24K Magic World Tour

The 24K Magic World Tour was the fourth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars in support of his third studio album, 24K Magic (2016). It ran from March 2017 to December 2018. Anderson Paak was the opening act for the first European leg, while Camila Cabello, Dua Lipa or Jorja Smith opened the shows during the first North American leg. In Latin America, DNCE, Bebe Rexha and Nick Jonas were the supporting acts, and in Oceania Lipa or DJ Leggo My Fueggo. The second European leg included appearances at several music festivals such as Pinkpop in the Netherlands and Rock in Rio in Portugal. It was also Mars' first tour to include a show in Africa, with him appearing at the Mawazine festival in Morocco.

24K Magic World Tour
World tour by Bruno Mars
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album24K Magic
Start dateMarch 28, 2017 (2017-03-28)
End dateDecember 31, 2018 (2018-12-31)
Legs8
No. of shows215
Box officeUS $367,7 million
Bruno Mars concert chronology

In 2018, Mars announced another leg in North America, which was initially to feature Cardi B; however, she was replaced by Boyz II Men, Ciara, Ella Mai and Charlie Wilson since she wanted to raise her newborn baby. Apart from 24K Magic, the tour setlist further included songs from Mars' previous albums Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010) and Unorthodox Jukebox (2012), as well as the Mark Ronson collaboration on "Uptown Funk" (2014). The latter was often used for the encores alongside "Locked out of Heaven" (2012). Mars sang backed by an eight-piece band, The Hooligans, and performed choreography by him and Phil Tayag.

The 24K Magic World Tour received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised Mars' showmanship, as well as his guitar solos and the stage production. Mars' shows attracted a wide-ranging audience of all age groups, and grossed over $367 million, making the 24K Magic World Tour a commercial success and one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time. It won two Pollstar awards, two Billboard Music Awards and a TEC Award.

Background and production

The 24K Magic World Tour was officially announced on November 15, 2016, with 85 dates across Europe and North America.[1] On November 22, 2016, 15 additional shows were added, bringing the total to 100. At that time, Live Nation, who produced the tour, reported that over one million tickets for the tour had been sold in a single day.[2] Promotional trailers and behind-the-scenes footage of the tour were released through Live Nation on various official YouTube channels as additional promotion in various markets including Germany and Hong Kong.[3][4][5] Mars and Phil Tayag of the hip-hop dance crew Jabbawockeez choreographed the tour, while the production and lighting design were handled by LeRoy Bennett who had already worked with Mars on his Moonshine Jungle Tour (2013–2014).[6][7] On May 2, 2017, Mars partnered with Heineken to sell tickets to his US leg shows in selected cities. Fans were able to obtain tickets by donating $150 to Heineken's Cities Project, which was meant to improve US cities, via the Indiegogo crowdfunding platform.[8] The South American leg was sponsored by Banco do Brasil and Budweiser, with Hospital Sancta Maggiore serving as the official supplier.[3] Pepsi was the official soft drink partner during the Asian leg of the tour in China, Bangkok, the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia.[9]

According to Front of House (FOH) engineer Chris Rabold, Mars had a say in every aspect of the tour's shows, which he envisioned to look like "the biggest party [...] [throwable]". Rehearsals for the 24K Magic World Tour commenced at Center Staging in Burbank in the summer of 2016. They solely featured The Hooligans as performers, assisted by monitor engineer Ramon Morales who mixed the monitors for Mars. The aforementioned then moved into the Rock Lititz rehearsal facility to complete further work on the tour's production in the span of a few weeks. Equipment made by Clair Global, the tour's official audio provider, was used.[10] Rabold and Morales used two DiGiCo SD7 mixing consoles and monitors for the tour's production.[11][12] The Hooligans ultilized Sennheiser 9000 series mics, while Mars a Sennheiser 5235. Shure, Telefunken and Mojave mics were used for the drums, while the guitars had AT4050s, SM57s and Royer 122s mics. The horns utilized DPA 4099s, the bass an Avalon U5 and the synth had both a Sennheiser 906s and a Beyer M88 mic.[10]

