“Allow me to introduce me, my name’s Wale don’t say Wally…”
These are the words of Allido/Interscope artist, Wale. He’s straight out of the “area” comprised of D.C., Maryland and Virginia and if you’ve been eager to be introduced to the lyrical giant, you’ll have to wait just a little bit longer. Wale’s Attention Deficit album has been pushed back yet again. As previously reported, the album was originally set to hit stores September 22 but was pushed back to October. Now Wale won’t be able to introduce himself to the masses until November 10. His album is being pushed back for good reason however as he gets ready to embark on a national tour.
After being hailed by GQ magazine as “the greatest rapper since Jay-Z”, the Roc Nation managed MC will hit the road with his superior for the “North American College Arena Tour.” The tour offers an insane lineup featuring the DMV representa, Jay-Z, N.E.R.D. and Roc Nation’s newest sensation, J. Cole.
While preparing for the tour he tweeted about his 30 minute slot saying,
“Damn…i just ran through my set for tour…and im sweatin like a mug…this gonna be the best 30mn set yall ever seen.”
The North American College Arena Tour kicks off Friday, October 9 at Penn State. The dates for the North American College Arena Tour are as follows:
Date City Venue
Oct 09 State College, PA Penn State/Bryce Jordan Center
Oct 10 Cincinnati, OH N Kentucky U/Bank of Kentucky Center
Oct 13 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
Oct 14 Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome
Oct 15 Kelowna, BC Prospera Place
Oct 16 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place
Oct 17 Seattle, WA KeyArena
Oct 21 Ypsilanti, MI Eastern Michigan U/Convocation Center
Oct 23 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center (Powerhouse)
Oct 24 Providence, RI Dunkin Donuts Center
Oct 25 Amherst, MA U of Mass/Mullins Center
Oct 27 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
Oct 28 Columbus, OH Ohio State/ Value City Arena the
Schottenstein Center
Oct 29 London, ON John Labatt Centre
Oct 30 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Oct 31 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Nov 01 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place
Nov 07 Fresno, CA Fresno State/Save Mart Center
Nov 08 Los Angeles, CA UCLA/Pauley Pavilion
Nov 12 Champaign, IL University of Illinois/Assembly Hall
Nov 19 Albuquerque, NM Tingley Coliseum
Nov 20 El Paso, TX U of Texas at El Paso/Don