Since her debut in 2013, Japanese singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama has embarked on four concert tours. She has performed at 26 music festivals, twelve one-off concerts, six television shows, four radio shows and three award ceremonies, reaching 22 countries across four different continents.
Sawayama began her live career with a November 2017 performance at London's Pickle Factory, a venue with a capacity of 150. She later performed more shows in London, as well as in New York City and Los Angeles, before beginning her first official tour in 2018, the Ordinary Superstar Tour. The tour supported Sawayama's debut extended play Rina, visiting 5 major North American cities, and London.
In 2019, Sawayama began performing in music festivals and joined as a support act on Charli XCX's Charli Live Tour in the United Kingdom. In January 2020, Sawayama announced The Dynasty Tour in support of her debut album Sawayama (2020), which would've seen her perform in the United States, Canada and the UK between April and May 2020, but the tour was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tour eventually took place between November 2021 and May 2022.
In May 2022, shortly after concluding The Dynasty Tour, Sawayama announced the first leg of the Hold the Girl Tour in support of her second studio album, Hold the Girl (2022), consisting of shows in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Later legs of the tour would visit the United States, Australasia, Japan and mainland Europe. Between June and October 2023, Sawayama embarked on the Hold the Girl: Reloaded Tour, a revamped version of the previous one.
Tours Headlining Title First date Last date Associated album Continent(s) Opening acts Ordinary Superstar Tour Rina The Dynasty Tour Sawayama Hold the Girl Tour Hold the Girl Hold the Girl Reloaded Tour
Supporting Title Headlining artist First opening date Last opening date Continent(s) Palo Santo Tour Years & Years Europe Charli Live Tour Charli XCX
Ordinary Superstar Tour
The Ordinary Superstar Tour was Rina Sawayama's debut concert tour, in support of her debut EP Rina. The tour began in New York City on 12 September 2018 and concluded in London on 19 October 2018, visiting 5 major cities in North America.
Set list This set list is from the tour's final show on 19 October 2018 in London, England. It is not intended to represent all shows from the tour.
"Alterlife" "10-20-40" "Valentine (What's It Gonna Be?)" "Time Out" (interlude) "Dynasty" "Where U Are" "Tunnel Vision" "Play on Me" "How We Were Then" "Take Me As I Am" "Cherry" "Ordinary Superstar" "Flicker" (encore) "Cyber Stockholm Syndrome" (encore)
Shows Date (2018)CityCountryVenueOpening act(s)12 SeptemberNew YorkUnited StatesElsewhereBubble TDorian Electra13 SeptemberBowery BallroomClarence ClarityDorian Electra14 SeptemberChicagoSubterraneanDorian Electra15 SeptemberTorontoCanadaThe Velvet Underground18 SeptemberLos AngelesUnited StatesTeragram BallroomClarence ClarityDorian Electra20 SeptemberSan FranciscoRickshaw StopDorian Electra19 OctoberLondonEnglandHeavenOh Annie OhS4U
The Dynasty Tour
The Dynasty Tour was Rina Sawayama's second concert tour, in support of her debut album, Sawayama. The tour began in Dublin, Ireland on 8 November 2021 and concluded in New York City on 13 May 2022.
The tour was original planned to take place in 2020, but was postponed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It consisted of two legs; the first in the UK and Ireland, and the second in the United States. In between the two legs, the tour would've visited mainland Europe, but this leg was cancelled due to the later breakout of the virus's Omicron variant.
Set list This set list is from the concert on 9 November 2021 in Manchester, England. It is not intended to represent all shows from the tour.
"Dynasty" "STFU!" "Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)" "Akasaka Sad" "Snakeskin" "Cyber Stockholm Syndrome" "Paradisin'" "Love Me 4 Me" "Bad Friend" "Fuck This World" "Who's Gonna Save U Now?" "Tokyo Love Hotel" "Chosen Family" "Cherry" "XS" (encore) "Lucid" (encore) "Free Woman" (Lady Gaga cover) (encore)
Shows DateCityCountryVenueOpening act(s)Leg 1 – Europe8 November 2021DublinIrelandThe AcademyHana9 November 2021ManchesterEnglandAlbert HallAma JonesHana11 November 2021LeedsBeckett Students' Union13 November 2021GlasgowScotlandSWG315 November 2021BirminghamEnglandO2 Institute Birmingham16 November 2021LondonElectric Brixton17 November 2021RoundhouseLeg 2 – North America9 April 2022Los AngelesUnited StatesThe Fonda TheatreHana11 April 2022San FranciscoWarfield Theatre12 April 202216 April 2022IndioEmpire Polo Club19 April 2022SeattleNeptune TheatreHana20 April 2022PortlandRoseland Theater23 April 2022IndioEmpire Polo Club26 April 2022DenverOgden TheatreHana29 April 2022MinneapolisFirst Avenue30 April 2022ChicagoRiviera Theatre2 May 2022TorontoCanadaHistory3 May 2022MontrealCorona Theatre5 May 2022BostonUnited StatesRoyale6 May 2022Washington, D.C.The Howard7 May 2022PhiladelphiaThe Fillmore at the Theater of the Living Arts8 May 2022New YorkBrooklyn Steel9 May 202213 May 2022Terminal 5Webster HallChopstixGirlboss TodayHanaThelimitdoesnotexist
Cancelled shows DateCityCountryVenueIntended support actReason11 March 2022AmsterdamNetherlandsMelkweg Oude ZaalHanaCOVID-19 pandemic in Europe19 March 2022ParisFranceLa Gaîté Lyrique20 March 2022BrusselsBelgiumBotanique Orangerie22 March 2022AmsterdamNetherlandsMelkweg Oude Zaal23 March 2022BerlinGermanyLido
Hold the Girl Tour
The Hold the Girl Tour was the third concert tour by Rina Sawayama, launched in support of her second studio album, Hold the Girl. The tour began in Glasgow, Scotland on 12 October 2022 and concluded on 27 February 2023 in Oslo, Norway after 5 legs.
