LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20 -- One of the most highly anticipated concert tours in recent memory, the "Mary J. Blige & JAY-Z: Heart of the City" tour, sold out in Baltimore, Long Island, NY, East Rutherford, NJ, Boston and Washington DC, within hours this past Saturday. With tickets going fast in the other previously announced markets, the two superstars have announced six new stops on their historic co-headlining tour. New cities include Atlanta, New Orleans, Houston, Dallas, Oakland and Chicago.

Tickets for the new dates go on sale beginning this Friday, February 22nd and are available through Live Nation. Citi cardmembers will also have access to purchase presale tickets through Citi's Private Pass(R)
Program, available to all Citi cardmembers at Citi's PrivatePass site beginning today.

"Mary J. Blige & JAY-Z: Heart of the City" tour is produced by Live Nation and Haymon Events and will kick off on March 22nd at Miami's American Airlines Arena. Additional dates will be announced in the coming weeks.

MARY J. BLIGE & JAY-Z: HEART OF THE CITY TOUR

March 22 Miami, FL -- American Airlines Arena
March 26 -- Baltimore, MD -- 1st Mariner Arena
March 27 -- Uniondale, NY -- Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
March 28 -- East Rutherford, NJ -- Izod Center
March 30 -- Philadelphia, PA -- Wachovia Center
April 2 -- Toronto, ON -- Air Canada Centre
April 3 -- Boston, MA -- TD Banknorth Garden
April 5 -- Greensboro, NC -- Greensboro Coliseum
April 6 -- Washington, DC -- Verizon Center
*April 8 -- Atlanta, GA -- Phillips Arena*
*April 9 -- New Orleans, LA -- New Orleans Arena*
*April 10 -- Houston, TX -- Toyota Center*
*April 12 -- Dallas, TX -- Superpages.com Center*
*April 16 -- Los Angeles, CA -- Hollywood Bowl
*April 20 -- Oakland, CA -- Oracle Arena*
*April 26 -- Chicago, IL -- United Center*

* New dates announced today

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