Morales mostly used the DiGiCo's onboard effects, such as reverbs, delays, dynamic EQ and compressor on the inputs. He also chose an Avalon 737 for Mars' vocals, as well as a Brascati M7 reverb and TC system 6000. The public address system (PA) utilized on the tour is Clair's Cohesion system.[12] In terms of lights, lighting designer Cory FitzGerald and production designer LeRoy Bennett used the Philips VL6000 Beam and VL4000 BeamWash fixtures for the tour. These provided a retro-style appearance that was meant to aid to the shows' 90s-theme and blend with the more contemporary-looking classic Par Cans, bright colors and textures. The VL4000 BeamWash features provided backlight and sidelight along with bright and bold effects.[13] Around 214 Solaris Flares were used in pixel mode, including the wash features and the strobe lights.[14]

Concert synopsis
Mars and The Hooligans during the 24K Magic World Tour in Bogotá, Colombia in 2017.

Shows during the first leg of the tour in Europe opened with Anderson Paak, who drummed and sang simultaneously.[15][16] The shows in North America had either Camila Cabello, Dua Lipa or Jorja Smith as the opening acts, except for the first two shows, which featured Jabbawockeez.[17] On November 18, 2017, the Latin American leg of the tour began with DNCE and ended with Bebe Rexha and Nick Jonas.[18][19] Initially, all concerts in Oceania were scheduled to be opened by Lipa, however, the latter cancelled four due to dental issues and was subsequently replaced by DJ Leggo My Fueggo.[20][21] During the second European and North American legs of the tour, Mars had several opening acts, including DJ Rashida at every show. Charlie Wilson, Ciara and Boyz II Men, among others, appeared on selected occasions,[22][23][24] replacing Cardi B on the North American leg as she wanted to raise her newborn baby.[25] For all shows, a giant black curtain was used to introduce Mars' band, The Hooligans, followed by words appearing on side screens, asking if everyone was ready to "get hot and sweaty".[26][27]

"Finesse" opened the set with colorful pulsing tower panels used in the background.[26][28] During the performance of the follow-up song, "24K Magic", which led to the audience cheering and dancing, the tower panels changed colors and were complemented by fireworks.[26][29] At this point, Mars would take a moment to shout, "We have been waiting a long time to come back ... We gonna have some fun tonight!", before continuing dancing to "Treasure" and "Perm".[26][28][30] During the latter song, Mars invited his fans to take pictures of him and The Hooligans, briefly stopping the show.[30] "Calling All My Lovelies", the next track on the setlist, showed Mars playing his guitar in a tribute to Prince, with the singer pretending to call his lover on a "Zack Morris-style phone", but she never picks up.[26][28][31] This was followed by the "racier" "Chunky" and "That's What I Like", on which critics thought Mars and his band sounded like Boyz II Men.[16][27][28] The singer "turned up the sexual energy" with "Straight Up & Down", which featured a "risqué" subject matter, but was deliverey in a "family friendly and inoffensive" way.[30][31]

The setlist continued with "Versace on the Floor", during which Mars was lifted on a platform with golden lighting and purple beacons.[28][30][31] The next number, "Marry You", had Mars and The Hooligans performing a "soft-shoe" dance, while the former played guitar.[29][31][30] On the subsequent "Runaway Baby", Mars and his band showcased "pelvic" dance moves that critics compared to Elvis Presley, and a breakdown similar to James Brown's work. During the song, the lights dimmed, with only a bass solo being played.[26][28][32] Afterwards, a modified routine of The Isley Brothers' "Shout" (1959) had Mars dropping to the floor, then emerging from it with a roar.[33] Later on, the stage was left to him and two keyboard players for the piano ballad "When I Was Your Man".[34][29][31] A piano solo led up to fellow ballad "Grenade", which was given a rock interpretation by Mars playing his guitar.[30][29][35] Shots of fireballs were featured during the song.[26]

