Illuminate World Tour

The Illuminate World Tour[4] was the second solo concert tour by Canadian singer Shawn Mendes, in support of his second studio album Illuminate (2016). The tour began in SSE Hydro, Glasgow, April 27, 2017, and concluded in Tokyo at the Tokyo International Forum on December 18, 2017.

Illuminate World Tour

Tour by Shawn Mendes
Promotional poster
Associated album	Illuminate
Start date	April 27, 2017 (2017-04-27)
End date	December 18, 2017 (2017-12-18)
Legs	5
No. of shows	60
Attendance	648,742[1]
Box office	$37.8 million ($39.43 million in 2019 dollars)[2][3]
Shawn Mendes concert chronology

Background and development

After huge success from the Shawn Mendes World Tour, Mendes headlined his first all-arena tour. Mendes kicked off his tour in Europe for 21 shows, and North-America was set for 29 shows.[5]

On February 22, 2017, Charlie Puth was announced as the opening act for the North American leg of the tour,[6] and Rock in Rio announced Mendes as a performer of the festival in Rio de Janeiro.[7]

Critical reception

In a concert review from London Evening Standard, Matilda Egere-Cooper praised his vocals and his ability to make the concert enjoyable and meaningful at the same time, while writing, "he's got a lovely, soulful voice, reminiscent of Justin Timberlake, with a few dashes of Ed Sheeran. Then there is his musicianship, not only strumming along with a four-piece band, but twice on the piano. The second came at the end of the show on Treat You Better, which eventually descended into the hand-clapping slab of pop brilliance it's known for." The review rewarded the concert 4 out of 5 stars.[8] Ryan Potter from Toronto Star wrote, "Mendes really did perform like this was an all-or-nothing show for him, not just month four on a nine-month world tour," while also noting how Mendes is still the same eager crowd-pleaser he was the last time he played the Air Canada Centre, while giving the show 3 out of 4 stars.[9] Sadie Bell from Billboard praised his "seamless transitions from acoustic and electric guitars to piano, along with his impressively consistent vocals and high energy." Bell ends off by saying it was clear that Mendes was "destined to be far more than an internet phenomenon."[10]

Set list

This set list is representative of the show on August 17, 2017 in Newark. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.[11]

1. "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back"
2. "Lights On"
3. "I Don't Even Know Your Name" / "Aftertaste" / "Kid in Love"
4. "I Want You Back"
5. "The Weight"
6. "A Little Too Much"
7. "Stitches"
8. "Bad Reputation"
9. "Ruin"
10. "Castle on the Hill" / "Life of the Party"
11. "Three Empty Words"
12. "Patience"
13. "Roses"
14. "No Promises"
15. "Understand"
16. "Don't Be a Fool"
17. "Mercy"
18. "Never Be Alone"

Encore

19. "Treat You Better"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, amount of available tickets, and gross revenue

