The Pains of Growing Tour

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The Pains of Growing Tour
Tour by Alessia Cara
Alessia Cara US tour promo.jpg
Promotional poster for the US leg of the tour
Associated album The Pains of Growing
Start dateMay 11, 2019 (2019-05-11)
End dateNovember 20, 2019 (2019-11-20)
Legs2
No. of shows29
Alessia Cara concert chronology
  • Know-It-All Tour
    (2016)
  • The Pains of Growing Tour
    (2019)

The Pains of Growing Tour was the second concert tour by Canadian singer and songwriter Alessia Cara, staged in support of her second studio album, The Pains of Growing (2018). The tour began on May 11, 2019, in Ottawa, and concluded on November 20, 2019, in Houston.

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Background and development

On February 1, 2019, Cara announced that she would embark on a 12-date Canadian tour in support of her second album, The Pains of Growing . [1] Ryland James was announced as the opening act. [2] With dates in May, she avoided conflicts with Shawn Mendes: The Tour, with whom she was the opening act.

In July, Cara announced that she would be releasing an EP, This Summer, and that she would be embarking on a US leg of the tour, performing 18 shows across the country. Ryland James was announced to be returning as the opening act, although Cara's tour guitarist Craig Stickland filled in as the opening act for one show in Prior Lake, Minnesota. [3]

Setlist

This setlist is representative of the show on October 21, 2019, in Boston. It does not represent all the shows from the tour.

  1. "Growing Pains (Reprise)"
  2. "Growing Pains"
  3. "Here"
  4. "Ready"
  5. "Not Today"
  6. "Feeling Good"
  7. "Comfortable"
  8. "Girl Next Door"
  9. "A Little More"
  10. "I Don't Want To"
  11. "Rooting for You"
  12. "7 Days"
  13. "Nintendo Game"
  14. "How Far I'll Go"
  15. "Out of Love"
  16. "What's On Your Mind?"
  17. "Okay Okay"
  18. "Scars to Your Beautiful"
  19. "October"
  20. "Stay"
  21. "Growing Pains (Reprise)"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueOpening act
North America [4]
May 11, 2019 Ottawa Canada National Arts Centre Ryland James
May 12, 2019 Hamilton FirstOntario Concert Hall
May 13, 2019 Kitchener Centre In The Square
May 15, 2019 Windsor The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
May 16, 2019 Montreal Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
May 17, 2019 Toronto Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
May 19, 2019 Thunder Bay Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
May 20, 2019 Winnipeg Burton Cummings Theatre
May 21, 2019 Regina Conexus Arts Centre
May 22, 2019 Edmonton Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
May 25, 2019 Calgary Grey Eagle Events Centre
May 27, 2019 Vancouver Queen Elizabeth Theatre
October 21, 2019 Boston United States Orpheum Theatre
October 23, 2019 New York City PlayStation Theater
October 25, 2019 Philadelphia The Fillmore Philadelphia
October 26, 2019 Washington, D.C. The Anthem
October 28, 2019 Atlanta Coca-Cola Roxy
October 29, 2019 Indianapolis Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
October 30, 2019 Chicago Rosemont Theatre
November 1, 2019 Prior Lake Mystic Lake Casino Craig Stickland
November 2, 2019 Madison The SylveeRyland James
November 5, 2019 Seattle Moore Theatre
November 6, 2019 Portland Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
November 8, 2019 San Francisco The Masonic
November 9, 2019 Santa Barbara Granada Theater
November 12, 2019 Los Angeles The Novo
November 15, 2019 Las Vegas The Chelsea at Cosmopolitan
November 18, 2019 Dallas South Side Ballroom
November 20, 2019 Houston Revention Music Center

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation
DateCityCountryVenueReason
November 19, 2019 Austin United States Bass Concert Hall Production issues [5]

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References

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  2. John R. Kennedy, "Alessia Cara Announces Canadian Tour". iHeartRadio Canada, January 31, 2019.
  3. Mike Barrett, "Alessia Cara Fans Hit The Jackpot At Sold Out Mystic Lake". Twin Cities Media, November 3, 2019.
  4. Sarah Murphy, "Alessia Cara Maps Out 2019 Canadian Tour". Exclaim! , January 31, 2019.
  5. @alessiacara (16 November 2019). "re: the Austin show cancellation- I'm really sad we can't play for you. I was super excited. but there was an issue…" (Tweet) via Twitter.