Eminem Tour Dates in Australia & New Zealand After 'The Marshall Mathers LP 2' Release Date
Eminem will embark on an Australian and New Zealand tour called Rapture next year, according to Billboard.
The 41-year-old rapper will headline four stadium shows in February along with special guests, Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole. Australian hip-hop star 360 will also support the tour as well as New Zealand rapper David Dallas.
This will also mark the first time Eminem hits the stage in New Zealand.
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"Eminem has generations of fans in New Zealand. He's never been here, so it's going to be huge," Dallas told the magazine.
The general public can purchase tickets for the Rapture tour on Oct. 31, while the pre-sale starts on Oct. 24. Tickets are priced from $95 to $290.
The Marshall Mathers LP 2 Tracklist
Rapture 2014 Australasian Tour Dates:
Feb. 15 - Auckland, Western Springs
Feb. 19 - Melbourne, Etihad Stadium
Feb. 20 - Brisbane, Suncorp Stadium
Feb. 22 - Sydney, ANZ Stadium
Eminem will release his eighth studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, on Nov. 5.
The Marshall Mathers LP 2 Cover Art
The album's first single, Berzerk, was released in late August and it debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The tune also went No. 2 on Digital Songs and topped the Rap Songs chart that first week.
Eminem also released his upcoming album's cover art in September, which displays his childhood home. The windows of the home are now boarded and it seems abandoned. The cover of his 2000 album, The Marshall Mathers LP, featured the same house, however, Eminem was also photographed in front of it.
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The Marshall Mathers LP 2 will be his first release since 2010's Recovery. The record went multi-platinum and rose to No. 1 on Billboard.