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Revision as of 23:51, 1 February 2012

Watch the Throne Tour
Tour by Jay-Z and Kanye West
Associated albumWatch the Throne
Start dateOctober 29, 2011 (2011-10-29)
End dateDecember 18, 2011 (2011-12-18)
Legs1
No. of shows33
Box office$48,300,000
Jay-Z tour chronology
The Home & Home Tour
(2010) 		Watch the Throne Tour
(2011)
Kanye West tour chronology
Fame Kills: Starring Kanye West and Lady Gaga
(2009–10)
(canceled) 		Watch the Throne Tour
(2011)

The Watch The Throne Tour was co-headlining concert tour by American rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West.[1] It began on October 28, 2011, in Atlanta at the Philips Arena and continued until mid December with its final show scheduled in Vancouver on December 2011.[2] Originally scheduled for 23 performances, due to demand and ticket sell-outs, the tour was expanded to 26 performances. 23 shows were confirmed in the United States with 4 shows in Canada. At the tour's completion, it was stated to be one of the greatest concert experiences of all time.

Following the Glow in the Dark Tour, it marks West first concert tour after four years, excluding his ultimately cancelled tour the Fame Kills, with Lady Gaga. It follows Jay-Z's opening act for U2 at the U2 360° Tour and his The Home & Home Tour with Eminem. The concert, which has no opening act of its own, is in support of the West's and Jay-Z 2011 album Watch the Throne (2011), with most of the album's track-list performed, such as singles "Otis", Lift Off, "Niggas in Paris" and concert opener "H•A•M". Additional West singles like "Gold Digger", "Stronger", "Heartless" and "All of the Lights" and Jay-Z singles like "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)", "99 Problems", "Run This Town", and "Empire State of Mind" are also performed.[3]

The critical and box office performance of the tour have both been positive, with critics praising the production value, the elaborate stage design, and the large string of successful singles featured. The tour had very little promotion before its premiere, with the exception being behind-the-scene concert footage sponsored by Voyr.[4] By the end of the year, the tour had grossed $48.3 million making it the highest grossing hip-hop tour and the eighth highest grossing tour of 2011.[5]


Synopsis

The crowd was repeatedly asked to "put their diamonds up" during performances.

The show begins with West and Jay-Z "emerging on two cube-shaped mini stages to the operatic sounds of "H•A•M".[6] Following that, "Who Gon Stop Me" is the next song, with "Otis" being performed with "a Givenchy - designed American flag flashing on the stage's main screens" after an extended introduction using "Try a Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding.[7] Afterwards, Kanye leaves the stage, and Jay performs solo songs like "Where I'm From" and "Empire State of Mind", encouraging the audience to sing along.[7][8] Kanye returns to the stage afterwards, performing his own songs like "Power", "Touch the Sky", and "Gold Digger", eventually with the two of them performing songs together, like "Run This Town", Monster" and the remix of "Diamonds from Sierra Leone", where Jay-Z repeatedly told the crowd to "put your diamonds up", the sign for Roc Nation.[7][8]

Mixing hits from both artists discographies, like "Can't Tell Me Nothing", "Good Life", "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" and "99 Problems", the show then segues into West performing "Runaway" and "Heartless", which has been described as "emotional highlight of the show".[6][7] The most energetic part of the show has been reported to be during "Niggas in Paris", with "the track's Will Farrell intro ("We're gonna skate to one song and one song only") brought on the moment that everyone was waiting for."[7] "Niggas in Paris" was originally performed three times in a row, but as the tour progressed, the song was regularly performed up to ten times in succession. Following other Watch the Throne tracks like "No Church in the Wild" and "Lift Off", the show ends with "Encore" and an |inspirational rendition of "Made in America," complete with images of Martin Luther King Jr. and "sweet brother" Malcolm X flashing on the big screen.[7] The final song is "Why I Love You".[9] USA Today describes the stage design:

This show was visually spectacular. There was a main, T-shaped stage where both entertainers performed together, and also two cube-shaped mini stages, one at each end of the arena, that rose and lowered at various points during the show. West and Jay-Z performed separately on these cubes, which showed various images (a snarling pitbull, a swimming shark) at different points of the show. Fireballs the size of car tires shot from the floor toward the ceiling during some performances. Two large video screens behind the main stage showed appropriate images during the performances; a virtually non-stop laser light show added to the oomph factor.[8]

Reception

West and Jay-Z on in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Critical reception towards the tour was positive. MTV News gave the opening show a good review, writing "While the WTT album has been noted for its opulent displays of wealth, Hov and Yeezy's show will be marked by the duo's overabundance of hit records."[7] USA Today praised the duo's ability to get the audience excited, stating "at one point, as Jay-Z and West performed Niggas in Paris from their new hit CD, "Watch the Throne," West exhorted the audience to "Bounce! Bounce!" The resulting stomping had Philips Arena rocking and shaking in a way that it hasn't for the Hawks in a long time."[8] Rap-Up mused "it was a crowning moment for Jay-Z and Kanye West as they kicked off the Watch the Throne tour to a packed house at Philips Arena in Atlanta on Friday night. The hip-hop kings, collectively known as The Throne, opened the most anticipated hip-hop tour of the year with a bang."[6] Idolator stated that the tour featured "an epic set list that featured selections from each artist’s own behemoth catalog of hits as well as their Watch The Throne collaborations."[10] The tour has grossed $48.3 million by the end of the year, making it the highest grossing hip-hop tour and the eighth highest grossing tour of 2011.[11]

