This Is America Tour

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This Is America Tour
Tour by Childish Gambino
Start dateSeptember 6, 2018 (2018-09-06)
End dateOctober 12, 2019 (2019-10-12)
Legs3
No. of shows35
Childish Gambino concert chronology

The This Is America Tour was the fifth concert tour by American recording artist Childish Gambino. The tour began in the summer of 2018, playing over 30 shows in North America and Europe.

Contents

Background

Donald Glover, the individual behind the Childish Gambino pseudonym announced his intention to retire the name in June 2017, telling the audience "I'll see you for the last Gambino album" before walking off stage at the Governors Ball Music Festival. [1] He further explained his decision in an interview, feeling his musical career was no longer "necessary" and added "There's nothing worse than like a third sequel" and "I like it when something's good and when it comes back there's a reason to come back, there's a reason to do that." [2] Glover signed with RCA Records in January 2018, which Glover called "a necessary change of pace". [3] [4] In May 2018, he released a single titled "This Is America" while performing dual hosting and musical duty on Saturday Night Live . [4] The song debuted at number one, becoming both Glover's first number one and top ten single in the United States. [5] It features him both singing and rapping, drawing influence from trap music. [6] Its lyrics addressed a variety of topics including gun violence in the United States and being black in the United States, [7] while its provocative video, directed by frequent collaborator Hiro Murai, featured Glover performing a series of shootings before breaking into dance. [8]

On July 11, 2018, Glover released the EP Summer Pack which contained the songs "Summertime Magic" and "Feels Like Summer", the former of which is the lead single from Glover's forthcoming fourth studio album. [9] [10] The music video for "Feels Like Summer" was released on September 1, 2018, and features animated cameos from numerous prominent rappers and R&B vocalists. The video is meant to symbolize Glover's departure from the rap community [11] and depicts his animated rendition as he walks down a neighborhood street, passing by several big names like Will Smith, Nicki Minaj, Travis Scott, Kanye West, Beyoncé, Lil Wayne, and Michael Jackson. [12]

In September 2018, Glover made two previously unreleased songs, "Algorhythm" and "All Night", exclusively available to fans who bought tickets to his tour. [13] "Algorhythm" was performed at every show on the tour, and was eventually released on his next studio album, 3.15.20 . "All Night" was exclusively performed at the debut show in Atlanta, and only subsequently performed at Gambino's next PHAROS events.

During the first show of the tour in Atlanta, Glover confirmed that this is the last Gambino tour ever, telling the audience: "I love you forever for supporting me and coming out for this shit. Second, if you're in here, that means you bought a ticket, so you don't need to film this shit. Experience this shit. This is not a concert. This is fucking church. If you're not here to celebrate life, if you're not here to enjoy your time here, if you're just here to hear your favorite song, you should go home right now and do that. I'm here to have an experience with y'all tonight, ya feel me?" [14]

On September 23, 2018, Glover reportedly injured his foot during his show in Dallas, leaving the stage early and not performing an encore set. [15]

Despite Glover's intention for the This is America tour to be his final, he released Atavista in 2024(a re-release of his 2020 album 3.15.20 ) and Bando Stone & the New World in 2024, which was followed by an announcement for his new and final tour titled The New World Tour. Glover initially performed 18 shows, between August and September 2024, but had to cancel the remaining shows due to health complications. [16]

Critical reception

Althea Legaspi of the Chicago Tribune wrote that Glover "offer[ed] a sacred space where love, loss, inequality and community were explored through song", and wrote that "this may be Glover's last hurrah as Childish Gambino, but the performance made a compelling case for seeking out his next incarnation." [17]

Karlton Jahmal of HotNewHipHop wrote that "Childish Gambino had the best concert I’ve witnesses since Yeezus, and hopefully, his retirement from touring is just a momentary lapse in judgment. A performance on this level will surely be missed." [18]

Alex Stedman of Variety wrote that "Gambino put on a show at Los Angeles’ the Forum that was at once spiritual and electric, a celebration of an eclectic discography and, hopefully, an exciting peek at what's to come." [19]

Charles Holmes of the Rolling Stone wrote that "The 'This Is America' Tour served as a symbolic funeral. It's a successful send-off for the Gambino moniker, and the hard-won development it represents, but not for Glover's music career. Donald Glover is still searching for himself as a musician, and made sure to provide a glimpse at what's yet to come." [20]

Opening acts

Set list

The following set list was obtained from the concert held on September 6, 2018, at the Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth, Georgia. [25] It does not represent every concert for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Atavista"
  2. "Algorhythm"
  3. "All Night"
  4. "Summertime Magic"
  5. "The Worst Guys"
  6. "Worldstar"
  7. "Stand Tall"
  8. "Boogieman" (with "Me and Your Mama" intro)
  9. "Riot"
  10. "Have Some Love"
  11. "Terrified"
  12. "Feels Like Summer"
  13. "Human Sacrifice" (with "Why Go to the Party" intro)
  14. "This Is America"
    Encore
  15. "Sober"
  16. "3005"
  17. "Sweatpants"
  18. "Redbone"

