Magna Carter World Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Magna Carter World Tour
Landscape:yes
Artist:Jay-Z
Location:North America • Europe
Album:Magna Carta Holy Grail
Number Of Legs:2
Number Of Shows:52
Gross:US$48.9 million ($ million in dollars)
Last Tour:Legends of the Summer
(2013)
This Tour:Magna Carter World Tour
(2013–14)
Next Tour:On the Run Tour
(2014)

The Magna Carter World Tour was a concert tour by American rapper Jay-Z. It was promoted by his twelfth studio album Magna Carta Holy Grail (2013). Following his headlining performance at the 2013 Wireless Festival, Jay Z and promoters Live Nation announced a European and North American headlining tour. The venture was Jay Z's first solo headlining tour in almost four years, following 2009's Fall Tour.[1] According to Pollstar, The tour earned total $48.9m from 52 shows.

Background

On February 22, 2013, Jay Z and Justin Timberlake announced their co-headlining Legends of the Summer Tour[2] Initially this tour was speculated to be in promotion of Timberlake's new album The 20/20 Experience and comeback to music, and was to only feature Jay Z's previous hits. However, on July 24, 2013, Jay Z released his twelfth studio album Magna Carta Holy Grail. Rumors begun of a solo headlining tour from Jay Z to support the new album and on July 26, 2013, the Magna Carter World Tour was officially announced.[1]

Jay Z, along with Chris Martin and Timbaland, took the London Underground from Waterloo tube station to the O2 Arena, where he performed his third consecutive show in London on October 12, 2013.[3]

On November 1, Jay-Z and Timbaland performed in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates at du Arena, as part of the F1 Grand Prix After-Race concert. The set list was the same as his European shows, though this wasn't part of the tour. There was a power-cut in the middle of the show, where Timbaland beat-boxed to improvise for the 37,000 fans.[4]

Critical reception

The opening night of the tour received positive reviews from critics. Katie Fitzpatrick, from Manchester Evening News gave the performance 4 out of 5 stars, stating "If we aren't arm waving along to modern anthems such as 99 Problems and Empire State of Mind, we're standing with respectful attention as though we're beholding a life-altering church sermon."[5] Nick Hasted from The Independent also gave the opening concert 4 out of 5 stars. He explained "Regularly tonight, he goes further, breaking down his wall of hip-hop sound for bursts of a cappella rapping. It's the bare, breathing sound of one man's talent, preciously rare at an arena show. His new, twelfth album, Magna Carta Holy Grail, wrestles with the challenges of fame and celebrity family, trying to make them as compelling as the drug-dealing street life he left behind in Brooklyn long ago. But while he's on stage, those contradictions melt away."[6]

Rave reviews continued throughout the European leg of the tour. Ed Power from The Telegraph, who attended the first show in Dublin concluded his review with "A tough guy with a gooey centre, little about Jay-Z's swagger is especially original but he carries it off better than anyone else in the game." He went on to give the performance 4 out of 5 stars.[7] At the first of his 4 back to back London O2 Arena shows, Hannah Britt from the Daily Express opened her praising review with "With a sea of screaming fans holding their palms up towards him, you'd never know that Jay Z once dealt crack cocaine on the streets of Brooklyn." and continued to positively speak on the rappers personality, stating "With a confidence that comes with being a highly respected artist, married to Beyoncé and mind-blowingly minted, he seemed as comfortable talking to the crowd as I would be sat on my living room sofa. Picking people from the audience at random, he thanked them for being there. It was a nice touch, adding a sense of humility to his on-stage persona."[8] However, Alicia Adejobi from Entertainment Wise who attended the same show questioned whether the hip hop mogul could still hold a crowd on his own (after touring respectively for the past two years with collaborators Kanye West and Justin Timberlake). She concluded with a mixed review of the show stating "Perhaps we're so used to seeing him on stage with the likes of Kanye, Justin Timberlake and even his wife Beyonce, but it felt as though something was slightly missing from the night. It's clear from the frequent breaks and interludes that Jay Z just simply isn't as energetic as he once was in his 20s"[9]

Commercial performance

Due to the "phenomenal" demand as well as all dates in the United Kingdom selling out, promoters added second shows in Manchester and London. Ticket prices for the UK leg ranged between £42-£78.[10] Other sources reported that some of the UK dates had sold out within "seconds" with website Mirror.co.uk joking "[Jay Z] tickets are fast turning into the Holy Grail" (a pun based on the rappers hit song with Justin Timberlake).[11] On September 6, 2013, a second leg of the tour was announced, to take place in North America during December 2013/early 2014.The tour was #57 most successful tour in Pollstar's 2013 year end top 100 worldwide tour, with $31.2m gross from 33 shows.[12] also on their 2014 mid year top 100 North American tours, tour was #14 with $17.7m gross from 19 shows.[13] Based on those Pollstar Reports, the Tour earned $48.9m from 52 Shows from 2013 to 2014.

