World tour by Justin Bieber | |
Location | North America • Europe • Africa • South America • Oceania • Asia |
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Associated album | Purpose |
Start date | March 9, 2016 |
End date | July 2, 2017 |
Legs | 6 |
No. of shows |
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Attendance | 2.8 million |
Box office | $256 million ($318.21 million in 2023 dollars) [1] |
Justin Bieber concert chronology |
The Purpose World Tour was the third concert tour by Canadian singer Justin Bieber, in support of his fourth studio album Purpose (2015). [2] The tour started on March 9, 2016, in Seattle, Washington, and concluded on July 2, 2017, in London, United Kingdom. After that, the remaining 14 shows of the tour were cancelled due to Bieber's mental health issues.
According to Pollstar , Purpose World Tour grossed $163.3 million and sold 1,761,642 tickets in 2016 and the 29 shows in 2017 grossed $93.7 million with 1,043,839 tickets sold. Overall, the tour had a total gross of $257 million and 2,805,481 in attendance in 141 shows, becoming one of the highest-grossing concert tours of both 2016 and 2017. [3] [4]
The tour was announced on November 11, 2015, on The Ellen DeGeneres Show . That same day, 58 dates in the United States along Canada were revealed on the singer's website. [5] Due to overwhelming demand, additional shows were added in several cities. [2] On September 30, 2016, Bieber announced that tour dates for New Zealand and Australia were to be released the following week. On October 25, 2016, two tour dates were announced for Mexico, as well as the South American and Central American legs of the tour. On December 5, 2016, Bieber announced on The Ellen DeGeneres Show he would be starting a stadium tour starting in Australia and continue throughout the year in 2017, with dates announced later that day. [6]
The show starts with a pre-recorded sequence in which he is "stuck inside a glass cube; then the real Bieber appeared inside a real cube" performing "Mark My Words", scrawling words like "hope" on the walls with a marker, [7] while wearing a long white coat. [8] Later, Bieber rises from below the stage in a large glass cube, "with the hydraulics pushing him higher" during the performance of "Where Are Ü Now", [9] with holograms flashing about, [10] while "Bieber's crew of dancers tumbled onstage in all-white attire as women suspended in midair did acrobatics against a chrome-y, industrial video backdrop." [8] For "I'll Show You", Bieber is "trapped under a literal steel cage while firestorms and spinning whirlwinds engulf him." [9] During the song's chorus, "an LED light show began flashing across its beams, covering him in exploding octagons and digital fireworks." [8] During "The Feeling", acrobats twirled above him, while cosmic projections of Halsey are shown. [9] Later, the performance of "Get Used To It" brought pyrotechnics, as well as movement from the platforms onstage. [8]
The performance of "Love Yourself" has Bieber on acoustic guitar while seated on a red velvet couch down center stage. [9] Later, the acoustic break also continued with a breezy solo rendition of "Home to Mama" and a new song called "Insecurities". [9] After the acoustic set, "Boyfriend" is performed, with dancers in LED-laden black bodysuits creating "a light show" in choreography. [8] Later, "Been You" is performed by Bieber and his dancers, featuring a "dance break", [9] while in "Company", "a hidden platform anchored to the ceiling begins to descend and it turned out to be a giant, suspended trampoline, on which Justin completed a couple of backflips." [8] "No Sense" is followed by the performance of "Hold Tight" and "No Pressure". The performance of "As Long As You Love Me", having a hard electric guitar riffs. Later, Bieber introduced his own act-two drum solo. [9] Wearing a Marilyn Manson T-shirt, he "cheerily introduces and hugs elementary school-aged dancers" during the "Children" performance, [11] which is followed by "Life Is Worth Living", where Bieber is backed by couples in stark white doing a contemporary choreography. [9] In "What Do You Mean?", dancers on skateboards circled the singer, who by then had changed into a pair of joggers emblazoned with the Purpose tour logo. [7] The performance of "Baby" was considered "playful", by Dylan Rupert of Billboard [8] [12] and later he performs "Purpose" at a white grand piano, [8] The concert finishes with "Sorry", where Bieber stood with his dancers beneath a shower of artificial rain. [7]
NME's Luke Morgan Britton named the tour as one of the best live shows of 2016, writing: "It was grandiose, self-indulgent, erratic and, when he could be bothered, had some of the best live singing you'll see. The 'Purpose' tour was like the life of a tortured pop star as performance art." [13] Dylan Rupert of Billboard praised Bieber's vocals for sounding "smooth as ever", while noting that the performance of "Company" was "one of the show's most thrilling (though slightly puzzling) moments" and praising the acoustic set. [8] Marc Snetiker of Entertainment Weekly called it "a concert that shows, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that Bieber is back. [...] Bieber had to prove that his comeback tour is exactly that — a performer's return to top form, not just a fluke of well-produced singles and hooks. That unfortunate weight did seem to bear down on Bieber during the entire show — he brought out no special guests and remained solemn throughout the night — but over time, its heft will diminish." [9] Andrew Matson of Rolling Stone offered a very positive review, declaring: "The concert was sublime vocally, visually and musically, Bieber and his scaled back band did justice to songs in a cavernous space, often elevating the material." [...] "Bieber sang for real, played the piano, acoustic guitar and rock drums all gracefully and danced with zero mistakes. Sure, his energy seemed tentative as his dancers did Matrix capoeira all around him, but the Purpose tour is off to a stellar start, showcasing a musician taking control of his art and an audience vibing along for his journey." [14]
Mikael Wood of Los Angeles Times wrote about Bieber performance, stating: "His face expressionless, he sang with focused intensity — especially in "Hold Tight" and "Life Is Worth Living" — and danced in a powerfully unself-conscious way, as though he were simply a guy trying out moves for his own enjoyment." [7] For Owen R. Smith of Seattle Times , "Nothing could topple the positive quality of the evening overall." [12] Chris Macias of The Sacramento Bee noted that "[F]or all the spectacle, and the occasional lifting of his garments to show off those abs, the Biebs is a bit tentative as a performer." [11] François Marchand of Vancouver Sun analysed the tour, stating: "But all in all it was entertaining and the songs on Purpose are excellent – smooth and steady, atmospheric and deep." [15] Tony Hicks of Mercury News was mixed, noting that "while the visuals were impressive, they masked the fact that Bieber's voice sounded muffled most of the night. [...] He does deserve credit for being in control all night. But that comes at a cost. Until his hair became out of sorts, there wasn't a second that didn't feel scripted, including stints of our hero showing off his musicianship by performing with an acoustic guitar and doing a comically pedestrian drum solo." [10]
In less favorable reviews, Adam Graham from The Detroit News noted the singer "sleep-walked through his choreography, made no attempts to mask his pre-recorded vocals and performed with the enthusiasm of a teenager being forced to clean his room." [16] Jim Louvau of Phoenix New Times wrote: "You'd think that he'd show at least a perfunctory level of joy while performing on stage in front of thousands of ticket-buying fans, but at least outwardly, that was not the case." [17] For MLive, Edward Pevos noted: "When Bieber was dancing, he wasn't singing much. He was also a bit unenthusiastic. It was as if he just wanted to get through the show at times. The microphone was often no where near his mouth while the backing tracks were playing." [18] [16]
Purpose World Tour's Mumbai leg saw an attendance of 60,000 making it one of the highest selling Indian concerts by an English-language artist, eclipsed only by Michael Jackson. [19]
This set list is representative of the show on March 9, 2016, in Seattle. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour. [20]
Bieber performed duets with musical guests on some dates of the tour.