The next song on the 2017 setlist was the ballad "Just the Way You Are", which was performed before the encore. For the latter, they returned to perform two more tracks.[29][30] The first, "Locked Out of Heaven", was aided by golden confetti being poured down on the audience.[30][29] The closing "Uptown Funk" utilized fireworks and smoke, which prompted faux-firemen to appear and use fire extinguishers to put them out.[31][33] Throughout the tour, various modified setlists were used.[26][36][37] "Too Good to Say Goodbye" was only performed twice, in Madrid and Antwerp, as the closing track.[16][38] "Talking to the Moon" was performed once, as an encore, in São Paulo.[39] In some shows, "Grenade" was replaced by "Gorilla" or by a mash-up of "Nothin' on You" with "It Will Rain".[33][37]

Critical response

Selected shows of the tour received generally positive reviews from critics, with them commending Mars' showmanship, his guitar skills and the stage production.[29][33][35] Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian rated a show four stars out of five, saying: "It says something about his performance ethic that even during the formation dances he's clearly not miming – most pop singers do while dancing." Sullivan added that most of the concert "comes from a wellspring of perspiration, musical education and at least a little inspiration."[32] The Washington Post's Briana Younger called Mars a "once-in-a-generation artist. A master of his craft and consummate performer".[31] Jesse Sendejas Jr., writing for the Houston Press, said that Mars and his band "came to entertain and did that astonishingly well", in a show which, according to her, attracted a wide-ranging audience of all age groups and cultures.[33] The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Scott Mervis lauded Mars' "silky voice" and his Michael Jackson-esque dance skills, "to which he adds a comic touch". Mervis concluded, "If [Jackson], Prince and James Brown are the 24K gold standard for what he's trying to do, Mars is well on his way toward that karat."[30] Tammy Kwan of The Georgia Straight called Mars and The Hoolligans' performance "stellar", noting its "synchronized dancing and dazzling stage effects". Kwan resumed by adding, "This concert was one for the books."[29] The Music's Madelyn Tait praised a concert, writing: "Mars was able to leave a diverse, all-ages crowd satisfied with his funk and soul-infused pop and proved how capable he is of putting on a fun, entertaining arena show."[34] Leticia Madrigal of The Clovis Roundup lauded Mars "do[ing] more than enough entertaining through his choreographed performance with his band and with his unmissable radio hits".[40] Various critics found the performance of "When I Was Your Man" to be the highlight in the specific performances they commented on.[31][33][34]

Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times believed there were some "less polished moments", but opined they were not accidental. Wood continued, saying that Mars had "gotten so good onstage that he's begun looking for a thrill beyond perfection." He concluded, "the impression Mars gave was of an artist eager to put some wrinkles into the gleaming surfaces for which he's known."[41] Neil McCormick of The Telegraph gave a concert four out of five stars. He praised the choreography and the vocal harmonies, which he felt were inspired by Prince's "supernatural gifts", James Brown's "physical command", and Marvin Gaye's "smooth vocal flexibility". However, he did not enjoy the band's "mustard and white baseball" outfits, saying they made them look like "servers at a fast-food chain".[35]

In a mixed review, Luís Guerra from Blitz lauded one of the shows for its variety of genres, but felt that Mars performed romantic songs inadequately.[26] RNZ's Ellen Falconer commended Mars' showmanship, saying he put on a "hell of a show" and calling him one of the best performers of his generation. Nevertheless, she found him "over-polished" and felt that "his own personality gets lost amongst [his] nostalgic references."[27] Roisin O'Connor of The Independent gave a concert three stars out of five, feeling that songs like "Marry You" or "The Lazy Song" sounded "dated" when compared to those on 24K Magic. She concluded, saying that "all the ingredients for a spectacular show are there, yet a stellar performance doesn't seem to reach the far corners of the arena".[42]

