King and Queen of Hearts World Tour
Tour by Maxwell and Mary J. Blige | |||||||||||||
Location | Europe, U.S., Canada | ||||||||||||
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Start date | October 13, 2016 | ||||||||||||
End date | December 14, 2016 | ||||||||||||
No. of shows | 36 | ||||||||||||
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The King and Queen of Hearts Tour was a co-headlining tour by American singers Maxwell and Mary J. Blige. The tour began October 2016 in Europe then moved to North America. The North American leg of the tour grossed $13.1 million, averaged $545,000 per show, and ranked 90 on Pollstar's Top 200 North American Tours.
Background[]
The tour was announced in July 2016 on Facebook. According to Blige, the tour has been in the works for a few years. The duo felt because of their similar audiences and sound, touring together was an obvious decision. The tour is described as a celebration of 90s R&B.[1] In the planning stages, the trek was titled "Maxwell & Mary on Stage, however, Blige came up with the current title.[2] Dates in Europe were released in July with dates in North America followed in September.
Describing the tour, Maxwell stated:
"It's going to be a very beautiful chess game on stage, and the queen has all the moves. I feel like we're going to be able to magnify each other and take people to where they need to be in an emotional way, especially in a time where we have so much political unrest. It's kind of wild out there".[3]
Opening act[]
Setlist[]
The following setlists were performed on October 15, 2016 at the Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt, Germany. They do not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[5][6]
- "Love Yourself"
- "Just Fine"
- "The One"
- "You Bring Me Joy"
- "Love Is All We Need"
- "Real Love" / "Be Happy" / "Love No Limit"
- "Enough Cryin"
- "I Can Love You"
- "Don't Mind"
- "Share My World"
- "Take Me As I Am"
- "Good Woman Down"
- "My Life"
- "I'm Goin' Down"
- "Thick of It"
- "Not Gon' Cry"
- "No More Drama"
- "Family Affair"
- "Dancewitme"
- "Everwanting: To Want You to Want"
- "Bad Habits"
- "Love You"
- "This Woman's Work"
- "Fingers Crossed"
- "Lifetime"
- "Lake by the Ocean"
- "...Til the Cops Come Knockin'"
- "Lost"
- "Sumthin' Sumthin'"
- "Get to Know Ya"
- "Fortunate"
- "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)"
- "Pretty Wings"
Tour dates[]
Date (2016) |
City | Country | Venue |
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Europe | |||
October 13 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion |
October 15 | Frankfurt | Germany | Jahrhunderthalle |
October 16 | Paris | France | Zénith Paris |
October 17 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National |
October 19 | Cologne | Germany | Palladium Köln |
October 21 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Falconer Salen |
October 22 | Stockholm | Sweden | Annexet |
October 23 | Oslo | Norway | Sentrum Scene |
October 25 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Ziggo Dome |
October 28 | London | England | The O2 Arena |
October 29 | Birmingham | Genting Arena | |
October 30 | Manchester | Manchester Arena | |
North America | |||
November 5 | Baltimore | United States | Royal Farms Arena |
November 6 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center | |
November 9 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | |
November 10 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | |
November 12 | St. Louis | Scottrade Center | |
November 14 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre |
November 16 | Cleveland | United States | Quicken Loans Arena |
November 18 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | |
November 19 | Indianapolis | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | |
November 20 | Memphis | FedExForum | |
November 22 | Charlotte | Spectrum Center | |
November 23 | Richmond | Richmond Coliseum | |
November 25 | Atlanta | Philips Arena | |
November 26 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | |
November 29 | Miami | American Airlines Arena | |
December 1 | New Orleans | Smoothie King Center | |
December 2 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | |
December 3 | Houston | Toyota Center | |
December 6 | Inglewood | The Forum | |
December 7 | Oakland | Oracle Arena | |
December 9 | Las Vegas | T-Mobile Arena | |
December 11 | Bossier City | CenturyLink Center | |
December 12 | Kansas City | Sprint Center | |
December 14 | Chicago | United Center |
Venue | City | Attendance (Tickets sold / available) |
Gross revenue |
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The O2 Arena | London | 9,940 / 12,701 (78%) | $924,133[9] |
Madison Square Garden | New York City | 11,815 / 12,905 (91%) | $1,218,192[10] |
The Forum | Inglewood | 11,727 / 12,365 (95%) | $1,083,016[11] |
References[]
- ^ Mitchell, Gail (September 7, 2016). "Maxwell, Mary J. Blige Announce U.S. Dates for King and Queen of Hearts Tour". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ Leight, Elias (September 7, 2016). "Mary J. Blige, Maxwell Talk 'Dream Come True' Joint Tour". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ Bacle, Ariana (September 7, 2016). "Mary J. Blige, Maxwell tease new tour: 'It's going to be a beautiful chess game'". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ Niesel, Jeff (September 7, 2016). "Maxwell and Mary J. Blige to Bring King and Queen of Hearts Tour to the Q in November". Cleveland Scene. Euclid Media Group. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ Winkes, Erik (October 16, 2016). "Mary J. Blige und Maxwell spielen in der Jahrhunderhalle Frankfurt zwei komplett unterschiedliche Shows" [Mary J. Blige and Maxwell play two completely different shows in the Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt]. Regioactive (in German). Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ Winkes, Erik (October 16, 2016). "Mary J. Blige und Maxwell spielen in der Jahrhunderhalle Frankfurt zwei komplett unterschiedliche Shows" [Mary J. Blige and Maxwell play two completely different shows in the Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt]. Regioactive (in German). Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ Sources for concerts in Europe:
- Stickler, Jon (July 20, 2016). "Mary J Blige And Maxwell To Bring 'King And Queen Of Hearts' World Tour To London's BluesFest". Stereoboard. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- "Mary J. Blige's estranged husband calls for divorce battle cash". Belfast Telegraph. Independent News & Media. October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- Lavin, Will (October 16, 2016). "Mary J. Blige reveals new single 'Thick of It'". Gigwise. Giant Digital. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ Yoo, Noah (September 7, 2016). "Maxwell and Mary J. Blige Announce the King and Queen of Hearts World Tour". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ "Current Boxscore". Billboard. New York City, New York. 128 (31). December 10, 2016. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on November 30, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ "Current Boxscore". Billboard. New York City, New York. 128. December 3, 2016. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 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.
- 2016 concert tours
- Mary J. Blige concert tours
- Maxwell (musician) concert tours
- Co-headlining concert tours