Mary J. Blige and
Jay-Z will embark on a 25-date North American co-headlining tour starting March 22 in Miami, FL. The "Mary J. Blige &
Jay-Z: Heart of the City" tour marks the first time in more than 15 years that an African American male/female bill of this stature have co-headlined a national concert tour, according to Live Nation and Haymon Events, the tour's promoters.
Tickets go on sale for the first shows beginning Feb. 15 and are available through Live Nation's website, and exclusively to Citi Cardmembers through Citi Card’s Private Pass Program two days before.
Blige and
Jay-Z have been long-time collaborators, having begun working together in 1996 with the classic "Can't Knock The Hustle." This will be
Jay-Z's first arena tour since his successful
Jay-Z and Friends Tour in 2004 and the first to feature material from his 2006 “Kingdom Come” album and 2007's critically acclaimed "American Gangster" album.