Tour by Britney Spears | |
Promotional poster for the European leg | |
Start date | July 12, 2018 |
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End date | October 21, 2018 |
Legs | 3 |
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Attendance | 260,531 |
Box office | $54.3 million |
Britney Spears concert chronology |
Britney Spears: Piece of Me Tour [1] (also referred to as Piece of Me: Exclusive Limited Tour [2] ) was the tenth concert tour by American recording artist Britney Spears. Although it largely mirrors her Las Vegas residency, Britney: Piece of Me, which concluded in December 2017; [3] the stage-show was updated with new remixes, production technology, visuals and set list modifications to accommodate for arena shows. [4]
A concert tour is a series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different cities, countries or locations. Often concert tours are named to differentiate different tours by the same artist and to associate a specific tour with a particular album or product. Especially in the popular music world, such tours can become large-scale enterprises that last for several months or even years, are seen by hundreds of thousands or millions of people, and bring in millions of dollars in ticket revenues. A performer who embarks on a concert tour is called a touring artist.
Britney Jean Spears is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. Born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, she appeared in stage productions and television series, before signing with Jive Records in 1997. Spears's first two studio albums, ...Baby One More Time (1999) and Oops!... I Did It Again (2000), were global successes and made her the best-selling teenage artist of all-time. Referred to as the "Princess of Pop", Spears was regarded as a pop icon and credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Las Vegas, officially the City of Las Vegas and often known simply as Vegas, is the 28th-most populated city in the United States, the most populated city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area and is the largest city within the greater Mojave Desert. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city, known primarily for its gambling, shopping, fine dining, entertainment, and nightlife. The Las Vegas Valley as a whole serves as the leading financial, commercial, and cultural center for Nevada.
After performing 11 shows in during the summer of 2017 in Asia under a concert tour titled Britney: Live in Concert, the show was adapted to be performed in various select cities across North America and Europe. [5] The tour was announced in January 2018, and began in July. [6] On September 5, 2018 the tour was nominated for People's Choice Concert Tour of 2018 at the 44th People's Choice Awards. [7]
Asia is Earth's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres. It shares the continental landmass of Eurasia with the continent of Europe and the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with both Europe and Africa. Asia covers an area of 44,579,000 square kilometres (17,212,000 sq mi), about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area. The continent, which has long been home to the majority of the human population, was the site of many of the first civilizations. Asia is notable for not only its overall large size and population, but also dense and large settlements, as well as vast barely populated regions. Its 4.5 billion people constitute roughly 60% of the world's population.
Britney: Live in Concert was the ninth concert tour by American recording artist Britney Spears. The tour marks Spears' first international concert tour in six years, the last being the Femme Fatale Tour in 2011. The tour largely mirrors her Britney: Piece of Me residency in Las Vegas.
North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, and to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea.
Following the release of Spears' ninth studio album, Glory , she expressed interest in performing internationally again. In March 2017, after several publications began leaking details about Spears' planned international shows, she confirmed the planned tour by announcing concert dates in the Philippines and Israel. [8] Coincidentally, her show in Israel was held on the same day as the Labor Party's primary election, which caused the election to be moved the next day due to an insufficient amount of security and traffic congestion from Spears' concert. [9] In the weeks following the announcement, Spears revealed additional Asian tour dates. Spears performed in the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong and Israel for the first time during the tour. [10] A special tour edition of her ninth studio album was released on May 31st, to coincide with the start of the tour. [11]
Glory is the ninth studio album by American singer Britney Spears. It was released on August 26, 2016, through RCA Records. After renewing her contract with RCA, Spears began work on the album in 2014. Lacking a deadline for completion, she continued work into 2015 and 2016, which—according to Spears—provided her the opportunity to create one of her favorite albums in her catalogue.
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City, both part of Metro Manila. Bounded by the South China Sea on the west, the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest, the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Vietnam to the west, Palau to the east, and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south.
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a state in East Asia. Neighbouring states include the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the west, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. Taiwan is the most populous state and largest economy that is not a member of the United Nations (UN).
