California Dreams Tour Explained

Border:yes
Type:World
Artist:Katy Perry
Album:Teenage Dream
Number Of Legs:8
Number Of Shows:124
Gross:$59.5 million ($ million in dollars)
Last Tour:Hello Katy Tour
(2009)
This Tour:California Dreams Tour
(2011–2012)
Next Tour:Prismatic World Tour
(2014–2015)

The California Dreams Tour was the second concert tour by American singer Katy Perry, in-support of her third studio album, Teenage Dream (2010). The tour played 124 shows, beginning February 20, 2011 in Lisbon, Portugal and concluding on January 22, 2012 in Pasay, Philippines. It visited Europe, Oceania, Asia and the Americas.[1] The tour became an international success, with tickets selling out and ranking 16th in Pollstar's "2011 Top 25 Worldwide Tours", earning over $59.5 million[2] from over 1 million tickets sold. At the end of 2011, Billboard ranked it #13 on its annual "Top 25 Tours", earning nearly $48.9 million.[3] It won an award for Favorite Tour Headliner at the 38th People's Choice Awards.[4]

Background

In October 2010, Perry told MTV about the California Dreams Tour, saying "I guess I'm looking forward to making music videos on this new album..... and I'm really excited about incorporating the look and the idea of some of the songs on tour and making a massive production of it. I'm gonna want a lot of visuals. I want it to be 10 times better than when I was on tour last."[5] Baz Halpin was hired to direct the tour and production on the tour began in November 2010. Perry chose Halpin as the director after seeing his work with Pink and wanted the tour to look like the work of artists Will Cotton and Mark Ryden. The show was originally conceived as a more intimate, theater-based production, with only one or two smaller indoor arena dates; however, as Perry's global popularity was rising, the tour was upgraded and revamped to accommodate significantly larger venues, capable of holding anywhere from 5,000 to nearly 30,000 spectators. With the tour’s restyling came a larger, rolling stage, with more lighting and larger video screens, as well as more dramatic costume changes. Fourteen trucks were required to move the entire spectacle. Tour director Baz Halpin designed the show to be a "jukebox musical."[6] [7] [8]

While promoting the Teenage Dream album, Perry expressed that she wanted her upcoming tour to be very visual, stating "I hope that it's going to engage all of your senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, touch".[9] The tour was officially announced in October 2010 by several media outlets, including Perry's official website, in-conjunction with the release of her third single, "Firework". In 2011, Perry announced the North American tour during a Facebook Live chat. She stated that the tour would display "super girl power", with female artists, like Swedish pop star Robyn, Yelle, Marina Diamandis, and Janelle Monáe, as opening acts on various dates. Perry further stated she would actively participate with fans during the tour via social media, namely Facebook and Twitter.

British singer Jessie J, a personal friend of Perry, was confirmed as a support act during the final autumnal leg of the tour, but was ordered by doctors to cancel after an injury during tour rehearsals; Perry was instead supported by fellow UK indietronica artist Ellie Goulding.[10] [11] [12]

Calvin Harris was advertised as the opening act for Perry during the English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish shows;[13] on March 27, 2011, Perry announced, via Twitter, that Harris was "no longer involved" with the tour. Harris cited technical restrictions as the reason for his cancellation, and he was replaced by DJ Skeet Skeet.[14]

While Perry was performing at the TSB Bank Arena in Wellington, New Zealand, on May 10, 2011, a 24-year-old female was injured in the floor section of the venue (in front of the stage), suffering a black eye along with small cuts and bruises. The woman later stated she was attacked by another female concert attendee, who had been standing in-front of her, when she was aggressively told to "stop pushing".[15]

Perry announced on her website that over $150,000 was raised for the Tickets-For-Charity fundraiser, from which a portion of proceeds are donated to charity. The money was divided between three charities—the Children's Health Fund (CHF), Generosity Water, and the Humane Society of the United States.[16] EMI donated a signed album by Perry to an auction for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) of Auckland. The auction was for the promotion of several California Dreams Tour dates in New Zealand. The auction closed on May 31, 2011.[17] In November, Perry announced a free show at Staples Center in Los Angeles,[18] which was recorded for a tour DVD.[19] The recordings were later used for her documentary film, .

