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The Honeymoon Tour
Tour by Ariana Grande
Associated albumMy Everything
Start dateFebruary 25, 2015 (2015-02-25)
End dateJune 16, 2015 (2015-06-16)
Legs2
No. of shows
  • 26 in North America
  • 14 in Europe
  • 40 Total
Ariana Grande concert chronology

The Honeymoon Tour is the second concert tour by American recording artist Ariana Grande in support of her second studio album, My Everything (2014). The tour, which was officially announced on September 10, 2014, will travel across North America and Europe playing a total of forty shows over a span of five months. The tour began on February 25, 2015 in Independence, Missouri and will conclude June 16, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. The first leg, which is supported by English boy band Rixton and Norwegian disc jockey Cashmere Cat, has thus far received generally mixed reviews despite soaring ticket prices on the secondary market.

Background

On June 5, 2014, about a month before the release of "Break Free", the second single from My Everything (2014), Grande confirmed plans of a tour in support of the upcoming album via her Twitter account. Through her account, Grande stated that she had signed her tour contract and will be visiting continents other than North America, therefore making the tour her first world tour. During this time, there were many rumors of fellow recording artist Iggy Azalea joining Grande on tour due to their massive success on Grande's track, "Problem", but these rumors were proven false when Grande and Azalea announced separate headlining tours in September and December, respectively.[1]

About a week after the release of My Everything, on September 10, 2014, Grande officially announced the tour's title, which is a reference to the opening track off of Grande's debut album, Yours Truly (2013), and the tour's North American leg.[2] The first leg, which is promoted by Live Nation, will visit twenty-six cities across North America beginning on February 25, 2015 in Independence, Missouri and concluding on April 16, 2015 in Vancouver, Canada. Tickets for the first leg of the tour went on sale to the general public on September 20, 2014 through Live Nation's website.[3] Supporting acts for the North American leg include English pop rock band Rixton, who will be promoting their latest studio effort, Let the Road (2015), and Norwegian EDM disc jockey Cashmere Cat.[4]

The European leg of the tour was announced on November 17, 2014, which was about a week after Grande's performance and multiple wins at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards, held in Glasgow, Scotland. The second leg of the tour will start on May 15, 2015 in Paris, France and will end a month later on June 16, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. Tickets for the second leg of the tour became available to the public four days after the announcement, on November 21, 2014.[5]

In the months leading up to the tour, Grande had been publicly tweeting to her followers from rehearsals teasing them about the tour. To show her devotion for the tour, Grande tweeted "These rehearsals are kicking my ass but I love it. Really want to make this show the best I'm capable of." Grande also shared a video from rehearsals that features her practicing with Mi.Mu Gloves, which she will be using onstage during her performances.[6] Mi.Mu Gloves, which were designed and created by Imogen Heap, are used to alter the wearer's voice by moving their hands in different directions. In the rehearsal video, Grande can be seen singing chords from songs such as "Why Try" while practicing with the technologically advanced gloves.[7] In another rehearsal video posted through the tour's official YouTube page, Grande shared the band arrangement of "One Last Time", the fourth single from My Everything, which includes an extended string intro and raised key change.[8]

On February 25, 2015, Grande shared an Instagram video of a conversation between herself and her now-deceased grandfather, in which he gives her advice and shows support of her career. It was then revealed during the opening night show that the same video posted is a part of a tribute dedicated to Grande's grandfather that takes place during every concert before she sings the ballad, "My Everything".[9] Also during the opening night of the tour, Cashmere Cat debuted a new collaboration between himself and Grande, which they had hinted at on Twitter weeks before the tour officially started.[10] About a week after the tour had started, the song, officially titled "Adore", was released to iTunes and became available to stream on Vevo on March 3, 2015.[11]

