Debut tour by Drake | |
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Location | North America |
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Associated album | So Far Gone Thank Me Later |
Start date | April 5, 2010 |
End date | November 6, 2010 |
Legs | 4 |
No. of shows | 79 |
Box office | $8 million ($11.18 million in 2023 dollars)[1] |
Drake concert chronology |
The Away from Home Tour, also marketed as the Light Dreams and Nightmares Tour, was the first headlining concert tour by Canadian recording artist, Drake.
The tour began on April 5, 2010 in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania and continued until November 6, 2010 with its final show scheduled in Las Vegas.[2] Scheduled for 78 performances across the United States and Canada, the tour was also utilized as a part of an environmentally friendly campaign alongside non-profit organization Reverb.[3]
The tour marks Drake's first concert tour after signing with Young Money Entertainment, as well as his first tour where he serves as the headline act. The concert tour, which featured k-os and Francis & The Lights as initial opening acts, is in support of Drake's debut studio album and extended play, Thank Me Later and So Far Gone, respectively. Most of the track-list from these projects were performed, such as singles "Best I Ever Had", "I'm Goin' In", "Successful" and concert closer "Over". Additional singles where Drake acts as a featured artist were also performed, including "I Invented Sex", "BedRock", and "Forever". Despite bookings for a European leg of the tour,[4] it was ultimately scrapped in favor of domestic support of the projects.[5]
The tour had a total gross of over $8 million off of 78 shows, making it one of the highest-grossing hip-hop tours of 2010.[6]
Background
[edit]Drake and Reverb would announce that the Away from Home Tour would be expanded to various colleges throughout the United States.[citation needed]
Dubbed the "Campus Consciousness" leg of the tour, the organization would work with Drake in order to minimize the output of fossil fuels during the tour. By incorporating the use of biodiesel as well as introducing biodegradable and recyclable products throughout the tour, tents that featured green technology sought to teach students about carbon emissions and promote eco-consumer sampling.[3]
Musical additions
[edit]Opening acts
[edit]- k-os (United States — Leg 1)
- Francis & The Lights (United States — Leg 1)
- P. Reign (Canada)
- Clipse (United States — Leg 4)
- Tyga (Bloomington)
Setlist
[edit]- "Forever"
- "Unstoppable"
- "Uptown"
- "Lust for Life"
- "Houstatlantavegas"
- "November 18th"
- "Fireworks"
- "Killers"
- "Money to Blow" / "Big Tymers" / "I'm Still Fly"
- "I'm Goin' In"
- "Every Girl / "Bedrock" / "Throw It In the Bag"
- "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)"
- "A Night Off"
- "Successful"
- "Fear"
- "Say Something"
- "I Invented Sex"
- "Best I Ever Had"
- "Over"
Tour dates
[edit]- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
- A Campus Consciousness Tour
- B New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
- C Bamboozle Festival[11]
- D Spring Fling[12]
- E WWKX Hot Night
- F Hot Jam 9[13]
- G JAM'N 94.5 Summer Jam[14]
- H Summer Jam
- I Super Jam 3
- J Sounds like Paper
- K KUBE 93 Summer Jam[15]
- L Ottawa Bluesfest[16]
- M Indiana State Fair[17]
- N Bumbershoot[18]
- O Aggie Homecoming Concert
- P Powerhouse 2010[19]
- Q Monster Jam
- R Voodoo Music + Arts Experience[20]
- Cancellations and rescheduled shows
April 29, 2010 | Lowell, Massachusetts | Tsongas Center | Cancelled.[12] |
July 2, 2010 | Arendal, Norway | Tromøy | Cancelled. Appearance a part of Hove Festival. |
July 3, 2010 | Roskilde, Denmark | Roskilde Festivalpladsen | Cancelled. Appearance a part of Roskilde Festival. |
July 4, 2010 | London, England | Hyde Park | Cancelled. Appearance a part of Wireless Festival. |
July 5, 2010 | Paris, France | La Cigale | Cancelled. |
July 7, 2010 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Paradiso | Cancelled. |
July 8, 2010 | Liège, Belgium | Parc Reine Astrid | Cancelled. Appearance a part of Les Ardentes. |
July 9, 2010 | County Kildare, Ireland | Punchestown Racecourse | Cancelled. Appearance a part of Oxegen. |
July 10, 2010 | Perth and Kinross, Scotland | Balado | Cancelled. Appearance a part of T in the Park. |
July 12, 2010 | London, England | O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire | Cancelled. |
July 13, 2010 | London, England | O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire | Cancelled. |
July 14, 2010 | Manchester, England | Manchester Academy | Cancelled. |
References
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- ^ a b Hecht, Amelie (April 30, 2010). "Drake cancels at UMass Lowell but still slated for appearance at Spring Fling". The Tufts Daily. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
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- ^ Hobart, Erika (June 16, 2010). "KUBE 93 Summer Jam". Seattle Weekly. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
- ^ "Arcade Fire, Weezer, Drake, Metric to play Ottawa Bluesfest". MuchMusic Blog. April 21, 2010. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
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