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Broken Tour

The Broken Tour was the debut concert tour by German recording artist Kim Petras in support of her debut mixtape Clarity (2019). The tour was announced by Petras via her social media accounts on April 30, 2019.[1] It started on 11 June 2019 in Nashville, United States and concluded on 4 September 2019 in Cologne, Germany.

Broken Tour
Tour by Kim Petras
Associated albumClarity
Start date11 June 2019
End date4 September 2019
No. of shows
  • 12 in North America
  • 8 in Europe
  • 20 in total
Kim Petras concert chronology

Background and development

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When announced on April 30, 2019, the tour was scheduled to comprise ten North American shows in June and to conclude on 26 June 2019 in San Francisco, United States.[2] It was initially considered to be in support of Petras' single "Broken", as her debut mixtape had not been officially announced yet.[3]

On 2 May 2019 additional shows in San Francisco and Los Angeles were announced.[4] The following day Petras disclosed that both shows in Los Angeles as well as the shows in New York and Chicago were sold out.[5] On 7 May 2019, a week after the initial tour announcement, all shows with the exception of Atlanta, Washington and the added San Francisco show were sold out.[6]

On 13 May 2019 Petras announced that a European leg of the tour, comprising additional shows in the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands and Germany, had been added.[7] Thus, the tour would encompass 20 shows, including 17 solo shows as well as 3 festival appearance in the United Kingdom on the 23, 24 and 25 of August 2019.[8] Due to high demand several venues for the European leg had to be upgraded.[9]

On 31 May 2019 Petras revealed that rehearsals for the tour had started.[10]

Set list

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This set list is representative of the European leg of the tour and the performance on September 4, 2019.[11] Due to starting before the entirety of Clarity had been released, the set list varied greatly for the duration of the tour. Song titles adapted from Spotify.[12]

Act I
  1. "Got My Number"
  2. "Hillside Boys"
  3. "Hills"
  4. "Blow It All"
  5. "Broken"
  6. "Icy"
Act II
  2. "Omen"
  3. "Close Your Eyes"
  4. "Personal Hell"
  5. "In the Next Life"
  6. "Boo! Bitch!"
Act III
  2. "If U Think About Me…"
  3. "Do Me"
  4. "All the Time"
  5. "1, 2, 3 Dayz Up"
  6. "I Don't Want It at All"
  7. "Unlock It"
Encore
  2. "Can't Do Better"
  3. "Heart to Break"
  4. "Sweet Spot"

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue
North America
June 11, 2019 Nashville United States The Basement East
June 12, 2019 Atlanta Center Stage
June 14, 2019 New York City Irving Plaza
June 15, 2019 Silver Spring The Fillmore Silver Spring
June 17, 2019 Philadelphia Theatre of Living Arts
June 18, 2019 Cambridge The Sinclair
June 20, 2019 Chicago Lincoln Hall
June 21, 2019 Minneapolis Fine Line Music Café
June 24, 2019 Los Angeles Fonda Theatre
June 25, 2019
July 30, 2019 San Francisco Mezzanine
July 31, 2019
Europe
August 23, 2019 Leeds United Kingdom Leeds Festival
August 24, 2019 Manchester Manchester Pride
August 25, 2019 Reading Reading Festival
August 27, 2019 London Heaven
August 30, 2019 Paris France La Maroquinerie
September 1, 2019 Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso
September 3, 2019 Berlin Germany Bi Nuu[13]
September 4, 2019 Cologne Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld

Reception

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Most shows of the North American leg were sold out.[14] Further, many had to move to bigger venues due to high demand.[15] Similarly, most shows of the European leg were also sold out or had to move to bigger venues in order to accommodate the demand.[16]

