Kanye West reveals tour dates, hangs out in car trunk

What better way to celebrate the day after Valentine's Day (take that, Hallmark!) than with a viewing of the new Kanye West "Flashing Lights" video? Why, this Spike Jonze/Kanye-directed clip has everything you and your sweetie need for the day after a night of romance: a roasty-toasty fire, a Playboy model in skimpy lingerie, a speedy automobile, some light bondage (for the adventurous lovers)—and...wait, she stabs Kanye with a shovel at the end? And then the screen abruptly cuts to black? Before the song's even over?

On second thought, maybe scrap that whole video-watching idea and consider presenting your significant one with tickets to the upcoming "Glow in the Dark Tour Ignited by Absolut 100," which finds the 10-time Grammy winner joining forces with Lupe Fiasco, N.E.R.D. and Rihanna for stops in over 30 North American cities. Billboard announced that the tour comes complete with vodka-sponsored afterparties (no word yet on who's sponsoring the festivities in the hotel lobby).

As for that mysterious "Flashing Lights" video, it's got plenty of folks wondering if the ambiguous ending is merely a tease for a "Trapped in the Closet"-style series of vids, a theory that gains credibility thanks to Kanye's January blog posting of a photo—from the shoot in Denmark—that appears to be absent from the video. Only time will tell ('cause Kanye sure hasn't)...compare that picture with this bad boy (which, depending on your workplace, may be NSFW):

Kanye West - Flashing Lights
by kevinb1984

"Glow" with Kanye, Lupe, Rihanna and N.E.R.D.:

April
16 - Seattle, Wash. @ KeyArena
18 - Sacramento, Calif. @ ARCO Arena
19 - San Jose, Calif. @ HP Pavilion at San Jose
20 - San Diego, Calif. @ Sports Arena
21 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Nokia Theatre LA Live
24 - Tuscon, Ariz. @ McKale Memorial Auditorium/U of AZ (Kanye, Lupe, N.E.R.D. only)
25 - Las Vegas, Nev. @ Red Rocks Casino Resort (Kanye, Lupe, N.E.R.D. only)
26 - Albuquerque, N.M. @ Journal Pavilion (Kanye, Lupe, N.E.R.D. only)
27 - Denver, Colo. @ Pepsi Center
29 - Oklahoma City, Okla. @ Ford Center
30 - Austin, Texas @ Frank Irwin Center

May
1 - Dallas, Texas @ Superpages.com Center
2 - Woodlands, Texas @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
4 - Duluth, Ga. @ Arena at Gwinnett Center
5 - Tampa, Fla. @ Ford Amphitheatre
6 - West Palm Beach, Fla. @ Sound Advice Amphitheater
8 - Charlotte, N.C. @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
9 - Raleigh, N.C. @ Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
10 - Bristow, Va. @ Nissan Pavilion
11 - Virginia Beach, Va. @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
13 - New York, N.Y. @ Madison Square Garden
15 - Mansfield, Mass. @ Tweeter Center
16 - Hartford, Conn. @ Meadows Music Theatre
17 - Camden, N.J. @ Susquehanna Bank Center
18 - Scranton, Pa. @ Toyota Pavilion
20 - Montreal, Quebec @ Bell Centre
21 - Toronto, Ontario @ Molson Centre
22 - Auburn Hills, Mich. @ Palace of Auburn Hills
23 - Chicago, Ill. @ United Center
24 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ Target Center
27 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan @ Credit Union Centre
29 - Edmonton, Alberta @ Rexall Place
30 - Calgary, Alberta @ Pengrowth Saddledome