Away from Home Tour
2010 concert tour by Drake
Away from Home Tour Location North America Associated album So Far Gone Thank Me Later Start date April 5, 2010 (2010-04-05 ) End date November 6, 2010 (2010-11-06 ) Legs 4 No. of shows79 Box office $8 million ($11.18 million in 2023 dollars)[ 1]
The Away from Home Tour , also marketed as the Light Dreams and Nightmares Tour , was the first headlining concert tour by Canadian recording artist, Drake .
The tour began on April 5, 2010 in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania and continued until November 6, 2010 with its final show scheduled in Las Vegas .[ 2] Scheduled for 78 performances across the United States and Canada, the tour was also utilized as a part of an environmentally friendly campaign alongside non-profit organization Reverb .[ 3]
The tour marks Drake's first concert tour after signing with Young Money Entertainment , as well as his first tour where he serves as the headline act. The concert tour, which featured k-os and Francis & The Lights as initial opening acts, is in support of Drake's debut studio album and extended play, Thank Me Later and So Far Gone , respectively. Most of the track-list from these projects were performed, such as singles "Best I Ever Had ", "I'm Goin' In ", "Successful " and concert closer "Over ". Additional singles where Drake acts as a featured artist were also performed, including "I Invented Sex ", "BedRock ", and "Forever ". Despite bookings for a European leg of the tour,[ 4] it was ultimately scrapped in favor of domestic support of the projects.[ 5]
The tour had a total gross of over $8 million off of 78 shows, making it one of the highest-grossing hip-hop tours of 2010.[ 6]
Background
Drake and Reverb would announce that the Away from Home Tour would be expanded to various colleges throughout the United States.[citation needed ]
Dubbed the "Campus Consciousness" leg of the tour, the organization would work with Drake in order to minimize the output of fossil fuels during the tour. By incorporating the use of biodiesel as well as introducing biodegradable and recyclable products throughout the tour, tents that featured green technology sought to teach students about carbon emissions and promote eco-consumer sampling.[ 3]
Musical additions
Opening acts
Setlist
"Forever "
"Unstoppable"
"Uptown"
"Lust for Life"
"Houstatlantavegas"
"November 18th"
"Fireworks "
"Killers"
"Money to Blow " / "Big Tymers" / "I'm Still Fly"
"I'm Goin' In "
"Every Girl / "Bedrock " / "Throw It In the Bag "
"Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready) "
"A Night Off"
"Successful "
"Fear"
"Say Something "
"I Invented Sex "
"Best I Ever Had "
"Over "
Tour dates
Date
City
Country
Venue
North America[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
April 5, 2010
Slippery Rock
United States
Aebersold Student Recreation Center
April 6, 2010
Charleston
Lantz Arena
April 7, 2010
Columbus
Value City Arena
April 9, 2010[A]
University Park
Bryce Jordan Center
April 10, 2010[A]
Boston
Matthews Arena
April 11, 2010[A]
Lock Haven
Thomas Fieldhouse
April 14, 2010[A]
East Lansing
MSU Auditorium
April 15, 2010[A]
Rochester Hills
Meadow Brook Music Festival
April 16, 2010[A]
Morgantown
WVU Coliseum
April 21, 2010[A]
Orlando
UCF Arena
April 22, 2010[A]
Greenville
Timmons Arena
April 24, 2010[A]
New Orleans
Fair Grounds Race Course
April 26, 2010[A]
Kansas City
Swinney Recreation Center
April 27, 2010[A]
Lexington
Memorial Coliseum
April 30, 2010[A]
Syracuse
Syracuse University
May 1, 2010[C] [D]
East Rutherford
New Meadowlands Stadium Grounds
Medford
President's Lawn
May 4, 2010[A]
Worcester
Hart Center
May 5, 2010[A]
Baltimore
Pier Six Concert Pavilion
May 6, 2010[A]
Thornbury Township
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
May 7, 2010[A]
Ithaca
Ho Plaza
May 8, 2010[A]
Plymouth
PSU Campus Grounds
May 12, 2010
San Francisco
Warfield Theatre
May 13, 2010
Los Angeles
Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
May 14, 2010
San Diego
North Campus Recreation Area
May 15, 2010
Santa Barbara
Harder Stadium
May 17, 2010
Denver
Ogden Theatre
May 19, 2010
Dallas
Palladium Ballroom
May 20, 2010
Grand Prairie
Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
May 21, 2010
Austin
Waller Creek Amphitheatre
May 23, 2010
Memphis
Cannon Center for the Performing Arts
May 25, 2010
Charlotte
The Fillmore Charlotte
May 27, 2010
Cleveland
House of Blues
May 28, 2010
Cincinnati
Bogart's
June 3, 2010[E]
Providence
Dunkin' Donuts Center
June 4, 2010[F]
Hartford
XL Center
June 5, 2010[G]
Mansfield
Comcast Center
June 6, 2010[H]
East Rutherford
New Meadowlands Stadium
June 12, 2010[I]
Maryland Heights
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
June 13, 2010
Washington, D.C.
