The dates for Kanye’s “Glow In The Dark Tour” have finally been announced. If the Grammys were any indication of what type of show we can expect from this tour, it’s going to be an incredible experience. Rihanna, Lupe Fiasco, and N.E.R.D. will be joining ‘Ye on the dates, which start April 16th in Seattle at Key Arena and end on May 30th in Calgary at the Saddledome.

Here’s the full list:

April 16th, Seattle, WA- Key Arena
April 18th, Sacramento, CA- ARCO Arena
April 19th, San Jose, CA- HP Pavillion
April 20th, San Diego, CA- Sports Arena
April 21st, Los Angeles, CA- Nokia Theater
April 22nd, Los Angeles, CA- Nokia Theater
April 24th, Tuscon, AZ- McKale Aud., U. of Arizona
April 25th, Las Vegas, NV- Red Rocks Casino Resort
April 26th, Albuquerque, NM- Journal Pavillion
April 27th, Denver, CO- Pepsi Center
April 29th, Oklahoma City, OK- Ford Center
April 20th, Austin, TX- Frank Irwin Center
May 1st, Dallas, TX- Superpages.com Center
May 2nd, Houston, TX- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion
May 4th, Atlanta, GA- Gwinette Arena
May 5th, Tampa, FL- Ford Ampitheatre
May 6th, W. Palm Beach, FL- Cruzan Ampitheatre
May 8th, Charlotte, NC- Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre
May 9th, Raleigh, NC- Walnut Creek Ampitheare
May 10th, Washington, DC- Nissan Pavillion
May 11th, Virginia Beach, VA- Verizon Wireless Ampitheater
May 13th, New York, NY- Madison Square Garden
May 15th, Boston, MA- Tweeter Center
May 16th, Hartford, CT- North East Dodge Music Center
May 17th, Philadelphia, PA- Susqehana Bank Center
May 18th, Scranton, PA- Toyota Pavillion
May 20th, Montreal, Que.- Bell Centre
May 21th, Toronto, Ont.- Molson Centre
May 22nd, Detroit, MI- Palace
May 23rd, Chicago, IL- United Center
May 24th, Minneapolis, MN- Target Center
May 27th, Saskatoon, Sask- Credit Union Centre
May 29th, Edmonton, Alb.- Rexall Palace
May 30th, Calgary, Alb.- Saddledome

Purchase tickets HERE.

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