Set list "Minor Feelings" "Hold the Girl" "Catch Me in the Air" "Hurricanes" "Your Age" "Imagining" "STFU!" "Frankenstein" "Holy (Till You Let Me Go)" "Bad Friend" "Send My Love to John" "Phantom" "To Be Alive" "Lucid" "Beg for You" "Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)" "XS" "This Hell" (encore)
Shows DateCityCountryVenueSupport actLeg 1 – Europe12 October 2022GlasgowScotlandSWG3Tom Rasmussen13 October 202215 October 2022DublinIrelandOlympia Theatre16 October 202218 October 2022NottinghamEnglandRock CityJoesefTom Rasmussen20 October 2022ManchesterManchester Academy 121 October 2022BirminghamO2 Academy Birmingham23 October 2022BrightonBrighton Dome24 October 2022CardiffWalesGreat Hall of Cardiff University26 October 2022LondonEnglandO2 Academy BrixtonLeg 2 – North America1 November 2022New YorkUnited StatesAvant Gardner (great hall) --11 November 2022DallasSouth Side BallroomLauren Aquilina12 November 2022AustinEmo's13 November 2022HoustonWhite Oak Music Hall (downstairs)16 November 2022PhoenixThe Van Buren18 November 2022San DiegoSOMA (mainstage)19 November 2022Los AngelesHollywood Palladium21 November 2022OaklandFox TheatreAdam Kraft23 November 2022Los AngelesHollywood PalladiumAlex Chapman28 November 2022New YorkAvant Gardner (great hall) rowspan="3" 29 November 2022Silver SpringThe Fillmore30 November 2022Charlotte2 December 2022BostonRoadrunnerDJ ColeslawLeg 3 – Oceania9 January 2023AucklandNew ZealandThe Powerstation rowspan="5" 10 January 2023MelbourneAustralia170 Russell12 January 2023SydneyUNSW Roundhouse13 January 2023Melbourne170 Russel14 January 2023BrisbaneThe TriffidLeg 4 – Asia17 January 2023NagoyaJapanDiamond Hall rowspan="3" 18 January 2023OsakaZepp Osaka Bayside20 January 2023TokyoTokyo Garden TheaterLeg 5 – Europe10 February 2023LondonEnglandLafayette14 February 2023BrusselsBelgiumAncienne BelgiqueEmpress Of15 February 2023ParisFranceOlympia16 February 2023ZürichSwitzerlandVolkshaus18 February 2023MilanItalyFabriqueSans Soucis19 February 2023MunichGermanyMuffathalleEmpress Of21 February 2023UtrechtNetherlandsTivoliVredenburg (Ronda)23 February 2023WarsawPolandKlub Stodoła24 February 2023BerlinGermanyHuxleys Neue Welt26 February 2023StockholmSwedenBerns Salonger27 February 2023OsloNorwayRockefeller Music Hall
Cancelled shows DateCityCountryVenueIntended support actReason8 November 2022AtlantaUnited StatesThe EasternLauren AquilinaStrained vocals9 November 2022NashvilleMarathon Music Works
Hold the Girl: Reloaded Tour
The Hold the Girl: Reloaded Tour was the fourth concert tour by British and Japanese singer Rina Sawayama, and the second tour in support of the Hold the Girl album.
The 2023 North American tour began on 9 June in North Adams, Massachusetts and concluded on 9 October in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is based on the original Hold the Girl Tour, but was given revamped costumes and stage designs.
Shows Date (2023)CityCountryVenueSupport act9 JuneNorth AdamsUnited StatesMassachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art rowspan="5" 10 JuneNew YorkFlushing Meadows–Corona Park16 JuneManchesterGreat Stage Park4 AugustMontrealCanadaParc Jean-Drapeau6 AugustChicagoUnited StatesGrant Park9 AugustTorontoCanadaHistoryMagdalena BayTom Rasmussen10 August11 AugustNew YorkUnited StatesThe Rooftop at Pier 17Magdalena Bay22 SeptemberSalt Lake CityUnited StatesGallivan CenterAnais ChantalEmpress OfTom Rasmussen24 SeptemberLas VegasDowntown Las Vegas26 SeptemberDenverFillmore AuditoriumEmpress Of Tom Rasmussen28 SeptemberSeattleParamount Theatre6 OctoberBentonvilleThe Momentary9 OctoberNew OrleansHouse of Blues
Broadcast performances Air dateProgrammeCityCountry26 October 2020The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonNew YorkUnited States15 March 2021Brits 2021 Rising Star SessionLondonEngland19 April 2021Tiny Desk (Home) Concert colspan="2" 19 May 2022The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonNew YorkUnited States27 July 2022Live on KEXPSeattle18 September 2022Sunday BrunchLondonEngland27 September 2022Live Lounge30 October 2022Strictly Come DancingBorehamwood31 October 2022Late Night with Seth MeyersNew YorkUnited States6 December 2022The Graham Norton ShowLondonEngland
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