Broadcasts and recordings

A promotional video for the tour was released by Live Nation's official YouTube account to promote the original ticket sales of the tour. The video showed footage from Jay Z's headlining performance at the 2013 Wireless Festival, including footage of the large crowd and him on stage (although no performances of songs were included)[14]

Support acts

Set list

This set list is representative of the first show in London. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[16]

  1. "U Don't Know"
  2. "Crown"
  3. "On to the Next One"
  4. "Holy Grail"
  5. "FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt"
  6. "Beach Is Better"
  7. "99 Problems"
  8. "Big Pimpin'"
  9. "Picasso Baby"
  10. "Tom Ford"
  11. "Dirt off Your Shoulder"
  12. "Somewhereinamerica"
  13. "Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)"
  14. "Pound Cake"
  15. "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)"
  16. "Niggas in Paris"
  17. "Public Service Announcement"
  18. "Clique"
  19. "Run This Town"
Encore
  1. "Encore"
  2. "Empire State of Mind"
  3. "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" / "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)"
  4. "Young Forever"

Notes

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
DateCityCountryVenueOpening actAttendanceRevenue
Europe[18] [19] [20]
October 3, 2013ManchesterEnglandManchester ArenaTimbaland18,722 / 21,931 $1,774,570
October 4, 2013
October 6, 2013DublinIreland3Arenarowspan="2"
October 8, 2013BirminghamEnglandBarclaycard Arena
October 10, 2013LondonThe O2 Arena56,652 / 66,952 $5,600,680
October 11, 2013
October 12, 2013
October 14, 2013
October 17, 2013ParisFranceAccorHotels Arenarowspan="2"
October 18, 2013
October 20, 2013ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion10,583 / 13,000 $1,229,150
October 21, 2013AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleisrowspan="3"
October 23, 2013OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum
October 25, 2013StockholmSwedenEricsson Globe
October 27, 2013HamburgGermanyBarclaycard Arena Hamburg8,960 / 12,286 $737,820
October 28, 2013CologneLanxess Arenarowspan="2"
October 29, 2013AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome
North America[21] [22]
November 30, 2013Saint PaulUnited StatesXcel Energy CenterTimbalandrowspan="5"
December 1, 2013LincolnPinnacle Bank Arena
December 2, 2013DenverPepsi Center
December 6, 2013AnaheimHonda Center
December 7, 2013San DiegoValley View Casino Center
December 9, 2013Los AngelesStaples Center13,380 / 13,380 $1,351,069
December 10, 2013FresnoSave Mart Center6,735 / 9,627$470,710
December 11, 2013San JoseSAP Center at San JoseTimbalandrowspan="6"
December 13, 2013Las VegasMandalay Bay Events Center
December 14, 2013
December 18, 2013Oklahoma CityChesapeake Energy Arena
December 19, 2013HoustonToyota Center
December 20, 2013San AntonioAT&T Center
December 21, 2013DallasAmerican Airlines Center11,713 / 12,808 $966,269
December 27, 2013AtlantaPhilips Arena14,533 / 14,533 $1,207,942
December 28, 2013BirminghamBJCC ArenaTimbalandrowspan="7"
January 2, 2014BB&T Center
January 4, 2014CharlotteTime Warner Cable Arena
January 5, 2014GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum
January 8, 2014ClevelandQuicken Loans Arena
January 9, 2014ChicagoUnited Center
January 10, 2014Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hillsrowspan="5"
January 12, 2014BrooklynBarclays Center26,079 / 26,079 $3,158,563
January 13, 2014
January 16, 2014Washington, D.C.Verizon Center12,207 / 12,774 $1,259,563
January 17, 2014UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena6,133 / 6,441 $880,727
January 18, 2014BostonTD GardenTimbalandrowspan="3"
January 19, 2014UniondaleNassau Coliseum
January 21, 2014PittsburghCONSOL Energy CenterTimbaland
January 22, 2014NewarkPrudential Center9,914 / 9,914$773,131
January 24, 2014MontrealCanadaBell Centre11,282 / 11,282 $1,007,060
January 27, 2014TorontoAir Canada Centre14,149 / 14,149$1,309,200
January 29, 2014PhiladelphiaUnited StatesWells Fargo Center13,266 / 13,266$1,104,466
January 30, 2014BuffaloFirst Niagara CenterTimbalandrowspan="2"
January 31, 2014State CollegeBryce Jordan Center
Total234,308 / 258,422 (90%)$22,830,920

