Warrior Tour

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Warrior Tour
Tour by Kesha
Kesha 2013TourPoster.jpg
Associated album Warrior
Start dateJuly 3, 2013 (2013-07-03)
End dateSeptember 19, 2015 (2015-09-19)
Legs4
No. of shows37 in North America
4 in South America
12 in Europe
6 in Asia
59 total
Kesha concert chronology

The Warrior Tour was the second headlining concert tour by American recording artist Kesha, in support of her sophomore studio album, Warrior (2012). The tour started on July 3, 2013, and concluded on September 19, 2015.

Contents

Background and development

Kesha performing "Supernatural" in Charlotte, NC Kesha 'Warrior Tour' - Charlotte DSC01062 (50182640021).jpg
Kesha performing "Supernatural" in Charlotte, NC

In late March, Kesha and American rapper Pitbull announced that they would tour North America together on their North American Tour 2013. The joint tour was officially announced on March 22, 2013, but the two hinted at the tour on March 21, 2013, via Twitter. Shortly after tickets were available for the duo's summer tour, Kesha announced a separate tour that would visit Europe and other places she did not visit with Pitbull. The tickets for the European leg of the tour went on-sale shortly after the dates were announced. A couple weeks later, on May 13, 2013, North American dates were added to the tour. Kesha announced the pre-sale password for the North American dates via Twitter after the fourth episode of her television show, Kesha: My Crazy Beautiful Life , aired on May 16, 2013. The tickets went on sale to the general public on May 17, 2013. Leading up to the tour, Kesha has been using the website Mobio Insider to connect with her fans and give them details about the tour. Kesha has been promoting the tour mainly through her Twitter and Facebook accounts.

Kesha performing "Gold Trans Am" in Charlotte, NC Kesha 'Warrior Tour' - Charlotte DSC00981 (50182654771).jpg
Kesha performing "Gold Trans Am" in Charlotte, NC

Aside from the social media promotion, Kesha has also promoted the tour through the application, Blippar. When scanning Kesha's symbol, fans can access many special features including the chance to win tickets to any of the dates on the North American leg. Many of the dates are a part of festivals and fairs including the Live at the Marquee Festival in Cork, Ireland, the Wireless Festival in London, England, the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, Illinois, and a few others.

In October 2014, Kesha brought back the Warrior Tour setlist and costumes to perform for a music festival in Shanghai, China. After that, the tour was revisited and traveled throughout South and North America with new songs, visuals, and costumes added to the tour through January to September 2015.

Broadcasts and recordings

On June 21, 2013, the television network, E!, announced that the network would broadcast a show from one of the co-headlining dates Kesha was on with Pitbull. The show would be broadcast as a part of E!'s Inside Track Summer Concert Series. The series is a collaboration with Live Nation. [1] The network filmed the show in Detroit at The Palace of Auburn Hills on June 7, 2013. The recording was aired as the first installment of the series on June 21, 2013. To promote the broadcasting, E! interviewed Kesha an hour before the show at The Palace of Auburn Hills. In the interview, Kesha conversed with the interviewer about her favorite and least favorite parts of the tour, costumes she wears for the tour, and her golden tooth that she has from an accident at a bar. [1] E! also interviewed Kesha's stage manager, Justin De Meulenaere, before the show. [2] Meulenaere, who is also known as "Boot", is most known for his work with Kesha on her previous concert tour, the Get Sleazy Tour.

Set list

This set list is representative of the performance in Stockholm. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour. [3]

  1. "Warrior"
  2. "Crazy Kids"
  3. "We R Who We R"
  4. "Blow" (contains elements of the Cirkut Remix)
  5. "Dirty Love"
  6. "Gold Trans Am"
  7. "Take It Off" (rock version)
  8. "C'Mon"
  9. "Thinking of You"
  10. "Machine Gun Love"
  11. "Last Goodbye"
  12. "Love Into the Light"
  13. "Supernatural"
  14. "Blah Blah Blah"
  15. "Your Love Is My Drug"
  16. "Tik Tok"
Encore
  1. "Die Young"
Notes
  • "Party at a Rich Dude's House", "Animal" and "Supernatural" were performed on select shows during the second leg. [3] [4]
  • "Last Goodbye" was performed in place of "Machine Gun Love" on select dates of the first North American leg. [2]
  • "Supernatural", "Last Goodbye", and "Love Into the Light" were performed on June 8, 2013 in Cincinnati. [5]
  • "Thinking of You", "Last Goodbye", "Love Into the Light" and "Supernatural" were all performed during select shows in Europe. [3]
  • Joan Jett joined Kesha on September 21, 2013 in Las Vegas to perform "Bad Reputation". [6]
  • "Timber" was added to the setlist from October 6, 2014. [7]

