The Girls Tour

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The Girls Tour
Tour by Rita Ora
ROra 2018TourPoster.jpg
Promotional poster for the tour
Start date11 May 2018 (2018-05-11)
End date6 October 2018 (2018-10-06)
No. of shows45 in Europe
5 in North America
50 in total
Rita Ora concert chronology

The Girls Tour was the third concert tour by British singer Rita Ora, which served as a prelude to her, then upcoming, second studio album, Phoenix (2018). The promotional concert tour began on 11 May 2018 in Glasgow, Scotland. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Background

On 30 October 2017, before the release of her second studio album, Ora announced tour dates, consisting of thirteen dates across the United Kingdom and Europe. [1] Several other dates were added later on. [4] [5] Furthermore, Ora's festival appearances were also announced.

Tour dates

Key
Indicates original tour dates
Indicates added tour dates
Indicates festival appearances
List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening acts
DateCityCountryVenueOpening act(s)
Europe [6] [7]
11 May 2018 Glasgow Scotland O2 Academy Raye
Kara Marni
12 May 2018 Leeds England O2 Academy
13 May 2018 Newcastle O2 Academy
15 May 2018 Manchester Manchester Academy
16 May 2018 Birmingham O2 Academy
18 May 2018 London O2 Brixton Academy
21 May 2018 Amsterdam Netherlands Melkweg
22 May 2018 Antwerp Belgium Muziekcentrum Trix
23 May 2018 Paris France Élysée Montmartre
25 May 2018 Munich Germany TonHalleKara Marni
26 May 2018 Hamburg Große Freiheit 36
27 May 2018 [lower-alpha 1] Copenhagen Denmark Vega
Swansea Wales Singleton Park —
29 May 2018 [lower-alpha 2] Bristol England O2 Academy Kara Marni
3 June 2018 [lower-alpha 3] Tirana Albania Skanderbeg Square —
9 June 2018 [lower-alpha 4] LondonEngland Wembley Stadium
North America
13 June 2018 [lower-alpha 5] Syracuse United States Sharkey's—
Bud Light Amphitheater
16 June 2018 [lower-alpha 6] Bethel Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
19 June 2018 [lower-alpha 7] Wilkes-Barre F.M. Kirby Center
Europe
22 June 2018 [lower-alpha 8] Newport England Seaclose Park —
23 June 2018 [lower-alpha 9] Antalya Turkey Regnum Carya
24 June 2018 [lower-alpha 10] Dublin Ireland RDS Arena
North America
27 June 2018 [lower-alpha 11] Charlotte United StatesRooftop 210—
Europe
30 June 2018 [lower-alpha 12] Skellefteå Sweden Stadsfesten—
5 July 2018 [lower-alpha 13] LondonEngland Kenwood House
6 July 2018 [lower-alpha 14] Zamárdi Hungary Lake Balaton
7 July 2018 [lower-alpha 15] Poreč Croatia Uvala Peškera
11 July 2018 [lower-alpha 16] Henley-on-Thames England Berkshire bank of the River Thames
14 July 2018 [lower-alpha 17] Manchester Manchester Arena
17 July 2018 [lower-alpha 18] Locarno Switzerland Piazza Grande
21 July 2018 [lower-alpha 19] Barcelona Spain Poble Espanyol
22 July 2018 [lower-alpha 20] Porto Portugal Vila Nova de Gaia
28 July 2018 Dundee ScotlandSlessor Gardens
3 August 2018 [lower-alpha 21] Rumšiškės Lithuania Open-Air Museum, Rumšiškės
4 August 2018 Sigulda Latvia Sigulda Castle
7 August 2018 [lower-alpha 22] Monaco Salle des Etoiles
10 August 2018 [lower-alpha 23] Arzachena Italy Costa Smeralda
11 August 2018 [lower-alpha 24] Ascot England Ascot Racecourse
12 August 2018 [lower-alpha 25] Varna Bulgaria Varna Beach
14 August 2018 [lower-alpha 26] Attard Malta Ta' Qali
18 August 2018 [lower-alpha 27] Chelmsford England Hylands Park
24 August 2018 [lower-alpha 28] Middlesbrough Stewart Park
25 August 2018 [lower-alpha 29] Manchester Canal Street
31 August 2018 [lower-alpha 30] Maidstone Kent Event Centre
1 September 2018 [lower-alpha 30] Northampton Northamptonshire Cricket Club
2 September 2018 [lower-alpha 31] La Trinneté Channel Islands Royal Jersey Showground
9 September 2018 [lower-alpha 32] LondonEngland Hyde Park
22 September 2018 [lower-alpha 33] Gibraltar Victoria Stadium
6 October 2018 [lower-alpha 34] Madrid Spain WiZink Center

