This is the definition of "giving the summer some". Fresh on the heels of a rumored joint summer tour with wife Beyonce, Shawn Carter just announced that the Made In America is, in fact, heading to L.A. But don't get mad east coasters, it's still going down in Philly again as announced yesterday.
Deets on the double dosage inside...
Yesterday, Live Nation announced the pre-sale for Made In America festival tickets in Philly. We all thought that was the confirmation it was returning to Philly after discussions of bringing it to L.A.
But then Hov dropped the news today that it's going to both L.A. Philly...at the same damn time. it will all go down Labor Day weekend, August 30th and 31st.
Alongside L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, President and CEO of Live Nation Entertainment Michael Rapino, as well as Budweiser and United Way honchos, Hov revealed the big expansion plan at a press conference at Los Angeles City Hall today.
The crew revealed there will be 60 Performances, 6 Stages, two cities, one weekend. And tickets are on sale now for both cities at MadeInAmericaFest.com.
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