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. 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.
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, it was ultimately scrapped in favor of domestic support of the projects.
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.
Background Drake and Reverb would announce that the Away from Home Tour would be expanded to various colleges throughout the United States.
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.
Musical additions Opening acts k-os (United States — Leg 1) Francis & The Lights (United States — Leg 1) P. Reign (Canada) Clipse (United States — Leg 4) Tyga (Bloomington)
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 DateCityCountryVenueNorth AmericaApril 5, 2010Slippery RockUnited StatesAebersold Student Recreation CenterApril 6, 2010CharlestonLantz ArenaApril 7, 2010ColumbusValue City ArenaApril 9, 2010University ParkBryce Jordan CenterApril 10, 2010BostonMatthews ArenaApril 11, 2010Lock HavenThomas FieldhouseApril 14, 2010East LansingMSU AuditoriumApril 15, 2010Rochester HillsMeadow Brook Music FestivalApril 16, 2010MorgantownWVU ColiseumApril 21, 2010OrlandoUCF ArenaApril 22, 2010GreenvilleTimmons ArenaApril 24, 2010New OrleansFair Grounds Race CourseApril 26, 2010Kansas CitySwinney Recreation CenterApril 27, 2010LexingtonMemorial ColiseumApril 30, 2010SyracuseSyracuse UniversityMay 1, 2010East RutherfordNew Meadowlands Stadium GroundsMedfordPresident's LawnMay 4, 2010WorcesterHart CenterMay 5, 2010BaltimorePier Six Concert PavilionMay 6, 2010Thornbury TownshipCheyney University of PennsylvaniaMay 7, 2010IthacaHo PlazaMay 8, 2010PlymouthPSU Campus GroundsMay 12, 2010San FranciscoWarfield TheatreMay 13, 2010Los AngelesNokia Theatre L.A. LiveMay 14, 2010San DiegoNorth Campus Recreation AreaMay 15, 2010Santa BarbaraHarder StadiumMay 17, 2010DenverOgden TheatreMay 19, 2010DallasPalladium BallroomMay 20, 2010Grand PrairieVerizon Theatre at Grand PrairieMay 21, 2010AustinWaller Creek AmphitheatreMay 23, 2010MemphisCannon Center for the Performing ArtsMay 25, 2010CharlotteThe Fillmore CharlotteMay 27, 2010ClevelandHouse of BluesMay 28, 2010CincinnatiBogart'sJune 3, 2010ProvidenceDunkin' Donuts CenterJune 4, 2010HartfordXL CenterJune 5, 2010MansfieldComcast CenterJune 6, 2010East RutherfordNew Meadowlands StadiumJune 12, 2010Maryland HeightsVerizon Wireless AmphitheaterJune 13, 2010Washington, D.C.9:30 ClubJune 15, 2010New York CitySouth Street SeaportJune 16, 2010PhiladelphiaTheater of the Living ArtsJune 19, 2010AuburnWhite River AmphitheatreJuly 16, 2010OttawaCanadaClaridge Homes StageJuly 17, 2010Saint JohnHarbour StationJuly 18, 2010MontrealMétropolisJuly 21, 2010WinnipegCentennial Concert HallJuly 23, 2010SaskatoonCredit Union CentreJuly 24, 2010EdmontonEdmonton Events CentreJuly 25, 2010CalgaryBig Four BuildingJuly 27, 2010VancouverChan Centre for the Performing ArtsAugust 13, 2010IndianapolisUnited StatesHoosier Lottery GrandstandSeptember 6, 2010SeattleSeattle CenterSeptember 20, 2010MiamiJames L. Knight CenterSeptember 21, 2010September 23, 2010Jacksonville, FloridaJacksonville Center For The Performing ArtsSeptember 24, 2010TampaUSF Sun DomeSeptember 28, 2010New York CityRadio City Music HallSeptember 29, 2010October 1, 2010VestalBinghamton University Events CenterOctober 2, 2010Washington, D.C.DAR Constitution HallOctober 3, 2010October 6, 2010AtlantaFox TheatreOctober 9, 2010GreensboroGreensboro ColiseumOctober 12, 2010St. LouisFox TheatreOctober 13, 2010ChicagoChicago TheatreOctober 14, 2010October 16, 2010BloomingtonU.S. Cellular ColiseumOctober 17, 2010DeKalbConvocation CenterOctober 19, 2010DetroitFox TheatreOctober 21, 2010WallingfordOakdale TheatreOctober 22, 2010PhiladelphiaWells Fargo CenterOctober 25, 2010BostonTD GardenOctober 26, 2010LowellTsongas CenterOctober 29, 2010HoustonReliant ArenaOctober 30, 2010New OrleansCity ParkOctober 31, 2010Grand PrairieVerizon Theatre at Grand PrairieNovember 2, 2010DenverWells Fargo TheatreNovember 4, 2010Los AngelesGibson AmphitheatreNovember 6, 2010Las VegasThe Joint Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
Campus Consciousness Tour New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Bamboozle Festival Spring Fling WWKX Hot Night Hot Jam 9 JAM'N 94.5 Summer Jam Summer Jam Super Jam 3 Sounds like Paper KUBE 93 Summer Jam Ottawa Bluesfest Indiana State Fair Bumbershoot Aggie Homecoming Concert Powerhouse 2010 Monster Jam Voodoo Music + Arts Experience
Cancellations and rescheduled shows April 29, 2010Lowell, MassachusettsTsongas CenterCancelled.July 2, 2010Arendal, NorwayTromøyCancelled. Appearance a part of Hove Festival.July 3, 2010Roskilde, DenmarkRoskilde FestivalpladsenCancelled. Appearance a part of Roskilde Festival.July 4, 2010London, EnglandHyde ParkCancelled. Appearance a part of Wireless Festival.July 5, 2010Paris, FranceLa CigaleCancelled.July 7, 2010Amsterdam, NetherlandsParadisoCancelled.July 8, 2010Liège, BelgiumParc Reine AstridCancelled. Appearance a part of Les Ardentes.July 9, 2010County Kildare, IrelandPunchestown RacecourseCancelled. Appearance a part of Oxegen.July 10, 2010Perth and Kinross, ScotlandBaladoCancelled. Appearance a part of T in the Park.July 12, 2010London, EnglandO2 Shepherd's Bush EmpireCancelled.July 13, 2010London, EnglandO2 Shepherd's Bush EmpireCancelled.July 14, 2010Manchester, EnglandManchester AcademyCancelled.
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