The Untouchable Tour

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The Untouchable Tour
Tour by Meghan Trainor
The Untouchable Tour Promotional Poster.png
Promotional poster for tour
Associated album Thank You
Start dateJuly 14, 2016 (2016-07-14)
End dateOctober 15, 2016 (2016-10-15)
No. of shows31
Box office$2,018,956
Meghan Trainor concert chronology

The Untouchable Tour was the third headlining concert tour by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor. It was launched in support of her second major-label studio album Thank You (2016), and consisted of concerts in North America and Europe. The tour was announced in April 2016, with dates being released at the same time. The show was produced by Live Nation Entertainment. The set list featured the majority of the songs from Thank You, all four singles from Trainor's debut major-label studio album Title (2015), "All About That Bass", "Lips Are Movin", "Dear Future Husband", and "Like I'm Gonna Lose You", and a cover of Drake's song "One Dance" (2016). The tour was positively received by most critics.

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Background and development

On April 20, 2016, Meghan Trainor announced her third concert tour, The Untouchable Tour, to support her second major-label studio album, Thank You (2016). [1] Tour dates were released on the same day and tickets were released on April 29, 2016. [2] [3] Live Nation Entertainment was announced as the tour's producers, while Lip Smacker, Tampax and Always were the sponsors. [4] [5] [6] The set list included sixteen songs from Thank You, all four singles from Trainor's debut major-label studio album Title (2015): "All About That Bass", "Lips Are Movin", "Dear Future Husband", and "Like I'm Gonna Lose You", and a cover of Drake's song "One Dance" (2016). [7]

Synopsis

Trainor would start the hour and a half long concert with a performance of "Woman Up". She thanked her mother before her performance of "Mom". At her Seattle show, wearing an "elegant, black and glittering" gown, she stated, "My momma couldn't be here tonight because she's probably doing a million things for me, but I wouldn't be here without her. Best mom ever!" [8] A green screen in the backdrop would project a clip of Trainor dancing with her father during her performance of "Dance Like Yo Daddy", for which he would join Trainor on some dates. [8] [7] Pictures of Trainor with her friends were projected on the screen during the "Friends" performance. She would be accompanied by a saxophonist and a trumpet player. Trainor played a ukulele during her performance of "Just a Friend to You". The "Kindly Calm Me Down" performance would incorporate four background dancers. Trainor performed "Like I'm Gonna Lose You", and a cover of Drake's "One Dance" on some dates. [7] The set would include three costume changes. Trainor's band was a seven-piece ensemble: bass, drums, keys, trumpet, sax, and rhythm and lead guitarists. [8]

Reception

Shawn Costa of MassLive praised the show, writing that "performing for a near-capacity crowd, Trainor put on a high-energy show". [9] The tour was ranked sixth on MTV News' list of "16 Concert Tours You Absolutely Can't Miss This Summer". [10] Billboard 's William Goodman gave the show a positive review, describing it as an ode to Trainor's friends and family. [8] Lauren Craddock from the same magazine was also favorable, writing that Trainor "packed the house with immense energy and self confidence, engaging with her fans throughout the show". [7] Entertainment Weekly's Kevin O'Donnell gave the show a mixed review, writing that it is "flawlessly executed" but "a little too rooted in Vaudevillian clichés". [11]

Attendance figures were reported for some dates of The Untouchable Tour. The shows at the Chelsea Ballroom on July 20, 2016, and the Greek Theatre two days later were sold out. [12]

Set list

The following set list is from the concert held on July 16, 2016, in Seattle. [8] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Woman Up"
  2. "Watch Me Do"
  3. "Me Too"
  4. "Dear Future Husband"
  5. "Lips Are Movin"
  6. "Mom"
  7. "Dance Like Yo Daddy"
  8. "All About That Bass"
  9. "Friends"
  10. "Good to Be Alive"
  11. "Kindly Calm Me Down"
  12. "Hopeless Romantic"
  13. "Just a Friend to You"
  14. "Like I'm Gonna Lose You"
  15. "Bang Dem Sticks"
  16. "Throwback Love"
  17. "I Love Me"
  18. "Champagne Problems"
  19. "I Won't Let You Down"
  20. "One Dance"
  21. "Better"
  22. "Thank You"
Encore
  1. "No"

Notes

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act(s), attendance and revenue [13] [14] [12]
Date
(2016)		CityCountryVenueOpening act(s)AttendanceRevenue
July 14 [lower-alpha 1] Nampa United States Ford Idaho Amphitheater Hailee Steinfeld
Common Kings 		——
July 16 Seattle WaMu Theater ——
July 18 San Jose Event Center Arena Hailee Steinfeld——
July 20 Las Vegas Chelsea Ballroom Hailee Steinfeld
Common Kings		2,165 / 2,165$122,342
July 22 Los Angeles Greek Theatre 5,503 / 5,503$289,637
July 24 Phoenix Comerica Theatre ——
July 26 Denver Bellco Theatre ——
July 29 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion ——
July 31 Allen Allen Event Center ——
August 2 Rogers Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion ——
August 4 Atlanta Chastain Park Amphitheater ——
August 6 Nashville Ascend Amphitheater ——
August 8 Rochester Hills Meadow Brook Amphitheatre ——
August 10 Rosemont Rosemont Theatre ——
August 12 [lower-alpha 2] Des Moines Iowa State Fair Grandstand ——
August 13 [lower-alpha 3] Springfield Illinois State Fairgrounds Grandstand ——
August 30 Toronto Canada Molson Canadian Amphitheatre ——
September 1 [lower-alpha 4] Port Hawkesbury Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre ——
September 3 [lower-alpha 5] Allentown United States Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand ——
September 6 Wolf Trap Filene Center ——
September 8 New York City Radio City Music Hall 11,868 / 11,868$617,689
September 9
September 11 Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center ——
September 14 North Charleston North Charleston Coliseum ——
September 16 Miami Klipsch Amphitheatre 4,078 / 4,695$141,774
September 18 Orlando CFE Arena Hailee Steinfeld6,230 / 6,515$258,079
September 20 Greenville Bon Secours Wellness Arena Hailee Steinfeld
Common Kings		5,158 / 5,501$220,367
September 22 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena 6,692 / 7,097$369,068
September 24 Boston Blue Hills Bank Pavilion ——
September 25
October 15 [lower-alpha 6] Madrid Spain Barclaycard Center ———
Total41,694 / 43,344
(96.2%)		$2,018,956

Notes

  1. ↑ The concert on July 14, 2016, in Nampa, Idaho at Ford Amphitheatre, was originally set to take place in Vancouver, Canada at the PNE Amphitheatre, but was changed for unknown reasons. [14] [15] [16]
  2. ↑ The concert on August 12, 2016, in Des Moines, Iowa at Iowa State Fair Grandstand was a part of the Iowa State Fair. [17]
  3. ↑ The concert on August 13, 2016, in Springfield, Illinois at Illinois State Fairgrounds Grandstand was a part of the Illinois State Fair. [18]
  4. ↑ The concert on September 1, 2016, in Port Hawkesbury, Canada at Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre was a part of the Air Miles Detour. [19]
  5. ↑ The concert on September 3, 2016, in Allentown, Pennsylvania at Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand was a part of the Great Allentown Fair. [20]
  6. ↑ The concert on October 15, 2016, in Madrid at Barclaycard Center was a part of the Coca-Cola Music Experience. [21]

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