Werq the World

The Werq the World tour is an ongoing tour featuring drag queens from RuPaul's Drag Race. The tour, created by Brandon Voss and Shangela, is produced by Voss Events in collaboration with VH1 and World of Wonder.[1] It is known for its large-scale shows on stages with jumbotron screens, which give performances a concert-style feel.[2]

Werq the World

Tour by RuPaul's Drag Race
Logo of the 2019 Werq the World tour
Start date	May 26, 2017 (2017-05-26)
End date	Ongoing
Legs	11 completed 1 underway 3 scheduled
Website	vossevents.com/events/werq-the-world/

History

Werq the World was forced to reschedule its October 2017 stop in Houston due to the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey. The tour returned to that city on February 7, 2018, with the queens making a donation to the Montrose Center's LGBTQ Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund. The donation was matched by Voss Events.[3]

In May 2019, World of Wonder debuted Werq the World, a 10-episode docuseries directed by Jasper Rischen. It presents behind-the-scenes looks at the lives of the performers who were on the 2018 European leg of the tour, with each episode profiling a different queen.[4] A second season of the docuseries started streaming in June of 2020.[5]

The spring 2020 European leg of Werq the World was rescheduled for spring 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Tour dates

Shangela performing at Werq the World 2018

Detox performing at Werq the World 2019

Asia O'Hara performing at Werq the World 2019

Kim Chi performing at Werq the World 2019

Violet Chachki performing at Werq the World 2019

Monét X Change performing at Werq the World 2019

Kameron Michaels performing at Werq the World 2019

Date	City	Country	Host	Performers
Leg 1 – North America[7]
May 26, 2017	Toronto	Canada	Bianca Del Rio	Alaska Thunderfuck Alyssa Edwards Detox Kim Chi Shangela Shea Couleé Valentina
May 27, 2017	Montreal
Leg 2 – Europe[7]
May 30, 2017	London	England	Bianca Del Rio Michelle Visage Shangela	Aja Alaska Thunderfuck Alyssa Edwards Derrick Barry Detox Kim Chi Kennedy Davenport Latrice Royale Peppermint Shangela Shea Couleé Trinity Taylor Violet Chachki
June 1, 2017	Dublin	Ireland
June 2, 2017	Stockholm	Sweden
June 3, 2017	Oslo	Norway
June 4, 2017	Copenhagen	Denmark
June 7, 2017	Zürich	Switzerland
June 9, 2017	Vienna	Austria
June 10, 2017	Amsterdam	Netherlands
June 11, 2017	Berlin	Germany
June 14, 2017	Rotterdam	Netherlands
June 15, 2017	Antwerp	Belgium
June 16, 2017	Cologne	Germany
June 17, 2017	Hamburg
Leg 3 – North America[8]
October 12, 2017	San Diego	United States	Bob the Drag Queen Shangela	Acid Betty Alyssa Edwards Detox Kim Chi Latrice Royale Valentina Violet Chachki
October 13, 2017	Los Angeles
October 14, 2017	San Francisco
October 15, 2017	Portland
October 18, 2017	Austin
October 19, 2017	Dallas
October 20, 2017	Houston
October 21, 2017	Orlando
October 22, 2017	Atlanta
October 25, 2017	Toronto	Canada
October 26, 2017	New York City	United States
October 28, 2017	Montreal	Canada
October 29, 2017	Chicago	United States
Leg 4 – Europe
October 31, 2017	Madrid	Spain	Bob the Drag Queen Shangela	Courtney Act Derrick Barry Detox Farrah Moan Kennedy Davenport Kim Chi Latrice Royale Milk Valentina Willam Belli
November 1, 2017	Barcelona
November 2, 2017	Madrid
Leg 5 – Latin America
February 9, 2018	Mexico City	Mexico	Bianca Del Rio Michelle Visage	Detox Kennedy Davenport Kim Chi Laganja Estranja Latrice Royale Peppermint Shangela Valentina Violet Chachki
February 10, 2018	Monterrey
February 11, 2018	Guadalajara
February 15, 2018	Buenos Aires	Argentina
February 16, 2018
February 17, 2018	Santiago	Chile
