The biggest star in hip hop has announced a 2009 tour scheduled for the fall of 2009 with 21 confirmed dates and more likely on the way. As one of the biggest stars on the planet, Jay Z tickets have been on the tips of hip hop circles for weeks now. Add to the stature of Jay Z the fact that he will be promoting his latest album the Blueprint 3 and the Jay Z tour should be one of the biggest of the year. The Blueprint 3 tour features dates at colleges across the country as well as several traditional venues in the US, UK and Canada. Some of the highlights of the Jay Z tour include a show at MSG, Seattle’s Key Arena, Montreal, Austin, the University of Illinois and more. You should get your Jay Z tickets soon because with hype like this they are going to be selling fast.

There have been 21 dates confirmed in addition to several previously-announced tours, including the Jay Z September 11 concert to benefit the 911 families. The Answer the Call benefit concert is happening at Madison Square Garden on September 11th. Other upcoming Jay Z shows include a concert in Manchester U.K. with Coldplay on September 12th. Jay Z will also be performing at the Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on September 13th. Jay Z was a busy man before he announced the new tour dates, and he will be performing at the premiere show for Jay Leno on September 14th in Los Angeles. After that he has another three shows in the U.K. with Coldplay and another by himself.

The official 2009 Jay Z Blueprint 3 Tour starts at Penn State on October 9th. That’s a big school so you should think Jay Z tickets will be big there.

The full 2009 Jay Z tour dates are:

Sept. 8 – Chicago, IL at the House of Blues
Sept. 11 – New York, NY at Madison Square Garden
Oct. 9 – University Park, PA at the Bryce Jordan Center
Oct. 10 – Highland Heights, KY at The Bank of Kentucky Center
Oct. 13 – Edmonton, AB at Rexall Place
Oct. 14 – Calgary, AB at Pengrowth Saddledome
Oct. 15 – Kelowna, BC at Prospera Place
Oct. 16 – Vancouver, BC at General Motors Place
Oct. 17 – Seattle, WA at Key Arena
Oct. 24 – Providence, RI at Dunkin Donuts Center
Oct. 25 – Amherst, MA at Mullins Center
Oct. 27 – Baltimore, MD at 1st Mariner Arena
Oct. 28 – Columbus, OH at Value City Arena Ohio State
Oct. 29 – London, ON at John Labatt Centre
Oct. 30 – Montreal, QUE at Centre Bell Centre
Oct. 31 – Toronto, ON at Air Canada Centre
Nov. 1 – Ottawa, ON at Scotiabank Place
Nov. 12 – Champaign, IL at University of Illinois, Assembly Hall
Nov. 19 – Albuquerque, NM at Tingley Coliseum
Nov. 20 – El Paso, TX at Don Haskins Center
Nov. 22 – Austin, TX at Frank Erwin Center Arena

There should be more Jay Z tour dates announced soon so stay tuned to hip hop concerts for the latest news.