A concert tour (or simply tour ) is a series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different cities, countries or locations. Often, concert tours are named to differentiate different tours by the same artist and to associate a specific tour with a particular album or product. Especially in the popular music world, such tours can become large-scale enterprises that last for several months or even years, are seen by hundreds of thousands or millions of people, and bring in millions of dollars in ticket revenues. A performer who embarks on a concert tour is called a touring artist .
35-558: The Good Girl Gone Bad Tour was the second overall and first world concert tour by Barbadian singer Rihanna , in support of her third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad (2007). The setlist was composed of songs mostly from Good Girl Gone Bad but also included some songs from her first two albums. Akon was selected as the opening act for the Canadian dates of the North American leg, while Ciara and David Jordan supported
70-415: A vinyl canopy, which was replaced by a copper canopy roof in 1978. Its unique configuration consisted of a round stage, which was upgraded in 1976 to include a revolving stage which slowly rotated before the audience, which completely surrounded it. The venue had a capacity of approximately 16,000 -20,000 concertgoers who crowded the four grassy hills and the lucky few who sat on the 2,500 bench seats under
105-543: A cancelled Asian show, originally scheduled for February 13 in Malaysia ’s capital city of Kuala Lumpur , the conservative Malaysian Islamic Party recommended that Rihanna's tour be barred from performing in the country due to her ‘skimpy’ outfits; ultimately, the show was cancelled due to the rising media coverage of Rihanna’s then-partner Chris Brown’s physical assault against her, with leaked police photos of Rihanna’s face appearing bruised and battered widely circulating in
140-406: A capacity of approximately 16,000. There are 5,500 reserved seats under the 60-foot-high covered roof, 3,500 seats under the open sky, and 7,000 seats on the grass bowl. The floor area (100 level) has an unreserved capacity of 1,000. There are also Club and VIP seats for season ticket-holders. Two large video screens flank the stage; the video support system gives everyone in the audience a closeup of
175-418: A concert tour to celebrate the anniversary of their past albums, such as U2 's 2017 tour to mark the 30th anniversary of The Joshua Tree (1987) and Janet Jackson 's 2019 tour to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989). A farewell tour is a concert tour intended to signal the retirement of a singer, the disbanding of a band, or the end of a show's run. Many of
210-545: A covered roof. Over the winter of 1994–1995, came the controversial demolition of the popular Forum and the construction of a larger venue on the site. The new venue cost CA$ 15,000,000 (equivalent to about $ 26,900,000 in 2023). In May 1995, the new amphitheatre (under the name of Molson Amphitheatre) opened with two Bryan Adams concerts before sold-out audiences. The new Molson Amphitheatre garnered positive reviews in 1995, winning RPM Magazine ' s "Best New Concert Venue" award. Van Halen performed two nights in
245-947: A full set list at the Australia, New Zealand and Philippines leg of the tour. In Mexico City Mexican pop star María José opened the show with a four-song set: her first three singles and her then brand-new single, "No Soy Una Señora", and the Spanish Singer, David Bisbal sing with Rihanna the Spanish remix of "Hate That I Love You" in Mexico City. In December 2007, Rihanna cancelled the Good Girl Gone Bad concert in Nottingham, Birmingham and Bournemouth at very short notice under doctors orders. The Birmingham and Nottingham concerts were eventually rescheduled. During
280-449: A lot of costs, time, and energy. It is very common for musicians to not see family members for over a year during their touring. British singer Adele expressed her unhappiness of concert tours, saying "Touring is a peculiar thing, it doesn't suit me particularly well. I'm a real homebody and I get so much joy in the small things." A concert residency concept is offered as an alternative to performers who just need to stay in one venue and
315-585: A row at the Molson in August 1995; the shows were recorded for a Pay-Per-View and an unreleased live album. In 1997, Rush performed two nights in a row at the venue on the Test For Echo Tour. The first night was filmed for what would have been the band's first concert video released on the then-new DVD format, but it was scrapped. In a 2006 interview, lead singer and bassist Geddy Lee revealed that
350-435: Is how to move the performance's logistics from one venue to another venue, especially for a transcontinental tour. Tour logistics should be very organized and everything has to happen on time and in the right order as planned. Autoweek magazine estimated 30 to 50 trucks were required by Taylor Swift 's The 1989 World Tour to bring all the stage, sound equipment, instruments, props, and clothes. When Beyoncé visited
385-525: Is to bring out an entire collection of #1 singles 'live'." The 24 September 2007 show at Montréal 's Bell Centre was recorded and broadcast via MSN Music , where it was also made available for download. It quickly became popular and broke several records, as it was viewed over one million times within the first week. Rihanna's concert was the most-streamed show by a single artist on MSN Music in 2007. Rihanna's concert in Ischgl , Austria , on 1 December 2007,