February 18, 2018	Lima	Peru
February 22, 2018	Porto Alegre	Brazil
February 23, 2018	Rio de Janeiro
February 24, 2018	São Paulo
February 25, 2018
Leg 6 – Europe
May 18, 2018	Berlin	Germany	Lady Bunny Monét X Change Shangela	Alyssa Edwards Aquaria Detox Kennedy Davenport Kim Chi Laganja Estranja Latrice Royale Peppermint Shangela Sharon Needles Valentina Violet Chachki
May 19, 2018	Copenhagen	Denmark
May 21, 2018	Hamburg	Germany
May 22, 2018	Cologne
May 24, 2018	Rotterdam	Netherlands
May 25, 2018	Amsterdam
May 26, 2018	London	England
May 27, 2018	Birmingham
May 29, 2018	Cardiff	Wales
May 30, 2018	Manchester	England
June 1, 2018	Belfast	Northern Ireland
June 2, 2018	Dublin	Ireland
June 3, 2018	Glasgow	Scotland
June 4, 2018	London	England
June 6, 2018	Paris	France
June 7, 2018	Antwerp	Belgium
June 8, 2018	Barcelona	Spain
June 9, 2018	Madrid
June 10, 2018	Lisbon	Portugal
June 11, 2018	Paris	France
June 14, 2018	Stockholm	Sweden
June 15, 2018
June 16, 2018	Oslo	Norway
June 17, 2018	Helsinki	Finland
June 18, 2018
Leg 7 – North America
September 5, 2018	New York City	United States	Asia O'Hara Bianca Del Rio Bob the Drag Queen	Acid Betty Aquaria Asia O'Hara Detox Eureka O'Hara Kameron Michaels Kennedy Davenport Kim Chi Mayhem Miller Valentina Violet Chachki
September 6, 2018	Boston
September 7, 2018	Montreal	Canada
September 8, 2018	Toronto
September 9, 2018	Buffalo	United States
September 12, 2018	Detroit
September 13, 2018	Chicago
September 14, 2018	St. Louis
September 16, 2018	Milwaukee
September 19, 2018	Kansas City
September 20, 2018	Denver
September 22, 2018	Vancouver	Canada
September 23, 2018	Seattle	United States
October 4, 2018	Portland
October 5, 2018	San Francisco
October 6, 2018	Los Angeles
October 7, 2018	San Diego
October 9, 2018	Phoenix
October 11, 2018	Austin
October 12, 2018	New Orleans
October 13, 2018	Houston
October 14, 2018	Dallas
October 17, 2018	Nashville
October 18, 2018	Cincinnati
October 19, 2018	Atlanta
October 20, 2018	Richmond
October 23, 2018	Washington, D.C.
October 24, 2018	Charlotte
October 25, 2018	Tampa
October 26, 2018	Orlando
October 27, 2018	Miami
Leg 8 – Asia[9]
February 1, 2019	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Asia O'Hara	Detox Eureka O'Hara Kameron Michaels Kim Chi Naomi Smalls Violet Chachki
February 2, 2019	Singapore	Singapore
Leg 9 – Australia & New Zealand[9]
February 4, 2019	Canberra	Australia	Asia O'Hara	Detox Eureka O'Hara Kameron Michaels Kim Chi Naomi Smalls Violet Chachki
February 6, 2019	Brisbane
February 8, 2019	Melbourne
February 9, 2019	Sydney
February 10, 2019	Adelaide
February 13, 2019	Auckland	New Zealand
Leg 10 – Europe[10][11]
April 1, 2019	Madrid	Spain	Asia O'Hara Michelle Visage	Aquaria Asia O'Hara Detox Kameron Michaels Kim Chi Monét X Change Naomi Smalls Violet Chachki
April 2, 2019	Lisbon	Portugal
April 6, 2019[lower-alpha 1]	Barcelona	Spain
April 8, 2019	Rome	Italy
April 9, 2019	Milan
April 10, 2019	Bologna
April 11, 2019	Milan
April 13, 2019	Vienna	Austria
April 14, 2019	Prague	Czech Republic
April 17, 2019	Helsinki	Finland
April 20, 2019	Stockholm	Sweden
April 24, 2019	Oslo	Norway
April 25, 2019	Copenhagen	Denmark
April 26, 2019	Hamburg	Germany
April 28, 2019	Berlin
April 29, 2019	Cologne
April 30, 2019	Cologne
May 1, 2019	Antwerp	Belgium
May 2, 2019	Amsterdam	Netherlands
May 3, 2019	Birmingham	England
May 5, 2019	Sunderland
May 6, 2019	Edinburgh	Scotland
May 7, 2019	Belfast	Northern Ireland
May 8, 2019	Dublin	Ireland
May 9, 2019	Manchester	England
May 11, 2019	London
May 12, 2019	Paris	France
May 13, 2019
May 14, 2019
May 17, 2019	Glasgow	Scotland
May 18, 2019	Dublin	Ireland
May 19, 2019	Cardiff	Wales
Leg 11 – North America[10][12][13]
