Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Detroit. Before both the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Pistons played a game at the arena, announcements were made by many different musical artists that the arena would be used for concerts. The following is a complete list of all concerts and music events that have been or will be held at the arena. [1]
Entertainment events at the Little Caesars Arena | |||||||
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Date | Artist | Opening act(s) | Tour / Concert name | Attendance | Revenue | Note(s) | Reference(s) |
2017 | |||||||
September 12 | Kid Rock | Robert Randolph and the Family Band Sweet Tea Trio | — | 86,893 / 86,893 | $5,479,343 | Opening event at the venue. | [2] [3] [4] |
September 13 | |||||||
September 15 | |||||||
September 16 | |||||||
September 19 | |||||||
September 20 | |||||||
September 27 | Ed Sheeran | James Blunt | ÷ Tour | 14,124 / 14,124 | $1,268,652 | [5] | |
October 1 | Paul McCartney | Chris Holmes | One on One | 30,166 / 30,166 | $4,525,832 | A second show was added. | [6] |
October 2 | |||||||
October 19 | Imagine Dragons | Grouplove K.Flay | Evolve World Tour | 12,697 / 14,704 | $733,591 | [7] [8] | |
October 24 | Fall Out Boy | blackbear Jaden Smith | The Mania Tour | — | — | [9] [10] | |
October 27 | Eagles | — | — | — | — | [11] | |
October 29 | Janet Jackson | — | State of the World Tour | 12,744 / 13,485 | $841,583 | [12] | |
November 1 | The Weeknd | Gucci Mane Nav | Starboy: Legend of the Fall Tour | — | — | [13] | |
November 2 | Guns N' Roses | — | Not in This Lifetime... Tour | — | — | [14] | |
November 7 | Lady Gaga | — | Joanne World Tour | 15,550 / 15,550 | $1,712,378 | [15] | |
November 18 | Jay-Z | Vic Mensa | 4:44 Tour | — | — | [16] | |
November 21 | Halsey | PartyNextDoor Charli XCX | Hopeless Fountain Kingdom World Tour | 7,927 / 7,945 | $376,120 | [17] | |
November 24 | Dead & Company | — | Dead & Company Fall Tour 2017 | — | — | [18] | |
December 3 | Andrea Bocelli | — | — | — | — | [19] | |
December 6 | Katy Perry | Purity Ring | Witness: The Tour | — | — | [20] [21] | |
December 21 | Xscape | Monica Tamar Braxton | The Great Xscape Tour | — | — | NeNe Leakes was originally a part of the tour, but was later dropped. | [22] [23] |
December 23 | Trans-Siberian Orchestra | — | The Ghosts of Christmas Eve | — | — | [24] | |
December 28 | Chris Brown Jeezy Tee Grizzley Sada Baby NF Trick-Trick Polo Frost Fresh the Clownsss | — | Big Show 2017 | — | — | [25] [26] | |
Total | 146,733 | $12,986,205 | |||||
2018 | |||||||
January 17 | Lana Del Rey | Kali Uchis | LA to the Moon Tour | 6,808 / 10,650 | $497,997 | [27] | |
February 11 | Skillet Kari Jobe Building 429 John Crist KB NewSong Jordan Feliz Dan Bremnes Mallary Hope Westover Nick Hall Addison Agen | — | Winter Jam Tour Spectacular 2018 | — | — | [28] | |
February 21 | Charlie Wilson R. Kelly | — | The Tale of Two Kings | — | — | [29] | |
March 13 | Demi Lovato | Kehlani | Tell Me You Love Me World Tour | 12,955 / 14,541 | $889,170 | DJ Khaled was originally a part this concert, but he didn't appear for unknown reasons. | [30] [31] [32] |
March 28 | Lorde | Run the Jewels Mitski | Melodrama World Tour | — | — | [33] | |
April 2 | Justin Timberlake | The Shadowboxers | The Man of the Woods Tour | 17,131 / 17,131 | $2,246,777 | [34] | |
April 19 | Jack White | Negative Approach Craig Brown Band | Boarding House Reach Tour | — | — | [35] | |
May 20 | Hall & Oates Train | Kandace Springs | — | — | — | [36] | |
June 15 | Shania Twain | — | Shania Now Tour | 12,357 / 12,357 | $1,118,221 | [37] | |
June 22 | Sam Smith | Cam | The Thrill of It All Tour | 14,724 / 14,724 | $1,003,077 | [38] | |
June 26 | Harry Styles | Kacey Musgraves | Harry Styles: Live on Tour | 15,894 / 15,894 | $1,283,454 | [39] | |
July 14 | Panic! at the Disco | Arizona Hayley Kiyoko | Pray for the Wicked Tour | 16,000 / 16,000 | $832,431 | [40] | |
July 22 | Radiohead | Junun | A Moon Shaped Pool Tour | — | — | [41] | |
August 4 | Shakira | Salva | El Dorado World Tour | 8,555 / 12,292 | $660,154 | This concert was originally scheduled on January 22, 2018, but was postponed for vocal rest after Shakira acquired a hemorrhage in her right vocal cord at the end of October 2017. | [42] [43] |
August 5 | The Smashing Pumpkins | Metric | Shiny and Oh So Bright Tour | — | — | [44] | |
