Heart of the City Tour

Heart of the City Tour

Tour by Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z
Associated album	Growing Pains American Gangstar
Start date	March 22, 2008
End date	May 10, 2008
Legs	1
No. of shows	25 in North America
Mary J. Blige tour chronology The Breakthrough Experience Tour (2006) Heart of the City Tour (2008) Growing Pains European Tour (2008) Jay-Z tour chronology American Gangster Live (2007) Heart of the City Tour (2008) Jay-Z Fall Tour (2009)

The Heart of the City Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by American recording artists rapper Jay-Z and R&B singer Mary J. Blige.^[1][2] Visiting 25 cities across North America the tour supports Blige's 2007 album, Growing Pains and Jay-Z's American Gangster (2007) album.^[3][4] According to Pollstar.com the Heart of the City Tour grossed over $34.2 million, which would make it the most successful male/female hip-hop/R&B tour in history. The-Dream was the opening act for the tour.

Opening act

• The-Dream

Set list

Mary J. Blige

1. "Can't Knock the Hustle" (with Jay-Z)
2. "You're All I Need to Get By"
3. "Mary Jane (All Night Long)"
4. "Don't Go" (contains elements of "My Life")
5. Medley: "Reminisce" / "Real Love (Mary J. Blige song)" (contains elements of "Outstanding") / "You Bring Me Joy"
6. "Everything"
7. "Sweet Thing"
8. "Love No Limit"
9. "Feel Like a Woman"
10. "Stay Down"
11. "Be Happy"
12. "Hurt Again"
13. "My Life"
14. "Fade Away"
15. "No More Drama"
16. "Not Gon' Cry"
17. "Your Child"
18. "I'm Going Down"
19. "Just Fine"
20. "Work That"
21. "Be Without You"
22. "Family Affair"

Jay-Z

1. "Say Hello"
2. "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..."
3. "U Don't Know"
4. "99 Problems"
5. "Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses)"
6. "Blue Magic"
7. "Minority Report"
8. "Dirt off Your Shoulder"
9. "Excuse Me Miss"
10. "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)"
11. "Jigga What, Jigga Who"
12. "Can I Get A..."
13. "Show Me What You Got"
14. "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)"
15. "Girls, Girls, Girls"
16. "Big Pimpin'"
17. "Can I Live..."
18. "Song Cry" (with Mary J. Blige)
19. "Public Service Announcement"
20. "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)"
21. "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" (with Mary J. Blige)

Tour dates

Date	City	State	Venue
North America[5][6]
March 22, 2008	Miami	United States	American Airlines Arena
March 26, 2008	Baltimore		1st Mariner Arena
March 27, 2008	Uniondale		Nassau Coliseum
March 28, 2008	East Rutherford		Izod Center
March 30, 2008	Philadelphia		Wachovia Center
April 2, 2008	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
April 3, 2008	Boston	United States	TD Banknorth Garden
April 5, 2008	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
April 6, 2008	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center
April 8, 2008	Atlanta		Philips Arena
April 9, 2008	New Orleans		New Orleans Arena
April 10, 2008	Houston		Toyota Center
April 12, 2008	Dallas		SuperPages.com Center
April 15, 2008	Phoenix		US Airways Center
April 16, 2008	Los Angeles		Hollywood Bowl
April 19, 2008	Las Vegas		MGM Grand Arena
April 20, 2008	Oakland		Oracle Arena
April 25, 2008	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
April 26, 2008	Chicago		United Center
April 27, 2008
May 1, 2008	Buffalo		HSBC Arena
May 2, 2008	New York City		Madison Square Garden
May 5, 2008	Atlantic City		Boardwalk Hall
May 6, 2008	New York City		Madison Square Garden
May 7, 2008
May 10, 2008	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena

References

1. Jay Z & Mary J. Blige plan a co-headlined US tour.www.mtvnews.com
2. Jay Z and Mary J. Blige's Heart of the City Tour dates.www.hiphop-elements.com
3. Tour: Jay Z and Mary J. Blige concert tickets.wwwyorapper.com
4. Heart of the City tour dates and venues.rap.about.com-hiphop tour events
5. Concert Review: Mary J. Blige show at Air Canada Centre in Toronto
6. Tour review: Mary J. Blige and Jay Z at the Hollywood Bowl