The Rainbow Tour is the fourth headlining concert tour by American singer Kesha, in support of her third studio album Rainbow (2017). It was her first solo tour since the Warrior Tour in 2013. The tour started in Birmingham on September 26, 2017, and ended on November 16, 2019. Tickets ranged from $42 to $2,484 on the secondary ticket market.
Background and development Since 2014, Kesha has been involved in a legal battle against her former producer and longtime collaborator Dr. Luke. This legal dispute has put her career on hold. To reconnect with her fans, Kesha embarked on the Kesha and the Creepies: Fuck the World Tour, which took place in North America and Asia between 2016 and 2017. In October 2016, it was revealed that Kesha has written and given to her label 22 new songs.
On July 6, 2017, the lead single "Praying" from Rainbow was released. On August 1, four days prior the release of her album, Kesha announced the tour, revealing tour dates in North America. Shows in Europe, Oceania and Asia were later added.
On February 20, 2018, Kesha announced that her planned shows in Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan and Japan are temporarily canceled and will be rescheduled due to an imminent knee surgery in order to repair her torn ACL. On March 23, 2018, Kesha announced the rescheduled dates in Australia and Asia, set to take place in October. She rescheduled the shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane, and cancelled the shows in Perth and Auckland, New Zealand. She was also scheduled to perform at Bluefest in Byron Bay in March, but that date was also cancelled. Kesha later added shows in South Korea and China, as well as a festival date in Japan. Unfortunately, since Kesha had not yet acclimatized to the food and weather, she had to cancel the already rescheduled Taipei show 20 minutes before she was due to take the stage, as well as cancelling the entirety of her four date China tour. Kesha's official site says that the show in Chengdu, China is postponed and not cancelled, but it is unknown if the show will be rescheduled.
Set list This set list is from the show on September 27, 2017 in Nashville. It is not intended to represent all concerts for the tour.
"Woman" "Boogie Feet" "Learn to Let Go" "Hymn" "Let 'Em Talk" "Take It Off" "We R Who We R" "Spaceship" "Hunt You Down" / "Timber" "Godzilla" "Your Love Is My Drug" "Blow" "Praying" Encore "Rainbow" "Tik Tok" "Bastards"
Tour dates Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue North America September 26, 2017 BirminghamUnited States Iron City 1,300 / 1,300 (100%) $50,050 September 27, 2017 Nashville Ryman Auditorium 2,168 / 2,362$93,845 September 29, 2017 Atlanta Coca-Cola Roxy3,039 / 3,039$84,030 September 30, 2017 Charlotte The Fillmore Charlotte2,001 / 2,001$63,833 October 2, 2017 Raleigh The Ritz rowspan="4" rowspan="4" October 4, 2017 Boston House of Blues October 6, 2017 Silver Spring The Fillmore Silver Spring October 7, 2017 Philadelphia The Fillmore October 9, 2017 New York City Hammerstein Ballroom2,200 / 2,200$99,937 October 10, 2017 Irving Plaza1,029 / 1,029$93,272 October 13, 2017 Lakewood Lakewood Civic Auditorium rowspan="2" rowspan="2" October 15, 2017 Detroit The Fillmore Detroit October 16, 2017 Toronto Canada Rebel2,500 / 2,500$120,000 October 18, 2017 ChicagoUnited States Aragon Ballroom rowspan="8" rowspan="8" October 19, 2017 Milwaukee The Rave/Eagles Club October 23, 2017 Kansas City Uptown Theater October 24, 2017 Denver Fillmore Auditorium October 27, 2017 Seattle Showbox SoDo October 28, 2017 Portland Roseland Theater October 31, 2017 San Francisco SF Masonic Auditorium November 1, 2017 Los Angeles Hollywood Palladium Europe November 14, 2017 London EnglandElectric Brixton Asia February 9, 2018 Dubai United Arab EmiratesDubai Media City Amphitheatre North America June 29, 2018 Sioux CityUnited States Hard Rock Hotel & Casino rowspan="7" rowspan="7" June 30, 2018Prior LakeMystic Showroom July 2, 2018 Oklahoma City OKC Zoo Amphitheatre July 4, 2018 Milwaukee Henry Maier Festival Park July 6, 2018 Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena July 7, 2018Des MoinesWestern Gateway Park August 7, 2018 Bethlehem Musikfest Asia September 14, 2018 Seoul South Korea Yonsei University Amphitheatre 4,038 / 5,000 rowspan="5" September 29, 2018 Okinawa Japan Camp Hansen Parade Deck rowspan="4" October 1, 2018 Tokyo Zepp Tokyo October 2, 2018 Zepp Diver City October 4, 2018 Osaka Zepp Namba Oceania October 7, 2018 MelbourneAustralia Margaret Court Arena rowspan="4" rowspan="4" October 8, 2018 Adelaide Thebarton Theatre October 10, 2018 Brisbane Eatons Hill Hotel October 11, 2018 Sydney ICC Sydney Theatre North America November 2, 2018 Cedar Rapids United States U.S. Cellular Center rowspan="15" rowspan="15" November 3, 2018 Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh November 16, 2018 Atlantic City Ocean Ovation Hall December 31, 2018 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena March 29, 2019 Boone Appalachian State University April 26, 2019 Tulsa River Spirit Casino Resort April 27, 2019 Fayetteville Washington County Fairgrounds May 16, 2019 Los Angeles The Novo June 1, 2019 Port Chester Capitol Theatre June 27, 2019 Funner Harrah's Resort SoCal June 29, 2019 West Valley City USANA Amphitheatre September 5, 2019 Prior Lake Mystic Showroom September 6, 2019 Milwaukee BMO Harris Pavilion September 8, 2019 Highland Park Ravinia Pavilion November 16, 2019 Las Vegas Las Vegas Convention Center Total 18,275 / 19,431 (94%) $604,967
Cancelled shows + List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation Date City Country Venue Reason October 25, 2017 Salt Lake City United States The Complex Injury March 27, 2018 PerthAustralia Metro CityKnee surgery March 29, 2018 Byron Bay Byron Bay Area April 2, 2018 Auckland New Zealand The Trusts ArenaUnknown September 16, 2018 Taipei Taiwan National Taiwan University Sports Center Canceled 20 minutes before showtime due to weather conditions September 19, 2018 NanjingChina Wutaishan Stadium Unknown September 21, 2018 Beijing Workers' Stadium September 23, 2018 Chengdu Chengdu Cube Magic Performance Center September 26, 2018 Shenzhen Shenzhen Universiade Arena
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