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The Honeymoon Tour
Tour by Ariana Grande
Associated albumMy Everything
Start dateFebruary 25, 2015 (2015-02-25)
End dateOctober 29, 2015 (2015-10-29)
Legs2
No. of shows
Ariana Grande concert chronology

The Honeymoon Tour is the second concert tour by American singer Ariana Grande in support of her second studio album, My Everything (2014). The tour, which was officially announced on September 10, 2014, will travel across North America, Europe, Asia, South America, and The Caribbean. It began on February 25, 2015 in Independence, Missouri and will conclude on October 29, 2015 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Background

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On June 5, 2014, about a month before the release of "Break Free", the second single from My Everything (2014), Grande confirmed plans of a tour in support of the upcoming album via her Twitter account. Through her account, Grande stated that she had signed her tour contract and will be visiting continents other than North America, therefore making the tour her first world tour. During this time, there were many rumors of fellow recording artist Iggy Azalea joining Grande on tour due to their massive 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.[1]

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 off of Grande's debut album, Yours Truly (2013), and the tour's North American leg.[2] The first leg, which is promoted by Live Nation, will visit twenty-six cities across North America beginning on February 25, 2015 in Independence, Missouri and concluding on April 16, 2015 in Vancouver, Canada. Tickets for the first leg of the tour went on sale to the general public on September 20, 2014 through Live Nation's website.[3] Supporting acts for the North American leg include English pop rock band Rixton, who will be promoting their latest studio album, Let the Road (2015), and Norwegian EDM disc jockey Cashmere Cat.[4]

The European leg of the tour was announced on November 17, 2014, which was about a week after Grande's performance and multiple wins at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards, held in Glasgow, Scotland. The second leg of the tour will start on May 14, 2015 in Paris, France and will end a month later on June 16, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. Tickets for the second leg of the tour became available to the public four days after the announcement, on November 21, 2014.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7] In another rehearsal video posted through the tour's official YouTube page, Grande shared the band arrangement of "One Last Time", the fourth single from My Everything, which includes an extended string intro and raised key change.[8]

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 of her career. It was then revealed during the opening night show that the same video posted is a part of a tribute dedicated to Grande's grandfather that takes place during every concert before she sings the ballad, "My Everything".[9] 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.[10] 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.[11]

Commercial reception

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Shortly after the tickets for the first leg of the tour went on sale, Forbes noted increasingly huge ticket prices for the tour.[clarification needed] Jesse Lawrence from the business magazine 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 per ticket, which was 51% above the tour's ticket average on the secondary market. Also in his report, Lawrence mentioned that the cheapest show, which was 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 fellow pop stars 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 ArtRave: The Artpop Ball (2014) were about $169 per ticket on the secondary market, which was around 25% lower than Grande's tour average at the time.[12]

However, in the following months the average ticket prices for the tour began to drop gradually. In late September 2014, the average price for a ticket 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 with a total of $456 per ticket.[13] A couple months later, in January 2015, it was reported that the average ticket price on the secondary market had dropped again, cashing in at about $178 per ticket on the secondary market.[14] By February 2015, the average ticket price for Grande's tour dropped to a total of $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 per ticket, which was 44% below the tour's average price per ticket 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. On the other end of the spectrum, Perry's tickets increased slightly to an average of $221 per ticket, and Swift's tickets for the 1989 World Tour (2015) added up to a total of $294 per ticket on the secondary market.[15]

Critical response

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The tour has thus far received a generally mixed response with critics praising Grande's vocal performance but thought that the concerts were over produced. In a positive review of the opening show in Independence, Missouri, Timothy Finn of The Kansas City Star gave Grande praise 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 proclaimed to be nervous, it didn't show. One complaint made by Finn was the level of volume in the arena. He proclaimed "The sound was an issue at times, mostly due to high volume." He went on to say that "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."[16]

In another positive review, Jhon Moser of The Morning Call stated that "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 goes 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."[17]