Notes

  1. ↑ The 27 May 2018 concert in Swansea was part of BBC Music's Biggest Weekend. [8]
  2. ↑ The concert in Bristol was originally planned to take place on 19 May 2018, but was rescheduled to 29 May. [9]
  3. ↑ The 3 June 2018 concert in Tirana was part of city's summer events. [10]
  4. ↑ The 9 June 2018 concert in London was a part of Summertime Ball.
  5. ↑ The 13 June 2018 concerts in Syracuse were part of Hot 107.9's Summer Blast Off and 93Q's Summer Jam. [11] [12]
  6. ↑ The 16 June 2018 concert in Bethel was part of K104's KFest. [13]
  7. ↑ The 19 June 2018 concert in Wilkes-Barre was part of WKRZ's Summer Smash. [14]
  8. ↑ The 22 June 2018 concert in Newport was part of Isle of Wight Festival. [15]
  9. ↑ The 23 June 2018 concert in Antalya was a solo show, part of Regnum Live in Concert series. [16]
  10. ↑ The 24 June 2018 concert in Dublin was part of Summer in the City. [17]
  11. ↑ The 27 June 2018 concerts in Charlotte was part of Kiss 95.1's Girls Night. [18]
  12. ↑ The 30 June 2018 concert in Skellefteå was part of Stadsfesten. [6]
  13. ↑ The 5 July 2018 concert in London was part of House Festival.
  14. ↑ The 6 July 2018 concert in Zamárdi was part of Balaton Sound. [19]
  15. ↑ The 7 July 2018 concert in Poreč was part of Rise Up Festival. [20]
  16. ↑ The 11 July 2018 concert in Henley-on-Thames was part of Henley Festival. [21]
  17. ↑ The 14 July 2018 concert in Manchester was part of Hits Radio Live. [22]
  18. ↑ The 17 July 2018 concert in Locarno was part of Moon&Stars Festival. [23]
  19. ↑ The 21 July 2018 concert in Barcelona was part of Share Festival. [24]
  20. ↑ The 22 July 2018 concert in Porto was part of Meo Marés Vivas. [25]
  21. ↑ The 3 August 2018 concert in Rumšiškės was part of Granatos Live. [26]
  22. ↑ The 7 August 2018 concert in Monaco was part of Monte-Carlo Sporting Summer Festival. [27]
  23. ↑ The 10 August 2018 concert in Arzachena was part of UNICEF Summer Gala. [28] [29]
  24. ↑ The 11 August 2018 concert in Ascot was part of Shergar Cup. [30]
  25. ↑ The 12 August 2018 concert in Varna was part of MTV Presents: Varna Beach. [31]
  26. ↑ The 14 August 2018 concert was Attard was part of Summer Daze. [32]
  27. ↑ The 18 August 2018 concert in Chelmsford was part of Rize Festival. [33]
  28. ↑ The 24 August 2018 concert in Middlesbrough was part of Endeavour Festival. [34]
  29. ↑ The 25 August 2018 concert in Manchester was part of Manchester Pride Festival. [35]
  30. 1 2 The 31 August and 1 September 2018 concerts in Maidstone and Northampton were held jointly with Craig David. [36]
  31. ↑ The 2 September 2018 concert in La Trinneté was part of Weekender Festival. [37]
  32. ↑ The 9 September 2018 concert in London was part of Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park. [38]
  33. ↑ The 22 September 2018 concert in Gibraltar was part of MTV Presents Gibraltar Calling. [39]
  34. ↑ The 6 October 2018 concert in Madrid was part of Coca-Cola Music Experience. [40]

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