The World Tour 2019 was a concert tour by Tame Impala, the Australian psychedelic music project of Kevin Parker. It began on April 11, 2019, at the Fox Theater in Pomona, and concluded on October 11, 2019 at Austin City Limits 2019 in Austin. Haiku Hands, Mdou Moctar, ALASKALASKA, Mosa Wild, Velvet Negroni, Yeasayer, Blood Orange, Municipal Waste, and Altın Gün performed as the supporting acts.
Background After releasing the singles "Patience" and "Borderline", Tame Impala would embark on their 2019 World Tour in buildup for the release of the yet to be announced fourth studio album, The Slow Rush.
On 14 November 2018, it was revealed that Tame Impala would headline Shaky Knees Festival in 2019 alongside Beck, Cage The Elephant, and Incubus.
On 2 January 2019, Tame Impala was revealed to be one of the headliners at Coachella that year.
On 29 January 2019, Tame Impala announced dates for the tour, with tickets going on sale 1 February 2019.
Additional dates in the summer were announced on 22 April 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.
Tour dates +List of 2019 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and supporting acts.Date (2019)CityCountryVenueSupporting ActsApril 11PomonaUnited StatesFox TheaterHaiku HandsApril 13IndioEmpire Polo ClubNoneApril 20May 2NashvilleAscend AmphitheaterMdou MoctarMay 3AshvilleU.S. Cellular CenterMay 5GeorgiaCentral ParkNoneMay 6St. AugustineSt. Augustine AmphitheatreMdou MoctarMay 7Miami BeachThe Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason TheaterMay 11ZapopanMexicoEstadio AkronNoneMay 25BostonUnited States Harvard Athletic ComplexMay 31BarcelonaSpainParc del FòrumJune 2ParisFranceBois de VincennesJune 5GothenburgSwedenTrädgårdsföreningenJune 6AarhusDenmarkÅdalenJune 8LondonUnited KingdomThe O2 ArenaALASKALASKAJune 21ScheeßelGermanyEichenringNoneJune 22Neuhausen ob Ecktake-off GewerbeParkJune 24BlackpoolUnited KingdomEmpress BallroomMosa WildJune 26DublinIreland3ArenaJune 28PiltonUnited KingdomWorthy FarmNoneJuly 19Byron BayAustraliaNorth Byron ParklandsJuly 26TorontoCanadaBudweiser StageVelvet NegroniJuly 28DetroitUnited StatesWest Riverfront ParkNoneJuly 30MinneapolisSurly Brewing Festival FieldVelvet Negroni & DJ Jake RudhJuly 31August 2ChicagoGrant ParkNoneAugust 4MontrealCanadaParc Jean-DrapeauAugust 8OsloNorwayTøyenparkenAugust 10HelsinkiFinlandSuvilahtiAugust 13BerlinGermanyMax-Schmeling-HalleYeasayer & Blood OrangeAugust 15Saint-MaloFranceFort de Saint-PèreNoneAugust 17HasseltBelgiumDomein KiewitAugust 18BiddinghuizenNetherlandsEvenemententerrein Walibi HollandAugust 21New York CityUnited StatesMadison Square GardenVelvet NegroniAugust 22August 23PhiladelphiaMann Center for the Performing ArtsAugust 24Washington, D.C.The AnthemAugust 25October 2IrvingToyota Music FactoryOctober 4AustinZilker ParkNoneOctober 5HoustonWhite Oak Music HallMunicipal WasteOctober 7DenverMission BallroomAltın GünOctober 8October 11AustinZilker ParkNone
Setlist This setlist is from the August 23, 2019 concert in Philadelphia. It does not represent all of the concerts for the duration of the tour.
Intro
"Let It Happen" "Patience" "Led Zeppelin" "The Moment" "Mind Mischief" "Nangs" "Elephant" "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" "Borderline" "Love/Paranoia" "Yes I'm Changing" "Why Won't You Make Up Your Mind?" "Eventually" "Apocalypse Dreams" Encore "Gossip" "The Less I Know the Better" "New Person, Same Old Mistakes"
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 Loren Humphrey – drums (substitute for Julien Barbagallo)
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