4:44 Tour
{{Short description|2017 concert tour by Jay-Z}}
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(2014)|this_tour=4:44 Tour
(2017)|next_tour=OTR II Tour
(2018)}}
The Tour Jay:Z 4:44 or simply 4:44 Tour was a concert tour by American rapper Jay-Z, in support of his thirteenth studio album 4:44 (2017). The tour began in Anaheim at the Honda Center on October 27, 2017, and concluded on December 21, 2017, in Inglewood at The Forum. Vic Mensa was the opening act for the whole tour.
Jay Z's North American run of his 4:44 Tour grossed $48,698,354 over the course of 32 dates. 426,441 tickets were sold in that span, with about $1.5 million grossed per show.{{cite magazine|last1=BROOKS|first1=DAVE|title=Slow Ticketing Helps Jay-Z Net $48.7M on 2017 Tour|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8093917/jay-z-slow-ticketing-net-487-million-444-2017-tour|magazine=Billboard|access-date=14 January 2018}}
Background and development
On July 10, 2017, Jay-Z announced 32 tour dates across North America.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/jay-z-announces-massive-north-american-444-tour-w491529|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|title=Jay-Z Announces Massive North American '4:44' Tour|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=July 10, 2017|access-date=July 11, 2017}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7858083/jayz-444-tour-dates|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|title=JAY-Z Announces 4:44 Tour Dates|magazine=Billboard|date=July 10, 2017|access-date=July 11, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2017/07/10/jay-z-north-american-tour/103577614/|last=Ryan|first=Patrick|title=JAY-Z announces 31-city 4:44 Tour|work=USA Today|date=July 10, 2017|access-date=July 11, 2017}}
Set list
This set list is representative of the show on November 3, 2017 in Phoenix. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.{{cite web |url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/jay-z-phoenix-concert-review-9842723 |title=Jay-Z Opens Up in Downtown Phoenix Show |last=Keil |first=Jason |work= Phoenix New Times |date=November 4, 2017}}
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- "Kill Jay-Z"
- "No Church in the Wild"
- "Lucifer"
- "D'Evils"
- "Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)"
- "Run This Town"
- "FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt"
- "Beach Is Better"
- "4:44"
- "Bam"
- "Jigga My Nigga"
- "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)"
- "Dirt off Your Shoulder"
- "On to the Next One"
- "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)"
- "Public Service Announcement"
- "99 Problems"
- "Big Pimpin'"
- "The Story of O.J."
- "Niggas in Paris"
- "Where I'm From"
- "Empire State of Mind"
- "Blues Freestyle"
- "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)"
- "Smile"
;Encore
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Shows
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|+ List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue |
| scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Venue ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Opening act ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Attendance ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Revenue |
|---|
colspan="7"| North AmericaNorth American box score:
|
| October 27, 2017
| Anaheim | rowspan="15" |United States | rowspan="33"| Vic Mensa | 12,153 / 14,933 | $1,228,306 |
| October 28, 2017
| — | — |
| November 1, 2017
| Fresno | — | — |
| November 3, 2017
| Phoenix | — | — |
| November 5, 2017
| Denver | — | — |
| November 7, 2017
| Dallas | 14,497 / 15,955 | $1,330,471 |
| November 8, 2017
| Houston | — | — |
| November 9, 2017
| 12,731 / 14,812 | $1,072,797 |
| November 11, 2017
| Orlando | — | — |
| November 12, 2017
| Miami | 15,735 / 15,735 | $1,770,249 |
| November 14, 2017
| Atlanta | 14,118 / 15,039 | $1,832,255 |
| November 15, 2017
| 14,128 / 14,128 | $1,064,008 |
| November 16, 2017
| 15,558 / 15,558 | $1,563,821 |
| November 18, 2017
| Detroit | — | — |
| November 19, 2017
| — | — |
| November 21, 2017
| Montreal | rowspan="3"| Canada | — | — |
| November 22, 2017
| rowspan="2"|Toronto | rowspan="2"|Air Canada Centre | rowspan="2"|25,270 / 25,270 | rowspan="2"|$2,301,650 |
| November 23, 2017 |
| November 25, 2017
| Boston | rowspan="7" | United States | — | — |
| November 26, 2017
| rowspan="2"|Brooklyn | rowspan="2"|Barclays Center | — | — |
| November 27, 2017
| — | — |
| November 29, 2017
| 18,147 / 18,147 | $2,199,885 |
| December 1, 2017
| — | — |
| December 2, 2017
| Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 13,292 / 13,292 | $1,315,634 |
| December 5, 2017
| Chicago | — | — |
| December 9, 2017
| Edmonton | rowspan="2" |Canada | — | — |
| December 11, 2017
| 14,386 / 14,933 | $1,160,682 |
| December 13, 2017
| Seattle | rowspan="6"| United States | KeyArena | 9,200 | $862,000 |
| December 14, 2017
| Portland | 10,840 / 13,548 | $803,170 |
| December 16, 2017
| Oakland | 14,853 / 14,853 | $1,511,245 |
| December 17, 2017
| 11,459 / 15,370 | $954,552 |
| December 19, 2017
| — | — |
| December 21, 2017
| 16,084 / 16,084 | $2,012,730 |
| colspan="5"| Total
! 426,441 |