Be the Cowboy Tour explained

Concert Tour Name:Be the Cowboy Tour
Artist:Mitski
Album:Be the Cowboy
Number Of Shows:106
Last Tour:A Solo Tour of Beautiful Places
(2018)
This Tour:Be the Cowboy Tour
(2018–19)
Next Tour:Laurel Hell Tour
(2022)

Be the Cowboy Tour was a concert tour by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Mitski, in support of her fifth studio album Be the Cowboy (2018). The tour began on August 12, 2018, in Providence, Rhode Island, United States and concluded on September 8, 2019, in New York City, United States.

Background

In mid-2018, Mitski embarked on a concert tour called A Solo Tour of Beautiful Places. She visited cities that she did not usually get to play on tour in United States where she played solo without full-band.[1] On June 4, 2018, she announced the European and North American tour dates, in support of Be the Cowboy.[2] Katie Von Schleicher, Caroline Rose, EERA and Jessica Lea Mayfield were announced as the tour openers.[3] On August 2, 2018, Mitski expanded North American tour with the opening act Sidney Gish.[4] Mitski was announced to perform at the 2019 St Jerome's Laneway Festival, touring Australia and New Zealand, as well as sideshows.[5] On November 26, 2018, she announced the tour dates in Asia, set in February 2019.[6] She then announced additional tour dates in North America, Asia and Europe, alongside festival appearances.[7] [8]

Set list

This set list is from the concert on December 1, 2018, in Brooklyn. It is not intended to represent all tour dates.[9]

  1. "Remember My Name"
  2. "I Don't Smoke"
  3. "Washing Machine Heart"
  4. "First Love / Late Spring"
  5. "Francis Forever"
  6. "Me and My Husband"
  7. "Dan the Dancer"
  8. "Once More to See You"
  9. "A Pearl"
  10. "Thursday Girl"
  11. "I Will"
  12. "Townie"
  13. "Nobody"
  14. "I Bet on Losing Dogs"
  15. "I Want You"
  16. "Your Best American Girl"
  17. "Why Didn't You Stop Me?"
  18. "Geyser"
  19. "Happy"
  20. "Come into the Water"
  21. "Drunk Walk Home"
  22. "A Burning Hill"
  23. "My Body's Made of Crushed Little Stars"

