Tour by Drake, 21 Savage, J. Cole & Lil Durk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Start date | July 5, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
End date | April 5, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Legs | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. of shows | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supporting acts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 830,611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Box office | $215,932,754 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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It's All a Blur Tour was a co-headlining tour featuring Canadian rapper Drake, in support of his first collaborative album with Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage, Her Loss (2022), and his eighth solo studio album, For All the Dogs (2023). The tour began on July 5, 2023, in Chicago, and is scheduled to conclude on April 5, 2024, in Newark, New Jersey, consisting of 72 shows across the United States and Canada. [1] [2] It is Drake's first North American tour in five years. [3]
21 Savage joined Drake as the co-headlining act for the first leg of the tour, but was substituted by other artists for the Canadian dates due to his legal travel constraints at the time; J. Cole performed at the shows in Montreal on July 14 and July 15, Travis Scott performed at the shows in Vancouver on August 29 and August 30, while Lil Baby performed at the October 7 show in Toronto. [4]
Drake announced a second American leg of the tour co-headlined by J. Cole, titled It's All a Blur Tour – Big as the What? on November 13, 2023. [5] Lil Durk was later announced as the second leg's opening act for the remainder of the tour beginning on February 7. Lil Wayne was later announced as the substitute co-headliner for the final 7 dates of the tour (that J. Cole would not be present for) beginning on March 23.
Various artists intermittently appeared as the opening act during the first leg: Skillibeng performed on July 8 in Detroit and July 17 (alongside Sleepy Hallow) and July 20 in Brooklyn; Lil Yachty performed at every show from July 23 until August 1, and on September 1 in Las Vegas; Sexyy Red performed on August 15 in Inglewood and August 25 in Seattle; and Central Cee performed at every show from September 5 until September 11.
This set list is representative of the songs Drake performed in Chicago on July 5, 2023. [6]
This set list is representative of the songs 21 Savage performed in Chicago on July 5, 2023.
This set list is representative of the songs Drake & 21 Savage performed in Chicago on July 5, 2023.
From Billboard, Touring Data and Live Nation Entertainment. [7] [8]
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance (tickets sold / available) | Revenue |
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July 5, 2023 | Chicago | United States | United Center | Zack Bia | 38,299 / 38,299 | $10,483,961 |
July 6, 2023 | ||||||
July 8, 2023 | Detroit | Little Caesars Arena | Zack Bia Skillibeng | 38,949 / 38,949 | $10,076,745 | |
July 9, 2023 | Zack Bia | |||||
July 11, 2023 | Boston | TD Garden | 30,393 / 30,393 | $9,351,208 | ||
July 12, 2023 | ||||||
July 14, 2023 [lower-alpha 1] | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre | 37,568 / 37,568 | $7,666,849 | |
July 15, 2023 [lower-alpha 1] | ||||||
July 17, 2023 | New York City | United States | Barclays Center | Zack Bia Skillibeng Sleepy Hallow | 64,747 / 64,747 | $18,017,102 |
July 18, 2023 | Zack Bia | |||||
July 20, 2023 | Zack Bia Skillibeng | |||||
July 21, 2023 | Zack Bia | |||||
July 23, 2023 | Madison Square Garden | Zack Bia Lil Yachty | 51,679 / 51,679 | $13,986,183 | ||
July 25, 2023 | ||||||
July 26, 2023 | ||||||
July 28, 2023 | Washington, D.C. | Capital One Arena | 34,303 / 34,303 | $10,064,416 | ||
July 29, 2023 | ||||||
July 31, 2023 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | 34,720 / 34,720 | $8,818,267 | ||
August 1, 2023 | ||||||
August 4, 2023 | Milwaukee | Fiserv Forum | Zack Bia | 15,292 / 15,292 | $3,762,702 | |
August 12, 2023 | Inglewood | Kia Forum | Zack Bia | 66,229 / 66,229 | $20,221,951 | |
August 13, 2023 | ||||||
August 15, 2023 | Zack Bia Sexyy Red | |||||
August 16, 2023 | Zack Bia | |||||
