Jay-Z was back on the road with Mary J. Blige Saturday and was not wearing a wedding ring despite multiple reports that he finally married his longtime girlfriend Beyonce Knowles the night before.

       During his sold-out concert in Greensboro, North Carolina, the rapper made no mention of the rumored nuptials that took place at his Tribeca apartment Friday night. But Mary J. couldn’t resist giving her co-headliner a shout-out.       

       Congratulations to my man, Jay-Z, and my girl B,” she told the sold-out Greensboro audience before starting her set with “You’re All I Need.”

       The Web sites of celebrity magazines People and Us Weekly reported the couple married and threw a party at the apartment Friday, citing unnamed sources who are friends with the pair. Guests included Gwyneth Paltrow, Beyoncé’s mother Tina Knowles, her father/manager Mathew, her sister Solange and her Destiny’s Child band mates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams.

Beyonce & Jay-Z

       Meanwhile, Live Nation, who last week signed Jay-Z to a deal worth $150 million, is reporting that his Heart of the City tour with Blige has sold out seven of the first eight dates on its North American trek, grossing more than $9.1 million dollars thus far and averaging more than 12,000 music fans per night.       

       Highlights from the tour thus far include Wednesday night’s $1.5 million gross at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre, nearly $1.7 million at Philadelphia’s Wachovia Center, and $1.8 million in ticket sales at East Rutherford’s Izod Center.       

       In addition the “Heart of the City” stop in Baltimore’s 1st Mariner Arena was the second highest grossing concert of all time for the venue, topped only by the Rolling Stones.

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