Aurora's 2018–2019 tour

2018-2019 Tour

Tour by Aurora
Poster for the 2018 European leg
Location	Asia Australia Europe Latin America North America
Associated albums	Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1) A Different Kind of Human (Step 2)
Start date	10 October 2018 (2018-10-10)
End date	20 December 2019 (2019-12-20)
No. of shows	68 in Europe 17 in North America 10 in Australia 8 in Latin America 6 in Asia 109 in total
Supporting acts	Askjell Fil Bo Riva Iris Caltwait Kang Ye-seo Lauren Jean Natalie McCool Put Your Hands Up for Neo-Tokyo Rhys Lewis Silja Sol Talos Tones and I
Aurora concert chronology
All My Demons Tour (2016–17) 2018-2019 tour The Gods We Can Touch Tour (2022–23)

In 2018, Norwegian singer and songwriter Aurora staged her second concert tour. Beginning on 10 October 2018 in Manchester, England, and ending on 20 December 2019 in Os, Norway, the tour supported her second and third studio albums Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1) (2018) and A Different Kind of Human (Step 2) (2019), and consisted of concerts in Australia, Asia, ^[1] Europe, ^{[2] [3] [4]} Latin America and North America. ^[5]

Background

Aurora performing in Molde, Norway, December 2019

The tour was announced on 10 April 2018, with European dates being released at the same time. ^[6] Its Norwegian dates were announced on 29 Match 2019, ^[7] and the UK and Asian legs were later announced on May 3 and October 15, 2019, respectively. ^{[8] [9]}

Set list

February to May 2019

This set list is representative of the show on 18 May 2019, in São Paulo. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour. ^[10]

1. "Soft Universe"
2. "Churchyard"
3. "All is Soft Inside"
4. "Home"
5. "Under the Water"
6. "Warrior"
7. "Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)" (Acoustic)
8. "Runaway"
9. "In Bottles"
10. "The Seed"
11. "It Happened Quiet" (Acoustic)
12. "Animal"
13. "I Went Too Far"
14. "The River"
15. "Forgotten Love"
16. "Running with the Wolves"

Encore

1. "Infections of a Different Kind" (With extended outro)
2. "Queendom"

June to December 2019

This set list is representative of the show on 23 October 2019, in Oslo. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour. ^[11]

