Cheek to Cheek Tour

Cheek to Cheek Tour
Tour by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
Associated album Cheek to Cheek
Start date December 30, 2014
End date August 1, 2015
Legs 5
Shows 28 in North America
9 in Europe
37 total
Tony Bennett tour chronology
  • Tony Bennett Live in Concert
  • (2014)
  • Cheek to Cheek Tour
  • (2014–15)
Lady Gaga tour chronology
  • Cheek to Cheek Tour
  • (2014–15)

The Cheek to Cheek Tour is a co-headlining tour by American singers Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga in support of their album Cheek to Cheek (2014). The tour, which began with a two-night run at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, is scheduled to play a total of thirty-one shows across Europe and North America during the first half of 2015, and is expected to expand as the tour progresses. Many of the tour's shows are a part of music festivals, such as the Ravinia Festival, the Copenhagen Jazz Festival, the North Sea Jazz Festival, and the Gent Jazz Festival.

Commercial reception

Jesse Lawrence from Forbes reported that there was high demand for the tickets, leading to additional dates being added to the itinerary. He also noted that the concerts had a much higher ticket price than the average, especially in the secondary markets.[1] Jesse also wrote in another article that Gaga and Bennett's end-of-the-year concert was the most expensive, with tickets averaging at $647.58 and the get-in price starting at $239.[2]

Critical response

Marc Graser from Variety called Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett as "perfect dance partners". He was impressed with Gaga and Bennett's potential vocals, stating the concert "charmingly effective in showing off the talents of both artists on a stage simply decorated with crystal-studded curtains".[3] Writing for Las Vegas Weekly, Mark Adams gave a positive review, saying "every performance was flawless". He didn't spare on praise, claiming their vocals and customs. Mark also noted that "the two stars might be decades apart in age, but they’re both at the top of their game now". He finished saying "it seems like an odd pairing. But anyone who has heard these two true professionals sing together knows that it just works".[4] Ashley Lee of The Hollywood Reporter defined the concert as "an effortlessly powerful Bennett and a respectfully restrained Gaga pair for a decadent set of standards".[5]

Set list

This set list is representative of the show on December 30, 2014. It does not represent all dates throughout the tour.[5]

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, amount of available tickets, and gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
North America[6][7]
December 30, 2014 Las Vegas United States The Cosmopolitan 4,200 / 4,200 $813,675
December 31, 2014
February 8, 2015 Los Angeles The Wiltern Theatre  – –
April 10, 2015 Las Vegas The AXIS – –
April 11, 2015 – –
April 23, 2015 Austin ACL Live at Moody Theater – –
April 24, 2015 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – –
April 26, 2015 New Orleans New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – –
May 25, 2015 Vancouver Canada Queen Elizabeth Theatre – –
May 26, 2015 – –
May 28, 2015 Concord United States Concord Pavilion – –
May 30, 2015 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl – –
May 31, 2015 - -
Europe[6]
June 8, 2015 London England Royal Albert Hall – –
June 9, 2015 – –
North America[6]
June 13, 2015 Paradise Island The Bahamas Atlantis Paradise Island – –
June 19, 2015 New York City United States Radio City Music Hall – –
June 20, 2015 – –
June 22, 2015 – –
June 23, 2015 – –
June 26, 2015 Highland Park Ravinia Festival – –
June 27, 2015 – –
June 29, 2015 Wallingford Oakdale Theatre – –
June 30, 2015 Lenox Tanglewood – –
Europe[6]
July 4, 2015 Monte Carlo Monaco Monte Carlo Summer Festival – –
July 6, 2015 Montreux Switzerland Montreux Jazz Festival – –
July 8, 2015 Copenhagen Denmark Copenhagen Jazz Festival – –
July 10, 2015 Rotterdam Netherlands North Sea Jazz Festival – –
July 12, 2015 Ghent Belgium Gent Jazz Festival – –
July 15, 2015 Perugia Italy Umbria Jazz Festival – –
July 17, 2015 Palafrugell Spain Cap Roig Festival – –
North America[6]
July 24, 2015 Atlantic City United States Borgata Event Center – –
July 25, 2015 Bethel Bethel Woods Center for the Arts – –
July 27, 2015 Rochester Meadow Brook Music Festival – –
July 29, 2015 Atlanta Chastain Park Amphitheater – –
July 31, 2015 Washington, D.C. Kennedy Center Concert Hall – –
August 1, 2015
TOTAL 4,200 / 4,200 $813,675

References

  1. ↑ Lawrence, Jesse (November 4, 2014). "High Demand For Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga Tickets Lead To More Dates, High Secondary Market Prices". Forbes (Forbes Inc.). Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ Lawrence, Jesse (December 23, 2014). "For New Year's Eve Concerts, Las Vegas Leads The Pack With Top Ticket Prices". Forbes (Forbes Inc.). Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ Graser, Marc (January 1, 2015). "Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett Make Perfect Dance Partners as 'Cheek to Cheek' Tour Rings in New Year". Variety. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  4. ↑ Adams, Mark (January 3, 2015). "Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett dazzle at the Cosmopolitan's Chelsea". Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lee, Ashley (December 31, 2014). "Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga Sing Reverent Duets for Generations at The Chelsea: Concert Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Lynne Segall. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Tour information for The Cheek to Cheek Tour:
  7. ↑ "Billboard Boxscore : Current Scores". Billboard. January 14, 2015. Archived from the original on January 14, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2015.