Invitation Tour

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Invitation Tour
Tour by Why Don't We
Invitation Tour Promo Poster.png
Promotional poster for the first leg of the tour
Associated albumInvitation
Start dateFebruary 27, 2018 (2018-02-27)
End dateAugust 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)
Legs4
No. of shows61
Why Don't We concert chronology
  • Something Different Tour
    (2017)
  • Invitation Tour
    (2018)
  • 8 Letters Tour
    (2019)

The Invitation Tour was the third headlining concert tour by American boy band Why Don't We, in support of their fourth extended play, Invitation (2017). The tour began in Cincinnati on February 27, 2018, and concluded in Sydney on August 31, 2018.

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Background and development

Following the release of Invitation, Why Don't We announced they would embark on their third headlining concert tour, following the Taking You Tour (2017) and the Something Different Tour (2018). [1] Originally, the tour consisted of 33 shows, all in North America. [2] European, Australian, and Asian dates were announced in the following months.

EBEN was announced as the opening act. [3]

Setlist

This setlist is representative of the show on February 27, 2018, in Cincinnati. It does not represent all the shows from the tour. [4]

  1. "Air of the Night"
  2. "On My Way"
  3. "Tell Me"
  4. "Just to See You Smile"
  5. "Free"
  6. "Shape of You" / "M.I.A"
  7. "Gucci Gang"
  8. "We The Party"
  9. "All My Love"
  10. "Why Don't We Just"
  11. "Invitation"
  12. "Nobody Gotta Know"
  13. "Made For"
  14. "Words I Didn't Say"
  15. "Never Know"
  16. "Boomerang"
  17. "Something Different"
  18. "Taking You"
  19. "These Girls"
  1. "Talk"
  2. "Trust Fund Baby"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueOpening act
North America
February 27, 2018 Cincinnati United States Bogart's EBEN
February 28, 2018 Nashville Ryman Auditorium
March 2, 2018 Milwaukee The Rave
March 3, 2018 Chicago House of Blues
March 6, 2018 Minneapolis First Avenue
March 8, 2018 Denver Ogden Theatre
March 9, 2018 Salt Lake City The Complex
March 10, 2018 Boise The Knitting Complex
March 12, 2018 Vancouver Canada Vogue Theatre
March 13, 2018 Seattle United StatesShowbox SoDo
March 14, 2018 Portland Crystal Ballroom
March 16, 2018 San Francisco Warfield Theatre
March 17, 2018 Los Angeles The Novo
March 20, 2018 Anaheim City National Grove of Anaheim
March 22, 2018 San Diego House of Blues
March 23, 2018 Phoenix The Van Buren
March 24, 2018 Albuquerque Sunshine Theater
March 27, 2018 Dallas South Side Ballroom
March 28, 2018 Austin Emo's
March 29, 2018 Houston House of Blues
April 2, 2018 Lake Buena Vista House of Blues
April 3, 2018 Miami Beach The Fillmore
April 5, 2018 Atlanta The Tabernacle
April 6, 2018 Charlotte The Fillmore
April 7, 2018 Silver Spring The Fillmore
April 10, 2018 Philadelphia The Fillmore
April 11, 2018 Boston House of Blues
April 13, 2018 Montreal Canada Corona Theatre
April 14, 2018 Toronto Danforth Music Hall
April 17, 2018 Royal Oak United States Royal Oak Music Theatre
April 18, 2018 Columbus Express Live!
April 19, 2018 Pittsburgh Stage AE
April 21, 2018 New York City PlayStation Theater
April 22, 2018
April 25, 2018 Sayreville Starland Ballroom
Europe
May 8, 2018 Helsinki Finland Nosturi EBEN
May 10, 2018 Stockholm Sweden Fryshuset
May 12, 2018 Copenhagen Denmark Lille Vega
May 14, 2018 Hamburg Germany Uebel & Gefährlich
May 15, 2018 Berlin Columbia Theater
May 17, 2018 Cologne Essigfabrik
May 23, 2018 Brussels Belgium Ancienne Belgique
May 25, 2018 Paris France Cigale
May 27, 2018 London England O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
May 28, 2018 Dublin Ireland Olympia Theatre
May 30, 2018 Manchester England O2 Ritz Manchester
May 31, 2018 Glasgow | Scotland O2 ABC Glasgow
June 5, 2018 Amsterdam Netherlands Melkweg
June 7, 2018 Milan Italy Magazzini Generali
June 8, 2018 Munich GermanyTechnikum
June 9, 2018 Frankfurt Batschkapp
Asia
August 18, 2018 Tokyo Japan Zozo Marine Stadium EBEN
August 19, 2018 Osaka Maishima Sports Island
August 20, 2018 South Korea Mapogu MUV-Hall
August 21, 2018 Shanghai China Modern Sky Lab
August 23, 2018 Singapore SingaporeGateway Theatre
August 24, 2018 Taipei Taiwan Legacy
August 26, 2018 Manila Philippines Samsung Hall
August 27, 2018 Bangkok Thailand GMM Live House
Oceania
August 29, 2018 Melbourne Australia 170 RussellEBEN
August 31, 2018 Sydney The Metro Theatre

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References

  1. Booth, Ali (2017-10-05). "Why Don't We Announce 'Invitation' Tour Dates!". Tiger Beat . Retrieved 2021-01-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Dominguez, Erica (Oct 5, 2017). "Why Don't We invite fans to the 'Invitation Tour'". AXS . Archived from the original on 2019-10-05.
  3. Whelan, Addie (April 2, 2018). "Exclusive: EBEN Shares "The Invitation Tour" Tour Diary". Beyond The Stage Magazine. Retrieved 2021-01-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. @DailyUpdatesWDW (28 February 2018). "Here it is, the setlist from the Cincinnati show yesterday! Who is ready for Nashville tonight? 🔥#iHeartWhyDontWe…" (Tweet) via Twitter.