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening act | Attendance | Revenue |
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North America [32] | ||||||
March 9, 2016 | Seattle | United States | KeyArena | Corey Harper Moxie Raia | 12,227 / 12,227 | $1,316,780 |
March 11, 2016 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena | 14,648 / 14,648 | $1,312,442 | |
March 13, 2016 | Portland | United States | Moda Center | Corey Harper Post Malone Moxie Raia | 14,146 / 14,146 | $1,336,071 |
March 15, 2016 | Sacramento | Sleep Train Arena | Post Malone Moxie Raia | 13,786 / 13,786 | $1,311,567 | |
March 17, 2016 | San Jose | SAP Center | 13,508 / 13,508 | $1,427,847 | ||
March 18, 2016 | Oakland | Oracle Arena | 14,828 / 14,828 | $1,548,782 | ||
March 20, 2016 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | 41,445 / 41,445 | $4,365,483 | ||
March 21, 2016 | ||||||
March 23, 2016 | ||||||
March 25, 2016 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 11,843 / 11,843 | $1,411,304 | ||
March 26, 2016 | Fresno | Save Mart Center | 11,874 / 11,874 | $1,154,574 | ||
March 29, 2016 | San Diego | Valley View Casino Center | 11,571 / 11,571 | $1,120,203 | ||
March 30, 2016 | Glendale | Gila River Arena | 13,550 / 13,550 | $1,319,237 | ||
April 2, 2016 | Salt Lake City | Vivint Smart Home Arena | 15,115 / 15,115 | $1,400,611 | ||
April 4, 2016 | Denver | Pepsi Center | 13,910 / 13,910 | $1,457,492 | ||
April 6, 2016 | Kansas City | Sprint Center | 13,701 / 13,701 | $1,277,251 | ||
April 7, 2016 | Tulsa | BOK Center | 13,231 / 13,231 | $1,222,176 | ||
April 9, 2016 | Houston | Toyota Center | 12,868 / 12,868 | $1,407,652 | ||
April 10, 2016 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 14,764 / 14,764 | $1,563,919 | ||
April 12, 2016 | Atlanta | Philips Arena | 25,717 / 25,717 | $2,726,349 | ||
April 13, 2016 | ||||||
April 19, 2016 | St. Louis | Scottrade Center | 15,450 / 15,450 | $1,433,791 | ||
April 20, 2016 | Louisville | KFC Yum! Center | 16,496 / 16,496 | $1,513,138 | ||
April 22, 2016 | Rosemont | Allstate Arena | 28,519 / 28,519 | $2,952,529 | ||
April 23, 2016 | ||||||
April 25, 2016 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 14,795 / 14,795 | $1,538,259 | ||
April 26, 2016 | Cleveland | Quicken Loans Arena | 16,028 / 16,028 | $1,480,206 | ||
April 28, 2016 | Columbus | Schottenstein Center | 13,919 / 13,919 | $1,331,983 | ||
April 29, 2016 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center | 14,917 / 14,917 | $1,551,880 | ||
May 4, 2016 | Brooklyn | Barclays Center | 29,470 / 29,470 | $3,075,262 | ||
May 5, 2016 | ||||||
May 7, 2016 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | 30,535 / 30,535 | $3,131,498 | ||
May 8, 2016 | ||||||
May 10, 2016 | Boston | TD Garden | 28,406 / 28,406 | $2,962,651 | ||
May 11, 2016 | ||||||
May 13, 2016 | Ottawa | Canada | Canadian Tire Centre | The Knocks Moxie Raia | 13,697 / 13,697 | $1,327,205 |
May 14, 2016 | Quebec City | Videotron Centre | 14,014 / 14,014 | $1,318,420 | ||
May 16, 2016 | Montreal | Bell Centre | Post Malone Moxie Raia | 15,956 / 15,956 | $1,518,543 | |
May 18, 2016 | Toronto | Air Canada Centre | 31,482 / 31,482 | $2,984,876 | ||
May 19, 2016 | ||||||
June 11, 2016 | Winnipeg | MTS Centre | Moxie Raia | 12,228 / 12,228 | $1,180,804 | |
June 13, 2016 | Calgary | Scotiabank Saddledome | Post Malone Moxie Raia | 12,944 / 12,944 | $1,242,290 | |
