Welcome 2

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Welcome 2
Tour by Prince
Welcome 2 America Prince banner.jpg
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LocationNorth America • Europe • Oceania
Associated album 20Ten
Start dateDecember 15, 2010 (2010-12-15)
End dateSeptember 26, 2012 (2012-09-26)
Legs7
No. of shows
  • 51 in North America
  • 24 in Europe
  • 8 in Oceania
  • 83 in total (92 scheduled)
Prince concert chronology
  • Prince 20Ten
    (2010)
  • Welcome 2
    (2010–12)
  • Live Out Loud Tour
    (2013)

Welcome 2 was a concert tour by American recording artist Prince. Playing over 80 shows, the tour reached North America, Europe, and Australia. Each leg of the tour was branded with the "Welcome 2" title followed by the continent in which the leg was located. The tour marked the singer's first performances in North America in over six years. The show was composed of the singer performing his hits with his band The New Power Generation. Alongside Prince, various musicians performed including Janelle Monáe, Esperanza Spalding, and Cassandra Wilson. The tour placed 39th on Pollstar's "Top 50 Worldwide Tour", earning nearly $20 million. 1 [1]

Contents

Background

Prince announced the tour on October 14, 2010 at the famed Apollo Theater in New York City. [2] He stated the tour would begin in Greater New York. He further explained to the audience each show would be different. "Come early, come often. I have a lot of hits... no two shows will be the same". For the tour, Prince played a custom gold Fender Stratocaster (made by the Fender Custom Shop), which was auctioned off at the end of the tour. The proceed benefited the Harlem Children's Zone. [3]

The concerts were staged in the round, with the stage shaped like the singer's iconic love symbol. [4] During shows, Prince invited several celebrities to come onstage and "jam out" with him, including Naomi Campbell, Whoopi Goldberg, Jamie Foxx, Alicia Keys, Leighton Meester, Questlove, Sherri Shepherd, Whitney Houston, and Cornel West. [5] [6] He also performed duets with specials guests throughout the shows in North America. For "The Beautiful Ones", Prince was joined onstage by ballet dancer Misty Copeland. [7] During the concert at Madison Square Garden on December 29, 2010, Janelle Monáe performed "If I Was Your Girlfriend" with the singer. During the same show, Cyndi Lauper and Egypt Sherrod performed "Jungle Love". [6]

Following his shows in Greater New York, Prince expanded the tour to include the San Francisco Bay Area and The Carolinas. In April, he announced he would perform a twenty-one night residency show at The Forum in Inglewood, California, during an appearance on Lopez Tonight . [8] Dubbed "Welcome 2 America: 21-Night Stands", the singer performed throughout the months of April and May, including stops in Fresno, San Jose, and Sacramento. As the tour continued, Prince performed at several music festivals in Europe. In the fall of 2011, he announced he would bring his tour to Canada, his first performances in the territory in nearly ten years. In 2012, a tour of Australia received a warm response from spectators. [9]

Opening acts

Setlist

Greater New York [15]

December 15, 2010

  1. "Laydown"
  2. "Black Muse"
  3. "The Beautiful Ones"
  4. Medley: "Uptown" / "Raspberry Beret" / "Cream"
  5. "Cool" (contains excerpts from "Let's Work")
  6. "U Got the Look"
  7. "Shhh"
  8. "Angel" (performed by Shelby J.)
  9. "Nothing Compares 2 U" (performed with Shelby J.)
  10. "She's Always in My Hair"
  11. "If I Was Your Girlfriend" (performed with Esperanza Spalding)
  12. "Insatiable"
  13. "Scandalous!"
  14. "Adore"
  15. "Purple Rain"
Encore
  1. "Kiss"
  2. "Sometimes It Snows in April" (performed with Lalah Hathaway)
  3. "Diamonds and Pearls" (performed with Lalah Hathaway)
  4. Medley: "All the Critics Love U in New York" / "Controversy" (contains excerpts from "Housequake") / "Sexy Dancer" / "Le Freak"

