Chronicling trends in entertainment, pop culture, politics, the arts, and the uncategorized et cetera.

Shallow Nation

September 12th, 2009 at 10:07 am

Jay-Z 9-11 Concert Video, Photos: Answer the Call Concert at Madison Square Garden 9-11-09

Here are the full Jay-Z 9-11 concert video, photos, set-list, reviews of the Answer the Call concert at Madison Square Garden on September 11, 2009 in New York. See the full concert featuring John Mayer, Rihanna, Kanye West, Mary J. Blige, Beyonce, Pharrell Williams, Santigold, Diddy, Kid Cudi among others performing before a sell-out crowd of approximately 20,000.

The two-hour concert was broadcast live on Fuse TV beginning at 9pm ET. The all-star concert at MSG coincided with what was to have been the release date of Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3 album (but the date was pushed up to Sept. 8). His original Blueprint album shares an eighth anniversary coincidentally with the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

The exciting live event featuring more than 30 songs from the majority of Jay-Z’s albums, including the new release Blueprint 3, while also paying tribute to the memory of those who lost their lives in 9-11, via song dedications, a moment of silence, and a moving montage of photos of victims as seen in the photo below.

Jay-Z 911 concert Review: Jay-Z Remembers 9/11 With Kanye West, Diddy, Rihanna At Benefit Show

Here is the full Jay-Z 9-11 Answer the Call Set-list: Exclusive: Jay-Z on Fuse Setlist From Backstage

Here are many more photos: Jay-Z Rocs Madison Square Garden

The 9-11 Answer The Call concert was a charity event with all proceeds from ticket sales going to the New York Police and Fire Widow’s and Children’s Benefit Fund. With tickets priced at $54.50, the concert had sold out within minutes. Jay-Z publicly criticized scalpers who were reselling tickets. As a result, Chris Tsakalakis, president of Stub Hub, one such venue reselling tickets, released a statement indicating that the company was offering to donate 100 percent its profits to the charity. [Source: Scalpers to Donate Profits From Jay-Z's 'Answer the Call' Concert to Charity]

Full video is below.

Part One

Part Two