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Line 112: On February 6, 2024, West posted a video to Instagram Stories of himself lamenting not being able to secure any venues for a ''Vultures'' world tour, alleging this was because of his controversy from late 2022. West highlighted that he had "not been allowed to perform in a year" and compared this to the 2022 film ''[[Elvis (2022 film)|Elvis]]''; he quickly received text messages with offers for venues from many of his collaborators.<ref name="Cole">{{Cite news |last=Cole |first=Alexander |date=February 7, 2024 |title=Kanye West Potential World Tour Locations Revealed After He Complains About No One Wanting to Book Him |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/761346-kanye-west-world-tour-locations-hip-hop-news |access-date=February 12, 2024 |website=HotNewHipHop |archive-date=February 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212191419/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/761346-kanye-west-world-tour-locations-hip-hop-news |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dunworth |first=Liberty |date=February 7, 2024 |title=Kanye West accuses venues of not booking him following controversy |url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/kanye-accuses-venues-of-not-booking-him-despite-controversy-3584127 |access-date=February 7, 2024 |website=NME |archive-date=February 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208080414/https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/kanye-accuses-venues-of-not-booking-him-despite-controversy-3584127 |url-status=live }}</ref> He subsequently posted screenshots of these texts detailing possible cities for the tour, including New York, Toronto, London, Dubai, Lagos, Melbourne, and Tokyo.<ref name="Cole"/><ref name="Skinner"/> The tour dates would start in the Summer of 2024 and run into early 2025, with plans to also visit "iconic international venue options" such as the Brazilian mountain [[Corcovado]], the [[Great Wall of China]], and Egypt's [[Giza pyramid complex]].<ref name="Skinner">{{Cite news |last=Skinner |first=Tom |date=February 7, 2024 |title=Kanye West teases 'Vultures' UK, US and world tour locations |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/kanye-west-shares-potential-cities-for-uk-us-and-world-vultures-tour-with-ty-dolla-ign-3583789 |access-date=February 7, 2024 |website=NME |archive-date=February 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207120127/https://www.nme.com/news/music/kanye-west-shares-potential-cities-for-uk-us-and-world-vultures-tour-with-ty-dolla-ign-3583789 |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 11, 2024, ''Billboard'' reported that West was organizing the ''Vultures World Tour'' and his former longtime associate John Monopoly will serve as the manager, marking their first involvement in over 10 years.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Saponara |first=Michael |date=March 11, 2024 |title=Kanye West Manager John Monopoly Returns Ahead of World Tour |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/kanye-west-manager-john-monopoly-world-tour-ye-live-dates-1235629717/ |access-date=March 11, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=March 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311190910/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/kanye-west-manager-john-monopoly-world-tour-ye-live-dates-1235629717/ |url-status=live }}</ref> == Post-release issues == | |||