LM5: The Tour

LM5: The Tour was the sixth concert tour by British girl group Little Mix, in support of their fifth studio album, LM5 (2018). The tour began on 16 September 2019 in Madrid, Spain and concluded on 22 November 2019 in London, England consisting of 40 concerts.

LM5: The Tour
Tour by Little Mix
Promotional poster for the tour
LocationEurope
Associated albumLM5
Start date16 September 2019 (2019-09-16)
End date22 November 2019 (2019-11-22)
Legs1
No. of shows40
Supporting act(s)
  • Mae Muller
  • New Rules
  • Keelie Walker
Attendance382,581[1][2]
Box office$22,400,000[2][lower-alpha 1]
Little Mix concert chronology

Background

Little Mix officially announced the tour on 18 October 2018 via their verified Twitter account.[3] A second round of shows was announced on 25 October 2018. However, a planned date in Aberdeen on 4 October 2019 was subsequently cancelled due to unforeseen logistical issues.[4] An extra date was added at Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart due to popular demand at 22 September 2019. On 21 March 2019 a new date was added on the Europe Leg. The show will be on 28 September 2019 at Dôme de Paris, Paris. In March 2019, dates in Australia were announced.[5] The following month, it was announced the group would co-headline the Fusion Festival UK in September, alongside Rudimental.[6] In June 2019, the group's tour dates in Oceania were delayed, due to the release of "Bounce Back"[7] before being cancelled in October.[8] That same month, a date in New Zealand was announced.[9]

In August 2019, it was announced that Keelie Walker would serve as a supporting act for European dates, while Mae Muller and New Rules would serve as supporting for the group's Ireland and United Kingdom dates.[10][11]

Critical reception

Laura Hernández from Okdiario, who was at the first show of the tour which took place in Madrid, wrote that "the importance of women's empowerment was present, from the beginning, at their concert". Hernández continued to highlight "the spectacular medley of "Only You" with "Black Magic" [...] so well they combined it so it looked like a single song. Now, the end of this part was simply spectacular. The lighting, the play of lights and the stage shine like never". She concluded her review by saying "after an hour and a half of a show simply brilliant, spectacular and as few have seen in Spain, the girls of Little Mix said goodbye to their Spanish audience. On numerous occasions they made it clear that they had not had such an extremely large audience so delivered for a long time. They love Spain and, once again, it has been shown that we also love them."[12] Also about the first show of the tour, Agustín Gómez Cascales from the spanish gay magazine Shangay, wrote that "they exceeded the expectations of most attendees with a show as entertaining as, at times, powerful".[13]

Matteo Rossini from Sky TG24 attended the show in Milan, he stated that "the group has set up a show where girl power and messages to support the LGBTQ+ community have been the common denominator between pop music, amazing choreographies, extraordinary vocal performances and innovative visuals with attention to the smallest details".[14]

Sheena McStravick from Belfast Live gave the opening night of the UK and Ireland leg at Belfast a positive review, stating that "messages of female empowerment featured heavily in the show which saw the four ladies barely take a breath as they belted out hit after hit and simultaneously performed high energy dance routines keeping up with their incredible backing dancers at all times".[15] Aoife Moriarty from Dublin Live gave the show a 3 out of 5 stars, stating that the show was "very much a classic pop concert affair, from the pyrotechnics to the band’s matching outfits, a rain machine to a moving platform that flies high above the audience" and add that "from the start, the show is peppered with feminist slogans of ‘female empowerment’. Which is no bad thing as this impressionable audience watch a group of young women genuinely living out their dream".[16] Nola Ojomu from Metro gave the second London show four out of five stars, stating that "the nearly two hour-long show kicked off a trio of powerful pop bangers in the form of 'Salute,' 'Power' and 'Woman Like Me.' From the moment they hit the stage, the girls dance their hearts out without messing up a single note".[17]

Set list

This set list is a representation of the 16 September 2019 show at WiZink Center in Madrid.[18][19] It is not intended to represent every show.

  1. "The National Manthem"
  2. "Salute"
  3. "Power"
  4. "Woman Like Me"
  5. "Wasabi"
  6. "Bounce Back"
  7. "Only You" / "Black Magic"
  8. "Strip" (interlude)
  9. "Told You So"
  10. "The Cure"
  11. "Secret Love Song"
  12. "Joan of Arc"
  13. "Wings"
  14. "Shout Out to My Ex"
  15. "Woman's World"
  16. "Reggaetón Lento"
  17. "No More Sad Songs"
  18. "Think About Us"
  19. "More Than Words"
  20. "Touch"

Notes
  • During the third and fifth show in London, Little Mix were joined by Stormzy to perform "Power".[20][21]

