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Kanye West Glow in the Dark Tour
Location:
Rose Garden
Ticket Prices:
$80, $60, $40;prices do not include applicable service charges
Stage:
ROSE GARDEN Rose Garden - North End Stage
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Kayne West with Rihanna, N.E.R.D and Lupe Fiasco.
Kanye West, a multiple Grammy Award-winning rapper and singer, will bring his Glow in the Dark Tour to the Rose Garden on Tuesday, June 3rd. Kanye West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, and his third album Graduation in 2007. His first three albums have received numerous awards (including nine Grammys), critical acclaim and commercial success. In 2008, at the 50th annual Grammy Awards, Kanye West won four Grammy Awards. Kanye West’s Glow in the Dark Tour has just been announced. It will be a two-month jaunt with Rihanna, N.E.R.D., and Lupe Fiasco and launches April 16, 2008.
Rihanna is a Barbadian singer who is also the first female and second known person from Barbados to have received a Grammy Award. Rihanna’s debut album, Music of the Sun, was released August 30, 2005. Rihanna then released her second album, A Girl Like Me, in April 2006, less than 8 months after the release of her first album. The album debuted at number 5 in the U.S. and number 4 in the U.K. The song “S.O.S.” became Rihanna’s first number-one on the Billboard. It also peaked at number 1 in Australia and number 2 in the U.K. Rihanna went into the studio early 2006 and recorded her second album that was released in June 2007 called Good Girl Gone Bad. The first single “Umbrella” featuring Jay-Z, was released on March 2007 reaching number 1 in various countries around the world, including the U.S. She is now on tour with Kanye West, N.E.R.D. and Lupe Fiasco for the first half of 2008 and during the second half, she will be in the studio recording her fourth album.
N.E.R.D. is the name of the alternative funk rock band consisting of Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo of the Neptunes and Shay Haley. Their music is best described as funk/rock, including soul, hip hop, and blues rock. Their first album, In Search Of…, was released in 2001. Fly or Die was their second album, released in 2003. N.E.R.D. has been in the studio all of last year, the third album will be called Seeing Sounds and is set to be released June 2008. The new album will be released during the Glow in the Dark tour with Kanye West, Rihanna and Lupe Fiasco.
Lupe Fiasco is also a Grammy winning American Hip-hop artist. He rose to fame in 2006 following the success of his critically acclaimed debut album, Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor. Prominent hip hop mogul Jay-Z describes him as a "breath of fresh air" in a new hip-hop world characterized by mainstream pop and glamour, a sharp contrast with the widespread lyricism-focused rap of the 1990s, and critics have called him the "Hip-Hop Generation's Next Vanguard. His second album, Lupe Fiasco's the Cool, was released on December 18, 2007.
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Steel Bridge Construction Begins June 1
Transit and auto traffic will be affected as crews install new MAX tracks
Just a reminder: Several TriMet bus lines will be detoured June 1-August 30 for MAX track construction on the Steel Bridge in downtown Portland. And starting June 10, the bridge will be closed to all auto traffic as well. Bicycle and pedestrian access will be maintained during construction. Learn more about bus detours
As part of the I-205/Portland Mall Light Rail Project, new MAX tracks on 5th and 6th avenues are being connected with the existing MAX system on the Steel Bridge. Learn more about bus detours
June 1-August 30: TriMet buses will not use Steel Bridge; detours in place
June 10-August 24: Steel Bridge closed to all vehicles
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Complete transit service information is available at trimet.org. Learn more about the Portland Mall Light Rail Project and get construction updates at portlandmall.org.
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