Piece of Me Tour
- Europe
- North America
- Britney: Live in Concert
(2017) - Piece of Me Tour
(2018) - N/A
The Piece of Me Tour[2] (also referred to as Piece of Me: Exclusive Limited Tour[3]) was the tenth concert tour by American entertainer Britney Spears. Although it largely mirrors her Las Vegas residency, Britney: Piece of Me, which concluded in December 2017;[4] the stage-show was updated with new remixes, production technology, visuals and set list modifications to accommodate for arena shows.[5]
After performing 11 shows during the summer of 2017 in Asia, under a concert tour titled Britney: Live in Concert, the show was adapted to be performed in various select cities across North America and Europe.[6] The tour was announced in January 2018, and began in July.[7] The tour ranked at numbers 86 and 30 on Pollstar's 2018 Year-End Top 100 Tours chart both in North America and worldwide, respectively. In total, the tour grossed $54.3 million with 260,531 tickets sold and was the sixth highest-grossing female tour of 2018, and was the United Kingdom's second best-selling female tour of 2018.[8][9]
On September 5, 2018, it was announced that the tour was nominated for People's Choice Concert Tour of 2018 at the 44th People's Choice Awards.[10]
Background
Following the release of Spears' ninth studio album, Glory, she expressed interest in performing internationally again. In March 2017, after several publications began leaking details about Spears' planned international shows, she confirmed the planned tour by announcing concert dates in the Philippines and Israel.[11] In the weeks following the announcement, Spears revealed additional Asian tour dates. Spears performed in the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong and Israel for the first time during the tour.[12] A special tour edition of her ninth studio album was released on May 31, to coincide with the start of the tour.[13]
On December 22, 2017, Spears announced she will be bringing the show to Denmark for the Smukfest.[14] On January 23, 2018, Spears announced dates for North America and Europe.[15][16] On February 13, 2018, Spears announced additional dates for the UK and Paris. Spears also announced Pitbull will join her across selected dates in Europe.[17]
Shows in the United States are sponsored by PepsiCo,[18] while the UK shows are sponsored by Britney Spears Fragrances.[19]
In a court testimony regarding her conservatorship in June 2021, Spears revealed she was forced by her management to do the Piece of Me Tour, citing that they claimed they could sue her if she did not follow through with it, going against her wishes of taking a break from performing after her four-year run in Las Vegas.[20] In an earlier court testimony leaked by The New York Times, Spears added that her management also forced her to go through a concert despite her having a 102 °F fever, with fans later pointing out that this concert was likely one of the Atlantic City stops of the tour.[21][22]
Critical reception
The tour received polarized reviews throughout its run. Cristina Jerome from the Miami New Times stated "The Piece of Me Tour was for Britney Spears' day-one fans. The Princess of Pop allowed her audience to experience her career from the late '90s to the present day while sprinkling in a few hits from her latest studio album, Glory." Although complementing Spears' show production and stage presence, accusations of lip-syncing were mentioned.