September 11, 2019	Kansas City	United States	Asia O'Hara	Aquaria Asia O'Hara Deotx Kameron Michaels Kim Chi Monét X Change Naomi Smalls Plastique Tiara Vanessa Vanjie Mateo Violet Chachki Yvie Oddly
September 12, 2019	Oklahoma City
September 13, 2019	Albuquerque
September 14, 2019	Denver
September 16, 2019	Phoenix
September 17, 2019	San Diego
September 18, 2019	Los Angeles
September 19, 2019	Fresno
September 20, 2019	Sacramento
September 21, 2019	San Francisco
September 23, 2019	Vancouver	Canada
September 24, 2019	Portland	United States
September 25, 2019	Seattle
September 26, 2019	Victoria	Canada
September 27, 2019
September 29, 2019	Spokane	United States
September 30, 2019	Calgary	Canada
October 1, 2019	Edmonton
October 2, 2019	Saskatoon
October 4, 2019	Regina
October 6, 2019	Chicago	United States
October 10, 2019	St. Louis
October 11, 2019	Nashville
October 12, 2019	Pittsburgh
October 13, 2019	Louisville
October 14, 2019	Cleveland
October 16, 2019	Buffalo
October 17, 2019	Toronto	Canada
October 19, 2019	New York City	United States
October 20, 2019[lower-alpha 2]	Montreal	Canada
October 22, 2019	Detroit	United States
October 25, 2019	Mashantucket
October 27, 2019	Washington, D.C.
October 28, 2019	Toronto	Canada
October 29, 2019	Boston	United States
October 31, 2019	Durham
November 1, 2019	Atlanta
November 2, 2019	Jacksonville
November 3, 2019	Miami
November 5, 2019	Orlando
November 7, 2019	New Orleans
November 8, 2019	San Antonio
November 10, 2019	Houston
November 11, 2019	Dallas
November 12, 2019	Austin
Leg 12 – Latin America[10][14]
November 26, 2019	Mexico City	Mexico	Asia O'Hara	Aquaria Asia O'Hara Kameron Michaels Monét X Change Naomi Smalls Plastique Tiara Violet Chachki Yvie Oddly
Leg 13 – Australia & New Zealand [10][15]
February 4, 2020	Perth	Australia	Monét X Change	Aquaria Detox Kim Chi Monét X Change Plastique Tiara Sharon Needles Violet Chachki
February 6, 2020	Canberra
February 8, 2020	Melbourne
February 12, 2020	Brisbane
February 14, 2020	Sydney
February 16, 2020	Auckland	New Zealand
February 17, 2020	Wellington
Leg 14 – Asia[10][16]
February 19, 2020	Taipei	Taiwan	Monét X Change	Aquaria Kim Chi Sharon Needles Plastique Tiara Detox Violet Chachki
February 21, 2020	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
February 22, 2020	Hong Kong
February 25, 2020	Seoul	South Korea
February 27, 2020	Singapore	Singapore
February 29, 2020	Manila	Philippines
March 2, 2020	Tokyo	Japan
Leg 15 – Europe (scheduled)[17][lower-alpha 3]
May 12, 2021	Aberdeen	Scotland	Michelle Visage	Asia O'Hara Detox Kameron Michaels Kim Chi Monét X Change Naomi Smalls Plastique Tiara Shea Couleé The Vivienne Vanessa Vanjie Mateo Yvie Oddly
May 13, 2021	Birmingham	England
May 14, 2021	Manchester	England
May 16, 2021	Glasgow	Scotland
May 17, 2021	Dublin	Ireland
May 19, 2021	London	England
May 21, 2021	Stockholm	Sweden
May 25, 2021	Oslo	Norway
May 27, 2021	Copenhagen	Denmark
May 29, 2021	Hamburg	Germany
May 30, 2021	Vienna	Austria
June 1, 2021	Marseille	France
June 3, 2021	Antwerp	Belgium
June 4, 2021	Berlin	Germany
June 5, 2021	Cologne
June 7, 2021	Paris	France
June 11, 2021	Barcelona	Spain
June 12, 2021	Madrid
June 13, 2021	Lisbon	Portugal
June 16, 2021	Amsterdam	Netherlands
June 18, 2021	Cardiff	Wales
June 19, 2021	Brighton	England

1. Two shows were held in Barcelona on April 6, 2019: one at 4 PM and one at 9 PM local time.
2. Two shows were held in Montreal on October 20, 2019: one at 4 PM and one at 9 PM local time.
3. Leg 15 was originally scheduled for spring 2020[18] but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][19]

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External links

• Werq the World at Voss Events