Heart of the City Tour

The Heart of the City Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by American singer Mary J. Blige and American rapper Jay-Z.^[1][2] The North America tour supports Blige's eighth studio album, Growing Pains (2007) and Jay-Z's tenth studio album American Gangster (2007).^[3][4] According to Pollstar.com the Heart of the City Tour grossed over $34.2 million, making it the most successful male-female hip-hop/R&B tour in history. The-Dream was the opening act for the tour, supporting his 2007 debut album Love/Hate.^[5]

Heart of the City Tour

Tour by Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z
Promotional poster for the tour
Location	United States Canada
Associated album	Growing Pains American Gangster
Start date	March 22, 2008 (2008-03-22)
End date	May 10, 2008 (2008-05-10)
No. of shows	25
Mary J. Blige tour chronology The Breakthrough Experience Tour (2006) Heart of the City Tour (2008) Growing Pains European Tour (2008) Jay-Z tour chronology American Gangster Live (2007) Heart of the City Tour (2008) Jay-Z & Ciara Live (2009)

Opening act

• The-Dream

Musicians

• Mary J. Blige - Main Performer, Vocals
• Omar Edwards - Musical Direction
• Adam Blackstone - Musical Direction
• Devine Evans - Music Programmer
• Tiffany Bastiani - Vocals (Background)
• Carlos Battery - Vocals (Background)
• Robert "JJ" Smith - Bass
• Rexsell Hardy - Drums
• Jeff Motley - Keyboards
• Luke Austin - Keyboards
• Omar Edwards - Keyboards
• Shawn Hinton - Guitar

Set list

Mary J. Blige

1. "Can't Knock the Hustle" (with Jay-Z)
2. "You're All I Need to Get By"
3. "Mary Jane (All Night Long)"
4. "Don't Go" (contains elements of "My Life")
5. "Reminisce"
6. "Real Love" (contains elements of "Outstanding")
7. "You Bring Me Joy"
8. "Everything"
9. "Sweet Thing"
10. "Love No Limit"
11. "Feel Like a Woman"
12. "Stay Down"
13. "Be Happy"
14. "Hurt Again"
15. "My Life"
16. "Fade Away"
17. "No More Drama"
18. "Not Gon' Cry"
19. "Your Child"
20. "I'm Going Down"
21. "Just Fine"
22. "Work That"
23. "Be Without You"
24. "Family Affair"

Jay-Z

1. "Say Hello"
2. "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..."
3. "U Don't Know"
4. "99 Problems"
5. "Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses)"
6. "Blue Magic"
7. "Minority Report"
8. "Dirt off Your Shoulder"
9. "Excuse Me Miss"
10. "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)"
11. "Jigga What, Jigga Who"
12. "Can I Get A..."
13. "Show Me What You Got"
14. "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)"
15. "Girls, Girls, Girls"
16. "Big Pimpin'"
17. "Can I Live..."
18. "Song Cry" (with Mary J. Blige)
19. "Public Service Announcement"
20. "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)"
21. "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" (with Mary J. Blige)

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue^[6][7]

Date (2008)	City	Country	Venue
March 22	Miami	U.S.	American Airlines Arena
March 26	Baltimore		1st Mariner Arena
March 27	Uniondale		Nassau Coliseum
March 28	East Rutherford		Izod Center
March 30	Philadelphia		Wachovia Center
April 2	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
April 3	Boston	U.S.	TD Banknorth Garden
April 5	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
April 6	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center
April 8	Atlanta		Philips Arena
April 9	New Orleans		New Orleans Arena
April 10	Houston		Toyota Center
April 12	Dallas		SuperPages.com Center
April 15	Phoenix		US Airways Center
April 16	Los Angeles		Hollywood Bowl
April 18	Irvine		Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
April 19	Las Vegas		MGM Grand Garden Arena
April 20	Oakland		Oracle Arena
April 25	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
April 26	Chicago		United Center
April 27
May 1	Buffalo		HSBC Arena
May 2	New York City		Madison Square Garden
May 5	Atlantic City		Boardwalk Hall
May 6	New York City		Madison Square Garden
May 7
May 10	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena