Ora Tour

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Ora Tour
Tour by Rita Ora
ROra 2012TourPoster.jpg
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album Ora
Start date23 October 2012 (2012-10-23)
End date17 December 2012 (2012-12-17)
Legs1
No. of shows6 in North America
Rita Ora concert chronology

The Ora Tour was the first concert tour by British singer Rita Ora, in support of her debut studio album, Ora (2012). [1] The mini-concert tour started on 23 October 2012 in the Yost Theater in Santa Ana, and ended on 17 December 2012 in the Highline Ballroom in New York City. [2]

Contents

Opening acts

Setlist

This set list is representative of the show on October 24, 2012. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour. [4]

  1. "Facemelt"
  2. "Roc the Life"
  3. "Fall in Love"
  4. "Shine Ya Light"
  5. "Swim Good"
  6. "How We Do (Party)"
  7. "Radioactive"
  8. "R.I.P."
  9. "Uneasy"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue
DateCityCountryVenue
North America [5]
October 23, 2012 Santa Ana United States Yost Theater
October 24, 2012 San Francisco Regency Ballroom
October 26, 2012 Chicago The Mid
December 15, 2012 Lake Buena Vista House of Blues
December 16, 2012 Detroit The Fillmore Detroit
December 17, 2012 [lower-alpha 1] New York City Highline Ballroom

Notes

  1. The December 17, 2012 concert in New York City was originally planned to take place on October 30, but was rescheduled to December 17 due to Hurricane Sandy. [6]

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