Following allegations of lip-syncing during her concerts, Spears addressed the accusations during an Israeli phone interview, stating: "I do have a little bit of playback, but there’s a mixture of my voice and the playback." However, critic responses to the veracity of these claims were mixed. [12] [13] Days after, Spears sang a live rendition of "Happy Birthday" during her show in Singapore. [14] The local media reported that Britney performed for over 60,000 fans at Hayrkon Park, Tel Aviv, on July 3. [15] Due to the concert, the Israeli Labor Party delayed their election for a new chairperson by a day. It was originally scheduled for July 3, the same day as Spears's concert, but party officials feared traffic jams and that party members would choose the concert over finding a polling station. [16]
Yarkon Park is a large park in Tel Aviv, Israel, with about sixteen million visits annually. Named after the Yarkon River which flows through it, the park includes extensive lawns, sports facilities, botanical gardens, an aviary, a water park, two outdoor concert venues and lakes.
Tel Aviv is the second most populous city in Israel—after Jerusalem—and the most populous city in the conurbation of Gush Dan, Israel's largest metropolitan area. Located on the country's Mediterranean coastline and with a population of 443,939, it is the economic and technological center of the country.
The Israeli Labor Party, commonly known as HaAvoda, is a social democratic and Zionist political party in Israel. The Israeli Labor Party was established in 1968 by a merger of Mapai, Ahdut HaAvoda and Rafi. Until 1977, all Israeli Prime Ministers were affiliated with the Labor movement. The current party leader and candidate for prime minister is Avi Gabbay.
On December 22, 2017, Spears announced she will be bringing the show to Denmark for the Smukfest. [17] On January 23, 2018, Spears announced dates for North America and Europe. [18] [19] On February 13, 2018, Spears announced additional dates for the UK and Paris. Spears also announced Pitbull will join her across selected dates in Europe. [20]
Denmark, officially the Kingdom of Denmark, is a Nordic country and the southernmost of the Scandinavian nations. Denmark lies southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and is bordered to the south by Germany. The Kingdom of Denmark also comprises two autonomous constituent countries in the North Atlantic Ocean: the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Denmark proper consists of a peninsula, Jutland, and an archipelago of 443 named islands, with the largest being Zealand, Funen and the North Jutlandic Island. The islands are characterised by flat, arable land and sandy coasts, low elevation and a temperate climate. Denmark has a total area of 42,924 km2 (16,573 sq mi), land area of 42,394 km2 (16,368 sq mi), and the total area including Greenland and the Faroe Islands is 2,210,579 km2 (853,509 sq mi), and a population of 5.8 million.
Smukfest is an annual music festival, held during the second weekend of August in Denmark. Its location, in a beech forest in the vicinity of Skanderborg, has given rise to the slogan "Denmarks' Most Beautiful Festival".
Shows in the United States are sponsored by PepsiCo, [21] while the UK shows are sponsored by Britney Spears Fragrances. [22]
PepsiCo, Inc. is an American multinational food, snack, and beverage corporation headquartered in Harrison, New York, in the hamlet of Purchase. PepsiCo has interests in the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of grain-based snack foods, beverages, and other products. PepsiCo was formed in 1965 with the merger of the Pepsi-Cola Company and Frito-Lay, Inc. PepsiCo has since expanded from its namesake product Pepsi to a broader range of food and beverage brands, the largest of which included an acquisition of Tropicana Products in 1998 and the Quaker Oats Company in 2001, which added the Gatorade brand to its portfolio.
