Hello Bitches Tour

Hello Bitches Tour
Tour by CL
Tour handbill
LocationNorth America
Start dateOctober 29, 2016 (2016-10-29)
End dateNovember 14, 2016 (2016-11-14)
Legs1
No. of shows9

The Hello Bitches Tour (stylized as Hello Bi+ches Tour) was the debut concert tour of South Korean rapper and singer CL. The tour visited nine cities in 2016 in the United States and Canada, kicking off in New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom on October 29 and concluding in Toronto at the Sound Academy on November 14. The tour was promoted by SIVA Entertainment Group.[citation needed] The setlist consisted of her solo songs along with many of her previous works with K-pop girl group 2NE1.

Background and development

On September 23, 2016, YG Entertainment announced that CL would hold her first American tour. She will visit nine cities in North America, with a total of nine shows.[1][2] The tour's name derives from CL's 2015 Korean language single "Hello Bitches". The tour's announcement followed the release of CL's debut American single "Lifted" on August 19, amid news of an upcoming English-language debut EP. The sold-out show at the Hammerstein Ballroom[3][4] made her the first Korean female singer to play a solo concert at a major venue in New York City.[5] An unreleased music video of "Hello Bitches" was also played during the tour.

Controversy

On November 7, fans and concertgoers had noticed that CL had been using the "controversial" version of her song "MTBD (Mental Breakdown)" since the tour started. CL apologized on her Twitter account stating that her "engineer [had] sent the old version for [the] tour".[6] CL performed the alternative version for the later shows.[7]

Set list

  1. "Fire" (Intro)
  2. "Can't Nobody"
  3. "Scream"
  4. "I Am the Best"
  5. "Come Back Home"
  6. "I Don't Care (Reggae Ver.)"
  7. "Gotta Be You"
  8. "Falling in Love"
  9. "Lonely"
  10. "Missing You"
  11. "If I Were You"
  12. "I Love You"
  13. "The Baddest Female"
  14. "Doctor Pepper"
  15. "Dirty Vibe"
  16. "MTBD"
  17. "Lifted"
  18. "Hello Bitches"

Encore

  1. "Do You Love Me"
  2. "I Am The Best (Remix)"

Tour dates

List of tour dates
Date City Country Venue Attendance
October 29, 2016 New York City United States Hammerstein Ballroom 3,500[3]
October 31, 2016 Seattle Showbox SoDo —
November 1, 2016 Vancouver Canada Vogue Theatre —
November 3, 2016 San Francisco United States Warfield Theatre —
November 4, 2016 Los Angeles Microsoft Theater 3,264[8]
November 6, 2016 Dallas The Bomb Factory —
November 8, 2016 Atlanta Center Stage —
November 10, 2016 Chicago Chicago Theatre 1,506[9]
November 14, 2016 Toronto Canada Sound Academy —

References

  1. ^ Renshaw, David (September 23, 2016). "CL Announces Hello Bitches North American Tour". The Fader. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  2. ^ Hines, Alice (September 15, 2016). "cl talks fashion week, 40s, and rapping with method man". i-D. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Benjamin, Jeff (November 1, 2016). "CL Proves Her Versatility & Promise at Hello Bitches Tour Kickoff in New York". Fuse. Archived from the original on April 4, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "CL's Stylist on Crafting Her Hello Bitches Tour Wardrobe". Vogue. November 1, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  5. ^ Herman, Tamar (October 31, 2016). "CL Solidifies Solo Stardom With Stellar New York City Concert". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  6. ^ CL [@chaelinCL] (November 7, 2016). "+" (Tweet). Retrieved June 23, 2017 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ Herman, Tamar (November 7, 2016). "CL Apologizes for Quran Verse Controversy on Her Hello Bitches Tour". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  8. ^ "Billboard Boxscore | Current Scores". Billboard. January 18, 2017. Archived from the original on January 19, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  9. ^ "Billboard Boxscore | Current Scores". Billboard. January 25, 2017. Archived from the original on January 25, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.