Kanye West Becomes Face Of Absolut Vodka
Published Friday, 15th February, 2008 at 4:06 PM
Kanye West is the new gace of Absolut vodka, alongside Common and Just Blaze.
The campaign is billed as "In An Absolut World" and will feature the three rappers sharing their "visions and testimonials" of their lives in the Absolut World.
Absolut Vodka will also be sponsoring West's Glow In The Dark tour, in which he'll tour the States with Rihanna, NERD and Lupe Fiasco. Those dates are listed further down the page.
Speaking of his involvement in the campaign, Kanye says: "This is a brand that has worked with the pre-eminent artists of the 20th Century -- Tom Ford, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Helmut Newton. These are individuals who have inspired me in my work, and I feel honored to be a part of this legacy."
* dates are without Rihanna
April Dates:
16th - Seattle, WA Key Arena
18th - Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
19th - San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
20th - San Diego, CA Sports Arena
21st - Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre
24th - Tucson, AZ Kale Aud., U. of Arizona *
25th - Las Vegas, NV Red Rocks Casino Resort *
26th - Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion *
27th - Denver, CO Pepsi Center
29th - Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center
30th - Austin, TX Frank Irwin Center
May Dates
1st - Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
2nd - Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
4th - Atlanta, GA Gwinette Arena
5th - Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre
6th - Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
8th - Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
9th - Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
10th - Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion
11th - Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
13th - New York, NY Madison Square Garden
15th - Boston, MA Tweeter Center
16th - Hartford, CT North East Dodge Music Center
17th - Philadelphia, PA Susquehana Bank Center
18th - Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
20th - Montreal, Que. Bell Centre
21st - Toronto, Ont. Molson Centre
22nd - Detroit, MI Palace
23rd - Chicago, IL United Center
24th - Minneapolis, MN Target Center
27th - Saskatoon, Sask. Credit Union Centre
29th - Edmonton, Alb. Rexall Palace
30th - Calgary, Alb. Saddledome