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueOpening acts
Europe [8]
July 3, 2013 [B] Cork IrelandThe Dockland
July 5, 2013 [C] Werchter BelgiumWerchter Festival Grounds
July 6, 2013 [D] Nibe DenmarkSkalskoven
July 7, 2013 Stockholm Sweden Stora Scen
July 9, 2013 Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso
July 10, 2013 Luxembourg City Luxembourg Den Atelier
July 12, 2013 [E] London England Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
July 13, 2013 [F] Kinross Scotland Balado
July 15, 2013LondonEngland O2 Academy Brixton Fuse ODG
July 16, 2013 Paris France Le Trianon
July 18, 2013 Prague Czech Republic Club SaSaZu Raego
Mista
July 19, 2013 Vienna Austria Bank Austria Halle
North America [9]
August 9, 2013 Windsor Canada The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor Semi Precious Weapons
Mike Posner
August 10, 2013 [G] Bethlehem United StatesSands Steel Stage
August 12, 2013 Wolf Trap Filene Center
August 14, 2013 Raleigh Red Hat Amphitheater
August 15, 2013 Charlotte Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
August 17, 2013 [H] Springfield Illinois State Fair Grandstand
August 18, 2013 Lincoln Pershing Center
August 19, 2013 Minneapolis Myth Nightclub
August 21, 2013 Milwaukee Eagles Ballroom
August 23, 2013 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
August 24, 2013 [I] Essex Junction Coca-Cola Grandstand
August 25, 2013 Canandaigua Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center
August 27, 2013 Columbus Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
August 28, 2013 Portsmouth nTelos Wireless Pavilion
August 30, 2013 Bangor Darling's Waterfront Pavilion
August 31, 2013 Gilford Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
September 1, 2013 Las Vegas 1 OAK Nightclub DJ Karma
September 7, 2013 [J] Pomona Fairplex Park Budweiser Grandstand Semi Precious Weapons
Mike Posner
September 21, 2013 [K] Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena
September 25, 2013 Kingston Ryan Center Semi Precious Weapons
Mike Posner
September 27, 2013 Baltimore Pier Six Pavilion
September 29, 2013 Ithaca Barton Hall
Asia [10]
October 24, 2013 Quezon City Philippines Smart Araneta Coliseum
November 12, 2013 Tokyo Japan Zepp Tokyo
November 13, 2013
November 15, 2013 Osaka Namba Hatch
November 17, 2013 [L] Mumbai India Taj Mahal Palace Ballroom
October 6, 2014 [M] Shanghai ChinaXuhui Binjiang Green Space
South America
January 22, 2015 Salvador BrazilFestival de Verão de Salvador Claudia Leitte
Capital Inicial
January 25, 2015 São Paulo Citibank Hall
January 30, 2015 Florianópolis Devassa on StageChris Defreyn
January 31, 2015 Xangri-lá Planeta Atlântida
North America [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
March 7, 2015 Amherst United States William D. Mullins Memorial Center
April 16, 2015New York CityDelete Blood Cancer
April 17, 2015 Philadelphia Franklin Field
April 18, 2015 Auburn Auburn University
April 21, 2015Washington, D.C. The Black Cat
April 23, 2015 Garden City Adelphi University
April 25, 2015 Medford Tufts University
April 26, 2015 Baltimore University of Maryland
April 29, 2015GreenvaleTiles Center for Performing Arts
May 23, 2015 Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
June 12, 2015 [N] Los AngelesWest Hollywood Park
June 13, 2015 [N]
June 14, 2015 [N]
July 5, 2015 Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
September 19, 2015 Clemson Upper Intramural Fields

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation
DateCityCountryVenueReason
July 21, 2013 Istanbul Turkey Parkorman Health concerns [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]
August 9, 2013 Cleveland United States Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
October 22, 2013 Jakarta Indonesia Skenoo Exhibition Hall
October 26, 2013 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Stadium Negara
February 13, 2014 Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai Media City Amphitheatre
March 15, 2014 Hammond United States Horeshoe Casino Hammond
April 13, 2014 Green Bay Kress Events Center

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