Gloria the Tour

Gloria the Tour
World tour by Sam Smith
Promotional tour poster
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 acts
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]

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 cord 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 — —
18 May Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle — —
20 May Bologna Italy Unipol Arena — —
21 May Turin Pala Alpitour — —
5 July[a] Montreux Switzerland Montreux Music & Convention Centre N/a N/a N/a
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 N/a — —
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[18]
25 May[g] Glasgow Scotland OVO Hydro Vocal cord injury[21]
27 May[h] Birmingham England Resorts World Arena
1 June Tel Aviv Israel Yarkon Park Logistical and technical difficulties[23]
3 June[i] Warsaw Poland Służewiec Racetrack Illness[25]
4 June[j] Bucharest Romania Piața Constituției Unspecified[27]
14 October Yokohama Japan K-Arena Yokohama Illness[28]

Notes

  1. ^ Part of the 2023 Montreux Jazz Festival
  2. ^ Part of the 2023 Mad Cool Festival.[13]
  3. ^ Part of the 2023 NOS Alive.[14]
  4. ^ Part of the 2023 Festival de Nîmes.[15]
  5. ^ Part of the 2023 Pori Jazz.[16]
  6. ^ Part of the 2023 Positivus Festival.[17]
  7. ^ The Glasgow concert was to be held on 22 April but was moved due to crew illness.[19][20]
  8. ^ The Birmingham concert was to be held on 25 April but was moved due to crew illness.[19][22]
  9. ^ Part of the 2023 Orange Warsaw Festival.[24]
  10. ^ Part of the 2023 Summer in the City.[26]

References

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