The Cool Tour

The Cool Tour
Location	North America Europe
Start date	January 13, 2008
End date	December 5, 2008
Legs	5
No. of shows	118

The Cool Tour was a headline concert tour by American rapper Lupe Fiasco in support of his sophomore studio album, Lupe Fiasco's The Cool (2007). He held a release party at Irving Plaza in New York City on December 18, 2007, while the tour itself began at Roseland Theatre in Portland, Oregon on January 10, 2008. It coincided with Kanye West's Glow in the Dark Tour and Fiasco's own six-date Coca-Cola Refresh Your Flow Tour, which visited across the continents North America and Europe.

Critical reception

The Mercury News penned, "He cleverly organized the songs to fit a storyline, one that had Fiasco as the tour guide on a trip through his hometown of Chicago and, eventually, into San Francisco. He spoke casually with the crowd members, filling their ears with intriguing bits of both Windy City and Bay Area color, and always cued up his songs as masterfully as a veteran DJ."

Set list

1. "The Instrumental"
2. "Kick, Push"
3. "Sunshine"
4. "I Gotcha"
5. "He Say She Say"
6. "The Cool"
7. "Daydreamin'"
8. "The Coolest"
9. "Hi-Definition"
10. "Hip-Hop Saved My Life"
11. "Dumb It Down"
12. "Go Go Gadget Flow"
13. "Streets on Fire"

Encore

1. "Paris, Tokyo"
2. "Superstar"

