Run the World Tour

The Run the World Tour was a concert tour by the American hip hop duo Run the Jewels, in support of their album Run the Jewels 3 (2016). The tour began on January 11, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and finished on November 16, 2017 in Glasgow, Scotland. Initial shows were announced in North America on November 1, 2016 and thereafter extended to Europe in March 2017.

Run the World Tour
Tour by Run the Jewels
Associated albumRun the Jewels 3
Start dateJanuary 11, 2017 (2017-01-11)
End dateNovember 16, 2017 (2017-11-16)
Legs3
No. of shows
  • 44 in North America
  • 19 in Europe
  • 63 in total
Run the Jewels concert chronology

Background

On November 1, 2016, Run the Jewels announced on social media that they would be going on tour,[1] additionally releasing the dates for the first leg. The tour would be initially going around the United States and Canada at 33 locations,[2] which would begin on January 11, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and end on February 25, 2017 in New York City.[3][4] The tour was to concur in support with the duo's then-upcoming album Run the Jewels 3,[5] and would feature Cuz Lightyear, The Gaslamp Killer, and Spark Master Tape for the opening acts.[6] General ticket sales for the tour began on November 4, 2016.[7] Extended touring dates were added after the announcement and early during the tour itself.[8][9]

On January 3, 2017, El-P announced Gangsta Boo and Nick Hook would be joining the tour.[10] On January 11, 2017, the duo announced a spring European tour starting in United Kingdom and ending in Denmark for March, April, and June with tickets going up on January 20.[11][12] On June 20, 2017, the duo announced additional dates for North America and Europe for October and November, with pre-sale tickets beginning on June 14, 2017.[13][14] Additionally, Denzel Curry and Cuz Lightyear would be joining the North American dates while Danny Brown would join the European dates.[15][16] On June 23, 2017, the duo announced extended touring dates for the United Kingdom for November.[17][18]

Critical reception

Both the North American and European legs of the tour have generally received positive reviews. For the Miami New Times, Angel Melendez reviewing the Miami concert voiced that "The interplay between El-P and Killer Mike is flawless. They weave in and out of each other’s verses and have even perfected a bit of choreography, bouncing and hopping in sync to the rhythm of each other’s words".[19] David Harris of Spectrum Culture commented that although "Run the Jewels is different than most rap music because it keeps it political" keeping away from other topics and "Energy aside, it’s difficult to call the concert a success. When the booming bass and strobing lights undercut the most important thing, the music...".[20] Mark Beaumont of The Guardian rated the duo's performance four out of five stars, expressing "Their cool-cop/goofball-cop act is perfectly, and powerfully, weighted. ... Joking aside, RTJ are the hip-hop clowns becoming politico princes."[21]

Set list

This set list is for the show on January 11, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[22] It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Talk to Me"
  2. "Legend Has It"
  3. "Call Ticketron"
  4. "Blockbuster Night, Part 1"
  5. "Oh My Darling Don't Cry"
  6. "Nobody Speak" (DJ Shadow cover)
  7. "Hey Kids"
  8. "Stay Gold"
  9. "Don't Get Captured"
  10. "Panther Like a Panther"
  11. "Everybody Stay Calm"
  12. "Love Again (Akinyele Back)"
  13. "Lie, Cheat, Steal"
  14. "Early"
  15. "A Report to the Shareholders"
  16. "Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)"
  17. "Down"
Encore
  1. "Kill Your Masters"
  2. "Run the Jewels"

