The Slow Rush Tour was a concert tour and first arena tour by Tame Impala, the Australian psychedelic music project of Kevin Parker. In support of the project's fourth studio album, The Slow Rush (2020), the tour started on March 9, 2020, at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, and concluded on March 25, 2023, at Lollapalooza Brazil in Brazil. Clairo, Sudan Archives, Perfume Genius, Junglepussy, Giorgio Poi, Nu Genea, Genesis Owusu, Sycco, Ladyhawke, and Cuco performed as the supporting acts.
Background After releasing the singles "Patience", "Borderline" and finishing their 2019 World Tour, Tame Impala would formally announce The Slow Rush on 25 October 2019.
Three more singles, "It Might Be Time", "Posthumous Forgiveness", and "Lost In Yesterday" would be released until the release of the album on 14 February 2020.
The initial Slow Rush Tour would be announced on December 9, 2019. However, only three dates were performed before the rest were ultimately cancelled or rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rescheduled "Phase 1 Rushium Trials" tour dates along with extra dates were announced on June 22, 2021, with further "Slow Rush 2022 V.2 Clinical Trials" 2022 dates for North America, Europe, and Oceania being announced on December 7, 2021.
Tour dates +List of 2020 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening act.Date (2020)CityCountryVenueOpening ActMarch 9San DiegoUnited StatesPechanga ArenaClairoMarch 10InglewoodThe ForumMarch 11 +List of 2021 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening acts.Date (2021)CityCountryVenueOpening ActsSeptember 7ChicagoUnited StatesUnited CenterSudan ArchivesSeptember 10GeorgeThe Gorge AmphitheatrePerfume GeniusSeptember 12 PortlandModa CenterSudan ArchivesSeptember 15 San FranciscoChase CenterSeptember 17Las VegasDowntown Las VegasNoneSeptember 18 GlendaleGila River ArenaSudan ArchivesSeptember 20 DenverBall ArenaSudan ArchivesSeptember 23 Washington, D.C.Capital One ArenaSeptember 25DoverDover Motor SpeedwayNoneSeptember 28AtlantaState Farm ArenaSudan ArchivesOctober 31San FranciscoGolden Gate ParkNoneNovember 2HollywoodHollywood BowlPerfume GeniusNovember 3November 7AustinFrank Erwin CenterSudan ArchivesNovember 8HoustonWhite Oak Music HallNovember 9DallasAmerican Airlines CenterNovember 13MonterreyMexico Fundidora ParkNoneNovember 17Zapopan Telmex AuditoriumNovember 20Mexico CityAutódromo Hermanos Rodríguez +List of 2022 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening acts.Date (2022)CityCountryVenueOpening ActsFebruary 27TempeUnited StatesTempe Beach ParkNoneMarch 4OkeechobeeSunshine GroveMarch 7PittsburghPetersen Events CenterJunglepussyMarch 9TorontoCanadaScotiabank ArenaMarch 10LavalPlace BellMarch 12UncasvilleUnited StatesMohegan Sun ArenaMarch 14BrooklynBarclays CenterMarch 15March 16BostonTD GardenMarch 18HamptonHampton ColiseumMarch 19PhiladelphiaWells Fargo CenterMarch 21AshevilleExploreAsheville.com ArenaMarch 22March 23NashvilleBridgestone ArenaMarch 25New OrleansMardi Gras WorldNoneMay 22Gulf ShoresGulf Shores Public BeachMay 24WilmingtonLive Oak Bank PavillionAutomaticMay 26ColumbusKEMBA Live!May 28LouisvilleWaterfront ParkNoneJune 2BarcelonaSpainParc del FòrumJune 9PortoPortugalParque da CidadeJune 11BarcelonaSpainParc del FòrumAugust 11GothenburgSwedenSlottsskogenAugust 14BudapestHungaryÓbudai-SzigetAugust 17PulaCroatiaPula ArenaMattielAugust 20HasseltBelgiumDomein KiewitNoneAugust 22CopenhagenDenmarkRoyal ArenaMattielAugust 25LondonUnited KingdomVictoria ParkNoneAugust 27Saint-CloudFranceParc de Saint-CloudAugust 29AmsterdamNetherlandsAFAS LivePerfume GeniusAugust 30August 31September 3StradballyIrelandStradbally HallNoneSeptember 7MilanItalyHippodrome of San SiroGiorgio Poi & Nu GeneaSeptember 10WarsawPolandWarsaw Babice AirportNoneOctober 15AucklandNew ZealandSpark ArenaLadyhawkeOctober 18BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane Entertainment CenterGenesis Owusu & SyccoOctober 20SydneyQudos Bank ArenaOctober 22MelbourneRod Laver ArenaOctober 23October 26AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment CenterOctober 29PerthRAC Arena +List of 2023 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening act.Date (2022)CityCountryVenueOpening ActMarch 10Mexico CityMexicoPalacio de los DeportesCucoMarch 11March 18San IsidroArgentina Hipódromo de San IsidroNoneMarch 19SantiagoChileBicentennial Park of CerrillosMarch 21AsunciónParaguayParque OlímpicoMarch 22March 23BogotáColombiaCentro de Eventos BriceñoMarch 25São PauloBrazilInterlagos Circuit