Tour dates

Key

†	Indicates festival date
‡	Indicates Glow in the Dark Tour date

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
December 18, 2007	New York	United States	Irving Plaza
December 20, 2007	Chicago		The Bassment
December 27, 2007	Honolulu		Pipeline Café
January 10, 2008	Portland		Roseland Theatre
January 11, 2008	Seattle		Showbox
January 13, 2008	San Francisco		The Fillmore
January 14, 2008	Anaheim		House of Blues
January 15, 2008	Solana Beach		Belly Up Tavern
January 17, 2008	Hollywood		House of Blues Sunset Strip
January 18, 2008	Las Vegas		House of Blues
January 19, 2008	Albuquerque		Sunshine Theatre
January 20, 2008	Englewood		Gothic
January 22, 2008	Austin		Emo's
January 23, 2008	Dallas		House of Blues
January 25, 2008	Atlanta		The Roxy
January 27, 2008	Baltimore		Sonar
January 28, 2008	Norfolk		The Norva
January 30, 2008	Washington		9:30 Club
January 31, 2008	Philadelphia		Theatre of Living Arts
February 1, 2008	Richmond		Stuart C. Seigel Center
February 2, 2008	New York		Nokia Theatre
February 26, 2008	Valencia		Occidental College
March 1, 2008	New Haven		Yale University
March 2, 2008	Columbus		Ohio State University
March 10, 2008	Philadelphia		St. Joseph's University
March 11, 2008	Providence		Brown University
March 20, 2008	New York		Hammerstein Ballroom
Europe
March 22, 2008	Coventry	England	Ricoh Arena
North America
March 25, 2008	Virginia	United States	Great Hall
March 29, 2008	Pittsburgh		University of Pittsburgh
Europe
April 2, 2008	London	England	KOKO
April 5, 2008	Dublin	Ireland	Tripod
North America
April 9, 2008	Ferrum	United States	Ferrum College
April 11, 2008	Providence		Brown University
April 12, 2008	New York		SUNY Canton
April 16, 2008 ‡	Seattle		Key Arena
April 18, 2008 ‡	Sacramento		ARCO Arena
April 19, 2008	San Jose		HP Pavillion
April 20, 2008 ‡	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
April 21, 2008 ‡	Los Angeles		Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
April 22, 2008 ‡
April 24, 2008 ‡	Tucson		McKale Center
April 25, 2008 ‡	Summerlin		Red Rock Casino
April 26, 2008 ‡	Albuquerque		ABQ Journal Pavilion
April 27, 2008 ‡	Denver		Pepsi Center
April 30, 2008 ‡	Austin		Frank Erwin Center
May 1, 2008 ‡	Dallas		SuperPages.com Center
May 2, 2008 ‡	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
May 4, 2008 ‡	Duluth		The Arena Gwinnett Center
May 5, 2008 ‡	Tampa		Ford Amphitheatre
May 6, 2008 ‡	Miami		American Airlines Arena
May 8, 2008 ‡	Charlotte		Time Warner Cable Arena
May 9, 2008 ‡	Raleigh		Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
May 10, 2008 ‡	Bristow		Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge
May 11, 2008 ‡	Virginia Beach		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Virginia Beach
May 13, 2008 ‡	New York		Madison Square Garden
May 15, 2008 ‡	Mansfield		Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
May 16, 2008 ‡	Hartford		New England Dodge Music Center
May 17, 2008 ‡	Camden		Susquehanna Bank Center
May 18, 2008 ‡	Scranton		Toyota Pavilion
May 20, 2008 ‡	Montreal	Canada	Bell Centre
May 21, 2008 ‡	Toronto		Molson Amphitheatre
May 22, 2008 ‡	Auburn Hills	United States	The Palace of Auburn Hills
May 23, 2008 ‡	Chicago		United Center
May 24, 2008 ‡
May 25, 2008 ‡	Fargo		Fargodome
May 26, 2008 ‡	Winnipeg	Canada	MTS Centre
May 27, 2008 ‡	Saskatoon		Credit Union Centre
May 29, 2008 ‡	Edmonton		Rexall Place
May 30, 2008 ‡	Calgary		Pengrowth Saddledome
June 2, 2008 ‡	Vancouver		General Motors Place
June 3, 2008 ‡	Portland	United States	Rose Garden
June 5, 2008 ‡	Reno		Reno Events Center
June 6, 2008 ‡	San Jose		HP Pavilion at San Jose
June 7, 2008 ‡	Los Angeles		Staples Center
June 8, 2008 ‡	Glendale		Jobing.com Arena
June 9, 2008 ‡	West Valley City		E Center
June 11, 2008 ‡	Minneapolis		Target Center
June 12, 2008 ‡	Moline		iWireless Center
June 14, 2008 †	Manchester		Bonnaroo Music Festival
Europe
June 26, 2008 †	Arendal	Norway	Tromøya
June 27, 2008 †	Somerset	England	Worthy Farm
July 1, 2008	Malmö	Sweden	Kulturbolaget
July 3, 2008	Roskilde	Denmark	Dyrskuepladsen
July 4, 2008 †	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Paradiso
July 5, 2008	Paris	France	La Cigale
July 13, 2008	Manchester	England	Manchester Academy
July 14, 2008	London		Somerset House
North America
July 19, 2008 †	Commerce City	United States	Dick's Sporting Goods Park
August 1, 2008 ‡	Cincinnati		U.S. Bank Arena
August 2, 2008 †	Chicago		Grant Park
August 5, 2008 ‡	New York		Madison Square Garden
August 6, 2008 ‡
August 9, 2008 †	Baltimore		Pimlico Race Track
August 23, 2008 †	San Francisco		Golden Gate Park
September 5, 2008	Milwaukee		Marcus Amphitheater
September 18, 2008	Poughkeepsie		McCann Center Marist College
September 19, 2008	Utica		Utica College
September 20, 2008	Albany		University of Albany
September 24, 2008	Arlington		University of Texas at Arlington
September 26, 2008	Santa Clara		Santa Clara University
October 3, 2008	San Diego		University of California
October 5, 2008	Fort Collins		Colorado State University
October 7, 2008	Kent		Memorial Athlectic & Convocation Center
October 11, 2008	Baltimore		Loyola College
October 15, 2008	Orlando		UCF Arena
October 17, 2008	Mansfield		Decker Gymnasium
October 23, 2008	Nashville		Memorial Gym
October 18, 2008	New Brunswick		College Avenue Gymnasium
October 26, 2008	New Orleans		City Park
October 31, 2008	Chicago		Congress Theatre
November 7, 2008	Carlisle		Dickinson College
November 9, 2008	Tallahassee		Langford Green
November 12, 2008	Los Angeles		Club Nokia
November 15, 2008	Storrs		Jorgenson Theatre for Performing Arts
November 22, 2008	Livingston County		Kuhl Gym
December 5, 2008	College Park		University of Maryland

Canceled shows

North America
Date	City	Country	Venue	Reason
April 23, 2008	Durham	United States	Duke University	Scheduling conflicts; replaced with The Roots
April 29, 2008	Oklahoma City		Ford Center	Illness