The tour was generally very well received. Rae Lemeshow-Barooshian of Play Too Much praised it as a "euphoric pop rendezvous" and called it "an explosion of joy" whenever Petras took the stage.[17] Michiel Vos of A Bit of Pop Music compared Petras' stage outfits and styling to "Lady Gaga's looks during her The Fame era" and attested that Petras looked "like an absolute star when dancing and posing". He further stated that Petras commands "a mesmerizing star quality" and would also hold her own vocally, even though oftentimes singing along to a backing track.[18] Writing for Atwood Magazine, Nicole Almeida also stressed Petras' star quality, calling the tour the "perfect demonstration of Petras' star power". She further referred to the concert as "more than a show", but a "visual representation of Kim Petras' career" and concluded that she witnessed "a night of transcendental joy, pride, celebration, and fun".[19] In his review of the first stop of the European leg, Alex Rigotti of Gigwise especially praised Petras' self-awareness in regards to "how ridiculous pop is". He identified the show to follow a structure in accordance with Petras' body of work. Thus, he referred to act I as a representation of heartbreak from her debut record, Clarity, the second act as being representative of her Halloween-themed extended play (EP), Turn Off the Light, Vol. 1, and the third act as being "about the ecstasy of falling in love from her Era 1 days". Even though the staging was "stripped down and simple", he declared it to be "effective" through "being fuelled by the charm of the singer feeling her fantasy".[20]

References

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  1. ^ "KIM PETRAS on Instagram: "#BROKENTOUR COMING TO UR STEP DADS HOUSE THIS JUNE 🖤 babes I cant wait … tickets on sale 10am Friday but if you're a real one go to…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  2. ^ "Kim Petras announces 'Broken' Tour 2019". AXS. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  3. ^ "Kim Petras Announced A New Run Of 'Broken' US Tour Dates". UPROXX. 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  4. ^ @kimpetras (2019-05-02). "SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES SOLD OUT !! SECOND SHOWS ADDED #BROKENTOUR LA: http://smarturl.it/brokentourla2 SF: http://smarturl.it/brokentoursf2 pic.twitter.com/HcxBuezRY2". Twitter. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  5. ^ PETRAS 🕷, KIM (2019-05-03). "I Can't wait for you to see this show ! We just sold out both nights in L.A at the Fonda ! New York is sold out, Chicago sold out I LOVE YOU". @kimpetras. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  6. ^ PETRAS 🕷, KIM (2019-05-06). "Couple tickets left in Atlanta, DC and San Fran night 2 everything else sold out c u there". @kimpetras. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  7. ^ Shaffer, Claire (2019-05-13). "Hear Kim Petras' New Disco-Infused Song 'Sweet Spot'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  8. ^ Yates, Jonathan (2019-05-13). "Kim Petras announces London Omeara show on European tour". getwestlondon. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  9. ^ KIM PETRAS 🕷. "we're upgrading venues for #BROKENTOUR Europe 🖤". Twitter. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  10. ^ PETRAS 🕷, KIM (2019-05-30). "I been rehearsing for tour all day and it's starting to kick in that this is really happening. My first own tour I feel so blessed that I get to do this. Thx for supporting me bunheads". @kimpetras. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  11. ^ "Kim Petras Setlist at Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld, Cologne". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  12. ^ "Kim Petras". Spotify. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  13. ^ "KIM PETRAS @ Bi Nuu, 03.09.19 20:00 Uhr". binuu.de. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  14. ^ "Kim Petras Drops "Sweet Spot," Announces New 'Broken Tour' Dates". idolator. 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  15. ^ "TLA". facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  16. ^ "Kim Petras". paradiso.nl. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  17. ^ Lemeshow-Barooshian, Rae (2019-06-20). "SHOW REVIEW: Kim Petras Sells Out NYC Yet Again With The Broken Tour". Play Too Much. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  18. ^ michielvmusic (2019-09-02). "Concert Review: Kim Petras – Broken Tour at Paradiso, Amsterdam". A Bit Of Pop Music. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  19. ^ "Live Review: Kim Petras Throws the Perfect Pride Party at Philadelphia's TLA - Atwood Magazine". 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  20. ^ "Live Review: Kim Petras at Heaven, London, 27/08/2019 | Gigwise". gigwise.com. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
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