The Honeymoon Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:The Honeymoon Tour
Border:yes
Type:World
Location:North America • Europe • Asia • South America
Artist:Ariana Grande
Album:My Everything
Attendance:878,667 (89 shows)[1]
Gross:$41.8 million ($ million in dollars)
Number Of Legs:6
Number Of Shows:65 in North America
16 in Europe
5 in Asia
4 in South America
88 in total
Last Show:The Listening Sessions
(2013)
This Show:The Honeymoon Tour
(2015)
Next Show:Dangerous Woman Tour
(2017)

The Honeymoon Tour[2] was the second concert tour and the first arena tour by American singer Ariana Grande in support and to further promote her second studio album, My Everything (2014). It was officially announced on September 10, 2014. It traveled across North America, Europe, Asia and South America. The tour began on February 25, 2015, in Independence, Missouri, and concluded on October 25, 2015, in São Paulo, Brazil.

Background

On June 5, 2014, about a month before the release of "Break Free", the second single from My Everything, Grande confirmed plans of a tour in support of the upcoming album on her Twitter account. Grande said that she had signed her tour contract and would be visiting continents other than North America, making it her first world tour. At the time, there were many rumors of a fellow recording artist, Iggy Azalea, joining her on tour after their success on Grande's track, "Problem", but these rumors were proven false when Grande and Azalea announced separate headlining tours in September and December, respectively.[3]

About a week after the release of My Everything, on September 10, 2014, Grande officially announced the tour's title, which is a reference to the opening track of her first album, Yours Truly (2013), and the tour's North American leg.[4] The first leg, which was promoted by Live Nation, visited 26 cities across North America beginning on February 25, 2015, in Independence and concluding on April 16, 2015, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Tickets for the first leg went on sale to the general public on September 20, 2014, through Live Nation's website.[5] Supporting acts for the North American leg included the English pop rock band Rixton, who were promoting their first album, Let the Road (2015), and the Norwegian electronic dance music DJ Cashmere Cat.[6]

The European leg of the tour was announced on November 17, 2014, about a week after Grande's performance and multiple wins at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards, in Glasgow, Scotland. The second leg started on May 14, 2015, in Paris and ended a month later on June 16, 2015, in Barcelona. Tickets for the second leg became available to the public four days after the announcement, on November 21, 2014.[7]

In the months leading up to the tour, Grande had been publicly tweeting to her followers from rehearsals teasing them about the tour. To show her devotion for the tour, Grande tweeted, "These rehearsals are kicking my ass but I love it. Really want to make this show the best I'm capable of." Grande also shared a video from rehearsals that features her practicing with Mi.Mu Gloves, which she will be using onstage during her performances.[8] Mi.Mu Gloves, which were designed and created by Imogen Heap, are used to alter the wearer's voice by moving their hands in different directions. In the rehearsal video, Grande can be seen singing chords from songs such as "Why Try" while practicing with the technologically advanced gloves.[9] In another rehearsal video posted on the tour's official YouTube page, Grande shared the band arrangement of "One Last Time", the fifth and final single from My Everything, which includes an extended string introduction and a raised key change.[10]

On February 25, 2015, Grande shared an Instagram video of a conversation between herself and her now-deceased grandfather, in which he gives her advice and shows support for her career. It was then revealed during the opening night show that the video is a part of a tribute dedicated to Grande's grandfather that takes place during every concert before she sings the ballad "My Everything".[11] Also during the opening night of the tour, Cashmere Cat debuted a new collaboration between himself and Grande, which they had hinted at on Twitter weeks before the tour officially started.[12] About a week after the tour had started, the song, officially titled "Adore", was released to iTunes and became available to stream on Vevo on March 3, 2015.[13]

