The Endless Summer Tour
| The Endless Summer Tour | |
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| Tour by Lana Del Rey | |
| Associated album | Ultraviolence |
| Start date | May 7, 2015 |
| End date | June 16, 2015 |
| Legs | 1 |
| Shows | 21 in North America |
The Endless Summer Tour is the upcoming first official concert tour by American recording artist Lana Del Rey in support of her second studio album under the aforementioned stage name, Ultraviolence (2014). The tour, which was announced on December 1, 2014, is scheduled to visit twenty-one cities across North America starting on May 7, 2015 in The Woodlands, Texas and concluding June 16, 2015 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The first eight shows of the North American leg will be supported by Courtney Love, the former frontwoman of the band Hole, who will be promoting her latest solo effort, Died Blonde (2015). Ten of the final thirteen shows will feature the Canadian musician Grimes as the opening act.
Background
At the premiere of her self-written short film, Tropico, in December 2013, it was announced by Del Rey herself that she would be releasing her third studio album, Ultraviolence (2014), the following year.[1] Preceded by its singles "West Coast" and "Shades of Cool", Ultraviolence debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 in the United States with sales of 182,000 becoming Del Rey's first album to score that position on the chart.[2]
After Del Rey concluded a series of concerts in support of her second studio album, Born to Die, and third extended play, Paradise, with two shows at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in October 2014, there was much speculation of an upcoming tour in support of the singer's latest studio album.[3]
During an interview with the Australian press in July 2014, Courtney Love, former frontwoman of the punk rock band Hole, expressed an interest in working with artists such as Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey.[4] Within the following months, Love continued to hint at a collaboration between her and Del Rey publicly through her Twitter account.[5]
On December 1, 2014, Del Rey announced the North American leg of the tour which consists of seventeen shows beginning on May 7, 2015 in The Woodlands, Texas and ending on June 16, 2015 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Along with the tour's announcement also came information of Love co-headlining the first eight shows of the tour with Del Rey to promote Love's latest solo effort, Died Blonde (2015).[6]
Presale tickets for the tour began shortly after the tour's announcement on December 4, 2014 with the public sale beginning after that on December 6, 2014. According to WKRG-TV, many of the tour dates are quickly selling out and it is expected that more dates will be announced as the tour progresses, though it is unknown whether Love will be joining Del Rey on the additional dates of the tour.[7]
In January and February 2015, it was announced that Del Rey would be headining multiple music festivals later that year. The first performance annouced will be at the Governors Ball Music Festival on June 7, 2015 at Randalls and Wards Island in New York City. This performance will mark Del Rey's first live performance in New York since 2012.[8] The second announced performance will be at the Sasquatch! Music Festival at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington on May 24, 2015.[9][10]
Shows
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening act | Attendance | Revenue |
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| North America[11] | ||||||
| May 7, 2015 | The Woodlands | United States | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | Courtney Love | — | — |
| May 9, 2015 | Dallas | Gexa Energy Pavilion | — | — | ||
| May 12, 2015 | Morrison | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | — | — | ||
| May 14, 2015 | Phoenix | Ak-Chin Pavilion | — | — | ||
| May 16, 2015 | Chula Vista | Sleep Train Amphitheatre | — | — | ||
| May 18, 2015 | Los Angeles | Hollywood Bowl | — | — | ||
| May 20, 2015 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheatre | — | — | ||
| May 22, 2015 | Ridgefield | Sleep Country Amphitheater | — | — | ||
| May 24, 2015 | George | Gorge Amphitheatre | — | — | — | |
| May 28, 2015 | Noblesville | Klipsch Music Center | Grimes | — | — | |
| May 30, 2015 | Tinley Park | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre | — | — | ||
| May 31, 2015 | Clarkston | DTE Energy Music Theatre | — | — | ||
| June 3, 2015 | Toronto | Canada | Molson Canadian Amphitheatre | — | — | |
| June 4, 2015 | Montreal | Bell Centre | — | — | ||
| June 6, 2015 | Atlantic City | United States | The Borgata | — | — | — |
| June 7, 2015 | New York City | Randalls and Wards Island | — | — | — | |
| June 9, 2015 | Mansfield | Xfinity Center | Grimes | — | — | |
| June 11, 2015 | Bristow | Jiffy Lube Live | — | — | ||
| June 13, 2015 | Charlotte | PNC Music Pavilion | — | — | ||
| June 14, 2015 | Atlanta | Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood | — | — | ||
| June 16, 2015 | West Palm Beach | Cruzan Amphitheatre | — | — | ||
| Total | — | — | ||||
References
- ↑ "Lana Del Rey's 'Ultra-Violence' Album Announced At 'Tropico' Premiere". The Huffington Post. Huffington Post. December 5, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
- ↑ Caulfield, Keith (June 25, 2014). "Lana Del Rey Lands First No. 1 Album On Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
- ↑ Mahlmeister, Chrissy (October 20, 2014). "See What Lana Del Rey Fans Wore To Her Show In A Graveyard". MTV. Viacom. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Courtney Love talks Miley Cyrus duet, dieting for acting and being the last rock woman standing". News.com.au. News Corp Australia. July 6, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ↑ Cowler, Jasmine (November 30, 2014). "Is Courtney Love Collaborating with Lana Del Rey?". Gigwise. Giant Digital. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ↑ Kreps, Daniel (December 1, 2014). "Lana Del Rey, Courtney Love Plot Joint 2015 Tour". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Presale Tickets for Lana Del Rey: Ticketability.com Announces Reduced Prices for Customers Seeking Lana Del Rey & Courtney Love Tour Tickets". WKRG-TV. Media General. December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ↑ Lipshutz, Jason (January 7, 2015). "Governors Ball Lineup Takeaways: Lana Del Rey's NYC Return, Drake Is Festival King & Björk Is Back". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
- ↑ McSpadden, Kevin (February 4, 2015). "Here Is the Sasquatch! 2015 Lineup". Time. Time Inc. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Sasquatch Festival 2015". Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ↑ North American tour information for The Endless Summer Tour:
- Payne, Chris (December 1, 2014). "Lana Del Rey Announces 2015 Tour Dates With Courtney Love". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
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