Heavy Is the Head Tour

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Heavy Is the Head Tour
Tour by Stormzy
Location
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
Associated album Heavy Is the Head
Start date7 February 2020 (2020-02-07)
End date4 April 2022 (2022-04-04)
Legs2
No. of shows29
Stormzy concert chronology
  • Gang Signs & Prayers Tour
    (2017)
  • Heavy Is the Head Tour
    (2020–2022)

The Heavy Is the Head Tour was the second concert tour by British rapper Stormzy, staged in support of his second studio album, Heavy Is the Head (2019). The tour began on 7 February 2020 at the RedfestDXB festival in Dubai, and was scheduled to conclude on 10 October of the same year in Lagos, Nigeria. [1] The tour was officially announced in November 2019, with additional dates published on 6 December 2019. [2] Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour was suspended at the start of March 2020 and resumed with 15 dates in the UK and Ireland in March and April of 2022.

Contents

Tour

The tour kicked off on 7 February 2020 at the RedfestDXB festival in Dubai, [3] before heading to Europe as part of the tour's first leg. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic caused numerous disruptions to the tour. On 13 February 2020 the Asian leg of the tour was postponed. [4] Although the European dates were generally kept, the final concert of the European leg, scheduled for Zürich in Switzerland on 5 March, was cancelled after authorities limited gatherings to a maximum of 1,000 people. [5] Stormzy performed in Prague on 4 March to a sold-out crowd at the Malá sportovní hala in Výstaviště Praha, [6] but this proved to be his last public concert of 2020.

The Australia and New Zealand leg of the tour were later postponed for the same reason, firstly to November 2020, before being rescheduled for November and December 2022. [7] In September 2022, the Australasian dates were cancelled outright. [8]

The UK & Ireland leg of the tour was pushed back from its initial slot of September 2020, to April 2021, before being moved again to March 2022. [9] The tour finally resumed with Stormzy's first UK arena date in Cardiff on 13 March 2022. [10]

Set list

The following set list was obtained from the concert held on 15 March 2022 at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle, England. [11] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. Intro
  2. Big Michael
  3. Audacity
  4. Know Me From
  5. Cold
  6. Handsome
  7. First Things First
  8. Interlude - Heavy Is The Head
  9. Crown
  10. Superheroes
  11. Own It
  12. Do Better
  13. Real Life (Burna Boy ft. Stormzy)
  14. One Second
  15. Cigarettes & Cush
  16. Rachael's Little Brother
  17. Lessons
  18. Rainfall
  19. Interlude - Don't Forget To Breathe
  20. Wiley Flow
  21. Clash (Dave ft. Stormzy)
  22. Big for Your Boots
  23. Shut Up
  24. Blinded by Your Grace, Pt. 2
  25. Vossi Bop

Shows

List of Middle East and European concerts
Date
(2020)		CityCountryVenue
7 February Dubai United Arab Emirates RedfestDXB [nb 1]
10 February Brussels Belgium Ancienne Belgique
11 February
20 February Berlin Germany Columbiahalle
21 February Copenhagen Denmark Royal Arena
22 February Amsterdam Netherlands AFAS Live
24 February Hamburg Germany Docks
25 February Oslo Norway Sentrum Scene
26 February Stockholm Sweden Annexet
28 February Cologne GermanyCarlswerk Victoria
29 February Paris France Le Trianon
1 March Mainz GermanyAltes Postlager
3 March Warsaw Poland Stodoła  [ pl ]
4 March Prague Czech RepublicMalá sportovní hala, Výstaviště Praha [nb 2]

