LoveLiveMusic Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Press Release Quote Today, Katy Perry announced the June 9 release of her new album, Witness (Capitol Records), and an extensive arena tour. With Witness, Katy reflects on the changes in her own life and in the world around her, delivering songs that both challenge and inspire. The singles released thus far – the Platinum-certified “Chained to the Rhythm” featuring Skip Marley and the follow-up single, “Bon Appétit” featuring Migos – hint at the breadth of the musical and thematic elements found on Witness. Each ticket purtochase for WITNESS: The Tour also includes a copy of her album, Witness. The North American leg of WITNESS: The Tour, produced by AEG Presents, will kick off on September 7 at Schottenstein Center in Columbus, OH. The run will include two New York City shows – October 2 at Madison Square Garden and October 11 at Barclays Center – plus an evening at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on November 7 and a December 20 concert at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami. The tour will resume on January 5, 2018 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. Katy will be partnering with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to donate tickets to club members and volunteers. Additionally, fans can earn free tickets by joining Global Citizen and taking action to support Boys & Girls Clubs of America. $1 per every ticket sold will also be donated to Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Jim Clark, President and CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of America said, “Katy Perry is one of the most powerful and famous entertainers in the world, and Boys & Girls Clubs of America is one of the most powerful youth development organizations in the country. We share a commitment to improving the lives of young people through education, empowerment, and demonstrating good citizenship, and are excited to provide her fans with the chance to connect with Clubs while giving them an opportunity to win a chance to see her in concert.” Tickets for the U.S. dates go on sale to the general public on Monday May 22, at 10 AM with the Canadian dates on sale May 26. All U.S. concerts on WITNESS: The Tour are presented by Xfinity. Additional sponsors are Citi, COVERGIRL and KATY PERRY PARFUMS. See below for itinerary or click here. Additional international tour dates will be announced in the coming weeks. “Katy is one of the most popular artists on the planet and her social media following is unrivaled,” said Peter Intermaggio, SVP of Brand Marketing and Communications for Comcast. “Xfinity is proud to present ‘WITNESS: The Tour’ and we look forward to making a special collection of tour-related content available to millions of Xfinity TV customers, including Katy’s videos and music on Xfinity X1 that her fans are going to love.” WITNESS: The Tour Presale Powered By Ticketmaster Verified Fan Runs Thursday, May 18, from 9 AM – 12 PM in the US and in Canada runs Tuesday, May 23, from 10 AM – 10 PM local time. Tickets for the tour will be available through registration using Ticketmaster Verified Fan, an easy to use, fan-first technology that helps artists combat bots and get tickets into the hands of fans. Registration is open now and continues until Tuesday, May 16, at 10 PM PT. Click here to register. Citi is the official U.S. credit card of WITNESS: The Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to U.S. pre-sale tickets beginning Thursday, May 18, at 12 PM local time through Saturday, May 20, at 10 PM local time through Citi’s Private Pass® program. For complete pre-sale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com. “Having just launched a new national advertising campaign with Katy, we’re thrilled to extend our relationship to encompass the upcoming Witness Tour,” said Jennifer Breithaupt, Global Consumer Chief Marketing Officer, Citi. “Citi cardmembers will have exclusive access to pre-sale tickets for what promises to be one of the biggest and most memorable tours of the year.” WITNESS: The Tour is Katy’s first run since the sold-out, 151-date Prismatic World Tour, which concluded in 2015 and was hailed by Rolling Stone as “a show to damage retinas and blow minds.” Katy, who will be the musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” on the May 20 season finale, made her Capitol Records debut with 2008’s One of the Boys after signing to the label in 2007. She cemented her status as a global superstar with the follow-up album, Teenage Dream (2010). PRISM, her 2013 album, debuted at No. 1 on iTunes in 100 countries and has sold more than 12.5 million