Jay-Z plots early 2010 tour on 'Blueprint'

Jay-Z has added a new leg of late-winter/early spring dates to his current tour behind his latest album, "The Blueprint 3," which surfaced this summer.

The hip-hop mogul, also known by his birth name, Shawn Carter, is currently on the road with rap supergroup N.E.R.D. during the fall installment of his BP3 tour, which continues Nov. 7 in Fresno, CA. The new dates kick off Feb. 22 in Houston, and will run through a March 26 appearance in Los Angeles. Details are shown below.

Young Jeezy will provide opening support for the newly mapped dates, which go on sale beginning Nov. 13 at "select outlets," according to a press release. More information is available at Jay-Z's website.

"The Blueprint 3" is Jay-Z's 11th studio album and final installment in his "Blueprint" trilogy, which began with 2001's "The Blueprint" and continued with 2002's "Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse."

The new album debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200, selling close to 500,000 copies in its first week and pushing the rapper's string of top-selling albums to 11, which earned him the distinction of being the solo artist with the most No. 1 albums on Billboard's top chart, a record he previously shared with Elvis Presley.

"The Blueprint 3" follows Carter's previous studio effort, 2007's "American Gangster." That album, which was inspired by the 2007 Denzel Washington/Russell Crowe film of the same name, sold more than 400,000 copies during its first week in stores.

TOUR DATES
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November 2009
7 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
8 - Los Angeles, CA - Pauley Pavilion @ UCLA
10 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center @ University of Texas

12 - Champaign, IL - University of Illinois - Assembly Hall

19 - Albuquerque, NM - Tingley Coliseum

20 - El Paso, TX - Don Haskins Center

21 - Lubbock, TX - United Spirit Arena

22 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center Arena

February 2010
22 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
23 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
25 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
27 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
28 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum Complex

March 2010
3 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
7 - Norfolk, VA - Scope Arena
11 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
16 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
19 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
20 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
22 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
24 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion
26 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center


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