Accolades
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2017 Billboard Touring Conference and Awards Concert Marketing/Promotion Nominated [43]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer: Tour [44]
Pollstar Award Major Tour of the Year [45]
Pop Tour of the Year Won [46]
Urban/R&B Tour of the Year
2018 American Music Awards Tour of the Year Nominated [47]
Billboard Music Awards Top R&B Tour Won [48]
TEC Awards Tour/Event Sound Production [49]
2019 Billboard Music Awards Top R&B Tour [50]

Commercial performance

According to an October 2017 Billboard article, the tour had sold 659,190 tickets at 42 concerts in 32 cities in North America, and earned $76 million in revenue there. This encompassed three sold-out shows at United Center in Chicago, which moved $6.3 million. Furthermore, concerts at O2 Arena in London earned $6.6 million.[51] In early 2018, it was reported that 408,443 tickets had been sold for the ten shows Mars performed in Latin America, bringing in $37.4 million.[52] In Asia, 14 shows had been sold out in seven cities, while in Japan, the tour grossed $15.5 million from four shows at Saitama Super Arena.[53][54] In Australia, the 24K Magic World Tour with its five shows at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, brought in $9.2 million.[54] Mars broke Beyoncé's New Zealand concert attendance record in May 2017, surpassing her 44,596 ticket sales with 48,783 tickets sold for four sold-out concerts at Spark Arena in Auckland.[55] In 2018, Mars sold out the three shows booked for the Aloha Stadium in Hawaii, breaking the record attendance of both U2 and Michael Jackson, who performed two nights for 50,000 people.[56]

In 2017, StubHub ranked Mars as the biggest-touring act of the year in the United States, having sold more tickets than any other artists.[57] The 24K Magic World Tour's total gross as of October 2017 was $129 million,[51] which extended to $200 million as of January 2018 with over two million tickets sold.[52] The 24K Magic World Tour was the fourth highest-grossing tour of 2018 with $237.8 million according to Billboard.[58] Over a span of two years, the 24K Magic World Tour was reported to have grossed over $367,7 million.[59][60] It is among the highest-grossing concert tours of all time. For Mars' November 8, 2018, concert in Hawaii, widespread ticket reselling activities occurred, with bots being used to buy thousands of tickets. A similliar phenomenon happened on his second show in the territory.[61]

Setlist
2017[26]
  1. "Finesse"
  2. "24K Magic"
  3. "Treasure"
  4. "Perm"
  5. "Calling All My Lovelies"
  6. "Chunky"
  7. "That's What I Like"
  8. "Straight Up & Down"
  9. "Versace on the Floor"
  10. "Marry You"
  11. "Runaway Baby"
  12. "When I Was Your Man"
  13. "Grenade"
  14. "Just the Way You Are"
Encore
  1. "Locked Out of Heaven"
  2. "Uptown Funk"
2018[36]
  1. "Finesse"
  2. "24K Magic"
  3. "Treasure"
  4. "Perm"
  5. "Calling All My Lovelies"
  6. "Chunky"
  7. "That's What I Like"
  8. "Versace on the Floor"
  9. "Marry You"
  10. "Runaway Baby"
  11. "When I Was Your Man"
  12. "Locked Out of Heaven"
  13. "Just the Way You Are"
Encore
  1. "Uptown Funk"

Notes

  • Setlists varied according to dates, locations or artist preference.[26][36][37]
  • "Too Good to Say Goodbye" was performed during the tour's first concerts in Antwerp and in Madrid.[16][38]
  • Various songs, including "Gorilla" or a mash-up of "Nothin' On You" with "It Will Rain" replaced "Grenade" on selected dates.[33][37]
  • In 2018, "Grenade" and "Straight Up & Down" were removed from the setlist of several concerts.[27][36][37]
  • "Billionaire" replaced "Calling All My Lovelies" during Mars' second date in Rio de Janeiro.[62]
  • "Talking to the Moon" was only sung during Mars' second date in São Paulo.[39]
  • In Nashville, on October 8, 2018, Mars performed "Thinking Out Loud" with Ed Sheeran.[37]

