Kesha and the Creepies: Fuck the World Tour

Fuck the World Tour

Tour by Kesha
Location	North America • Asia
Start date	July 23, 2016 (2016-07-23)
End date	July 22, 2017 (2017-07-22)
Legs	2
No. of shows	40 in North America 3 in Asia 43 in total
Kesha concert chronology

Kesha performing at Foxwoods on her Fuck the World Tour

The Kesha and the Creepies: Fuck the World Tour is the third headlining concert tour by American singer Kesha. The tour started in Las Vegas on July 23, 2016. The tour has been described by her as "So, for a short ride and in mostly intimate venues, I will be performing a new creepy creation. It's been too long", and "Songs you’ve never heard me play before and I may never play again". The tour traveled throughout North America, and was extended to Asia, playing three shows in China in October.^[1]

Background and development

On February 19, 2016, New York Supreme Court Justice Shirley Kornreich ruled against Kesha's request for a preliminary injunction that would release her from her contract with Kemosabe Records, a label owned by Lukasz Gottwald, also known as Dr. Luke, under the umbrella of Sony Music Entertainment. This later inspired her to create the tour, "for the pure love of rock n roll" and it is seen as an act of defiance.^[2]

Set list

1. "We R Who We R"
2. "Your Love Is My Drug"
3. "Dinosaur"
4. "Nightclubbing"
5. "True Colors"
6. "You Don't Own Me"
7. "Blow"
8. "Speaking in Tongues"
9. "Boots & Boys"
10. "Cannibal"
11. "Timber"
12. "Tik Tok"

Encore

13. "Jolene" / "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You"
14. "I Shall Be Released"

Notes

• On select dates, Kesha performed "Till the World Ends" and "Die Young", in place of "True Colors" and "I Shall Be Released", respectively.^[3]
• "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" was not performed on select dates.
• During the Asian leg, Kesha performed "Stephen", "Jealous", "Warrior", "Gold Trans Am", "Dirty Love", "Party at a Rich Dude's House", and "Animal".
• Metal musician and YouTube Star, Poppy, opened for Kesha at the Dubuque, IA leg of the tour. She was also booed.^[4]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America[5][6]
July 23, 2016	Las Vegas	United States	Intrigue
July 28, 2016	Windsor	Canada	The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
July 30, 2016[a]	Dubuque	United States	Dubuque County Fairgrounds
August 6, 2016	Atlantic City		Harrah's Atlantic City
August 7, 2016[b]	Brooklyn		MCU Park
August 9, 2016	Cleveland		House of Blues
August 10, 2016	Pittsburgh		Mr. Smalls
August 12, 2016	Detroit		Saint Andrew's Hall
August 13, 2016	Grand Rapids		The Intersection
August 16, 2016	Cincinnati		Bogart's
August 18, 2016	Minneapolis		Aria
August 19, 2016	Milwaukee		The Rave
August 21, 2016[b]	Chicago		Huntington Bank Pavilion
August 23, 2016	Louisville		Mercury Ballroom
August 25, 2016[c]	Syracuse		Chevrolet Court
September 2, 2016	Columbus		Schottenstein Center
September 9, 2016	Tempe		Wells Fargo Arena
September 17, 2016[d]	Atlanta		Piedmont Park
September 22, 2016	Brooklyn		Warsaw
September 29, 2016	Kent		Dix Stadium
October 1, 2016	Los Angeles		Los Angeles Center Studios
Asia[7][8][9]
October 4, 2016	Shanghai	China	Shanghai Grand Stage
October 6, 2016	Beijing		Beijing Wu Ke Song Stadium
October 8, 2016	Guangzhou		Guangzhou Baiyun Stadium
North America[10][11][12]
October 21, 2016	Minneapolis	United States	TCF Bank Stadium
October 22, 2016	Miami Beach		Fontainebleau
October 23, 2016	Jacksonville		Mavericks
October 25, 2016	Tampa		The Ritz Ybor
October 27, 2016	New York City		Pace University
October 29, 2016	Waterville		Harold Alfond Memorial Field
January 27, 2017	Bowling Green		Doyt Perry Stadium
February 15, 2017	Mashantucket		Foxwoods
March 30, 2017	Baton Rouge		Pete Maravich Assembly Center
April 1, 2017	Charleston		O'Brien Field
April 4, 2017	Galloway		Stockton University Sports Center
April 7, 2017	Ewing		Lions Stadium
April 8, 2017	Boston		Matthews Arena
April 23, 2017	Rochester		Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium
April 25, 2017	Conway		Estes Stadium
April 27, 2017	East Lansing		Breslin Student Events Center
June 15, 2017[e]	Dover		Dover International Speedway
July 20, 2017	Council Bluffs		Harrah's Stir Cove
July 21, 2017	Aurora		RiverEdge Park
July 22, 2017	Lawrenceburg		Lawrenceburg Event Center

References

Footnotes

1. Part of Dubuque County Fair.
2. Part of Mad Decent Block Party.
3. Part of New York State Fair.
4. Part of Music Midtown.
5. Part of Firefly Music Festival.

Citations

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