Long Live Montero Tour

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Long Live Montero Tour
World tour by Lil Nas X
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LocationNorth America • Europe • South America • Oceania
Associated album Montero
Start dateSeptember 6, 2022 (2022-09-06)
End dateMarch 26, 2023 (2023-03-26)
Legs3
No. of shows
  • 21 in North America
  • 7 in Europe
  • 1 in Oceania
  • 29 total
Supporting acts
  • Owenn
  • Skaiwater
  • Gold Fang
Website longlivemontero.com

The Long Live Montero Tour was the debut concert tour by American rapper Lil Nas X, in support of his debut studio album, Montero (2021). [1] [2] The tour spanned across North America and Europe, beginning on September 6, 2022, in Detroit, Michigan, and concluded in Barcelona on November 17, 2022. [3] In September 2022, it was announced that artist will play an exclusive show located at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, on January 4, 2023. [4]

Contents

Background

On April 26, 2022, Lil Nas X announced a concert tour to support the debut album, Montero. The tour, titled Long Live Montero Tour, will be his first headlining concert tour, and set to begin on September 6, 2022 in Detroit, and conclude on November 17, 2022 in Barcelona. [5] Tickets for North American dates went on sale on April 29, with European dates to follow on May 6. Mobile payment service, Cash App, held pre-sales for North American dates on April 27 via Ticketmaster. [6] In early September 2022, the artist announced that he'll play an exclusive show in Sydney. The show happened at the Hordern Pavilion on January 4, 2023. [7]

On August 18, 2023, Lil Nas X announced Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero , a documentary film that chronicles life on the road during the Long Live Montero Tour as he discusses his career and his place in the pop world as a Black and queer performer. The film premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2023, [8] and was released on Max on January 27, 2024. [9]

Setlist

The setlist was revealed after Lil Nas X performed his first show on September 6, 2022, at the Fox Theatre. [10] [11]

  1. "Panini"
  2. "Tales of Dominica"
  3. "Sun Goes Down"
  4. "Old Town Road" / "Rodeo"
  5. "Dead Right Now"
  6. "Dont Want It"
  7. "Thats What I Want"
  8. "Lost in the Citadel"
  9. "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)"
  10. "Down Souf Hoes"
  11. "Scoop"
  12. "Industry Baby"

Encore

  1. "Star Walkin' (League of Legends Worlds Anthem)"

Notes

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening act
DateCityCountryVenueOpening act
Leg 1 — North America
September 6, 2022 [lower-alpha 1] Detroit United States Fox Theatre
September 7, 2022 [lower-alpha 1]
September 10, 2022 Chicago Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
September 11, 2022
September 16, 2022 [lower-alpha 2] Toronto Canada RBC Echo Beach
September 18, 2022 Boston United States MGM Music Hall at Fenway
September 20, 2022 New York City Radio City Music Hall Owenn
September 21, 2022
September 22, 2022 Philadelphia The Met Philadelphia
September 25, 2022 Washington, D.C. The Anthem
September 27, 2022 Atlanta Coca-Cola Roxy
September 28, 2022
October 2, 2022 Nashville Nashville Municipal Auditorium
October 4, 2022 Miami James L. Knight Center
October 5, 2022 [lower-alpha 3] Orlando Hard Rock Live
October 11, 2022 Houston 713 Music Hall
October 12, 2022 Irving The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
October 18, 2022 Inglewood YouTube Theater
October 19, 2022
October 21, 2022 Phoenix Arizona Financial Theatre
October 23, 2022 San Francisco Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Leg 2 — Europe
November 8, 2022 Amsterdam Netherlands AFAS Live Skaiwater
November 9, 2022 Berlin Germany Max-Schmeling-Halle
November 10, 2022 Hamburg Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
November 12, 2022 London England Eventim Apollo
November 14, 2022 Paris France Zénith Paris
November 15, 2022 Brussels Belgium Palais 12
November 17, 2022 Barcelona Spain Sant Jordi Club
Leg 3 — Oceania
January 4, 2023 Sydney Australia Hordern Pavilion Gold Fang

Notes

  1. 1 2 The shows on September 6–7, 2022 in Detroit were originally scheduled to take place at The Fillmore Detroit. [15]
  2. The show on September 16, 2022 in Toronto was originally scheduled to take place on September 15–16, 2022 at History. [16]
  3. The show on October 5, 2022 in Orlando was originally scheduled to take place on October 3, 2022, but was rescheduled due to Hurricane Ian.

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