LA to the Moon Tour

Summary

The LA to the Moon Tour was the fourth headlining concert tour by American singer Lana Del Rey, in support of her fifth studio album and fourth major-label studio album, Lust for Life (2017). The tour began on January 5, 2018, at the Target Center in Minneapolis,[1][2] and visited cities across North America, South America, Oceania and Europe.[3] Originally scheduled to end September 7, 2018, in Lehavot HaBashan, it ended early in Budapest on August 10, 2018, due to protest associated with the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict.[4]

LA to the Moon Tour
Tour by Lana Del Rey
Location
  • North America
  • Latin America
  • Oceania
  • Europe
Associated albumLust for Life
Start dateJanuary 5, 2018 (2018-01-05)
End dateAugust 10, 2018 (2018-08-10)
Legs4
No. of shows23 in North America
4 in Latin America
3 in Oceania
8 in Europe
38 in total
Box officeUS$22.5 million dollars
Lana Del Rey concert chronology

Background edit

Del Rey's fifth studio album, Lust for Life was officially released worldwide on July 21, 2017. During the months leading up to the album's release, fans and press speculated whether or not Del Rey would embark on a headlining concert tour in support of the album, as she did not for her previous release, Honeymoon. In an interview for Beats 1 on July 12, 2017, Zane Lowe asked Del Rey if she planned to go on a world tour and she seemed unsure,[5] but during the following months Del Rey began to announce various one-off promotional concerts across the United Kingdom and United States. The promotional tour took place from July to October 2017, and consisted of concerts at intimate venues in London,[6] cities in California[7][8][9] and New York City,[10] as well as shows at the Echo Arena Liverpool and the SSE Hydro in the United Kingdom.[11]

On August 19, 2017, Del Rey confirmed in a video via Instagram that she would be embarking on an official world tour in support of Lust for Life, as her first official headlining concert tour since The Endless Summer Tour in 2015, which was in support of Ultraviolence. Del Rey teased many details of the tour during the following weeks, she informed fans of what continents she would be visiting and how to purchase tickets through presale.[12]

The first dates for the LA to the Moon Tour were eventually announced on September 27, 2017, with a leg of North American dates,[13] and on the same day Del Rey announced that she would be appearing at various South American festivals.[14][15] Tickets for the North American shows became available for presale on September 29, followed by general sale on October 2. The North American leg is supported by American singer Jhené Aiko and Colombian-American singer Kali Uchis. Australian and European dates for the tour were announced on October 16, 2017.[16][17][18]

On January 16, 2018, it was announced that American singer Børns, whom Del Rey had recently collaborated with on two tracks for his second studio album Blue Madonna, would be joining Del Rey as the opening act for the Australian leg of the tour.[19]

Development and stage edit

In an interview with MTV during October 2017, Del Rey stated that she was working to create a stage design for the tour that incorporates "lots of senses", and beach themed projections with "beautiful structures that move in and out of the stage to give it a classic feeling".[20] The stage design, designed by Jason Ardizzone-West, was revealed once the tour began on January 5, 2018. The stage features an array of beach-themed props and is backed by a large screen displaying visuals designed by Storme Whitby-Grubb.[21] Terence Cawley of The Boston Globe described the set-up as a "microcosm of [Del Rey's] beloved California" with a display of rock formations, palm trees, and beach chairs.[22] Reed Fischer of GoMN similarly described the stage as "pure Los Angeles", suiting the title of the tour, "LA to the Moon", with "projections of crashing waves, a fast-moving highway, and a sun-drenched swimming pool danced on the stage floor throughout the night".[23]

Set list edit

This set list is representative of the show on January 5, 2018, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It does not represent all dates throughout the tour.[24][23]

  1. "13 Beaches" (with "Experiment in Terror" intro)
  2. "Pretty When You Cry"
  3. "Cherry" (with "Scarborough Fair" outro)
  4. "Born to Die"
  5. "Blue Jeans"
  6. "White Mustang"
  7. "National Anthem" (with "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" intro)
  8. "When the World Was at War We Kept Dancing"
  9. "Music to Watch Boys To"
  10. "Lust for Life"
  11. "Change" / "Black Beauty" / "Young and Beautiful"
  12. "Ride" (introduced with monologue from Ride short film)
  13. "Video Games"
  14. "Love"
  15. "Ultraviolence"
  16. "Summertime Sadness"
  17. "Serial Killer"
  18. "Off to the Races"