Commercial reception

Shortly after the tickets for the first leg of the tour went on sale, Forbes noted increasingly huge ticket prices for the tour. Jesse Lawrence from the business magazine reported that the average ticket price for the tour was about $225 on the secondary market after a couple of days of being on sale. He also mentioned that the most expensive date for the tour was in New York City with a price of $341 per ticket, which was 51% above the tour's ticket average on the secondary market. Also in his report, Lawrence mentioned that the cheapest show, which was in Dallas, had an average ticket price of $191, which was only 15% below the tour's average price per ticket on the secondary market. Also noted in the article was that the rising ticket prices of Grande's tour had surpassed the ticket prices of fellow pop stars Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. Tickets for Perry's Prismatic World Tour (2014—2015) averaged about $216 on the secondary market, which was 4% below Grande's tour average, and tickets for Gaga's ArtRave: The Artpop Ball (2014) weighed in at about $169 per ticket on the secondary market, which was around 25% lower than Grande's tour average at the time.[12]

However, in the following months the average ticket prices for the tour began to drop gradually. In late September 2014, the average price for a ticket on the secondary market added up to be about $201 according to TiqIQ. The most expensive date on the secondary market had changed from New York City to San Jose with a total of $456 per ticket.[13] A couple months later, in January 2015, it was reported that the average ticket price on the secondary market had dropped again, cashing in at about $178 per ticket on the secondary market.[14] By February 2015, the average ticket price for Grande's tour dropped to a total of $168 per ticket. The most expensive date shifted back to New York City and the least expensive date changed from Dallas to Independence with a price of $91 per ticket, which was 44% below the tour's average price per ticket at the time. In comparison to other pop stars, Grande fell behind the likes of Perry and Taylor Swift, but managed to top other artists such as Meghan Trainor. Trainor's That Bass Tour (2015) averaged about $147 per ticket on the secondary market, which was 12.5% below Grande's average price per ticket. On the other end of the spectrum, Perry's tickets increased slightly to an average of $221 per ticket, and Swift's tickets for the 1989 World Tour (2015) added up to a total of $294 per ticket on the secondary market.[15]

Critical response

The tour has thus far received a generally mixed response from critics. In a positive review of the opening show in Independence, Missouri, Timothy Finn of The Kansas City Star gave Grande praise for her energy and enthusiasm when singing and dancing along with her crew. Finn described the show as an "extravagant mix of music, dance, lasers, videos, pyrotechnics, and costume changes, akin to the kinds of audio-visual spectacles delivered by fellow pop-divas like Katy Perry and Britney Spears." He also noted that even though Grande proclaimed to be nervous, it didn't show. One complaint made by Finn was the level of volume in the arena. He proclaimed "The sound was an issue at times, mostly due to high volume." He went on to say that "During a few songs, it was so loud her voice was hard to hear over the music and other noise and lyrics were hard to decipher."[16]

Piet Levy of the The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel criticized the show heavily by stating Grande "isn't ready for the big leagues." Elaborating on his comment, Levy goes on to say that the performance "didn't signify the birth of the next superstar. Most of the time, it felt like a dress rehearsal." Levy continued to pick apart the performance by stating it was "uninspired and misguided", while also commenting Grande's "confused, uncertain, insecure" presence throughout the show. He also noted that Grande seemingly held back vocally on songs such as "Bang Bang" and "Why Try", which he also criticized for the use of the Mi.Mu Gloves stating "Who honestly thought chopping up and electronically manipulating Grande's pretty voice was a good idea?" Despite the harsh criticism, Levy applauded Grande for her "sensational vocals" during performances of the ballads "My Everything" and "Just a Little Bit of Your Heart".[17]

In another mixed review from John Bream of the Star Tribune, Bream simply stated that "Grande's not big enough to pull off [an] arena spectacle." He continued on to say that the performance "was too busy, dimly lit and just ill conceived." He also felt that "The emphasis should have been on the vocals and not on overcooked attempts at pizazz." Bream went on to compare some of the tour's aspects to the likes of Katy Perry, Cher, and Madonna, but not in a positive way. He also disliked the use of the Mi.Mu Gloves by stating "With such a terrific voice in an era of few stand-out female voices, why would Grande want to muck things up with technology?" Bream too praised Grande for her outstanding vocals on the track "Just a Little Bit of Your Heart" stating "It was her most focused and heartfelt vocal of the evening." Bream also complimented Grande on her "prodigious pipes" during up-tempo pieces such as "Love Me Harder" at one point even comparing her vocals to those of Adele.[18]

