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50 Cent to end UK tour in Manchester

CONTROVERSIAL rap star 50 Cent will make the Manchester Evening News Arena the last night of his first official tour of the UK.

Following a brief visit as support act on Eminem's Anger Management tour, 50 Cent will be back in his own right on Wednesday, October 8.

He also brings his album Get Rich or Die Tryin to London, Birmingham, Belfast and Dublin.

The hip-hop star, aka Curtis Jackson, has been a chart-topping success with singles In Da Club and 21 Questions.

He is following in the footsteps of his mentor Eminem by preparing to star in a film about his life and the road to stardom.

Tickets are available at the Arena box office and on the 24-hour hotline on 0871 2200 260 and are priced at £22.50.