June 14, 2016 | Edmonton | Rexall Place | 13,802 / 13,802 | $1,292,176 | ||
June 16, 2016 | Saskatoon | SaskTel Centre | 12,741 / 12,741 | $1,162,416 | ||
June 18, 2016 | Fargo | United States | Fargodome | 12,451 / 12,451 | $1,177,819 | |
June 19, 2016 | Minneapolis | Target Center | 14,498 / 14,498 | $1,514,540 | ||
June 21, 2016 | Lincoln | Pinnacle Bank Arena | 13,048 / 13,048 | $1,244,748 | ||
June 22, 2016 | Des Moines | Wells Fargo Arena | 13,086 / 13,086 | $1,251,093 | ||
June 24, 2016 | Cincinnati | U.S. Bank Arena | 12,522 / 12,522 | $1,193,105 | ||
June 25, 2016 | Indianapolis | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | 14,403 / 14,403 | $1,363,344 | ||
June 27, 2016 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | 14,051 / 14,051 | $1,368,341 | ||
June 29, 2016 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Arena | 11,590 / 11,590 | $1,116,384 | ||
June 30, 2016 | Orlando | Amway Center | 13,282 / 13,282 | $1,273,025 | ||
July 2, 2016 | Miami | American Airlines Arena | 27,019 / 27,019 | $2,836,286 | ||
July 3, 2016 | ||||||
July 6, 2016 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | 14,832 / 14,832 | $1,421,008 | ||
July 7, 2016 | Baltimore | Royal Farms Arena | 13,325 / 13,325 | $1,199,139 | ||
July 9, 2016 | Newark | Prudential Center | 13,739 / 13,739 | $1,475,513 | ||
July 10, 2016 | Hartford | XL Center | 11,930 / 11,930 | $1,169,815 | ||
July 12, 2016 | Buffalo | First Niagara Center | 14,424 / 14,424 | $1,376,691 | ||
July 13, 2016 | Pittsburgh | Consol Energy Center | 14,508 / 14,508 | $1,353,964 | ||
July 15, 2016 | Atlantic City | Boardwalk Hall | 12,829 / 12,829 | $1,241,152 | ||
July 18, 2016 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 29,425 / 29,425 | $3,340,025 | ||
July 19, 2016 | ||||||
Asia | ||||||
August 13, 2016 | Chiba | Japan | Makuhari Messe | — | 25,000 / 25,000 | $2,980,580 |
August 14, 2016 | ||||||
Europe [33] | ||||||
August 20, 2016 [a] | Chelmsford | England | Hylands Park | — | — | — |
August 21, 2016 [a] | Staffordshire | Weston Park | ||||
September 8, 2016 | Kópavogur | Iceland | Kórinn | Sturla Atlas Vic Mensa | 34,893 / 34,893 | $5,009,775 |
September 9, 2016 | ||||||
September 14, 2016 | Berlin | Germany | Mercedes-Benz Arena | Vic Mensa | 13,344 / 13,344 | $1,219,782 |
September 16, 2016 | Munich | Olympiahalle | 13,204 / 13,204 | $1,275,680 | ||
September 18, 2016 | Cologne | Lanxess Arena | 16,524 / 16,524 | $1,395,423 | ||
September 20, 2016 | Paris | France | AccorHotels Arena | The Knocks Vic Mensa | 32,179 / 32,179 | $2,576,666 |
September 21, 2016 | ||||||
September 23, 2016 | Oslo | Norway | Telenor Arena | The Knocks | 45,234 / 45,234 | $3,950,932 |
September 24, 2016 | ||||||
September 26, 2016 | Helsinki | Finland | Hartwall Arena | 23,354 / 23,354 | $2,486,008 | |
September 27, 2016 | ||||||
September 29, 2016 | Stockholm | Sweden | Tele2 Arena | The Knocks MiC Lowry | 79,380 / 79,380 | $5,474,781 |
September 30, 2016 | ||||||
October 2, 2016 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Telia Parken | 51,080 / 51,080 | $3,615,874 | |
October 5, 2016 | Antwerp | Belgium | Sportpaleis | 37,616 / 37,616 | $2,890,081 | |
October 6, 2016 | ||||||
October 8, 2016 | Arnhem | Netherlands | GelreDome | 70,428 / 70,428 | $5,236,048 | |
October 9, 2016 | ||||||
October 11, 2016 | London | England | The O2 Arena | 63,868 / 63,868 | $4,865,897 | |
October 12, 2016 | ||||||
October 14, 2016 | ||||||
