50 Cent keeps Roc the Mic tour alive without Jay-Z
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Jay-Z leaves the Rock the Mic tour following its originally scheduled Aug. 5 closing date, but 50 Cent will keep rocking the mic through at least the end of August.
Thirteen new dates that begin on Aug. 7 extend the Rock the Mic outing through Aug. 21. During that stretch, the roster will feature 50 Cent as the sole headliner, plus Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Sean Paul and Bone Crusher.
This weekend, 50 Cent takes the stage at Ford Field in Detroit, where he'll be one of several artists opening Eminem's Saturday (7/12) and Sunday (7/13) headlining performances. Missy Elliot, Obie Trice and D12 are also scheduled to perform.
50 Cent's latest itinerary ends with an August 30th performance at Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheater as part of the Coors Light Mountain Jam. That event also features Korn, The Doors 21st Century, Evanescence, P.O.D., The Roots, DMC, American Hi-Fi, Gov't Mule and Groove Armada, among others.
The Rock the Mic tour kicked off in late June. Organizers plan to use the outing as the "blueprint for the first true annual hip-hop festival," according to a press release.
50 Cent has spent much of 2003 on the road in support of his quadruple-platinum debut, "Get Rich or Die Tryin'," which surfaced in February and spawned the hit "In Da Club."
In April, 50 Cent released "The New Breed," a DVD that features live performances and behind-the-scenes footage, as well as a bonus CD that houses previously unreleased tracks. Samples of the DVD's footage are posted at 50 Cent's website.
July 2003
11 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
12, 13 - Detroit, MI - Ford Field (w/ Eminem, Missy Elliot, Obie Trice, and D12)
15 - Moline, IL - Mark of the Quad Cities
16 - Tinley Park, IL - Tweeter Center
17 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
18 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
19 - Maryland Heights, MO - UMB Bank Pavilion
20 - Bonner Springs, KS - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
21 - George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre
22 - Englewood, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
23 - West Valley City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
24 - Nampa, ID - Idaho Center Amphitheatre
25 - Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
26 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
27 - Las Vegas, NV - Thomas & Mack Center
28 - Phoenix, AZ - America West Arena
29 - Albuquerque, NM - Tingley Coliseum
31 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre
August 2003
1 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
2 - The Woodlands, TX - C.W. Mitchell Pavilion
3 - Beaumont, TX - Southeast Texas Complex
4 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
5 - Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
7 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
8 - Sunrise, FL - Office Depot Center
9 - Orlando, FL - TD Waterhouse Centre
10 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
11 - Antioch, TN - AmSouth Amphitheatre
13 - Raleigh, NC - Alltel Pavilion @ Walnut Creek
15 - Holmdel, NJ - P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
16 - Wantagh, NY - Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theater
17 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
18 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
19 - Hershey, PA - Giant Center
20 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
21 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
30 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
50 Cent tickets at Ticketmaster
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