Would You Like a Tour? explained

Would You Like a Tour? was the third headlining tour by Canadian rapper Drake. It began on October 18, 2013 in Pittsburgh and continued until March 5, 2015 with its final show scheduled in Brisbane, Australia. Scheduled for 66 performances across North America, Europe, and Oceania, the tour was produced by Live Nation in conjunction with his third studio album, Nothing Was the Same.

The tour would begin two months after the fourth annual OVO Festival in Toronto, and featured various opening acts across the different legs of the tour, including Future, Miguel, Jhené Aiko, PARTYNEXTDOOR and The Weeknd.^[1] Most of the track-list from Nothing Was the Same was performed, such as singles "Hold On, We're Going Home", "Started from the Bottom", and "Worst Behavior". Additional singles where Drake and the opening act had collaborated on were also performed, including "If Only They Knew", "Crew Love", and "Fo Real".

It would gross over $46,200,000 throughout its duration, making it one of the highest grossing hip-hop tours of all time.^[2]

Background

Drake would hint an impending tour, tweeting "Would You Like a Tour?" on June 13, 2013.^[3] Later that week, Drake would confirm the tour, announcing that the "Would You Like A Tour?" was set to feature in over 38 stadiums and arenas across the United States and Canada.^[4] The tour was scheduled to begin on October 18 in Pittsburgh, and conclude on December 18 in Philadelphia.^[5] The "Would You Like a Tour?" concert tour was in support of Drake's third studio album, Nothing Was the Same.^[6]

On October 15, 2013, it was reported that Future had been removed from the tour due to disparaging comments made by him towards Drake during a Billboard interview. It was rumored that Future was demanding $1.5 million for lost wages, owing to a reported $40,000 guaranteed payout per gig.^[7] Despite this, it was later revealed, however, that Future was not removed from the tour, with Drake confirming that the rapper would remain on the tour. He would later announce that PARTYNEXTDOOR would also be featured on the tour.^[8] On October 29, the tour would be extended to a European leg, with The Weeknd performing as the opening act.^[9]

Opening acts

• Miguel
• Future
• The Weeknd (Europe)
• PARTYNEXTDOOR
• Jhené Aiko
• 2 Chainz
• J. Cole
• Lil Wayne

Set list

1. "Tuscan Leather" (First verse)
2. "Headlines"
3. "Crew Love"
4. "Tuscan Leather" (Third verse)
5. "Furthest Thing"
6. "Wu-Tang Forever"
7. "Own It"
8. "Pop That"
9. "No New Friends"
10. "Love Me" (with Future)
11. "Honest" (with Future)
12. "Same Damn Time" (with Future)
13. "Fuckin' Problems"
14. "The Motto"
15. "Versace"
16. "HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right)"
17. "The Motion"
18. "Come Thru"
19. "From Time"
20. "Hold On, We're Going Home"
21. "Connect"
22. "Too Much"
23. "Pound Cake"
24. "Worst Behavior"
25. "The Language"
26. "305 To My City"
27. "All Me"
28. "Started from the Bottom"