Shows
List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, amount of available tickets, and gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
North America[4][5][23][24]
January 11, 2017 Philadelphia United States Electric Factory The Gaslamp Killer
Nick Hook
Gangsta Boo
Cuz Lightyear		 N/A N/A
January 13, 2017 Pittsburgh Stage AE 2,300 / 2,300 $68,015
January 14, 2017 Cleveland House of Blues N/A N/A
January 16, 2017 Columbus Express Live
January 17, 2017 Nashville Marathon Music Works
January 18, 2017 Norfolk The NorVA
January 19, 2017 Washington D.C. Echostage
January 20, 2017 Raleigh The Ritz
January 21, 2017 Atlanta The Tabernacle
January 23, 2017 Orlando The Beacham Theatre
January 24, 2017 St. Petersburg Jannus Live 2,000 / 2,000 $44,860
January 25, 2017 Miami The Fillmore N/A N/A
January 29, 2017 Tempe Marquee Theatre
January 30, 2017 San Diego The Observatory North Park
February 1, 2017 Los Angeles Shrine Expo Hall 5,000 / 5,000 $162,107
February 2, 2017 San Jose City National Civic N/A N/A
February 3, 2017 Oakland Fox Theater 2,828 / 2,828 $102,900
February 5, 2017 Arcata Van Duzer Theatre N/A N/A
February 6, 2017 Portland Crystal Ballroom
February 7, 2017 Seattle Snowbox SoDo
February 8, 2017 Vancouver Canada PNE Forum
February 10, 2017 Salt Lake City United States The Complex
February 11, 2017 Denver Fillmore Auditorium
February 13, 2017 Kansas City The Midland
February 14, 2017 St. Paul Myth
February 15, 2017 Madison Orpheum Theater
February 17, 2017 Chicago Aragon Ballroom 4,793 / 4,793 $136,648
February 18, 2017 Royal Oak Royal Oak Music Theatre N/A N/A
February 19, 2017 Toronto Canada Danforth Music Hall
February 21, 2017 Montreal Metropolis
February 22, 2017 Portland United States State Theater
February 24, 2017 Boston House of Blues
February 25, 2017 New York Terminal 5 11,200 / 11,200 $336,030
February 26, 2017
February 27, 2017
Europe[11][25]
March 29, 2017 Belfast United Kingdom Limelight The Gaslamp Killer N/A N/A
March 30, 2017 Dublin Ireland Olympia
March 31, 2017 Manchester United Kingdom Albert Hall
April 1, 2017 London The Roundhouse
April 3, 2017[lower-alpha 1] Mayrhofen Austria The Racket Club N/A
April 5, 2017 Amsterdam Netherlands Melkweg
April 6, 2017 Brussels Belgium Ancienne Belgique The Gaslamp Killer
April 7, 2017 Paris France Élyssée Montmarte
June 2, 2017[lower-alpha 2] Barcelona Spain Parc del Fòrum N/A
June 9, 2017[lower-alpha 3] Aarhus Denmark Ådalen
North America[15][16][26]
October 6, 2017[lower-alpha 4] Austin United States Zilker Park N/A N/A N/A
October 7, 2017
October 8, 2017
October 10, 2017 Knoxville Mill & Mine Denzel Curry
Cuz Lightyear
October 11, 2017 Asheville The Orange Peel
October 13, 2017 New Orleans The Joy Theater
October 13, 2017 Austin Zilker Park
October 14, 2017
October 15, 2017
October 18, 2017 Oklahoma City Diamond Ballroom
October 20, 2017[lower-alpha 5] Las Vegas Brooklyn Bowl
Phoenix Steele Indian School Park N/A
October 21, 2017[lower-alpha 6]
Sacramento Discovery Park
Phoenix Steele Indian School Park
October 22, 2017
Europe
October 31, 2017 Stockholm Sweden Annexet Danny Brown N/A N/A
November 2, 2017 Copenhagen Denmark Tap1
November 4, 2017[lower-alpha 7] Paris France Grande halle de la Villette N/A
November 6, 2017 Brussels Belgium AB Hall Danny Brown
November 7, 2017 Amsterdam Netherlands AFAS Live
November 9, 2017 Manchester United Kingdom Victoria Warehouse
November 11, 2017 London O2 Brixton Academy
November 12, 2017
November 14, 2017 Birmingham O2 Academy Birmingham
November 15, 2017 Leeds O2 Academy Leeds
November 16, 2017 Glasgow O2 Academy Glasgow

Notes
  1. The concert on April 3, 2017, in Mayrhofen is part of Snowbombing
  2. The concert on June 2, 2017, in Barcelona is part of the Primavera Festival
  3. The concert on June 9, 2017, in Aarhus is part of the Northside Festival
  4. The concerts on October 6–8 and October 13–15, 2017, in Austin is part of the Austin City Limits Fest
  5. The concerts on October 20–22, 2017, in Phoenix is part of the Lost Lake Fest
  6. The concert on October 21, 2017, in Sacramento is part of the Aftershock Festival
  7. The concert on November 4, 2017, in Paris is part of the Pitchfork Fest
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  23. North America Box score:
  24. "Run the Jewels". Twitter. January 3, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017. Bringing @NickHook & @GangstaBooQOM on the North American leg of the Run The World Tour 👉👊 Tickets @ runthejewels.com.
  25. "Run the Jewls". Twitter. March 14, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017. Run The World continues! Europe, you're up next! Rocking with the homie, @GASLAMPKILLER runthejewels.net/tour
  26. "Run the Jewels". Twitter. June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017. Ah snap! We're headed back out this fall with @xdannyxbrownx, @ravenxmiyagi, and @cuzlightyear! See you out there? pic.twitter.com/aEhKiu33LG
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