Jay-Z Announces Summer Tour, Redefines The Word “Intimate”

noah | May 13, 2009 1:00 pm
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Jay-Z and Ciara are embarking on a short tour of the U.S. this summer, with the hip-hop heavyweight being backed up by a live band as he works on the finishing touches for the long-in-the-works
Blueprint 3. One thing, though; the press release that was sent out referred to the venues on this tour as “intimate,” even though the capacities for the venues announced so far range from 2,400 (The Pearl at the Palms in Vegas, where the tour will spend two nights) to 9,500 (Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.). And the press seem to be copying and pasting that claim without abandon. Am I too much of a purist for thinking that an “intimate” venue is one where capacity is below the four-figure mark, or are these reporters just reflecting Jay being so used to his larger-than-life world that he’s forgotten what an actual club show is like? [Billboard]
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