Witness: The Tour
Fourth concert tour by Katy Perry
Withness: The Tour was the fourth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Katy Perry. It was to support her fifth studio album, Witness. It started on September 19, 2017 in Montreal, Canada and ended on August 21, 2018 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Tour by Katy Perry | |
Associated album | Witness |
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Start date | September 19, 2017 |
End date | August 21, 2018 |
Legs | 7 |
No. of shows | 115 |
Katy Perry concert chronology |
Set list
changeThis set list is from the show on January 19, 2018, in Glendale. It is not intended to represent all concerts for the tour.[1]
- "Witness" / "Roulette"
- "Dark Horse"
- "Chained to the Rhythm"
- "Act My Age" (interlude)
- "Teenage Dream"
- "Hot n Cold" / "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"
- "California Gurls"
- "I Kissed a Girl"
- "Déjà Vu"
- "Tsunami"
- "E.T."
- "Bon Appétit" (contains elements of "What Have You Done for Me Lately")
- "Mind Maze" (interlude)
- "Wide Awake"
- "Thinking of You"
- "Power"
- "Part of Me"
- "Swish Swish"
- "Roar"
Encore
- "Firework"
Notes
- "Wide Awake" was not performed during the first shows. Moreover, on selected dates, Perry performed "Save as Draft" and "Hey Hey Hey" before "Power" and "Part of Me" respectively.[2]
- On October 6, 2017 in New York City, Perry performed an acoustic version of "Part of Me" before "Power", rather than later in the show as a dedication to her fans for coming after the 2017 Las Vegas shooting.[3][4]
- On selected dates in South America, Perry performed "Unconditionally" in place of "Thinking of You". Moreover, during the concert in Rio de Janeiro, Perry dedicated the performance of "Power" to Marielle Franco, who died the week before, and called Franco's relatives onstage to express her condolences.[5]
- From the first show in Saitama onwards, Perry performed "Into Me You See" in place of "Thinking of You".[6]
- On selected dates, Perry performed "Pendulum" before "Firework", as part of the encore.[7]
- On June 22, 2018 in Manchester, Perry performed "By the Grace of God" in place of "Into Me You See" as a dedication to the city due to the Manchester Arena bombing. She also dedicated "Firework" to the 22 victims of the attack.[8]
- On June 28, 2018 in Barcelona, Perry performed a cover of "One of Us" by Joan Osborne in place of "Into Me You See".[9]
Tour dates
changeDates | Cities | Countries | Venues | Opening act(s) | Attendance | Revenues |
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Leg 1 — North America[10][11] [12] | ||||||
September 19, 2017[a] | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre | Noah Cyrus | — | — |
September 21, 2017 | Uncasville | United States | Mohegan Sun Arena | 6,334 / 6,554 | $1,704,881 | |
September 22, 2017 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 8,577 / 12,163 | $752,651 | ||
September 24, 2017[b] | Columbus | Schottenstein Center | — | — | ||
September 25, 2017 | Washington, D.C. | Capital One Arena | 11,503 / 12,511 | $1,261,215 | ||
September 29, 2017 | Boston | TD Garden | — | — | ||
September 30, 2017 | ||||||
October 2, 2017 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 21,688 / 22,667 | $2,618,096 | ||
October 6, 2017 | ||||||
October 8, 2017 | Newark | Prudential Center | 10,067 / 11,307 | $1,118,597 | ||
October 9, 2017[c] | Quebec City | Canada | Videotron Centre | 11,798 / 12,700 | $996,542 | |
October 11, 2017 | Brooklyn | United States | Barclays Center | 9,055 / 11,712 | $1,002,705 | |
October 12, 2017[d] | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | — | — | ||
October 16, 2017 | Louisville | KFC Yum! Center | 9,192 / 12,433 | $689,988 | ||
October 18, 2017 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | 8,276 / 8,868 | $695,458 | ||
October 22, 2017 | St. Louis | Scottrade Center | — | — | ||
October 24, 2017 | Chicago | United Center | ||||
October 25, 2017 | ||||||
October 27, 2017 | Kansas City | Sprint Center | 8,507 / 10,350 | $820,925 | ||
October 31, 2017[e] | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | — | — | |
November 1, 2017[e] | ||||||
November 7, 2017 | Los Angeles | United States | Staples Center | Purity Ring | ||
November 8, 2017 | ||||||
November 10, 2017 | ||||||
November 14, 2017 | San Jose | SAP Center | 10,770 / 11,798 | $1,211,375 | ||
November 24, 2017 | Salt Lake City | Vivint Smart Home Arena | — | — | ||
November 26, 2017 | Denver | Pepsi Center | 9,340 / 10,198 | $1,097,949 | ||
November 28, 2017 | Omaha | CenturyLink Center Omaha | 10,017 / 11,965 | $769,168 | ||
November 29, 2017 | Tulsa | BOK Center | 10,243 / 11,208 | $672,842 | ||
December 1, 2017 | Saint Paul | Xcel Energy Center | — | — | ||
December 2, 2017 | Des Moines | Wells Fargo Arena | ||||
December 4, 2017 | Milwaukee | BMO Harris Bradley Center | ||||
December 6, 2017 | Detroit | Little Caesars Arena | 11,475 / 11,475 | $895,084 | ||
December 7, 2017 | Grand Rapids | Van Andel Arena | — | — | ||
December 9, 2017 | Indianapolis | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | 9,595 / 9,595 | $871,077 | ||
December 10, 2017 | Cleveland | Quicken Loans Arena | 8,744 / 11,374 | $896,760 | ||
December 12, 2017 | Atlanta | Philips Arena | 8,782 / 10,580 | $950,017 | ||
December 15, 2017 | Tampa | Amalie Arena | 9,334 / 11,555 | $981,256 | ||
December 17, 2017 | Orlando | Amway Center | 10,071 / 11,294 | $1,145,356 | ||
December 20, 2017 | Miami | American Airlines Arena | 12,754 / 12,754 | $1,570,092 | ||
Asia[14] | ||||||
December 31, 2017 | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | du Arena | Martin Avari | 22,500 / 22,500 | $2,477,202 |
Leg 1 — North America[10][11][15][16] | ||||||
January 5, 2018 | New Orleans | United States | Smoothie King Center | Carly Rae Jepsen | — | — |
January 7, 2018 | Houston | Toyota Center | 9,655 / 10,432 | $1,139,385 | ||
January 10, 2018 | San Antonio | AT&T Center | 12,637 / 12,637 | $956,673 | ||
January 12, 2018 | North Little Rock | Verizon Arena | 10,270 / 12,000 | $793,991 | ||
January 14, 2018 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 11,341 / 11,341 | $1,455,098 | ||
January 19, 2018 | Glendale | Gila River Arena | — | — | ||
January 20, 2018 | Paradise | T-Mobile Arena | 12,944 / 13,947 | $1,230,517 | ||
January 31, 2018 | Sacramento | Golden 1 Center | 10,635 / 11,024 | $1,206,081 | ||
February 2, 2018 | Portland | Moda Center | 11,756 / 12,530 | $1,144,786 | ||
February 3, 2018 | Tacoma | Tacoma Dome | 17,136 / 17,970 | $1,436,723 | ||
February 5, 2018 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena | 22,888 / 24,843 | $1,761,537 | |
February 6, 2018 | ||||||
Leg 2 — South America[10] | ||||||
March 8, 2018 | Santiago | Chile | Pista Atlética Estadio Nacional | Augusto Schuster | 15,336 / 22,191 | $1,409,543 |
March 11, 2018 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Club Ciudad | Lali | 11,369 / 13,308 | $999,068 |
March 14, 2018[f] | Porto Alegre | Brazil | Arena do Grêmio | Valéria Bebe Rexha |
13,989 / 14,707 | $1,161,742 |
March 17, 2018 | São Paulo | Allianz Parque | Bebe Rexha | 37,284 / 37,284 | $2,926,354 | |
March 18, 2018[g] | Rio de Janeiro | Praça da Apoteose | — | 11,888 / 13,509 | $808,049 | |
March 21, 2018 | Lima | Peru | Jockey Club Parcela H | 8,036 / 9,136 | $653,722 | |
Leg 3 — Asia[10] | ||||||
March 27, 2018 | Saitama | Japan | Saitama Super Arena | — | — | — |
March 28, 2018 | ||||||
March 30, 2018 | Hong Kong | AsiaWorld–Arena | ||||
April 2, 2018 | Manila | Philippines | Mall of Asia Arena | |||
April 4, 2018 | Taipei | Taiwan | Taipei Arena | |||
April 6, 2018 | Seoul | South Korea | Gocheok Sky Dome | |||
April 8, 2018 | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium | Zedd | |||
April 10, 2018 | Bangkok | Thailand | IMPACT Arena | India Carney | ||
April 14, 2018 | Bumi Serpong Damai | Indonesia | Indonesia Convention Exhibition | — | ||
Leg 4 — North America[10] | ||||||
May 3, 2018 | Mexico City | Mexico | Arena Ciudad de México | CYN | 44,000 / 44,000 | $2,872,249 |
May 4, 2018 | ||||||
May 8, 2018 | Monterrey | Arena Monterrey | 29,000 / 29,000 | $1,722,614 | ||
May 9, 2018 | ||||||
May 11, 2018 | Guadalajara | Arena VFG | 10,359 / 10,445 | $1,093,943 | ||
May 19, 2018[h] | Santa Barbara | United States | Santa Barbara Bowl | — | — | — |
Leg 5 — Europe[10][20][21] | ||||||
May 23, 2018 | Cologne | Germany | Lanxess Arena | Tove Styrke | 15,311 / 15,314 | $1,330,383 |
May 24, 2018 | Antwerp | Belgium | Sportpaleis | 15,025 / 21,171 | $1,255,551 | |
May 26, 2018 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Ziggo Dome | — | — | |
May 27, 2018 | ||||||
May 29, 2018 | Paris | France | AccorHotels Arena | 29,647 / 30,921 | $2,841,439 | |
May 30, 2018 | ||||||
June 1, 2018 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | 12,000 / 12,000 | $1,046,880 | |
June 2, 2018 | Bologna | Italy | Unipol Arena | 12,706 / 12,706 | $1,134,752 | |
June 4, 2018 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle | — | — | |
June 6, 2018 | Berlin | Germany | Mercedes-Benz Arena | |||
June 8, 2018 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Royal Arena | |||
June 10, 2018 | Stockholm | Sweden | Ericsson Globe | |||
June 14, 2018 | London | England | The O2 Arena | Hailee Steinfeld | 25,913 / 29,609 | $2,194,680 |
June 15, 2018 | ||||||
June 18, 2018 | Birmingham | Arena Birmingham | 9,264 / 11,182 | $835,564 | ||
June 19, 2018 | Sheffield | Sheffield Arena | 6,423 / 9,251 | $500,720 | ||
June 21, 2018 | Liverpool | Echo Arena | 6,565 / 9,309 | $509,738 | ||
June 22, 2018 | Manchester | Manchester Arena | 10,558 / 11,607 | $860,252 | ||
June 24, 2018 | Glasgow | Scotland | SSE Hydro | 11,274 / 11,453 | $911,064 | |
June 25, 2018 | Newcastle | England | Metro Radio Arena | 5,715 / 9,511 | $450,802 | |
June 28, 2018 | Barcelona | Spain | Palau Sant Jordi | — | — | |
June 30, 2018[i] | Lisbon | Portugal | Parque da Bela Vista | — | ||
Leg 6 — Africa[10] | ||||||
July 18, 2018 | Johannesburg | South Africa | Ticketpro Dome | The Dolls Elle B |
39,616 / 40,955 | $2,724,946 |
July 20, 2018 | ||||||
July 21, 2018 | ||||||
Leg 7 — Oceania[10][23][24][25] | ||||||
July 24, 2018 | Perth | Australia | Perth Arena | Starley | 22,633 / 22,992 | $1,978,590 |
July 25, 2018 | ||||||
July 28, 2018 | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | — | — | ||
July 30, 2018 | ||||||
July 31, 2018 | ||||||
August 2, 2018 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena | 31,834 / 45,001 | $3,390,085 | ||
August 3, 2018 | ||||||
August 5, 2018 | ||||||
August 8, 2018 | Brisbane | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Zedd | 16,882 / 18,749 | $1,836,124 | |
August 10, 2018 | ||||||
August 13, 2018 | Sydney | Qudos Bank Arena | — | — | ||
August 14, 2018 | ||||||
August 16, 2018 | ||||||
August 17, 2018 | ||||||
August 20, 2018 | Auckland | New Zealand | Spark Arena | 18,800 / 20,399 | $1,655,836 | |
August 21, 2018 | ||||||
Total | — | — |
Cancelled shows
changeDate | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
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September 16, 2017 | Buffalo | United States | KeyBank Center | Production delays[26] |
September 27, 2017 | Charlotte | Spectrum Center | Scheduling conflict[27] |
Notes
change- ↑ The September 19, 2017, concert at Bell Centre in Montreal was originally scheduled to take place on September 9, 2017, but was postponed due to "production delays".[13]
- ↑ The September 24, 2017, concert at Schottenstein Center in Columbus was originally scheduled to take place on September 7, 2017, marking the start of the tour, but was postponed due to "production delays".[13]
- ↑ The concert of October 9, 2017, at Videotron Centre in Quebec City was originally scheduled to take place on September 10, 2017, but was postponed due to "production delays".[13]
- ↑ The concert of October 12, 2017, at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia was originally scheduled to take place on September 18, 2017, but was postponed due to "production delays".[13]
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The concerts of October 31, 2017, and November 1, 2017, at Air Canada Centre in Toronto were originally scheduled to take place on September 12, 2017 and September 13, 2017 respectively, but were postponed due to "production delays".[13]
- ↑ The concert of March 14, 2018 was rescheduled and relocated to Arena do Grêmio in Porto Alegre from March 15, 2018 at Pedreira Paulo Leminski in Curitiba due to high demand.[17]
- ↑ The concert of March 18, 2018, in Rio de Janeiro was relocated to Praça da Apoteose from Barra Olympic Park.[18]
- ↑ The concert of May 19, 2018, at Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara is part of Witness: Coming Home, a benefit concert in Perry's hometown that will benefit who are still recovering from the aftermath of the 2017 California wildfires and 2018 Southern California mudflows.[19]
- ↑ The concert of June 30, 2018, at Parque da Bela Vista in Lisbon is part of Rock in Rio Lisboa festival.[22]
References
