Kanye West & Jay Z To Perform Together At SXSW

Carl Williott | March 11, 2014 6:15 am

For the first time since their 2012 Watch The Throne tour, Kanye West and Jay Z are performing a full concert together. The two hip-hop kings will headline day 1 of Samsung’s SXSW concert series in Austin on Tuesday (March 12). The two previously performed together at SXSW in 2011 for a G.O.O.D. Music showcase.

Of course, there’s a catch, as there is with any marquee SXSW show these days. To get tickets, you have to be the owner of a Samsung Galaxy phone with new streaming service Milk Music on the device. We expect this sort of corporate tangling from Hov, but from Kanye “Fuck you and your corporation” West, it’s a bit disappointing.

Janelle Monae, Gary Clark Jr., Broken Bells, Cut Copy and Holy Ghost! are also scheduled for the Samsung series this week.

In addition, Kanye’s G.O.O.D. Music imprint is holding a SXSW showcase the very same night, with headlining sets from Big Sean and Pusha T, plus a “special guest.” That show goes down at 8 p.m. at Brazos Hall.

[via Mashable]

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