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Warrior Tour

Tour by Kesha
Promotional poster for tour
Associated album	Warrior
Start date	November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06)
End date	February 13, 2014 (2014-02-13)
Legs	10
No. of shows	59 in North America 14 in Europe 7 in Asia 1 in Australia 79 in total
Kesha concert chronology
2013 North American Tour (2013) Warrior Tour (2012-14)

The Warrior Tour is the on-going second headlining concert tour by American recording artist Kesha, in support of her sophomore studio album, Warrior. The tour visits parts of North America, Europe and Asia. The tour kicked off in Boston, Massachusetts on May 23, 2013 selling out at the Comcast Center. After the first North American leg, the tour then continues its trek around Europe in July 2013. The tour then comes back to North America for another leg in August and September 2013. The tour then plays shows in Asia in October and November 2013 and February 2014 and Ke$ha will also travel to Mumbai, India for the first time for a special performance for the charity Amfar Gala in November 2013. A planned five-city Australian leg was also going to be co-headlined with Pitbull, but was cancelled two weeks before due to poor ticket sales. Many shows of the tour are a part of festivals including Live at the Marquee in Cork, Ireland, the Wireless Festival in London, England, and the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, Illinois. Before the main tour, Ke$ha performed many promotional tour dates throughout late 2012 and early 2013. Those dates include TV show concerts in Europe, America and Australia in November 2012, music festival performances in America in December 2012, and more TV concerts in January, Febuary, and March of 2013 in Asia and America. Those tour dates will soon be added to the page.

Background and development

In late March, Kesha and American rapper Pitbull announced that they will tour North America together on their 2013 North American Tour. The joint tour was officially announced on March 22, 2013, but the two hinted at the tour on March 21, 2013 via Twitter. Shortly after tickets were available for the duo's summer tour, Kesha announced a separate tour that would visit Europe and other places she did not visit with Pitbull. The tickets for the European leg of the tour went on-sale shortly after the dates were announced. A couple weeks later, on May 13, 2013, North American dates were added to the tour. Kesha announced the pre-sale password for the North American dates via Twitter after the fourth episode of her television show, Kesha: My Crazy Beautiful Life, aired on May 16, 2013. The tickets went on sale to the general public on May 17, 2013. Leading up to the tour, Kesha has been using the website Mobio Insider to connect with her fans and give them details about the tour. Kesha has been promoting the tour mainly through her Twitter and Facebook accounts. Aside from the social media promotion, Kesha has also promoted the tour through the application, Blippar. When scanning Kesha's symbol, fans can access many special features including the chance to win tickets to any of the dates on the North American leg. Many of the dates are a part of festivals and fairs including the Live at the Marquee Festival in Cork, Ireland, the Wireless Festival in London, England, the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, Illinois, and a few others.

Broadcasts and recordings

On June 21, 2013, the television network, E!, announced that the network would broadcast a show from one of the co-headlining dates Kesha was on with Pitbull. The show would be broadcast as a part of E!'s Inside Track Summer Concert Series. The series is a collaboration with Live Nation. The network filmed the show in Detroit, Michigan at The Palace of Auburn Hills on June 7, 2013. The recording was aired as the first installment of the series on June 21, 2013. To promote the broadcasting, E! interviewed Kesha an hour before the show at The Palace of Auburn Hills. In the interview, Kesha conversed with the interviewer about her favorite and least favorite parts of the tour, costumes she wears for the tour, and her golden tooth that she has from an accident at a bar. E! also interviewed Kesha's stage manager, Justin De Meulenaere, before the show. Meulenaere, who is also known as "Boot", is most known for his work with Kesha on her previous concert tour, the Get Sleazy Tour.

Opening acts

• Justice Crew (North America – Leg 1)
• Jump Smokers! (North America – Leg 1)
• Fuse ODG (England)
• Raego (Czech Republic)
• Mista (Czech Republic)
• Semi Precious Weapons (North America – Leg 2)
• Mike Posner (North America – Leg 2)
• DJ Karma (North America – Leg 2)

Setlist

1. "Warrior"
2. "Crazy Kids"
3. "We R Who We R"
4. "Blow" (contains elements of the Cirkut Remix)
5. "Gold Trans Am"
6. "Dirty Love"
7. "Take It Off"
8. "C'Mon"
9. "Last Goodbye" (select dates)
10. "Machine Gun Love"
11. "Blah Blah Blah"
12. "Tik Tok"
13. "Your Love Is My Drug"

Encore

14. "Die Young"

1. "Warrior"
2. "Crazy Kids"
3. "We R Who We R"
4. "Blow" (contains elements of the Cirkut Remix)
5. "Gold Trans Am"
6. "Dirty Love"
7. "Take It Off"
8. "Thinking Of You" (select dates)
9. "Last Goodbye" (select dates)
10. "Love Into The Light" (select dates)
11. "Party at a Rich Dude's House"
12. "C'Mon"
13. "Supernatural" (select dates)
14. "Animal"
15. "Machine Gun Love"
16. "Blah Blah Blah"
17. "Your Love Is My Drug"
18. "Tik Tok"

Encore

19. "Die Young"

1. "Warrior"
2. "Crazy Kids"
3. "We R Who We R"
4. "Blow" (contains elements of the Cirkut Remix)
5. "Gold Trans Am"
6. "Dirty Love"
7. "Take It Off"
8. "Machine Gun Love"
9. "Party at a Rich Dude's House"
10. "Animal"
11. "Supernatural"
12. "C'Mon"
13. "Blah Blah Blah"
14. "Your Love Is My Drug"
15. "Tik Tok"

Encore

16. "Die Young"

1. "Warrior"
2. "Crazy Kids"
3. "We R Who We R"
4. "Blow" (contains elements of the Cirkut Remix)
5. "Gold Trans Am"
6. "Only Wanna Dance With You"
7. "Thinking Of You"
8. "Dirty Love"
9. "Take It Off"
10. "Party at a Rich Dude's House"
11. "Last Goodbye" (select dates)
12. "Machine Gun Love"
13. "Animal"
14. "Supernatural"
15. "C'Mon"
16. "Blah Blah Blah"
17. "Your Love Is My Drug"
18. "Tik Tok"

Encore

19. "Die Young"

Tour dates

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

Box office score data

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