
9/28/11 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center
9/29/11 Washington DC Verizon Center
10/4/11 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
10/6/11 Chicago, IL United Center
10/7/11 Chicago, IL United Center
10/8/11 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
10/10/11 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
10/13/11 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
10/14/11 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
10/16/11 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
10/17/11 Sacramento, CA Power Balance Pavilion
10/19/11 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
10/20/11 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
10/21/11 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
10/25/11 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
10/26/11 Houston, TX Toyota Center
10/29/11 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
10/30/11 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
11/1/11 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
11/3/11 Boston, MA TD Garden