Concert synopsis

The show begins with a video screen introduction directed by Cole Walliser which tells the story of a girl named Katy who lives in a colorless world wasting her life cutting meat for a mean old butcher. One night, Perry escapes her dreadful reality by falling asleep and visits a vibrant candy land in search of her pet cat, Kitty Purry, and also for her love interest, the Baker's Boy, played by Nick Zano.[20] Katy appears on stage and starts performing "Teenage Dream" with her dancers, while wearing a white dress with spinning peppermints.[21] "Hummingbird Heartbeat" and "Waking Up in Vegas" are performed next, the latter accompanied by a human slot machine, showgirls and an Elvis Presley impersonator.[22] She leaves the stage briefly for a costume change while a video interlude shows Perry taking a shortcut that leads her into a candy forest where she meets two naughty mimes who join her on stage to perform "Ur So Gay". At the end of the performance, Perry takes a bite of their magical brownie. Perry then makes a wardrobe change on stage, trading her skirt for a feathered tail while she begins to perform "Peacock", an elaborated feathered fan dance number.[20] After that, she is covered by peacock tails held by her dancers, and makes a costume change on stage by removing her peacock tail and wears a colorful vampy torch-singer garb over her blue suit. Perry interacts with the audience and invites a male fan on stage to flirt and kiss,[23] and then goes on to perform a slow version of "I Kissed a Girl" which shortly transforms into a rock version. Perry then exits the stage for a costume change while two female dancers keep dancing on stage until the song ends.

In the next section, a video interlude reveals that the mimes' brownie has transformed Perry into a catwoman, a plan executed by the evil butcher all along. "Circle the Drain" gets performed while Perry battles her dancers who are dressed as butchers before going into "E.T." where laser beams run across the stage while a futuristic lyrics video is projected on the screens.[23] The show continues with "Who Am I Living For?" in which she was captivated by her dancers and strapped with elastic strings while being thrown back and forth and at the end of the performance is left on the ground defeated. She is then saved by her two backup singers who dress her in a sparkling dress and moves into "Pearl", at one moment she is lifted in the air sitting in the backs of two aerialists, while near the end Perry moves into the end of the catwalk on the stage where an area of the stage goes up in the air lifting her up. After a brief video interlude, Perry reappears on stage sitting on a swing to perform "Not Like the Movies".[24] During the performance, Katy is lifted high above the stage as images of cartoons kissing are projected behind her.[24] At the end of the number, Perry and her band move to the catwalk. Perry interacts with the audience, and introduces her band members, and picks her guitar to perform an acoustic version of "The One That Got Away", while in selected UK dates, Perry mashed the song with Adele's "Someone Like You". Then, she goes on to perform an acoustic medley of songs such as Rihanna's "Only Girl (In the World)", Jay Z's "Big Pimpin'", Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair", and Rebecca Black's "Friday" while interacting with the public.[25] A giant pink colored cloud descends to the stage and Perry gets on top of it, she is then elevated above the crowd and performs "Thinking of You".[26] When Perry exits the stage, the band and the dancers perform a medley of songs such as "I Want Candy", "Milkshake", "How Many Licks?", and "Tootsee Roll.

Another video interlude starts playing where Perry finally finds Kitty Purry and is now headed to the Big Bakers City Ball wearing a blue wig to meet her lover, the Baker's Boy. Trying to decide on what to wear, Perry starts performing "Hot n Cold", magically going through seven costume changes[23] bursting immediately into "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)". During this song, photos of fans are displayed on the screens.[27] This is followed by a cover of Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody", in which Perry and her cat Kitty Purry invite up to 20 fans onto the stage at the end of the number. After a high-energy and sparkly performance of "Firework" the encore begins with the final interlude of the show, which reveals that Perry has been dreaming all along, suddenly the Baker's Boy enters her room dressed in a gingerbread costume to deliver cupcakes she has ordered for breakfast. Perry returns to the stage for a performance of "California Gurls" dressed in a silver bra shaped like Hershey's Kisses, dancing with a line of Gingerbread men, and dousing the crowd with a whip cream bazooka. At the end, Perry and the dancers bow to the audience as the curtain falls down.[21]