Set list

This set list is representative of the show on February 28, 2015 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[17]

  1. "Bang Bang"
  2. "Hands on Me"
  3. "Best Mistake"
  4. "Break Your Heart Right Back"
  5. "Be My Baby"
  6. "Right There"
  7. "The Way"
  8. "Pink Champagne"
  9. "Tattooed Heart"
  10. "Lovin' It" (Interlude)
  11. "One Last Time"
  12. "Why Try"
  13. "My Everything"
  14. "Just a Little Bit of Your Heart"
  15. "Love Me Harder"
  16. "All My Love"
  17. "Honeymoon Avenue"
  18. "Break Free"
  19. "Problem"
Notes
  • During the opening night show in Independence, Missouri, Grande was involved in a mechanical lift incident before the performance of "Love Me Harder", therefore causing her to appear onstage after the song had already begun, however Grande was still providing her vocals during the time of malfunction.[19]
  • During the show in Rosemont, Illinois, Grande joined Cashmere Cat during his opening set to perform their single, "Adore", which was released earlier that same day.[20]

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, amount of available tickets, and gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Opening acts Attendance Revenue
North America[21]
February 25, 2015 Independence United States Independence Events Center Cashmere Cat
Rixton 		— —
February 28, 2015 Milwaukee BMO Harris Bradley Center — —
March 1, 2015 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center — —
March 3, 2015 Rosemont Allstate Arena — —
March 5, 2015 Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena — —
March 7, 2015 Detroit Joe Louis Arena — —
March 8, 2015 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre — —
March 10, 2015 Pittsburgh United States Petersen Events Center — —
March 12, 2015 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center — —
March 14, 2015 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena — —
March 15, 2015 Worcester DCU Center — —
March 17, 2015[A] Houston NRG Stadium — —
March 20, 2015 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
March 21, 2015
March 24, 2015 Atlanta Philips Arena — —
March 26, 2015 Orlando Amway Center — —
March 28, 2015 Miami American Airlines Arena — —
March 31, 2015 San Antonio AT&T Center — —
April 1, 2015 Dallas American Airlines Center — —
April 3, 2015 Oklahoma City Chesapeake Energy Arena — —
April 6, 2015 Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena — —
April 8, 2015 Inglewood The Forum — —
April 10, 2015 Anaheim Honda Center — —
April 12, 2015 San Jose SAP Center — —
April 14, 2015 Seattle KeyArena — —
April 16, 2015 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena — —
Europe[22]
May 15, 2015 Paris France Zénith de Paris — — —
May 19, 2015 Berlin Germany Max-Schmeling-Halle — — —
May 21, 2015 Stockholm Sweden Ericsson Globe — — —
May 22, 2015 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum — — —
May 25, 2015 Milan Italy Mediolanum Forum — — —
May 28, 2015 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome — — —
May 29, 2015
June 1, 2015 London England The O2 Arena — — —
June 4, 2015 Manchester Manchester Arena — — —
June 8, 2015 Glasgow Scotland The SSE Hydro — — —
June 9, 2015 Birmingham England Barclaycard Arena — — —
June 12, 2015 Antwerp Belgium Lotto Arena — — —
June 13, 2015 Cologne Germany Lanxess Arena — — —
June 16, 2015 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi — — —
Total — —

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
Date City Country Venue Reason
March 17, 2015 Fairfax United States Patriot Center Prior commitments[23]
April 3, 2015 Houston Toyota Center

