Rainbow Tour (Kesha concert tour)

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Rainbow Tour
Tour by Kesha
Kesha Rainbow Tour 2017 poster.png
LocationNorth America • Europe • Oceania • Asia
Associated album Rainbow
Start dateSeptember 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)
End dateNovember 16, 2019 (2019-11-16)
Legs4
No. of shows41 in North America
4 in Oceania
6 in Asia
1 in Europe
52 in total
Kesha concert chronology

The Rainbow Tour is the fourth headlining concert tour by American recording artist Kesha, in support of her third studio album Rainbow (2017). It was her first solo tour since the Warrior Tour in 2013. [1] The tour started in Birmingham on September 26, 2017, and ended on November 16, 2019. Tickets ranged from $42 to $2,484 on the secondary ticket market. [2]

Contents

Background and development

Since 2014, Kesha has been involved in a legal battle against her former producer and longtime collaborator Dr. Luke. This legal dispute has put her career on hold. [3] To reconnect with her fans, Kesha embarked on the Kesha and the Creepies: Fuck the World Tour, [4] which took place in North America and Asia between 2016 and 2017. In October 2016, it was revealed that Kesha has written and given to her label 22 new songs. [5]

On July 6, 2017, the lead single "Praying" from Rainbow was released. [6] On August 1, four days prior the release of her album, Kesha announced the tour, revealing tour dates in North America. [1] Shows in Europe, Oceania and Asia were later added.

On February 20, 2018, Kesha announced that her planned shows in Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan and Japan are temporarily canceled and will be rescheduled due to an imminent knee surgery in order to repair her torn ACL. [7] [8] On March 23, 2018, Kesha announced the rescheduled dates in Australia and Asia, set to take place in October. [9] She rescheduled the shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane, and cancelled the shows in Perth and Auckland, New Zealand. She was also scheduled to perform at Bluefest in Byron Bay in March, but that date was also cancelled. Kesha later added shows in South Korea and China, as well as a festival date in Japan. Unfortunately, since Kesha had not yet acclimatized to the food and weather, she had to cancel the already rescheduled Taipei show 20 minutes before she was due to take the stage, as well as cancelling the entirety of her four date China tour. Kesha's official site says that the show in Chengdu, China is postponed and not cancelled, but it is unknown if the show will be rescheduled.

Set list

This set list is from the show on September 27, 2017 in Nashville. It is not intended to represent all concerts for the tour. [10]

  1. "Woman"
  2. "Boogie Feet"
  3. "Learn to Let Go"
  4. "Hymn"
  5. "Let 'Em Talk"
  6. "Take It Off"
  7. "We R Who We R"
  8. "Spaceship"
  9. "Hunt You Down" / "Timber"
  10. "Godzilla"
  11. "Your Love Is My Drug"
  12. "Blow"
  13. "Praying"
Encore
  2. "Rainbow"
  3. "Tik Tok"
  4. "Bastards"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
North America
September 26, 2017 Birmingham United States Iron City1,300 / 1,300 (100%)$50,050
September 27, 2017 Nashville Ryman Auditorium 2,168 / 2,362 (92%)$93,845
September 29, 2017 Atlanta Coca-Cola Roxy 3,039 / 3,039 (100%)$84,030
September 30, 2017 Charlotte The Fillmore Charlotte2,001 / 2,001 (100%)$63,833
October 2, 2017 Raleigh The Ritz——
October 4, 2017 Boston House of Blues ——
October 6, 2017 Silver Spring The Fillmore Silver Spring——
October 7, 2017 Philadelphia The Fillmore ——
October 9, 2017 New York City Hammerstein Ballroom 2,200 / 2,200 (100%)$99,937
October 10, 2017 Irving Plaza 1,029 / 1,029 (100%)$93,272
October 13, 2017 Lakewood Lakewood Civic Auditorium——
October 15, 2017 Detroit The Fillmore Detroit ——
October 16, 2017 Toronto Canada Rebel 2,500 / 2,500 (100%)$120,000
October 18, 2017 Chicago United States Aragon Ballroom ——
October 19, 2017 Milwaukee The Rave/Eagles Club ——
October 23, 2017 Kansas City Uptown Theater ——
October 24, 2017 Denver Fillmore Auditorium ——
October 27, 2017 Seattle Showbox SoDo ——
October 28, 2017 Portland Roseland Theater ——
October 31, 2017 San Francisco SF Masonic Auditorium ——
November 1, 2017 Los Angeles Hollywood Palladium ——
Europe
November 14, 2017 London England Electric Brixton——
Asia
February 9, 2018 Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai Media Amphitheatre——
North America
June 29, 2018 Sioux City United StatesHard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City——
June 30, 2018 Prior Lake Mystic Lake Casino Hotel ——
July 2, 2018 Oklahoma City OKC Zoo Amphitheatre ——
July 4, 2018 Milwaukee Henry Maier Festival Park ——
July 6, 2018 Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena ——
July 7, 2018 [lower-alpha 1] Des Moines Western Gateway Park —-
August 7, 2018 Bethlehem Musikfest ——
Asia
September 14, 2018 Seoul South Korea Yonsei University Amphitheatre4,038 / 5,000 (81%)-
September 29, 2018 [lower-alpha 2] Okinawa Japan Camp Hansen Parade Deck --
October 1, 2018 [lower-alpha 3] Tokyo Zepp Tokyo ——
October 2, 2018 [lower-alpha 4] Zepp Diver City ——
October 4, 2018 [lower-alpha 5] Osaka Zepp Namba ——
Oceania
October 7, 2018 [lower-alpha 6] Melbourne Australia Margaret Court Arena ——
October 8, 2018 [lower-alpha 7] Adelaide Thebarton Theatre ——
October 10, 2018 [lower-alpha 8] Brisbane Eatons Hill Hotel——
October 11, 2018 [lower-alpha 9] Sydney ICC Sydney Theatre ——
North America
November 2, 2018 [lower-alpha 10] Cedar Rapids United States U.S. Cellular Center ——
November 3, 2018 [lower-alpha 11] Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh——
November 16, 2018 [lower-alpha 12] Atlantic City Ocean Resort Casino ——
December 31, 2018 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena ——
March 29, 2019 Boone Appalachian State University ——
April 26, 2019 Tulsa River Spirit Casino Resort——
April 27, 2019 [lower-alpha 13] Fayetteville Washington County Fairgrounds——
May 16, 2019 [lower-alpha 14] Los AngelesThe Novo DTLA——
June 1, 2019 [lower-alpha 15] Port Chester Capitol Theatre ——
June 27, 2019 Funner Harrah's Resort SoCal——
September 5, 2019Prior LakeMystic Lake Casino——
September 6, 2019 [lower-alpha 16] MilwaukeeBMO Harris Pavilion——
September 8, 2019Highland ParkRavinia——
November 16, 2019 [lower-alpha 17] Las Vegas Las Vegas Convention Center ——
Total——