Commercial reception

Shortly after the tickets for the first leg went on sale, Forbes noted increasingly huge ticket prices for the tour. Jesse Lawrence reported that the average ticket price for the tour was about $225 on the secondary market after a couple of days of being on sale. He also mentioned that the most expensive date for the tour was in New York City with a price of $341, which was 51% above the tour's ticket average on the secondary market. Also in his report, Lawrence mentioned that the cheapest show, in Dallas, had an average ticket price of $191, which was only 15% below the tour's average price per ticket on the secondary market. Also noted in the article was that the rising ticket prices of Grande's tour had surpassed the ticket prices of Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. Tickets for Perry's Prismatic World Tour (2014–2015) averaged about $216 on the secondary market, which was 4% below Grande's tour average, and tickets for Gaga's (2014) were about $169 per ticket on the secondary market, which was around 25% lower than Grande's tour average at the time.[14]

In the following months, the average ticket prices began to drop gradually. In late September 2014, the average price on the secondary market was $201 according to TiqIQ. The most expensive date on the secondary market had changed from New York City to San Jose at $456 per ticket.[15] In January 2015, it was reported that the average ticket price on the secondary market had dropped again, to about $178 per ticket on the secondary market.[16] By February 2015, the average ticket price for Grande's tour dropped to $168 per ticket. The most expensive date shifted back to New York City and the least expensive date changed from Dallas to Independence, with a price of $91, which was 44% below the tour's average price at the time. In comparison to other pop stars, Grande fell behind the likes of Perry and Taylor Swift, but managed to top other artists such as Meghan Trainor. Trainor's That Bass Tour (2015) averaged about $147 per ticket on the secondary market, which was 12.5% below Grande's average price per ticket. At the other end of the spectrum, Perry's tickets increased slightly to an average of $221 and Swift's tickets for the 1989 World Tour (2015) were $294 per ticket on the secondary market.[17]

At the end of 2015, the tour was placed at number 40 on Pollstars "2015 Year-End Top 100 Worldwide Tours" list, grossing $41.8 million from 81 shows with a total attendance of 808,667.[1]

Critical response

In a positive review of the opening show in Independence, Timothy Finn of The Kansas City Star praised Grande for her energy and enthusiasm when singing and dancing along with her crew. Finn described the show as an "extravagant mix of music, dance, lasers, videos, pyrotechnics, and costume changes, akin to the kinds of audio-visual spectacles delivered by fellow pop-divas like Katy Perry and Britney Spears". He also noted that, even though Grande claimed to be nervous, it did not show. One complaint made by Finn was the level of volume in the arena. He wrote, "The sound was an issue at times, mostly due to high volume." He went on to say, "During a few songs, it was so loud her voice was hard to hear over the music and other noise and lyrics were hard to decipher."[18]

In another positive review, Jhon Moser of The Morning Call wrote, "Grande's concert at Philadelphia's was very good largely because of her voice," and said, "She's simply one of the most pristine, technically talented singers in all of music." Moser went on to say, "From the opening 'Bang Bang,' she immediately showed off her singing chops, offering skyrocket vocals amid actual fireworks." Moser enjoyed the show, but said "despite its grandeur, that presentation never upstaged the music. The biggest reason for that was that Grande's four-octave voice was more than grand in itself – high and clear, hitting an ethereal note, and even doing some speedy rapping, on "Be My Baby." Morse too praised Grande for her "stratospheric vocals" on Pink Champagne's performance. He continued on to say that "Grande clearly feels comfortable in her talent. She danced free-spirited and without inhibition, even in tall black heels on "Break Your Heart Right Back." Moser liked the idea of making a proper show, "she successfully walked the line between sensuous and appropriate for the largely young-teen audience" and said "she also succeeded in making the concert classy instead of hyper-sexualized as most post-Disney and Nickelodeon singers have".[19]

Piet Levy of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel criticized the show heavily by writing that Grande "isn't ready for the big leagues". Elaborating on his comment, Levy went on to say that the performance "didn't signify the birth of the next superstar. Most of the time, it felt like a dress rehearsal". Levy continued to pick apart the performance by stating it was "uninspired and misguided", while also commenting that Grande's "confused, uncertain, insecure" presence throughout the show. He also noted that Grande seemingly held back vocally on songs such as "Bang Bang" and "Why Try", which he also criticized for the use of the Mi.Mu Gloves writing, "Who honestly thought chopping up and electronically manipulating Grande's pretty voice was a good idea?" Despite the harsh criticism, Levy applauded Grande for her "sensational vocals" during performances of the ballads "My Everything" and "Just a Little Bit of Your Heart".[20]