adjusted albums worldwide. With the singles “Firework” and “Dark Horse” each surpassing the 10 million threshold including song sales and streams, Katy is the first female artist to earn two RIAA Digital Single Diamond Awards. In her 10 years with Capitol, she has racked up a cumulative 18+ billion streams alongside worldwide sales of more than 40+ million adjusted albums and 125+ million tracks. She is the most-followed person globally on Twitter. https://www.katyperry.com/tour/ Tour Dates North America 2017 September 19 - Montréal, QC Bell Centre N September 21 - Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza N September 22 - Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena N September 24 - Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center N September 25 - Washington, DC Verizon Center N September 29 - Boston, MA TD Garden N September 30 - Boston, MA TD Garden N October 2 - New York, NY Madison Square Garden N October 6 - New York, NY Madison Square Garden N October 8 - Newark, NJ Prudential Center N October 9 - Quebec City, QC Centre Videotron N October 11 - Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center N October 12 - Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center N October 16 - Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center N October 18 - Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena N October 22 - St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center N October 24 - Chicago, IL United Center N October 25 - Chicago, IL United Center N October 27 - Kansas City, MO Sprint Center N October 31 - Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre N November 1 - Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre N November 7 - Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center PR November 8 - Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center PR November 10 - Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center PR November 14 - San Jose, CA SAP Center at San Jose PR November 24 - Salt Lake City, UT Vivint Smart Home Arena PR November 26 - Denver, CO Pepsi Center PR November 28 - Omaha, NE CenturyLink Center PR November 29 - Tulsa, OK BOK Center PR December 1 - St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center PR December 2 - Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena PR December 4 - Milwaukee, WI BMO Harris Bradley Center PR December 6 - Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena PR December 7 - Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena PR December 9 - Indianapolis, IN Bankers Life Fieldhouse PR December 10 - Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena PR December 12 - Atlanta, GA Philips Arena PR December 15 - Tampa, FL Amalie Arena PR December 17 - Orlando, FL Amway Center PR December 20 - Miami, FL AmericanAirlines Arena PR Asia 2017 December 31 - Abu Dhabi, UAE du Arena MA North America Leg I 2018 January 5 - New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center CRJ January 7 - Houston, TX Toyota Center CRJ January 10 - San Antonio, TX AT&T Center CRJ January 12 - Little Rock, AR Verizon Arena CRJ January 14 - Dallas, TX American Airlines Center CRJ January 19 - Phoenix, AZ Gila River Arena CRJ January 20 - Las Vegas, NV T-Mobile Arena CRJ January 31 - Sacramento, CA Golden1 Center CRJ February 2 - Portland, OR Moda Center at Rose Quarter CRJ February 3 - Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome CRJ February 5 - Vancouver, BC Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena CRJ February 6 - Vancouver, BC Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena CRJ Latin America 2018 March 8 - Santiago, Chile Pista Atletica Estadio Nacional AS March 11 - Buenos Aires, Argentina Club Ciudad L March 14 - Porto Alegre, Brazil Arena do Gremio BR V March 17 - Sao Paulo, Brazil Allianz Parque BR March 18 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Barra Olympic Park BR March 21 - Lima, Peru Jockey Club Parcela H BR Asia 2018 March 27 - Tokyo, Japan Saitama Super Arena March 28 - Tokyo, Japan Saitama Super Arena March 30 - Hong Kong, China AsiaWorld-Expo April 2 - Manila, Philippines Mall of Asia Arena April 4 - Taipei, Taiwan Taipei Arena April 6 - Seoul, South Korea Gocheok Sky Dome April 8 - Singapore, Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium Z April 10 - Bangkok, Thailand Impact Arena IC April 14 - Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia Convention Exhibition North America Leg II 2018 May 3 - Mexico City, MX Arena Ciudad De Mexico CYN May 4 - Mexico City, MX Arena Ciudad De Mexico CYN May 8 - Monterrey, MX Arena Monterrey CYN May 9 - Monterrey, MX Arena Monterrey CYN May 11 - Guadalajara, MX Arena VFG CYN May 19 - Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl Europe 2018 May 23 - Cologne, Germany Lanxess Arena TS May 24 - Antwerp, Belgium Sportpaleis TS May 26 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands Ziggo Dome TS May 27 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands Ziggo Dome TS May 29 - Paris, France AccorHotels Arena TS May 30 - Paris, France AccorHotels Arena TS June 1 - Zurich, Switzerland Hallenstadion TS June 2 - Bologna, Italy Unipol Arena TS June 4 - Vienna, Austria Wiener Stadthalle TS June 6 - Berlin, Germany Mercedes-Benz-Arena TS June 8 - Copenhagen, Denmark Royal Arena TS June 10 - Stockholm, Sweden Ericsson Globe TS June 14 - London, UK The O2 HS June 15 - London, UK The O2 HS June 18 - Birmingham, UK Barclaycard Arena HS June 19 - Sheffield, UK Sheffield Arena HS June 21 - Liverpool, UK Echo Arena HS June 22 - Manchester, UK Manchester Arena HS June 24 - Glasgow, UK The SSE Hydro HS June 25 - Newcastle, UK Metro Radio Arena HS June 28 - Barcelona, Spain Palau Sant Jordi HS June 30 - Lisbon, Portugal Rock In Rio Africa 2018 July 18 - Johannesburg, South Africa Ticketpro Dome TD EB July 20 - Johannesburg, South Africa Ticketpro Dome TD EB July 21 - Johannesburg, South Africa Ticketpro Dome TD EB Australia 2018 July 24 - Perth, WA Perth Arena S July 25 - Perth, WA Perth Arena S July 30 - Adelaide, SA Adelaide Entertainment Centre S July 31 - Adelaide, SA Adelaide Entertainment Centre S August 2 - Melbourne, VI Vic Rod Laver Arena S August 3 - Melbourne, VI Vic Rod Laver Arena S August 5 - Melbourne, VI Vic Rod Laver Arena S August 8 - Brisbane, QLD Brisbane Entertainment Centre Z August 10 - Brisbane, QLD Brisbane Entertainment Centre Z August 13 - Sydney, NSW Qudos Bank Arena Z August 14 - Sydney, NSW Qudos Bank Arena Z August 16 - Sydney, NSW Qudos Bank Arena Z August 20 - Auckland, NZ Spark Arena Z August 21 - Auckland, NZ Spark Arena Z Cancelled Shows Buffalo, NY - Production delays Charlotte, NC - Scheduling conflict Curitiba, Brazil - Venue upgraded due to demand Opening Acts: Noah Cyrus N Purity Ring PR Martin Avari MA Carly Rae Jepsen CRJ Augusto Schuster AS Lali L Valéria V Bebe Rexha BR Zedd Z India Carney IC CYN CYN Tove Styrke TS Hailee Steinfeld HS The Dolls TD Elle B EB Starley S Stage Setlist Manifesto Witness Roulette Dark Horse Chained To The Rhythm Retrospective Act My Age (Interlude) Teenage Dream Hot 'n' Cold/T.G.I.F. (Last Friday Night) California Gurls Rise Shark In The Water All By Myself I Kissed A Girl Sexual Discovery Celestial Body (Interlude) Deja Vu Tsunami E.T. Bon Appetit/What Have You Done For Me Lately Introspective Mind Maze (Interlude) Thinking of You Wide Awake Waking Up In Vegas Save As Draft By The Grace of God Part of Me Into Me You See Unconditionally Thinking of You One of Us Power Emergence Motorcyclist (Interlude) Hey Hey Hey Part of Me The One That Got Away Peacock Swish Swish Roar Encore Pendulum Firework All By Myself was performed in Bangkok. Rise was performed in Taipei. Shark In The Water was performed in Taipei. Save As Draft was performed in: Montreal (September 19), Uncasville, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Washington, Boston (September 29-30), Quebec City, Los Angeles (November 8), Santiago. Hey Hey Hey was performed in: Montreal, Uncasville, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Washington, Boston (September 29-30), New York (October 2, 6), Quebec City, Brooklyn, Los Angeles (November 7-8, 10), Miami, New Orleans and Vancouver (February 5). Part of Me in New York (October 6) was performed acoustically after Thinking of You as a tribute to the Vegas shooting incident. Thinking of You was not performed in Milwaukee. One of Us was performed in Barcelona. Wide Awake was performed in Detroit and Grand Rapids. By The Grace of God was performed in Manchester. Waking Up In Vegas was performed in Las Vegas. Unconditionally was performed in Buenos Aires, Saö Paulo, Rio de Jinero, Lima, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Bologna and Johannesburg (July 18, 20-21). $*Thinking of You was performed in Into Me You See was added in Saitama and performed at every show except in Hong Kong, Jakarta, Manchester, Barcelona, Johannesburg. The One That Got Away was performed in Newcastle. Peacock was performed in Brisbane on August 8. Pendulum was added in Mexico City (May 3). VIP Packages The Diamond Witness: • One Incredible Top Price General Admission Floor Ticket in ‘The Drop Zone’ * • Includes Early Entry and First Access to ‘The Drop Zone’ The Emerald Witness: • One Amazing Top Price Reserved Floor Ticket * The Sapphire Witness: • One Awesome Top Price Reserved