Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and J. Cole to Headline 'Rapture' Tour in Australia and New Zealand in February

By Justin Sarachik, Christian Post Reporter Monday, October 21, 2013

Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and J. Cole will be headlining an Australian and New Zealand stadium tour called "Rapture" in February.

A tour that will see the rapper perform in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Auckland, New Zealand, TheMusic.com.au reported.

Star rapper 360 and New Zealand rapper David Dallas will also perform in support of the three rap superstars, according to Billboard Australian.

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"I'm pretty stoked. Eminem has generations of fans in New Zealand. He's never been here, so it's going to be huge," Dallas told Billboard.

Tickets are available starting Oct. 31, with prices ranging from $95 to $290.

The dates announced for the tour are:

Feb. 15 – Auckland, Western Springs
Feb. 19 – Melbourne, Etihad Stadium
Feb. 20 – Brisbane, Suncorp Stadium
Feb. 22 – Sydney, ANZ Stadium

Eminem released the track listing for his upcoming Marshall Mathers LP 2 album two weeks ago.

MMLP2's track listing reveals collaborations with Kendrick Lamar, Nate Ruess of the band fun., Rihanna, and Skylar Grey. He previously collaborated with Rihanna on Recovery's "Love the Way You Lie." Eminem previously did a track with Grey on Dr. Dre's "I Need a Doctor" and Grey's "C'mon Let Me Ride."

The album features 16 tracks:
1. "Bad Guy"
2. "Parking Lot" (skit)
3. "Rhyme or Reason"
4. "So Much Better"
5. "Survival"
6. "Legacy"
7. "A******" feat. Skylar Grey
8. "Berzerk"
9. "Rap God"
10. "Brainless"
11. "Stronger Than I Was"
12. "Monster" feat. Rihanna
13. "So Far..."
14. "Love Game" feat. Kendrick Lamar
15. "Headlights" feat. Nate Ruess
16. "Evil Twin"

"Recorded a #monster hook for one of my favourite artists! And that's all I can give you…" Rihanna tweeted back in September.

The album is set to be released Nov. 5. It will be the sequel to his widely acclaimed, Marshall Mathers LP, which sold over 10 million albums in the U.S. alone.

MMLP2 was executive produced by Dr. Dre and Rick Rubin.

So far three tracks have been released: "Berzerk," "Survival" and "Rap God."