October 15, 2016 | ||||||
October 17, 2016 | Birmingham | Barclaycard Arena | 31,269 / 31,269 | $2,458,371 | ||
October 18, 2016 | ||||||
October 20, 2016 | Manchester | Manchester Arena | 49,586 / 49,586 | $3,700,285 | ||
October 21, 2016 | ||||||
October 23, 2016 | ||||||
October 24, 2016 | Birmingham | Genting Arena | 14,970 / 14,970 | $1,168,892 | ||
October 26, 2016 | Sheffield | Sheffield Arena | 13,126 / 13,126 | $1,034,351 | ||
October 27, 2016 | Glasgow | Scotland | SSE Hydro | 38,193 / 38,193 | $2,963,880 | |
October 29, 2016 | ||||||
October 30, 2016 | ||||||
November 1, 2016 | Dublin | Ireland | 3Arena | 25,301 / 25,301 | $2,304,928 | |
November 2, 2016 | ||||||
November 8, 2016 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle | 15,988 / 15,988 | $1,427,759 | |
November 9, 2016 | Zagreb | Croatia | Arena Zagreb | 18,103 / 18,103 | $1,326,854 | |
November 11, 2016 | Kraków | Poland | Tauron Arena | 16,010 / 16,010 | $1,320,727 | |
November 12, 2016 | Prague | Czech Republic | O2 Arena | 18,384 / 18,384 | $1,129,114 | |
November 14, 2016 | Hamburg | Germany | Barclaycard Arena | 13,493 / 13,493 | $1,208,095 | |
November 16, 2016 | Frankfurt | Festhalle | 12,185 / 12,185 | $1,255,135 | ||
November 17, 2016 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | 13,735 / 13,735 | $1,461,928 | |
November 19, 2016 | Bologna | Italy | Unipol Arena | 27,418 / 27,418 | $2,062,484 | |
November 20, 2016 | ||||||
November 22, 2016 | Barcelona | Spain | Palau Sant Jordi | 17,828 / 17,828 | $1,478,323 | |
November 23, 2016 | Madrid | Barclaycard Center | 14,300 / 14,537 | $1,450,184 | ||
November 25, 2016 | Lisbon | Portugal | MEO Arena | 19,380 / 19,380 | $1,233,487 | |
November 28, 2016 | London | England | The O2 Arena | 32,366 / 32,366 | $2,313,609 | |
November 29, 2016 | ||||||
North America [34] | ||||||
February 15, 2017 | Monterrey | Mexico | Estadio BBVA Bancomer | — | 45,535 / 45,535 | $3,491,598 |
February 18, 2017 | Mexico City | Foro Sol | Robin Schulz | 155,201 / 155,201 | $9,340,236 | |
February 19, 2017 | ||||||
February 21, 2017 | ||||||
Oceania [34] | ||||||
March 6, 2017 | Perth | Australia | nib Stadium | Martin Garrix Sheppard | 24,129 / 24,129 | $2,820,168 |
March 10, 2017 | Melbourne | Etihad Stadium | 54,821 / 54,821 | $5,483,928 | ||
March 13, 2017 | Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium | 41,000 / 41,000 | $4,256,386 | ||
March 15, 2017 | Sydney | ANZ Stadium | 65,836 / 65,836 | $6,163,843 | ||
March 18, 2017 | Auckland | New Zealand | Mount Smart Stadium | 35,420 / 35,420 | $3,678,465 | |
Latin America [35] [36] | ||||||
March 23, 2017 | Santiago | Chile | Estadio Nacional | — | 43,000 / 43,000 | $5,007,755 |
March 29, 2017 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Praça da Apoteose | Rudy Mancuso | 30,801 / 30,801 | $3,332,095 |
April 1, 2017 | São Paulo | Allianz Parque | 88,273 / 88,273 | $9,187,869 | ||
April 2, 2017 | ||||||
April 5, 2017 | Lima | Peru | Estadio Nacional | King Lotus, David Cabrera Morillos | 25,103 / 29,365 | $2,326,212 |
April 8, 2017 | Quito | Ecuador | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | 4 A.M. | 13,047 / 16,254 | $1,420,349 |
April 12, 2017 | Bogotá | Colombia | Estadio El Campín | Ali Stone | 18,783 / 22,507 | $2,024,896 |
April 15, 2017 | Punta Cana | Dominican Republic | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | — | 9,482 / 11,024 | $1,022,669 |
