The Now Now Tour

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The Now Now Tour
Tour by Gorillaz
The Now Now Tour Poster.jpg
Promotional poster for North American tour dates
Associated album The Now Now
Start date1 June 2018
End date24 October 2018
Legs4
No. of shows
  • 29
  • 19 in Europe
  • 8 in North America
  • 2 in Asia
Gorillaz concert chronology

The Now Now Tour was a concert tour by the British alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz, in support of their sixth studio album The Now Now . [1] [2]

Contents

Personnel

Guest collaborators and additional musicians

Set list

The following setlist is obtained from the concert held in Nuremberg on 1 June 2018. It is not a representation of all shows on the tour.

Rock im Park 2018, Nuremberg
  1. "M1 A1"
  2. "Tranz"
  3. "Last Living Souls"
  4. "Rhinestone Eyes"
  5. "Tomorrow Comes Today"
  6. "Every Planet We Reach Is Dead"
  7. "Humility"
  8. "Superfast Jellyfish" (featuring De La Soul)
  9. "On Melancholy Hill"
  10. "El Mañana"
  11. "Magic City"
  12. "Strobelite" (featuring Peven Everett)
  13. "Andromeda"
  14. "Hollywood" (featuring Jamie Principle)
  15. "Stylo" (featuring Bootie Brown and Peven Everett)
  16. "Sorcererz"
  17. "Dirty Harry" (featuring Bootie Brown)
  18. "Feel Good Inc. (featuring De La Soul)
  19. "Souk Eye"
Encore
  1. "Lake Zurich"
  2. "Saturnz Barz"
  3. "Kids with Guns"
  4. "Clint Eastwood"

The following setlist is obtained from the concert held in Toronto on 8 October 2018. It is not a representation of all shows on the tour.

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto
  1. "M1 A1" (with "Lil' Dub Chefin'" outro)
  2. "Tranz"
  3. "Last Living Souls"
  4. "Rhinestone Eyes"
  5. "Saturnz Barz"
  6. "Tomorrow Comes Today"
  7. "Sorcererz"
  8. "Every Planet We Reach Is Dead"
  9. "19-2000"
  10. "Humility"
  11. "Superfast Jellyfish" (featuring De La Soul)
  12. "On Melancholy Hill"
  13. "El Mañana"
  14. "Fire Flies"
  15. "Strobelite" (featuring Peven Everett)
  16. "Andromeda"
  17. "Hollywood" (featuring Jamie Principle, and Snoop Dogg via video)
  18. "Stylo" (featuring Bootie Brown and Peven Everett)
  19. "Magic City"
  20. "Dirty Harry" (featuring Bootie Brown)
  21. "Feel Good Inc." (featuring De La Soul)
  22. "Souk Eye"
  23. "Plastic Beach"
Encore
  1. "Lake Zurich"
  2. "Latin Simone" / "Latin Simone (¿Qué Pasa Contigo?)" (medley, featuring Ibrahim Ferrer via video)
  3. "Kids with Guns"
  4. "Clint Eastwood" (featuring Del tha Funkee Homosapien via video)
  5. "Don't Get Lost in Heaven"
  6. "Demon Days"

Songs performed

Songs performed

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue.
DateCityCountryVenueOpening act
Europe Leg 1 [3]
1 June 2018 [lower-alpha 1] Nuremberg Germany Zeppelinfeld
3 June 2018 [lower-alpha 2] Nürburg Nürburgring
9 June 2018 Dublin Ireland Malahide Castle Little Simz
De La Soul
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
15 June 2018 [lower-alpha 3] Barcelona Spain Fira de Barcelona
Asia [4]
21 June 2018 Chiba Japan Makuhari Messe
22 June 2018 Tokyo Zepp DiverCity
Europe Leg 2 [3]
5 July 2018 [lower-alpha 4] Werchter BelgiumWerchterpark
6 July 2018 [lower-alpha 5] Gdynia Poland Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport
7 July 2018 [lower-alpha 6] Roskilde DenmarkFestivalpladsen
11 July 2018 [lower-alpha 7] Bern Switzerland Gurten
12 July 2018 [lower-alpha 8] Lucca Italy Piazza Napoleone
14 July 2018 [lower-alpha 9] Bilbao Spain Mount Cobetas
19 July 2018 [lower-alpha 10] Nyon SwitzerlandPlaine de l'Asse
21 July 2018 [lower-alpha 11] Carhaix FranceLa Prairie de Kerampuilh
22 July 2018 [lower-alpha 12] Paris Longchamp Racecourse
25 July 2018 [lower-alpha 13] Kyiv Ukraine People's Friendship Arch
28 July 2018 [lower-alpha 14] Moscow Russia Gorky Park
9 August 2018 [lower-alpha 15] Budapest Hungary Hajógyári Island Oscar and the Wolf
Bonobo
11 August 2018 [lower-alpha 16] Winchester EnglandMatterley Estate Farm
16 August 2018 [lower-alpha 17] Sankt Pölten Austria VAZ St. Pölten
17 August 2018 [lower-alpha 18] Biddinghuizen Netherlands Walibi Holland
North America [2]
8 October 2018 Toronto Canada Scotiabank Arena The Internet
9 October 2018 Montreal Bell Centre
11 October 2018 Philadelphia United States Wells Fargo Center
13 October 2018 New York City Barclays Center
14 October 2018 Boston TD Garden Little Dragon
16 October 2018 Chicago United Center The Internet
20 October 2018 [lower-alpha 19] Pico Rivera Pico Rivera Sports Arena
24 October 2018 Mexico City Mexico Palacio de los Deportes Jupiter & Okwess

Notes

  1. The show on 1 June 2018 in Nuremberg was part of the Rock im Park festival.
  2. The show on 3 June 2018 in Nürburg was part of the Rock am Ring festival.
  3. The show on 15 June 2018 in Barcelona was part of the Sónar festival.
  4. The show on 5 July 2018 in Werchter was part of the Rock Werchter festival.
  5. The show on 6 July 2018 in Gdynia was part of the Open'er Festival.
  6. The show on 7 July 2018 in Roskilde was part of the Roskilde Festival.
  7. The show on 11 July 2018 in Bern was part of the Gurtenfestival.
  8. The show on 12 July 2018 in Lucca was part of the Lucca Summer Festival.
  9. The show on 14 July 2018 in Bilbao was part of the Bilbao BBK Live festival.
  10. The show on 19 July 2018 in Nyon was part of the Paléo Festival.
  11. The show on 21 July 2018 in Carhaix was part of the Vieilles Charrues Festival.
  12. The show on 22 July 2018 in Paris was part of the Lollapalooza festival.
  13. The show on 25 July 2018 in Kyiv was part of the U-Park Festival.
  14. The show on 28 July 2018 in Moscow was part of the Park Live Festival. This show wasn't finished due a constant thunderstorm.
  15. The show on 9 August 2018 in Budapest was part of the Sziget Festival.
  16. The show on 11 August 2018 in Winchester was part of the Boomtown festival.
  17. The show on 16 August 2018 in Sankt Pölten was part of the FM4 Frequency Festival.
  18. The show on 17 August 2018 in Biddinghuizen was part of the Lowlands festival.
  19. The show on 20 October 2018 in Pico Rivera was part of the Demon Dayz Festival LA.

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References

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