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening act	Attendance	Revenue
Europe[12]
April 27, 2017	Glasgow	Scotland	SSE Hydro	James TW	11,143 / 11,143	$573,111
April 28, 2017	Manchester	England	Manchester Arena		14,899 / 14,899	$749,022
April 30, 2017	Oberhausen	Germany	König Pilsener Arena		10,271 / 10,271	$534,232
May 1, 2017	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Ziggo Dome		12,376 / 12,376	$568,762
May 3, 2017	Berlin	Germany	Mercedes-Benz Arena		11,817 / 11,817	$590,190
May 4, 2017	Vienna	Austria	Wiener Stadthalle		10,725 / 10,725	$557,400
May 6, 2017	Milan	Italy	Mediolanum Forum		9,531 / 9,531	$512,040
May 9, 2017	Madrid	Spain	WiZink Center		7,982 / 7,982	$474,788
May 10, 2017	Lisbon	Portugal	Altice Arena		12,474 / 12,474	$606,913
May 12, 2017	Barcelona	Spain	Palau Sant Jordi		11,202 / 11,202	$644,300
May 14, 2017	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion		12,063 / 13,000	$799,372
May 15, 2017	Munich	Germany	Olympiahalle		10,990 / 10,990	$568,347
May 17, 2017	Stockholm	Sweden	Ericsson Globe		11,342 / 11,342	$624,676
May 19, 2017	Oslo	Norway	Telenor Arena		8,007 / 8,007	$700,236
May 21, 2017	Copenhagen	Denmark	Forum Copenhagen		7,038 / 7,038	$444,581
May 22, 2017	Hamburg	Germany	Barclaycard Arena		11,985 / 12,988	$633,485
May 24, 2017	Paris	France	AccorHotels Arena		11,037 / 11,037	$722,458
May 27, 2017	Brussels	Belgium	Palais 12		9,242 / 9,242	$452,694
May 30, 2017	Dublin	Ireland	3Arena		8,674 / 8,674	$641,209
June 1, 2017	London	England	The O2 Arena		31,942 / 32,228	$1,535,870
June 2, 2017
North America[4][13]
July 6, 2017	Portland	United States	Moda Center	Charlie Puth	12,718 / 12,718	$563,506
July 8, 2017	Vancouver	Canada	Rogers Arena		11,944 / 12,578	$658,946
July 9, 2017	Seattle	United States	KeyArena		11,655 / 11,827	$571,611
July 11, 2017	Oakland		Oracle Arena		13,798 / 13,798	$797,363
July 12, 2017	Los Angeles		Staples Center		13,445 / 13,610	$812,975
July 14, 2017	San Diego		Valley View Casino Center		10,354 / 10,486	$507,726
July 15, 2017	Glendale		Gila River Arena		13,310 / 13,310	$584,916
July 17, 2017	Denver		Pepsi Center		11,958 / 12,286	$532,151
July 19, 2017	Dallas		American Airlines Center		12,996 / 13,434	$680,395
July 21, 2017	San Antonio		AT&T Center		13,310 / 13,310	$573,043
July 22, 2017	Houston		Toyota Center		11,748 / 11,748	$580,149
July 25, 2017	Tampa		Amalie Arena		12,479 / 12,479	$552,602
July 26, 2017	Miami		American Airlines Arena		13,177 / 13,177	$629,472
July 28, 2017	Orlando		Amway Center		12,233 / 12,233	$619,430
July 29, 2017	Duluth		Infinite Energy Arena		10,319 / 10,319	$582,086
July 31, 2017	Nashville		Bridgestone Arena		13,558 / 13,558	$718,875
August 2, 2017	Cleveland		Quicken Loans Arena		12,811 / 12,811	$636,823
August 3, 2017	Rosemont		Allstate Arena		13,000 / 13,000	$761,528
August 5, 2017	Omaha		CenturyLink Center Omaha		12,456 / 12,456	$571,515
August 6, 2017	Saint Paul		Xcel Energy Center		14,105 / 14,105	$766,872
August 11, 2017	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre		27,972 / 27,972	$1,579,750
August 12, 2017
August 14, 2017	Montreal		Bell Centre		15,427 / 15,427	$963,863
August 16, 2017	Brooklyn	United States	Barclays Center		13,687 / 13,687	$741,191
August 17, 2017	Newark		Prudential Center		12,541 / 12,541	$663,481
August 19, 2017	Washington, D.C.		Capital One Arena		13,531 / 13,531	$741,522
August 20, 2017	Pittsburgh		PPG Paints Arena		12,989 / 12,989	$627,641
August 22, 2017	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center		14,028 / 14,028	$731,611
August 23, 2017	Boston		TD Garden		13,065 / 13,065	$771,325
Latin America[4]
September 16, 2017[lower-alpha 1]	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Barra Olympic Park	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oceania[4][14][15]
November 25, 2017	Auckland	New Zealand	Spark Arena	Julia Michaels	N/A	N/A
November 29, 2017	Brisbane	Australia	Brisbane Entertainment Centre		8,526 / 8,526	$558,964
December 1, 2017	Sydney		Qudos Bank Arena		12,747 / 12,931	$805,283
December 3, 2017	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena		11,277 / 11,277	$764,253
December 6, 2017	Perth		Perth Arena		7,219 / 7,380	$456,597
Asia[4]
December 9, 2017	Singapore		The Star Performing Arts Centre	N/A	N/A	N/A
December 11, 2017	Bangkok	Thailand	IMPACT Arena
December 13, 2017	Hong Kong		AsiaWorld–Expo
December 18, 2017	Tokyo	Japan	Tokyo International Forum
Total					750,463 / 754,903 (99.39%)	$35,041,151

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation

Date	City	Country	Venue	Reason
September 20, 2017	Mexico City	Mexico	Auditorio Nacional	2017 Central Mexico earthquake[16]

Notes

1. The show on September 16, 2017, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is a part of the Rock in Rio festival.

References

1. "2017 Year End Worldwide Ticket Sales Top 100 Tours" (PDF). Pollstar.
2. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
3. "2017 Year End Top 100 Worldwide Tours" (PDF). Pollstar.
4. "UPCOMING TOUR DATES". Shawn Mendes' Official Website. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
5. Middleton, Ryan (September 8, 2016). "Shawn Mendes Announces 2017 Illuminate World Tour Dates". musictimes.com. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
6. Elizabeth, De (February 22, 2017). "Charlie Puth Will Join Shawn Mendes's 'Illuminate' World Tour". teenvogue.com. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
7. "Shawn Mendes vai cantar no Rock in Rio". globo.com. February 22, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
8. Egere-Cooper, Matilda (June 2, 2017). "Shawn Mendes, tour review: Teen star charms fans with pop brilliance". standard.co.uk. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
9. Potter, Ryan (August 12, 2017). "Shawn Mendes gives an all-or-nothing ACC show". thestar.com. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
10. Bell, Sadie (August 17, 2017). "Shawn Mendes Lit Up Brooklyn With Intimate Moments & an Ed Sheeran Appearance". billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
11. Olivier, Bobby (August 18, 2017). "Shawn Mendes underwhelms, Charlie Puth returns home at N.J. concert (Photos)". NJ.com. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
12. Europe box score:
    • "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
    • "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
    • "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 20, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
    • "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
13. North America box score:
    • "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
    • "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 2, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
    • "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
    • "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 24, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
    • "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
14. "Current Boxscore". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
15. "Current Boxscore". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
16. Armstrong, Megan (September 20, 2017). "Beyonce, Shawn Mendes & More Stars Tweet Support For Earthquake Victims in Mexico City". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2017.