Astroworld_–_Wish_You_Were_Here_Tour

Astroworld – Wish You Were Here Tour

Astroworld – Wish You Were Here Tour

2018–2019 concert tour by Travis Scott

The Astroworld – Wish You Were Here Tour was the third concert tour by American rapper and singer Travis Scott, in support of his fourth studio album, Astroworld (2018). American rappers Sheck Wes, Trippie Redd, Gunna served as the opening acts in North America for the first leg of the tour, with Sheck Wes solely continuing in North America for the second leg and Octavian being the sole opening act in Europe for the third leg, while Trippie Redd dropped out of the tour less than a month after it started. Don Toliver also came out to perform "Can't Say" with Scott for every show in the first leg and a few shows in the second leg despite not serving as an opening act for the tour. The tour started on November 8, 2018, at the CFG Bank Arena (then known as the Royal Farms Arena) in Baltimore, Maryland, and ended on July 16, 2019, at the O2 Arena in London, England.

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Background

The tour was officially announced via Scott's Instagram on August 16, 2018. Scott announced "Ive Been Ready To Get Back On Road For A Long Time!! Astroworld Tour Is Finally Here!!". In August 2018, prior to the start of the tour, Scott announced via Instagram "this is leg one Europe and other cities coming soon". At the start of the tour, Scott announced "more dates TBS".[1] Scott also announced that Virgil Abloh, Sheck Wes, Trippie Redd, and Gunna would perform opening acts.[2] On December 7, 2018, it was announced that Redd would no longer support Scott as an opening act for the duration of the tour due to "production issues" and cut down set times.[3] On June 10, 2019, Scott announced a show at the O2 Arena in London, where he would officially end the tour.

Setup

The initial idea of the Wish You Were Here Tour was to revive the childhood amusement park, Six Flags AstroWorld, where each stage was decorated in a fashion reminiscent of the theme park with features such as a small functioning ferris wheel and roller coaster.[4] Instead of having one stage for the show, Scott opted for two stages, one on each end of the arena.[5][4]

Critical reception

North America

The show was reviewed positively by Charles Holmes in Rolling Stone,[5] Julian Kimble in The Washington Post,[6] and by Chris DeVille of Stereogum.[7]

Set lists

Leg 1 — North America

This set list is representative of the show in Baltimore, Maryland on November 8, 2018. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.[8]

  1. "Stargazing"
  2. "Lose" (instrumental)
  3. "Carousel"
  4. "Quintana"
  5. "Uptown"
  6. "Way Back"
  7. "Mamacita"
  8. "Butterfly Effect"
  9. "No Bystanders"
  10. "Don't Play"
  11. "Dark Knight Dummo" (originally performed by Trippie Redd)
  12. "Upper Echelon"
  13. "Skyfall"
  14. "Through the Late Night"
  15. "Drugs You Should Try It"
  16. "90210"
  17. "Love Galore" (originally performed by SZA)
  18. "Skeletons"
  19. "Astrothunder"
  20. "R.I.P. Screw"
  21. "Houstonfornication"
  22. "Stop Trying to Be God"
  23. "NC-17"
  24. "Zeze" (originally performed by Kodak Black)
  25. "Beibs in the Trap"
  26. "Yosemite" (with Gunna)
  27. "Piss on Your Grave" (instrumental)
  28. "5% Tint"
  29. "Can't Say" (with Don Toliver)
  30. "Antidote"
  31. "Goosebumps"
  32. "Sicko Mode"

Additional notes

  • During the show in Baltimore on November 8, Scott brought Trippie Redd out to perform "Dark Knight Dummo".
  • During the show in Raleigh on November 9, Scott brought Sheck Wes out to perform his own song, "Mo Bamba", after "No Bystanders".
  • During the show in Miami on November 11, Scott brought Drake out to perform "Sicko Mode".
  • Starting from the show in Dallas on November 15, "Dark Knight Dummo" was replaced with "3500".
  • During the show in his hometown of Houston on November 17, Scott brought Swae Lee out to perform "R.I.P. Screw", Nav to perform "Beibs in the Trap", and Young Thug to perform "Pick Up the Phone", with the latter song being performed after "Yosemite" with Gunna.
  • During the show in Toronto on November 21, Scott brought Nav out to perform "Beibs in the Trap".
  • Starting from the show in Newark on November 24, "5% Tint" was removed from the setlist. During that one night, Scott brought Young Thug out to perform "Pick Up the Phone" after "Yosemite" with Gunna.
  • During the show in New York City on November 28, Scott brought Kendrick Lamar out to perform "Goosebumps".
  • During the show in Boston on December 2, "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" (originally performed by Dropkick Murphys) was played after "Yosemite" with Gunna.
  • During the show in Inglewood on December 20, Scott brought Nav out to perform "Yosemite" with Gunna and "Beibs in the Trap", switching the order of the two songs from the regular set list.
  • During the show in Portland on December 22, Scott performed "Lose" live over the instrumental; that day, he brought Sheck Wes out to perform "Mo Bamba" after "Sicko Mode".

