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Kanye West to Play Surprise Show at Bowery Ballroom Tuesday Night

November 23, 2010 12:34pm | Updated November 23, 2010 2:48pm
Kanye West will perform an intimate concert at the Bowery Ballroom Tuesday night.
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By Patrick Hedlund

DNAinfo News Editor

LOWER EAST SIDE — Hip-hop megastar Kanye West is playing a surprise show at the Bowery Ballroom Tuesday night.

The multiple Grammy Award-winning rapper will perform for the first time his critically acclaimed new album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in its entirety at the Delancey Street venue, Brooklyn Vegan reported.

Harlem songstress Teyana Taylor leaked the surprise news on her Twitter page Monday, writing: "Just got to rehersals [sic] for my performance with mr Ye West tomorrow at the Bowery Ballroom 2morr. Dark Fantasy Baby!!!”

West, a prolific Twitter user himself, was mum about the show on his own Twitter feed.

Tickets for the concert went on sale at noon.

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