Notes edit

  • During the show in Boston on January 13, 2018, "Yayo" was performed in place of "Serial Killer".[citation needed]
  • During the shows in Hawaii and Latin America, "High By the Beach" "Florida Kilos" and "West Coast" were added to the set list.
  • During the Nashville show on February 6, 2018, she performed "Yayo", "Body Electric", "God bless America- and all the beautiful women in it", and "Honeymoon".
  • During the show in Melbourne on March 31, 2018, Del Rey performed "High by the Beach", "Gods & Monsters", "Million Dollar Man", "West Coast" and "Shades of Cool".[25]
  • In place of certain songs, Del Rey has performed (at select venues) "Yayo", "God Bless America – and All the Beautiful Women in It", "Honeymoon", "Body Electric", "Diet Mountain Dew", "Dark Paradise", "Radio", "Get Free", "Old Money", "Cruel World", "Salvatore", "Terrence Loves You", "Paradise", "High by the beach", "West coast", "Gods & Monsters", "Carmen" and "Florida Kilos".
  • In select venues Del Rey also performed acapella versions of "In My Feelings", "Heroin", "Art Deco", "Get Free" and "God Bless America- and all the beautiful women in it".[citation needed]

Shows edit

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
Date (2018) City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
Leg 1 – North America[1][3][26]
January 5 Minneapolis United States Target Center Jhené Aiko 11,974 / 14,550 $639,236
January 7 Denver Pepsi Center 6,940 / 13,509 $578,045
January 11 Chicago United Center 12,140 / 13,515 $900,096
January 13 Boston TD Garden 11,813 / 13,297 $966,495
January 15 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre Kali Uchis 12,771 / 12,771 $1,062,700
January 17 Detroit United States Little Caesars Arena 6,808 / 10,650 $479,997
January 19 Newark Prudential Center 10,918 / 13,001 $865,985
January 21 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 7,178 / 15,392 $568,702
January 23 Columbus Schottenstein Center 8,184 / 12,674 $574,514
January 25 Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena 9,086 / 13,812 $679,954
January 26 State College Bryce Jordan Center 6,289 / 9,553 $327,505
January 30 Charlotte Spectrum Center 7,448 / 9,677 $524,082
February 1 Sunrise[a] BB&T Center 7,241 / 13,270 $589,582
February 2 Orlando Amway Center -
February 5 Atlanta Philips Arena 7,370 / 12,275 $604,500
February 6 Nashville Bridgestone Arena 9,558 / 12,529 $572,874
February 8 Dallas American Airlines Center 9,929 / 13,365 $824,168
February 10 Houston Toyota Center 9,202 / 11,143 $868,366
February 11 Austin Frank Erwin Center 9,112 / 10,941 $807,280
February 13 Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena Kali Uchis 10,428 / 13,389 $762,153
February 15 San Diego Valley View Casino Center 10,479 / 11,236 $926,668
February 16 Paradise[b] Mandalay Bay Events Center 8,880 / 9,210 $794,687
February 28 Honolulu Waikiki Shell 6,359 / 8,026 $348,147
Leg 2 – South America[14][15]
March 17[c] San Isidro[d] Argentina Hipódromo de San Isidro
March 18[c] Santiago Chile Parque O'Higgins
March 23[e] Bogotá Colombia Parque Deportivo 222
March 25[c] São Paulo Brazil Autódromo de Interlagos
Leg 3 – Oceania[3][16][27]
March 29 Brisbane Australia Riverstage Børns
March 31 Melbourne Sidney Myer Music Bowl
April 2 Sydney Qudos Bank Arena 12,614 / 13,657 $1,215,120
Leg 4 – Europe[3][17]
April 11 Assago Italy Mediolanum Forum Cat Power
April 13 Rome PalaLottomatica
April 16 Berlin Germany Mercedes-Benz Arena
April 17 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
April 19 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi
April 20 Madrid Palacio Vistalegre
June 29[f] Panenský Týnec Czechia Panenský Týnec Airfield
August 10[g] Budapest Hungary Hajógyári Island
Total $22,500,000[30]