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#1732780709550420-582: The Molson Amphitheatre , is a concert venue in Toronto , Ontario , Canada. It is located on the grounds of Ontario Place and hosts many diverse acts, including genres like rock, pop, country, and jazz. The first musician to perform there was Bryan Adams on May 18, 1995. Ontario Place opened in May 1971 with the original Forum as one of the first attractions. The original structure consisted of
455-459: The "kindest thing you can say about Rihanna is that she's shown some improvement since her last visit. For a start, she no longer seems tone-deaf." Jason MacNeil of Canadian Online Explorer gave a positive review of the concert’s intro and style, from Toronto ’s Molson Amphitheatre , saying "the singer made a rather eye-popping impression, opening with ‘Pon de Replay’ and clad in a sexy, dominatrix-like studded black leather ensemble." Regarding
490-421: The 2018 European leg of her Joanne World Tour , signed for a Las Vegas residency to help manage her fibromyalgia illness, which can be exacerbated by touring. The 2015 study by charity Help Musicians found that over 60% of musicians suffered from depression or other psychological issues, with touring an issue for 71% of respondents. Molson Amphitheatre The Budweiser Stage , originally known as
525-641: The DVD had to be scrapped due to issues syncing up the audio with the video, saying it would have cost the band over $ 150,000 and many man-hours to sync up a new recording with the footage. Although the full concert has never been officially released, much of the footage was eventually included in the Rush R40 box set released in 2014. As of 2004, three million patrons have visited the venue. The amphitheatre hosted Canadian rapper Drake's annual OVO Festival from its inception in 2010-2015, 2017 and 2019, and 2022, when it
560-579: The Oceanian and Asian leg, the show ended with an encore. A DVD of the Manchester concert at the Manchester Arena titled Good Girl Gone Bad Live was released on June 17, 2008. The tour, directed and choreographed by Tina Landon, was the first tour headlined by Rihanna. It presented a whole new image as she wore very provocative and revealing leather costumes during each show. The stage
595-523: The Spheres World Tour became the second tour to gross $ 1 billion in revenue. In third place is Elton John 's Farewell Yellow Brick Road , with a total gross of $ 939 million from 2018–2023. On fourth place is Ed Sheeran 's ÷ Tour , with a gross of $ 776.2 million. On fifth place is U2 's 360° Tour , with $ 736.4 million. Global touring revenue reported to Billboard Boxscore exceeded $ 5.5 billion in 2016. Due to
630-724: The Sydney, Australia concert on November 7, 2008, Rihanna ran off stage while performing "Umbrella" along with tourmate Chris Brown. TMZ reported that Rihanna may have felt ill due to air conditioning problem in the arena. The shows for February 12 and 13 in Asia were cancelled following Brown's assault on Rihanna. Mike Usinger, of The Georgia Straight , gave a mixed review of the concert at Vancouver , BC ’s GM Place saying, "the Barbados-born knockout has plenty to learn about keeping an audience engaged." However, Usinger commented that
665-518: The UK dates of the European leg. Chris Brown joined the tour during the Oceanian leg. The show featured Rihanna wearing revealing leather costumes during each show. Many changes were made to the set list throughout the tour. The original set list features a cover of Bob Marley 's " Is This Love " and during the European leg of the tour, the set list was shortened to fifteen songs. In the third set list of
700-508: The United Kingdom with her 2016 The Formation World Tour , it took seven Boeing 747 air freighters and a fleet of more than 70 trucks to get her stage set and other gear to the venues. The logistics phase of that tour did not include transportation of the backstage staff, musicians, performers, and the singer herself. The majority of concert tours are part of a promotional campaign to support an album release. Hence, new songs from
735-534: The collapse of record sales in the 21st century, concert tours have become a major source of income for recording artists. Besides the tickets, touring also generates money from the sales of merchandise and meet-and-greet packages. However, the touring business suffered in the early 2020s because of the COVID-19 pandemic . Pollstar estimated the total lost revenue for the industry in 2020 at more than $ 30 billion. The mobility of concert tours requires
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#1732780709550770-582: The concert in Fort Bonifacio in Manila , Philippines , reached an at-home audience of more than 70k viewers. The concert was sponsored by MTV Philippines and Globe Telecom . The following set list is from the show on 15 September 2007 in Vancouver, BC. It is not intended to represent all dates throughout the tour. Starting on October 27, 2008, a new set list was used for the concert. Crew on
805-584: The fans come to see them. The concept has been revitalized in the 21st century by Canadian superstar Céline Dion with the success of her A New Day... residency (2003–2007). Her residency introduced a new form of theatrical entertainment, a fusion of song, performance art, innovative stage craft, and state-of-the-art technology. She managed to popularize the Las Vegas residency as a desirable way for top artists to essentially tour in place, letting their fans come to them. American singer Lady Gaga , who cancelled