December 18, 2010

  1. "Welcome 2 America"
  2. "Dance (Disco Heat)"
  3. "Baby I'm a Star"
  4. "The Beautiful Ones"
  5. "Let's Go Crazy"
  6. "Delirious"
  7. "1999"
  8. "Shhh"
  9. Medley: "Uptown" / "Raspberry Beret" / "Cream"
  10. "Cool" (contains excerpts from "Let's Work")
  11. "U Got the Look" (performed with Sheila E.)
  12. "The Glamorous Life" (contains elements of "Soul Sacrifice") (performed with Sheila E.)
  13. "Nothing Compares 2 U" (performed with Shelby J.)
  14. "Purple Rain"
Encore
  1. "Kiss" (performed with ?uestlove)
  2. "A Love Bizarre"

December 29, 2010

  1. "The Beautiful Ones"
  2. "Let's Go Crazy"
  3. "Delirious"
  4. "1999"
  5. "Little Red Corvette"
  6. Medley: "Uptown" / "Raspberry Beret" / "Cream"
  7. "Cool" (contains excerpts from "Let's Work")
  8. "U Got the Look" (performed with Sheila E.)
  9. "The Question of U"
  10. "Purple Rain"
Encore
  1. Medley: "Kiss" / "She's Always in My Hair" / "If I Was Your Girlfriend" (performed with Janelle Monáe)
  2. Medley: "Condition of the Heart" / "Do Me, Baby" / "I Wanna Be Your Lover" / "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" / "Sometimes It Snows in April"
  3. "Controversy" (contains excerpts from "Housequake")
  4. "Jungle Love" (performed with Cyndi Lauper and Egypt Sherrod)
California [16]

February 23, 2011 [17]

  1. "Let's Go Crazy"
  2. "Delirious"
  3. "1999"
  4. "Little Red Corvette"
  5. "The Glamorous Life" (contains elements of "Soul Sacrifice") (performed with Sheila E.)
  6. "Somewhere Here on Earth"
  7. "I Love U, but I Don't Trust U Anymore"
  8. "Controversy" (contains elements of "Batdance")
  9. "Play That Funky Music"
  10. "A Love Bizarre" (performed with Sheila E.)
  11. Medley: "Sexy Dancer" / "Le Freak" / "Love Rollercoaster"
  12. "Controversy" (Reprise) (contains excerpts from "Housequake")
  13. "If I Was Your Girlfriend"
  14. "Kiss"
  15. "Purple Rain"
Encore
  1. "Dance (Disco Heat)" (Instrumental Interlude)
  2. "Baby I'm a Star"
  3. Medley: "When Doves Cry" / "Nasty Girl" / "Sign '☮' the Times" / "Alphabet St."
  4. "My Love Is Forever"
  5. "Darling Nikki" (Instrumental Interlude)
  6. "Pop Life" (contains excerpts from "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)")
  7. "Black Sweat"
  8. "Jungle Love"



April 14, 2011 [18]

  1. "D.M.S.R."
  2. "Pop Life"
  3. "Extraordinary"
  4. Medley: "Uptown" / "Raspberry Beret" / "Cream"
  5. "Cool" (contains elements of "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough")
  6. "Let's Work"
  7. "U Got the Look"
  8. "Purple Rain"
  9. "Let's Go Crazy"
  10. "Delirious"
  11. "1999"
  12. "The Beautiful Ones"
  13. "Little Red Corvette"
  14. "Kiss"
  15. Medley: "When Doves Cry" / "Nasty Girl" / "Sign '☮' the Times" / "Darling Nikki" (Instrumental Interlude) / "777-9311"
  16. "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Instrumental Interlude)
  17. "If I Was Your Girlfriend"
  18. "Insatiable"
  19. "Scandalous!"
  20. "Adore"
  21. "A Love Bizarre" (performed with Sheila E.)
Encore
  1. "Play That Funky Music"
  2. "Controversy" (contains excerpts from "Housequake")
  3. "The Glamorous Life" (contains elements of "Soul Sacrifice") (performed with Sheila E.)
  4. "Peach" (performed with Sheila E.)
  5. "Dance (Disco Heat)"
  6. "Baby I'm a Star"
  7. "Stratus" (Instrumental Interlude)
  8. Medley: "Sometimes It Snows in April" / "Laydown" / "Endorphinmachine" / "She's Always in My Hair" / "Dreamer"
  9. "Welcome 2 America"
The Carolinas [19]