Reception

The tour received positive reviews from music critics. Bridget Jones from Stuff NZ gave it an excellent review. She said "There was no doubt her fans were left with a truly sweet taste in their mouths after one of the most extravagant and fun performances Vector Arena has seen in a long time".[28] Bernadette McNulty from The Daily Telegraph gave it four out of five stars, complimenting storyline of the tour itself. She had noted "Her California Dreams tour is less of a pop concert and more of a megawatt jukebox musical." They had said that it features all the glitz and glamour, but said that the music lacks a few and it doesn't leave a trace to remember.[29] Jon Mitchell from MTV reviewed the concert at Uniondale and said that "The show stuck so impressively to its storyline about Perry's travels through Candy Land in pursuit of "the baker's boy" that it could almost be a jukebox Broadway musical in the vein of "Rock of Ages" or "Mamma Mia."

Joseph Brannigan Lynch from Entertainment Weekly reviewed the tour through the night in New Jersey, which featured Robyn. He gave it a positive review, but said: "Say what you will about Katy Perry—sure, she has a weak singing voice and her songs are mostly devoid of substance—but as a courier of frothy delights and eye-catching effulgence, she's become one of today's most-satisfying pop stars."[30] Metro.co.uk gave it a positive review. They had said, "The show had a sweet theme and Katy performed in a front of a candy cane staircase against a backdrop of giant lollipops in a characteristically outlandish outfit of glittery fishnet stockings, a sparkly heart-shaped corset and a bright pink tutu."[31] John Mitchell from MTV News gave the concert a very positive review. He had said "It was colorful, triumphant and the perfect way to end a near-perfect pop show" and also added, "Unlike many of her dance-pop contemporaries (think Lady Gaga or Britney Spears), Perry left most of the dancing to her talented backup troupe, who were introduced individually during solos to popular candy-related songs."[22] Emily Mackay from NME gave it a positive review.[32]

Accolades

YearAwardResult
2011Billboard Touring Awards for Top Tour13th
2011Pollstar for Top 25 Worldwide Tours16th
2011Capricho Awards for Melhor Show
2011MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Live Act
2011Teen Choice Awards for Choice Music: Tour
2012People's Choice Awards for Favorite Tour Headliner
2012Parnelli Awards for Lighting Designer of the Year (Baz Halpin)
2012Parnelli Awards for Pyro Company of the Year (Strictly FX)

Broadcasts and recordings

See main article: Katy Perry: Part of Me. Perry's performance at the Rock in Rio festival was broadcast live in Brazil on Multishow, Globo.com, and Rede Globo, and aired live, internationally, on YouTube.[33] In March 2012, Perry announced, via Twitter,[34] the release of her autobiographical documentary, , to be released on July 5, 2012 with Paramount Pictures. The "rockumentary" contains various behind-the-scenes interview clips and performances from the tour, with most being recorded in Los Angeles on November 23, 2011.

Set list

This set list is from the show on June 15, 2011 in Columbia, Maryland. It is not intended to represent all concerts for the tour.[35]

  1. "Teenage Dream"
  2. "Hummingbird Heartbeat"
  3. "Waking Up in Vegas"
  4. "Ur So Gay"
  5. "Peacock"
  6. "I Kissed a Girl"
  7. "Circle the Drain"
  8. "E.T."
  9. "Who Am I Living For?"
  10. "Pearl"
  11. "Not Like the Movies"
  12. "The One That Got Away"
  13. "Only Girl (In the World)" / "Big Pimpin'" / "Friday" / "Whip My Hair"
  14. "Thinking of You"
  15. "Hot n Cold"
  16. "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"
  17. "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
  18. "Firework"

Encore:

  1. "California Gurls"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets, and amount of gross revenue
DateCityCountryVenueOpening actAttendanceRevenue
Leg 1 — Europe[36]
February 20, 2011LisbonPortugalCampo PequenoDJ Skeet Skeet6,162 / 6,271$283,541
February 23, 2011MilanItalyMediolanum Forum11,218 / 11,218$458,765
February 25, 2011ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion5,111 / 5,111$343,709
February 26, 2011MunichGermanyZenith Munich5,883 / 5,883$227,176
February 27, 2011ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle12,332 / 12,570$700,273
March 4, 2011BerlinGermanyMax-Schmeling-Halle7,443 / 8,950$331,308
March 6, 2011FrankfurtJahrhunderthalle4,800 / 4,800$201,365
March 7, 2011ParisFranceZénith de Paris12,149 / 12,149$767,981
March 8, 2011
March 10, 2011BrusselsBelgiumForest National8,000 / 8,000$378,028
March 11, 2011CologneGermanyPalladium Köln4,008 / 4,008$177,640
March 14, 2011HamburgAlsterdorfer Sporthalle6,916 / 6,916$269,295
March 15, 2011AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music Hall5,462 / 5,607$259,120
March 17, 2011LondonEnglandHammersmith Apollo14,777 / 14,777$593,333
March 18, 2011
March 19, 2011
March 21, 2011ManchesterO2 Apollo Manchester7,057 / 7,221$258,929
March 22, 2011
March 27, 2011LiverpoolEcho Arena Liverpool11,052 / 11,052$398,646
March 28, 2011DublinIrelandO2 Dublin9,122 / 9,122$413,390
March 30, 2011NottinghamEnglandMotorpoint Arena Nottingham9,095 / 9,095$327,291
March 31, 2011BournemouthWindsor Hall6,211 / 6,306$223,635
April 1, 2011CardiffWalesMotorpoint Arena Cardiff7,530 / 7,530$272,067
April 3, 2011NewcastleEnglandMetro Radio Arena11,304 / 11,304$412,296
April 4, 2011BirminghamGenting Arena14,999 / 14,999$543,572
April 5, 2011GlasgowScotlandSEC Centre Hall 45,460 / 5,460$198,206
April 9, 2011LondonEnglandWembley Arena11,251 / 11,507$466,903
Leg 2 — Oceania[37]
April 28, 2011MelbourneAustraliaRod Laver ArenaZowie24,649 / 24,649$2,228,150
April 29, 2011
May 2, 2011AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre8,805 / 9,426$803,497
May 4, 2011SydneySydney Entertainment Centre22,834 / 24,146$2,031,140
May 5, 2011BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment Centre23,910 / 27,144$2,107,890
May 7, 2011AucklandNew ZealandVector Arena22,905 / 23,938$1,435,140
May 8, 2011
May 10, 2011WellingtonTSB Bank Arena5,726 / 5,830$381,959
May 13, 2011NewcastleAustraliaNewcastle Entertainment CentreZowie
DJ Skeet Skeet
7,043 / 7,407$706,342
May 14, 2011SydneySydney Entertainment CentreZowie
May 15, 2011BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment Centre
Leg 3 — Asia[38]
May 22, 2011NagoyaJapanZepp Nagoyarowspan="4"
May 23, 2011TokyoStudio Coast
May 24, 2011
May 26, 2011OsakaZepp Osaka
Leg 4 — North America[39] [40] [41] [42]
June 7, 2011DuluthUnited StatesThe Arena at Gwinnett CenterRobyn
DJ Skeet Skeet
10,341 / 10,341$460,845
June 9, 2011OrlandoUCF Arena7,792 / 7,792$350,640
June 10, 2011TampaSt. Pete Times ForumRobyn10,558 / 10,558$441,652
June 11, 2011SunriseBankAtlantic Center12,014 / 12,014$488,685
June 14, 2011RaleighRBC CenterRobyn
DJ Skeet Skeet
10,352 / 10,352 $429,952
June 15, 2011ColumbiaMerriweather Post Pavilion17,553 / 18,000$538,879
June 17, 2011UniondaleNassau Coliseum12,358 / 12,615$580,647
June 18, 2011BostonTD Garden12,589 / 12,589 $577,977
June 19, 2011NewarkPrudential Center13,321 / 13,321$580,198
June 23, 2011PittsburghPetersen Events CenterMarina and the Diamonds
DJ Skeet Skeet
8,610 / 8,610$387,450
June 24, 2011PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center14,931 / 14,931$631,978
June 25, 2011UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena5,323 / 5,323$239,535
June 28, 2011Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills14,144 / 14,144$559,870
June 29, 2011TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre28,794 / 28,794$1,260,890
June 30, 2011
July 2, 2011MontrealBell Centre12,906 / 12,906$607,562
July 3, 2011OttawaScotiabank Place13,426 / 13,596$620,394
July 5, 2011ClevelandUnited StatesQuicken Loans Arena11,602 / 11,836$413,850
July 7, 2011MilwaukeeMarcus Amphitheater20,417 / 20,764$596,935
