The Untouchable Tour

Untouchable Tour
Tour by Meghan Trainor
Associated album Thank You
Start date July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14)
End date October 15, 2016 (2016-10-15)
Legs 2
No. of shows 30 in North America
1 in Europe
31 total
Box office $2,018,956
Meghan Trainor concert chronology

The Untouchable Tour was the third headlining concert tour by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor. It was launched in support of her second major-label studio album Thank You (2016), and visited North America and Europe. The tour was announced in April 2016, with dates being released at the same time. The show was produced by Live Nation Entertainment. The set list featured the majority of the songs from Thank You, all four singles from Title, along with a cover of Drake's "One Dance". Reviews for the tour were generally positive, with critics praising Trainor's prowess performing live.

Background and development

On April 20, 2016, Trainor announced her third concert tour, The Untouchable Tour, to support her second studio album, Thank You (2016).[1] Tour dates were released on the same day and tickets were released on April 29, 2016.[2][3] Live Nation Entertainment were announced to be the tour's producers, and Lip Smacker, Tampax and Always as its sponsors.[4][5][6] The set list included sixteen songs from Trainor's album Thank You, all four singles from Title, along with a cover of Drake's "One Dance".[7]

Synopsis and reception

Trainor starts the hour and a half long concert with a performance of "Woman Up". Trainor thanks her mother before her performance of "Mom". At one date, wearing an "elegant, black and glittering" gown, she stated "My momma couldn't be here tonight because she's probably doing a million things for me, but I wouldn't be here without her. Best mom ever!"[8] A green screen in the backdrop projects a clip of Trainor dancing with her father during her performance of "Dance Like Yo Daddy", for which he joined Trainor on some dates.[8][9] Pictures of Trainor with her friends are projected on the screen during the "Friends" performance. She is accompanied by a saxophonist and a trumpet player. Trainor plays a ukulele during her performance of "Just a Friend to You". The "Kindly Calm Me Down" performance incorporates four background dancers. James Corden joined Trainor for a performance of "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" on some dates, her cover of Drake's "One Dance" is also notable.[9] The set included three costume changes. Trainor's band was a seven-piece ensemble: bass, drums, keys, trumpet, sax, and rhythm and lead guitarists.[8]

Shawn Costa of MassLive praised the show, writing "Performing for a near-capacity crowd, Trainor put on a high-energy show".[10] The tour was ranked sixth on MTV News' list of "16 Concert Tours You Absolutely Can't Miss This Summer".[11] Entertainment Weekly's Kevin O'Donnell gave the show a mixed review, writing that it is "flawlessly executed" but "a little too rooted in Vaudevillian clichés".[12]

Canceled show

On April 20, 2016, the announced tour dates included a show at the PNE Amphitheatre in Vancouver.[13][14] It was later replaced with a show at Nampa's Ford Amphitheater.[15]

Setlist

Set list for the July 22, 2016, show.[7]

  1. "Woman Up"
  2. "Watch Me Do"
  3. "Me Too"
  4. "Dear Future Husband"
  5. "Lips Are Movin"
  6. "Mom"
  7. "Dance Like Yo Daddy"
  8. "All About That Bass"
  9. "Friends"
  10. "Good to Be Alive" (instrumental)
  11. "Kindly Calm Me Down"
  12. "Hopeless Romantic"
  13. "Just a Friend to You"
  14. "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" (performed with James Corden)
  15. "Throwback Love"
  16. "I Love Me"
  17. "Champagne Problems"
  18. "I Won't Let You Down"
  19. "One Dance" (Drake cover)
  20. "Better"
  21. "Thank You"
  22. "No"

Tour dates

Hailee Steinfeld and Common Kings both served as the opening acts on every date, except where noted.[16][17]

Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
North America[18][15][19]
July 14, 2016 Nampa United States Ford Amphitheater N/A N/A
July 16, 2016 Seattle WaMu Theater
July 18, 2016[lower-alpha 1] San Jose Event Center Arena
July 20, 2016 Las Vegas Chelsea Ballroom 2,165 / 2,165 $122,342
July 22, 2016 Los Angeles Greek Theatre 5,503 / 5,503 $289,637
July 24, 2016 Phoenix Comerica Theatre N/A N/A
July 26, 2016 Denver Bellco Theatre
July 29, 2016 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
July 31, 2016 Allen Allen Event Center
August 2, 2016 Rogers Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion
August 4, 2016 Atlanta Chastain Park Amphitheater
August 6, 2016 Nashville Ascend Amphitheater
August 8, 2016 Rochester Hills Meadow Brook Music Festival
August 10, 2016 Rosemont Rosemont Theatre
August 12, 2016[lower-alpha 2] Des Moines Iowa State Fair Grandstand
August 13, 2016[lower-alpha 3] Springfield Illinois State Fairgrounds Grandstand
August 30, 2016 Toronto Canada Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
September 1, 2016[lower-alpha 4] Port Hawkesbury Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre
September 3, 2016[lower-alpha 5] Allentown United States Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand
September 6, 2016 Vienna Filene Center
September 8, 2016 New York City Radio City Music Hall 11,868 / 11,868 $617,689
September 9, 2016
September 11, 2016 Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center N/A N/A
September 14, 2016 North Charleston North Charleston Coliseum
September 16, 2016 Miami Klipsch Amphitheatre 4,078 / 4,695 $141,774
September 18, 2016[lower-alpha 1] Orlando CFE Arena 6,230 / 6,515 $258,079
September 20, 2016 Greenville Bon Secours Wellness Arena 5,158 / 5,501 $220,367
September 22, 2016 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena 6,692 / 7,097 $369,068
September 24, 2016 Boston Blue Hills Bank Pavilion N/A N/A
September 25, 2016
Europe
October 15, 2016[lower-alpha 6] Madrid Spain Barclaycard Center N/A N/A
Total 41,494 / 43,344
(95.7%)		 $2,018,956

