Jay Z Upgrades Blueprint 3 Tour With New Dates

After a stellar 2009, Jay Z has decided to upgrade his BP3 (Blueprint 3) 2010 North American tour.

Touring with support from Trey Songz and Young Jeezy, the "On To The Next One" rapper will now return to to his hometown, New York, for a groundbreaking concert at Madison Square Garden (see complete tour itinerary below)

Set for March 2, Jay-Z's new Madison Square Garden show is accompanied by a recently added concert at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT March 5.

Tickets for the newly announced dates go on sale at LiveNation.com beginning on Friday, January 15th, with all other dates on sale now.

Citi® cardmembers will have access to presale tickets for the New York City date beginning on January 12th at 10am local time through Citi's Private Pass® Program.

For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com. For the Madison Square Garden show, Citi® cardmembers will also have access to VIP Ticket Packages that include VIP Lounge seats, personal concierge, a private pre-show VIP party and more.

See Jay-Z's BP3 Tour schedule below:

Feb 20       Sunrise, FL             Bank Atlantic Center 

Feb 22       Houston, TX             Toyota Center

Feb 23       Dallas, TX              American Airlines Center

Feb 25       New Orleans, LA         New Orleans Arena

Feb 27       Atlanta, GA             Philips Arena

Feb 28       Greensboro, NC          Greensboro Coliseum Complex

Mar 02       New York, NY            Madison Square Garden*

Mar 03       Washington, DC          Verizon Center

Mar 05       Uncasville, CT          Mohegan Sun

Mar 06       East Rutherford, NJ     Izod Center

Mar 07       Norfolk, VA             Scope Arena

Mar 11       Boston, MA              TD Garden

Mar 12       Uniondale, NY           Nassau Coliseum

Mar 14       Detroit, MI             The Palace of Auburn Hills

Mar 16       Pittsburgh, PA          Mellon Arena

Mar 18       Chicago, IL             United Center

Mar 19       St. Louis, MO           Scottrade Center

Mar 20       Indianapolis, IN        Conseco Fieldhouse

Mar 22       Denver, CO              Pepsi Center

Mar 24       San Jose, CA            HP Pavilion

Mar 26       Los Angeles, CA         Staples Center

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