The Rainbow Tour is the fourth headlining concert tour by American recording artist Kesha, in support of her third studio album Rainbow (2017). It was her first solo tour since the Warrior Tour in 2013.[1] The tour started in Birmingham on September 26, 2017, and ended on November 16, 2019. Tickets ranged from $42 to $2,484 on the secondary ticket market.[2]
Background and development
Since 2014, Kesha has been involved in a legal battle against her former producer and longtime collaborator Dr. Luke. This legal dispute has put her career on hold.[3] To reconnect with her fans, Kesha embarked on the Kesha and the Creepies: Fuck the World Tour,[4] which took place in North America and Asia between 2016 and 2017. In October 2016, it was revealed that Kesha has written and given to her label 22 new songs.[5]
On July 6, 2017, the lead single "Praying" from Rainbow was released.[6] On August 1, four days prior the release of her album, Kesha announced the tour, revealing tour dates in North America.[1] Shows in Europe, Oceania and Asia were later added.
On February 20, 2018, Kesha announced that her planned shows in Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan and Japan are temporarily canceled and will be rescheduled due to an imminent knee surgery in order to repair her torn ACL.[7][8] On March 23, 2018, Kesha announced the rescheduled dates in Australia and Asia, set to take place in October.[9] She rescheduled the shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane, and cancelled the shows in Perth and Auckland, New Zealand. She was also scheduled to perform at Bluefest in Byron Bay in March, but that date was also cancelled.
Kesha later added shows in South Korea and China, as well as a festival date in Japan. Unfortunately, since Kesha had not yet acclimatized to the food and weather, she had to cancel the already rescheduled Taipei show 20 minutes before she was due to take the stage, as well as cancelling the entirety of her four date China tour. Kesha's official site says that the show in Chengdu, China is postponed and not cancelled, but it is unknown if the show will be rescheduled.
Set list
This set list is from the show on September 27, 2017 in Nashville. It is not intended to represent all concerts for the tour.[10]
^The show on July 7, 2018 in Des Moines at Western Gateway Park is part of the 80/35 Music Festival.[11]
^The show on September 29, 2018 in Okinawa at the Camp Hansen Parade Deck is part of the Hansen Festival[12]
^The show on October 1, 2018 in Tokyo at Zepp Tokyo was originally scheduled to take place on April 17, but was temporarily canceled and then rescheduled due to knee surgery.[7]
^The show on October 2, 2018 in Tokyo at Zepp Diver City was originally scheduled to take place on April 19 at Zepp Tokyo, but was temporarily canceled and then rescheduled due to knee surgery.[7]
^The show on October 4, 2018 in Osaka at Zepp Namba was originally scheduled to take place on April 20, 2018, but was temporarily canceled and then rescheduled due to knee surgery.[7]
^The show on October 7, 2018 in Melbourne at Margaret Court Arena was originally scheduled to take place on April 5, 2018, but was temporarily canceled and then rescheduled due to knee surgery.[7][9]
^The show on October 8, 2018 in Adelaide at Thebarton Theatre was originally scheduled to take place on April 4, 2018, but was temporarily canceled and then rescheduled due to knee surgery.[7][9]
^The show on October 10, 2018 in Brisbane at Eatons Hill Hotel was originally scheduled to take place on March 25, 2018, but was temporarily canceled and then rescheduled due to knee surgery.[7][9]
^The show on October 11, 2018 in Sydney at ICC Sydney Theatre was originally scheduled to take place on March 31, 2018, but was temporarily canceled and then rescheduled due to knee surgery.[7][9]
^The show on November 2, 2018 was a free concert to celebrate the 30th anniversary of U.S. Cellular offering wireless service in Cedar Rapids.
^The show on November 3, 2018 was renamed "Stronger Than Hate" following a terrorist attack at a synagogue.
^The show on November 16, 2018 was co-headlined with The Struts.
^The show on April 27, 2019 was part of the Springtime of Youth Festival.
^The show on May 16, 2019 is part of the MusiCares Concert for Recovery honoring Macklemore.
^The show on June 1, 2019 is part of the Anniversary Party of Greenwich International Film Festival.
^The show on June 29, 2019 is part of the LoveLoud 2019 Festival.
^The show on September 6, 2019 is part of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Pantherfest.
^The show on November 16, 2019 is part of the Rock 'N' Roll Marathon Series.
^The show on March 27, 2018 in Perth at Metro City was originally scheduled to take place on March 26, 2018.[14]
^The show on March 29, 2018 in Byron Bay at Byron Bay Area would have been part of the Byron Bay Bluesfest festival.[15]
^The show on September 16, 2018 in Taipei at Nangang C3 Field was originally scheduled to take place on April 8, 2018, but was temporarily canceled and then rescheduled due to knee surgery.[7]
