Rainbow Tour (Kesha)

Rainbow Tour
Tour by Kesha
Associated album Rainbow
Start date September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)
End date October 11, 2018 (2018-10-11)
No. of shows 28 in North America
4 in Oceania
5 in Asia
1 in Europe
38 in total
Kesha concert chronology

The Rainbow Tour is the fourth headlining concert tour by American recording artist Kesha, in support of her third studio album Rainbow (2017). It is her first solo tour since the Warrior Tour in 2013.[1] The tour started in Birmingham on September 26, 2017 and is scheduled to end in Sydney on October 11, 2018.[2] Tickets range from $42 to $2,484 on the secondary ticket market.[3]

Background and development

Since 2014, Kesha has been involved in a legal battle against her former producer and longtime collaborator Dr. Luke. This legal dispute has put her career on hold.[4] To reconnect with her fans, Kesha embarked on the Kesha and the Creepies: Fuck the World Tour,[5] which took place in North America and Asia between 2016 and 2017. In October 2016, it was revealed that Kesha has written and given to her label 22 new songs.[6]

On July 6, 2017, the lead single "Praying" from Rainbow was released.[7] On August 1, four days prior the release of her album, Kesha announced the tour, revealing tour dates in North America.[1] Shows in Europe, Oceania and Asia were later added.

On February 20, 2018, Kesha announced that her planned shows in Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan and Japan are temporarily canceled and will be rescheduled due to an imminent knee surgery in order to repair her torn ACL.[8][9] On March 23, 2018, Kesha announced the rescheduled dates in Australia, set to take place in October.[10]

Setlist

This set list is from the show on September 27, 2017 in Nashville. It is not intended to represent all concerts for the tour.[11]

  1. "Woman"
  2. "Boogie Feet"
  3. "Learn to Let Go"
  4. "Hymn"
  5. "Let 'Em Talk"
  6. "Take It Off"
  7. "We R Who We R"
  8. "Spaceship"
  9. "Hunt You Down" / "Timber"
  10. "Godzilla"
  11. "Your Love Is My Drug"
  12. "Blow"
  13. "Praying"
Encore
  1. "Rainbow"
  2. "Tik Tok"
  3. "Bastards"

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
North America
September 26, 2017 Birmingham United States Iron City 1,300 / 1,300 $50,050
September 27, 2017 Nashville Ryman Auditorium 2,168 / 2,362 $93,845
September 29, 2017 Atlanta Buckhead Theatre 3,039 / 3,039 $84,030
September 30, 2017 Charlotte The Fillmore Charlotte 2,001 / 2,001 $63,833
October 2, 2017 Raleigh The Ritz — —
October 4, 2017 Boston House of Blues — —
October 6, 2017 Silver Spring The Fillmore Silver Spring — —
October 7, 2017 Philadelphia Theatre of Living Arts — —
October 9, 2017 New York City Hammerstein Ballroom 2,200 / 2,200 $99,937
October 10, 2017 Irving Plaza 1,029 / 1,029 $93,272
October 13, 2017 Lakewood Lakewood Civic Auditorium — —
October 15, 2017 Detroit The Fillmore Detroit — —
October 16, 2017 Toronto Canada Rebel — —
October 18, 2017 Chicago United States Aragon Ballroom — —
October 19, 2017 Milwaukee The Rave/Eagles Club — —
October 23, 2017 Kansas City Uptown Theater — —
October 24, 2017 Denver Fillmore Auditorium — —
October 27, 2017 Seattle Showbox SoDo — —
October 28, 2017 Portland Roseland Theater — —
October 31, 2017 San Francisco SF Masonic Auditorium — —
November 1, 2017 Los Angeles Hollywood Palladium — —
Europe
November 14, 2017 London England Electric Brixton — —
North America
June 29, 2018 Sioux City United States Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City — —
June 30, 2018 Prior Lake Mystic Lake Casino Hotel — —
July 2, 2018 Oklahoma City OKC Zoo Amphitheatre — —
July 4, 2018 Milwaukee Henry Maier Festival Park — —
July 6, 2018 Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena — —
July 7, 2018[lower-alpha 1] Des Moines Western Gateway Park —
August 7, 2018 Bethlehem Musikfest — —
Asia
September 14, 2018 Seoul South Korea Yonsei University Amphitheatre — —
September 29, 2018[lower-alpha 2] Okinawa Japan Camp Hansen Parade Deck - -
October 1, 2018[lower-alpha 3] Tokyo Zepp Tokyo — —
October 2, 2018[lower-alpha 4] Zepp Diver City — —
October 4, 2018[lower-alpha 5] Osaka Zepp Namba — —
Oceania
October 7, 2018[lower-alpha 6] Melbourne Australia Margaret Court Arena — —
October 8, 2018[lower-alpha 7] Adelaide Thebarton Theatre — —
October 10, 2018[lower-alpha 8] Brisbane Eatons Hill Hotel — —
October 11, 2018[lower-alpha 9] Sydney ICC Sydney Theatre — —
Total — —

