The disappearing Kanye West, Lady Gaga tour dates

Is Kanye West about to make good on his promise to take some time off? Could the fallout from his interruption of Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech actually persuade the artist to stay home this fall?

That all may sound a bit drastic -- and perhaps a bit unlikely -- but there appears to be a burgeoning mystery surrounding his upcoming Fame Kills tour with Lady Gaga, which was reported to go on sale this week. The full dates were first revealed on the website for industry trade Pollstar yesterday morning, but no official information from either West or Lady Gaga’s camp has followed.

This morning, however, a smattering of tour dates for the trek were listed in the Ticketmaster website. They have since been removed. As of 6 p.m. Tuesday, Ticketmaster currently lists no upcoming dates for West.

Thanks to the power of Google cache, one can call up one of the first listings – a Dec. 12 date in Greensboro, N.C. Internet presales for some of the dates were initially listed to go on sale Wednesday morning at 10 a.m., but now that seems unlikely as it's only hours away and no official information on the tour has been released.

West and Lady Gaga are reported to be scheduled to play the Staples Center on Nov. 16 in Los Angeles, according to the dates released on Pollstar.com. AEG Live, which owns the downtown arena, declined to comment and instead referred questions to Live Nation, which is promoting the tour.

A spokesman for Live Nation, based in Los Angeles, said he had no information regarding a West/Lady Gaga date in Los Angeles and no details on when the tour would be announced.

A spokesman for Lady Gaga says the initial run of dates circulating the Web are not confirmed, adding that the package tour has not even been announced. “Live Nation has yet to officially announce the tour and the correct routing,” says the spokesman. The tour was initially revealed by West on “The View” back in June.

Pollstar dates tend to be accurate, and official tour routes are not revealed until all the dotted lines have been signed. It’s unlikely an arena tour of this magnitude would be called off; it's more likely that West and Lady Gaga are waiting for the controversy to die down.

Still, last night on the premiere of Jay Leno’s new talk show, West apologized to Swift for jumping on stage and taking over her MTV Video Music Awards nomination speech, and hinted that he may be disappearing from the public eye.

"Obviously, I deal with hurt, and so many celebrities, they never take the time off, and I never took the time off, really," West explained. "I've really never taken the time off. It's been music after music and tour after tour. And I'm just ashamed my hurt caused someone else hurt."

A representative for West has not returned calls or e-mails in the wake of the MTV VMA appearance.

We’ll update this blog as soon as we have more news, including any on-sale or tour date information. Pop & Hiss covered West’s appearance in Austin, Texas, in March, and found the artist transforming the moody electronic songs of “808s and Heartbreak” to work within a live band, resulting in more energetic, positive statements.

--Todd Martens

Screenshot: Ticketmaster.com

Comments

[kat]

Yeah, he's hurting... poor dude's got it bad, my heart is bleeding.

[Craig]

Sure! Blame it on the death of your mother! I'm not buying that excuse for a second!

[mel]

HA, not even the president likes you Kaye. Think about that for a moment. The man of the most prestigious position of the world, the man who is making a difference in peoples lives has stooped from a moment of his high power and elegance and called you a "jackass."

DESERVED!

Now on a serious note:

Taylor's career has skyrocketed. haha, the PR people can't EVEN deny this because it was nationally broadcast...........EVERYBODY SAW IT!!!!!! Try explaining to 100 million viewers/tv stations that it was a camera angle problem.

i just find it funny that NOBODY can defend/comment on this.

[publicity stunt]

he is trying to draw media attention for his own gain..... because know one cares about kanye...

[rickrack]

smart move
I don't know of ANYONE who would pay to see this loser

[J]

He was crazy before his mother died. Honestly, who buys their mom a boob-job?! The only thing his mother's death did was exacerbate his already growing substance abuse problems. The boy has serious clinical problems.

While I've gone the route to delete all of the music I've purchased from him, and think his acts are disgusting, I still worry he'll follow the path of many other troubled musicians.

[John Murphy]

He's a stooge.

