Artists such as Whitney Houston , Mariah Carey , Rod Stewart , Charles Aznavour , Stevie Wonder , Alicia Keys , Shakira , Justin Timberlake , Jennifer Lopez , Enrique Iglesias , Christina Aguilera , Rihanna , Ricky Martin , Pharrell Williams , Iggy Azalea , Wiz Khalifa , Pitbull , Kanye West , Scorpions , La Fouine , Maître Gims , Damso , Booba , French Montana , Usher , Avicii , Akon , David Guetta , DJ Snake , Hardwell , Placebo , The Chainsmokers , Maroon 5 , The Jacksons , Sugababes , Chic , Evanescence , Chris Brown , Luis Fonsi , Bruno Mars , Nick Jonas , Stromae , Jason Derulo , Juanes , Lenny Kravitz , The Weeknd , Kylie Minogue , Demi Lovato , Ellie Goulding , Sting , Julio Iglesias , Ennio Morricone , Robert Plant , Cat Stevens , B.B .

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The Watch The Throne Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by American rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West that began on October 28 , 2011 in Atlanta and continued until June 22 , 2012 with its final show scheduled in Birmingham .

Following massive success in the United States and Canada , Jay-Z & Kanye West announced Expressing_publicly the European leg of the tour on February 21 , 2012 which featured 23 performances , bringing the number of shows to 57 at the time .

Many famous performers took part in the charity event , including The Who , Bruce Springsteen , Alicia Keys , Bon Jovi , Eric Clapton , Billy Joel , The Rolling Stones , Roger Waters , Chris Martin , Michael Stipe , Kanye West , Eddie Vedder , and , for the first time in eighteen years , the surviving members of Nirvana ( Dave Grohl , Krist Novoselic and touring member Pat Smear ) who performed Participation together in a collaboration with Paul McCartney during his show-closing set .