September 19, 2009 - Kanye West and Lady Gaga today officially announced dates for one of the most anticipated tours of the year „Ÿ "Fame Kills: Starring Kanye West & Lady Gaga". After months of planning, the multiplatinum artists will unite for 34 shows in 34 cities that will stretch musical boundaries with their distinctive performance styles and production. "Fame Kills: Starring Kanye West & Lady Gaga" will be produced by Live Nation. Tickets go on sale to the general public in select markets beginning September 25th at LiveNation.com.

"Fame Kills: Starring Kanye West & Lady Gaga" kicks-off at the US Airways Center in Phoenix, AZ on November 10 and runs through January 24 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Kanye West fan club members will have the first opportunity to buy tickets in select markets, beginning Tuesday, September 22nd. Citi is the official credit card of "Fame Kills: Starring Kanye West and Lady Gaga". Citi cardmembers will have special access to purchase presale tickets beginning Thursday, September 24 at 10:00 a.m.

In just five years, Kanye West has sold over 15 million albums worldwide, and garnered 30 Grammy nominations and 12 Grammy wins. His celebrated tours, including '07's groundbreaking and critically lauded 'Glow in the Dark Tour', have played to more than one million fans the world over and have proven him to be a major touring force.

"Fame Kills: Starring Kanye West & Lady Gaga" is the follow-up to Lady Gaga's sold-out international "Fame Ball" Tour. Her album, 'The Fame', has sold more than four million copies worldwide, and her singles have sold over 25 million digital copies. Lady Gaga is only the third artist in history to have three #1 songs ("Just Dance", "Poker Face", and "LoveGame") from a debut album.

Dates, cities and venues for "Fame Kills: Starring Kanye West & Lady Gaga" are below. Dates and venues are subject to change.

'The Fame Kills' Tour Dates
11/10/09 - Phoenix, AZ US Airways 26-Sep 10am
11/11/09 - San Diego, CA San Diego Sports Arena 26-Sep 12noon
11/13/09 - Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Ctr 26-Sep 10am
11/15/09 - Anaheim, CA Honda Center 26-Sep 10am
11/16/09 - Los Angeles, CA Staples Center 26-Sep 10am
11/18/09 - Sacramento, CA Arco Arena 25-Sep 12noon
11/19/09 - San Jose, CA HP Pavilion 26-Sep 10am
11/24/09 - Vancouver, BC GM Place 25-Sep 10am
11/26/09 - Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome 25-Sep 10am
11/28/09 - Edmonton, AB Rexall Place 25-Sep 10am
11/29/09 - Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Center 25-Sep 10am
12/2/09 - Denver, CO Pepsi Center TBA
12/4/09 - St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center 3-Oct 10am
12/9/09 - Miami, FL American Airlines Arena TBA
12/11/09 - Atlanta, GA Philips Arena 3-Oct 12noon
12/12/09 - Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum TBA
12/13/09 - Norfolk, VA Scope Arena 10-Oct 10am
12/16/09 - Worcester, MA DCU Center TBA
12/18/09 - Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center TBA
12/19/09 - Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena 9-Oct 10am
12/20/09 - Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena 3-Oct 11am
12/22/09 - East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center 3-Oct 10am
12/23/09 - Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena TBA
12/26/09 - Hartford, CT XL Center 3-Oct 10am
12/30/09 - Washington, DC Verizon Center 2-Oct 12noon
1/3/10 - Uniondale, NJ Nassau Coliseum 3-Oct 10am
1/6/10 - Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre 3-Oct 1pm
1/8/10 - Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place 3-Oct 1pm
1/11/10 - Montreal, QC Bell Center 3-Oct 12noon
1/14/10 - Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills TBA
1/16/10 - Chicago, IL United Center 2-Oct 12noon
1/21/10 - San Antonio, TX AT&T Center 10-Oct 10am
1/22/10 - Houston, TX Toyota Center TBA
1/24/10 - Dallas, TX American Airlines Center TBA
*TBA - On sale date to be announced.