The Voicenotes Tour[1] was the third concert tour by American singer Charlie Puth, in support of his second studio album Voicenotes (2018). The tour began in Toronto, Canada at the Budweiser Stage on July 11, 2018, and concluded in Tokyo, Japan at the Tokyo International Forum on November 22, 2018.
| Tour by Charlie Puth | |||||||
 Poster for Honda Civic leg of tour | |||||||
| Associated album | Voicenotes | ||||||
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| Start date | July 11, 2018 | ||||||
| End date | November 22, 2018 | ||||||
| Legs | 2 | ||||||
| No. of shows | 45 | ||||||
| Website | civictour | ||||||
| Charlie Puth concert chronology | |||||||
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Background
editOn December 18, 2017, Puth announced his first major headlining tour after opening for Shawn Mendes on his Illuminate World Tour. Hailee Steinfeld was announced as the opening act.[2] The tour dates were announced and set to take place in 32 different cities in North America.
On June 27, 2018, several dates were announced for Asia where the tour would be produced by Live Nation Asia.[3]
Critical reception
editThe tour received positive reviews. Taylor Weatherby from Billboard praised the stage setup, writing that “the angled backdrop includes two massive screens that flash between Charlie, mesmerizing light shows and crowd shots, making the otherwise pretty simple staging feel vast”, in addition to noting the “quirky commentary” between performances, Puth's “dad moves” during performances, and his “inspiring level of confidence” while shirtless.[4] Bobby Olivier from NJ.com, described Puth as having “a severe case of pop star personality disorder”, praised Puth's use of a keytar as him having “played the hell out of an instrument in which no pop artist has seriously dabbled for the last five presidential administrations,” in addition to writing that “the deafening response to every close-up camera shot of the star’s face or body wasn’t far from how diehards manically cheer for his slightly more famous constituents Justin Bieber, Shawn Mendes and Harry Styles”.[5] David Peng, from Young Post of South China Morning Post, praised Puth's vocals, describing them as “sweet and soft” with “his sound so clear it rivaled the studio-recorded version”.[6]
Set list
editThis set list is from the show in Toronto on July 11, 2018, and is not intended to represent all concerts for the tour.
- "The Way I Am"
- "Slow It Down"
- "How Long"
- "Empty Cups"
- "LA Girls"
- "Marvin Gaye"
- "Patient"
- "Change"
- "We Don't Talk Anymore"
- "Somebody Told Me"
- "Done for Me"
- "Suffer"
- "One Call Away"
- "Attention"
Encore
- "BOY"
- "See You Again"
Tour dates
editCancelled shows
edit| Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2018 | Farmingville | United States | BMHMC Amphitheater | Unforeseen production challenges[8] |
| November 6, 2018[a] | Pasay | Philippines | Mall of Asia Arena | Unforeseen circumstances[9] |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Tour". Charlie Puth's Official Website. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ Rice, Nicholas (December 18, 2017). "Charlie Puth Announces The Voicenotes Tour With Special Guest Hailee Steinfeld". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ Billboard Radio China (June 27, 2018). "Charlie Puth Will Bring 'Voicenotes Tour' to Asia in Fall: See Dates". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ Weatherby, Taylor (July 18, 2018). "Charlie Puth's Voicenotes Tour: The 8 Best Moments". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ Olivier, Bobby (July 25, 2018). "N.J. pop star Charlie Puth plays music geek heartthrob at huge home-state concert: review". NJ.com. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ Peng, David (November 5, 2018). "Charlie Puth was a pro and a tease on the HK leg of his Voicenotes tour [Concert review]". Young Post. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ North American boxscore:
- "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 22, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ^ Ticketmaster Fan Support email date July 13, 2018 7:30pm
- ^ "We are heartbroken to announce that #VoicenotesTourMNL will not push through in Manila due to unforeseen circumstances". MMI Live. July 27, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.