Jay-Z at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium: everything you need to know

Jay-Z appears at a press conference at Roc Nation HQ in 2019 (AP)

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Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Jay-Z’s hotly anticipated London shows.

Jay-Z is set to return to London tomorrow evening for a two-night residency at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, celebrating the 30th anniversary of his acclaimed ‘Reasonable Doubt’ album and the 25th anniversary of ‘The Blueprint’.

The two-night run in the UK capital begins on Friday, September 4th and continues on Saturday, September 5th. It will mark the rapper’s first solo performances in the United Kingdom since the Magna Carter Tour in 2013, with his most recent performance occurring in 2018 when he joined Beyonce, his wife, on their On The Run II Tour. They come as part of an eight-date run for the rapper, which also featured a record-breaking run at Yankee Stadium, home of the New York Yankees.

The run in New York saw Jay-Z break the record for most people at a show at the Yankee Stadium, selling 45,832 tickets, breaking the record set by the previous day’s show. During his residency in New York, he brought out guests such as Usher, Eminem, Pharrell Williams, Alicia Keys, Beyonce and Rihanna to name a handful.

Ahead of the first show tomorrow, we’ve put together a list of everything you need to know ahead of time.

Potential setlist

Jay-Z performed a unique set in each of his three nights at Yankee Stadium. The first night was dedicated to his ‘Reasonable Doubt’ album, the second was dedicated to ‘The Blueprint’, which he performed in full, minus ‘Takeover’, and the third show was under the label ‘Extra Innings’ on Setlist. FM, which included a blend of material from ‘The Blueprint’, ‘Reasonable Doubt’ and ‘The Black Album’ as well as guest appearances from Beyonce, Pharrell Williams, Rihanna, Jeezy and Usher. Here’s the setlist from his final New York show.

Intro
Brooklyn’s Finest
Where I'm From
Dirt Off Your Shoulder
I Know
U Don't Know
Can't Knock the Hustle(with Teyana Taylor)
Money Ain't a Thang (with Jermaine Dupri)
Seen It All (with Jeezy)
Go Crazy (with Jeezy)
Hola' Hovito
Heart of the City (Ain't No Love) (with Usher) (with elements of "Ready Or Not")
Throwback / Part II (with Usher)
Never Change
Song Cry
Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
Beach Is Better
F***withmeyouknowigotit
N**** What, N**** Who
No Church in the Wild (with The‐Dream)
Clique (Kanye West, Jay-Z & Big Sean cover)
Run This Town (with Rihanna)
Bitch Better Have My Money (with Rihanna)
Dead Presidents
Can I Live
Girls, Girls, Girls / '03 Bonnie & Clyde
99 Problems
Ruff Ryder's Anthem / Welcome to the Jungle / So Appalled (with Swizz Beatz)
Jigga My N**** (with Swizz Beatz)
On to the Next One (with Swizz Beatz)
Ain't No Woman (Four Tops song)
Ain't No N****
Excuse Me Miss (with Pharrell Williams)
La La La (with Pharrell Williams)
I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me) (with Pharrell Williams)
Frontin' (with Pharrell Williams)
Allure (with Pharrell Williams)
Grindin' (with Clipse & Pharrell Williams)
Lift Off
Drunk in Love (with Beyoncé)
N****s in Paris / Big Pimpin'
Public Service Announcement
Theme From New York, New York (John Kander song) (Frank Sinatra version)
Empire State of Mind
New York (Ja Rule cover) (with Fat Joe) (+ Jadakiss)
Lucifer
Dirt Off Your Shoulder
Encore