July 13, 2011ReginaCanadaBrandt CentreJanelle Monáe
DJ Skeet Skeet
6,296 / 6,466$306,020
July 14, 2011WinnipegMTS Centre11,405 / 11,695$542,272
July 16, 2011CalgaryScotiabank Saddledome12,357 / 12,727$719,219
July 17, 2011EdmontonRexall Place13,701 / 13,750$600,540
July 19, 2011VancouverRogers Arena13,359 / 13,906$670,037
July 20, 2011SeattleUnited StatesKeyArenaRobyn
DJ Skeet Skeet
12,294 / 12,609$437,120
July 22, 2011PortlandRose Garden10,259 / 11,059 $392,854
July 23, 2011BoiseTaco Bell Arena7,747 / 7,995$310,440
July 25, 2011Salt Lake CityEnergySolutions Arena11,745 / 12,080$432,840
July 26, 2011Broomfield1stBank Center5,608 / 5,868$259,602
July 28, 2011Grand PrairieVerizon Theatre at Grand Prairie6,431 / 6,431$289,395
July 29, 2011HoustonToyota Center12,235 / 12,235 $511,777
July 30, 2011AustinFrank Erwin Center8,429 / 8,429 $379,305
August 3, 2011PhoenixComerica Theatre4,741 / 4,925$186,145
August 5, 2011Los AngelesNokia Theatre L.A. Live20,769 / 20,769 $745,534
August 6, 2011
August 7, 2011
August 9, 2011San DiegoValley View Casino CenterOh Land
DJ Skeet Skeet
10,306 / 10,306$431,760
August 12, 2011San JoseHP Pavilion12,373 / 12,660$500,445
August 13, 2011Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara BowlOh Land9,698 / 9,698$382,012
August 14, 2011
August 17, 2011Kansas CitySprint CenterJanelle Monáe12,995 / 12,995$469,625
August 19, 2011NashvilleBridgestone ArenaJanelle Monáe
DJ Skeet Skeet
12,122 / 12,122$500,567
August 20, 2011St. LouisScottrade Center12,005 / 12,005$497,910
August 21, 2011RosemontAllstate ArenaNatalia Kills13,617 / 13,617$482,205
August 23, 2011St. PaulXcel Energy Center14,402 / 14,402 $476,819
September 1, 2011ZapopanMexicoTelmex AuditoriumNatalia Kills
DJ Skeet Skeet
8,451 / 8,578$598,316
September 3, 2011Mexico CityPalacio de los Deportes16,869 / 16,884$707,031
September 5, 2011MonterreyArena Monterrey9,944 / 9,958$633,530
September 7, 2011San AntonioUnited StatesAT&T CenterJanelle Monáe
DJ Skeet Skeet
9,733 / 10,165 $398,565
September 8, 2011New OrleansNew Orleans Arena11,496 / 11,496$474,350
September 10, 2011LouisvilleKFC Yum! Center13,555 / 13,555$599,319
September 13, 2011ColumbusNationwide Arena
September 14, 2011IndianapolisConseco Fieldhouse9,693 / 10,360$408,062
September 16, 2011OmahaCenturyLink Center Omaha9,967 / 13,440 $438,735
September 17, 2011TulsaBOK Center12,475 / 12,475 $519,442
Leg 5 — South America[43] [44]
September 23, 2011Rio de JaneiroBrazilParque dos Atletas
September 25, 2011São PauloChácara do JóqueiDJ Skeet Skeet25,784 / 25,784 $2,705,710
September 27, 2011Buenos AiresArgentinaEstadio G.E.B.A.
Leg 6 — Europe
October 12, 2011SheffieldEnglandMotorpoint Arena SheffieldOh Land
DJ Skeet Skeet
12,650 / 12,650$543,527
October 14, 2011LondonThe O2 Arena31,250 / 31,708$1,474,670
October 15, 2011
October 18, 2011LiverpoolEcho Arena Liverpoolrowspan="2"
October 19, 2011CardiffWalesMotorpoint Arena Cardiff
October 24, 2011BelfastNorthern IrelandOdyssey Arena9,932 / 9,932 $493,104
October 26, 2011BirminghamEnglandNational Indoor Arena13,581 / 13,581$597,314
October 27, 2011NewcastleMetro Radio Arenarowspan="2"
October 29, 2011AberdeenScotlandPress & Journal Arena
October 31, 2011ManchesterEnglandManchester Evening News Arena15,429 / 15,429$679,914
November 1, 2011GlasgowScotlandSEC Centre Hall 4rowspan="4"
November 3, 2011
November 4, 2011
November 5, 2011NottinghamEnglandCapital FM Arena Nottingham
November 7, 2011DublinIrelandThe O218,250 / 18,250$935,460
November 8, 2011
Leg 7 — North America[45]
November 15, 2011HartfordUnited StatesXL CenterEllie Goulding9,998 / 10,500$401,772
November 16, 2011New York CityMadison Square Gardenrowspan="2"
November 19, 2011Las VegasMandalay Bay Events Center
November 21, 2011OaklandOracle Arena12,303 / 12,303$554,075
November 22, 2011Los AngelesStaples Center13,332 / 13,332$569,016
November 23, 2011
Leg 8 — Asia[46] [47]
January 19, 2012BogorIndonesiaSentul Auditoriumrowspan="2"
January 22, 2012ManilaPhilippinesSM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds
Total1,069,921 / 1,090,011 (98.15%)$52,125,081