Ticket in the Lower Level * The Gold Witness: • One Excellent Second Price Reserved Ticket * The Silver Witness: • One Premium Third Price Reserved Ticket * All VIP packages also include: • One ULTRA-Exclusive Katy Perry Tour Portfolio - Portfolio includes an Unforgettable Selection of Inspirational Katy Perry Imagery - Each Custom Tour Portfolio Based Upon Original Katy Perry Artwork • The Ultimate Katy Perry Keepsake - Witness the Journey with a Limited Edition Tour Pack Designed Exclusively for Katy Perry VIPs - Includes a Special Collection of Katy Perry Themed VIP Merchandise - Each Tour Pack Contains a Commemorative VIP Tour Laminate & Matching Lanyard Boxscores/Pollstar https://www.pollstar.com/Chart/2018/01/2017YearEndTop100WorldwideTours_621.pdf Link to post Share on other sites
HASHTAGPOW Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 omg omg omg omg omg omg omg Link to post Share on other sites
Thor Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 She's ending it in Feb. (apparently) so she might very well be doing Idol. Link to post Share on other sites
heartbeats Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 but like why is there only one date for staples center Link to post Share on other sites
NumbFentyStan Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Ugh, another tour that I won't be able to attend, cause of the timing Not gonna lie, I went to PWT and I didn't love it, but I'm slain by her new music, so I wish I could go Link to post Share on other sites
BadMonster Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Ready for European dates Link to post Share on other sites
Eóghan Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Just now, Thor said: She's ending it in Feb. (apparently) so she might very well be doing Idol. Are you implying North America is the world? Link to post Share on other sites
Cookies n Cream Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 come to australia Link to post Share on other sites
Thor Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 1 minute ago, E Ó G H A N said: Are you implying North America is the world? klsdjfsdkfj nn just noticed that those are only the NA dates. So this is only the 1st leg. Interesting. Link to post Share on other sites
Brodinsky Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Bye album surprise release, there goes the hype Link to post Share on other sites
nathanspears Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 So is this not a world tour? Link to post Share on other sites
Brodinsky Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 3 minutes ago, E Ó G H A N said: Are you implying North America is the world? Well with those figures she might as well keep it cute and local + I don't see WORLD tour anywhere on her website. Link to post Share on other sites
heartbeats Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 2 minutes ago, nathanspears said: So is this not a world tour? this is just for na, shes announcing the rest later Link to post Share on other sites
Starkboy Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 uhm would that imply that she's touring Europe/Oceania in Summer 2018? (after Idol) Link to post Share on other sites
LoveLiveMusic Posted May 15, 2017 Author Share Posted May 15, 2017 Today, Katy Perry announced the June 9 release of her new album, Witness (Capitol Records), and an extensive arena tour. With Witness, Katy reflects on the changes in her own life and in the world around her, delivering songs that both challenge and inspire. The singles released thus far – the Platinum-certified “Chained to the Rhythm” featuring Skip Marley and the follow-up single, “Bon Appétit” featuring Migos – hint at the breadth of the musical and thematic elements found on Witness. Each ticket purchase for WITNESS: The Tour also includes a copy of her album, Witness. The North American leg of WITNESS: The Tour, produced by AEG Presents, will kick off on September 7 at Schottenstein Center in Columbus, OH. The run will include two New York City shows – October 2 at Madison Square Garden and October 11 at Barclays Center – plus an evening at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on November 7 and a December 20 concert at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami. The tour will resume on January 5, 2018 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. Katy will be partnering with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to donate tickets to club members and volunteers. Additionally, fans can earn free tickets by joining Global Citizen and taking action to support Boys & Girls Clubs of America. $1 per every ticket sold will also be donated to Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Jim Clark, President and CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of America said, “Katy Perry is one of the most powerful and famous entertainers in the world, and Boys & Girls Clubs of America is one of the most powerful youth development organizations in the country. We share a commitment to improving the lives of young people through education, empowerment, and demonstrating good citizenship, and are excited to provide her fans with the chance to connect with Clubs while giving them an opportunity to win a chance to see her in concert.” Tickets for the U.S. dates go on sale to the general public on Monday May 22, at 10 AM with the Canadian dates on sale May 26. All U.S. concerts on WITNESS: The Tour are presented by Xfinity. Additional sponsors are Citi, COVERGIRL and KATY PERRY PARFUMS. See below for itinerary or click here. Additional international tour dates will be announced in the coming weeks. “Katy is one of the most popular artists on the planet and her social media following is unrivaled,” said Peter Intermaggio, SVP of Brand Marketing and Communications for Comcast. “Xfinity is proud to present ‘WITNESS: The Tour’ and we look forward to making a special collection of tour-related content available to millions of Xfinity TV customers, including Katy’s videos and music on Xfinity X1 that her fans are going to love.” WITNESS: The Tour Presale Powered By Ticketmaster Verified Fan Runs Thursday, May 18, from 9 AM – 12 PM in the US and in Canada runs Tuesday, May 23, from 10 AM – 10 PM local time. Tickets for the tour will be available through registration using Ticketmaster Verified Fan, an easy to use, fan-first technology that helps artists combat bots and get tickets into the hands of fans. Registration is open now and continues until Tuesday, May 16, at 10 PM PT. Click here to register. Citi is the official U.S. credit card of WITNESS: The Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to U.S. pre-sale tickets beginning Thursday, May 18, at 12 PM local time through Saturday, May 20, at 10 PM local time through Citi’s Private Pass® program. For complete pre-sale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com. “Having just launched a new national advertising campaign with Katy, we’re thrilled to extend our relationship to encompass the upcoming Witness Tour,” said Jennifer Breithaupt, Global Consumer Chief Marketing Officer, Citi. “Citi cardmembers will have exclusive access to pre-sale tickets for what promises to be one of the biggest and most memorable tours of the year.” WITNESS: The Tour is Katy’s first run since the sold-out, 151-date Prismatic World Tour, which concluded in 2015 and was hailed by Rolling Stone as “a show to damage retinas and blow minds.” Katy, who will be the musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” on the May 20 season finale, made her Capitol Records debut with 2008’s One of the Boys after signing to the label in 2007. She cemented her status as a global superstar with the follow-up album, Teenage Dream (2010). PRISM, her 2013 album, debuted at No. 1 on iTunes in 100 countries and has sold more than 12.5 million adjusted albums worldwide. With the singles “Firework” and “Dark Horse” each surpassing the 10 million threshold including song sales and streams, Katy is the first female artist to earn two RIAA Digital Single Diamond Awards. In her 10 years with Capitol, she has racked up a cumulative 18+ billion streams alongside worldwide sales of more than 40+ million adjusted albums and 125+ million tracks. She is the most-followed person globally on Twitter. Link to post Share on other sites
sadnews Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 so ticket bundle. smart choice. Link to post Share on other sites
pes Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Quote Each ticket purchase for WITNESS: The Tour also includes a copy of her album, Witness. Link to post Share on other sites
PromKing Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 The album, the tour ... the single. Link to post Share on other sites
heartbeats Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 1 minute ago, PhoebeBuffay said: OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG Link to post Share on other sites
Fetch Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 10 minutes ago, Cookies n Cream said: come to australia She shouldn't bother we're not here for her this era Link to post Share on other sites
adi Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 selling her album with tickets lmaooooo Link to post Share on other sites
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