April 18, 2017 | San Juan | Puerto Rico | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum | 12,560 / 14,194 | $1,606,420 | |
April 21, 2017 | Panama City | Panama | Plaza Figali | 7,676 / 7,676 | $896,402 | |
April 24, 2017 | San Jose | Costa Rica | Estadio Nacional | Bartosz Brenes | 23,377 / 26,985 | $2,082,325 |
Asia [37] [38] | ||||||
May 3, 2017 | Tel Aviv | Israel | Yarkon Park | Static & Ben El Tavori | 57,958 / 58,000 | $6,321,104 |
May 6, 2017 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Autism Rocks Arena | Deen Squad Hamza Hawsawi Rodge | 23,936 / 29,690 | $3,327,376 |
May 10, 2017 | Mumbai | India | DY Patil Stadium | Sartek Zaeden Alan Walker | 39,376 / 39,376 | $3,515,105 |
Africa [38] | ||||||
May 14, 2017 | Johannesburg | South Africa | FNB Stadium | Sketchy Bongo | 58,896 / 68,984 | $3,078,163 |
May 17, 2017 | Cape Town | Cape Town Stadium | 39,706 / 45,214 | $2,316,485 | ||
Europe [38] | ||||||
June 3, 2017 [b] | Landgraaf | Netherlands | Megaland | — | — | — |
June 5, 2017 | Aarhus | Denmark | Jysk Væddeløbsbane | Rudimental Gnash Adam Daniel | 36,000 / 36,000 | $2,880,000 |
June 7, 2017 [c] | Stavanger | Norway | Forus Travbane | — | — | — |
June 10, 2017 [d] | Stockholm | Sweden | Gärdet | |||
June 15, 2017 | Bern | Switzerland | Stade de Suisse | Halsey | 32,108 / 40,236 | $3,151,958 |
June 18, 2017 [e] | Monza | Italy | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | Martin Garrix Bastille Alma Mamacita | — | — |
June 21, 2017 | Dublin | Ireland | RDS Arena | John Gibbons Halsey | 30,653 / 31,740 | $3,487,723 |
June 24, 2017 [f] | Lille | France | Stade Pierre-Mauroy | — | — | — |
June 25, 2017 [g] | Frankfurt | Germany | Commerzbank Arena | |||
June 30, 2017 | Cardiff | Wales | Principality Stadium | Halsey | 38,434 / 45,021 | $2,680,252 |
July 2, 2017 [h] | London | England | Hyde Park | Martin Garrix Tove Lo Anne-Marie | — | — |
Total | 2,832,121 / 2,897,874 (99%) | $259,364,636 [45] |
Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
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April 11, 2017 | Medellín | Colombia | Atanasio Girardot Sports Complex | Logistics issue [46] |
July 29, 2017 | Arlington | United States | AT&T Stadium | Depression [47] |
August 5, 2017 | Pasadena | Rose Bowl | ||
August 12, 2017 | Denver | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | ||
August 18, 2017 | Minneapolis | U.S. Bank Stadium | ||
August 23, 2017 | East Rutherford | MetLife Stadium | ||
August 24, 2017 | ||||
August 29, 2017 | Foxborough | Gillette Stadium | ||
September 5, 2017 | Toronto | Canada | Rogers Centre | |
September 6, 2017 | ||||
September 23, 2017 | Tokyo | Japan | Ajinomoto Stadium | |
September 24, 2017 | ||||
September 27, 2017 | Hong Kong | China | AsiaWorld–Arena | |
September 30, 2017 | Bocaue | Philippines | Philippine Arena | |
October 7, 2017 | Singapore | Singapore National Stadium |
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The Saint Pablo Tour was the sixth concert tour by American rapper Kanye West which ran from August 25, 2016 to November 19, 2016 in support of West's seventh solo studio album, The Life of Pablo (2016). The tour was originally planned to run until December 31, 2016, but was canceled prematurely on November 21, 2016 due to West's hospitalization. It was the 18th highest-grossing tour of 2016 in North America. The shows played at The Forum in Inglewood, California were the most lucrative.
