The Party Tour (2017)

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Party Tour
Tour by Chris Brown
Brown Party Tour.jpg
Promotional poster for the tour
Start dateMarch 31, 2017 (2017-03-31)
End dateMay 23, 2017 (2017-05-23)
Legs1
No. of shows33 in North America
Chris Brown concert chronology

The Party Tour was the sixth headlining concert tour American recording artist Chris Brown. The tour only visited the United States, with Brown performing over 30 concerts during the spring of 2017. It is reported the tour earned $18.7 million.[1]

Background[]

Following the cancellation of his boxing match against rapper Soulja Boy,[2] the tour was officially announced by Brown in February 2017 through his Instagram account.[3][4]

Like his previous tour, the bill featured numerous artists in the hip hop scene, including 50 Cent,[5] O.T. Genasis, Kap G, Fabolous, Casanova and French Montana.[1] While Montana was on the initial roster, his name was later removed when the tour was officially announced.[6] 50 Cent dropped out of the tour last minute. Many media outlets reported disagreements with production as the reason for the cancellation.[7] The rapper claimed his contract was never finalized and he was still filming a movie during the time of the tour.[8] Other artists that appeared on singular dates of the tour were Usher and Future.[9] While on tour the singer was working on his eighth studio album Heartbreak on a Full Moon, already having released three singles off of it, "Grass Ain't Greener", "Party", with this tour being named after it, and "Privacy", that were performed to promote the upcoming release of the project.[10]

Critical reception[]

Brown performing on the tour

The tour received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Nathan Paige (The Plain Dealer) writes the show in Cleveland did a good job of showcasing his talents. He continues: "Even though Brown's stint in Cleveland was solely to showcase his talents and appease his fans, it's difficult to write an objective review without thinking of some of his unfavorable behavior in recent years. Brown's fans either love him despite his flaws, or used to love him, and no longer support his music. By the time he took the stage, The Q was nearly full - a sign that this talented singer/dancer/actor still has a strong fan base in Ohio".[11][12]

Ross Raihala of the St. Paul Pioneer Press stated: "The sparse, wide-open stage served as a screen and showed various graphics timed to the beats and sometimes footage from Brown’s videos, like the racy “Privacy.” Given all the flashing lights and booming bass, though, Brown did sometimes seem to get lost at his own party. There were some fun moments for sure, particularly “Time for Love” and “Ayo”.[13] Chris Riemenschneider (Star Tribune) shared the thoughts on the concert in Saint Paul. He says: "Brown's performance was still far from comeback-level. His voice has plenty of velvety power left in it, as he proved early on in a dramatic 'Deuces,' and he still shows traces of Michael Jackson in his stylish dance moves, which he reiterated in the show finale, 'Party'. [...] Brown stopped and started a lot for outfit changes, and the momentum never really got going.".[14]

For the show in Lincoln, L. Keny Wolgamott of the Lincoln Journal Star wrote: "They put on a high energy show with some good tricks -- starting with Brown's entrance from underneath the video cube above the center of the stage, flipping around on some wires before he hit the stage".[15]

Opening acts[]

Support acts[]

Setlist[]

Brown during one of the dates, wearing a Black Pyramid jacket of the tour

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on March 31, 2017, at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.[17] It does not represent every concert for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Wrist"
  2. "Poppin'"
  3. "Love More"
  4. "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)"
  5. "Deuces"
  6. "Picture Me Rollin'"
  7. "Privacy"
  8. "She Wildin'" (performed with Fabolous)
  9. "Liquor"
  10. "Drunk Texting"
  11. "Grass Ain't Greener"
  12. "Take You Down"
  13. "Make Love"
  14. "Back to Sleep"
  15. "Wishing"
  16. "Do You Mind"
  17. "Time for Love"
  18. "Show Me" / "Post to Be" / Ayo
  19. "Loyal"
Encore
  2. "Kriss Kross"
  3. "Party"

Tour dates[]

