Eminem kicks off US tour

Eminem's US tour opens with the rapper emerging from a spinning ferris wheel.

The show starts with a red velvet curtain rising to reveal a circus-style setting, with a big top tent.

Eminem kicked off the Anger Management Tour in Buffalo's HSBC Arena in New York state.

The tour package also features Ludacris, Papa Roach, Xzibit, X-ecutioners and Bionic Jive.

Eminem's rap crew D-12 also join the star on stage at various times throughout his show.

His set closed with the recent number one single Without Me, while the encore was the track Dad's Gone Crazy, featuring samples of Eminem's daughter Hailie Jade on the chorus.