August 18, 2023 | San Francisco | Chase Center | Zack Bia | 31,177 / 31,177 | $7,889,736 | |
August 19, 2023 | ||||||
August 21, 2023 | Los Angeles | Crypto.com Arena | 31,184 / 31,184 | $7,496,333 | ||
August 22, 2023 | ||||||
August 25, 2023 | Seattle | Climate Pledge Arena | Sexyy Redd Zack Bia | 31,377 / 31,377 | $9,285,492 | |
August 26, 2023 | Zack Bia | |||||
August 29, 2023 [lower-alpha 1] | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena | 33,563 / 33,563 | $7,474,623 | |
August 30, 2023 [lower-alpha 1] | ||||||
September 1, 2023 | Las Vegas | United States | T-Mobile Arena | Zack Bia Lil Yachty | 33,024 / 33,024 | $8,349,592 |
September 2, 2023 | Zack Bia | |||||
September 5, 2023 | Glendale | Desert Diamond Arena | Zack Bia Central Cee | 31,258 / 31,258 | $8,252,926 | |
September 6, 2023 | ||||||
September 11, 2023 | Austin | Moody Center | 27,605 / 27,605 | $6,476,234 | ||
September 12, 2023 | Zack Bia | |||||
September 14, 2023 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 32,478 / 32,478 | $10,121,293 | ||
September 15, 2023 | ||||||
September 17, 2023 | Houston | Toyota Center | Zack Bia Central Cee | 31,849 / 31,849 | $9,017,592 | |
September 18, 2023 | ||||||
September 22, 2023 | Charlotte | Spectrum Center | 33,084 / 33,084 | $5,960,871 | ||
September 23, 2023 | ||||||
September 25, 2023 | Atlanta | State Farm Arena | Zack Bia | 32,252 / 32,252 | $8,051,818 | |
September 26, 2023 | ||||||
September 28, 2023 | Miami | Kaseya Center | 34,991 / 34,991 | $8,462,707 | ||
September 29, 2023 | ||||||
October 6, 2023 [lower-alpha 1] | Toronto | Canada | Scotiabank Arena | 34,290 / 34,290 | $6,644,203 | |
October 7, 2023 |
From Pitchfork. [10]
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance (tickets sold / available) | Revenue |
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February 2, 2024 | Tampa | United States | Amalie Arena | Zack Bia | — | — |
February 4, 2024 | ||||||
February 7, 2024 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | Lil Durk | — | — | |
February 8, 2024 | ||||||
February 12, 2024 | St. Louis | Enterprise Center | — | — | ||
February 13, 2024 | ||||||
February 16, 2024 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | — | — | ||
February 17, 2024 | ||||||
February 20, 2024 | Columbus | Schottenstein Center | — | — | ||
February 21, 2024 | ||||||
February 24, 2024 | Cleveland | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse | — | — | ||
February 25, 2024 | ||||||
February 27, 2024 | Buffalo | KeyBank Center | Zack Bia | — | — | |
February 28, 2024 | ||||||
March 2, 2024 | Kansas City | T-Mobile Center | — | — | ||
March 3, 2024 | ||||||
March 6, 2024 | New Orleans | Smoothie King Center | Zack Bia Sexyy Red | — | — | |
March 7, 2024 | ||||||
March 10, 2024 | Lexington | Rupp Arena | Lil Durk | — | — | |
March 14, 2024 | San Antonio | Frost Bank Center | — | — | ||
March 15, 2024 | ||||||
March 18, 2024 | Oklahoma City | Paycom Center | Zack Bia Sexyy Red | — | — | |
March 19, 2024 | ||||||
March 23, 2024 | Sunrise [lower-alpha 2] | Amerant Bank Arena | Lil Durk | — | — | |
March 24, 2024 | ||||||
March 28, 2024 | Elmont [lower-alpha 2] | UBS Arena | — | — | ||
March 29, 2024 | ||||||
March 31, 2024 | University Park [lower-alpha 2] | Bryce Jordan Center | — | — | ||
April 4, 2024 | Newark [lower-alpha 2] | Prudential Center | — | — | ||
April 5, 2024 | ||||||
Total | 830,611 (100%) | $215,932,754 |
Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
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July 1, 2023 | Columbus | United States | Schottenstein Center | Originally rescheduled to October 9; postponed indefinitely [11] |
October 9, 2023 | Scheduling conflict [12] | |||
August 6, 2023 [lower-alpha 3] | Memphis | FedExForum | Production and logistical issues [13] | |
April 8, 2024 [lower-alpha 2] | Unknown | |||
August 28, 2023 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena | Videoboard issues; rescheduled to August 30 [14] |
October 1, 2023 [lower-alpha 4] | Nashville | United States | Bridgestone Arena | Unknown [15] |
October 2, 2023 | ||||
March 27, 2024 | Birmingham [lower-alpha 2] | Legacy Arena | Unknown | |
April 15, 2024 | Denver | Ball Arena | ||
April 16, 2024 |
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