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
Date City Country Venue Reason
July 14, 2016 Vancouver Canada PNE Amphitheatre Unknown

Notes

  1. 1 2 Only Steinfeld was the opening act for this date.
  2. ↑ The concert on August 12, 2016 in Des Moines, Iowa at Iowa State Fair Grandstand was a part of the Iowa State Fair.[20]
  3. ↑ The concert on August 13, 2016 in Springfield, Illinois at Illinois State Fairgrounds Grandstand was a part of the Illinois State Fair.[21]
  4. ↑ The concert on September 1, 2016 in Port Hawkesbury, Canada at Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre was a part of the Air Miles Detour.[22]
  5. ↑ The concert on September 3, 2016 in Allentown, Pennsylvania at Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand was a part of the Great Allentown Fair.[23]
  6. ↑ The concert on October 15, 2016 in Madrid at Barclaycard Center was a part of the Coca-Cola Music Experience.[24]

References

  1. ↑ Martin, Annie (April 20, 2016). "Meghan Trainor announces 'Untouchable' summer tour". United Press International. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ Daw, Robbie (April 20, 2016). "Meghan Trainor Announces The Untouchable Tour On 'Ellen': See The Dates". Idolator. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ Nunzio, Miriam Di (April 20, 2016). "Meghan Trainor 2016 summer tour includes two Chicago-area stops". Chicago Times. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ Lip Smacker (June 15, 2016). "Lip Smacker® Teams Up with Grammy Winning Artist Meghan Trainor for 'The Untouchable' Tour". PR Newswire. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Meghan Trainor announced The Untouchables Tour 2016". Houston Chronicle. April 21, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Meghan Trainor Dares to Wear What She Wants for The Untouchable Tour Sponsored by The Radiant Collection". Business Wire. July 22, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  7. 1 2 Ball-Dionne, Caila (July 23, 2016). "Meghan Trainor At L.A.'s Greek Theatre: Self Empowerment Reigns". Idolator. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 Goodman, William (July 18, 2016). "Meghan Trainor: A Retro-Pop Everywoman at Seattle Show". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  9. 1 2 Craddock, Lauren (July 23, 2016). "Meghan Trainor Performs With James Corden, Hailee Steinfeld Covers Justin Bieber at L.A. Concert". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  10. ↑ Costa, Shawn (September 23, 2016). "Meghan Trainor kicks off her Untouchable tour finale at Mohegan Sun Arena (Photos)". MassLive. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  11. ↑ Norton, Jessica (April 29, 2016). "16 Concert Tours You Absolutely Can't Miss This Summer". MTV News. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  12. ↑ O'Donnell, Kevin (September 10, 2016). "Meghan Trainor: Untouchable tour hits Radio City Music Hall". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  13. ↑ Atkinson, S. (April 20, 2016). "Meghan Trainor & Hailee Steinfeld Are Going On Tour Together, Which Is A Girl Power Dream Come True". Bustle. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  14. ↑ Orenstein, Hannah (April 21, 2016). "Meghan Trainor and Hailee Steinfeld Are Teaming Up for a Tour". Seventeen. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  15. 1 2
    • Deeds, Michael (May 19, 2016). "7 new Boise concerts: Meghan Trainor, The Mavericks, more". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  16. ↑ Duboff, Josh (September 6, 2016). "Hailee Steinfeld on Touring With Meghan Trainor and Acting Alongside Woody Harrelson". Vanity Fair. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  17. ↑ Getz, Dana (April 20, 2016). "Meghan Trainor tour dates, track list released". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  18. ↑ Sources for tour dates:
    • "Meghan Trainor Announces Summer Tour Dates". Radio.com. April 21, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
    • "MEGHAN TRAINOR ANNOUNCES 'THE UNTOUCHABLE TOUR' 2016" (Press release). New York City, New York: Epic Records. April 20, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
    • Paulson, Dave (August 3, 2016). "Meghan Trainor plays Nashville's Ascend Amphitheater". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
    • Darlington, Abigail (May 12, 2016). "Grammy Award-winning Meghan Trainor to play North Charleston Coliseum". The Post and Courier. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
    • Doughty, Brian (May 13, 2016). "Meghan Trainor Live In Miami". WPLG. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
    • Walker, Donna Isbell (May 16, 2016). "It's a big week for concert tickets". The Greenville News. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  19. ↑ Box score:
    • "Current Boxscore". Billboard. New York City, New York. 128 (21). August 20, 2016. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
    • "Current Boxscore". Billboard. New York City, New York. 128. October 1, 2016. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
    • "Current Boxscore". Billboard. New York City, New York. 128. December 24, 2016. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on December 18, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
    • "Current Boxscore". Billboard. New York City, New York. 128 (31). December 17, 2016. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on December 8, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
    • "Current Boxscore". Billboard. New York City, New York. 128. October 22, 2016. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
    • "Current Boxscore". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  20. ↑ Leimkuehler, Matthew (August 13, 2016). "Fans say 'yes' to hit-filled Meghan Trainor show". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Meghan Trainor added to Illinois State Fair concert schedule for Aug. 13". The State Journal-Register. April 20, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Meghan Trainor to play Port Hawkesbury". The Western Star. July 20, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  23. ↑ Deegan, Jim (September 3, 2016). "Meghan Trainor brings hits to Great Allentown Fair". The Express-Times. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  24. ↑ "El festival Coca-Cola Music Experience te espera el 15 de octubre en el BarclayCard Center". cocacola.es (in Spanish). June 3, 2016.
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