# Heart of the City Tour

The Heart of the City Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by American singer Mary J. Blige and American rapper Jay-Z. The North America tour supports Blige's eighth studio album, Growing Pains (2007) and Jay-Z's tenth studio album American Gangster (2007). According to Pollstar.com the Heart of the City Tour grossed over $34.2 million, making it the most successful male-female hip-hop/R&B tour in history. The-Dream was the opening act for the tour, supporting his 2007 debut album Love/Hate.

## Opening act

* The-Dream

### Musicians

* Mary J. Blige - Main Performer, Vocals
* Omar Edwards - Musical Direction
* Adam Blackstone - Musical Direction
* Devine Evans - Music Programmer
* Tiffany Bastiani - Vocals (Background)
* Carlos Battery - Vocals (Background)
* Robert "JJ" Smith - Bass
* Rexsell Hardy - Drums
* Jeff Motley - Keyboards
* Luke Austin - Keyboards
* Omar Edwards - Keyboards
* Shawn Hinton - Guitar

## Set list

* "Can't Knock the Hustle" (with Jay-Z)
* "You're All I Need to Get By"
* "Mary Jane (All Night Long)"
* "Don't Go" (contains elements of "My Life")
* "Reminisce"
* "Real Love" (contains elements of "Outstanding")
* "You Bring Me Joy"
* "Everything"
* "Sweet Thing"
* "Love No Limit"
* "Feel Like a Woman"
* "Stay Down"
* "Be Happy"
* "Hurt Again"
* "My Life"
* "Fade Away"
* "No More Drama"
* "Not Gon' Cry"
* "Your Child"
* "I'm Going Down"
* "Just Fine"
* "Work That"
* "Be Without You"
* "Family Affair"
* "Say Hello"
* "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..."
* "U Don't Know"
* "99 Problems"
* "Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses)"
* "Blue Magic"
* "Minority Report"
* "Dirt off Your Shoulder"
* "Excuse Me Miss"
* "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)"
* "Jigga What, Jigga Who"
* "Can I Get A..."
* "Show Me What You Got"
* "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)"
* "Girls, Girls, Girls"
* "Big Pimpin'"
* "Can I Live..."
* "Song Cry" (with Mary J. Blige)
* "Public Service Announcement"
* "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)"
* "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" (with Mary J. Blige)

## Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue :
| Date (2008) | City | Country | Venue |
| March 22 | Miami | U.S. | American Airlines Arena |
| March 26 | Baltimore | U.S. | 1st Mariner Arena |
| March 27 | Uniondale | U.S. | Nassau Coliseum |
| March 28 | East Rutherford | U.S. | Izod Center |
| March 30 | Philadelphia | U.S. | Wachovia Center |
| April 2 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre |
| April 3 | Boston | U.S. | TD Banknorth Garden |
| April 5 | Greensboro | U.S. | Greensboro Coliseum |
| April 6 | Washington, D.C. | U.S. | Verizon Center |
| April 8 | Atlanta | U.S. | Philips Arena |
| April 9 | New Orleans | U.S. | New Orleans Arena |
| April 10 | Houston | U.S. | Toyota Center |
| April 12 | Dallas | U.S. | SuperPages.com Center |
| April 15 | Phoenix | U.S. | US Airways Center |
| April 16 | Los Angeles | U.S. | Hollywood Bowl |
| April 18 | Irvine | U.S. | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater |
| April 19 | Las Vegas | U.S. | MGM Grand Garden Arena |
| April 20 | Oakland | U.S. | Oracle Arena |
| April 25 | Auburn Hills | U.S. | The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| April 26 | Chicago | U.S. | United Center |
| April 27 | Chicago | U.S. | United Center |
| May 1 | Buffalo | U.S. | HSBC Arena |
| May 2 | New York City | U.S. | Madison Square Garden |
| May 5 | Atlantic City | U.S. | Boardwalk Hall |
| May 6 | New York City | U.S. | Madison Square Garden |
| May 7 | New York City | U.S. | Madison Square Garden |
| May 10 | Uncasville | U.S. | Mohegan Sun Arena |