Shows
Leg 1 – Europe[2][63]
Date
(2017)		 City Country Venue Opening act Attendance
(Tickets sold / available)		 Revenue
March 28 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis Anderson
Paak		 42,710 / 43,512 $3,156,750
March 29
March 31 Lille France Stade Pierre-Mauroy 28,262 / 28,262 $1,690,680
April 3 Madrid Spain WiZink Center 15,565 / 15,565 $1,229,943
April 4 Lisbon Portugal MEO Arena 19,524 / 19,524 $1,113,187
April 7 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi 17,909 / 17,909 $1,448,830
April 8 Montpellier France Park&Suites Arena 13,192 / 13,192 $875,999
April 10 Cologne Germany Lanxess Arena 15,916 / 15,916 $1,016,492
April 12 Glasgow Scotland SSE Hydro 24,640 / 24,920 $1,978,040
April 13
April 15 Liverpool England Echo Arena 10,921 / 10,921 $915,179
April 18 London The O2 Arena 71,135 / 71,135 $6,376,770
April 19
April 21
April 22
April 24 Birmingham Barclaycard Arena 29,598 / 29,598 $2,479,958
April 25
April 27 Nottingham Motorpoint Arena 9,979 / 9,979 $868,980
April 29 Dublin Ireland 3Arena 25,464 / 25,464 $1,824,465
April 30
May 2 Manchester England Manchester Arena 33,110 / 33,604 $2,561,210
May 3
May 5 Leeds First Direct Arena 11,636 / 11,636 $957,285
May 6 Sheffield Sheffield Arena 13,541 / 13,541 $1,166,841
May 9 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome 34,320 / 34,320 $2,568,374
May 10
May 12 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion 13,888 / 13,888 $1,356,400
May 14 Munich Germany Olympiahalle 13,005 / 13,005 $1,065,795
May 17 Hamburg Barclaycard Arena 13,570 / 13,930 $914,401
May 18 Copenhagen Denmark Royal Arena 15,771 / 15,771 $1,361,962
May 20 Stockholm Sweden Ericsson Globe 14,688 / 14,688 $939,321
May 22 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Arena 12,980 / 12,980 $1,005,869
May 24 Oslo Norway Telenor Arena 22,356 / 22,356 $1,693,662
May 26 Berlin Germany Mercedes-Benz Arena 14,066 / 14,066 $1,041,406
May 27 Kraków Poland Tauron Arena 18,528 / 18,528 $1,137,510
May 30 Budapest Hungary Budapest Sports Arena 13,871 / 13,871 $791,265
June 1 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle 11,841 / 11,841 $1,012,542
June 3 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle 13,827 / 13,827 $1,022,548
June 5 Paris France AccorHotels Arena 33,608 / 33,608 $2,900,545
June 6
June 8 Lyon Halle Tony Garnier 16,235 / 16,235 $1,015,647
June 12 Bologna Italy Unipol Arena 14,246 / 14,246 $850,732
June 14 Geneva Switzerland SEG Geneva Arena 7,343 / 7,343 $1,291,296
June 15 Milan Italy Mediolanum Forum 11,172 / 11,172 $792,759
Leg 2 – North America[17][64]
Date
(2017)		 City Country Venue Opening act Attendance
(Tickets sold / available)		 Revenue
July 15 Las Vegas United States T-Mobile Arena Jabba-
wockeez		 16,556 / 16,556 $1,947,649
July 18 Sacramento Golden 1 Center 15,170 / 15,170 $1,586,433
July 20 San Jose SAP Center Camila
Cabello		 28,444 / 28,444 $3,673,031
July 21
July 23 Portland Moda Center 15,417 / 15,417 $1,655,665
July 24 Tacoma Tacoma Dome 19,454 / 19,454 $1,746,589
July 26 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena 31,005 / 31,005 $3,430,130
July 27
July 30 Edmonton Rogers Place 29,301 / 29,301 $2,957,232
July 31
August 2 Winnipeg Bell MTS Place 12,712 / 12,712 $1,395,447
August 4 Fargo United States Fargodome 18,489 / 18,489 $1,850,542
August 5 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center 16,350 / 16,350 $1,905,256
August 7 Lincoln Pinnacle Bank Arena 14,105 / 14,105 $1,517,410
August 9 Kansas City Sprint Center 15,154 / 15,154 $1,660,106
August 12 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,013 / 16,013 $1,936,194
August 13 Indianapolis Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,112 / 15,112 $1,635,885
August 15 Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena 17,103 / 17,103 $1,827,568
August 16 Chicago United Center 47,942 / 47,942 $6,347,950
August 18
August 19
August 22 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 15,776 / 15,766 $1,761,947
