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Club Paradise Tour

2012 concert tour by Drake

Summary

2012 concert tour by Drake

The Club Paradise Tour was the second headlining tour by the Canadian recording artist Drake. The tour came following the release of Drake's second studio album, Take Care. The tour's name spins off from the 2011 song "Club Paradise", a promotional single released ahead of the release of Take Care, which, in turn, borrowed its name from a strip club in Toronto. An official poster for the tour was released along with the announcement of the venture, showing Drake in the same room as is on the album cover, expressing the despondent conflicting stance about growing wealth and fame prevalent in the album.

The tour featured Kendrick Lamar and A$AP Rocky as opening acts for the majority of the dates throughout the tour, with various acts being added as the tour expanded beyond North America. Due to the large demand and tickets selling out in minutes in multiple locations, extra tour dates were added to the itinerary, which included a second leg across the United States. The tour became a commercial success, grossing $42 million in the tour's duration. It was the highest-grossing hip-hop tour of 2012, according to ''Pollstar'''s annual year end tour chart.

Background

Drake would announce the tour in October 2011, releasing dates in December, announcing that the "Club Paradise Tour" was set to feature in over college amphitheaters and multi-purpose arenas across the United States and Canada. This was seen as a shock move by Drake, due to the mainstream exposure and commercial success he had experienced following the releases of his two studio albums. Drake would later confirm in an interview with MTV that the labels had wanted him to embark on a stadium tour, which he rejected. He would comment, stating "I fought for this tour, I fought really hard for this tour because, of course, they want me to go get the big bucks, go into the stadiums and cash out. But I was just like, 'I really made this album for the same people that supported me since day one' [so I can't sell out]".

Opening acts

  • Kendrick Lamar (North America—Leg 1, Europe—Leg 1, select dates)
  • A$AP Rocky (North America—Leg 1, Europe—Leg 1, select dates)
  • J. Cole (North America—Leg 2)
  • Waka Flocka Flame (North America—Leg 2)
  • Meek Mill (North America—Leg 2)
  • 2 Chainz (North America—Leg 2)
  • French Montana (North America—Leg 2)
  • Chief Keef (North America—Leg 2)
  • Illy Da King (North America—Leg 2)
  • Lual Allstar (North America—Leg 2)
  • Rita Ora (United Kingdom, selected dates)
  • Tinie Tempah (Europe)
  • Labrinth (France, United Kingdom, selected dates)

Setlist

  1. "Lord Knows"
  2. "Under Ground Kings"
  3. "I'm On One"
  4. "Over"
  5. "Crew Love" (in some venues)
  6. "The Zone"
  7. "She Will"
  8. "Shot For Me"
  9. "We'll Be Fine"
  10. "Forever"
  11. "Marvins Room"
  12. "Take Care"
  13. "Cameras"
  14. "Uptown"
  15. "Miss Me"
  16. Medley: "Look What You've Done" / "Fancy" / "Make Me Proud"
  17. "Practice"
  18. "HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right)" Encore
  19. "The Motto"
  20. "Headlines"

;Notes

  • Drake performed "Crew Love" in lieu of "The Zone" at the show in Los Angeles, California, as well as performing "I'm Goin' In", "Up All Night", "Round of Applause", "Ima Boss" and "Can't Get Enough".
  • Waka Flocka Flame would bring out Wale at the show in Cincinnati, Ohio, to perform "No Hands".
  • Drake would bring out Rick Ross at the show in Houston, Texas, to perform Ima Boss and Stay Schemin' with Meek Mill.

