The Altar Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:The Altar Tour
Artist:Banks
Album:The Altar
Last Tour:The Goddess Tour
(2014–2015)
This Tour:The Altar Tour
(2017)
Next Tour:The III Tour
(2019)

The Altar Tour is the second official headlining concert tour by American musician Banks. It is in support of her second studio album The Altar (2016). The tour began on February 24, 2017, in Antwerp, Belgium and concluded on November 3, 2017, in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Background

On September 19, 2016, 11 days before the release of The Altar, Banks announced the first leg of dates. They consisted of 11 tour dates across Europe.[1] On January 18, 2017, Banks announced the first batch of North American tour dates, and on February 28, 2017, even more North American dates were announced.[2] [3] Tour dates for various music festivals across North America as well as Australian and Asian dates were announced at later times.[4] On May 22, 2017, Banks announced a second date of European dates that will take place in October and November 2017.[5] On June 1, 2017, it was announced that the Asian leg of the tour was cancelled due to unknown unforeseen circumstances. On June 6, 2017, Banks announced another leg of North American concerts that took place from July to September 2017.[6]

Set list

This set list is representative of the show on March 8, 2017, in Paris, France. It does not represent all dates throughout the tour.

  1. "Poltergeist"
  2. "Fuck with Myself"
  3. "Gemini Feed"
  4. "Trainwreck"
  5. "Waiting Game"
  6. "This Is What It Feels Like"
  7. "Mind Games"
  8. "Better"
  9. "Weaker Girl"
  10. "Mother Earth"
  11. "Drowning"
  12. "Judas"
  13. "Beggin for Thread"
  14. "Haunt"
  15. "27 Hours"
  16. "This Is Not About Us"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening acts.
DateCityCountryVenue
Europe
February 24, 2017AntwerpBelgiumTRIX Muziekcentrum
February 25, 2017HamburgGermanyGruenspan
February 27, 2017CopenhagenDenmarkVega
February 28, 2017StockholmSwedenNalen
March 3, 2017BerlinGermanyHeimathafen Neukölln
March 5, 2017CologneGloria-Theater
March 6, 2017AmsterdamNetherlandsParadiso
March 8, 2017ParisFranceLa Cigale
March 10, 2017ManchesterEnglandAlbert Hall
March 11, 2017GlasgowScotlandThe O2 ABC
March 13, 2017LondonEnglandRoundhouse
North America
March 15, 2017AustinUnited StatesBar 96
March 16, 2017Banger's Sausage House
April 11, 2017PomonaFox Theater Pomona
April 13, 2017San DiegoHumphrey's Concerts By the Bay
April 14, 2017IndioEmpire Polo Club
April 16, 2017PortlandCrystal Ballroom
April 17, 2017VancouverCanadaVogue Theatre
April 18, 2017SeattleUnited StatesShowbox SoDo
April 20, 2017San FranciscoThe Warfield
April 21, 2017IndioEmpire Polo Club
June 2, 2017PhiladelphiaElectric Factory
June 3, 2017New York CityRandalls and Wards Islands
June 5, 2017MontrealCanadaMétropolis
June 6, 2017BostonUnited StatesRoyale Nightclub
June 7, 2017Washington, D.C.
June 9, 2017CharlotteThe Fillmore Charlotte
June 10, 2017AtlantaBuckhead Theatre
June 12, 2017NashvilleMarathon Music Works
June 13, 2017AshevilleThe Orange Peel
June 16, 2017DoverDover International Speedway
June 17, 2017PittsburghStage AE
June 19, 2017ClevelandAgora Theatre and Ballroom
June 20, 2017ColumbusNewport Music Hall
June 22, 2017RothburyDouble JJ Resort
Oceania[7]
July 18, 2017PerthAustraliaAstor Theatre
July 21, 2017Byron BayNorth Byron Parklands
July 22, 2017SydneyMax Watt's
July 23, 2017Enmore Theatre
July 25, 2017MelbourneForum Theatre
July 26, 2017
North America
July 30, 2017Oro-MedonteCanadaBurl's Creek Event Grounds
July 31, 2017DetroitUnited StatesMajestic Theater
August 2, 2017MilwaukeePabst Theater
August 4, 2017ChicagoThe Vic Theatre
August 5, 2017Grant Park
September 14, 2017Salt Lake CityThe Depot
September 15, 2017DenverOgden Theatre
September 17, 2017Kansas CityMidland Theatre
September 20, 2017HoustonWarehouse Live
September 21, 2017AustinEmo's
September 22, 2017DallasSouth Side Music Hall
September 25, 2017PhoenixThe Van Buren
September 26, 2017Santa AnaThe Observatory
September 28, 2017Los AngelesThe Theatre at Ace Hotel
September 29, 2017
September 30, 2017
Europe
October 22, 2017BirminghamEnglandO2 Institute Birmingham
October 24, 2017ManchesterManchester Academy
October 25, 2017LondonEventim Apollo
October 27, 2017Esch-sur-AlzetteLuxembourgRockhal
October 28, 2017BerlinGermanyHuxley's Neue Welt
October 30, 2017CologneE-Werk
October 31, 2017BrusselsBelgiumCirque Royal
November 2, 2017HamburgGermanyDocks
November 3, 2017RotterdamNetherlandsRotterdam Centrum

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
DateCityCountryVenueReason
Asia
July 6, 2017TokyoJapanLIQUIDROOMUnforeseen circumstances
July 7, 2017SeoulSouth KoreaYes24 MUV Hall
July 11, 2017[8] SingaporeCapitol Theatre
July 13, 2017Hong KongChinaMusic Zone @ E-Max
July 15, 2017[9] JakartaIndonesiaThe Establishment
North America
September 18, 2017St. LouisUnited StatesDelmar HallSafety[10]
Europe
November 5, 2017FrankfurtGermanyBatschkappUnforeseen circumstances[11]
November 7, 2017MunichBackstage Werk
November 8, 2017ZürichSwitzerlandKaufleuten
November 10, 2017BolognaItalyEstragon
November 11, 2017MilanFabrique
November 13, 2017ParisFranceOlympia
November 15, 2017BarcelonaSpainSala Apolo
November 16, 2017MadridLa Riviera

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Instagram post by BANKS • Sep 19, 2016 at 2:24pm UTC. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/hernameisbanks/1342806679833847083 . 2021-12-25 . registration. Instagram.com.
  2. 821807232589275137. hernameisbanks. On sale Friday at 10am.. 18 January 2017.
  3. 836598416197087232. hernameisbanks. New Dates On Sale Friday. 28 February 2017.
  4. Web site: BANKS on Twitter. Twitter. 25 August 2018.
  5. hernameisbanks. 866564291754721280. May 22, 2017. May 27, 2017. Europe see you in October! Tickets on sale Friday 26/5 at 9am BST..
  6. Web site: BANKS on Twitter. Twitter. 25 August 2018.
  7. Web site: Banks. Live Nation. https://web.archive.org/web/20170527050849/https://www.livenation.com.au/artists/banks. May 27, 2017. May 27, 2017.
  8. Web site: Banks Live in Singapore, July 2017. More Than Good Hooks. March 10, 2017. March 3, 2017.
  9. Web site: Banks Live in Indonesia, July 2017. More Than Good Hooks. March 10, 2017. March 3, 2017.
  10. Web site: Delmar Hall. Facebook.com. 25 August 2018.
  11. Web site: BANKS on Twitter. Twitter. 25 August 2018.

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