Setlist

Kanye West singles like "Jesus Walks", "Gold Digger", "Stronger", "Good Life", "Heartless", "All of the Lights", and "Runaway" were performed during the tour.
Jay-Z singles like "Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)", "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)", "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)", "99 Problems", "Dirt off Your Shoulder", "Run This Town", and "Empire State of Mind" were performed during the tour.
  1. H•A•M
  2. Who Gon Stop Me
  3. Otis
  4. Welcome to the Jungle
  5. Gotta Have It
  6. Where I'm From
  7. Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)
  8. Can't Tell Me Nothing
  9. Jesus Walks
  10. Diamonds from Sierra Leone
  11. Public Service Announcement
  12. U Don't Know
  13. Run This Town
  14. Monster
  15. Power
  16. Murder to Excellence
  17. New Day
  18. Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
  19. Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
  20. Good Life
  21. Empire State of Mind
  22. Runaway
  23. Heartless
  24. Stronger
  25. On to the Next One
  26. Dirt off Your Shoulder
  27. Touch the Sky
  28. All of the Lights
  29. Big Pimpin'
  30. Gold Digger
  31. 99 Problems
  32. No Church in the Wild
  33. Lift Off
  34. Niggas in Paris (Multiple Times)
Encore
  2. Encore
  4. Made in America
  5. Why I Love You

[3]

Tour dates

The tour will have shows at the historic Madison Square Garden on November 7 and 8.
Two Canadian stops of the tour will take place at the Air Canada Centre
Date City Country Venue[12]
October 28, 2011 Atlanta United States Philips Arena
October 29, 2011
October 30, 2011 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum Complex
November 1, 2011 Baltimore 1st Mariner Arena
November 2, 2011 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
November 3, 2011 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center
November 5, 2011 East Rutherford Izod Center
November 6, 2011
November 7, 2011 New York City Madison Square Garden
November 8, 2011
November 14, 2011 Fort Lauderdale BankAtlantic Center
November 15, 2011 Miami American Airlines Arena
November 18, 2011 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
November 19, 2011 Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
November 21, 2011 Boston TD Garden
November 22, 2011 Montreal Canada Bell Centre
November 23, 2011 Toronto Air Canada Centre
November 24, 2011
November 26, 2011 Detroit United States The Palace of Auburn Hills
November 27, 2011 Pittsburgh Consol Energy Center
November 29, 2011 Kansas City Sprint Center
November 30, 2011 Chicago United Center
December 1, 2011
December 3, 2011 New Orleans New Orleans Arena
December 5, 2011 Houston Toyota Center
December 6, 2011 Dallas American Airlines Center
December 9, 2011 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena
December 11, 2011 Los Angeles Staples Center
December 12, 2011
December 13, 2011
December 14, 2011 San Jose HP Pavilion
December 16, 2011 Tacoma Tacoma Dome
December 17, 2011 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena
December 18, 2011

Box office score data

Venue City Tickets Sold / Available Gross Revenue
Philips Arena Atlanta 27,330 / 27,330 (100%) $2,888,792[13]
1st Mariner Arena Baltimore 10,758 / 10,758 (100%) $961,108[14]
Verizon Center Washington D.C. 14,085 / 14,085 (100%) $1,927,601[15]
Madison Square Garden New York City 27,649 / 27,649 (100%) $4,330,393[16]
BankAtlantic Center Sunrise 11,826 / 11,837 (~100%) $1,217,610[17]
Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville 3,894 / 4,468 (87%) $686,510[15]
Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City 12,746 / 12,746 (100%) $1,601,216[18]
Bell Centre Montreal 10,856 / 10,856 (100%) $1,458,070[18]
Air Canada Centre Toronto 30,503 / 30,503 (100%) $4,109,270[19]
The Palace of Auburn Hills Detroit 14,097 / 14,097 (100%) $1,365,830[20]
Consol Energy Center Pittsburgh 11,957 / 11,957 (100%) $902,105[21]
Staples Center Los Angeles 42,332 / 42,332 (100%) $5,104,455[17]
Tacoma Dome Tacoma 10,861 / 11,443 (94%) $1,088,898[22]
TOTAL 200,712 / 201,879 (98%) $24,348,427

References

  1. ^ Markman, Rob (July 25, 2011). "Jay-Z, Kanye West Announce Watch The Throne Release Date, Tour". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
  2. ^ "Kanye West and Jay-Z Confirm New North American Watch the Throne Tour Schedule with an Overwhelming Response to Presale Tickets" (Press release). PR Newswire. August 3, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Bretbaf (October 17, 2011). "Kanye West & Jay-Z Concert Setlist at Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA, USA on October 28, 2011". Setlist.fm. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
  4. ^ Raymondo, Oscar (October 25, 2011). "Jay-Z, Kanye West's Throne Tour Has Thrilling Liftoff". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
  5. ^ "Pop & Hiss". Los Angeles Times.
  6. ^ a b c Staff (October 29, 2011). "JAY-Z AND KANYE WEST KICK OFF 'WATCH THE THRONE' TOUR IN ATLANTA". Rap-Up. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Markman, Rob (October 29, 2011). "Jay-Z, Kanye West's Throne Tour Has Thrilling Liftoff". MTV News. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
  8. ^ a b c d Copeland, Larry (October 29, 2011). "Jay-Z and Kanye's joint tour opens in Atlanta". USA Today. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
  9. ^ BET Staff (October 29, 2011). "Jay-Z and Kanye West Kick Off Tour". Black Entertainment Television news. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
  10. ^ Idolator Staff (October 29, 2011). "Jay-Z And Kanye West Kick Off Their Watch The Throne Tour In Atlanta". Idolator. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
  11. ^ "Pop & Hiss". Los Angeles Times.
  12. ^ Battan, Carrie (October 17, 2011). "Jay-Z and Kanye Expand Tour Again". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
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