I Am JoJo Tour

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I Am JoJo Tour
Tour by JoJo
I Am JoJo Tour Poster (Official).jpeg
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album III.
Start dateNovember 2, 2015 (2015-11-02)
End dateMarch 7, 2016 (2016-03-07)
Legs2
No. of shows31
Website www.iamjojoofficial.com/tour
JoJo concert chronology

The I Am JoJo Tour was the third headlining & first world concert tour by American singer-songwriter JoJo. It was launched in support of her upcoming yet to be titled third studio album & its III., which included the album's first 3 singles. [1] The first leg of the "I Am JoJo" tour was announced on October 5, 2015 and the first dates were revealed the same day. It kicked off on November 2, 2015 in Minneapolis. The tour traveled to theaters and clubs across the country, with stops in New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Houston, and Toronto before wrapping the first leg in the U.S. on December 20, 2015 in New Orleans. [2] The first leg of the tour will visit just 24 cities and is currently being expanded to more cities in the US and to Canada. [3] Its first set of international European dates were announced on December 15, 2015 bringing a total of 31 shows so far; more international dates are yet to be announced. [4] Preparations for the shows began a month prior to the beginning of the tour. After being away for so long JoJo wanted the tour to be more intimate and be "all about connecting". [5]

Contents

The set list for the concerts included songs from JoJo's first two studio albums, her two mixtapes as well as few covers of other artists. The central theme of the tour was to take audiences down memory lane by performing her repertoire in chronological order beginning with her 2004 self titled debut album and everything else in between right up until her most current release of the III. [5] [6] [7] Majority of the shows included VIP meet & greet packages that all took place before the show which included a private acoustic performance from JoJo, where she would perform a few rehearsed songs for the crowd as well as snippets of requested songs from the crowd which included most of the leaked songs that surfaced online throughout 2009 until 2014. [8] [9]

Background

In an interview with Billboard.com at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards on August 30, 2015, JoJo expressed plans to go on a nationwide tour before heading overseas in 2016 for further promotion. [10] On October 5, 2015 JoJo announced her second major nationwide tour entitled The "I Am JoJo Tour" via her official Twitter page. The tour will visit 23 cities all across North America beginning on November 2 at Minneapolis’ Triple Rock Social Club and runs through the end of the year, wrapping up on JoJo's 25th Birthday on December 20 at the Hi Ho Lounge in New Orleans., [11] making it her widest spread tour to date. The tour will visit smaller more intimate venues such as theaters & nightclubs as a way to reconnect with fans after so long. During an interview with AXS JoJo discussed what plans she had for the tour stating "For this tour, I wanted to take a journey back to the beginning, back to my first album where ‘Leave (Get Out)’ came from. I wanted to visit the second album, The High Road, which had 'Too Little Too Late.' And, I wanted to cover the mixtapes that I released while I was in that period of limbo. I'll be doing everything, right up to the tringle and I'll even do a couple of new songs that will be on the upcoming album". [12] [13] On October 26, 2015 JoJo officially announced that Aaron Camper would be serving as the opening act for the duration of the tour beginning on November 3, 2015 show. [14] [15] On December 14, 2015 JoJo announced the first international tour date for the show in Paris, France, on March 5, 2016. Tickets officially went on sale that same week on December 16, 2015. The next day an additional European date had been announced at the O2 Academy in Islington, London on March 7, 2016. Tickets go on sale December 17, 2015.

Commercial response

Pre-Sale & VIP Tickets for the "I Am JoJo Tour" went on sale Wednesday October 7, 2015 with General Public tickets going on sale on Friday October 9, 2015. [3] [16] [17] 2 hours after tickets went on sale The December 12 date in Washington, DC sold out, followed by New York (Nov. 3), Los Angeles (Nov. 23), San Francisco (Nov. 24), Seattle (Nov. 29) & Toronto (Dec. 15) all within its first day on sale. In response to the reaction to the tour JoJo stated "I am vibrating with excitement and thankfulness. After such a long journey, this kind of response surprises the hell out of me and makes me feel like the luckiest girl in the world. Which I am. To have you. THANK YOU THANK YOU". Due to the high demand of sales, On October 23, 2015 more VIP packages were made available for an additional 10 cities, which include tour perks & Meet & Greet packages. [18] VIP packages for the tour included 1 Show Ticket, Access to a VIP Meet & Greet with JoJo, Access to an Acoustic Song Performed by JoJo, A Limited Edition Poster & An Exclusive VIP Laminate.

