| Concert Tour Name: | Heavy Is the Head Tour |
| Artist: | Stormzy |
| Album: | Heavy Is the Head |
| Number Of Legs: | 2 |
| Number Of Shows: | 29 |
| Last Tour: | Gang Signs & Prayers Tour (2017) |
| This Tour: | Heavy Is the Head Tour (2020–2022) |
The Heavy Is the Head Tour was the second concert tour by British rapper Stormzy, staged in support of his second studio album, Heavy Is the Head (2019). The tour began on 7 February 2020 at the RedfestDXB festival in Dubai, and was scheduled to conclude on 10 October of the same year in Lagos, Nigeria.[1] The tour was officially announced in November 2019, with additional dates published on 6 December 2019.[2] Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour was suspended at the start of March 2020 and resumed with 15 dates in the UK and Ireland in March and April of 2022.
The tour kicked off on 7 February 2020 at the RedfestDXB festival in Dubai,[3] before heading to Europe as part of the tour's first leg. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic caused numerous disruptions to the tour. On 13 February 2020 the Asian leg of the tour was postponed.[4] Although the European dates were generally kept, the final concert of the European leg, scheduled for Zürich in Switzerland on 5 March, was cancelled after authorities limited gatherings to a maximum of 1,000 people.[5] Stormzy performed in Prague on 4 March to a sold-out crowd at the Malá sportovní hala in Výstaviště Praha,[6] but this proved to be his last public concert of 2020.
The Australia and New Zealand leg of the tour were later postponed for the same reason, firstly to November 2020, before being rescheduled for November and December 2022.[7] In September 2022, the Australasian dates were cancelled outright.[8]
The UK & Ireland leg of the tour was pushed back from its initial slot of September 2020, to April 2021, before being moved again to March 2022.[9] The tour finally resumed with Stormzy's first UK arena date in Cardiff on 13 March 2022.[10]
The following set list was obtained from the concert held on 15 March 2022 at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle, England.[11] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
| Date (2020) | City | Country | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 February | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | RedfestDXB | |
| 10 February | Brussels | Belgium | Ancienne Belgique | |
| 11 February | ||||
| 20 February | Berlin | Germany | ||
| 21 February | Copenhagen | Denmark | Royal Arena | |
| 22 February | Amsterdam | Netherlands | AFAS Live | |
| 24 February | Hamburg | Germany | Docks | |
| 25 February | Oslo | Norway | Sentrum Scene | |
| 26 February | Stockholm | Sweden | Annexet | |
| 28 February | Cologne | Germany | Carlswerk Victoria | |
| 29 February | Paris | France | Le Trianon | |
| 1 March | Mainz | Germany | Altes Postlager | |
| 3 March | Warsaw | Poland | ||
| 4 March | Prague | Czech Republic | Malá sportovní hala, Výstaviště Praha |
| Original Date (2020) | Rearranged Date (2022) | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September | 27 March | London | United Kingdom | The O2 |
| 4 September | 28 March | |||
| 5 September | 29 March | |||
| 7 September | 1 April | Dublin | Ireland | 3Arena |
| 8 September | 2 April | |||
| 10 September | 3 April | Glasgow | United Kingdom | SSE Hydro |
| 11 September | 15 March | Newcastle upon Tyne | Utilita Arena | |
| 12 September | 16 March | Leeds | First Direct Arena | |
| 13 September | 20 March | Liverpool | M&S Bank Arena | |
| 16 September | 18 March | Sheffield | FlyDSA Arena | |
| 17 September | 19 March | Manchester | Manchester Arena | |
| 18 September | 21 March | Nottingham | Motorpoint Arena | |
| 19 September | 23 March | Birmingham | Arena Birmingham | |
| 21 September | 13 March | Cardiff | Motorpoint Arena Cardiff | |
| 22 September | 24 March | Bournemouth | Bournemouth International Centre |
| Date (2020) | City | Country | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 March | Akasaka | Japan | Blitz | |
| 27 March | Shanghai | China | Arkham | |
| 28 March | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Sónar | |
| 29 March | Seoul | Korea | MUV Hall |
| Date (2020) | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May | Wellington | New Zealand | TSB Bank Arena |
| 2 May | Auckland | The Trusts Stadium | |
| 6 May | Perth | Australia | HBF Stadium |
| 9 May | Sydney | Hordern Pavilion | |
| 10 May | |||
| 13 May | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | |
| 14 May | Melbourne | John Cain Arena | |
| 16 May | Brisbane | Riverstage |
| Date (2020) | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May | Oakland | United States | Fox Theater |
| 27 May | Los Angeles | The Novo | |
| 29 May | Denver | Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom | |
| 30 May | Atlanta | Buckhead Theatre | |
| 31 May | Montreal | Canada | Theatre Corona |
| 2 June | Toronto | Rebel | |
| 4 June | Brooklyn | United States | Brooklyn Steel |
| 5 June | Philadelphia | Theatre of Living Arts | |
| 6 June | Washington, D.C. | ||
| 9 June | Chicago | Metro | |
| 12 June | Houston | House of Blues | |
| 13 June | Dallas | House of Blues |
| Date (2020) | City | Country | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 October | Cape Town | South Africa | Rocking the Daisies Festival | |
| 4 October | Johannesburg | In the City Festival | ||
| 9 October | Accra | Ghana | Untamed Empire | |
| 10 October | Lagos | Nigeria | Balmoral Convention Center |