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
DateCityCountryVenueReason
December 1, 2011Grand RapidsUnited StatesVan Andel ArenaUnforeseen circumstances and scheduling conflicts[48]
January 1, 2012Corpus ChristiAmerican Bank Center Arena

Personnel

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Notes and References

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  30. Web site: Ross . Dalton . Katy Perry and Robyn take a sweet-toothed teenage dream tour to New Jersey . Music-mix.ew.com . June 20, 2011 . November 11, 2011.
  31. Web site: Katy Perry begins California Dreams world tour in fishnet stockings and heart-shaped tutu . Metro.co.uk . February 21, 2011 . November 11, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110905225622/http://www.metro.co.uk/music/856114-katy-perry-begins-world-tour-in-fishnet-stockings-and-heart-shaped-tutu . September 5, 2011 . dead .
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  33. Web site: Katy Perry: Free Concert at the Staples Center to Thank Her Fans . . May 8, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140508224243/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/12/katy-perry-free-concert_n_1089296.html . May 8, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
  34. katyperry. KATY PERRY. 177525176240582657. 7 March 2012. FINALLY, my MOVIE is coming out with Paramount this summer! It's called "KATY PERRY: PART OF ME" Presented In 3D! KATYCATS-LETS TREND #KP3D.
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  36. European box score data:
    • Billboard Boxscore – Current Scores . November 26, 2011 . Billboard . https://web.archive.org/web/20120130055722/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp . January 30, 2012 . November 16, 2011 . dead . mdy .
  37. Oceania box score data:
    • Billboard Boxscore: Current Scores . May 21, 2011 . May 13, 2011 . Billboard . https://www.webcitation.org/5ye5sm7Ap?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp . May 13, 2011 . dead . mdy .
    • Billboard Boxscore: Current Scores. June 18, 2011. June 15, 2011. Billboard. https://www.webcitation.org/5zSnmfjuV?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp. June 15, 2010.
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  39. Web site: Katy Perry plans final stops of "California Dreams Tour" . Hall, Tara . June 6, 2011 . Soundspike . MTV Networks . June 15, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110608132016/http://www.soundspike.com/news/tour/2297-katy_perry_concert_news_tour_dates/ . June 8, 2011 . dead . mdy-all .
  40. Web site: KATY PERRY EXTENDS 'CALIFORNIA DREAMS' UK TOUR. December 6, 2010. December 6, 2010. Stereoboard.
  41. February 25, 2012 . Billboard Boxscore . Billboard . 124 . 6 . New York . 0006-2510 . February 19, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120130055722/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp . January 30, 2012 . dead . mdy .
  42. North American box score data:
    • Billboard Boxscore: Current Scores. June 25, 2011. June 15, 2011. Billboard. https://www.webcitation.org/5zTCZ3F5s?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp. June 15, 2010.
    • Billboard Boxscore: Current Scores. July 2, 2011. June 23, 2011. Billboard. https://www.webcitation.org/5zeI2NXbR?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp. June 23, 2010.
    • Billboard Boxscore – Current Scores. November 26, 2011. Billboard. https://www.webcitation.org/63FLQ5kuE?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp. November 16, 2011 . November 16, 2011.
    • Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores. July 9, 2011. Billboard. https://www.webcitation.org/5zpcT3hMP?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp . June 30, 2011 . June 30, 2011.
    • Billboard Boxscore – Current Scores. October 8, 2011. Billboard. https://www.webcitation.org/62B39eFGi?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp. October 3, 2011. October 3, 2011.