August 24 Quebec City Canada Videotron Centre N/A 15,099 / 15,099 $1,177,600
August 26 Toronto Air Canada Centre 33,488 / 33,488 $3,896,146
August 27
August 29 Montreal Bell Centre 34,000 / 34,000 $3,480,770
August 30
September 14 Charlotte United States Spectrum Center Dua Lipa 15,931 / 15,931 $1,766,253
September 16[lower-alpha 1] Atlanta Piedmont Park N/A
September 17 Memphis FedExForum Dua
Lipa		 14,815 / 14,815 $1,597,428
September 19 Louisville KFC Yum! Center 18,176 / 18,176 $1,911,793
September 20 Columbus Schottenstein Center 15,288 / 15,288 $1,718,528
September 22 New York City Madison Square Garden 31,318 / 31,318 $4,120,197
September 23
September 26 Newark Prudential Center 14,625 / 14,625 $1,820,526
September 27 Buffalo KeyBank Center 15,984 / 15,984 $1,684,265
September 29 Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena 31,847 / 31,847 $4,180,239
September 30
October 4 Brooklyn Barclays Center Jorja
Smith		 15,370 / 15,370 $1,898,099
October 5 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13,052 / 13,052 $1,626,154
October 7 Boston TD Garden 28,839 / 28,839 $3,695,807
October 8
October 10 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 16,555 / 16,555 $2,086,312
October 12 Raleigh PNC Arena 15,541 / 15,541 $1,819,506
October 14 Orlando Amway Center 14,067 / 14,067 $1,532,415
October 15 Sunrise BB&T Center 15,012 / 15,012 $1,941,593
October 18 Miami American Airlines Arena 15,190 / 15,190 $2,036,300
October 19 Tampa Amalie Arena 15,494 / 15,494 $1,737,059
October 21 New Orleans Smoothie King Center 15,056 / 15,056 $1,656,475
October 22 North Little Rock Verizon Arena 15,806 / 15,806 $1,573,424
October 24 Houston Toyota Center 13,529 / 13,529 $1,805,759
October 25 San Antonio AT&T Center 15,710 / 15,710 $1,751,972
October 27 Dallas American Airlines Center 14,879 / 14,879 $1,744,937
November 2 Fresno Save Mart Center 12,730 / 12,730 $1,427,143
November 3 Oakland Oracle Arena 15,884 / 15,884 $1,981,559
November 5 Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena 14,764 / 14,764 $1,651,992
November 7 Inglewood The Forum 61,893 / 61,893 $8,420,015
November 8
November 10
November 11
Leg 3 – Latin America[18][19]
Date
(2017–2018)		 City Country Venue Opening act Attendance
(Tickets sold / available)		 Revenue
November 18 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Praça da Apoteose DNCE 56,846 / 56,846 $4,473,215
November 19
November 22 São Paulo Estádio do Morumbi 83,437 / 83,437 $6,763,624
November 23
November 25 La Plata Argentina Estadio Ciudad de La Plata 49,204 / 49,204 $5,060,415
November 28 Santiago Chile Estadio Nacional de Chile 67,648 / 67,648 $6,026,346
November 30 Lima Peru Estadio Nacional del Perú 41,493 / 41,493 $4,592,487
December 2 Quito Ecuador Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa 31,295 / 31,295 $3,563,518
December 5 Bogotá Colombia Estadio El Campín 40,468 / 40,468 $4,170,179
December 7 San José Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica 38,052 / 38,052 $2,831,903
January 31 Monterrey Mexico Estadio Universitario Bebe Rexha 27,553 / 35,612 $2,974,523
February 2 Mexico City Foro Sol Bebe Rexha
Nick Jonas		 115,147 / 116,260 $8,784,453
February 3
February 5 Guadalajara Estadio Akron 36,289 / 39,846 $4,037,371
Leg 4 – Oceania[19][21][34][65]
Date
(2018)		 City Country Venue Opening act Attendance
(Tickets sold / available)		 Revenue
February 27 Auckland New Zealand Spark Arena Dua
Lipa		 48,785 / 48,785 $5,261,050
February 28
March 2
March 3
March 7 Melbourne Australia Rod Laver Arena 57,842 / 57,842 $6,560,280
March 8
March 10
March 11
March 14 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre DJ Leggo
My Fueggo		 27,094 / 27,094 $3,058,400
March 15
March 17 Sydney Qudos Bank Arena 88,592 / 88,592 $9,217,950
March 18
March 20 Dua
Lipa
March 23
March 24
March 26 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,930 / 9,930 $1,020,470
March 28 Perth Perth Arena 29,434 / 29,434 $3,436,710
March 29
