“Marshall and Jay had the idea,” says Live Nation’s Rick Franks, “and from there they ran with it.” Turning Detroit into the centre of the music world for two days has been months in the making. “If I’m a 15-year-old who’s getting into this music, it makes anything possible.” hip-hop journalist Scott Sterling, citing rock’s storied history of concert spectacle. “They’re putting hip-hop on the same playing field as anything else,” says L.A. The sold-out dates aren’t just testament to the enduring power of Em and Jay-Z, two of the world’s biggest music acts - they also mark a milestone for hip-hop itself. A “once-in-a-lifetime production” for an industry veteran who has staged Super Bowl halftime shows. The heaviest ticket demand one Live Nation honcho has ever experienced. The biggest North American concerts this year, says one Comerica Park executive. 13 and 14) - the superlatives are coming thick and fast from those close to the event.
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With the superstar duo set to stage a massive home-and-home series - a pair of shows at Detroit’s Comerica Park this Thursday and Friday followed by two at New York’s Yankee Stadium (Sept. “But I’m not sure we’ve ever done anything this big.” “We’ve done things together,” the Detroit rapper told interviewers when announcing his upcoming shows with Jay-Z.
DETROIT-You can finally accuse Eminem of understatement.
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