[23] In defence of Spears' lip-syncing accusations, Louis Staples from The Independent reviews the record-breaking Brighton Pride concert; "It is Spears' strength and vulnerability in the face of her troubles that most endears her to her fans. She is instantly forgiven for things that would normally sink other stars, such as her well-known aversion to live singing." Later mentioning that fans attend purely for the hits and "her glittery performance[s] proves that few people can match her cultural impact, or personify the words "icon" or "megastar" quite like her. Twenty years on, people still want a piece of Spears."[24] Emma Kelly from Metro said: "The pop legend, the phoenix who rose from a messy divorce, a breakdown and intense public scrutiny, has brought her Las Vegas residency Piece Of Me across the world, and last night it hit London's O2 Arena. After seeing Britney at Brighton Pride, a concert that saw 57,000 people scream 'Who is it?' at the stage ahead of Gimme More, I wasn't sure how much the concert could improve. But Britney is definitely an arena girl – and last night's show proved it."[25]
Commercial performance
Demand in Europe and the United Kingdom saw ticket sites crashing, sparking Spears to add additional dates in London, Blackpool and Paris.[26] Tickets were sold-out in under ten minutes for her date at 3Arena in Dublin; however, with a strict touring schedule, no additional date was added.[27] The tour was named the second best-selling female tour in the United Kingdom in 2018, according to StubHub, only behind Taylor Swift's Reputation Stadium Tour.[28] In Oslo, the Piece of Me Tour was performed to over 20,000 spectators, making it one of Spears' highest European (excluding the United Kingdom) concert-attendances in her touring history.[29]
The concert in Bethlehem set a new record for the venue (previously held by The 1975), for the fastest-selling tickets in the venue.[30] Spears' first date as part of her European leg was the Brighton Pride Festival, which was attended by a record-breaking crowd of 57,000 at Brighton's Preston Park.[31] On August 11, 2018, Spears performed for 10,951 fans at Göransson Arena, Sweden, and broke the 10,500-record set by Scorpions in 2012.[32]
On September 26, 2018, Spears was ranked at #17 on Pollstar's Concert Pulse with $13.1 million gross and 100,891 tickets sold in eight cities. This total are including two nights at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, which sold 11,887 tickets and grossed $2.7 million, three shows at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, which sold 9,756 tickets and grossed $1.98 million, Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, which sold 6,998 tickets and grossed $946,100 and the first report from the 18-date European tour at Antwerps Sportpaleis in Belgium, which sold out 16,787 tickets and grossed $1.4 million.[33]
The Piece of Me Tour ranked at 86 and 30 on Pollstar's 2018 Year-End Top 100 Tours chart both in North America and worldwide, respectively. In total, the tour grossed $54.3 million with 260,531 tickets sold and was the sixth highest-grossing female tour of 2018, and was the United Kingdom's second best-selling female tour of 2018.[8][9]
Set list
This set list is representative of the show on July 12, 2018, in National Harbor, Maryland. It is not intended to represent all shows.[34]
- "Work Bitch"
- "Womanizer"
- "Break the Ice"
- "Piece of Me"
- "...Baby One More Time"
- "Oops!... I Did It Again"
- "Me Against the Music"
- "Gimme More"
- "Clumsy"
- "Change Your Mind (No Seas Cortes)"
- "Boys"
- "Do You Wanna Come Over?"
- "Work It" / "Get Ur Freak On" / "WTF (Where They From)" (dance break)
- "I'm a Slave 4 U" (contains elements of "Walk It Talk It")
- "Make Me"
- "Freakshow"
- "Do Somethin'"
- "Circus"
- "If U Seek Amy"
- "Breathe on Me"
- "Slumber Party"
- "Touch of My Hand"
- "Toxic"
- "Stronger"
- "(You Drive Me) Crazy"
- Encore
Notes
- Starting on August 8, "Slumber Party" and "Touch of My Hand" were removed from the set list.
