Drake at Target Center Rescheduled to Sunday, Dec. 8
Tiffany Slavik on behalf of Courtney (Hasko) Dveris
Director of Marketing - Target Center
Office: 612.673.1388
Tiffany Cell: 612.845.3737
Email: courtneydveris@targetcenter.com
DRAKE TO APPEAR ON THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW, CHELSEA LATELY AND BET 106 & PARK IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM NOTHING WAS THE SAME OUT SEPTEMBER 24TH
Drake's "WOULD YOU LIKE A TOUR?" Announces New
North American Tour Dates Kicking Off October 18th
TORONTO, ON (SEPTEMBER 20, 2013) - Grammy® Award-winning, multi-platinum selling, recording artist Drake will make several national TV appearances in advance of the release of his highly anticipated new album NOTHING WAS THE SAME out September 24th on Cash Money/Young Money/Republic. Drake will be a guest as well as perform on The Ellen Degeneres Show on Friday, September 20th performing the hit single, Hold On, Were Going Home. Drake will join Elliott Wilson for a one-on-one interview for CRWN on Sunday, September 22nd at NYUs Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. He will also be a guest on Chelsea Lately on Monday, September 23rd and host a Drakeover of BET 106 & Park on album release day, Tuesday, September 24th before making an instore appearance at Best Buy at 622 Broadway in New York. Drake will also perform at the sold out iHeartRadio Music Festival at Las Vegass MGM Grand on Saturday, September 21st.
Drake followed up his MTV VMA performance last month with an appearance last week on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, where he premiered the track Too Much featuring Sampha from NOTHING WAS THE SAME. Watch that performance HERE. The album is available for pre-order now at iTunes.
Drake has also announced newly rescheduled North American tour dates for his "WOULD YOU LIKE A TOUR?" due to an intense rehearsal schedule and technical production requirements that will be part of the show. The tour will now kick off October 18th in Pittsburgh, PA at Consol Energy Center. Following the release of NOTHING WAS THE SAME, Drake will embark on a 39-city North American "WOULD YOU LIKE A TOUR?" arena tour. Concert dates in Saskatoon, Winnipeg and Cleveland have been cancelled as a result of the rescheduled dates. Refunds for cancelled dates are available at point of purchase. The tour will feature Grammy® Award-winning rising R&B star Miguel, who will support on all dates and feature special guests including rapper Future. Tickets for the Live Nation produced tour are available now at LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.com.
Please find below a full listing of tour dates:
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Fri-Oct 18 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Consol Energy Center |
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Sat-Oct 19 |
Philadelphia, PA |
Wells Fargo Center |
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Mon-Oct 21 |
Montreal, QC |
Bell Centre |
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Tue-Oct 22 |
Ottawa, ON |
Canadian Tire Centre |
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Thu-Oct 24 |
Toronto, ON |
Air Canada Centre |
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Sat-Oct 26 |
Hartford, CT |
XL Center |
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Sun-Oct 27 |
Newark, NJ |
Prudential Center |
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Mon-Oct 28 |
Brooklyn, NY |
Barclays Center |
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Wed-Oct 30 |
Boston, MA |
TD Garden |
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Thu-Oct 31 |
Washington, DC |
Verizon Center |
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Sat-Nov 02 |
Charlotte, NC |
Time Warner Cable Arena |
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Sun-Nov 03 |
Raleigh, NC |
PNC Arena |
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Tue-Nov 05 |
Miami, FL |
American Airlines Arena |
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Wed-Nov 06 |
Tampa, FL |
Tampa Bay Times Forum |
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Thu-Nov 07 |
Atlanta, GA |
Philips Arena |
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Sat-Nov 09 |
New Orleans, LA |
New Orleans Arena |
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Sun-Nov 10 |
Dallas. TX |
American Airlines Center |
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Tue-Nov 12 |
San Antonio, TX |
AT&T Center |
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Wed-Nov 13 |
Houston, TX |
Toyota Center |
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Sat-Nov 16 |
Phoenix, AZ |
US Airways Center |
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Mon-Nov 18 |
Sacramento, CA |
Sleep Train Arena |
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Tue-Nov 19 |
Oakland, CA |
Oracle Arena |
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Thu-Nov 21 |
Anaheim, CA |
Honda Center |
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Fri-Nov 22 |
Las Vegas, NV |
MGM Grand Hotel |
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Sun-Nov 24 |
San Diego, CA |
Viejas Arena |
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Mon-Nov 25 |
Los Angeles, CA |
STAPLES Center |
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Thu-Nov 28** |
Vancouver, BC |
Rogers Arena |
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Sat-Nov 30** |
Calgary, AB |
Scotiabank Saddledome |
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Sun-Dec 01** |
Edmonton, AB |
Rexall Place |
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Tue-Dec 03** |
Portland, OR |
Rose Garden Arena |
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Wed-Dec 04** |
Tacoma, WA |
Tacoma Dome |
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Sat-Dec 07** |
Kansas City, MO |
Sprint Center |
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Sun-Dec 08** |
Minneapolis, MN |
Target Center |
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Mon-Dec 09** |
Indianapolis, IN |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
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Wed-Dec 11** |
Saint Louis, MO |
Scottrade Center |
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Thu-Dec 12** |
Chicago |
United Center |
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Fri-Dec 13** |
Columbus, OH |
Nationwide Arena |
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Sun-Dec 15** |
Buffalo, NY |
First Niagara Center |
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Mon-Dec 16** |
Auburn Hills, MI |
The Palace of Auburn Hills |
**Rescheduled date
***Columbus, OH venue has changed from the Schottenstein Center to Nationwide Arena
For more information on Drake please visit:
http://www.octobersveryown.net
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Rhett Usry - 212.334.0333, RUsry@id-pr.com
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