The Bloom Tour was the fourth headlining concert tour by Australian singer Troye Sivan, in support of his sophomore album, Bloom (2018). It began on 21 September 2018 in Irving, United States and ended on 30 November 2019 in Chengdu, China.
Background On 28 May 2018, Sivan announced the North American leg. The leg was set to feature German singer and songwriter Kim Petras as the main opening act with American singer-songwriters Leland and Carlie Hanson in selected dates. The announcement of Kim Petras as an opening act resulted in backlash due to her association with American record producer Dr. Luke who was sued by American singer Kesha for sexual abuse. Petras stated in an interview with NME that she would not work with someone she believed was an abuser of women when questioned about working with him. She released a statement on social media apologizing and saying that while she had been open about her positive experiences with Dr. Luke, it did not negate other people's experiences. Sivan released a statement saying that he was not aware of Petras' comments about Dr. Luke but that while her comments did not align with his views, he supported her as an artist and person and they had spoken to each other personally to address her comments.
The presale tickets went on sale on 5 June through Sivan's official app. Latin American leg featured festival appearances during Lollapalooza in Argentina, Chile and Brazil. Two sideshow dates were announced in Buenos Aires and São Paulo. The European leg dates was announced on 19 November 2018, followed by the tickets sale four days later. The Asian legs was announced on 14 February 2019. The Australian and New Zealand leg was announced on 21 June 2019, with tickets on sale on 28 June 2019. Three additional dates in China were announced on 24 September 2019, with tickets on sale on 30 September 2019.
Critical reception Reviewing for the opening night in Irving, Isabel Arcellana of Dallas Observer praised Sivan's stage presence and vocal performance but criticized the set that "could have been more original" and long breaks between wardrobe change. Eric Webb of Austin360 called Sivan "held his arms open in a joyful celebration of queer identity and love" in his show in Austin. Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone praised Sivan for "carried himself well on stage, embodying the sweeping, changing emotions of each of his songs with grace." Natalia Manzocco of Now rated the show in Toronto four out of five stars and called it "beautifully and explicitly queer." While reviewing the show in Denver, Tyler Harvey of 303 Magazine praised the set list and called it "merged with emotional, daring and raw authenticity." Olivia Khiel of Atlas Artist Group described the show in Phoenix "a joy." Reviewing the show in San Diego, Jahfreen Alam of The Guardian (UCSD) gave it a rate of B and called it "a celebration of youth, growing up and finding yourself."
Rachel Bowles of The Skinny rated the show in Glasgow four of five stars and said Sivan "put his absolute all into forging those precious moments with the crowd." Meliza Sestito of aAh! Magazine described the show in Manchester as "a positive and uplifting experience." Writing for NME, Sophie Williams praised the show and called it as a "communal celebration of what it truly means to be young, queer and free."
Set list This set list is from the concert on 28 February 2019 in London, England. It is not intended to represent all tour dates.
"Seventeen" "Bloom" "Plum" "Heaven" "Fools" "Lucky Strike" "Wild" "I'm So Tired..." "Postcard" "The Good Side" "What a Heavenly Way to Die" "Bite" "1999" "Dance to This" "Animal"
Encore "Youth" "My My My!"
Notes ''1999'' was added to the setlist starting in New York City.
Tour dates + List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue Date City Country Venue 2018Leg 1 — North AmericaNorth American box score:21 September IrvingUS Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory23 September Austin Austin City Limits24 September Sugar Land Smart Financial Centre26 September Jacksonville Daily's Place28 September St. Petersburg Mahaffey Theater29 September Miami Klipsch Amphitheatre1 October Atlanta Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre2 October Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre4 October Washington, D.C. The Anthem6 October Upper Darby Tower Theater9 October New York City Radio City Music Hall11 October Laval Canada Place Bell12 October BostonUS Wang Theatre14 October Detroit Fox Theatre15 October Toronto Canada Sony Centre17 October MinneapolisUS State Theatre19 October Chicago Chicago Theatre20 October Milwaukee Eagles Ballroom22 October Denver Fillmore Auditorium24 October Phoenix Comerica Theatre25 October San Diego CalCoast Credit Union Theatre27 October Anaheim House of Blues30 October Los Angeles Greek Theatre1 November San FranciscoSF Masonic Auditorium2 November 5 November Portland Roseland Theater7 November Seattle Paramount Theatre8 November Vancouver Canada Queen Elizabeth Theatre 2019Leg 2 — Europe23 February Glasgow Scotland O2 Academy24 February ManchesterEngland O2 Apollo Manchester26 February Birmingham O2 Academy28 February London Eventim Apollo4 March Antwerp Belgium Lotto Arena5 March Amsterdam Netherlands AFAS Live9 March Vienna Austria Planet.tt Bank Austria Halle11 March Milan Italy Fabrique13 March MunichGermany Tonhalle14 March Berlin Tempodrom16 March Cologne Palladium18 March Copenhagen Denmark Forum Black Box19 March Stockholm Sweden Cirkus21 March Oslo Norway Sentrum SceneLeg 3 — South America28 March Buenos AiresArgentina Niceto Club30 March Hipódromo de San Isidro31 March Santiago Chile Parque O'Higgins3 April São PauloBrazil Cine Jóia5 April Autódromo de InterlagosLeg 4 — AsiaAsian box score:22 April Shanghai China Mercedes-Benz Arena24 April Tokyo Japan Toyosu Pit27 April Seoul South Korea KSPO Dome29 April Taipei Taiwan Convention Center1 May Pasay Philippines Mall of Asia Arena3 May Singapore The Star Performing Arts Centre6 May Hong Kong AsiaWorld–Expo8 May Bangkok Thailand Impact Exhibition Hall 5Leg 5 — Summer festivals1 June Warsaw Poland Racetrack Służewiec6 June Los Angeles United States The Wiltern7 July Turku Finland Ruissalo9 July Grimstad Norway Groos19 July Jakarta Indonesia Jakarta International ExpoLeg 6 — Oceania13 September AucklandNew ZealandSpark Arena16 September PerthAustraliaHBF Stadium18 September AdelaideEntertainment Centre20 September Sydney Hordern Pavilion21 September 23 September BrisbaneBCEC Great Hall 25 September MelbourneMargaret Court ArenaLeg 7 — Asia25 November ShenzhenChinaShenzhen Bay Arena27 November ShanghaiMercedes-Benz Arena30 November ChengduChengdu Magic Cube
Cancelled shows + List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation Date City Country Venue Reason7 March 2019ParisFranceZénith ParisCancelled because of a throat infection.
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