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening act | Attendance | Revenue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leg 1 — North America[35][36] | ||||||
July 12, 2018 | Oxon Hill | United States | MGM National Harbor Theater | — | 5,357 / 5,538 | $1,555,048 |
July 13, 2018 | ||||||
July 15, 2018 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena | 6,998 / 7,088 | $946,100 | ||
July 17, 2018 | Bethlehem | Sands Bethlehem Center | 1,883 / 1,883 | $766,222 | ||
July 19, 2018 | Atlantic City | Borgata Event Center | 5,952 / 5,952 | $1,363,677 | ||
July 20, 2018 | ||||||
July 21, 2018 | ||||||
July 23, 2018 | New York City | Radio City Music Hall | 11,754 / 11,754 | $2,840,121 | ||
July 24, 2018 | ||||||
July 27, 2018 | Hollywood | Hard Rock Event Center | 9,653 / 9,783 | $1,870,943 | ||
July 28, 2018 | ||||||
July 29, 2018 | ||||||
Leg 2 — Europe[37][38] | ||||||
August 4, 2018[a] | Brighton | England | Preston Park | — | —[39] | — |
August 6, 2018 | Berlin | Germany | Mercedes-Benz Arena | Pitbull[40][41] | 13,735 / 13,735 | $1,045,280 |
August 8, 2018[b] | Skanderborg | Denmark | Skanderborg Dyrehave | — | — | — |
August 10, 2018 | Oslo | Norway | Telenor Arena | Pitbull | 20,423 / 20,423 | $1,838,118 |
August 11, 2018 | Sandviken | Sweden | Göransson Arena | 10,951 / 10,951 | $975,742 | |
August 13, 2018 | Mönchengladbach | Germany | Sparkassenpark | 15,208 / 15,208 | $1,167,490 | |
August 15, 2018 | Antwerp | Belgium | Sportpaleis | 17,246 / 19,911 | $1,351,033 | |
August 17, 2018 | Scarborough | England | Open Air Theatre | 7,888 / 7,888 | $787,539 | |
August 18, 2018 | Manchester | Manchester Arena | 13,780 / 13,780 | $1,472,230 | ||
August 20, 2018 | Dublin | Ireland | 3Arena | 12,510 / 12,510 | $1,124,171 | |
August 22, 2018 | Glasgow | Scotland | SSE Hydro | 10,623 / 10,623 | $978,782 | |
August 24, 2018 | London | England | The O2 Arena | 40,611 / 44,171 | $4,540,070 | |
August 25, 2018 | ||||||
August 26, 2018 | ||||||
August 28, 2018 | Paris | France | AccorHotels Arena | 26,973 / 29,970[42] | $2,387,006[43] | |
August 29, 2018 | ||||||
August 31, 2018 | Birmingham | England | Genting Arena | 7,213 / 7,213 | $877,354 | |
September 1, 2018 | Blackpool | Blackpool Tower Headland | 18,974 / 18,974 | $1,830,042 | ||
Leg 3 — North America[44] | ||||||
October 21, 2018[c] | Austin | United States | Austin360 Amphitheater | — | — | — |
Total | 242,627 / 252,120 (96%) | $28,661,735 |
Notes
- ^ The concert of August 4, 2018, at Preston Park in Brighton is a part of Brighton Pride.
- ^ The concert of August 8, 2018, at Skanderborg Dyrehave in Skanderborg is a part of Smukfest.
- ^ The concert on October 21, 2018, at Circuit of the Americas in Austin is part of the 2018 USGP Weekend.
References
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ Marotta, Michael (January 23, 2018). "Road Trip Red Alert: Britney Spears brings 'Piece Of Me' tour to Connecticut". Vanyaland. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ "IT'S BRITNEY B*TCH!". RTÉ 2fm. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ "Britney Spears Announces Summer World Tour". Broadway World. Wisdom Digital Media. March 28, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ^ Chiu, Melody (May 17, 2018). "Britney Spears Reveals Son Sean Preston, 12, Plays Tackle Football: 'I Worry — He's Still a Baby to Me'". People. Time Inc. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ McRady, Rachel (January 23, 2018). "Britney Spears Announces 'Piece of Me' Tour in Summer 2018". Entertainment Tonight. CBS Television Distribution. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ Maslow, Nick (January 23, 2018). "Surprise! Britney Spears is taking her Las Vegas show on tour in the U.S. and Europe". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ a b "Year End Top 100 Worldwide Tours" (PDF). Pollstar.
- ^ a b "Year End Top 200 North American Tours" (PDF). Pollstar.
- ^ "2018 People's Choice Awards nominees". E! Online.