In another mixed review from Jon Bream of the Star Tribune, Bream simply stated, "Grande's not big enough to pull off [an] arena spectacle." He continued to say that the performance "was too busy, dimly lit and just ill conceived". He also felt that "the emphasis should have been on the vocals, Grande's forte, and not on overcooked attempts at pizazz". Then he said, praising the singer, "What you want from Grande in concert is grand vocalizing, that four-octave range cascading with deep emotion. At times, it was evident, especially when there were no dancers onstage." He went on to compare some of the tour's aspects to the likes of Katy Perry, Cher and Madonna, but not in a positive way. He also disliked the use of the Mi.Mu Gloves, writing, "With such a terrific voice in an era of few stand-out female voices, why would Grande want to muck things up with technology?" Bream too praised Grande for her outstanding vocals on the track "Just a Little Bit of Your Heart", writing, "It was her most focused and heartfelt vocal of the evening." Bream complimented Grande on her "prodigious pipes" during up-tempo pieces such as "Love Me Harder". "Grande displayed her prodigious pipes on up-tempo pieces, too, including "Love Me Harder", which started with her alone atop a pedestal that rose at the back of the stage."[21]

Set list

This set list is of the concert on February 28, 2015.[20] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Bang Bang"
  2. "Hands On Me"
  3. "Baby I”
  4. "Best Mistake"
  5. "Break Your Heart Right Back"
  6. "Be My Baby"
  7. "Right There"
  8. "The Way"
  9. "Pink Champagne"
  10. "Tattooed Heart"
  11. "One Last Time"
  12. "Why Try"
  13. "My Everything"
  14. "Just a Little Bit of Your Heart"
  15. “Lovin’ It”
  16. "Love Me Harder ft. The Weeknd"
  17. "All My Love"
  18. "Honeymoon Avenue"
  19. "Break Free"
Encore
  2. "Problem"

