The Special Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:The Special Tour
Artist:Lizzo
Album:Special
Start Date:September 23, 2022
End Date:July 30, 2023
Number Of Shows:80
Gross:$86.3 million
Last Tour:Cuz I Love You Too Tour
(2019–20)
This Tour:The Special Tour
(2022–23)
Next Tour:...

The Special Tour was the third concert tour by American singer and rapper Lizzo, in support of her fourth studio album Special (2022). The tour began at the FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida on September 23, 2022, and concluded at the Fuji Rock Festival on July 30, 2023.

American rappers Latto and Saucy Santana supported all the North American dates on the tour.[1] [2] English rapper Bree Runway and English singer-songwriter Joy Crookes supported select dates on the European leg of the tour while Tkay Maidza supported dates in Oceania.

Concert film

Lizzo: Live in Concert is a concert special directed by Sam Wrench, which was released on December 31, 2022, exclusively via HBO Max. The film follows American singer and rapper Lizzo's performance at Kia Forum in Inglewood, California on November 18 and 19, 2022.[3]

Setlist

This set list is from the show in Perth, Australia on July 14, 2023. It is not intended to represent all tour dates. [4]

  1. "Cuz I love You"
  2. ”Juice”
  3. "2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)"
  4. "Soulmate"
  5. "Phone" (Interlude)
  6. "Grrrls"
  7. "Boys"
  8. "Tempo"
  9. "Rumors"
  10. "Fitness" (Interlude)
  11. "Jerome"
  12. "Break Up Twice" / "Doo Wop (That Thing)"
  13. "Special"
  14. "Everybody's Gay"
  15. "Truth Hurts"
  16. "Good As Hell"
  17. "About Damn Time"
Notes