- ^ Butler, Karen (April 10, 2017). "Britney Spears' 'Piece of Me' show to close at Planet Hollywood in Vegas". United Press International. News World Communications. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ^ "Finally, Britney Spears is coming to Manila". The Philippine Star. PhilStar Media Group. March 28, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ^ Stern, Bradley (May 1, 2017). "BRITNEY'S 'GLORY' IS GETTING A SPECIAL TOUR EDITION RE-RELEASE (IN JAPAN)". PopCrush. Townsquare Media. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ^ Spears, Britney (December 22, 2017). "Denmark!! See you at @Smukfest on August 8th!! #SMUK18pic.twitter.com/MI3yu6DKq7". @britneyspears. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ Read-Dominguez, Jennifer. "Britney Spears' Piece of Me Tour is coming to the UK and Ireland for the first and last time ever". Digital Spy. Giant Digital. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ Roth, Madeline (January 23, 2018). "BRITNEY SPEARS WILL GIVE YOU A PIECE OF HER ON NEW SUMMER TOUR". MTV News. Viacom Media Networks. Archived from the original on January 26, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ Duncan, Amy (February 13, 2018). "Extra Britney Spears tickets for UK tour go on sale - when, where and how to buy". Metro. DMG Media. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ Rossingnol, Derrick (January 23, 2018). "Britney Spears Is Taking Her Las Vegas Show On The Road". Uproxx. Uproxx Media Group. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ Dinh, James (January 23, 2018). "Britney Spears Announces Summer 2018 'Piece Of Me' World Tour". iHeartRadio. iHeartMedia. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ Aswad, Jem (June 23, 2021). "Read Britney Spears' Full Statement Against Conservatorship: 'I Am Traumatized'". Variety.
- ^ Day, Liz; Stark, Samantha; Coscarelli, Joe (June 22, 2021). "Britney Spears Quietly Pushed for Years to End Her Conservatorship". The New York Times.
- ^ "Britney Spears Tells Fans She Has To Perform w/ 102-Degree Fever In Resurfaced Video". YouTube.
- ^ Jerome, Cristina (July 27, 2018). "Britney Spears' Piece of Me Tour at the Seminole Hard Rock Was for Day-One Fans". Miami New Times. Miami New Times. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
- ^ Staples, Louis (August 6, 2018). "Britney Spears will keep her fans dancing til the world ends – Brighton Pride review". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ Kelly, Emma (August 25, 2018). "1 sølle hjerte: Britney Spears' Piece Of Me tour proves she's still the princess of pop through and through". Metro UK. Metro Entertainment UK. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ^ Bowman, Lisa (January 27, 2018). "Britney Spears adds extra UK date as tickets sell out and appear on eBay for over £1000". NME. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ Finn, Melanie (January 27, 2018). "Britney Spears at 3Arena sold out in 10 mins - but third party sales still available". The Independent. The Independent. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ "Taylor Swift tops UK bestselling female artist list". March 8, 2018. Archived from the original on March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ Braseth, Sofie (August 10, 2018). "Sjelløs superstjerne" [Soulful superstar]. Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Aller Media et alli. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- ^ Moser, John J. (January 27, 2018). "Britney Spears sells out Sands Bethlehem show in seconds: 5 reasons why". The Morning Call. Tronc. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ Stolworthy, Jacob (August 5, 2018). "Brighton Pride releases statement following 'potentially deadly' chaos after Britney Spears show". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ TT (August 10, 2018). "Britney Spears intar Sandviken med sågad show" [Britney Spears brings to Sandviken a musical concert]. Sydsvenskan (in Norwegian). Bonnier Group. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ Pollstar (September 26, 2018). "Concert Pulse: Taylor Swift Takes Top As Ed Sheeran Plays North America; Billy Joel, Britney Spears, DMB Debut" [Concert Pulse]. Pollstar. Ryan Borba. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ Medeiros, Kavad (July 13, 2018). "Com novidades na setlist, Britney Spears estreia sua nova turnê com show nos Estados Unidos" [With some new changes, Britney Spears kicks off her new tour with a concert in the USA]. POPline (in Portuguese). Brazil. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ Sources for tour dates in North America:
- Maslow, Nick (January 23, 2018). "Surprise! Britney Spears is taking her Las Vegas show on tour in the U.S. and Europe". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- Johnson, Zach (January 23, 2018). "Britney Spears Announces Piece of Me World Tour Dates in 2018". E! News. NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ Sources for boxscore:
- "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 27, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- "Pollstar boxscores". Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- Pollstar (September 26, 2018). "Concert Pulse: Taylor Swift Takes Top As Ed Sheeran Plays North America; Billy Joel, Britney Spears, DMB Debut" [Antwerp boxscore]. Pollstar. Ryan Borba. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ Sources for tour dates in Europe:
- Picht, Jennifer (January 23, 2018). "Pop queen Britney Spears announces world tour dates for 2018". Time Out. Time Out Group. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- Powell, Emma (January 26, 2018). "Britney Spears adds new London tour date amid huge demand for tickets". London Evening Standard. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- Duncan, Amy (February 13, 2018). "Extra Britney Spears tickets for UK tour go on sale". Metro. DMG Media. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- Reilly, Nick (February 9, 2018). "Britney Spears adds new dates to 'Piece Of Me' UK tour and announces support act". NME. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- Heward, Emily (February 9, 2018). "Britney Spears adds Blackpool Tower Festival Headland date to her UK tour". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ Sources for boxscore:
- "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
- "Pollstar boxscores". Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- Pollstar (September 26, 2018). "Concert Pulse: Taylor Swift Takes Top As Ed Sheeran Plays North America; Billy Joel, Britney Spears, DMB Debut" [Antwerp boxscore]. Pollstar. Ryan Borba. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ Patel, Joseph (August 4, 2018). "Britney Spears Official Twitter". Official Site. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- ^ Patel, Joseph (February 9, 2018). "Pitbull Added to Summer Tour + More Shows Announced!". Official Site. Archived from the original on June 21, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ Patel, Joseph (February 9, 2018). "Britney Spears Piece Of Me tour support act announced as Pitbull". Official Charts. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ "Paris Boxscore data". Touring Data. October 4, 2018.
- ^ "Paris boxscore data". Touring Data. October 4, 2018.
- ^ "Britney Spears and Bruno Mars "Look to Boost the US Grand Prix in Austin" (April 26, 2018). ESPN. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
External links
- Official website
- v
- t
- e
- ...Baby One More Time
- Oops!... I Did It Again
- Britney
- In the Zone
- Blackout
- Circus
- Femme Fatale
- Britney Jean
- Glory
- Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
- The Singles Collection
- Oops! I Did It Again: The Best of Britney Spears
- Playlist: The Very Best of Britney Spears
- The Essential Britney Spears
- B in the Mix: The Remixes
- B in the Mix: The Remixes Vol. 2
- Britney Spears: In the Zone
- Britney & Kevin: Chaotic
- Key Cuts from Remixed
- Time Out with Britney Spears
- Britney Spears: Live and More!
- Britney: The Videos
- Britney Spears Live from Las Vegas
- Stages: Three Days in Mexico
- Britney Spears: In the Zone
- Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
- Britney: For the Record
- Britney Spears Live: The Femme Fatale Tour
- ...Baby One More Time Tour
- (You Drive Me) Crazy Tour
- Oops!... I Did It Again Tour
- Dream Within a Dream Tour
- The Onyx Hotel Tour
- The M+M's Tour
- The Circus Starring Britney Spears
- Femme Fatale Tour
- Britney: Live in Concert
- Piece of Me Tour
- Britney: Piece of Me
- A Mother's Gift
- Stages
- The Woman in Me
- Britney's Dance Beat
- Britney Spears: American Dream
- Britney and Kevin: Chaotic
- Jamie Spears (father)
- Lynne Spears (mother)
- Bryan Spears (brother)
- Jamie Lynn Spears (sister)
Britney Spears
- "Cry Me a River" (Justin Timberlake song)
- "Britney's New Look"
- "Britney" (Bebo Norman song)
- Through the Storm
- "Britney/Brittany"
- "Britney 2.0"
- soundtrack
- Britney: For the Record
- Britney Ever After
- Framing Britney Spears
- Britney vs Spears
Category