LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — JAY-Z and KANYE WEST confirm the new 2011 North American WATCH THE THRONE TOUR schedule amidst an overwhelming response to presale tickets.  The North American tour will now begin on Saturday, October 29th in Atlanta, GA at the Philips Arena.  All fans who purchase their tickets online will receive a digital copy of the album.  Tickets for the Live Nation produced tour go on sale to the public on Monday, August 8th at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.

Newly announced shows include stops in Fort Lauderdale, Pittsburgh, Kansas City and New Orleans.  Fans that visit www.LiveNation.com/WatchTheThrone will have access to presale tickets for the newly announced shows on August 5th.  Citi® card members also have access to presale tickets for the newly announced show on August 5th through Citi’s Private Pass® Program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.  Citi® is the official credit card of the WATCH THE THRONE TOUR.

‘THE THRONE’S’ extraordinary once-in-a-lifetime Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam Recordings / Roc Nation album collaboration, WATCH THE THRONE, is also available worldwide exclusively on iTunes on August 8th.  WATCH THE THRONE will be available at additional physical and digital retailers on August 12th.

Both JAY-Z and Kanye West have each appeared as guests on the other’s stage, and now they come together for never-before-seen performances not only from their collaboration, WATCH THE THRONE but also songs from their classic catalogue.   

Stay tuned for additional tour news.