Cancelled shows edit

List of cancelled concerts showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
Date (2018) City Country Venue Reason
January 9 Kansas City United States Sprint Center Illness[31]
September 7 Lehavot HaBashan Israel Pecan Park BDS Movement[4]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Promoted as Ft. Lauderdale
  2. ^ Promoted as Las Vegas
  3. ^ a b c The concerts on March 17, 18, and 25, 2018 were part of Lollapalooza.[14]
  4. ^ Promoted as Buenos Aires
  5. ^ The concert on March 23, 2018, in Bogotá, Colombia at Parque Deportivo 222 is a part of Estéreo Picnic Festival.[15]
  6. ^ The concert on June 29, 2018, in Panenský Týnec, Czech Republic was part of the Aerodrome Festival.[28]
  7. ^ The concert on August 10, 2018, in Budapest, Hungary at Hajógyári Island was part of the Sziget Festival.[29]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Kreps, Daniel (September 27, 2017). "Lana Del Rey Sets 2018 LA to the Moon Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  2. ^ Ortiz, Edwinl (September 27, 2017). "Lana Del Rey Announces L.A. to the Moon Tour With Special Guests Jhené Aiko and Kali Uchis". Complex. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
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  4. ^ a b Embury-Dennis, Tom (September 1, 2018). "Lana Del Rey cancels Israeli music festival performance after backlash". Independent. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  5. ^ "Listen to 'The Lana Del Rey Interview' posted by Zane Lowe". Apple Music. 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  6. ^ Trendell, Andrew (July 18, 2017). "Lana Del Rey announces a rare UK show at Brixton Academy". NME. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  7. ^ "Lana Del Rey announces intimate House of Blues shows in Anaheim, San Diego next week". Orange County Register. 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  8. ^ Demaria, Richie (September 13, 2017). "Lana Del Rey's Sweet Sadness". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  9. ^ Carmancia, Jon (September 6, 2017). "Review: Lana Del Rey, a Character No More". The New York Times. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  10. ^ "Lana Del Rey Announces New York City Shows". The Fader. 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  11. ^ "Lana Del Rey announces Liverpool and Glasgow UK dates". NME. 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  12. ^ Gamp, Joe (August 19, 2017). "Lana Del Rey announces world tour in support of chart-topping album Lust For Life". Metro. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  13. ^ "Lana Del Rey Announces Tour". Pitchfork. 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  14. ^ a b c "Lollapalooza Chile, Argentina, and Brasil 2018 Headliners: Pearl Jam & More". Billboard. 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  15. ^ a b c "Artistas del cartel de Estereo Picnic 2018". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  16. ^ a b Waterhouse, Jonah (October 16, 2017). "Lana Del Rey Releases Australia Tour Dates". Elle. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  17. ^ a b European dates:
    • "Lana Del Rey – Biglietti per i Concerti". Live Nation Italia (in Italian). Archived from the original on November 19, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
    • "Lana Del Rey Tourdaten & Konzerte 2018". Live Nation Deutschland (in German). Archived from the original on November 19, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
    • "Lana Del Rey Tickets concert". Live Nation Belgique (in French). Archived from the original on November 19, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
    • "Lana Del Rey Entradas de Conciertos". Live Nation España (in Spanish). Archived from the original on November 19, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  18. ^ "Lana Del Rey ha annunciato due concerti in Italia ad aprile 2018!". MTV Italia (in Italian). October 17, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  19. ^ "Lana Del Rey Tour 2018 Australia, Dates and Tickets". Secret Sounds. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  20. ^ "Lana Del Rey Talks Next Music Video & Tour w/ Kali Uchis & Jhené Aiko | MTV News". YouTube. October 31, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  21. ^ "Set Design — Lana Del Rey Arena Tour 2018". Jason Ardizzone-West. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  22. ^ Cawley, Terence (January 14, 2018). "California dreaming with Lana Del Rey at TD Garden". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  23. ^ a b Fischer, Reed (January 7, 2018). "Review: Lana Del Rey rocks slow and steady at Target Center". GoMN. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  24. ^ Harris, Keith (January 8, 2018). "A surprisingly down-to-earth Lana Del Rey takes her time at Target Center". City Pages. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  25. ^ He, Richard S. (2 April 2018). "Dark Paradise: Lana Del Rey's first Australian tour in 6 years". Red Bull. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  26. ^ North American box score:
    • "Current Boxscore". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
    • "Current Boxscore". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
    • "Current Boxscore". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
    • "Current Boxscore". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  27. ^ Oceania box score:
    • "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 11, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  28. ^ Koloničná, Markéta (March 14, 2018). "Festival Aerodrome ohlásil další velké lákadlo, přijede Lana Del Rey". MonsterMusic (in Czech). Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  29. ^ Moore, Sam (March 13, 2018). "Lana Del Rey completes epic line-up for Sziget 2018". NME. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  30. ^ "2018 Mid Year Top 100 Worldwide Tours" (PDF). 2018-07-17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  31. ^ Diggs, Troy (January 8, 2018). "Pop star Lana Del Rey cancels Kansas City concert". WDAF-TV. Retrieved January 8, 2018.

External links edit

  • LA to the Moon Tour on the Lana Del Rey Official Website