Charli and Jack Do America Tour explained

Concert Tour Name:Charli and Jack Do America Tour
Artist:Charli XCX & Bleachers
Albums:Sucker
Strange Desire
Start Date:21 July 2015
End Date:10 October 2015
Number Of Legs:2
Number Of Shows:
  • 13 in United States
  • 13 Total for North America

The Charli and Jack Do America Tour (also known as The America Tour) was a co-headlining tour by Charli XCX and Bleachers in support of their respective albums Sucker and Strange Desire during the summer of 2015.[1]

As the second leg of the tour approached, Charli XCX withdrew which resulted in the cancellation of all that leg's shows. Charli XCX stated on social media that she made this decision for "personal reasons".[2] Although the second leg was cancelled, Shadow of The City, a new festival curated by Jack Antonoff, was still scheduled to take place.[3]

Musicians

Charli XCX's live band consisted of Debbie Knox-Hewson (drums), Vicky Warwick (bass) and JinJoo Lee (guitar). Bleachers included the musicians Jon Shiffman (drums), Sean Hutchinson (drums), Mikey Freedom Hart (bass), and Evan Smith (keyboards, saxophone). [4]

Opening act

Set list

this is the setlist from one show and does not apply to every show on the tour.

Charli XCX

  1. "Sucker"
  2. "Breaking Up"
  3. "I Love It"
  4. "Famous"
  5. "SuperLove"
  6. "Doing It"
  7. "Need Ur Luv"
  8. "Allergic To Love"
  9. "Mow That Lawn"
  10. "Body of My Own"
  11. "London Queen"
  12. "Break the Rules"
  13. "Gold Coins"
Encore
  1. "Grins"
  2. "Fancy"
  3. "Boom Clap"

Bleachers

  1. "Shadow"
  2. "Wild Heart"
  3. "Wake Me"
  4. "Reckless Love"
  5. "Dreams" (The Cranberries cover)
  6. "Rollercoaster"
  7. "Shadow of the City"
  8. "You're Still a Mystery"
  9. "Only One" (Kanye West cover)
  10. "I Wanna Get Better"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
21 July 2015San DiegoUnited StatesObservatory North Park
22 July 2015Costa MesaPacific Amphitheatre
23 July 2015OaklandFox Theater
25 July 2015SeattleShowbox SoDo
26 July 2015PortlandCrystal Ballroom
29 July 2015DenverThe Fillmore Auditorium
4 August 2015MinneapolisCabooze
5 August 2015MilwaukeeEagles Ballroom
7 August 2015TulsaCain's Ballroom
8 August 2015Kansas CityStarlight Theatre
9 August 2015St. LouisThe Pageant
11 August 2015DetroitThe Fillmore Detroit
12 August 2015ColumbusThe LC Pavilion

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation
DateCityCountryVenueReason
14 September 2015BostonUnited StatesHouse of BluesPersonal reasons
16 September 2015WallingfordThe Dome
18 September 2015PhiladelphiaFestival Pier
21 September 2015New York CityCentral Park SummerStage
23 September 2015Washington, D.C.Echostage
25 September 2015TampaJannus Landing
27 September 2015OrlandoHouse Blues
1 October 2015DallasHouse of Blues
3 October 2015Houston
6 October 2015Los AngelesHollywood Palladium
8 October 2015TempeMarquee Theatre
9 October 2015Las VegasBoulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan
10 October 2015Salt Lake CityThe Complex

Notes and References

  1. Brittany Spanos, "Charli XCX and Jack Antonoff will 'Do America' on Joint Summer Tour", Rolling Stone, April 21, 2015
  2. Daniel Kreps, "Charli XCX, Bleachers Do America Tour Canceled for Personal Reasons", Rolling Stone, August 22, 2015
  3. Brian Ives, "Bleachers & fun.’s Jack Antonoff Starting New Jersey Music Festival", Radio.com, June 9, 2015
  4. Web site: 2015-07-29 . Charli XCX and Bleachers (Charli and Jack Do America) at Fox Theater Oakland, California 7/23/2015 (Concert Review + Photos) . 2022-08-06 . Jason DeBord's Rock Subculture Journal . en-US.