King and Queen of Hearts World Tour
The King and Queen of Hearts Tour was a co-headlining tour by American singers Maxwell and Mary J. Blige. The tour began October 2016 in Europe then moved to North America. The North American leg of the tour grossed $13.1 million, averaged $545,000 per show, and ranked 90 on Pollstar's Top 200 North American Tours.
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Start date | October 13, 2016 | ||||||||||||
End date | December 14, 2016 | ||||||||||||
No. of shows | 36 | ||||||||||||
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Background
The tour was announced in July 2016 on Facebook. According to Blige, the tour has been in the works for a few years. The duo felt because of their similar audiences and sound, touring together was an obvious decision. The tour is described as a celebration of 90s R&B.[1] In the planning stages, the trek was titled "Maxwell & Mary on Stage, however, Blige came up with the current title.[2] Dates in Europe were released in July with dates in North America followed in September.
Describing the tour, Maxwell stated:
"It's going to be a very beautiful chess game on stage, and the queen has all the moves. I feel like we're going to be able to magnify each other and take people to where they need to be in an emotional way, especially in a time where we have so much political unrest. It's kind of wild out there".[3]
Setlist
The following setlists were performed on October 15, 2016 at the Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt, Germany. They do not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[5][6]
- "Love Yourself"
- "Just Fine"
- "The One"
- "You Bring Me Joy"
- "Love Is All We Need"
- "Real Love" / "Be Happy" / "Love No Limit"
- "Enough Cryin"
- "I Can Love You"
- "Don't Mind"
- "Share My World"
- "Take Me As I Am"
- "Good Woman Down"
- "My Life"
- "I'm Goin' Down"
- "Thick of It"
- "Not Gon' Cry"
- "No More Drama"
- "Family Affair"
- "Dancewitme"
- "Everwanting: To Want You to Want"
- "Bad Habits"
- "Love You"
- "This Woman's Work"
- "Fingers Crossed"
- "Lifetime"
- "Lake by the Ocean"
- "...Til the Cops Come Knockin'"
- "Lost"
- "Sumthin' Sumthin'"
- "Get to Know Ya"
- "Fortunate"
- "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)"
- "Pretty Wings"
Tour dates
Venue | City | Attendance (Tickets sold / available) |
Gross revenue |
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The O2 Arena | London | 9,940 / 12,701 (78%) | $924,133[9] |
Madison Square Garden | New York City | 11,815 / 12,905 (91%) | $1,218,192[10] |
The Forum | Inglewood | 11,727 / 12,365 (95%) | $1,083,016[11] |
References
- Mitchell, Gail (September 7, 2016). "Maxwell, Mary J. Blige Announce U.S. Dates for King and Queen of Hearts Tour". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- Leight, Elias (September 7, 2016). "Mary J. Blige, Maxwell Talk 'Dream Come True' Joint Tour". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- Bacle, Ariana (September 7, 2016). "Mary J. Blige, Maxwell tease new tour: 'It's going to be a beautiful chess game'". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- Niesel, Jeff (September 7, 2016). "Maxwell and Mary J. Blige to Bring King and Queen of Hearts Tour to the Q in November". Cleveland Scene. Euclid Media Group. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- Winkes, Erik (October 16, 2016). "Mary J. Blige und Maxwell spielen in der Jahrhunderhalle Frankfurt zwei komplett unterschiedliche Shows" [Mary J. Blige and Maxwell play two completely different shows in the Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt]. Regioactive (in German). Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- Winkes, Erik (October 16, 2016). "Mary J. Blige und Maxwell spielen in der Jahrhunderhalle Frankfurt zwei komplett unterschiedliche Shows" [Mary J. Blige and Maxwell play two completely different shows in the Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt]. Regioactive (in German). Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- Sources for concerts in Europe:
- Stickler, Jon (July 20, 2016). "Mary J Blige And Maxwell To Bring 'King And Queen Of Hearts' World Tour To London's BluesFest". Stereoboard. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- "Mary J. Blige's estranged husband calls for divorce battle cash". Belfast Telegraph. Independent News & Media. October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- Lavin, Will (October 16, 2016). "Mary J. Blige reveals new single 'Thick of It'". Gigwise. Giant Digital. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- Yoo, Noah (September 7, 2016). "Maxwell and Mary J. Blige Announce the King and Queen of Hearts World Tour". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- "Current Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 128, no. 31. New York City, New York. December 10, 2016. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- "Current Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 128. New York City, New York. December 3, 2016. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- "Current Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 128. New York City, New York. December 24, 2016. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016.