Notes

• Drake performed "Black and Yellow" with Wiz Khalifa at the show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• Drake performed "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See" with Busta Rhymes at the show in Brooklyn, New York. And he also performed "Work", "Shabba" and "Fuckin' Problems with the A$AP Mob at the same show.^[10]
• Drake performed "HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right)" & "Rich As Fuck" with Lil Wayne at the show in Miami, Florida.
• Drake performed "Back That Azz Up" with Juvenile at the show in Dallas, Texas.
• Drake performed "November 18th" at the show in Houston, Texas.^[11]
• Drake performed "The Next Episode", "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" and "Drop It Like It's Hot" with Snoop Dogg at the show in Los Angeles, California. He would also perform Make Me Proud with Nicki Minaj and Still Fly with Birdman at the show.
• Drake performed "Worst Behavior" and brought out his father, Dennis Graham, at the show in St. Louis, Missouri.
• Drake performed "All Me" with Big Sean at the show in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
• Drake performed "Dreams & Nightmares Intro" and "Levels" with Meek Mill at the show in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Drake would also bring out Big Sean at the show, performing "All Me and Mercy.^[12]
• Drake performed "Take Care" with Rihanna at the show in Bercy, Paris. Rihanna also performed "Pour It Up".
• Drake would debut "Days in the East" during the second leg of the Birmingham, England shows.^[13]
• Drake performed "Black Skinhead" with Kanye West at the show in Berlin, Germany. "Trophies", "Best I Ever Had", "Take Care", "Over" and "Successful" would vary as a part of the set list in some shows.
• Drake performed "All Me" with 2 Chainz on all Australian dates.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America[14] [15]
October 18, 2013	Pittsburgh	United States	Consol Energy Center
October 21, 2013	Montreal	Canada	Bell Centre
October 22, 2013	Ottawa		Canadian Tire Centre
October 24, 2013	Toronto		Air Canada Centre
October 26, 2013	Hartford	United States	XL Center
October 27, 2013	Newark		Prudential Center
October 28, 2013	Brooklyn		Barclays Center
October 30, 2013	Boston		TD Garden
October 31, 2013	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center
November 2, 2013	Charlotte		Time Warner Cable Arena
November 5, 2013	Miami		American Airlines Arena
November 6, 2013	Tampa		Tampa Bay Times Forum
November 7, 2013	Atlanta		Philips Arena
November 9, 2013	New Orleans		New Orleans Arena
November 10, 2013	Dallas		American Airlines Center
November 12, 2013	San Antonio		AT&T Center
November 13, 2013	Houston		Toyota Center
November 16, 2013	Phoenix		Talking Stick Resort Arena
November 18, 2013	Sacramento		Sleep Train Arena
November 19, 2013	Oakland		Oracle Arena
November 21, 2013	Anaheim		Honda Center
November 22, 2013	Las Vegas		MGM Grand Garden Arena
November 24, 2013	San Diego		Viejas Arena
November 25, 2013	Los Angeles		Staples Center
November 28, 2013	Vancouver	Canada	Rogers Arena
November 30, 2013	Calgary		Scotiabank Saddledome
December 1, 2013	Edmonton		Rexall Place
December 3, 2013	Portland	United States	Moda Center
December 4, 2013	Tacoma		Tacoma Dome
December 7, 2013	Kansas City		Sprint Center
December 8, 2013	Minneapolis		Target Center
December 9, 2013	Indianapolis		Bankers Life Fieldhouse
December 11, 2013	St. Louis		Scottrade Center
December 12, 2013	Chicago		United Center
December 13, 2013	Columbus		Nationwide Arena
December 15, 2013	Buffalo		First Niagara Center
December 16, 2013	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
December 18, 2013	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center
Europe[16]
February 19, 2014	Frankfurt	Germany	Festhalle Frankfurt
February 21, 2014	Montpellier	France	Park&Suites Arena
February 24, 2014	Paris		Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
February 25, 2014
February 27, 2014	Berlin	Germany	O2 World
March 1, 2014	Stockholm	Sweden	Ericsson Globe
March 2, 2014	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Spektrum
March 3, 2014	Copenhagen	Denmark	Forum Copenhagen
March 5, 2014	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Ziggo Dome
March 7, 2014	Oberhausen	Germany	König Pilsener Arena
March 8, 2014	Brussels	Belgium	Palais 12
March 11, 2014	Manchester	England	Phones 4u Arena
March 12, 2014
March 14, 2014	Sheffield		Motorpoint Arena
March 15, 2014	Glasgow	Scotland	SSE Hydro
March 16, 2014	Nottingham	England	Capital FM Arena Nottingham
March 18, 2014	Dublin	Ireland	The O2
March 20, 2014	Birmingham	England	National Indoor Arena
March 21, 2014
March 22, 2014	Liverpool		Liverpool Echo Arena
March 24, 2014	London		The O2 Arena
March 25, 2014
March 26, 2014
Oceania[17]
February 23, 2015	Auckland	New Zealand	Vector Arena
February 25, 2015	Sydney	Australia	Allphones Arena
February 27, 2015	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena
March 3, 2015	Perth		Perth Arena
March 5, 2015	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

<	--Date-->	<	--Location-->	<	--Venue-->	<	--Reason/Additional Info-->
September 25, 2013	Portland, Oregon	Moda Center	Rescheduled to December 3, 2013.
September 26, 2013	Tacoma, Washington	Tacoma Dome	Rescheduled to December 4, 2013.
September 27, 2013	Vancouver, British Columbia	Rogers Arena	Rescheduled to November 28, 2013.
September 29, 2013	Calgary, Alberta	Scotiabank Saddledome	Rescheduled to November 30, 2013
September 30, 2013	Edmonton, Alberta	Rexall Place	Rescheduled to December 1, 2013.
October 2, 2013	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Credit Union Centre	Cancelled.
October 3, 2013	Winnipeg, Manitoba	MTS Centre	Cancelled.
October 5, 2013	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Target Center	Rescheduled to December 8, 2013.
October 6, 2013	Kansas City, Missouri	Sprint Center	Rescheduled to December 7, 2013.
October 8, 2013	St. Louis, Missouri	Scottrade Center	Rescheduled to December 11, 2013.
October 9, 2013	Chicago, Illinois	United Center	Rescheduled to December 12, 2013.
October 11, 2013	Indianapolis, Indiana	Bankers Life Fieldhouse	Rescheduled to December 9, 2013.
October 12, 2013	Auburn Hills, Michigan	The Palace of Auburn Hills	Rescheduled to December 16, 2013.
October 13, 2013	Cleveland, Ohio	Quicken Loans Arena	Cancelled.
October 15, 2013	Columbus, Ohio	Value City Arena	Rescheduled to December 13, 2013, and moved to the Nationwide Arena.
October 16, 2013	Buffalo, New York	First Niagara Center	Rescheduled to December 15, 2013.
October 19, 2013	Philadelphia	Wells Fargo Center	Rescheduled to December 18, 2013.