Shows

DateCityCountryVenueOpening act
North America [26]
September 6, 2018 Duluth United States Infinite Energy Arena Rae Sremmurd
September 8, 2018 Chicago United Center
September 10, 2018 Toronto Canada Scotiabank Arena
September 12, 2018 Boston United States TD Garden
September 14, 2018 New York City Madison Square Garden
September 15, 2018
September 18, 2018 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
September 19, 2018 Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena
September 22, 2018 Houston Toyota Center
September 23, 2018 Dallas American Airlines Center
December 2, 2018 Nashville Bridgestone Arena Vince Staples
December 4, 2018 Denver Pepsi Center
December 7, 2018 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena Rae Sremmurd
December 11, 2018 Oakland United States Oracle Arena
December 12, 2018 San Jose SAP Center Vince Staples
December 15, 2018 Glendale Gila River Arena
December 16, 2018 Inglewood The Forum Rae Sremmurd
December 17, 2018Vince Staples
Europe [27]
March 24, 2019 London England The O2 Arena H.E.R.
March 25, 2019
March 27, 2019 Paris France AccorHotels Arena
North American Festivals
April 12, 2019 Indio United States Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival N/A
April 19, 2019 Indio Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
April 27, 2019 Landover Broccoli City Festival
June 14, 2019 Manchester Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
Oceania
July 14, 2019 Perth Australia HBF Stadium N/A
July 17, 2019 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
July 19, 2019 Adelaide Spin Off Festival
July 20, 2019 Byron Bay Splendour in the Grass 2019
July 24, 2019 Sydney Qudos Bank Arena
North American Festivals
August 2, 2019 Chicago United States Lollapalooza N/A
August 4, 2019 Montreal Canada Osheaga Festival
August 9, 2019 San Francisco United States Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival
October 5, 2019 Austin Austin City Limits
October 12, 2019 Austin Austin City Limits
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
September 26, 2018Inglewood, CaliforniaThe ForumRescheduled to December 16, 2018 [28]
September 27, 2018Oakland, CaliforniaOracle ArenaRescheduled to December 11, 2018 [28]
September 29, 2018 Seattle, Washington KeyArena Cancelled [28]
September 30, 2018Vancouver, CanadaRogers ArenaRescheduled to December 7, 2018 [28]
October 2, 2018San Jose, CaliforniaSAP CenterRescheduled to December 12, 2018 [28]
October 3, 2018Inglewood, CaliforniaThe ForumRescheduled to December 17, 2018 [28]
October 5, 2018Glendale, ArizonaGila River ArenaRescheduled to December 15, 2018 [28]
October 7, 2018 Austin, Texas Zilker Park Cancelled. This concert was a part of the "Austin City Limits Music Festival" [29]
October 9, 2018Denver, ColoradoPepsi CenterRescheduled to December 4, 2018 [28]
October 12, 2018Nashville, TennesseeBridgestone ArenaRescheduled to December 2, 2018 [28]
October 14, 2018Austin, TexasZilker ParkCancelled. This concert was a part of the "Austin City Limits Music Festival" [29]
October 30, 2018Paris, France Zénith Paris Rescheduled to March 27, 2019 and moved to the AccorHotels Arena
November 4, 2018London, EnglandThe O2 ArenaRescheduled to March 24, 2019
November 8, 2018 Perth, Australia HBF Stadium Cancelled [30]
November 10, 2018 Melbourne, Australia Sidney Myer Music Bowl Cancelled [30]
November 14, 2018 Sydney, Australia Sydney Opera House Forecourt Cancelled [30]
November 15, 2018Sydney, AustraliaSydney Opera House ForecourtCancelled [30]
November 17, 2018 Canberra, Australia Commonwealth Park Cancelled. This concert was a part of "Spilt Milk" [30]

Box office score data

VenueCityTickets sold / AvailableGross revenue
Madison Square GardenNew York City27,678 / 27,678 (100%)$2,557,840 [31]
The ForumInglewood26,673 / 26,673 (100%)$2,447,306 [32]
The O2 ArenaLondon31,657 / 35,041 (90%)$2,070,440 [33]
Oracle ArenaOakland12,296 / 13,306 (92%)$1,262,651 [34]
Scotiabank ArenaToronto14,305 / 14,305 (100%)$1,254,870 [35]
Capital One ArenaWashington, D.C.12,556 / 13,193 (95%)$1,192,435 [36]
Rogers ArenaVancouver12,263 / 13,161 (93%)$1,054,929 [37]
Toyota CenterHouston9,965 / 11,544 (86%)$1,048,518 [38]
American Airlines CenterDallas10,986 / 11,747 (94%)$1,037,757 [36]
Pepsi CenterDenver10,949 / 12,112 (90%)$932,758 [37]
Gila River ArenaGlendale11,328 / 12,273 (92%)$829,772 [37]
AccorHotels ArenaParis10,051 / 14,471 (69%)$596,884 [39]
Total190,707 / 205,504 (93%)$16,286,160

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