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This Kanye West guy is pretty extravagant, right? Starting a travel website, writing ridiculous blog posts, and hanging out with everyone and their grandparents in the process. Plus, we hear he puts on a pretty good show.

With Kanye's usual serving of showmanship and support from Rihanna, N.E.R.D., and Lupe Fiasco, we already knew the upcoming "Glow in the Dark" tour was going to be a two-month-long capital "E" Event. Then again, big events are par for Kanye's course, so what's the big deal?

Well, Kanye knows people expect great things from him, but when it comes to this tour, according to the man himself, "I tell people, 'Hey, this show is gonna be crazy,' and they say, 'I bet it is!' BUT THEY HAVE NO IDEA!"

Now, however, we have some idea, thanks to pictures Kanye posted on his blog. The first one [above] is a blurry image of the "ENTIRELY NEW DESIGNED SET," and the ones after the jump are non-nude-but-still-probably-NSFW pics of Hype Williams' "SHOOT 4 THE HOLOGRAM GIRLS," whatever those are.

As a complement to the photographic evidence of "Glow in the Dark"'s potential for greatness, here's an itemized list of the stuff we haven't seen yet. From Kanye's keyboard to your screen:

-"ROBOT DESIGNED BY ACCLAIMED ARTIST CHRISTIAN COLON"
-"CREATURES BY THE LEGENDARY JIM HENSON'S CREATURE SHOP"
-"LIGHTING BY MARTIN PHILLIPS AND JOHN McGUIRE, RESPONSIBLE FOR LAST YEAR'S FESTIVAL ANNIHILATOR, DAFT PUNK'S PYRAMID, POSSIBLY THE GREATEST LIGHT SHOW OF ALL TIME!!"

Skeptics should note: "MY SET DOES NOT HAVE A PYRAMID IN IT OR ANYWAY FEEL LIKE A BITE OF DAFT'S SHOW."

Not neglecting the musical portion of the show (aka the reason for the tour in the first place), Kanye has spent the last month and a half "RE-ORCHESTRATING EVERY TRACK 2 FOLLOW A NARRATIVE." He follows that revelation with a possible explanation for all the caps: "WE'VE LEARNED TO SURVIVE OFF OF 1 HOUR OF SLEEP A DAY!"

Hologram girls:

Kanye West:

04-16 Seattle, WA - Key Arena *#!
04-18 Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena *#!
04-19 San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion *#!
04-20 San Diego, CA - Sports Arena *#!
04-21 Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theatre *#!
04-22 Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theatre *#!
04-24 Tucson, AZ - McKale Memorial Center at University of Arizona *#
04-25 Las Vegas, NV - Red Rocks Casino Resort *#
04-26 Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion *#
04-27 Denver, CO - Pepsi Center *#!
04-29 Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center *#!
04-30 Austin, TX - Frank Irwin Center *#!
05-01 Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center *#!
05-02 Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion *#!
05-04 Atlanta, GA - Gwinnett Center Arena *#!
05-05 Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheater *#!
05-06 Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena *#!
05-08 Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Bobcats Arena *#!
05-09 Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre *#!
05-10 Washington, DC - Nisson Pavilion *#!
05-11 Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater *#!
05-13 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden *#!
05-15 Boston, MA - Tweeter Center *#!
05-16 Hartford, CT - North East Dodge Music Center *#!
05-17 Philadelphia, PA - Susquehanna Bank Center *#!
05-18 Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion *#!
05-20 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre *#!
05-21 Toronto, Ontario - Molson Center *#!
05-22 Auburn Hills, MI - The Palace *#!
05-23 Chicago, IL - United Center *#!
05-24 Chicago, IL - United Center *#!
05-25 Fargo, ND - Fargodome *#!
05-26 Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre *#!
05-27 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Credit Union Centre *#!
05-29 Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place *#!
05-30 Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome *#!
06-02 Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place *#!
06-03 Portland, OR - Rose Garden *#!
06-05 Reno, NV - Reno Events Center *#!
06-06 San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion *#!
06-07 Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center *#!
06-08 Phoenix, AZ - Jobing.com Arena *#!
06-09 Salt Lake City, UT - E Center *#!
06-11 Minneapolis, MN - Target Center *#!
06-12 Moline, IL - i Wireless Center *#!
06-13 Cincinnati, OH - U.S. Bank Arena *#!
06-14-15 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo *

* with Lupe Fiasco
# with N.E.R.D.
! with Rihanna