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The tour received polarizing reviews throughout its run. Cristina Jerome from the Miami New Times stated "The Piece of Me Tour was for Britney Spears’ day-one fans. The Princess of Pop allowed her audience to experience her career from the late '90s to the present day while sprinkling in a few hits from her latest studio album, Glory." Although complementing Spears' show production and stage presence, accusations of lip-syncing were mentioned. [23] In defence of Spears' lip-syncing accusations, Louis Staples from The Independent reviews the record-breaking Brighton Pride concert; "It is Spears’ strength and vulnerability in the face of her troubles that most endears her to her fans. She is instantly forgiven for things that would normally sink other stars, such as her well-known aversion to live singing." Later mentioning that fans attend purely for the hits and "her glittery performance[s] proves that few people can match her cultural impact, or personify the words “icon” or “megastar” quite like her. Twenty years on, people still want a piece of Spears." [24] On the other hand, the tour also received negative reviews especially in Europe; for instance, Inga Barthels from the German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel writes "Once upon a time, Britney Spears was one of the world's greatest stars. Not anymore." [25] and a review by Lucia Odoom from the Danish news publication Politiken has the following title, "Britney Spears may be playing the worst concert of the century". [26]
Demand in Europe and the United Kingdom saw ticket sites crashing, sparking Spears to add additional dates in London, Blackpool and Paris. [27] Tickets were sold-out in under 10 minutes for her date at 3Arena in Dublin; however, with a strict touring schedule, no additional date was added. [28] The tour was named the second best-selling female tour in the United Kingdom in 2018, according to StubHub , only behind the Taylor Swift's Reputation Stadium Tour. [29] In Oslo, the Piece of Me Tour was performed to over 20,000 spectators, making it one of Spears' highest European (excluding the United Kingdom) concert-attendances in her touring history. [30]
The concert in Bethlehem set a new record for the venue (previously held by The 1975), for the fastest selling tickets in the venue. [31] Spears' first date as part of her European leg was the Brighton Pride Festival, which was attended by a record-breaking crowd of 57,000 at Brighton's Preston Park. [32] On August 11, Britney performed for 10,951 fans at Göransson Arena, Sweden, and broke the 10,500-record set by Scorpions in 2012. [33]
On September 26, 2018, Spears was ranked at #17 on Pollstar's Concert Pulse with $13.1 million gross and 100,891 tickets sold in 8 cities. This total are including two nights at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, which sold 11,887 tickets and grossed $2.7 million, three shows at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, which sold 9,756 tickets and grossed $1.98 million, Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, which sold 6,998 tickets and grossed $946,100 and the first report from the 18-date European tour at Antwerps Sportpaleis in Belgium, which sold out 16,787 tickets and grossed $1.4 million. [34]
The Piece of Me Tour ranked at 86 and 30 on Pollstar's 2018 Year-End Top 100 Tours chart both in North America and worldwide, respectively. In total, the tour grossed $54.3 million with 260,531 tickets sold and was the 6th highest-grossing female tour of 2018, and was the United Kingdom's 2nd best-selling female tour of 2018. [35] [36]
This set list is representative of the show on July 12, 2018, in National Harbor, Maryland. It is not intended to represent all shows. [37]
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Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance | Revenue | |
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Leg 1 — North America [38] [39] | |||||||
July 12, 2018 | Oxon Hill | United States | MGM National Harbor | N/A | 5,357 / 5,538 | $1,555,048 | |
July 13, 2018 | |||||||
July 15, 2018 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena | 6,998 / 7,918 | $946,100 | |||
July 17, 2018 | Bethlehem | Sands Bethlehem Center | N/A | N/A | |||
July 19, 2018 | Atlantic City | Borgata Event Center | N/A | N/A | |||
July 20, 2018 | |||||||
July 21, 2018 | |||||||
July 23, 2018 | New York City | Radio City Music Hall | 11,887 / 11,887 | $2,704,148 | |||
July 24, 2018 | |||||||
July 27, 2018 | Hollywood | Hard Rock Event Center | 9,756 / 9,756 | $1,983,200 | |||
July 28, 2018 | |||||||
July 29, 2018 | |||||||
Leg 2 — Europe [40] [41] | |||||||
August 4, 2018 | Brighton | England | Preston Park | Louise [42] | — [lower-alpha 1] | ||
August 6, 2018 | Berlin | Germany | Mercedes-Benz Arena | Pitbull | 13,735 / 13,735 | $1,045,280 | |