Leg 2 — North America

This set list is representative of the show in Vancouver, British Columbia on January 25, 2019. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Stargazing"
  2. "Lose" (sung live over instrumental)
  3. "Carousel"
  4. "Quintana"
  5. "Uptown"
  6. "Way Back"
  7. "Mamacita"
  8. "Butterfly Effect"
  9. "No Bystanders"
  10. "Don't Play"
  11. "Skyfall"
  12. "Through the Late Night"
  13. "Upper Echelon"
  14. "Drugs You Should Try It"
  15. "90210"
  16. "Love Galore" (originally performed by SZA)
  17. "Skeletons"
  18. "Astrothunder"
  19. "R.I.P. Screw"
  20. "Houstonfornication"
  21. "Stop Trying to Be God"
  22. "NC-17"
  23. "Zeze" (originally performed by Kodak Black)
  24. "Beibs in the Trap"
  25. "Yosemite"
  26. "Piss on Your Grave" (instrumental)
  27. "Can't Say"
  28. "Antidote"
  29. "Goosebumps"
  30. "Sicko Mode"

Additional notes

  • During the show in Portland on January 27, "Portland" (originally performed by Drake) was played after "Yosemite" but was not performed live and Scott then brought Don Toliver out to perform "Can't Say".
  • During the show in Tacoma on January 29, Scott performed "4 AM" (originally performed by 2 Chainz) instead of "Quintana" and "First Off" (originally performed by Future) instead of "Uptown".
  • During the show in San Diego on February 4, Scott performed "Way Back", "Quintana", and "Skyfall" after "Carousel" rather than in their usual places in the set list and performed "Mile High" (originally performed by James Blake), "90210" and "Skeletons" after; he performed "First Off" after "Yosemite" and did not perform "Love Galore".
  • During the show in Las Vegas on February 6, Scott performed "3500" after "Don't Play" and "Mile High" after "Love Galore"; "Out for the Night" (originally performed by 21 Savage) played after "Yosemite" but was not performed live and did not include his part in the song.
  • During the show in Inglewood on February 8, Scott brought Quavo out to perform "Pick Up the Phone" after "NC-17" and brought Offset out to perform "Zeze"; he performed "First Off" after "Yosemite" and brought Drake out to perform "Sicko Mode".
  • During the show in Houston on February 13, Scott performed "Mile High" after "Drugs You Should Try It" and performed a small freestyle at the end of "90210"; he brought Don Toliver (who is also from the city) out to perform "Can't Say" and city mayor Sylvester Turner came out to praise him after "Goosebumps".
  • During the show in Indianapolis on February 20, Scott performed "Mile High" after "Drugs You Should Try It".
  • During the show in Chicago on February 21, Scott performed "Mile High" after "Love Galore" and "First Off" after "Yosemite".
  • Starting from the show in Milwaukee on February 22, "Quintana" was replaced with "4 AM" and "Uptown" was replaced with "First Off"; that day, Scott performed "Mile High" after "Drugs You Should Try It".
  • During the show in Columbus on February 24, Scott performed "Mile High" after "Drugs You Should Try It".
  • During the show in University Park on February 26, Scott performed "Mile High" after "Drugs You Should Try It".
  • During the show in New York City on March 2, Scott performed "Mile High" after "Drugs You Should Try It" and brought Don Toliver out to perform "Can't Say".
  • During the show in Brooklyn on March 3, Scott brought Don Toliver out to perform "Can't Say".
  • During the show in Montreal on March 5, Scott performed "Upper Echelon" briefly after "No Bystanders" to let a fan stage dive.
  • During the show in Toronto on March 7, Scott performed "Mile High" after "Drugs You Should Try It".
  • During the show in Tampa on March 17, Scott performed "Wake Up" after "Drugs You Should Try It".
  • During the show in Nashville on March 20, Scott performed "Pick Up the Phone" after "Carousel".
  • During the show in Atlanta on March 22, Scott brought 2 Chainz out to perform "Whip" and "4 AM", which both feature the former, after "No Bystanders"; Rick Ross to perform his own songs, "B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)" and "Pop That" (originally performed by French Montana), after "Zeze" and did not perform "Beibs in the Trap"; Young Thug to perform "Pick Up the Phone" and his own song, "Digits", after "Yosemite"; Lil Duke to perform his own song, "Light My Blunt", after the instrumental of "Piss on Your Grave" played; and Future to perform "First Off" and his own song, "March Madness" after "Goosebumps".

Leg 3 — Europe

This set list is representative of the show in London, England on July 16, 2019.

  1. "Stargazing"
  2. "Carousel"
  3. "4 AM" (originally performed by 2 Chainz)
  4. "Way Back"
  5. "First Off" (originally performed by Future)
  6. "Mamacita"
  7. "Butterfly Effect"
  8. "No Bystanders"
  9. "Highest in the Room" (unreleased at the time)
  10. "Upper Echelon"
  11. "90210"
  12. "Love Galore" (originally performed by SZA)
  13. "Wake Up"
  14. "Skeletons"
  15. "Astrothunder"
  16. "R.I.P. Screw"
  17. "Houstonfornication"
  18. "Pick Up the Phone"
  19. "Yosemite"
  20. "Can't Say"
  21. "Antisocial" (originally recorded and performed live with Ed Sheeran)
  22. "Mo Bamba" (originally performed by and with Sheck Wes)
  23. "Live Sheck Wes" (originally performed by and with Sheck Wes)
  24. "Antidote"
  25. "Goosebumps"
  26. "Sicko Mode"

Tour dates

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Cancelled shows

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