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jay-Z Announces "Magna Carta" European Tour. Hip Hop DX. Soren. Baker. July 15, 2013. July 26, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130722063303/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.24684/title.jay-z-announces-magna-carta-european-tour. July 22, 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake Announce 'Legends of the Summer' Tour Dates. Rap-Up. Devine Lazerine. February 22, 2013.
  3. Web site: Jay Z Takes The Tube To London's 02 Arena [Plus Debuts Made In America Documentary]]. Necole Bitchie. Nicole. Bitchie. October 12, 2013. October 13, 2013.
  4. Web site: Abu Dhabi's got 99 problems, but Jay Z wasn't one of them!. albawaba.com. Syndi Gate. Mariam. Nihal. November 5, 2013. February 6, 2014.
  5. Web site: Review: Jay Z @ Phones 4U Arena. Manchester Evening News. Katie. Fitzpatrick. October 4, 2013. October 4, 2013.
  6. Web site: Gig review: Jay Z, Magna Carter World Tour. The Independent. Nick. Hasted. October 4, 2013. October 4, 2013.
  7. Web site: Jay-Z, O2 Dublin, review. The Telegraph. Ed. Power. October 8, 2013. October 8, 2013.
  8. Web site: Gig review: Jay Z, O2 Arena, London. The Daily Express. Hannah. Britt. October 11, 2013. October 11, 2013.
  9. Web site: LIVE REVIEW: Jay Z – London's O2 Arena. Entertainment Wise. Alicia. Adejobi. October 11, 2013. October 11, 2013.
  10. Web site: JAY Z ADDS EXTRA UK DATES TO THE 'MAGNA CARTER WORLD TOUR'. Live Nation. Press Party. July 19, 2013. July 26, 2013.
  11. Web site: Jay Z tickets Magna Carta UK tour sold-out in SECONDS! Rapper adds extra dates. Mirror. James. Robertson. July 19, 2013. October 8, 2013.
  12. Web site: 2013 Pollstar Year End Top 100 Worldwide Tour. Pollstarpro. Pollstar. 2017-11-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924075545/http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2013/2013YearEndTop100WorldwideTours.pdf. 2015-09-24. dead.
  13. Web site: Pollstar2014 Mid Year Top 100 North American Tours. PollstarPro. Pollstar. 2017-11-09.
  14. Web site: JAY Z – Magna Carter World Tour. The O2. Live Nation UK. August 9, 2013. August 9, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130817004455/http://www.theo2.co.uk/event/jay-z-20131010.html. dead. August 17, 2013.
  15. Web site: Timbaland to join Jay Z's Magna Carter world tour in UK. Newsbeat. BBC. September 19, 2013. October 3, 2013.
  16. Web site: Jay Z live review, London O2 Arena: 8 things I learned from the rapper's tour. Mirror. James. Robertson. October 11, 2013. October 11, 2013.
  17. Web site: Video: Coldplay's Chris Martin joins Jay Z on stage at London's O2. Gigwise. Michael. Baggs. October 12, 2013. October 12, 2013.
  18. Web site: Jay-Z Announces UK Arena Tour Dates. https://web.archive.org/web/20130821121724/http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/jay-z/386228-jay-z-uk-arena-tour-ticket-info-dates-here. dead. August 21, 2013. MTV. July 16, 2013. July 26, 2013.
  19. Web site: Jay Z tour dates. Pollstar. September 6, 2013. September 7, 2013. http://www.freezepage.com/1378590740RITZSNWHBA?url=http://www.pollstar.com/resultsArtist.aspx?ID%3D46581. September 7, 2013.
  20. Box score:
    • November 13, 2013. Billboard Boxscore. Billboard. New York. 0006-2510. November 13, 2013. https://www.webcitation.org/6L6hM6dJ3?url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. November 13, 2013.
    • November 20, 2013. Billboard Boxscore. Billboard. New York. 0006-2510. November 20, 2013. https://www.webcitation.org/6LHClUYGg?url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. November 20, 2013.
    • February 22, 2014. Billboard Boxscore. Billboard. New York. 0006-2510. February 12, 2014. https://www.webcitation.org/6NL26HKy4?url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. February 12, 2014.
  21. Web site: JAY Z Announces "Magna Carter World Tour" North American Dates. Roc Nation. September 6, 2013. September 6, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005432/http://rocnation.com/jay-z-announces-magna-carter-world-tour-north-american-dates/. December 3, 2013. dead.
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