Drake Announces 2012 Club Paradise Tour

Drake fans are in for a treat. After playing a select few cities this year, Drake has announced a full fledged tour covering both US and Europe. The American leg kicks off in Miami on February 14th while the European tour starts March 24th in Dublin, Ireland.

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The tickets for the European dates will be available December 16th onwards on Live Nation. Details for others will be announced at a later date. Check out the full schedule after the jump.

2012 The Club Paradise Tour North American Dates:

2/14/2012 Miami, FL Bank United Center
2/15/2012 Gainesville, FL Stephen C. O’Connell Center
2/17/2012 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
2/18/2012 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
2/21/2012 Columbia, SC Colonial Life Arena
2/22/2012 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena
2/24/2012 Tallahassee, FL Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
2/25/2012 New Orleans, LA UNO Lakefront Arena
2/27/2012 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
2/28/2012 Oklahoma City, OK Chesapeake Energy Arena
3/01/2012 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
3/02/2012 Arlington, TX College Park Center
3/04/2012 Tuscon, AZ Tucson Arena
3/05/2012 Los Angeles, CA Galen Center
3/08/2012 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
3/10/2012 San Jose, CA Event Center
3/11/2012 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena

2012 The Club Paradise Tour European Dates:

3/24/2012 Dublin, Ireland O2 Arena
3/26/2012 London, UK London 02 Arena
3/29/2012 Sheffield, UK Sheffield Motorpoint Arena
3/30/2012 Cardiff, UK Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
4/01/2012 Manchester, UK Manchester MEN Arena
4/02/2012 Glasgow, Scotland Glasgow SECC – Hall 4
4/05/2012 Paris, France Palais Omnisport de Bercy
4/07/2012 Brussels, Belgium Forest National / Vorst Nationaal
4/08/2012 Amsterdam, Holland Heineken Music Hall
4/10/2012 Frankfurt Germany Jahrhunderthalle
4/12/2012 Berlin, Germany Max Schleming Halle
4/13/2012 Copenhagen, Denmark Valby Hallen
4/15/2012 Stockholm, Sweden Ericsson Globe
4/16/2012 Oslo, Norway Oslo Spektrum
4/19/2012 Birmingham, England Birmingham LG Arena
4/22/2012 Liverpool, England Liverpool Echo Arena
4/23/2012 Newcastle, England Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
4/25/2012 Nottingham, England Nottingham Capital FM Arena