Piet Levy of the The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel criticized the show heavily by stating Grande "isn't ready for the big leagues." Elaborating on his comment, Levy goes 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 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 stating "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".[18]

In another mixed review from Jon Bream of the Star Tribune, Bream simply stated that "Grande's not big enough to pull off [an] arena spectacle." He continued on 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 prasing 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". Bream 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 by stating "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" stating "It was her most focused and heartfelt vocal of the evening." Bream also 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."[19]

Set list

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This set list is representative of the concert on February 28, 2015. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[18]

  1. “Bang Bang”
  2. “Hands On Me”
  3. “Best Mistake”
  4. “Break Your Heart Right Back”
  5. "Be My Baby"
  6. “Right There”
  7. “The Way"
  8. “Pink Champagne”
  9. “Tattooed Heart”
  10. “One Last Time”
  11. “Why Try”
  12. “My Everything”
  13. “Love Me Harder”
  14. “All My Love”
  15. “Honeymoon Avenue”
  16. “Break Free”
  17. “Problem”
Notes

Shows

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List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, amount of available tickets, and gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
Leg 1 — North America
February 25, 2015 Independence United States Independence Events Center Cashmere Cat 5,594 / 5,594 $305,063
February 28, 2015 Oklahoma City Chesapeake Energy Arena Rixton
Cashmere Cat 		— —
March 1, 2015 Dallas American Airlines Center — —
March 3, 2015 Houston Toyota Center — —
March 5, 2015 Nashville Windows Theater 7,086 / 7,086 $446,373
March 6, 2015
March 8, 2015 Detroit Joe Louis Arena — —
March 10, 2015 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
March 12, 2015 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center — —
March 13, 2015 Worcester DCU Center — —
March 15, 2015 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre — —
March 17, 2015 Houston United States NRG Stadium — —
March 19, 2015 Atlanta Philips Arena — —
March 21, 2015 Miami AmericanAirlines Arena — —
March 23, 2015 Orlando Amway Center — —
March 25, 2015 San Antonio AT&T Center — —
March 27, 2015 Rosemont Allstate Arena — —
March 28, 2015 Milwaukee Harris Bradley Center — —
March 30, 2015 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center — —
April 1, 2015 Denver Pepsi Center — —
April 3, 2015 Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena — —
April 5, 2015 Anaheim Honda Center — —
April 7, 2015 San Jose SAP Center — —
April 9, 2015 Seattle KeyArena — —
April 11, 2015 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena Rixton — —
April 13, 2015 Salt Lake City United States EnergySolutions Arena Rixton
Cashmere Cat 		— —
April 15, 2015 Inglewood The Forum — —
Leg 2 — Europe
May 8, 2015 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome — 26,303 / 26,800 $1,338,300
May 9, 2015
May 10, 2015 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle — — —
May 12, 2015 Berlin Max-Schmeling-Halle — — —
May 14, 2015 Oberhausen König Pilsener Arena — — —
May 16, 2015 Paris France Le Zénith — — —
May 17, 2015 Nice Nikaia Palais — — —
May 20, 2015 Milan Italy Mediolanum Forum — — —
May 22, 2015 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi — — —
May 24, 2015 Madrid Barclaycard Center — — —
May 26, 2015 Porto Portugal Porto Club — — —
May 29, 2015 London England The O2 Arena — — —
June 1, 2015 Birmingham Barclaycard Arena — — —
June 3, 2015 Dublin Ireland 3Arena — — —
June 5, 2015 Glasgow Scotland The SSE Hydro — — —
June 7, 2015 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum — — —
June 9, 2015 Stockholm Sweden Globen — — —
June 13, 2015 Manchester England Manchester Arena — — —
Leg 3 — North America
July 17, 2015 Charlotte United States Time Warner Cable Arena Prince Royce — —
July 18, 2015 Raleigh PNC Arena — —
July 20, 2015 Memphis FedExForum — —
Total 38,983 / 39,480 $2,089,736

Cancelled shows

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List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
Date City Country Venue Reason

Notes

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References

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