    • Billboard Boxscore – Current Boxscore. July 23, 2011. Billboard. https://www.webcitation.org/60DUCUDH4?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp . April 21, 2011 . July 15, 2011.
    • Billboard Boxscore – Current Scores. September 17, 2011. Billboard. http://www.freezepage.com/1315494553EGFUVPBGXN?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp. September 8, 2011 . September 8, 2011.
    • Billboard Boxscore – Current Scores. August 6, 2011. Billboard. https://www.webcitation.org/60c2n65eP?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp. August 1, 2011. August 1, 2011.
    • Billboard Boxscore – Current Scores. August 13, 2011. Billboard. https://www.webcitation.org/60kFlTJwr?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp. August 6, 2011 . August 6, 2011.
    • Billboard Boxscore – Current Scores. August 27, 2011. Billboard. https://www.webcitation.org/612mObvTM?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp. August 18, 2011 . August 18, 2011.
    • Billboard Boxscore – Current Scores. September 3, 2011. Billboard. https://www.webcitation.org/61BuHhdxP?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp. August 24, 2011 . August 24, 2011.
    • Billboard Boxscore – Current Scores. November 19, 2011. Billboard. https://www.webcitation.org/635XAfq7J?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp. November 10, 2011 . November 10, 2011.
    • Billboard Boxscore – Current Scores. November 5, 2011. Billboard. https://www.webcitation.org/62jzr4ts8?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp. October 27, 2011 . October 27, 2011.
    • Billboard Boxscore – Current Scores. September 24, 2011. Billboard. https://www.webcitation.org/61iBuOVtj?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp. September 15, 2011 . September 15, 2011.
    • Billboard Boxscore – Current Scores. October 1, 2011. Billboard. https://www.webcitation.org/61t7mMCLu?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp. September 22, 2011 . September 22, 2011.
    • Billboard Boxscore – Current Scores. October 15, 2011. Billboard. https://www.webcitation.org/62E8BuH0l?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp. October 6, 2011. October 3, 2011.
  43. Web site: Katy Perry fará show em São Paulo em setembro . May 25, 2011 . . pt . May 27, 2011.
  44. Web site: Natalia Kills added to Two More "California Dreams" Tour Dates. Cherrytree. 11 August 2011. 6 August 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150926005237/http://cherrytreerecords.ning.com/profiles/blogs/natalia-kills-added-to-two-more-california-dreams-tour-dates. September 26, 2015. mdy-all.
  45. North American box score data:
    • December 3, 2011 . Billboard Boxscore . Billboard . 123 . 44 . New York . 0006-2510 . November 23, 2011 . https://www.webcitation.org/63Ps1bbbu?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp . November 23, 2011 . dead . mdy .
    • December 24, 2011. Billboard Boxscore. Billboard. 123. 47. New York. 0006-2510. December 15, 2011. https://www.webcitation.org/63wvOID5J?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp. December 15, 2011.
  46. Web site: Katy Perry to take a year off to start a family . November 19, 2011 . . November 23, 2011. http://www.freezepage.com/1322082224BMGLJLTNYZ?url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/sex-and-relationships/katy-perry-to-take-a-year-off-to-start-a-family_100535.htm . November 23, 2011.
  47. Web site: Katy Perry to hold concert in Manila next year . November 8, 2011 . . November 23, 2011. http://www.freezepage.com/1322081944QKNROVZARV?url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/11/08/11/katy-perry-hold-concert-manila-next-year . November 23, 2011.
  48. Web site: Sinkevics. John. Katy Perry to skip Grand Rapids; cancels December show at Van Andel Arena. November 6, 2011. October 27, 2011. The Grand Rapids Press. http://www.freezepage.com/1320629165MGCBBCOXVO?url=http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/10/katy_perry_to_skip_grand_rapid.html . November 7, 2011.