Shows

List of concerts[8]
DateCityCountryVenueOpening act(s)
North America
September 23, 2022SunriseUnited StatesFLA Live ArenaLatto
Saucy Santana
September 24, 2022TampaAmalie ArenaSaucy Santana
September 27, 2022Washington, D.C.Capital One ArenaLatto
September 29, 2022PhiladelphiaWells Fargo CenterLatto
Saucy Santana
September 30, 2022BostonTD GardenLatto
October 2, 2022New York CityMadison Square Garden
October 3, 2022
October 6, 2022DetroitLittle Caesars ArenaLatto
Saucy Santana
October 7, 2022TorontoCanadaScotiabank ArenaLatto
October 11, 2022Saint PaulUnited StatesXcel Energy Center
October 14, 2022Kansas CityT-Mobile Center
October 16, 2022ChicagoUnited Center
October 18, 2022IndianapolisGainbridge FieldhouseLatto
Saucy Santana
October 20, 2022CharlotteSpectrum CenterLatto
October 22, 2022AtlantaState Farm Arena
October 23, 2022NashvilleBridgestone Arena
October 25, 2022AustinMoody Center
October 26, 2022HoustonToyota CenterLatto
Saucy Santana
October 28, 2022DallasAmerican Airlines CenterLatto
October 31, 2022DenverBall Arena
November 2, 2022Salt Lake CityVivint Arena
November 4, 2022PortlandModa Center
November 7, 2022VancouverCanadaRogers Arena
November 9, 2022SeattleUnited StatesClimate Pledge Arena
November 10, 2022PortlandModa Center
November 12, 2022San FranciscoChase Center
November 18, 2022InglewoodKia Forum
November 19, 2022
Europe
February 17, 2023OsloNorwaySpektrumBree Runway
February 18, 2023CopenhagenDenmarkRoyal Arena
February 20, 2023HamburgGermanyBarclays Arena
February 23, 2023AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome
February 24, 2023AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleis
February 27, 2023CologneGermanyLanxess Arena
February 28, 2023BerlinMercedes-Benz Arena
March 2, 2023MilanItalyMediolanum Forum
March 3, 2023ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
March 5, 2023ParisFranceAccor Arena
March 8, 2023GlasgowScotlandOVO HydroJoy Crookes
March 9, 2023BirminghamEnglandUtilita Arena
March 11, 2023ManchesterAO Arena
March 13, 2023DublinIreland3Arena
March 15, 2023LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena
March 16, 2023
North America
April 21, 2023KnoxvilleUnited StatesThompson-Boling ArenaLatto
April 22, 2023LexingtonRupp Arena
April 24, 2023MemphisFedEx Forum
April 25, 2023St. LouisEnterprise Center
April 28, 2023New OrleansFair Grounds Race Course
May 9, 2023BaltimoreCFG Bank ArenaLatto
May 10, 2023RaleighPNC Arena
May 12, 2023ClevelandRocket Mortgage FieldHouse
May 13, 2023PittsburghPPG Paints Arena
May 16, 2023MilwaukeeFiserv Forum
May 17, 2023ChicagoUnited Center
May 19, 2023OmahaCHI Health Center Omaha
May 20, 2023TulsaBOK Center
May 24, 2023PhoenixFootprint Center
May 25, 2023San DiegoViejas Arena
May 28, 2023SacramentoGolden 1 Center
June 2, 2023Thousand PalmsAcrisure Arena
June 11, 2023MontrealCanadaBell Centre
June 13, 2023HartfordUnited StatesXL Center
Europe
June 22, 2023BelfastNorthern IrelandOrmeau ParkTinashe[9]
June 24, 2023PiltonEnglandWorthy Farmrowspan="7"
June 28, 2023GdyniaPolandGdynia-Kosakowo Airport
June 30, 2023StockholmSwedenGärdet
July 1, 2023RoskildeDenmarkRoskilde Dyrskueplads
July 6, 2023MadridSpainEspacio Mad Cool Villaverde
July 7, 2023LisbonPortugalPasseio Marítimo de Algés
July 9, 2023RotterdamNetherlandsRotterdam Ahoy
Oceania
July 14, 2023PerthAustraliaRAC ArenaTkay Maidza
July 17, 2023MelbourneRod Laver Arena
July 18, 2023
July 21, 2023Byron BayNorth Byron Parklands
July 23, 2023SydneyQudos Bank ArenaTkay Maidza
July 24, 2023
July 26, 2023AucklandNew ZealandSpark Arena
Asia
July 30, 2023NiigataJapanNaeba Ski Resort

Cancelled dates

Date! scope="col" style="width:10em;"
CityCountryVenueReason
July 3, 2023Luxembourg CityLuxembourgLuxExpo The BoxUnknown[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lizzo Announces Fall 2022 North American Tour . . April 25, 2022 . April 25, 2022 . Hussey, Allison.
  2. Lizzo Announces North American Headlining Tour in Support of 'Special' . . April 25, 2022 . April 25, 2022 . Paul, Larisha.
  3. Web site: Lizzo Previews New Year's Concert Special and Revealing 'Love, Lizzo' Documentary: 'I'm Nervous… but I Can't Care Anymore' . . November 23, 2022 . Jackson, Angelique.
  4. Web site: Sharpe . Scott . May 11, 2023 . Lizzo gives Raleigh an empowering 'Special' night as tour stops at PNC Arena .
  5. Iasimone . Ashley . 2022-11-20 . Lizzo Welcomes Cardi B, Missy Elliott to the Stage in Los Angeles . 2022-11-21 . Billboard . en-US.
  6. News: Lizzo brings drag queens on stage, protesting Tennessee law. Associated Press. 2023-04-23. 2023-05-23.
  7. Web site: Lizzo's Tina Turner tribute was an emotional highlight when 2023 Special Tour hit Phoenix . 2024-03-12 . The Arizona Republic . en-US.
  8. Web site: Tour | Lizzo Official Website .
  9. Web site: 2023-06-21 . Tinashe announced as special guest for Lizzo at Belsonic . 2024-04-30 . The Irish News . en.
  10. News: Lizzo concert at LuxExpo cancelled. November 23, 2023. June 19, 2023. RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg.