The Adventures of Kesha and Macklemore

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The Adventures of Kesha and Macklemore
Continental tour by Kesha and Macklemore
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LocationNorth America
Associated albums
Start dateJune 6, 2018 (2018-06-06)
End dateAugust 5, 2018 (2018-08-05)
No. of shows30 in North America
Kesha tour chronology
Rainbow Tour
(2017–19)
The Adventures of Kesha and Macklemore
(2018)
Kesha's Weird and Wonderful Rainbow Ride
(2019)
Macklemore tour chronology
The Gemini Tour
(2017–18)
The Adventures of Kesha and Macklemore
(2018)

The Adventures of Kesha and Macklemore [1] [2] [3] is the co-headlining tour by American singer Kesha and American rapper Macklemore, [1] [2] in support of Kesha's third studio album Rainbow and Macklemore's second solo studio album Gemini , both released in 2017. The tour began in Phoenix on June 6, 2018, and ended in Tampa on August 5, 2018.

Contents

Background and development

On January 18, 2017, Macklemore posted a photo of him and Kesha together on Instagram, hinting at an upcoming collaboration. [4] When the tracklist of Gemini was unveiled on August 22, 2017, it was revealed that Macklemore and Kesha have worked together on a track named "Good Old Days". [5] The song was released as a promotional single on September 19, 2017, [6] and was sent to adult contemporary radio on October 9, 2017, as the album's third single. [7]

On December 11, 2017, Kesha and Macklemore released a video announcing a joint tour together in the summer of 2018. One dollar from each ticket purchase benefited charity. Kesha donated her proceeds to the anti-sexual assault organization Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), while Macklemore contributed to social and racial justice organization Plus1. [8]

Set list

This set list is from the show in Kansas City on June 26, 2018. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour. [9]

Kesha
Macklemore
  1. "Ain't Gonna Die Tonight"
  2. "Thrift Shop"
  3. "White Walls"
  4. "Same Love"
  5. "Otherside"
  6. "Willy Wonka"
  7. "Dance Off"
  8. "Can't Hold Us"
  9. "Downtown"
Encore
  1. "Glorious"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
DateCityCountryVenueOpening actsAttendanceRevenue
June 6, 2018 Phoenix United States Ak-Chin Pavilion Wes Period
June 8, 2018 Inglewood The Forum 11,547 / 12,685$527,090
June 9, 2018 Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center 7,465 / 8,087$378,260
June 12, 2018 Chula Vista Mattress Firm Amphitheatre
June 14, 2018 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
June 16, 2018 West Valley City USANA Amphitheatre
June 17, 2018 Denver Pepsi Center
June 20, 2018 Dallas Dos Equis Pavilion
June 22, 2018 Austin Austin360 Amphitheater
June 23, 2018 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
June 25, 2018 Rogers Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion
June 26, 2018 Kansas City Sprint Center
July 10, 2018 Maryland Heights Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 11, 2018 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
July 13, 2018 Nashville Bridgestone Arena 10,756 / 10,756$447,181
July 14, 2018 Tinley Park Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 16, 2018 Toronto Canada Budweiser Stage
July 18, 2018 Clarkston United States DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 19, 2018 Noblesville Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
July 21, 2018 Hershey Hersheypark Stadium
July 22, 2018 Darien Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 24, 2018 Mansfield Xfinity Center
July 25, 2018 Camden BB&T Pavilion
July 27, 2018 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center
July 28, 2018 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live
July 30, 2018 Wantagh Jones Beach Theater
August 1, 2018 Charlotte PNC Music Pavilion
August 2, 2018 Atlanta Cellairis Amphitheatre
August 4, 2018 Miami American Airlines Arena
August 5, 2018 Tampa MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
Total29,768 / 31,528 (94%)$1,352,531

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