Guide Note

Kanye West's Glow In The Dark Tour kicked off in Seattle, Washington on April 16, 2008. It opened to rave reviews from media and fans alike.¹ For the 90-minute show, West is the only person on stage, and is surrounded by a vast array of lights, special effects and set pieces.²

Fast Facts

West announced the tour in February, 2008
Supporting Acts: Rihanna N.E.R.D. and Lupe Fiasco
Opened: Seattle Washington on April 16, 2008
Def Jam Records started policing YouTube following the opening show to have all videos removed
Cameras are banned at concerts, but have not been deterred³
Kanye's engagement to Alexis Phifer was broken off prior to the first show of the tour
Tour dates and Venues

Graduation

Kanye West's Glow In The Dark Tour is in support of the Grammy award winning album Graduation. Graduation was released to the public on September 11, 2007. It continues the theme of his two previous releases, The College Dropout, which was released in February of 2004, and Late Registration, which was released in August, 2005. The album's artwork is credited to Japanese artist Takashi Murakami.

Quotes:

"West is a conceptual artist who works in visuals as well as sound, and his inspiration comes from fine artists such as Takashi Murakami and haute couture designers like Hedi Slimane. In this show, he's imagining not so much how a hero's story unfolds but what a hero might say if he were to rap -- and how he might appear on stage." - Ann Powers, Los Angeles Times
"Indulging in metaphorical dialogues with a computerized voice and rapping and dancing in front of a giant LED screen full of star fields and spacey desert landscapes, West is attempting to pull off the hip-hop equivalent of a Broadway one-man show." Chris Willman, Entertainment Weekly

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Rolling Stone: Kanye West, Rihanna, N.E.R.D and Fiasco Shine at Glow.... (April 17, 2008)

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Animal New York: Kanye West Hates His Fans (April 18, 2008)
Transnewsworld: Kanye West to Open "Glow in the Dark Tour" in Seattle on April 16 (April 7, 2008)
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The Daily Swarm: Kanye West's Glow in the Dark tour: First Review (April 17, 2008)
Charley Rogulewski: Video: Kanye West's Glow In The Dark Tour Opener (April 17, 2008)
MTV Buzzworthy Blog: N.E.R.D. Joins Kanye West On ‘Glow In The Dark’ Summer Tour (March 25, 2008 )

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