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / Available	Gross revenue
Bell Center	Montreal	11,159 / 11,998 (93%)	$1,033,680[18]
Air Canada Centre	Toronto	15,289 / 15,289 (100%)	$1,398,860[19]
Prudential Center	Newark	12,705 / 12,705 (100%)	$1,135,688
Barclays Center	Brooklyn	14,287 / 14,287 (100%)	$1,323,508
Philips Arena	Atlanta	14,244 / 14,244 (100%)	$993,612
The O2 Arena	London	50,832 / 50,832 (100%)	$4,272,630[20]
Phones 4U Arena	Manchester	25,445 / 29,320 (87%)	$1,882,140[21]
Wells Fargo Center	Philadelphia	13,440 / 13,440 (100%)	$1,004,923
The O2	Dublin	9,891 / 11,200 (88%)	$833,696
Palace of Auburn Hills	Auburn Hills	12,036 / 15,261 (79%)	$627,635[22]
Tacoma Dome	Tacoma	8,004 / 10,474 (76%)	$605,548
O2 World	Berlin	9,823 / 10,621 (92%)	$556,617
Target Center	Minneapolis	6,722 / 6,722 (100%)	$561,816[23]
Staples Center	Los Angeles	14,896 / 14,896 (100%)	$1,302,766[24]
Moda Center	Portland	6,404 / 9,419 (68%)	$564,629
Allphones Arena	Sydney	14,533 / 14,581 (99%)	$1,593,220
Perth Arena	Perth	6,838 / 7,289 (94%)	$792,004

Notes and References

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4. Web site: Ryan (user name on concertboom) . Drake Announces North American Fall Tour. ConcertBoom. 20 June 2013.
5. Drake Reschedules 'Would You Like A Tour?' Dates. Billboard. 23 September 2013.
6. Web site: Drake Announces 41-City North American Arena Tour. Top40-Charts.com. 20 June 2013.
7. Future Gets Kicked Off Drake's Tour After Talking Trash To Billboard . . 2013-10-15 . 2013-10-30.
8. Drake Confirms That Future Will Remain On The Tour . . 2013-10-18 . 2013-10-30.
9. Drake The Weeknd Europe Would You Like A Tour? Tour . Complex . 2013-10-30.
10. Web site: A$AP Mob » (Video) Drake Brings Out A$AP Rocky & A$AP Ferg in Brooklyn. Asapmob.com. 27 May 2018.
11. Web site: Drake Performs "November 18th" On Tour. Hotnewhiphop.com. 27 May 2018.
12. Web site: Drake Brings Out Meek Mill and Big Sean in Philly . 2014-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140528052433/http://wordonroad.net/news/drake-brings-meek-mill-big-sean-philly-like-tour-stop-video/ . 2014-05-28 . dead .
13. Web site: SANDMAN MEMORIAL - NME. 14 June 1999. Nme.com. 27 May 2018.
14. Web site: Drake plots fall "Would You Like a Tour?" trek . Hall, Tara . 18 June 2013 . SoundSpike . SoundSpike Media, LLC . 1 December 2013. http://www.freezepage.com/1385992711TQHEVBCIFP?url=http://www.soundspike.com/story/27185/drake-plots-fall-would-you-like-a-tour-trek-/ . 2 December 2013.
15. Web site: Drake delays start of tour, reschedules dates. Hall, Tara . 23 September 2013 . SoundSpike . SoundSpike Media, LLC . 1 December 2013. http://www.freezepage.com/1385992892NBFAJPYGZY?url=http://www.soundspike.com/story/27417/drake-delays-start-of-tour-reschedules-dates/ . 2 December 2013.
16. Web site: Drake Announces European Tour Dates with The Weeknd. 29 October 2013 . . 1 December 2013. http://www.freezepage.com/1385993472IPTSKRIGYB?url=http://www.rap-up.com/2013/10/29/drake-announces-european-tour-dates-with-the-weeknd/ . 2 December 2013.
17. Drake Announces First-Ever Headline Tour of Australia & NZ . Brandle, Lars . 24 November 2014 . Billboard . 24 November 2014.
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