August 8, 2018 | Skanderborg | Denmark | Skanderborg Dyrehave | MØ [43] | — [lower-alpha 2] | ||
August 10, 2018 | Oslo | Norway | Telenor Arena | Pitbull | N/A | N/A | |
August 11, 2018 | Sandviken | Sweden | Göransson Arena | N/A | N/A | ||
August 13, 2018 | Mönchengladbach | Germany | Sparkassenpark | N/A | N/A | ||
August 15, 2018 | Antwerp | Belgium | Sportpaleis | 17,246 / 19,911 | $1,351,033 | ||
August 17, 2018 | Scarborough [44] | England | Open Air Theatre | N/A | N/A | ||
August 18, 2018 | Manchester | Manchester Arena | 13,780 / 13,780 | $1,472,230 | |||
August 20, 2018 | Dublin | Ireland | 3Arena | N/A | N/A | ||
August 22, 2018 | Glasgow | Scotland | SSE Hydro | 10,623 / 10,623 | $978,782 | ||
August 24, 2018 | London | England | The O2 Arena | 40,611 / 44,171 | $4,540,070 | ||
August 25, 2018 | |||||||
August 26, 2018 | |||||||
August 28, 2018 | Paris | France | AccorHotels Arena | N/A | N/A | ||
August 29, 2018 | |||||||
August 31, 2018 | Birmingham | England | Genting Arena | N/A | N/A | ||
September 1, 2018 | Blackpool | Blackpool Tower Headland | N/A | N/A | |||
Leg 3 — North America [45] | |||||||
October 21, 2018 | Austin | United States | Circuit of the Americas | N/A | — [lower-alpha 3] | ||
TOTAL | 129,993 / 137,319 | $16,575,891 | |||||
The Onyx Hotel Tour was the fifth concert tour by American recording artist Britney Spears. It showcased her fourth studio album, In the Zone (2003) and visited North America and Europe. A tour to promote the album was announced in December 2003. Its original name was the In the Zone Tour, but Spears was sued for trademark infringement and banned from using the name. Spears felt inspired to create a show with a hotel theme which she later mixed with the concept of an onyx stone. The stage, inspired by Broadway musicals, was less elaborate than her previous tours. The setlist was composed mostly by songs from In the Zone as well as some of her past songs reworked with different elements of jazz, blues and Latin percussion. Tour promoter Clear Channel Entertainment marketed the tour to a more adult audience than her previous shows, while sponsor MTV promoted the tour heavily on TV shows and the network's website.
The All for You Tour was the fourth concert tour by American recording artist Janet Jackson, in support of her seventh album All for You (2001). The show was designed by Mark Fisher and Jackson. It was originally scheduled to start in Vancouver, Canada, but due to problems transporting technical equipment across the Canada–United States border, the first show took place in Portland, Oregon. The tour trekked through North America throughout the summer and ended with a final show in Honolulu, Hawaii which was broadcast by HBO.
Living Proof: The Farewell Tour was the fifth concert tour by American singer-actress Cher to promote her twenty-fourth studio album, Living Proof and her 7th official compilation album, The Very Best of Cher. It began on June 14, 2002 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and was originally planned as a 59-date tour in North America.
The Circus Starring Britney Spears, commonly referred to as the Circus Tour, was the seventh concert tour by American singer Britney Spears. It was launched in support of her sixth studio album, Circus (2008). Rumors of a tour arose as early as October 2007, after Spears released her fifth studio album Blackout; however, it was cancelled due to unknown reasons. The tour was officially announced in December 2008, with dates for American and British venues revealed. The stage was composed of three rings and set in-the-round to resemble an actual circus. Fashion designers Dean and Dan Caten created the costumes. A giant cylinder screen was set above the stage to showcase videos and backdrops. Effects were provided by Solotech. Magician Ed Alonzo joined Spears during the second act. The setlist was composed generally from her albums In the Zone, Blackout and Circus. Spears announced she would tour Australia for the first time in June 2009.
The Femme Fatale Tour was the eighth concert tour by American recording artist Britney Spears. It was launched in support of her seventh studio album Femme Fatale (2011). It was officially announced in March 2011, with dates for North American venues revealed. The tour was initially planned as a co-headlining tour with Enrique Iglesias, but he canceled only hours after the announcement. The show is inspired by the concept of the femme fatale and femmes fatales throughout the ages. The setlist was mostly composed of songs from Femme Fatale, although Spears also performed hits from her previous albums for her fans. Fashion designer Zaldy Goco created the costumes. In July 2011, Spears announced plans of playing a South American leg in territories she either had never been to or had not played for a long time. Spears has named the Femme Fatale Tour the best show of her career.
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