1. "Churchyard"
2. "All is Soft Inside"
3. "Warrior"
4. "Apple Tree"
5. "Forgotten Love"
6. "Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)" (Acoustic)
7. "It Happened Quiet" (Acoustic)
8. "Runaway"
9. "Animal"
10. "In Bottles"
11. "A Different Kind of Human"
12. "The River"
13. "Queendom"
14. "The Seed"
15. "I Went Too Far" (Extended)
16. "Running with the Wolves"
17. "Daydreamer"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe
10 October 2018	Manchester	England	Academy 2
11 October 2018	London		O2 Forum Kentish Town
17 October 2018	Utrecht	Netherlands	TivoliVredenburg
19 October 2018	Cologne	Germany	E-Werk
20 October 2018	Antwerp	Belgium	Trix
21 October 2018	Hamburg	Germany	Docks
23 October 2018	Berlin		Huxleys
24 October 2018	Munich		Muffathalle
25 October 2018	Luxembourg City	Luxembourg	Den Atelier
30 October 2018	Paris	France	La Cigale
17 November 2018 [a]	Istanbul	Turkey	Zorlu PSM
12 January 2019	Roma	Italy	Auditorium Parco della Musica
13 January 2019	Bologna		Locomotiv Club
14 January 2019	Milan		Magnolia
15 January 2019	Lausanne	Switzerland	Les Docks
17 January 2019	Prague	Czech Republic	Forum Karlín
18 January 2019	Warsaw	Poland	Palladium
19 January 2019	Copenhagen	Denmark	Store Vega
North America
13 February 2019	Vancouver	Canada	Commodore Ballroom
14 February 2019	Seattle	United States	The Showbox
15 February 2019	Portland		Wonder Ballroom
17 February 2019	San Francisco		The Regency Ballroom
20 February 2019	Los Angeles		The Fonda Theatre
22 February 2019	San Diego		The Observatory North Park
23 February 2019	Phoenix		Crescent Ballroom
25 February 2019	Minneapolis		First Avenue
1 March 2019	Chicago		Metro
2 March 2019	Toronto	Canada	Danforth Music Hall
3 March 2019	Montreal		Corona Theatre
5 March 2019	Boston	United States	Royale
7 March 2019	New York		Brooklyn Steel
9 March 2019	Philadelphia		Union Transfer
10 March 2019	Washington		Lincoln Theatre
Europe
22 March 2019	Oslo	Norway	Sentrum Scene
23 March 2019
28 March 2019	Bergen		USF Verftet
29 March 2019
13 April 2019 [b]	Voss		Park Hotel Vossevangen
Oceania
26 April 2019 [c]	Adelaide	Australia	Adelaide Showground
27 April 2019 [c]	Maitland		Maitland Arena
28 April 2019 [c]	Canberra		Exhibition Park
30 April 2019	Sydney		Enmore Theatre
3 May 2019	Melbourne		Forum Theatre
4 May 2019 [c]	Bendigo		Prince of Wales Showground
5 May 2019 [c]	Townsville		Murray Sports Complex
6 May 2019	Brisbane		The Triffid
8 May 2019	Fremantle		Metropolis
11 May 2019 [c]	Bunbury		Hay International Park
Latin America
16 May 2019	Belo Horizonte	Brazil	Mister Rock
17 May 2019	Rio de Janeiro		Circo Voador
18 May 2019	São Paulo		Credicard Hall
22 May 2019	Curitiba		Ópera de Arame
23 May 2019	Porto Alegre		Bar Opinião
25 May 2019	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Teatro Opera
26 May 2019	Santiago	Chile	Cúpula Multiespacio
28 May 2019	Mexico City	Mexico	El Plaza Condesa
Europe
22 June 2019 [d]	Fredrikstad	Norway	Isegran
28 June 2019 [e]	Pilton	England	Worthy Farm
29 June 2019 [f]	Werchter	Belgium	Festivalpark
3 July 2019 [g]	Barcelona	Spain	Parc del Fòrum
4 July 2019 [h]	Roskilde	Denmark	Dyrskuepladsen
6 July 2019 [i]	Saint Petersburg	Russia	Sevkabel Port
7 July 2019 [j]	Beuningen	Netherlands	Groene Heuvels
12 July 2019 [k]	Tysnes	Norway	Tysnesfest
17 July 2019 [l]	Roma	Italy	Auditorium Parco della Musica
19 July 2019 [m]	Eidsbugarden	Norway	Vinjerock
20 July 2019 [n]	Suffolk	England	Henham Park
North America
9 August 2019 [o]	San Francisco	United States	Golden Gate Park
10 August 2019			The Independent
Europe
16 August 2019 [p]	Kraków	Poland	Lotnisko - Muzeum Lotnictwa
18 August 2019 [q]	Hamburg	Germany	Elbinsel
21 August 2019	Sogndalsfjøra	Norway	Studenthuset Meieriet
22 August 2019	Volda		Studenthuset Rokken
23 August 2019 [r]	Tønsberg		Foynhagen
24 August 2019 [s]	Asker		Hvalstrand Bad
11 September 2019	Halden		Brygga Kultursal
12 September 2019	Tromsø		Studentsamfunnet Driv
13 September 2019	Trondheim		Studentersamfundet i Trondhjem
14 September 2019
4 October 2019	Haugesund		Scandic Maritim Hall
5 October 2019	Grimstad		BlueBox
6 October 2019	Moss		Verket Scene
16 October 2019	Skien		Parkbiografen
17 October 2019	Gjøvik		Gjøvik Olympiske Fjellhallen
18 October 2019	Kristiansand		Caledonien Hall
19 October 2019	Hamar		Festiviteten Bar & Scene
23 October 2019	Oslo		Sentrum Scene
24 October 2019	Bodø		Sinus
25 October 2019	Narvik		Narvik Kulturhus
26 October 2019	Mo i Rana		Scandic Meyergården
2 November 2019 [t]	Paris	France	Grande Halle de la Villette
4 November 2019	Bristol	England	O2 Academy
5 November 2019	Manchester		Albert Hall
6 November 2019	Dublin	Ireland	Olympia Theatre
8 November 2019	Glasgow	England	SWG3
9 November 2019	Newcastle		Boiler Shop
10 November 2019	Birmingham		O2 Institute
11 November 2019	London		Roundhouse
Asia
14 November 2019	Tel Aviv	Israel	Barby
15 November 2019
24 November 2019 [u]	Singapore		Fort Canning Park
26 November 2019	Tokyo	Japan	Space Odd
27 November 2019			Duo Music Exchange
30 November 2019	Seoul	South Korea	Nodeul Live House
Europe
12 December 2019	Ålesund	Norway	Terminalen Byscene
13 December 2019	Molde		Bjørnsonhuset Klubb
14 December 2019	Stavanger		Stavanger Konserthus
15 December 2019	Drammen		Union Scene
20 December 2019	Os		Oseana Art and Cultural Centre

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation

Date	City	Country	Venue	Reason
23 November 2019 [v]	Hong Kong		Central Harbourfront Event Space	Cancelled due to the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests

Notes

1. The concert on 17 November 2018 in Istanbul is a part of MIX Festival.
2. The concert on 13 April 2019 in Voss is a part of Vossajazz Festival.
3. The concerts on April 26, 27 28, May 4, 5 and 11, 2019 were part of the Groovin' the Moo.
4. The concert on 22 June 2019 in Fredrikstad is a part of Idyll Festival.
5. The concert on 28 June 2019 in Pilton is a part of Glastonbury Festival.
6. The concert on 29 June 2019 in Werchter is a part of Rock Werchter.
7. The concert on 3 July 2019 in Barcelona is a part of Cruïlla Festival.
8. The concert on 4 July 2019 in Roskilde is a part of Roskilde Festival.
9. The concert on 6 July 2019 in Saint Petersburg is a part of Tinkoff Stereoleto Festival.
10. The concert on 7 July 2019 in Beuningen is a part of DTRH Festival.
11. The concert on 12 July 2019 in Tysnes is a part of Tysnesfest.
12. The concert on 17 July 2019 in Roma is a part of Romma Summer Fest.
13. The concert on 19 July 2019 in Eidsbugarden is a part of Vinjerock Festival.
14. The concert on 20 July 2019 in Suffolk is a part of Latitude Festival.
15. The concert on 9 August 2019 in San Francisco is a part of Outside Lands.
16. The concert on 16 August 2019 in Kraków is a part of Kraków Live Festival.
17. The concert on 18 August 2019 in Hamburg is a part of MS Dockville Festival.
18. The concert on 23 August 2019 in Tønsberg is a part of Sommer i Tønsberg.
19. The concert on 24 August 2019 in Asker is a part of Hvalstrandfestivalen.
20. The concert on 2 November 2019 in Paris is a part of Pitchfork Music Festival.
21. The concert on 24 November 2019 in Singapore is a part of Neon Lights Festival.
22. The concert on 23 November 2019 in Hong Kong would be part of Clockenflap Festival.

References

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