August 14 | Drake Migos | Roy Woods | Aubrey & the Three Migos Tour | 31,570 / 31,570 | $3,251,210 | A second show was added. | [45] |
August 15 | |||||||
August 16 | Jeff Lynne's ELO | Dawes | Jeff Lynne's ELO Tour 2018 | — | — | [46] | |
September 15 | Bruno Mars | Charlie Wilson | 24K Magic World Tour | 29,275 / 29,275 | $3,969,773 | A second show was added. | [47] |
September 16 | |||||||
September 21 | J. Cole | KOD Tour | 11,607 / 11,607 | $789,403 | [48] | ||
September 30 | Maroon 5 | Julia Michaels | 16,391 / 20,000 | $1,604,504 | [49] | ||
October 9 | Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience | — | — | — | — | [50] | |
October 12 | Elton John | — | Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour | 30,218 / 30,218 | $4,037,241 | A second show was added. | [51] |
October 13 | |||||||
October 14 | Eagles | — | — | — | — | [52] | |
October 15 | Foo Fighters | Gang of Youths | Concrete and Gold Tour | — | — | [53] | |
October 24 | Twenty One Pilots | AWOLNATION Max Frost | The Bandito Tour | — | — | [54] | |
October 30 | Fleetwood Mac | — | An Evening with Fleetwood Mac | — | — | [55] | |
November 7 | Josh Groban | Idina Menzel | Bridges Tour | — | — | [56] | |
December 5 | Travis Scott | Trippie Redd Sheck Wes Gunna Virgil Abloh | Astroworld – Wish You Were Here Tour | 16,567 / 16,567 | $1,177,594 | [57] | |
Total | 164,763 / 173,928 | $17,953,997 | |||||
2019 | |||||||
February 12 | Cher | Nile Rodgers & Chic | Here We Go Again Tour | 11,695 / 11,695 | $1,290,912 | [58] | |
February 15 | Eric Church | — | Double Down Tour | — | — | [59] | |
February 16 | |||||||
February 21 | Kelly Clarkson | Brynn Cartelli Kelsea Ballerini | Meaning of Life Tour | — | — | [60] | |
March 1 | Michael Bublé | — | An Evening with Michael Bublé | 12,294 / 12,294 | $1,475,464 | [61] | |
March 5 | Disturbed | Three Days Grace | Evolution World Tour | — | — | [62] | |
March 13 | KISS | David Garibaldi | End of the Road World Tour | 13,159 / 13,791 | $1,558,645 | [63] | |
March 25 | Justin Timberlake | Francesco Yates | The Man of the Woods Tour | 13,092 / 13,092 | $1,478,347 | [64] | |
March 27 | Mumford & Sons | Cat Power | Delta Tour | — | — | [65] | |
April 4 | Muse | Walk the Moon | Simulation Theory World Tour | 9,515 / 12,699 | $623,914 | [66] | |
April 5 | Ariana Grande | Normani Social House | Sweetener World Tour | 13,698 / 13,698 | $1,508,715 | [67] | |
April 26 | P!nk | Julia Michaels KidCutUp | Beautiful Trauma World Tour | 30,499 / 30,499 | $4,594,641 | Originally planned to take place on March 25, 2018, but was rescheduled due to illness. | [68] |
April 27 | |||||||
May 28 | The Who | Arkells | Moving On! Tour | — | — | [69] | |
June 24 | Hugh Jackman | — | The Man. The Music. The Show. | 12,138 / 13,006 | $1,216,158 | [70] | |
July 5 | Jennifer Lopez | — | It's My Party | 12,765 / 12,765 | $1,476,473 | [71] | |
July 20 | Jeff Lynne's ELO | Dhani Harrison | Jeff Lynne's ELO Tour 2019 | — | — | [72] | |
July 27 | Queen + Adam Lambert | — | The Rhapsody Tour | 16,754 / 16,754 | $1,781,325 | [73] | |
July 28 | Khalid | Clairo | Free Spirit World Tour | 14.351 / 14,351 | $1,029,250 | [74] | |
August 2 | John Mayer | — | 2019 World Tour | — | — | [75] | |
August 5 | Shawn Mendes | Alessia Cara | Shawn Mendes: The Tour | 13,297 / 13,297 | $1,006,441 | [76] | |
August 12 | Backstreet Boys | Baylee Littrell | DNA World Tour | 13,886 / 14,140 | $1,253,265 | [77] | |
September 7 | Jonas Brothers | Bebe Rexha Jordan McGraw | Happiness Begins Tour | 15,288 / 15,288 | $1,732,030 | [78] | |
September 29 | Post Malone | Swae Lee Tyla Yaweh | Runaway Tour | 14,108 / 14,108 | $1,944,647 | [79] | |
October 1 | Phil Collins | — | Not Dead Yet Tour | 15,260 / 15,260 | $1,971,685 | [80] | |
October 3 | The Chainsmokers | Lennon Stella 5 Seconds of Summer | World War Joy Tour | — | — | [81] | |
October 5 | The Black Keys | Modest Mouse Jessy Wilson | Let's Rock Tour | — | — | [82] | |
October 31 | Carrie Underwood | Maddie & Tae Runaway June | Cry Pretty Tour 360 | 11,298 / 11,298 | $918,332 | [83] | |
November 5 | Celine Dion | — | Courage World Tour | 13,112 / 13,112 | $2,282,502 | [84] | |
November 9 | Tool | Killing Joke | Fear Inoculum Tour | — | — | [85] | |
Total | 97,042 / 97,042 | $13,188,280 | |||||
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