Leg 5 – Asia[66] / Leg 6 – North America[67]
Date
(2018)		 City Country Venue Opening act Attendance
(Tickets sold / available)		 Revenue
April 11 Saitama Japan Saitama Super Arena N/A 90,672 / 90,672 $15,531,450
April 12
April 14
April 15
April 17 Taipei Taiwan Nangang Exhibition Center 20,020 / 20,020 $3,273,545
April 20 Shanghai China Mercedes-Benz Arena 35,564 / 35,564 $5,932,991
April 21
April 23
April 27 Macau Cotai Arena 23,861 / 23,861 $4,131,652
April 28
April 30 Bangkok Thailand IMPACT Arena 21,607 / 21,607 $4,311,275
May 1
May 3 Pasay Philippines Mall of Asia Arena 23,890 / 23,890 $4,411,425
May 4
May 6 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium 22,992 / 22,992 $4,516,851
May 7
May 9 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Axiata Arena 11,065 / 11,065 $1,819,083
May 12 Hong Kong AsiaWorld–Arena 27,847 / 27,847 $4,814,281
May 13
May 27[lower-alpha 2] Napa United States BottleRock Napa Valley N/A
Leg 7 – Europe and Africa[22][68]
Date
(2018)		 City Country Venue Opening act Attendance
(Tickets sold / available)		 Revenue
June 16[lower-alpha 3] Werchter Belgium Festivalpark Werchter DJ Rashida
Lil' Kleine		 N/A N/A
June 17[lower-alpha 4] Langraaf Netherlands Megaland Landgraaf DJ Rashida
June 20 Barcelona Spain Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys DJ Rashida
DNCE
June 22 Madrid Wanda Metropolitano
June 24[lower-alpha 5] Lisbon Portugal Parque da Bela Vista DJ Rashida
Demi Lovato
Anitta
Agir
June 27[lower-alpha 6] Rabat Morocco OLM Souissi DJ Rashida
June 30 Saint-Denis France Stade de France DJ Rashida
DNCE
July 3 Bergen Norway Bergenhus Fortress DJ Rashida
July 5[lower-alpha 7] Roskilde Denmark Roskilde Festival
July 7[lower-alpha 8] Gdynia Poland Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport
July 10 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Green DJ Rashida
Dua Lipa
Average White Band
DNCE
July 12 Dublin Ireland Marlay Park Sister Sledge
DJ Rashida
DNCE
July 14[lower-alpha 9] London England Hyde Park Khalid
DNCE
Charlie Wilson
Alex Hepburn
DJ Rashida
Leg 8 – North America[23][24][76]
Date
(2018)		 City Country Venue Opening act Attendance
(Tickets sold / available)		 Revenue
August 3[lower-alpha 10] Chicago United States Grant Park N/A
September 7[lower-alpha 11] Denver Pepsi Center Boyz II Men
DJ Rashida		 28,390 / 30,548 $3,783,277
September 8
September 11 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center Charlie Wilson
DJ Rashida		 28,608 / 31,669 $3,758,907
September 12
September 15 Detroit Little Caesars Arena 29,275 / 29,275 $3,969,773
September 16
September 19 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center Boyz II Men
DJ Rashida		 27,880 / 27,880 $3,785,007
September 20
September 22 Toronto Canada Scotiabank Arena Ciara
DJ Rashida		 33,176 / 33,176 $4,146,958
September 23
September 27 Boston United States TD Garden 26,684 / 26,843 $4,126,750
September 28
October 1 Newark Prudential Center 24,902 / 24,902 $4,072,592
October 2
October 4 Brooklyn Barclays Center Ella Mai
DJ Rashida		 29,966 / 29,966 $5,138,161
October 5, 2018
October 7 Nashville Bridgestone Arena 29,244 / 29,244 $4,367,352
October 8
October 11 Tulsa BOK Center 26,164 / 26,164 $3,544,411
October 12
October 14 Dallas American Airlines Center Charlie Wilson
DJ Rashida		 27,933 / 29,161 $4,180,930
October 15
October 20[lower-alpha 12] Austin Circuit of the Americas N/A
October 23 Los Angeles Staples Center Boyz II Men
DJ Rashida		 61,322 / 61,322 $9,113,210
October 24 Ciara
DJ Rashida
October 26 Ella Mai
DJ Rashida
October 27 Charlie Wilson
DJ Rashida
November 8 Honolulu Aloha Stadium Charlie Wilson 113,751 / 113,751 $12,394,580
November 10 The Green
Common Kings
November 11
December 30 Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena Boyz II Men 30,241 / 30,524 5,859,567
December 31
Totals 3,236,625 / 3,242,253 $361,814,865
Cancelled concerts[81]
Date
(2018)		 City Country Venue Reason
July 2 Düsseldorf Germany Esprit Arena Logistical problems