Notes

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
Date
(2015)		CityCountryVenueOpening actAttendanceRevenue
North America[32]
February 25IndependenceUnited StatesIndependence Events CenterRixton
Cashmere Cat		5,594 / 5,594$305,063
February 28MilwaukeeBMO Harris Bradley Center10,411 / 10,411$484,877
March 1Saint PaulXcel Energy Center11,272 / 11,272$596,866
March 3RosemontAllstate Arena12,470 / 12,470$635,053
March 5ClevelandQuicken Loans Arena11,553 / 11,553$604,962
March 7DetroitJoe Louis Arena14,505 / 14,505$659,749
March 8TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre13,666 / 13,666$493,989
March 10PittsburghUnited StatesPetersen Events Center8,149 / 8,149 $427,937
March 12PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center14,334 / 14,334$778,265
March 14UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena7,347 / 7,347$326,102
March 15WorcesterDCU Center10,337 / 10,337$517,105
March 17HoustonNRG Stadium75,068 / 75,068$8,407,728
March 20New York CityMadison Square Garden28,520 / 28,520$1,455,12
March 21
March 24AtlantaPhilips Arena9,271 / 9,271$510,404
March 26OrlandoAmway Center12,661 / 12,661$609,739
March 28MiamiAmerican Airlines Arena13,646 / 13,646$663,521
March 31San AntonioAT&T Center11,319 / 11,319$544,146
April 1DallasAmerican Airlines Center15,248 / 15,248$602,533
April 3Oklahoma CityChesapeake Energy Arena9,526 / 9,526$461,343
April 6PhoenixTalking Stick Resort Arena12,530 / 12,530$600,285
April 8InglewoodThe Forum11,605 / 11,605$534,176
April 10AnaheimHonda Center12,160 / 12,160$581,827
April 12San JoseSAP Center12,717 / 12,717$651,429
April 14SeattleKeyArena11,648 / 11,648$508,121
April 16VancouverCanadaRogers Arena13,210 / 13,210$477,295
Europe[33] [34] [35]
May 14ParisFranceZénith ParisRixtonrowspan="6"
May 15
May 19BerlinGermanyMax-Schmeling-Halle
May 21StockholmSwedenEricsson Globe
May 22OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum
May 25MilanItalyMediolanum Forum
May 28AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome32,941 / 32,941$1,859,574
May 29
June LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena13,841 / 13,841$762,868
June 4ManchesterManchester Arena11,765 / 11,765$613,272
June 6LondonWembley Stadium
June 8GlasgowScotlandSSE HydroKrishane
Melissa Steel		10,789 / 10,792$555,723
June 9BirminghamEnglandArena Birmingham11,474/11,474$439,202
June 12AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleisAlvar & Millas14,514 / 14,514$563,577
June 13CologneGermanyLanxess ArenaDJ Dubz
June 16BarcelonaSpainPalau Sant JordiPaula Rojo14,007 / 14,014$894,152
North America[36] [37] [38]
June 28New York CityUnited StatesPier 26
July 16TampaAmalie ArenaPrince Royce7,214 / 7,214$306,261
July 18SunriseBB&T Centerrowspan="3"
July 21CharlotteTime Warner Cable Arena
July 23LouisvilleKFC Yum! Center
July 25Washington, D.C.Verizon Center10,361 / 10,361$515,683
July 26HersheyHersheypark Stadiumrowspan="3"
July 29PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center
July 31AlbanyTimes Union Center
August 2UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena7,131 / 7,131$470,758
August 4ManchesterVerizon Wireless Arena
August 6MontrealCanadaBell Centre10,533 / 10,533$502,087
August 7OttawaCanadian Tire Centre
August 9TorontoAir Canada Centre10,703 / 10,703$453,447
Asia[39]
August 15 ChibaJapanChiba Marine Stadiumrowspan="5"
August 16 OsakaMaishima Sports Island
August 19TokyoTokyo International Forum
August 23ManilaPhilippinesMall of Asia Arena
August 26JakartaIndonesia
North America
August 29Las VegasUnited StatesMandalay Bay Events CenterPrince Royce
August 31FresnoSave Mart Center10,710 / 10,710$416,264
September 2BoiseTaco Bell Arenarowspan="5"
September 4PortlandModa Center
September 8Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre
September 9Chula VistaSleep Train Amphitheatre
September 10SacramentoSleep Train Arena
September 11Los AngelesStaples Center13,745 / 13,745$653,203
September 18HoustonToyota CenterPrince Royce
Who Is Fancy		10,124 / 10,124$557,714
September 20BirminghamLegacy Arena
September 22NashvilleBridgestone Arena8,045 / 8,045$304,405
September 24RaleighPNC Arena
September 26BrooklynBarclays Center21,510 / 21,510$1,127,406
September 27
September 29Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena7,822 / 7,822$373,754
October 2ChicagoUnited Centerrowspan="2"
October 4St. LouisEnterprise Center
October 6WichitaIntrust Bank Arena10,884 / 10,884$371,124
October 7TulsaBOK Centerrowspan="2"
October 9New OrleansSmoothie King Center
October 11DallasAmerican Airlines Center9,653 / 9,653$377,291
October 13AustinFrank Erwin CenterPrince Royce8,632 / 8,632$351,128
October 15El PasoEl Paso County Coliseum
October 18Mexico CityMexicoPalacio de los DeportesDJ Dubz15,349 / 15,349$1,074,116
South America
October 21SantiagoChileMovistar Arenarowspan="2"
October 23Buenos AiresArgentinaComplejo al RíoOlivia Viggiano
October 25São PauloBrazilAllianz Parque23,560 / 23,560$1,834,765