Tour dates
List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, supporting acts, tickets sold, amount of available tickets and gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Supporting acts Attendance[22] Revenue
Europe[3][4][6]
16 September 2019 Madrid Spain WiZink Center Keelie Walker — —
18 September 2019 Milan Italy Mediolanum Forum — —
21 September 2019 Stuttgart Germany Porsche-Arena — —
22 September 2019 — —
23 September 2019 Cologne Lanxess Arena — —
25 September 2019 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome — —
27 September 2019 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis — —
28 September 2019 Paris France Dôme de Paris — —
6 October 2019 Belfast Northern Ireland SSE Arena Mae Muller
New Rules		 — —
7 October 2019
8 October 2019 Dublin Ireland 3Arena — —
10 October 2019
11 October 2019
13 October 2019 Belfast Northern Ireland SSE Arena — —
14 October 2019
17 October 2019 Glasgow Scotland SSE Hydro 35,099 / 35,099 $2,585,000
18 October 2019
19 October 2019
21 October 2019 Liverpool England M&S Bank Arena — —
22 October 2019
24 October 2019 Newcastle Utilita Arena 27,275 / 28,199 $1,891,490
25 October 2019
26 October 2019
28 October 2019 Sheffield FlyDSA Arena — —
29 October 2019
31 October 2019 London The O2 Arena — —
1 November 2019 30,855 / 32,064 $2,313,020
2 November 2019
7 November 2019 Birmingham Resorts World Arena — —
8 November 2019
9 November 2019
11 November 2019 Nottingham Motorpoint Arena — —
12 November 2019
14 November 2019 Manchester Manchester Arena 40,714 / 40,714 $2,837,170
15 November 2019
16 November 2019
18 November 2019 Leeds First Direct Arena 19,858 / 21,603 $1,378,170
19 November 2019
21 November 2019 London The O2 Arena 29,547 / 31,776 $2,123,700
22 November 2019
Total 183,348 / 189,455 (97%) $13,128,550

Cancelled shows
List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, reason for cancellation and reference
Date City Country Venue Reason Ref.
19 September 2019 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle Accident involving production truck [23]
4 October 2019 Aberdeen Scotland Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre Unforeseen logistical issues [4]
7 December 2019 Perth Australia RAC Arena Working on new music [8]
10 December 2019 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
13 December 2019 Melbourne Melbourne Arena
14 December 2019 Sydney Qudos Bank Arena
16 December 2019 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre
19 December 2019 Auckland New Zealand Spark Arena
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References

Citations
  1. "2019 Worldwide Ticket Sales Top 100 Tours" (PDF). Pollstar. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  2. "2019 Year End Top 100 Worldwide Tours" (PDF). Pollstar. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. "Little Mix Announce 'The LM5 Tour' – New Arena Tour for 2019". Gigs and Tours. United Kingdom: SJM Concerts. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  4. Mitchell, Jenness (1 February 2019). "Little Mix fans angry as stars cancel Scottish show". STV News. Scotland. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  5. "Little Mix Announce Aussie Tour and We Have a Trick to Getting the First Tickets!". Hit Network. Australia: Southern Cross Austereo. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  6. Ellwood-Hughes, Pip (6 April 2019). "Little Mix and Rudimental to headline Fusion Festival". Entertainment Focus. United Kingdom: Piñata Media Limited. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  7. "Little Mix LM5 Tour Rescheduled". Ticketek. Australia. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  8. Entertainment (23 October 2019). "Little Mix cancel Australia and New Zealand tour dates". The Irish Times. Ireland: xxx. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  9. Entertainment (24 June 2019). "Little Mix announce New Zealand show in December". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand: NZME. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  10. Stickler, Jon (27 August 2019). "Little Mix Announce Supports for Upcoming LM5 Tour". Stereoboard. Cardiff. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  11. McFarland, Kelly (29 August 2019). "Keelie Walker is going on tour with Little Mix". CelebMix. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  12. Hernández, Laura (17 September 2019). "Little Mix brilla en Madrid: Así fue el espectacular inicio de una nueva gira europea". Okdiario (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  13. GÓMEZ CASCALES, AGUSTÍN (17 September 2019). "CRÓNICA: Little Mix, empoderadas y aliadas de la comunidad LGTBI en Madrid". Shangay (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  14. Rossini, Matteo (19 September 2019). "Little Mix a Milano: i 5 momenti più belli del concerto". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  15. McStravick, Sheena (7 October 2019). "Little Mix Belfast show leaves fans young and old feeling the Power". Belfast Live. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  16. Moriarty, Aoife (9 October 2019). "Little Mix fans feel the 'magic' with first of three pop spectaculars at 3Arena". Dublin Live. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  17. Ojomu, Nola (2 November 2019). "Little Mix prove they've got the power to inspire as LM5 hits London". Metro. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  18. Nunes, Caian (16 September 2019). "Little Mix estreia a "LM5: The Tour" com grande produção e momentos impactantes" [Little Mix debuts "LM5: The Tour" with great production and impactful moments]. POPline (in Portuguese). Brazil. Archived from the original on 17 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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  20. Ross, Alex. "Little Mix and Stormzy delight fans as he joins them on 'LM5' tour". Hits Radio. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  21. https://www.metro.news/picnic-and-mix-radio-1-teen-awards-winners-unveil-bst-hyde-park-gig/1809404/
  22. Various citations concerning the boxscore attendance:
    • London: Billboard. "Current Boxscore". Billboard. United States: Eldridge Industries. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
    • Newcastle: Billboard. "Current Boxscore". Billboard. United States: Eldridge Industries. Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
    • Glasgow: Billboard. "Current Boxscore". Billboard. United States: Eldridge Industries. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
    • Manchester, Leeds and London: Billboard. "Current Boxscore". Billboard. United States: Eldridge Industries. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  23. Waddell, Lily (19 September 2019). "Little Mix 'broken hearted' as they cancel gig last minute after truck accident". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 19 September 2019.

Notes
  1. Pollstar worked between 11 November 2018 and 20 November 2019. The last two concerts offered in London were not included.
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