Date City Country Venue
North America[18]
March 31, 2017 Baltimore United States Royal Farms Arena
April 1, 2017 Newark Prudential Center
April 2, 2017 Boston TD Garden
April 4, 2017 Charlote Spectrum Center
April 6, 2017 Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena
April 7, 2017 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills
April 9, 2017 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center
April 10, 2017 Lincoln Pinnacle Bank Arena
April 11, 2017 Kansas City Sprint Center
April 13, 2017 New Orleans Smoothie King Center
April 15, 2017 Miami American Airlines Arena
April 16, 2017 Tampa Amalie Arena
April 18, 2017 Jacksonville Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
April 20, 2017 Hampton Hampton Coliseum
April 21, 2017 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center
April 22, 2017 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
April 24, 2017 Brooklyn Barclays Center
April 28, 2017 Rosemont Allstate Arena
April 29, 2017 Columbus Value City Arena
April 30, 2017 Nashville Bridgestone Arena
May 2, 2017 Atlanta Philips Arena
May 4, 2017 Houston Toyota Center
May 6, 2017 Dallas American Airlines Center
May 8, 2017 Denver Pepsi Center
May 10, 2017 Portland Moda Center
May 11, 2017 Seattle KeyArena
May 13, 2017 Sacramento Golden 1 Center
May 15, 2017 Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena
May 16, 2017 Anaheim Honda Center
May 18, 2017 San Jose SAP Center
May 19, 2017 San Diego Viejas Arena
May 20, 2017 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena
May 23, 2017 Inglewood The Forum

Box office score data[]

Venue City Tickets sold / Available Gross revenue
Prudential Center Newark 10,551 / 13,625 (77%) $845,621[19]
TD Garden Boston 9,417 / 16,526 (57%) $711,762[20]
Spectrum Center Charlote 7,023 / 12,718 (55%) $429,798[21]
Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland 7,145 / 12,002 (60%) $401,634[22]
The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills 6,746 / 18,370 (37%) $550,150[22]
Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul 6,353 / 18,133 (35%) $364,088[22]
Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln 5,514 / 10,047 (55%) $324,355[22]
Sprint Center Kansas City 6,276 / 11,486 (55%) $336,665[22]
Smoothie King Center New Orleans 6,211 / 11,254 (55%) $367,051[23]
American Airlines Arena Miami 8,245 / 15,013 (55%) $549,277[23]
Amalie Arena Tampa 6,298 / 17,132 (37%) $387,623[24]
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville 5,126 / 11,373 (45%) $300,970[24]
Hampton Coliseum Hampton 6,712 / 9,399 (71%) $414,774[24]
Verizon Center Washington, D.C. 8,980 / 15,804 (57%) $799,197[19]
Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia 7,855 / 19,186 (41%) $509,876[24]
Barclays Center New York City 15,728 / 15,728 (100%) $1,393,129[25]
Allstate Arena Rosemont 9,035 / 16,719 (54%) $638,920[26]
Value City Arena Columbus 8,314 / 11,910 (70%) $570,429[26]
Bridgestone Arena Nashville 8,041 / 10,851 (74%) $404,803[27]
Philips Arena Atlanta 10,169 / 11,415 (89%) $744,422[28]
Toyota Center Houston 7,488 / 9,318 (80%) $539,247[19]
American Airlines Center Dallas 12,858 / 13,338 (96%) $739,537[25]
Pepsi Center Denver 6,929 / 10,770 (64%) $395,783[26]
Moda Center Portland 8,342 / 10,955 (76%) $470,330[26]
KeyArena Seattle 8,552 / 12,192 (70%) $565,790[26]
Golden 1 Center Sacramento 12,846 / 16,302 (79%) $793,542[26]
Talking Stick Resort Arena Phoenix 8,776 / 11,578 (76%) $483,537[26]
Honda Center Anaheim 8,142 / 15,034 (54%) $588,587[29]
SAP Center San Jose 11,090 / 17,369 (64%) $598,685[26]
Viejas Arena San Diego 7,001 / 12,210 (57%) $452,494[26]
MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas 8,138 / 9,823 (83%) $626,473[25]
The Forum Inglewood 11,584 / 14,545 (80%) $912,829[25]
TOTAL 271,485 / 432,125 (63%) $18,211,378

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