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
DateCityCountryVenueReason
March 17FairfaxUnited StatesPatriot CenterPrior commitments with RodeoHouston[40]
April 3HoustonToyota Center
July 11CincinnatiPaul Brown StadiumWisdom teeth removal, replaced by Demi Lovato[41]
December 8SaitamaJapanSaitama Super Arena
December 9

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pollstar Top 100 Worldwide Tours 2015 . Pollstar. January 8, 2016 .
  2. Web site: Tour . Ariana Grande . March 15, 2015. Grande. Ariana.
  3. Web site: Adejobi. Alicia. Will Iggy Azalea Be Joining Her? Ariana Grande Announces First WORLD Tour. Entertainmentwise. June 5, 2014. January 28, 2015. December 25, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141225134245/http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/151347/Will-Iggy-Azalea-Be-Joining-Her-Ariana-Grande-Announces-First-WORLD-Tour. dead.
  4. Web site: Walker. John. Will Ariana Grande 'Honeymoon' In Your Hometown?. https://archive.today/20140911003222/http://www.mtv.com/news/1927220/ariana-grande-honeymoon-tour-dates/. dead. September 11, 2014. MTV. September 10, 2014. January 28, 2015.
  5. Web site: Edwin. Ortiz. Ariana Grande Announces "The Honeymoon" Tour & Dates. Complex. September 10, 2014. January 28, 2015.
  6. Anderson. Trevor. Rixton Announces 'Let the Road' LP, Will Open for Ariana Grande. Billboard. September 22, 2014. January 28, 2015.
  7. Web site: Heath. Olivia. Ariana Grande announces UK arena tour in 2015. Reveal UK. November 17, 2014. January 28, 2015.
  8. Web site: Lindner. Emilee. Ariana Grande Is Going Hard For The Honeymoon Tour: Here's Proof. https://archive.today/20150128051537/http://www.mtv.com/news/2051535/ariana-grande-honeymoon-tour-rehearsals/. dead. January 28, 2015. MTV. January 16, 2015. January 28, 2015.
  9. Web site: Szubiak. Ali. Ariana Grande Posts Behind-the-Scenes Video of Tour Prep + Acoustic Version of 'Love Me Harder'. PopCrush. Townsquare Media. January 12, 2015. January 28, 2015.
  10. Web site: Menyes. Carolyn. Ariana Grande Teases Honeymoon Tour, New Single "One Last Time" with Behind-The-Scenes Rehearsal Footage. Music Times. Music Times LLC. February 3, 2015. March 1, 2015.
  11. Web site: Kaufman. Gil. Ariana Grande Posts Beautiful Message From Her Late Grandpa Before Launching The Honeymoon Tour. https://archive.today/20150301071656/http://www.mtv.com/news/2089512/ariana-grande-tribute-grandfather-instagram/. dead. March 1, 2015. MTV. February 25, 2015. March 1, 2015.
  12. Web site: Roth. Madeline. Cashmere Cat Debuts New Ariana Grande Song During Honeymoon Tour Kickoff. https://archive.today/20150302111904/http://www.mtv.com/news/2091420/cashmere-cat-new-ariana-grande-song/. dead. March 2, 2015. MTV. February 26, 2015. March 1, 2015.
  13. Web site: Lindner. Emilee. Ariana Grande's New Song With Cashmere Cat Will Have You Screaming 'My My Myyyyy My My My My!'. https://archive.today/20150309140712/http://www.mtv.com/news/2094803/ariana-grande-cashmere-cat-adore-song/. dead. March 9, 2015. MTV. March 3, 2015. March 3, 2015.
  14. Web site: Lawrence. Jesse. With Announcement Of Honeymoon Tour, Price of Ariana Grande Tickets Could Place Singer Among Pop's Elite. Forbes. September 18, 2014. March 1, 2015.
  15. Web site: Lawrence. Jesse. Fleetwood Mac, Bob Dylan And Stevie Wonder Tickets Lead List Of Top Priced Upcoming Concert Tours. Forbes. September 25, 2014. March 1, 2015.
