Sorry for Party Rocking Tour

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Sorry for Party Rocking Tour
Tour by LMFAO
Associated album Sorry For Party Rocking
Start dateFebruary 16, 2012
End dateNovember 13, 2012
Legs2
No. of shows80

The Sorry for Party Rocking Tour was the first and only concert tour by American electropop duo LMFAO. It was supported by their popular album Sorry For Party Rocking [1]

Contents

Background

LMFAO announced the North American concerts of the tour on February 27, 2012 via their Facebook page.

Due to the duo's busy schedule of invitations and proposals for events and concerts, the tour was extended but separately starting in September. Redfoo would continue the tour through Europe, North America and part of Asia, with performances under the name "Redfoo of LMFAO and the Party Rock Crew", while Sky Blu would do the same for Central and South America with performances under the name "Who Came to Party?! with Sky Blu of LMFAO"

Opening acts

Setlist

  1. "Rock the Beat II"
  2. "Sorry for Party Rocking"
  3. "Get Crazy"
  4. "Take It to the Hole"
  5. "Put That A$$ to Work"
  6. "I'm in Miami Bitch"
  7. "Gettin' Over You"
  8. "Boom Boom Pow"
  9. "Shooting Star"
  10. "Reminds Me of You"
  11. "I Am Not a Whore"
  12. "Hot Dog"
  13. "One Day"
  14. "La La La"
  15. "Yes"
  16. "Quest Crew Dance Mashup"
  17. "Shots"

Encore

  1. "Party Rock Anthem"
  2. "Champagne Showers"
  3. "Sexy And I Know It"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
North America
January 12, 2012 Solana Beach United StatesBelly Up Tavern
February 3, 2012 Indianapolis Super Bowl Village
February 4, 2012The Crane Bay Event Center
Europe
February 16, 2012 Helsinki Finland The Circus
February 17, 2012 Tallinn Estonia Club Von Überblingen
February 18, 2012 Stockholm Sweden Annexet
February 20, 2012 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
February 21, 2012 Copenhagen Denmark Falconer Salen
February 22, 2012 Hamburg Germany Markthalle
February 23, 2012 Rome Italy Spazio 900
February 24, 2012 Prague Czech Republic SaSaZu
February 25, 2012 Berlin GermanyHangar 2
February 26, 2012 Brussels Belgium Ancienne Belgique
February 27, 2012 Munich GermanyBackstage
February 29, 2012 Paris France l'Olympia
March 1, 2012 Amsterdam Netherlands Heineken Music Hall
March 3, 2012 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg Rockhal
March 4, 2012 Cologne GermanyLuxor
March 5, 2012AmsterdamNetherlands Paradiso
March 7, 2012 Manchester England Manchester Academy 1
March 8, 2012 London Shepherds Bush Empire
March 9, 2012 Birmingham O2 Academy Birmingham
March 10, 2012 Glasgow Scotland O2 ABC
March 12, 2012 Lyon France Halle Tony Garnier
March 13, 2012 Amnéville Le Galaxie
March 14, 2012 Milan ItalyAlcatraz
March 16, 2012 Madrid Spain Palacio Vistalegre
March 17, 2012 Barcelona Sant Jordi Club
March 18, 2012 Marseille FranceDock des Suds
March 21, 2012 Porto Portugal Coliseu do Porto
March 22, 2012 Lisbon Coliseu dos Recreios
Central America
March 24, 2012 Alajuela Costa Rica Autódromo La Guácima
Asia
April 5, 2012 Bangkok Thailand BITEC Bangna
April 7, 2012 Seoul South Korea Olympic Hall
April 11, 2012 Quezon City Philippines Araneta Coliseum
April 14, 2012 Cotai Macau Club CUBIC
Europe
April 17, 2012 Moscow Russia Arena Moscow
South America
April 26, 2012 Belém Brazil Hangar Centro de Convenções
April 27, 2012 Fortaleza Siara Hall
Europe
May 4, 2012 Ålgård Norway Kongeparken
May 7, 2012 Milan Italy Mediolanum Forum
May 11, 2012 Vienna Austria Stadthalle
May 12, 2012 Lyon France Halle Tony Garnier
May 14, 2012 Paris Zénith de Paris
North America
May 22, 2012 Columbus United States Nationwide Arena
May 23, 2012 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills
May 25, 2012 Minneapolis Target Center
May 26, 2012 Rosemont Allstate Arena
May 28, 2012 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre
May 30, 2012 West Valley City Maverik Center
June 1, 2012 Spokane Spokane Arena
June 2, 2012 Seattle KeyArena
June 5, 2012 Los Angeles Staples Center
June 6, 2012 Sacramento Power Balance Pavilion
June 8, 2012 Oakland Oracle Arena
June 9, 2012 San Diego Valley View Casino Center
June 12, 2012 Houston Toyota Center
June 13, 2012 Tulsa BOK Center
June 15, 2012 Dallas American Airlines Center
June 19, 2012 Charlotte Bojangles' Coliseum
June 20, 2012 Atlanta Philips Arena
June 22, 2012 Miami American Airlines Arena
June 23, 2012 Orlando Amway Center
June 25, 2012 Fairfax Patriot Center
June 26, 2012 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum
June 28, 2012 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
June 29, 2012 Newark Prudential Center [3]
June 30, 2012 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
July 1, 2012 Worcester DCU Center
July 4, 2012 Toronto Canada Molson Canadian Amphitheater
July 6, 2012 Quebec City Plains of Abraham
Europe
July 13, 2012 Oeiras PortugalPasseio Marítimo de Algés
July 15, 2012 Aix-les-Bains FranceEsplanade du Lac
July 20, 2012 Bordeaux TVélodrome
July 21, 2012 Six-Fours-les-Plages Ile du Gaou
July 23, 2012 Saint-Malô-du-Bois Théâtre de Verdure
July 28, 2012 Tienen BelgiumCentrum
August 7, 2012 Vilamoura PortugalCentro Hípico Vilamoura
August 10, 2012 Zofingen Switzerland Heiternplatz
August 12, 2012 Budapest Hungary Óbudai-Sziget
August 14, 2012 Bratislava Slovakia Incheba Expo Arena
September 25, 2012 Zaragoza SpainPabellon Interpeñas
South America
September 29, 2012 Santiago Chile Club Hípico
September 10, 2012 Managua Nicaragua Estadio Nacional de Futbol
Asia
October 2, 2012 Tel Aviv Israel Nokia Arena
November 13, 2012 Hong Kong AsiaWorld–Arena

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