Rearranged shows

List of UK and Ireland concerts
Original Date
(2020) [2] 		Rearranged Date
(2022) [9] 		CityCountryVenue
3 September27 March London United Kingdom The O2
4 September28 March
5 September29 March
7 September1 April Dublin Ireland 3Arena
8 September2 April
10 September3 April Glasgow United Kingdom SSE Hydro
11 September15 March Newcastle upon Tyne Utilita Arena
12 September16 March Leeds First Direct Arena
13 September20 March Liverpool M&S Bank Arena
16 September18 March Sheffield FlyDSA Arena
17 September19 March Manchester Manchester Arena
18 September21 March Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
19 September23 March Birmingham Arena Birmingham
21 September13 March Cardiff Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
22 September24 March Bournemouth Bournemouth International Centre

Cancelled shows

List of European concerts [5]
Date
(2020)		CityCountryVenue
5 March Zürich SwitzerlandX-TRA
List of Asian concerts [1]
Date
(2020)		CityCountryVenue
24 March Akasaka Japan Blitz
27 March Shanghai ChinaArkham
28 March Hong Kong Hong KongSónar
29 March Seoul KoreaMUV Hall
List of Oceanian concerts [1] [13]
Date
(2020)		CityCountryVenue
1 May Wellington New Zealand TSB Bank Arena
2 May Auckland The Trusts Stadium
6 May Perth Australia HBF Stadium
9 May Sydney Hordern Pavilion
10 May
13 May Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
14 May Melbourne John Cain Arena
16 May Brisbane Riverstage
List of North American concerts [1]
Date
(2020)		CityCountryVenue
26 May Oakland United States Fox Theater
27 May Los Angeles The Novo
29 May Denver Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom
30 May Atlanta Buckhead Theatre
31 May Montreal Canada Theatre Corona
2 June Toronto Rebel
4 June Brooklyn United States Brooklyn Steel
5 June Philadelphia Theatre of Living Arts
6 June Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
9 June Chicago Metro
12 June Houston House of Blues
13 June Dallas House of Blues
List of African concerts [1]
Date
(2020)		CityCountryVenue
3 October Cape Town South AfricaRocking the Daisies Festival
4 October Johannesburg In the City Festival
9 October Accra GhanaUntamed Empire
10 October Lagos NigeriaBalmoral Convention Center

Notes

  1. ↑ TBA at the time of the tour being announced. [3]
  2. ↑ moved from Roxy  [ cs ], due to exceptional demand. [12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Young, Alex (29 November 2019). "Stormzy announces 2020 world tour". Yahoo!. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 Aubrey, Elizabeth (6 December 2019). "Stormzy adds more UK dates to huge 'Heavy is the Head' world tour for 2020". NME. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  3. 1 2 Saeed, Saeed (6 February 2020). "RedfestDXB 2020 timings: When Stormzy, Garrix and Young Thug will hit the stage in Dubai". The National (Abu Dhabi). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  4. ↑ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (13 February 2020). "Stormzy postpones Asian tour due to coronavirus". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Madonna, The Who, Coachella: The gigs and festivals cancelled over coronavirus". Sky News. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  6. ↑ Veselý, Karel (5 March 2020). "Recenze: Přijel vládce grimu. Raper Stormzy v Praze potvrdil svůj nárok na korunu". aktualne.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  7. ↑ Bracken, Claire (20 April 2022). "Updated: Stormzy reschedules his massive Australian 2020 tour". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  8. ↑ Hansen, Ben (29 September 2022). "Stormzy Has Cancelled His 2022 Australian Tour and Dropped Out of Spilt Milk". Concrete Playground. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  9. 1 2 Moore, Sam (19 October 2021). "Stormzy reschedules UK and Ireland tour dates to 2022". NME. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  10. ↑ Skinner, Tom (14 March 2022). "Stormzy announces his third album at first night of UK and Ireland tour". NME. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  11. ↑ Savage, Mark (16 March 2022). "Stormzy tour review: Star praises fans who waited two years to see him". BBC. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  12. ↑ "60 koncertních tipů na rok 2020: Přijedou Nick Cave, Thom Yorke nebo Guns N' Roses". aktualne.cz (in Czech). 5 January 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  13. ↑ "STORMZY – CANCELLED". Handsome Tours. n.d. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023.
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