9:30 Club
June 15, 2010[J]
New York City
South Street Seaport
June 16, 2010
Philadelphia
Theater of the Living Arts
June 19, 2010[K]
Auburn
White River Amphitheatre
July 16, 2010[L]
Ottawa
Canada
Claridge Homes Stage
July 17, 2010
Saint John
Harbour Station
July 18, 2010
Montreal
Métropolis
July 21, 2010
Winnipeg
Centennial Concert Hall
July 23, 2010
Saskatoon
Credit Union Centre
July 24, 2010
Edmonton
Edmonton Events Centre
July 25, 2010
Calgary
Big Four Building
July 27, 2010
Vancouver
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
August 13, 2010[M]
Indianapolis
United States
Hoosier Lottery Grandstand
September 6, 2010[N]
Seattle
Seattle Center
September 20, 2010
Miami
James L. Knight Center
September 21, 2010
September 24, 2010
Tampa
USF Sun Dome
September 28, 2010
New York City
Radio City Music Hall
September 29, 2010
October 1, 2010
Vestal
Binghamton University Events Center
October 2, 2010
Washington, D.C.
DAR Constitution Hall
October 3, 2010
October 6, 2010
Atlanta
Fox Theatre
October 9, 2010[O]
Greensboro
Greensboro Coliseum
October 12, 2010
St. Louis
Fox Theatre
October 13, 2010
Chicago
Chicago Theatre
October 14, 2010
October 16, 2010
Bloomington
U.S. Cellular Coliseum
October 17, 2010
DeKalb
Convocation Center
October 19, 2010
Detroit
Fox Theatre
October 21, 2010
Wallingford
Oakdale Theatre
October 22, 2010[P]
Philadelphia
Wells Fargo Center
October 25, 2010[Q]
Boston
TD Garden
October 26, 2010
Lowell
Tsongas Center
October 29, 2010
Houston
Reliant Arena
October 30, 2010[R]
New Orleans
City Park
October 31, 2010
Grand Prairie
Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
November 2, 2010
Denver
Wells Fargo Theatre
November 4, 2010
Los Angeles
Gibson Amphitheatre
November 6, 2010
Las Vegas
The Joint
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
April 29, 2010
Lowell, Massachusetts
Tsongas Center
Cancelled.[ 12]
July 2, 2010
Arendal , Norway
Tromøy
Cancelled. Appearance a part of Hove Festival .
July 3, 2010
Roskilde , Denmark
Roskilde Festivalpladsen
Cancelled. Appearance a part of Roskilde Festival .
July 4, 2010
London, England
Hyde Park
Cancelled. Appearance a part of Wireless Festival .
July 5, 2010
Paris, France
La Cigale
Cancelled.
July 7, 2010
Amsterdam , Netherlands
Paradiso
Cancelled.
July 8, 2010
Liège , Belgium
Parc Reine Astrid
Cancelled. Appearance a part of Les Ardentes .
July 9, 2010
County Kildare , Ireland
Punchestown Racecourse
Cancelled. Appearance a part of Oxegen .
July 10, 2010
Perth and Kinross , Scotland
Balado
Cancelled. Appearance a part of T in the Park .
July 12, 2010
London, England
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
Cancelled.
July 13, 2010
London, England
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
Cancelled.
July 14, 2010
Manchester , England
Manchester Academy
Cancelled.
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