Personnel

Notes
  1. The show on September 16, 2017, in Atlanta at Piedmont Park was part of Music Midtown.[17]
  2. The concert on May 27, 2018, in Nap was part of the BittleRock Napa Valley Festival
  3. The concert on June 16, 2018, at Werchter Boutique in Werchter was part of the Park Werchter festival.[69]
  4. The concert on June 17, 2018, at Megaland in Landgraaf was part of the Pinkpop Festival.[70]
  5. The concert on June 24, 2018, at Parque da Bela Vista in Lisbon was part of the Rock in Rio festival.[71]
  6. The concert on June 27, 2018, at OLM Souissi in Rabat was part of the Mawazine festival.[72]
  7. The concert on July 5, 2018, at Animal Showgrounds in Roskilde was part of the Roskilde Festival.[73]
  8. The concert on July 7, 2018, at Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport in Gdynia was part of the Open'er Festival.[74]
  9. The concert on July 14, 2018, at Hyde Park in London was part of the British Summer Time festival.[75]
  10. The concert of August 3, 2018, at Grant Park in Chicago was part of Lollapalooza festival.[77]
  11. The show on September 7, 2018, in Denver at the Pepsi Center was originally scheduled for October 30, 2017, but was postponed due to Mars' sinus infection.[78][79]
  12. The concert on October 20, 2018, at Circuit of the Americas in Austin was part of the 2018 USGP Weekend.[80]
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gollark: `Wants: Free, offer any hatchling.` - ah, yes, the traditional "free if you give me X" trades.
gollark: I like "drogs".
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