Encore

  1. "Two Slow Dancers"
  2. "Goodbye, My Danish Sweetheart"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening acts
DateCityCountryVenueOpening acts
A Solo Tour of Beautiful Places
June 9, 2018BozemanUnited StatesRialto Bozeman
June 12, 2018Fort CollinsThe ArmoryKatie Von Schleicher
June 14, 2018Santa FeMeow Wolf
June 15, 2018El PasoThe Lowbrow Palace
June 16, 2018MarfaCrowley Theater
June 20, 2018OxfordProud Larry's
June 22, 2018GainesvilleHigh Dive
June 23, 2018SavannahEl Rocko
June 30, 2018WoodstockColonyCaroline Rose
Be the Cowboy Tour
Leg 1 — North America
August 12, 2018ProvidenceUnited StatesColumbus TheatreSidney Gish
August 13, 2018Portsmouth3S Artspace
August 14, 2018PortlandSpace Gallery
August 15, 2018BurlingtonHigher Ground Showcase Lounge
August 16, 2018HolyokeGateway City Arts
August 28, 2018New York CityElsewhere
Leg 2 — Europe
September 19, 2018ManchesterUnited KingdomManchester GorillaEERA
September 20, 2018GlasgowSaint Luke's
September 22, 2018DublinIrelandTivoli Theatre
September 24, 2018LeedsUnited KingdomBrudenell Social Club
September 25, 2018BristolTrinity Arts Centre
September 26, 2018LondonO2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
September 28, 2018ParisFranceLa Maroquinerie
September 29, 2018AntwerpBelgiumTRIX
October 1, 2018CologneGermanyGebäude 9
October 2, 2018AmsterdamNetherlandsParadiso Noord
October 4, 2018BerlinGermanyMusik & Frieden
October 5, 2018CopenhagenDenmarkVega
October 6, 2018HamburgGermanyUebel & Gefährlich
Leg 3 — North America
October 19, 2018PhiladelphiaUnited StatesUnion TransferJessica Lea Mayfield
October 20, 2018BostonHouse of Blues
October 21, 2018MontrealCanadaClub SodaOvercoats
October 22, 2018TorontoDanforth Music Hall
October 23, 2018DetroitUnited StatesMagic StickJessica Lea Mayfield
October 25, 2018ChicagoThe Vic Theatre
October 26, 2018MinneapolisFirst Avenue
October 30, 2018VancouverCanadaImperial
October 31, 2018SeattleUnited StatesThe Showbox
November 1, 2018PortlandCrystal Ballroom
November 3, 2018San FranciscoWarfield Theatre
November 7, 2018Los AngelesThe Wiltern Theatre
November 8, 2018PhoenixCrescent Ballroom
November 10, 2018AustinEmo's
November 11, 2018DallasTrees
November 13, 2018NashvilleThe Basement East
November 14, 2018AtlantaThe Masquerade
November 16, 2018Washington, D.C.
November 30, 2018New York CityBrooklyn SteelSasami
Downtown Boys
December 1, 2018
December 2, 2018
December 3, 2018
Leg 4 — Oceania
January 28, 2019AucklandNew ZealandAlbert Parkrowspan="8"
February 2, 2019BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane Showgrounds
February 3, 2019SydneyCallan Park
February 4, 2019Oxford Art Factory
February 7, 2019MelbourneCorner Hotel
February 8, 2019AdelaideHart's Mill
February 9, 2019MelbourneFootscray Park
February 10, 2019FremantleEsplanade Reserve and West End
Leg 5 — Asia
February 12, 2019TokyoJapanShibuya WWWXrowspan="7"
February 13, 2019OsakaUmeda Shangri-La
February 15, 2019SeoulSouth KoreaRolling Hall
February 16, 2019TaipeiTaiwanThe Wall
February 18, 2019Kuala LumpurMalaysiaThe Bee
February 20, 2019JakartaIndonesiaRossi Musik
February 23, 2019SingaporeKilo Lounge
Leg 6 — North America
March 29, 2019MillvaleUnited StatesMr. SmallsJay Som
March 30, 2019ColumbusThe Athenaeum
March 31, 2019LouisvilleHeadliners Music Hall
April 2, 2019IndianapolisDeluxe at Old National Centre
April 3, 2019MadisonMajestic Theatre
April 5, 2019Iowa CityEnglert Theatre
April 6, 2019Kansas CityKnuckleheads SaloonJay Som
April 7, 2019St. LouisDelmar Hall
April 9, 2019Athens40 Watt Club
April 10, 2019TallahasseeThe Moon
April 11, 2019OrlandoThe Plaza Live Theatre
April 13, 2019North CharlestonRiverfront Park
April 14, 2019Gainesville08 SecondsJay Som
April 16, 2019CarrboroCat's Cradle
April 17, 2019
April 18, 2019RichmondThe National
April 19, 2019BaltimoreRams Head Live!
April 20, 2019North AdamsHunter Center
April 27, 2019ProvidenceBrown Universityrowspan="3"
May 25, 2019BostonHarvard Athletic Complex
May 31, 2019New York CityRandalls Island
June 2, 2019DallasCanton HallDilly Dally
June 4, 2019AustinACL Live at the Moody Theater
June 5, 2019HoustonWhite Oak Music HallDilly Dally
June 6, 2019San AntonioPaper Tiger
July 14, 2019San FranciscoSigmund Stern Recreation Grove
July 16, 2019Los AngelesHollywood PalladiumJulianna Barwick
July 19, 2019SeattleCapitol Hill
Leg 7 — Asia
July 26, 2019NiigataJapanNaeba Ski Resort
Leg 8 — North America
August 2, 2019MontrealCanadaParc Jean-Drapeaurowspan="2"
August 4, 2019ChicagoUnited StatesGrant Park
Leg 9 — Europe
August 8, 2019OsloNorwayTøyen Parkrowspan="8"
August 9, 2019GothenburgSwedenSlottsskogen
August 11, 2019HelsinkiFinlandSuvilahti
August 13, 2019ViennaAustriaFlex
August 15, 2019BerlinGermanyHeimathafen
August 17, 2019Paredes de CouraPortugalPraia Fluvial do Taboão
August 30, 2019SalisburyUnited KingdomLarmer Tree Gardens
September 1, 2019StradballyIrelandStradbally Hall
Leg 10 — North America
September 7, 2019New York CityUnited StatesCentral Park Summer StageLucy Dacus
September 8, 2019

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mitski Announces North American Tour. Pitchfork. March 7, 2018. April 14, 2022. Michelle Hyun. Kim.
  2. Web site: Mitski Announces Tour. Pitchfork. June 4, 2018. April 14, 2022. Amanda. Wicks.
  3. Web site: Mitski announces fall tour, including 2 nights at Brooklyn Steel. BrooklynVegan. June 4, 2018. April 14, 2022. Andrew. Sacher.
  4. Web site: Mitski expands tour, playing 3 NYC shows (w/ Sidney Gish, Downtown Boys, SASAMI). BrooklynVegan. August 2, 2018. April 14, 2022. Andrew. Sacher.
  5. Web site: The Mitski Laneway Sideshows You've Been Waiting For Have Landed. Junkee. October 30, 2018. April 15, 2022. David James. Young.
  6. Web site: Mitski to perform her forever alone tracks in Asia. Asia Live 365. November 26, 2018. April 14, 2022. Neon. Boonyadhammakul.
  7. Web site: Mitski announces 2019 US spring tour. Consequence. Lake. Schatz. December 11, 2018. April 15, 2022.
  8. Web site: Mitski Adds U.S. Tour Dates. Pitchfork. March 19, 2019. April 15, 2022. Noah. Yoo.
  9. Web site: Mitski began her Brooklyn 'Be The Cowboy' run (pics, review, video, setlist). BrooklynVegan. December 2, 2018. April 15, 2022. Amanda. Hatfield.