The Dangerous Woman Tour was the third concert tour and the second arena tour by American singer Ariana Grande, in support of her third studio album, Dangerous Woman (2016). It traveled across North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Oceania. The tour started on February 3, 2017, in Phoenix, Arizona, and ended on September 21, 2017, in Hong Kong. The tour was temporarily halted on May 22, 2017, due to a terrorist bombing that occurred shortly after the Manchester Arena show, killing 22 concert-goers and injuring 1,017 others. After organizing and performing at the One Love Manchester benefit concert, Grande resumed the tour on June 7, 2017, in Paris.
The Illuminate World Tour was the third concert tour by Canadian singer Shawn Mendes, in support of his second studio album Illuminate (2016). The tour began in SSE Hydro, Glasgow, April 27, 2017, and concluded in Tokyo at the Tokyo International Forum on December 18, 2017.
The Global Spirit Tour was a 2017–18 worldwide concert tour by English electronic music band Depeche Mode in support of the group's 14th studio album, Spirit. During the summer 2017, the band played to more than 3 million fans in total. This is the last concert tour to feature keyboardist Andy Fletcher before his death in 2022.
The 24K Magic World Tour was the fourth concert tour of American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars that was performed in support of his third studio album 24K Magic (2016) from March 2017 to December 2018. Anderson .Paak was the opening act for the first European leg while Camila Cabello, Dua Lipa, and Jorja Smith opened the shows during the first North American leg. In Latin America, DNCE, Bebe Rexha, and Nick Jonas were the supporting acts, and in Oceania, Lipa and DJ Leggo My Fueggo opened shows. The second European leg included appearances at several music festivals such as Pinkpop in the Netherlands and Rock in Rio in Portugal. It was Mars's first tour to include a show in Africa, where he appeared at the Mawazine festival in Morocco.
Witness: The Tour was the fourth concert tour by American singer Katy Perry, in support of her fifth studio album, Witness (2017). The tour began on September 19, 2017, in Montreal, Canada, and concluded on August 21, 2018, in Auckland, New Zealand. Perry visited North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Africa and Oceania.
The Beautiful Trauma World Tour was the seventh concert tour by American singer Pink, in support of her seventh studio album, Beautiful Trauma (2017) and her eighth studio album Hurts 2B Human (2019) for the 2019 shows. The tour began in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 1, 2018, at the Talking Stick Resort Arena, and concluded on November 2, 2019, in Austin, Texas, at the Circuit of the Americas. It became the second-highest-grossing tour of all time by a female solo artist, the highest-grossing tour of the 2010s by a female artist, and the tenth-highest-grossing tour of all time, earning $397.3 million and selling over 3 million tickets.
The 50th Anniversary World Tour was a worldwide tour by German rock band Scorpions. It started on 1 May 2015 in Zhenjiang and finished in Berlin on 2 December 2016. It was in the support of band's eighteenth studio album Return to Forever and it was also celebration of band's fifty years in music business. Tour was ranked by Pollstar at No. 79 at their "Top 100 Worldwide Tour" chart for 2015 with total gross of $22,400,000 and total of 375.576 tickets sold from 51 concerts. It was also ranged by Pollstar at No. 68 at their "Top 100 Worldwide Tour" chart for 2016 with total gross of $26,200,000 and total of 383,398 tickets sold from 59 concerts. It was, also, the last Scorpions worldwide tour to feature James Kottak and first worldwide tour to feature Mikkey Dee as a band's official drummer.
Still, the tour grossed $163.3 million last year, according to the industry trade publication Pollstar, and had earned another $93.2 million so far this year.