March 24, 2011

  1. Medley: "When Doves Cry" / "Nasty Girl" / "Darling Nikki" (Instrumental Interlude) / "Sign '☮' the Times" / "777-9311" / "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"
  2. "Uptown"
  3. "Raspberry Beret"
  4. "Cream"
  5. "Cool" (contains elements of "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough")
  6. "Let's Work"
  7. "U Got the Look"
  8. "Nothing Compares 2 U"
  9. "Take Me with U"
  10. "Anotherloverholenyohead"
  11. "Controversy" (contains elements of "Batdance")
  12. "Play That Funky Music"
  13. "Which Way Is Up?"
  14. "Controversy" (Reprise) (contains excerpts from "Housequake")
  15. "I Want to Be Free"
  16. "Shhh"
  17. "The Beautiful Ones"
  18. "Diamonds and Pearls"
  19. "Something in the Water (Does Not Compute)"
  20. "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?"
  21. "If I Was Your Girlfriend"
  22. "Kiss"
  23. "Purple Rain"
Encore
  1. "Dance (Disco Heat)"
  2. "Baby I'm a Star"
Australia [20] [21]

Sydney—May 11, 2012

  1. "Gold"
  2. "Jam of the Year
  3. "The Song of the Heart"
  4. "Let's Go Crazy"
  5. "Delirious"
  6. "1999"
  7. "Little Red Corvette"
  8. "Nothing Compares 2 U" (performed with Shelby J.)
  9. "Take Me with U"
  10. "Raspberry Beret"
  11. "Cream"
  12. "Cool" (contains elements of "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough")
  13. "Sometimes It Snows in April"
  14. "Love... Thy Will Be Done"
  15. "Mountains" (contains excerpts from "The Dance Electric")
  16. Medley: "When Doves Cry" / "Hot Thing" / "Sign '☮' the Times" (contains excerpts from "Jungle Love") / "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"
  17. "Forever in My Life"
  18. "I Would Die 4 U
  19. "Kiss"
Encore
  1. "Purple Rain"
  2. "Controversy"
  3. "Peach"