840-439: The largest concert tours, it has become more common for different legs to employ separate touring production crews and equipment, local to each geographical region. Concert tours are often administered on the local level by concert promoters or by performing arts presenters . Usually, small concert tours are managed by a road manager whereas large concert tours are managed by a tour manager . The main challenge in concert tours
875-461: The media. Within the Asian market, the tour received mixed to positive reviews, with praise mainly being given for the live vocals by Rihanna and the overall theming, concept and fashions. Cheryl Leong, of MTV Southeast Asia , gave an average review of the show, commenting, "I did enjoy myself a whole lot at the concert. It just wasn't the most mindblowing. Nevertheless, she did what she does best, which
910-552: The performers on stage. In 2011, a new open-air concert venue named Echo Beach was opened just east of the amphitheatre. This general admission venue has a capacity of approximately 5,000, which includes raised VIP viewing platforms. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada , the television series Budweiser Stage at Home was created by Citytv and Live Nation Entertainment to provide television broadcasts of concert performances by artists who had been scheduled to play
945-507: The platform, and rose on it again during "Unfaithful". Akon was selected as the opening act for the tour in Canada during North America leg. The rest of the shows during the North American leg didn't have a supporting act. Ciara opened shows for Rihanna on all UK dates in December and David Jordan opened for her on all March UK dates. Adam Tensta joined Rihanna on her March 2008 European dates. Chris Brown joined Rihanna and performed
980-455: The respective album are included on its tour's setlist . Some tours are known as "greatest hits tours" or "reunion tour" without any new material or specific album release, such as Fleetwood Mac 's 2009 Unleashed tour and No Doubt 's 2009 Summer Tour . Taylor Swift 's The Eras Tour (2023–2024) is a retrospective of her career to that point, where each act of the concert represents one of her albums . In another case, artists embark on
1015-401: The road Band Dancers Styling Concert tour Different segments of longer concert tours are known as "legs". The different legs of a tour are denoted in different ways, dependent on the artist and type of tour, but the most common means of separating legs are dates (especially if there is a long break at some point), countries and/or continents, or different opening acts. In
1050-430: The tours end up not being the last tour, with frequent regroupings, or revivals of shows. Luciano Pavarotti 's 2004 tour and Kenny Rogers 's 2015–2017 tour are examples of farewell tours which were the last to be staged before their deaths. As of October 2024, the highest-grossing concert tour of all time is Taylor Swift 's Eras Tour , with $ 2.089 billion earned from 125 shows. In 2024, Coldplay 's Music of
1085-402: Was elaborate, consisting of a large set of stairs; two large LCD screens which showed images of Rihanna and special-made clips during the concert ; and six slim LCD screens which were evenly spaced out, with three on the left and three on the right. The stage also consisted of thousands of lights which flashed in different colors, there was also a huge LCD screen in the middle of the stage which
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1120-402: Was mainly focused on Rihanna performing. The stage was packed with pyrotechnics and different on-stage props which Rihanna and the dancers used during their performances. Her back-up singers and band were on either side on the stage. During the Australia leg of the tour the stage also featured a small rising platform at the front center of the stage. For "Disturbia" she started high in the air on
1155-614: Was on September 1, 2013, during their Delta Machine Tour , in front of a sell-out crowd of 16,110 people. The 2009 show was recorded for the group's live albums project Recording the Universe . On January 6, 2017, it was announced that the Molson Amphitheatre was renamed "Budweiser Stage", as part of a partnership between Labatt Breweries of Canada and Live Nation . The music venue is open yearly from May to October, due to its outdoor configuration. The amphitheatre has
1190-441: Was presented as October World Weekend. The Festival has featured performances by Drake , Eminem , Lil Wayne , Jay-Z , Kanye West , The Weeknd , and A$ AP Rocky among others. Depeche Mode performed at the amphitheatre three times: the first one was on June 16, 2001, during their Exciter Tour . The second one was on July 24, 2009, during their Tour of the Universe , in front of a sell-out crowd of 16,128 people. The third one
1225-518: Was taped and aired on Austrian national television ( ORF ). The concert itself was free. The show at the Manchester Arena (in Manchester , UK ) on 6 December 2007 was recorded and later released on June 17, 2008, as a live DVD titled Good Girl Gone Bad Live . The DVD also includes a behind-the-scenes documentary, featuring interviews with Rihanna, her band and crew, and their experiences on tour. The Manchester show would later air on Channel 4 's Christmas Day programming for 2008. On November 16, 2008,
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