I Am Music II Tour

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I Am Music II Tour
Tour by Lil Wayne
Start dateMarch 18, 2011
End dateSeptember 11, 2011
Legs2
No. of shows67
Lil Wayne concert chronology

The I Am Music II Tour (also referred as I Am Still Music Tour), was a North American concert tour headlined by American rapper Lil Wayne, and with several special guests. The tour was announced on January 24, 2011, and the tickets went on sale on February 4. [1]

Contents

Opening Acts

Nicki Minaj was an opening act on the first leg of the tour. Nicki Minaj - Live Femme Fatale 10.jpg
Nicki Minaj was an opening act on the first leg of the tour.

Leg One:

Leg Two:

Setlist

Nicki Minaj

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
March 16, 2011 Providence United States Dunkin' Donuts Center
March 18, 2011 Buffalo HSBC Arena
March 19, 2011 Columbus Nationwide Arena
March 20, 2011 Baltimore First Mariner Arena
March 23, 2011 Hampton Hampton Coliseum
March 24, 2011 Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena
March 26, 2011 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
March 27, 2011 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum
March 30, 2011 University Park Bryce Jordan Center
April 1, 2011 Chicago United Center
April 2, 2011 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills
April 3, 2011Washington, D.C. Verizon Center
April 5, 2011 Miami Bank Atlantic Center
April 6, 2011 Orlando Amway Center
April 8, 2011 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum Complex
April 9, 2011 Atlanta Philips Arena
April 10, 2011 St. Louis Scottrade Center
April 12, 2011 [4] Bloomington Indiana University Auditorium
April 14, 2011 New Orleans New Orleans Arena
April 15, 2011 Dallas American Airlines Center
April 16, 2011 Houston Toyota Center
April 19, 2011 Phoenix US Airways Center
April 22, 2011Los Angeles STAPLES Center
April 23, 2011 Anaheim Honda Center
April 24, 2011 Oakland Oracle Arena
April 26, 2011 Sacramento Power Balance Pavilion
April 27, 2011 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena
April 28, 2011 Edmonton Rexall Place
April 29, 2011 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome
May 1, 2011 East Rutherford United States Bamboozle Festival
July 13, 2011 Hartford Comcast Theatre
July 15, 2011 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live
July 16, 2011 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center
July 17, 2011 Mansfield Comcast Center
July 19, 2011 Scranton Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
July 20, 2011 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 22, 2011 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center
July 23, 2011 Camden Susquehanna Bank Center
July 24, 2011 Darien Darien Lake
July 26, 2011 Hershey Hershey Park Pavilion
July 27, 2011 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
July 29, 2011 Raleigh Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
July 30, 2011 Virginia Beach Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
August 2, 2011 West Palm Beach Cruzan Amphitheatre
August 3, 2011 Tampa 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
August 5, 2011 Birmingham Verizon Wireless Music Center
August 6, 2011 Atlanta Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
August 7, 2011 Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 9, 2011 Minneapolis Xcel Center
August 10, 2011 Milwaukee Marcus Amphitheater
August 12, 2011 Burgettstown First Niagara Pavilion
August 13, 2011 Tinley Park First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
August 14, 2011 Noblesville Klipsch Music Center
August 16, 2011 Ottawa Canada Scotiabank Place
August 17, 2011 Montreal Bell Centre
August 19, 2011 Toronto Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
August 20, 2011 Clarkston United States DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 21, 2011 Maryland Heights Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
August 23, 2011 Kansas City Sprint Center
August 25, 2011 Phoenix Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion
August 26, 2011 San Diego Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
August 27, 2011 San Bernardino San Manuel Amphitheater
August 30, 2011 Greenwood Village Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
August 31, 2011 Albuquerque The Pavilion
September 2, 2011 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 3, 2011 Marysville Sleep Train Amphitheatre
September 4, 2011 Auburn White River Amphitheatre
September 7, 2011 Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha
September 9, 2011 San Antonio AT&T Center
September 10, 2011 Dallas Gexa Energy Pavilion
September 11, 2011 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

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