The Invitation Tour

The Invitation Tour

American tour by 50 Cent
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albums	Before I Self Destruct and his fifth studio album
Start date	May 28, 2010
End date	June 25, 2010
No. of shows	23

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.^[1] 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.^[2] Recently^[when?], New Orleans artist, Jay Electronica, confirmed that he too would be featured in the tour.^[3] Ludacris has joined on to perform at Chene Park in Detroit on May 29, 2010.^[4]

Locations

The tour's itinerary included the following 17 cities.^[5] 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	Venue
North America
May 29, 2010	Detroit	United 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 Blues
South America[6]
July 9, 2010	Salvador Place	Brazil	Wet n’ Wild
July 10, 2010	Goiânia Place		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

References

1. Koroma, Salima (2010-04-22). "DX News Bits: 50 Cent, Nate Dogg, Fela Kuti | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
2. "50 Cent Talks G-Unit, Signing New Artists & More //". Dashadyspot.com. 2010-04-08. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
3. "Jay Electronica Speaks On Past Beef With Wu Tang Clan's RZA, DJ Kay Slay Responds. Jay Also Announces He Will Be Touring With G-Unit [2 Videos". ThisIs50.com. 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
4. "Chene Park Amphitheater – Detroit, Michigan". Cheneparkdetroit.com. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
5. "50 Cent / G-Unit Tour Dates". ThisIs50.com. 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
6. "50 Cent / G-Unit Tour Dates". ThisIs50.com. 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2012-11-08.