Gloria the Tour

Gloria the Tour
World tour by Sam Smith
Promotional tour poster
LocationEurope • North America • Oceania• Asia
Associated albumGloria
Start date12 April 2023 (2023-04-12)
End date11 November 2023 (2023-11-11)
Legs4
No. of shows
  • 28 in Europe
  • 31 in North America
  • 12 in Asia
  • 7 in Oceania
  • 78 in total
Supporting act(s)
Sam Smith concert chronology

Gloria the Tour (stylised as GLORIA the tour) was the third headlining concert tour by English singer-songwriter, Sam Smith, in support of their fourth studio album Gloria (2023).[3] The tour began on 12 April 2023 at the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England,[4][5] and it did conclude on 11 November 2023 at the Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand.[6] Presenting a concert set in three acts (named, respectively, "LOVE," "Beauty," and "SEX"),[5] the tour consists of 4 legs, in Europe, North America, Asia, and Oceania, and a total of 75 show.[7]

Setlist

This set list is from the show in Sheffield on 12 April 2023. It may not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[5][8]

  1. "Stay with Me"
  2. "I'm Not the Only One"
  3. "Like I Can"
  4. "Nirvana"
  5. "Too Good at Goodbyes"
  6. "To Die For"
  7. "Perfect"
  8. "How Do You Sleep?"
  9. "Dancing with a Stranger"
  10. "Kissing You" (Des'ree cover)
  11. "Lay Me Down"
  12. "Love Goes"
  13. "Gimme"
  14. "Lose You"
  15. "Promises"
  16. "I'm Not Here to Make Friends"
  17. "Latch"
  18. "I Feel Love"
  19. "Restart"
    Encore
  20. "Gloria"
  21. "Human Nature" (Madonna cover)
  22. "Unholy"

Notes

  • Starting on 18 April, "Nirvana" and "Restart" were removed from the setlist and "Diamonds" was added after "Perfect".[9]
  • The show in Manchester abruptly ended with "Too Good at Goodbyes", due to Smith's vocal chord injury.[10]

Shows

List of 2023 concerts[1][2][7][11][12]
Date City Country Venue Opening acts Attendance Revenue
Europe
12 April Sheffield England Sheffield Arena Cat Burns 8,714 / 12,457 $571,924
14 April Dublin Ireland 3Arena 21,317 / 21,317 $1,548,185
15 April
18 April London England The O2 Arena 28,382 / 33,330 $2,349,251
19 April
29 April Copenhagen Denmark Royal Arena — —
1 May Berlin Germany Mercedes-Benz Arena — —
4 May Stockholm Sweden Avicii Arena — —
6 May Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum — —
8 May Cologne Germany Lanxess Arena 15,893 / 15,893 $1,304,386
9 May Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome — —
12 May Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis — —
13 May Paris France Accor Arena — —
16 May Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion 13,546 / 13,546 $1,330,839
18 May Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle — —
20 May Bologna Italy Unipol Arena — —
21 May Turin Pala Alpitour — —
5 July[a] Montreux Switzerland Auditorium Stravinski Pip Millett — —
7 July[b] Madrid Spain Nuevo Espacio — — —
8 July[c] Algés Portugal Passeio Marítimo — — —
10 July[d] Nîmes France Arena of Nîmes — — —
14 July[e] Pori Finland Kirjurinluoto — — —
15 July[f] Riga Latvia Lucavsala — — —
North America
25 July Miami United States Kaseya Center Jessie Reyez — —
26 July Orlando Amway Center — —
28 July Duluth Gas South Arena — —
29 July Nashville Bridgestone Arena 11,405 / 12,102 $743,231
1 August Raleigh PNC Arena — —
2 August Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center — —
4 August Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena Umi 10,984 / 15,959 $988,838
5 August Boston TD Garden Jessie Reyez – —
8 August New York City Madison Square Garden 26,174 / 26,174 $2,164,843
9 August
11 August Toronto Canada Scotiabank Arena 12,492 / 12,492 $1,080,636
12 August Montreal Centre Bell 13,549 / 13,549 $954,790
15 August Chicago United States United Center 11,329 / 11,329 $1,178,830
16 August Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center — —
18 August Denver Ball Arena — —
19 August Salt Lake City Delta Center — —
22 August Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena 11,654 / 11,654 $901,018
23 August Seattle United States Climate Pledge Arena 11,359 / 11,993 $962,627
25 August Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6,779 / 8,226 $555,931
27 August Oakland Oakland Arena 9,778 / 10,000 $1,004,136
28 August San Francisco Chase Center 9,476 / 10,000 $922,536
31 August Inglewood Kia Forum — —
1 September
3 September Phoenix Footprint Center 10,385 / 11,663 $854,048
5 September Austin Moody Center 9,796 / 10,912 $774,124
7 September Fort Worth Dickies Arena 9,890 / 11,640 $677,913
8 September Houston Toyota Center 8,442 / 10,851 $602,553
11 September Monterrey Mexico Arena Monterrey 21,468 / 21,468 $2,350,230
12 September
14 September Mexico City Palacio de los Deportes 36,659 / 36,659 $3,246,346
15 September
Asia
3 October Bangkok Thailand IMPACT Arena — — —
6 October Hong Kong China AsiaWorld–Arena — —
9 October Taipei Taiwan Taipei Arena — —
11 October Osaka Japan Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium — —
13 October Yokohama K-Arena Yokohama — —
17 October Seoul South Korea Olympic Gymnastics Arena — —
18 October — —
21 October Pasay Philippines Mall of Asia Arena — —
24 October Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium — —
Oceania
28 October Adelaide Australia Adelaide Entertainment Centre Meg Mac 8,587 / 8,587 $686,525
31 October Melbourne Rod Laver Arena 25,195 / 25,195 $1,966,333
1 November
3 November Sydney Qudos Bank Arena 27,314 / 27,314 $2,099,014
4 November
8 November Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre 10,601 / 10,601 $820,766
11 November Auckland New Zealand Spark Arena 10,671 / 10,671 $776,585

Cancelled shows

Date (2023) City Country Venue Cause
24 May Manchester England AO Arena Vocal cord issues after four songs[19]
25 May[g] Glasgow Scotland OVO Hydro Vocal cord injury[22]
27 May[h] Birmingham England Resorts World Arena
1 June Tel Aviv Israel Yarkon Park Logistical and technical difficulties[24]
3 June[i] Warsaw Poland Służewiec Racetrack Illness[26]
4 June[j] Bucharest Romania Piața Constituției Unspecified[28]
14 October Yokohama Japan K-Arena Yokohama Illness[29]

Notes

  1. ^ Part of the Montreux Jazz Festival.[13]
  2. ^ Part of the 2023 Mad Cool Festival.[14]
  3. ^ Part of the 2023 NOS Alive.[15]
  4. ^ Part of the 2023 Festival de Nîmes.[16]
  5. ^ Part of the 2023 Pori Jazz.[17]
  6. ^ Part of the 2023 Positivus Festival.[18]
  7. ^ The Glasgow concert was to be held on 22 April but was moved due to crew illness.[20][21]
  8. ^ The Birmingham concert was to be held on 25 April but was moved due to crew illness.[20][23]
  9. ^ Part of the 2023 Orange Warsaw Festival.[25]
  10. ^ Part of the 2023 Summer in the City.[27]

References

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