change- ↑ Ed Masley (January 20, 2018). "Katy Perry show bears witness to singer's enduring appeal a decade after 'Kissed a Girl'". AZ Central. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
- ↑ Mike Wass (September 20, 2017). "Crazy Costumes & Cosmic Props: Katy Perry Kicks Off The 'Witness Tour'". Idolator. Retrieved September 20, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Weatherby, Taylor (October 7, 2017). "7 Parts of Katy Perry's Tour You Have to 'Witness' to Believe". Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Katy Perry Calls for 'Some Freakin' Peace' While Praising Fans for Attending Her Concert Following the Mass Shooting". People music. October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Katy Perry homenageia Marielle Franco e recebe irmã e filha da vereadora em show no Rio" [Katy Perry pays homage to Marielle Franco and welcomes her sister and daughter during show in Rio] (in Portuguese). Jornal O Globo. March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Antoinette Bruno (March 28, 2018). "Fans Think This Is Katy Perry's Unconventional Pet Name for Orlando Bloom". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- ↑ "Katy Perry, successo a Bologna per l'unica data italiana. SCALETTA" [Katy Perry, success in Bologna for the only Italian date. SETLIST]. Rockol.it (in Italian). June 3, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ↑ Dianne Bourne (June 25, 2018). "Katy Perry faces FINE for late-running Manchester concert after she broke arena curfew". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ↑ "Katy Perry abduce Barcelona con su Witness: The Tour" [Katy Perry abducts Barcelona with her Witness: The Tour]. MSN (in Spanish). June 29, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 "Tour – Katy Perry". KatyPerry.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Kreps, Daniel (May 15, 2017). "Katy Perry Announces New Album 'Witness,' Maps Fall Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ↑ Sources for boxscore:
- "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 4, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
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- "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 14, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Kaufman, Gil (August 17, 2017). "Katy Perry Pushes Back Start of Witness Tour Due to 'Unavoidable Production Delays'". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Katy Perry Is Returning To The UAE On New Year's Eve". Harper's Bazaar. November 6, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ↑ Stuart Derdeyn (November 22, 2017). "Concert Announcement: Katy Perry adds second Vancouver show at Rogers Arena". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ↑ Sources for boxscore:
- "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- "Current Boxscore : Billboard". Billboard. March 27, 2018. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ↑ "Katy Perry no Brasil: Show de Curitiba é transferido para Porto Alegre". globo. December 13, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ↑ "Show de Katy Perry no Rio muda de local e será na Praça da Apoteose". HuffPost Brasil. March 1, 2018. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ↑ Shackleford, Tom (March 13, 2018). "Katy Perry announces Witness: Coming Home benefit show at the Santa Barbara Bowl". AXS. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ Nick Levine (June 2, 2017). "Katy Perry announces UK and European 'Witness' tour dates". NME. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ↑ Sources for boxscore:
- "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Katy Perry, Jessie J, Ivete Sangalo e Hailee Steinfeld: 30 de Junho no Palco Mundo". February 26, 2018. Archived from the original on February 27, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Katy Perry Adds Additional Australian Dates for WITNESS Tour". Broadway World. July 31, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Katy Perry Adds Final Dates To 2018 Australian Tour". The Music. May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ↑ Sources for boxscore:
- "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Katy Perry – CANCELLED". KeyBank Center. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Katy Perry – Cancelled". Spectrum Center. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.