The Big Tour (Chance the Rapper) explained

Concert Tour Name:The Big Tour
Border:yes
Artist:Chance the Rapper
Album:The Big Day
Number Of Legs:1
Number Of Shows:5
Last Tour:Be Encouraged Tour
(2017)
This Tour:The Big Tour
(2019-2020)

The Big Tour[1] (stylized THE BIG TOUR!) was the third concert tour by American recording artist, Chance the Rapper, in support of his debut album, The Big Day (2019). The tour began on September 20, 2019 in Las Vegas. The tour was cancelled in December 2019 after just five shows.

Background

On July 29, 2019, the rapper originally announced a 35-date tour starting in North America to promote his first album, The Big Day.[2] [3] However, on September 9, 2019, the rapper announced most tour dates would be postponed to spend more time with his family. Tickets bought for the original dates will be honored for the rescheduled dates. Festival appearances in Las Vegas & Miami Beach, and the first tour date in Chicago remained as scheduled.[4] [5] On September 25, 2019, Lil Yachty and Taylor Bennett were announced as the opening acts.[6] The entire tour was cancelled on December 15, 2019.[7]

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
DateCityCountryVenueOpening actsAttendanceRevenue
Leg 1 - North America[8]
September 20, 2019Las VegasUnited StatesDowntown Las Vegasrowspan="2"
September 21, 2019T-Mobile Arena
September 28, 2019ChicagoUnited CenterLil Yachty
Taylor Bennett
13,760 / 13,760$1,248,302
November 10, 2019Miami BeachSouth Beachrowspan="2"
December 14, 2019Los AngelesBanc of California Stadium

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation
DateCityCountryVenueReason
October 14, 2019TampaUnited StatesAmalie ArenaOriginally postponed for paternity leave in 2019;
Cancelled due to venue unavailability in 2020[9] [10]
October 29, 2019Saint PaulXcel Energy Center
January 15, 2020San DiegoPechanga ArenaTaking time to be with family and develop new music
January 16, 2020InglewoodThe ForumRadius clause due to performing at Rolling Loud Festival
January 17, 2020San FranciscoChase CenterTaking time to be with family and develop new music
January 19, 2020GlendaleGila River Arena
January 21, 2020DenverPepsi Center
January 23, 2020AustinFrank Erwin Center
January 25, 2020DallasAmerican Airlines Center
January 26, 2020HoustonToyota Center
January 28, 2020NashvilleBridgestone Arena
January 29, 2020AtlantaState Farm Arena
January 30, 2020CharlotteSpectrum Center
February 1, 2020LouisvilleKFC Yum! Center
February 4, 2020ClevelandRocket Mortgage FieldHouse
February 6, 2020DetroitLittle Caesars Arena
February 8, 2020New York CityMadison Square Garden
February 10, 2020BuffaloKeyBank Center
February 12, 2020TorontoCanadaScotiabank Arena
February 13, 2020MontrealBell Centre
February 14, 2020BostonUnited StatesTD Garden
February 18, 2020Washington, D.C.Capital One Arena
February 19, 2020PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center
February 20, 2020PittsburghPPG Paints Arena
February 22, 2020Kansas CitySprint Center
February 24, 2020MilwaukeeFiserv Forum
Date never finalizedChicagoUnited Center
NewarkPrudential Center
St. LouisEnterprise Center
TulsaBOK Center
OmahaCHI Health Center Omaha
OttawaCanadaCanadian Tire Centre

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Upcoming Shows. Chance the Rapper's Official Website. July 30, 2019.
  2. Mims. Taylor. Chance the Rapper Sets Extensive North American Tour: See the Dates. Billboard. July 29, 2019. July 30, 2019.
  3. Web site: Chance the Rapper Reveals Dates for Massive 'Big Day' Tour. Varitey. July 29, 2019. July 30, 2019.
  4. Web site: Chance the Rapper Pushes Tour Back to 2020 to Spend Time With Family. Complex. September 9, 2019. September 9, 2019.
  5. Web site: Roti. Jessi. Chance the Rapper postpones tour to spend time with family. Chicago Tribune. September 9, 2019. September 9, 2019.
  6. Saponara. Michael. Chance The Rapper Announces New Dates For The Big Tour With Lil Yachty & Taylor Bennett. Billboard. September 25, 2019. September 25, 2019.
  7. Web site: Chance the Rapper Cancels 2020 Tour. Pitchfork. 15 December 2019.
  8. Box score:
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. 7 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191023185719/https://www.billboard.com/charts/current-boxscore. October 24, 2019. October 23, 2019.
  9. Web site: CANCELLED: Chance The Rapper. Amalie Arena's Website. October 5, 2019.
  10. Web site: UPDATE - Chance the Rapper. Xcel Energy Center's Website. October 5, 2019.