Notes

References

  1. ^ Adejobi, Alicia (June 5, 2014). "Will Iggy Azalea Be Joining Her? Ariana Grande Announces First WORLD Tour". Entertainmentwise. Gigwise. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  2. ^ Walker, John (September 10, 2014). "Will Ariana Grande 'Honeymoon' In Your Hometown?". MTV. Viacom. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  3. ^ Edwin, Ortiz (September 10, 2014). "Ariana Grande Announces "The Honeymoon" Tour & Dates". Complex. Rich Antoniello. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  4. ^ Anderson, Trevor (September 22, 2014). "Rixton Announces 'Let the Road' LP, Will Open for Ariana Grande". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  5. ^ Heath, Olivia (November 17, 2014). "Ariana Grande announces UK arena tour in 2015". Reveal UK. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  6. ^ Lindner, Emilee (January 16, 2015). "Ariana Grande Is Going Hard For The Honeymoon Tour: Here's Proof". MTV. Viacom. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  7. ^ Szubiak, Ali (January 12, 2015). "Ariana Grande Posts Behind-the-Scenes Video of Tour Prep + Acoustic Version of 'Love Me Harder'". PopCrush. Townsquare Media. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  8. ^ Menyes, Carolyn (February 3, 2015). "Ariana Grande Teases Honeymoon Tour, New Single "One Last Time" with Behind-The-Scenes Rehearsal Footage". Music Times. Music Times LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  9. ^ Kaufman, Gil (February 25, 2015). "Ariana Grande Posts Beautiful Message From Her Late Grandpa Before Launching The Honeymoon Tour". MTV. Viacom. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  10. ^ Roth, Madeline (February 26, 2015). "Cashmere Cat Debuts New Ariana Grande Song During Honeymoon Tour Kickoff". MTV. Viacom. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  11. ^ Lindner, Emilee (March 3, 2015). "Ariana Grande's New Song With Cashmere Cat Will Have You Screaming 'My My Myyyyy My My My My!'". MTV. Viacom. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  12. ^ Lawrence, Jesse (September 18, 2014). "With Announcement Of Honeymoon Tour, Price of Ariana Grande Tickets Could Place Singer Among Pop's Elite". Forbes. Forbes LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  13. ^ Lawrence, Jesse (September 25, 2014). "Fleetwood Mac, Bob Dylan And Stevie Wonder Tickets Lead List Of Top Priced Upcoming Concert Tours". Forbes. Forbes LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  14. ^ Lawrence, Jesse (January 7, 2015). "Fleetwood Mac Leads Top Tours Of 2015 On Secondary Market". Forbes. Forbes LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  15. ^ Lawrence, Jesse (February 19, 2015). "Ariana Grande Rivaling Other Top Pop Stars On Ticket Market". The Huffington Post. HuffPost Entertainment. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  16. ^ Finn, Timothy (February 26, 2015). "Ariana Grande delivers a grand spectacle at Independence Events Center". The Kansas City Star. Mi-Ai Parrish. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  17. ^ a b Levy, Piet (March 1, 2015). "Ariana Grande isn't ready for big leagues at BMO Harris Bradley Center". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Elizabeth Brenner. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  18. ^ Bream, John (March 2, 2015). "Concert review: Grande's not big enough to pull off arena spectacle". Star Tribune. Michael J. Klingensmith. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  19. ^ Willis, Jackie (February 27, 2015). "Ariana Grande Says She 'Almost Died' Opening Night of Her Tour". Entertainment Tonight. CBS Studios Inc. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  20. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (March 4, 2015). "Watch Ariana Grande & Cashmere Cat Perform 'Adore'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  21. ^ North American leg information for The Honeymoon Tour:
  22. ^ European leg information for The Honeymoon Tour:
  23. ^ Yahr, Emily (September 19, 2014). "Ariana Grande is on the brink of a major image problem. How can she fix it?". The Washington Post. Katharine Weymouth. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  24. ^ Guerra, Joey (January 12, 2015). "Pop star Ariana Grande joins four other RodeoHouston first-timers". Houston Chronicle. Jack Sweeney. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
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