The Invitation Tour was a tour by rapper 50 Cent in support of his latest/upcoming studio albums, Before I Self Destruct, Black Magic (which was subsequently shelved), and his fifth studio album. The tour also featured G-Unit artists Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks, 40 Glocc, Spider Loc, Trav, and Governor. Other artists featured on the tour include Jay Electronica, Jay Rock, and Lil B, and professional boxer Floyd Mayweather along with Brazilian football star Ronaldinho. Appearances by several additional artists have occurred, including Ludacris and E-40.
Background 50 Cent stated that G-Unit will not tour with him due to Lloyd Banks the rising success of his first single from his new album and Tony Yayo completing his next album. 50 has said that he will be performing songs from his fourth studio album, Before I Self Destruct, and his uptempo fifth studio album, Black Magic. 50 announced that he would be recruiting new artists to sign to his label, who would also tour with him. He has confirmed that R&B artist, Governor would be featured in the tour. Recently, New Orleans artist, Jay Electronica, confirmed that he too would be featured in the tour. Ludacris has joined on to perform at Chene Park in Detroit on May 29, 2010.
Locations The tour's itinerary included the following 17 cities. Originally 19 cities were announced, but the shows in Cleveland on May 28, Dallas on June 11, Atlanta on June 17, Raleigh on June 19, and New York on June 22 were all canceled. However, 3 shows (Ventura, St. Petersburg, and Lewiston) were added, with late addition Lewiston having a notably smaller population than the rest of the tour locations.
Date City Country VenueNorth America May 29, 2010 DetroitUnited States Chene Park May 30, 2010 Chicago UIC Pavilion June 1, 2010 Denver Filmore June 3, 2010 San Francisco The Warfield June 4, 2010 Los Angeles Nokia Theatre L.A. Live June 5, 2010 Ventura Majestic Ventura Theater June 6, 2010 Las Vegas The Pearl June 7, 2010 Phoenix Celebrity Theater June 10, 2010 Kansas City Midland Theatre June 12, 2010 Houston Arena Theater June 15, 2010 Miami Filmore June 16, 2010 St. Petersburg Jannus Live June 18, 2010 Myrtle Beach House of Blues June 20, 2010 Lewiston Lewiston Urban Civic Center June 23, 2010 Wallingford Oakdale Theatre June 24, 2010 Boston House of Blues June 25, 2010 Atlantic City House of BluesSouth America July 9, 2010 SalvadorBrazil Wet n’ Wild July 10, 2010 Goiânia Fasam University July 15, 2010 São Paulo Via Funchal July 16, 2010 Belo Horizonte Mineirinho July 17, 2010 Rio de Janeiro Marina da Glória July 18, 2010 Florianópolis Passarela Nego Querido
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