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
Date City Country Venue Reason
October 25, 2017 Salt Lake City United States The Complex Injury[14]
March 27, 2018[lower-alpha 10] Perth Australia Metro City Canceled due to knee surgery; unable to be rescheduled.[8][10]
March 29, 2018[lower-alpha 11] Byron Bay Byron Bay Area
April 2, 2018 Auckland New Zealand The Trusts Arena
September 16, 2018[lower-alpha 12] Taipei Taiwan National Taiwan University Sports Center Canceled 20 minutes before showtime as Kesha had not yet 'acclimatized to the food and weather'[17]
September 19, 2018 Nanjing China Wutaishan Stadium Canceled[18]
September 21, 2018 Beijing Workers' Stadium Canceled[19]
September 23, 2018 Chengdu Chengdu Cube Magic Performance Center Postponed[20]
September 26, 2018 Shenzhen Shenzhen Universiade Arena Canceled[21]

Notes

  1. ↑ The show on July 7, 2018 in Des Moines at Western Gateway Park is part of the 80/35 Music Festival.[12]
  2. ↑ The show on September 29, 2018 in Okinawa at the Camp Hansen Parade Deck is part of the Hansen Festival[13]
  3. ↑ The show on October 1, 2018 in Tokyo at Zepp Tokyo was originally scheduled to take place on April 17, but was temporarily canceled and then rescheduled due to knee surgery.[8]
  4. ↑ The show on October 2, 2018 in Tokyo at Zepp Diver City was originally scheduled to take place on April 19 at Zepp Tokyo, but was temporarily canceled and then rescheduled due to knee surgery.[8]
  5. ↑ The show on October 4, 2018 in Osaka at Zepp Namba was originally scheduled to take place on April 20, 2018, but was temporarily canceled and then rescheduled due to knee surgery.[8]
  6. ↑ The show on October 7, 2018 in Melbourne at Margaret Court Arena was originally scheduled to take place on April 5, 2018, but was temporarily canceled and then rescheduled due to knee surgery.[8][10]
  7. ↑ The show on October 8, 2018 in Adelaide at Thebarton Theatre was originally scheduled to take place on April 4, 2018, but was temporarily canceled and then rescheduled due to knee surgery.[8][10]
  8. ↑ The show on October 10, 2018 in Brisbane at Eatons Hill Hotel was originally scheduled to take place on March 25, 2018, but was temporarily canceled and then rescheduled due to knee surgery.[8][10]
  9. ↑ The show on October 11, 2018 in Sydney at ICC Sydney Theatre was originally scheduled to take place on March 31, 2018, but was temporarily canceled and then rescheduled due to knee surgery.[8][10]
  10. ↑ The show on March 27, 2018 in Perth at Metro City was originally scheduled to take place on March 26, 2018.[15]
  11. ↑ The show on March 29, 2018 in Byron Bay at Byron Bay Area would have been part of the Bluesfest Byron Bay festival.[16]
  12. ↑ The show on September 16, 2018 in Taipei at Nangang C3 Field was originally scheduled to take place on April 8, 2018, but was temporarily canceled and then rescheduled due to knee surgery.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Weatherby, Taylor (August 1, 2017). "Kesha Announces North American Rainbow Tour, Her First Solo Trek Since 2013". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Tour Dates". Kesha Official Site. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ticket Prices for Kesha's Rainbow Tour 2017". Good Deed Seats. September 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ Maria Sherman (8 August 2016). "Kesha's Live Rebirth: What Her 'Fuck the World' Tour Means for Her Future". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Strauss, Matthew (19 July 2016). "Kesha Announces Kesha and The Creepies: The Fuck the World Tour". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  6. ↑ McDermott, Maeve (October 26, 2016). "Kesha wrote a 22-song album – and can't release it". USA Today. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  7. ↑ Gil Kaufman (July 6, 2017). "Kesha Returns With Emotionally Charged Single 'Praying': Watch the Video". Billboard.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Joey Nolfi (February 20, 2018). "Kesha postpones spring tour dates ahead of surgery: 'I'm heartbroken'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  9. ↑ Natalie Maher (February 20, 2018). "Kesha Postpones Tour Dates After Tearing Her ACL". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Kesha announces rescheduled Australia tour". Daily Mail. March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  11. ↑ Jon Freeman (September 28, 2017). "Kesha Raises Spirits, Preaches Equality at Triumphant Nashville Show". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  12. ↑ Matthew Leimkuehler (February 27, 2018). "80/35 Music Festival announces this summer's headlining acts". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  13. ↑ https://www.mccsokinawa.com/mccsoki2015/_sub2015.1.0.aspx?cid=4294997847&pglot=2147485841. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ↑ "CANCELED - Kesha - Rainbow Tour 2017 @ The Complex". Thecomplexslc.com. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  15. ↑ "Scheduling Change - Kesha - Rainbow Tour 2017 @ Metro City". metroconcertclub.com. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  16. ↑ "Kesha – Byron Bay Bluesfest".
  17. ↑ "Kesha cancels Taipei concert". Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  18. ↑ "KESHA彩虹教主2018中国巡回演唱会南京站". Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  19. ↑ "KESHA彩虹教主2018中国巡回演唱会北京站". Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  20. ↑ "KESHA彩虹教主2018中国巡回演唱会成都站". Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  21. ↑ "KESHA彩虹教主2018中国巡回演唱会深圳站". Retrieved September 18, 2018.
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