The K–12 Tour was the third concert tour by American singer-songwriter Melanie Martinez, in support of her second studio album K–12. Comprising 48 shows, the tour began on October 13, 2019, in Washington, D.C., and concluded prematurely on February 17, 2020, in Brixton, England, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. :Category:Concert tours cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Background The tour was officially announced on July 29, 2019. On the same day, the dates for the shows in Northern America were also announced. The dates for the shows in Europe were announced 2 months later, on September 20, 2019. More dates for Northern American shows were announced on February 11, 2020. It would conclude prematurely on February 17, 2020, in Brixton, England, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Concert synopsis Martinez wore "soft, pastel-colored" costumes while dancers were "clad in baby-like clothing and slicked back hair". During "Show & Tell", Martinez "sang inside a rococo, heart-shaped box, arms shackled like a puppet". For "Nurse's Office", she was "strapped to an ornate hospital bed, being wheeled around by ominous school nurses". During "Drama Club", she danced and ironed clothes in a Venetian style drawing-room. During "Strawberry Shortcake", she performed "10ft in the air, atop a giant skirt, while the venue was gradually perfumed with the scent of strawberries". The show closed with a performance of "Fire Drill" while the screen showed an image of a notebook with the words After School written on it.

Critical reception Gemma Samways of the Evening Standard rated the tour 3 out of 5 stars. She praised the "undeniably spectacular" visuals but criticized "lengthy breaks between songs for sets and props to be rearranged". She concluded that "not as slick as pure musical theatre, but lacking the euphoric energy of a pop concert, it was a performance destined to disappoint fans of either discipline."

Melanie Smith of Louder Than War called it a "unique and inventive musical spectacle". She added that Martinez "successfully brought her film to life on the stage".

Set list

"Wheels on the Bus" "Class Fight" "The Principal" "Show & Tell" "Nurse's Office" "Drama Club" "Strawberry Shortcake" "Lunchbox Friends" "Orange Juice" "Detention" "Teacher's Pet" "High School Sweethearts" "Recess" Encore "Copy Cat" "Sippy Cup" "Alphabet Boy" "Mad Hatter" "Fire Drill"

Notes On select shows in Europe, "Sippy Cup" was cut from the setlist. "Copy Cat" was performed during shows in Frankfurt, Paris, Tilburg and London.

Shows

+ List of concerts showing date, city, country, and venueDateCityCountryVenueLeg 1 – North America October 13, 2019 Washington, D.C. United States Union Market October 15, 2019 Atlanta Coca-Cola Roxy October 16, 2019 Orlando House of Blues October 18, 2019 Charlotte The Fillmore October 19, 2019 Richmond The National October 20, 2019 Boston Orpheum Theatre October 22, 2019 Toronto Canada Rebel October 23, 2019 DetroitUnited States The Fillmore October 25, 2019 Chicago Riviera Theatre October 26, 2019 Columbus Express Live! October 29, 2019 New York City Hammerstein Ballroom October 30, 2019 Philadelphia The Fillmore November 1, 2019 Indianapolis Old National Centre November 2, 2019 Milwaukee The Rave/Eagles Club November 3, 2019 St. Louis The Pageant November 5, 2019 Houston Revention Music Center November 6, 2019 IrvingToyota Music Factory November 8, 2019 Phoenix The Van Buren November 9, 2019 Los Angeles Hollywood PalladiumLeg 2 – Europe December 2, 2019 Dublin Ireland Olympia Theatre December 4, 2019 Glasgow Scotland O2 Academy Glasgow December 5, 2019 ManchesterEngland O2 Apollo December 6, 2019 Newcastle Newcastle City Hall December 8, 2019 Birmingham O2 Academy Birmingham December 9, 2019 London O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire December 11, 2019 Portsmouth Portsmouth Guildhall December 12, 2019 Leeds O2 Academy Leeds December 16, 2019 Amsterdam Netherlands Melkweg December 17, 2019 Hamburg Germany Docks January 21, 2020 Lisbon Portugal Campo Pequeno January 22, 2020 Madrid Spain WiZink Center January 24, 2020 PaduaItaly Gran Teatro Geox January 25, 2020 Milan Social Music City January 27, 2020 Zürich Switzerland Halle 622 January 29, 2020 MunichGermany Tonhalle - kultfabrik January 30, 2020 Vienna Austria Gasometer January 31, 2020 Warsaw Poland EXPO XXI February 2, 2020 BerlinGermany Collumbiahalle February 3, 2020 Prague Czechia Forum Karlin Hall February 5, 2020 Copenhagen Denmark K.B. Hallen February 6, 2020 Oslo Norway Sentrum Scene February 7, 2020 Stockholm Sweden Annexet February 9, 2020 Brussels Belgium Ancienne Belgique February 10, 2020 FrankfurtGermany Jahrhunderthalle February 12, 2020 Cologne Palladium February 13, 2020 Paris France L'Olympia February 15, 2020 TilburgNetherlands Popodium 013 February 17, 2020 BrixtonEngland O2 Brixton Academy

Cancelled dates + List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, reason for cancellation and reference Date City Country Venue Reason March 17, 2020 AnaheimUnited States House of BluesCOVID-19 pandemic March 19, 2020 Oakland Fox Oakland Theater March 20, 2020 Paradise Pearl Concert Theater March 22, 2020 Denver Paramount Theater March 23, 2020 Salt Lake City The Union March 25, 2020 Seattle Paramount Theatre March 26, 2020 Garden City Revolution Concert House June 3, 2020 Minneapolis Minneapolis Armory June 5, 2020 Cincinnati Yeatman's Cove June 6, 2020 Sterling Heights Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill June 7, 2020 Columbus Express Live! June 9, 2020 Chicago Huntington Bank Pavilion June 10, 2020 Maryland Heights St. Louis Music Park June 12, 2020 Cleveland Jacobs Pavilion June 13, 2020 TorontoCanada RBC Echo Beach June 14, 2020 Montreal M Telus June 16, 2020 Washington, D.C.United States The Anthem June 17, 2020 Pittsburgh UPMC Events Center June 19, 2020 Boston Leader Bank Pavilion June 20, 2020 Philadelphia The Met Philadelphia June 21, 2020 Asbury Park Stone Pony Summer Stage June 23, 2020 Wallingford Toyota Oakdale Theatre June 24, 2020 New York City Radio City Music Hall June 26, 2020 Raleigh Red Hat Amphitheater June 27, 2020 Charlotte Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre June 28, 2020 Nashville Nashville Municipal Auditorium June 30, 2020 Jacksonville Daily's Place July 1, 2020 Miami Bayfront Park July 2, 2020 Tampa Yuengling Center July 7, 2020 IndependenceCable Dahmer Arena July 8, 2020 Rogers Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion July 9, 2020 Irving Toyota Music Factory July 11, 2020 Sugar Land Smart Financial Centre July 12, 2020 Austin Moody Theater July 14, 2020 Phoenix Arizona Federal Theatre July 15, 2020 Fresno William Saroyan Theatre July 17, 2020 Los Angeles Greek Theatre July 18, 2020 San Diego CalCoast Credit Union Open Air TheatreJuly 19, 2020BerkeleyGreek Theatre Berkeley July 21, 2020 Portland Theater of the Clouds July 22, 2020 Vancouver Canada Orpheum Theatre July 23, 2020 RedmondUnited States Marymoor Park July 25, 2020 Sandy Sandy City Amphitheater July 26, 2020 Denver Fillmore AuditoriumJuly 28, 2020Garden CityRevolution Concert HouseJuly 30, 2020ParadisePearl Concert Theater

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