Opening act

Set list

Acoustic VIP Meet & Greet Performance

This set list is representative of the performance in Chicago on November 11, 2015. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Andre"
  2. "We Get By"
  3. "Weak"
  4. "Disaster"
  5. "Coming For You"
  6. "The Other Chick" * (Atlanta, GA show only)
Europe Setlist

This set list is representative of the performance in Germany on March 3, 2016. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Baby, It's You"
  2. "Breezy" / "City Lights" / "The Happy Song" (Medley skipping the second verse in each song)
  3. "Leave (Get Out)"
  4. "Anything"
  5. "Good Ol'"
  6. "Too Little Too Late"
  7. "Boy Without A Heart"
  8. "Marvins Room (Can't Do Better)" (Drake cover)
  9. "Demonstrate"
  10. "PILLOWTALK" (Zayn cover)
  11. "Take Me Home" (Instrumental)
  12. "Good Thing"
  13. "When Love Hurts"
  14. "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" (Sylvester James cover)
  15. "Save My Soul"
  16. "Say Love"
Encore
  1. "I Am"
North America Setlist

This set list is representative of the performance in Minneapolis on November 2, 2015. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Baby, It's You"
  2. "Breezy" / "City Lights" / "The Happy Song" (Medley skipping the second verse in each song)
  3. "Leave (Get Out)"
  4. "Anything"
  5. "Good Ol'"
  6. "Like That"
  7. "Too Little Too Late"
  8. "Thinking Out Loud"
  9. "Marvins Room (Can't Do Better)" (Drake cover)
  10. "Demonstrate"
  11. "Better With Love
  12. "Planes" (Jeremih cover)
  13. "Take Me Home" (Instrumental)
  14. "When Love Hurts"
  15. "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" (Sylvester James cover)
  16. "Save My Soul"
  17. "Say Love"
Encore
  1. "I Am"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets, and amount of gross revenue
DateCityCountryVenueOpening act(s)Tickets sold / available
Leg 1 – North America [19]
November 2, 2015 Minneapolis United States Triple Rock Social Club
November 3, 2015New York City Marlin Room at Webster Hall Aaron CamperSold Out
November 4, 2015 Philadelphia Coda Sold Out
November 8, 2015 Cincinnati 20th Century Theater
November 10, 2015 Kansas City The Record Bar
November 11, 2015Chicago Lincoln Hall Sold Out
November 16, 2015 Milwaukee Turner Hall Ballroom
November 17, 2015 St. Louis Old Rock House
November 19, 2015 Indianapolis The Emerson Theater
November 23, 2015Los Angeles The Roxy Sold Out
November 24, 2015San Francisco Social Hall Sold Out
November 28, 2015 Portland Wonder Ballroom
November 29, 2015 Seattle Neumos Sold Out
December 4, 2015 Atlanta The Loft Sold Out
December 6, 2015 Dallas Dada
December 7, 2015 Houston Studio at Warehouse Live
December 8, 2015 [lower-alpha 1] Wilkes-Barre F.M. Kirby Center
December 9, 2015 Fort Lauderdale Culture Room
December 10, 2015 St. Petersburg State Theatre
December 12, 2015 Washington U Street Music Hall Sold Out
December 14, 2015 Cambridge The Sinclair Sold Out
December 15, 2015 Toronto Canada Mod Club Sold Out
December 16, 2015 Ferndale United States Magic Bag
December 18, 2015 [lower-alpha 2] Birmingham Workplay Theatre
December 19, 2015 [lower-alpha 3] Nashville Wildhorse Saloon
December 20, 2015 New Orleans Hi-Ho Lounge Sold Out
Leg 2 – Europe [19] [23] [24]
March 1, 2016 Cologne Germany Gloria Theater
March 3, 2016 Hamburg Mojo Club
March 4, 2016 Amsterdam Netherlands Melkweg Sold Out
March 5, 2016ParisFrance Les Etolies
March 7, 2016LondonEngland O2 Academy Islington Sold Out

Notes

  1. ↑ The December 8, 2015 concert in Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre was part of the 98.5 Krz Presents Let It Show 2015 Festival. [20]
  2. ↑ The December 18, 2015 concert in Birmingham, Alabama was part of the 103.7 the Q's 11th annual Little Black Dress Party. All proceeds benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama [21]
  3. ↑ The December 18, 2015 concert in Nashville, Tennessee was part of the 107.5 The River presents the 1st Annual Ugly Christmas Party [22]

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  22. ↑ "107.5 The River presents the 1st Annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Party with A Great Big World, Jo Jo and Coleman Hell". 107.5. December 15, 2015. Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
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