  16. Web site: Lawrence. Jesse. Fleetwood Mac Leads Top Tours Of 2015 On Secondary Market. Forbes. January 7, 2015. March 1, 2015.
  17. Web site: Lawrence. Jesse. Ariana Grande Rivaling Other Top Pop Stars On Ticket Market. The Huffington Post. HuffPost Entertainment. February 19, 2015. March 1, 2015.
  18. Web site: Finn. Timothy. Ariana Grande delivers a grand spectacle at Independence Events Center. The Kansas City Star. Mi-Ai Parrish. February 26, 2015. March 1, 2015.
  19. News: Supremely talented Ariana Grande gets it just right at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center. Jhon J. Morse. March 13, 2015. The Morning Call. March 15, 2015.
  20. Web site: Levy. Piet. Ariana Grande isn't ready for big leagues at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Elizabeth Brenner. March 1, 2015. March 1, 2015.
  21. Web site: Bream. Jon. Concert review: Grande's not big enough to pull off arena spectacle. Star Tribune. Michael J. Klingensmith. March 2, 2015. March 3, 2015.
  22. Vena. Jocelyn. Watch Ariana Grande & Cashmere Cat Perform 'Adore'. Billboard. March 4, 2015. March 5, 2015.
  23. Graff. Gary. Big Sean Joins Ariana Grande Onstage in Detroit For Two Songs & Some PDA. Billboard. March 8, 2015. March 8, 2015.
  24. Web site: Lindner. Emily. Justin Bieber Joined Ariana Grande Onstage And She Rapped Big Sean's Part On 'As Long As You Love Me'. https://archive.today/20150404171847/http://www.mtv.com/news/2118502/justin-bieber-ariana-grande-honeymoon-tour/. dead. April 4, 2015. MTV. Viacom. March 28, 2015. March 29, 2015.
  25. Web site: Watch Ariana Grande's Masterful Live Cover Of Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing". BuzzFeed. 14 April 2015 .
  26. Web site: Piton. Quentin. Kendji Girac s'invite sur scène au Zénith de Paris pour le concert d'Ariana Grande. Purebreak. fr. May 16, 2015. May 16, 2015.
  27. Web site: Ariana Grande sings spanglish version of The Way – Celeb & Music News – The Pop Zone. June 17, 2015. June 18, 2015.
  28. Web site: Ariana Grande Sings Whitney Houston-Madonna Mashup At NYC Pride: Watch'. Idolator. SpinMedia. June 29, 2015. June 30, 2015.
  29. Web site: Review: Ariana Grande thanks fans during dazzling tour opener at Tampa's Amalie Arena. Tampa Bay Times. July 17, 2015. July 22, 2015.
  30. Web site: Ariana Grande a big voice, so-so entertainer. The Courier-Journal. Wes Jackson. July 24, 2015. August 3, 2015.
  31. Web site: WATCH: Ariana Grande sings Whitney Houston song in Manila concert. August 28, 2015. August 28, 2015.
  32. North American box score:
  33. Europe box score:
  34. European leg information for The Honeymoon Tour:
  35. Web site: Attendance . capitalfm.com/ . June 21, 2015.
  36. North American box score:
  37. Cobo. Leila. Ariana Grande Adds New Tour Dates With Prince Royce as Special Guest. Billboard. March 30, 2015. April 4, 2015.
  38. McDonald, James. "Ariana Grande to Headline Dance on the Pier in NYC", Out.com, May 12, 2015; and "Ariana Grande Sells Out Dance on the Pier", nexusradio.fm, June 26, 2015
  39. Web site: Ariana Grande's 'The Honeymoon Tour' to drop in Manila . . March 24, 2015. March 26, 2015.
  40. News: Yahr. Emily. Ariana Grande is on the brink of a major image problem. How can she fix it?. The Washington Post. September 19, 2014. January 28, 2015.
  41. Web site: Bacardi. Francesca. Demi Lovato to Replace Ariana Grande at MLB All-Star Game Concert. E! Online. July 8, 2015. July 8, 2015.

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