Melbourne—May 14, 2012

  1. "Gold"
  2. "Jam of the Year"
  3. "Let's Go Crazy"
  4. "Delirious"
  5. "1999"
  6. "Little Red Corvette"
  7. "Nothing Compares 2 U" (performed with Shelby J.)
  8. "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man"
  9. "Take Me with U"
  10. "Raspberry Beret"
  11. "Cream"
  12. "Cool" (contains elements of "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough")
  13. "Sometimes It Snows in April"
  14. "Love... Thy Will Be Done"
  15. "Mountains" (contains excerpts from "The Dance Electric")
  16. Medley: "When Doves Cry" / "Nasty Girl" / "Darling Nikki" / "Pop Life" / "Sign '☮' the Times" / "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" / "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
  17. "Hot Thing"
  18. "I Would Die 4 U"
  19. "Kiss"
Encore
  1. "Purple Rain"
  2. "If I Was Your Girlfriend"
  3. "She's Always in My Hair"
  4. "Dreamer"
  5. "Peach"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
North America [3] [10] [22]
December 15, 2010 East Rutherford United States Izod Center
December 17, 2010
December 18, 2010 New York City Madison Square Garden
December 29, 2010
January 18, 2011
February 7, 2011
February 21, 2011 Oakland Oracle Arena
February 23, 2011
February 24, 2011
March 21, 2011 Columbia Colonial Life Arena
March 23, 2011 Raleigh RBC Center
March 24, 2011 Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena
March 26, 2011 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum
March 28, 2011 Greenville BI-LO Center
March 30, 2011 North Charleston North Charleston Coliseum
April 14, 2011 [A] Inglewood The Forum
April 21, 2011 [A]
April 22, 2011 [A]
April 23, 2011 [A]
April 28, 2011 [A]
April 29, 2011 [A]
April 30, 2011 [A]
May 5, 2011 [A]
May 6, 2011 [A]
May 7, 2011 [A]
May 13, 2011 [A]
May 14, 2011 [A]
May 18, 2011 Fresno Save Mart Center
May 19, 2011 San Jose HP Pavilion
May 21, 2011
May 22, 2011 Sacramento Power Balance Pavilion
May 27, 2011 [A] InglewoodThe Forum
May 28, 2011 [A]
May 29, 2011 [A]
June 24, 2011 [B] Montreal Canada Métropolis
June 25, 2011 [B]
Europe [23] [24]
June 30, 2011 Saint-Denis France Stade de France
July 2, 2011 [C] Gdynia Poland Babie Doły Airfield
July 3, 2011 [D] Beltring England Hop Farm Country Park
July 5, 2011 Ghent Belgium Sint-Pietersplein
July 6, 2011
July 8, 2011 [E] Rotterdam Netherlands Rotterdam Ahoy
July 9, 2011 [E]
July 10, 2011 [E]
July 13, 2011 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg Rockhal
July 15, 2011 [F] Perugia ItalyArena Santa Giuliana
July 16, 2011 [G] Lucca Piazza Napoleone
July 21, 2011 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Arena
July 24, 2011 Amsterdam Netherlands Melkweg
July 25, 2011
July 26, 2011RotterdamRotterdam Ahoy
July 28, 2011 Cologne Germany Lanxess Arena
July 30, 2011 Malahide Ireland Malahide Castle
August 2, 2011 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
August 3, 2011
August 6, 2011 [H] Copenhagen Denmark10 Øren
August 7, 2011 [H]
August 9, 2011 [J] Budapest Hungary Óbuda Island
August 12, 2011 [K] Gothenburg Sweden Slottsskogen
August 17, 2011 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
North America [25] [26]
November 25, 2011 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
November 26, 2011
November 30, 2011 Halifax Scotiabank Centre
December 2, 2011Montreal Bell Centre
December 3, 2011 Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre
December 5, 2011 London Budweiser Gardens
December 8, 2011 Winnipeg MTS Centre
December 13, 2011 Edmonton Northlands Coliseum
December 14, 2011 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome
December 16, 2011 Vancouver Rogers Arena
December 17, 2011 Victoria Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
December 19, 2011 Tacoma United States Tacoma Dome
Australia [27]
May 11, 2012 Sydney Australia Qudos Bank Arena
May 12, 2012
May 14, 2012 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
May 15, 2012
May 18, 2012 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre
May 22, 2012SydneyQudos Bank Arena
May 26, 2012BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment Centre
May 30, 2012MelbourneRod Laver Arena
North America [28]
September 24, 2012 Chicago United States United Center
September 25, 2012
September 26, 2012
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
December 14, 2010East Rutherford, New JerseyIzod CenterCancelled [10]
February 4, 2011 Dallas theEvent Tent ComplexCancelled. [37] The concert was to benefit the Goss-Michael Foundation
July 23, 2011Oslo, NorwayOslo SpektrumRescheduled to August 2, 2011 due to the 2011 Norway attacks
July 24, 2011Oslo, NorwayOslo SpektrumRescheduled to August 3, 2011 due to the 2011 Norway attacks
August 4, 2011 Berlin, Germany O2 World Cancelled
December 11, 2011Saskatoon, SaskatchewanSaskTel CentreCancelled

Box office score data

VenueCityTickets sold / availableGross revenue
Madison Square Garden [A] New York City70,855 / 72,911 (97%)$7,592,092 [38]
Oracle ArenaOakland42,475 / 42,475 (100%)$4,418,308 [39]
Save Mart CenterFresno11,918 / 13,028 (91%)$837,960 [40]
Bell CentreMontreal8,753 / 10,900 (80%)$1,113,260 [41]
John Labatt CentreLondon8,790 / 9,053 (97%)$958,695 [41]
Halifax Metro CentreHalifax10,039 / 10,039 (100%)$1,000,320 [42]
Rexall PlaceEdmonton10,775 / 16,258 (66%)$1,119,660 [43]
Allphones ArenaSydney39,827 / 44,118 (90%)$7,182,190 [44]
Rod Laver ArenaMelbourne42,086 / 42,900 (98%)$7,540,270 [45]
Brisbane Entertainment CentreBoondall17,798 / 20,036 (84%)$3,212,670 [46]
TOTAL263,316 / 281,718 (93%)$34,975,425
Notes
A The gross for the January 18th concert at Madison Square Garden placed second on Billboard's "Hot Tours", for the month of January 2011. [47]

Notes

1. ^ The annual Pollstar ranking of the concert industry's top performing artists is tabulated for all worldwide shows, worked between January 1 and June 30, 2011. All ticket sales figures are calculated in U.S. dollars and are based on reported information and extensive research by Pollstar.

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