[troy]

Very disgusting I don't tkink I want to listen to his music anymore You Let me down

[farah]

i hope it doesn't have anything with what happened at the MTV Award show...if so that is so messed up!!! and he doesnt deserve to be treated like that neither does she(taylor swift) but still cmon...
for the president...anybody who doesnt know kanye would definitely say the same the thing "what a jerk" but that doesn't mean he doesnt like kanye for that.

ppl please take a chill pill...

[Shae]

To find joy in someone's sorrow is SICK! And to justify Obama's comment is sad. He was just as wrong as Kanye West. No human is perfect, the only difference between you and them is that you hide your flaws behind a computer screen.

[oscarwildefan]

Kanye West is pimping out his mother's death as an excuse for his narcissistic, contemptable behavior. It wasn't about Beyonce...it was about Kanye!!! This marginally talented bufoon needed the attention. And what's up with the open bottle of booze and that skank with the snake body suit? Real class Kanye, real class.

[MJ]

Hopefully he will just disappear and never be seen again. If Lady Gaga has half a brain, she will find someone else to tour with.

[Rug]

Two has-beens trying to make concerts together? Why am I not surprised? and they BOTH jumped on stage at different times at the VMAs, while drunk, stoned or otherwise? You'd think MTV would learn to keep these clowns on a shorter leash and keep the booze out of the auditorium. Anything broadcast with K or gaga should have a 45 minute delay on it. Or put in a monitor at the bar so these clowns can drink and watch while staying out of the public eye. Their 15 minute clocks are starting to tick BACKwards. And Taylor Swift is just getting started ... sure let K take a break from everything. Take a decade - it's cool. Take the gaga with you, too. Don't let the bathroom door hit you as it closes.

[Concert Ken]

Sounds like it would be a wise move, both for his mental health and his career. But there's may be too much money involved already to cancel the tour.

[Paula S]

I hope he does back out of touring with Lady Gaga. Nobody wants to see or hear him anyway. Go away Kanye.

[juju]

I hope he falls off the face of the Earth. Haven't liked him for years!

[moonscraper]

Maybe he should take some time off. Some are so mad they are burning Kanye's CD, LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocI1spDecLU

[beverly]

i've always luvd kanye and i still do!!!!!!what he did was wrong as hell but no one is perfect. his apology seemed heartfelt and he appeared to be extremely distraught. fame is a hard pill to swallow. keep ya head up yeezy baby

[moonbuggy]

is this working?

[moonbuggy]

Maybe he really should take some time off because now people are starting to burn Kanye's CD, LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocI1spDecLU

[So What]

Kanye West is a drag and is so arrogant I won't let his music play in my house. What is he really bringing to the table? Arrogant self-worshipping spoiled brat. Sooo won't miss him. Ya, Kanye, we all got "hurt" - me now have to take a nap. BOO HOO.

[e g]

story going round:

kanye crashed patrick swayze's funeral and said michael jackson's funeral was much better!

kanye = lowlife poser!

[Hollywood Mike]

What Kanye West did to Taylor Swift was really out of line, unprofessional and Kanye should be hurt that his actions have hurt someone else. Kanye needs to do some soul searching and get some help for his problems. No excuses, his behavior is unacceptable period. JAY Z should do himself a favor and cuts his ties with Kanye West. Kanye is a cancer -

[Jen0cidal]

People need to just let this go already. I think he's been taught a lesson and it's time to move on. I've said and done stupid things when I've been drinking (also when sober) and I would hate to be condemned for a long time. Oh and I'm pretty sure all the people STILL putting him down are so PERFECT too! I believe in karma; Kanye disrespected Taylor and he felt the incredible backlash of fans and haters alike - that was his karma. But now it's your turn to give him a break because next time you do something dumb, and trust me you will, then who knows, maybe people won't be so hard on you. And I totally believe he is still grieving his mother...I sure would be. > Maybe that is why he's been drinking a little more than usual? You never know what someone else is going through, so shame on the malicious people that try to keep others down as to falsely bring themselves up. (I won't worry though, you'll get yours.)

[Reecie]

I personally have ZERO interest in seeing Lady Gaga...but I am looking forward to Kanye West on tour agan. Kanye will continue to prosper and sell millions of records so get over it people!

President Obama should start making "off the record" remarks about all the racist hate-mongers that spread vicious lies about him everyday!