Cancelled / Rescheduled shows +List of cancelled / rescheduled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, and reason for cancellation / rescheduled date.DateCityCountryVenueOpening ActsReasonMarch 13, 2020San FranciscoUnited StatesChase CenterClairoCOVID-19 pandemic.March 19, 2020Mexico CityMexicoForo SolMGMT & ClairoMarch 20, 2020MonterreyFundidora ParkNoneApril 16, 2020AucklandNew ZealandSpark ArenaKhruangbinApril 18, 2020BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane Entertainment CentreApril 20, 2020SydneyQudos Bank ArenaApril 23, 2020MelbourneRod Laver ArenaApril 25, 2020AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment CentreApril 28, 2020PerthRAC ArenaMay 23, 2020LondonUnited KingdomVictoria ParkNoneMay 29, 2020ChicagoUnited StatesUnited CenterPerfume GeniusMay 30, 2020MilwaukeeFiserv ForumMay 31, 2020DetroitLittle Caesars ArenaJune 2, 2020TorontoCanadaScotiabank ArenaJune 3, 2020MontrealBell CentreJune 5, 2020New York CityUnited StatesRandalls IslandNoneJune 6, 2020Washington, D.C.Capital One ArenaPerfume GeniusJune 8, 2020CharlotteSpectrum CenterJune 9, 2020GeorgiaState Farm ArenaJune 11, 2020MiamiAmerican Airlines ArenaJune 12, 2020OrlandoAmway ArenaJuly 17, 2020Saint PaulXcel Energy CenterJuly 19, 2020St. LouisEnterprise CenterJuly 20, 2020Kansas CitySprint CenterJuly 21, 2020TulsaBOK CenterJuly 23, 2020AustinFrank Erwin CenterJuly 24, 2020DallasAmerican Airlines CenterJuly 25, 2020HoustonToyota CenterJuly 28, 2020GlendaleGila River ArenaJuly 30, 2020DenverPepsi CenterAugust 1, 2020Salt Lake CityVivint Smart Home ArenaAugust 3, 2020PortlandModa CenterAugust 5, 2020VancouverCanadaRogers ArenaAugust 7, 2020GeorgeUnited StatesThe Gorge AmphitheatreSeptember 4, 2021ManchesterGreat Stage ParkNoneRescheduled for September 2 to 5, 2021, but canceled due to flooding from Hurricane Ida.November 6, 2021HoustonNRG ParkThe festival was cancelled after the crowd crush that occurred on November 5.
Setlists 2020 Setlist This setlist is from the March 10, 2020 concert in Inglewood. The three shows held in March 2020 all had the same setlist. However, when the tour started up again in 2021 the setlist would be almost entirely different.
Intro
"One More Year" "Borderline" "Reality in Motion" "Posthumous Forgiveness" "Alter Ego" "Perfect Illusion" (Lady Gaga cover) "Expectation" "Lost In Yesterday" "Elephant" "Breathe Deeper" "Apocalypse Dreams" "Past Life" "Nangs" "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" "New Person, Same Old Mistakes" "Is It True" "Glimmer" "Let It Happen" Encore "The Less I Know the Better" "Eventually"
2021 - 2023 Setlist This setlist is from the March 16, 2022 concert in Boston. It does not represent all of the concerts for the duration of the tour.
Intro
"One More Year "Borderline" "Nangs" "Mind Mischief" "Breathe Deeper" "Beverly Laurel" "Posthumous Forgiveness" "Elephant" "Lost In Yesterday" "Apocalypse Dreams" "Gossip" "Let It Happen" "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" "Is It True" "Glimmer" "Eventually" "Runway, Houses, City, Clouds" "New Person, Same Old Mistakes" Encore "The Less I Know the Better" "One More Hour"
Live band
Kevin Parker – lead vocals, guitar, occasional synthesiser Jay Watson – synthesiser, keyboards, backing vocals Dominic Simper – guitar, synthesiser, keyboards Julien Barbagallo – drums, percussion, backing vocals Cam Avery – bass guitar, synthesiser, backing vocals Rafael Lazzaro-Colon – occasional live percussion
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