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
DateCityCountryVenueReason
October 25, 2017 Salt Lake City United StatesThe ComplexInjury [13]
March 27, 2018 [lower-alpha 18] Perth AustraliaMetro CityKnee surgery [7] [9]
March 29, 2018 [lower-alpha 19] Byron Bay Byron Bay Area
April 2, 2018 Auckland New Zealand The Trusts Arena
September 16, 2018 [lower-alpha 20] Taipei Taiwan National Taiwan University Sports Center Canceled 20 minutes before showtime due to weather conditions [16]
September 19, 2018 Nanjing China Wutaishan Stadium
September 21, 2018 Beijing Workers' Stadium
September 23, 2018 Chengdu Chengdu Cube Magic Performance Center
September 26, 2018 Shenzhen Shenzhen Universiade Arena

Notes

  1. ↑ The show on July 7, 2018 in Des Moines at Western Gateway Park is part of the 80/35 Music Festival. [11]
  2. ↑ The show on September 29, 2018 in Okinawa at the Camp Hansen Parade Deck is part of the Hansen Festival [12]
  3. ↑ The show on October 1, 2018 in Tokyo at Zepp Tokyo was originally scheduled to take place on April 17, but was temporarily canceled and then rescheduled due to knee surgery. [7]
  4. ↑ The show on October 2, 2018 in Tokyo at Zepp Diver City was originally scheduled to take place on April 19 at Zepp Tokyo, but was temporarily canceled and then rescheduled due to knee surgery. [7]
  5. ↑ The show on October 4, 2018 in Osaka at Zepp Namba was originally scheduled to take place on April 20, 2018, but was temporarily canceled and then rescheduled due to knee surgery. [7]
  6. ↑ The show on October 7, 2018 in Melbourne at Margaret Court Arena was originally scheduled to take place on April 5, 2018, but was temporarily canceled and then rescheduled due to knee surgery. [7] [9]
  7. ↑ The show on October 8, 2018 in Adelaide at Thebarton Theatre was originally scheduled to take place on April 4, 2018, but was temporarily canceled and then rescheduled due to knee surgery. [7] [9]
  8. ↑ The show on October 10, 2018 in Brisbane at Eatons Hill Hotel was originally scheduled to take place on March 25, 2018, but was temporarily canceled and then rescheduled due to knee surgery. [7] [9]
  9. ↑ The show on October 11, 2018 in Sydney at ICC Sydney Theatre was originally scheduled to take place on March 31, 2018, but was temporarily canceled and then rescheduled due to knee surgery. [7] [9]
  10. ↑ The show on November 2, 2018 was a free concert to celebrate the 30th anniversary of U.S. Cellular offering wireless service in Cedar Rapids.
  11. ↑ The show on November 3, 2018 was renamed "Stronger Than Hate" following a terrorist attack at a synagogue.
  12. ↑ The show on November 16, 2018 was co-headlined with The Struts.
  13. ↑ The show on April 27, 2019 was part of the Springtime of Youth Festival.
  14. ↑ The show on May 16, 2019 is part of the MusiCares Concert for Recovery honoring Macklemore.
  15. ↑ The show on June 1, 2019 is part of the Anniversary Party of Greenwich International Film Festival.
  16. ↑ The show on September 6, 2019 is part of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Pantherfest.
  17. ↑ The show on November 16, 2019 is part of the Rock 'N' Roll Marathon Series.
  18. ↑ The show on March 27, 2018 in Perth at Metro City was originally scheduled to take place on March 26, 2018. [14]
  19. ↑ The show on March 29, 2018 in Byron Bay at Byron Bay Area would have been part of the Byron Bay Bluesfest festival. [15]
  20. ↑ The show on September 16, 2018 in Taipei at Nangang C3 Field was originally scheduled to take place on April 8, 2018, but was temporarily canceled and then rescheduled due to knee surgery. [7]

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  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Kesha Reschedules Australia Tour Dates After Knee Injury". Billboard. March 26, 2018.
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