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueNorth AmericaEuropeNorth America
February 14, 2012Coral GablesUnited StatesBankUnited Center
February 15, 2012GainesvilleO'Connell Center
February 17, 2012NashvilleBridgestone Arena
February 18, 2012ColumbusValue City Arena
February 21, 2012ColumbiaColonial Life Arena
February 22, 2012LexingtonRupp Arena
February 24, 2012TallahasseeTucker Civic Center
February 25, 2012New OrleansLakefront Arena
February 27, 2012AustinFrank Erwin Center
February 28, 2012Oklahoma CityChesapeake Energy Arena
March 1, 2012Kansas CitySprint Center
March 2, 2012ArlingtonCollege Park Center
March 4, 2012TucsonTucson Arena
March 5, 2012Los AngelesGalen Center
March 7, 2012DavisThe Pavilion at ARC
March 8, 2012FresnoSave Mart Center
March 10, 2012San JoseEvent Center Arena
March 11, 2012San DiegoViejas Arena
March 24, 2012DublinIrelandThe O2
March 26, 2012LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena
March 27, 2012
March 29, 2012SheffieldMotorpoint Arena Sheffield
March 30, 2012CardiffWalesMotorpoint Arena
April 1, 2012ManchesterEnglandManchester Arena
April 2, 2012GlasgowScotlandScottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
April 5, 2012ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
April 7, 2012BrusselsBelgiumForest National
April 8, 2012AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music Hall
April 10, 2012FrankfurtGermanyJahrhunderthalle
April 12, 2012BerlinMax-Schmeling-Halle
April 13, 2012CopenhagenDenmarkValby-Hallen
April 15, 2012StockholmSwedenEricsson Globe
April 16, 2012OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum
April 19, 2012BirminghamEnglandLG Arena
April 20, 2012
April 22, 2012LiverpoolEcho Arena Liverpool
April 23, 2012NewcastleMetro Radio Arena
April 25, 2012NottinghamCapital FM Arena Nottingham
May 7, 2012ConcordUnited StatesSleep Train Pavilion
May 8, 2012IrvineVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre
May 10, 2012PhoenixAshley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion
May 11, 2012Las VegasMGM Grand Garden Arena
May 13, 2012Greenwood VillageComfort Dental Amphitheatre
May 14, 2012AlbuquerqueThe Pavilion
May 16, 2012DallasGexa Energy Pavilion
May 17, 2012HoustonToyota Center
May 19, 2012CharlotteVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre
May 20, 2012AtlantaAaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
May 22, 2012RaleighTime Warner Cable Music Pavilion
May 23, 2012Virginia BeachFarm Bureau Live
May 25, 2012Washington, D.C.Verizon Center
May 26, 2012BurgettstownFirst Niagara Pavilion
May 28, 2012Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music Center
May 30, 2012ClarkstonDTE Energy Music Theatre
June 1, 2012NoblesvilleKlipsch Music Center
June 2, 2012Tinley ParkFirst Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
June 5, 2012MemphisFedExForum
June 6, 2012CincinnatiRiverbend Music Center
June 8, 2012Darien CenterDarien Lake Performing Arts Center
June 9, 2012CamdenSusquehanna Bank Center
June 11, 2012HartfordComcast Theatre
June 12, 2012Holmdel TownshipPNC Bank Arts Center
June 14, 2012Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts Center
June 16, 2012WantaghNikon at Jones Beach Theater
June 17, 2012MansfieldComcast Center

Box office score data

VenueCityTickets sold / availableGross revenue
Bridgestone ArenaNashville12,248 / 12,248 (100%)date=10 March 2012title=Billboard Boxscoremagazine=Billboardvolume=124issue=8location=New Yorkissn=0006-2510accessdate=5 March 2012url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsparchiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421085036/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsparchivedate=21 April 2012url-status=dead }}
Frank Erwin CenterAustin11,299 / 11,669 (97%)$757,645
Save Mart CenterFresno11,890 / 11,890 (100%)$753,738
The O2Dublin11,433 / 11,433 (100%)$611,911
The O2 ArenaLondon34,575 / 35,000 (99%)date=16 June 2012title=Billboard Boxscoremagazine=Billboardvolume=124issue=21location=New Yorkissn=0006-2510accessdate=10 June 2012url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsparchiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421085036/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsparchivedate=21 April 2012url-status=dead }}
Manchester ArenaManchester15,907 / 16,132 (99%)$891,304
Verizon CenterWashington, D.C.11,147 / 12,448 (89%)$1,099,613
TOTAL108,499 / 110,820 (98%)$7,066,970

References

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