Jay-Z Fall Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:	Jay-Z Fall Tour/The Blueprint 3 Tour
Type:	Continental
Location:	North America
Start Date:	September 9, 2009 (first leg), February 20, 2010 (second leg)
End Date:	November 22, 2009 (first leg), March 26, 2010 (second leg)
Number Of Legs:	2
Number Of Shows:	44
Last Tour:	Jay-Z & Ciara Live (2009)
This Tour:	Jay-Z Fall Tour (2009–10)
Next Tour:	The Home & Home Tour (2010)

The Jay-Z Fall Tour 2009 was a concert tour by American rapper Jay-Z in support of his eleventh studio album The Blueprint 3. The routing took the rap mogul to 18 cities in the U.S. and 7 in Canada, kicking off with a 9/11 benefit concert on September 9 in New York City and ending in Austin, Texas on November 22.^[1] It was announced in November 2009 that dates would be added for 2010, with Trey Songz and Young Jeezy joining Jay-Z as opening acts.^[2] The Jay-Z Fall Tour and its 2010 leg have also been referred to as The Blueprint 3 Tour.

Opening acts

• J. Cole
• Wale
• N.E.R.D.
• Trey Songz (2010 leg)
• Young Jeezy (2010 leg)

Personnel

The Roc Boys

• Omar Edwards – musical director, keyboards
• Monty – keyboards
• Tony Russell – bass
• Shaun Carrington – guitar
• Natural – guitar (select dates only)
• Tony Royster Jr. – drums (solo on "Show Me What You Got")
• Brett Baker – percussion
• DJ Guru – DJ
• DJ Neil Armstrong – DJ (select dates only)
• Lamont Caldwell – saxophone
• Lee Hogans – trumpet
• Aaron Goode – trombone

Set list

1. "Run This Town"
2. "D.O.A. (Death of Autotune)"
3. "U Don't Know"
4. "Show Me What You Got"
5. "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)"
6. "Jigga What, Jigga Who"
7. "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)"
8. "P.S.A. (Public Service Announcement)"
9. "Heart of The City (Ain't No Love)"
10. "Already Home" (w/ Trey Songz)
11. "Empire State of Mind" (w/ Bridget Kelly)
12. "So Ambitious" (w/ Pharrell)
13. "Dirt off Your Shoulder"
14. "A Star Is Born" (w/ J. Cole)
15. "Thank You"
16. "On to the Next One"
17. "Venus vs. Mars"
18. "Swagga Like Us"
19. "Can I Get A..."
20. "Big Pimpin'"
21. "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)"
22. "Encore"
23. "Young Forever"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America^[3]
September 9, 2009	New York City	United States	Madison Square Garden
October 1, 2009	University Park		Bryce Jordan Center
October 10, 2009	Highland Heights		The Bank of Kentucky Center
October 13, 2009	Edmonton	Canada	Rexall Place
October 14, 2009	Calgary		Pengrowth Saddledome
October 15, 2009	Kelowna		Prospera Place
October 16, 2009	Vancouver		General Motors Place
October 17, 2009	Seattle	United States
October 21, 2009	Ypsilanti		Eastern Michigan University
October 22, 2009	Cleveland		Wolstein Center
October 23, 2009	Philadelphia		Wachovia Center
October 24, 2009	Providence		Dunkin' Donuts Center
October 25, 2009	Amherst		Mullins Center
October 27, 2009	Baltimore		1st Mariner Arena
October 28, 2009	Columbus		Schottenstein Center
October 29, 2009	London	Canada	John Labatt Centre
October 30, 2009	Montreal		Bell Centre
October 31, 2009	Toronto		Air Canada Centre
November 1, 2009	Ottawa		Scotiabank Place
November 7, 2009	Fresno	United States	Save Mart Center
November 8, 2009	Los Angeles
November 10, 2009	Austin		Frank Erwin Center
November 12, 2009	Champaign		Assembly Hall
February 20, 2010	Sunrise		BankAtlantic Center
February 22, 2010	Houston		Toyota Center
February 23, 2010	Dallas		American Airlines Center
February 25, 2010	New Orleans		New Orleans Arena
February 27, 2010	Atlanta		Philips Arena
February 28, 2010	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum Complex
March 2, 2010	New York City		Madison Square Garden
March 3, 2010	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center
March 5, 2010	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun
March 6, 2010	East Rutherford		Izod Center
March 7, 2010	Norfolk		Norfolk Scope
March 11, 2010	Boston		TD Garden
March 12, 2010	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
March 14, 2010	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
March 16, 2010	Pittsburgh		Mellon Arena
March 18, 2010	Chicago
March 19, 2010	St. Louis		Scottrade Center
March 20, 2010	Indianapolis		Conseco Fieldhouse
March 22, 2010	Denver		Pepsi Center
March 24, 2010	San Jose		HP Pavilion
March 26, 2010	Los Angeles		Staples Center

Cancelled datesThe following dates have been canceled by tour promoter Live Nation, due to "an unforeseen scheduling conflict."^[4]

• November 17, Lubbock
• November 19, Albuquerque
• November 20, El Paso

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jay-Z announces fall tour. upi.com. June 28, 2017.
2. Jay-Z Announces 2010 Leg of "Blueprint 3 " Tour. Rolling Stone. November 5, 2009.
3. Web site: Jay-Z 2009 Fall Tour Dates. livenation.com. June 28, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091008213035/http://www.livenation.com/artist/jay-z-tickets. October 8, 2009. mdy-all.
4. http://blogs.lubbockonline.com/centerstage/2009/11/05/nov-17-concert-by-jay-z-has-been-canceled/{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}