# Rainbow Tour (Kesha concert tour)

The Rainbow Tour is the fourth headlining concert tour by American recording artist Kesha, in support of her third studio album Rainbow (2017). It was her first solo tour since the Warrior Tour in 2013. The tour started in Birmingham on September 26, 2017, and ended on November 16, 2019. Tickets ranged from $42 to $2,484 on the secondary ticket market.

## Background and development

Since 2014, Kesha has been involved in a legal battle against her former producer and longtime collaborator Dr. Luke. This legal dispute has put her career on hold. To reconnect with her fans, Kesha embarked on the Kesha and the Creepies: Fuck the World Tour, which took place in North America and Asia between 2016 and 2017. In October 2016, it was revealed that Kesha has written and given to her label 22 new songs.
On July 6, 2017, the lead single "Praying" from Rainbow was released. On August 1, four days prior the release of her album, Kesha announced the tour, revealing tour dates in North America. Shows in Europe, Oceania and Asia were later added.
On February 20, 2018, Kesha announced that her planned shows in Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan and Japan are temporarily canceled and will be rescheduled due to an imminent knee surgery in order to repair her torn ACL. On March 23, 2018, Kesha announced the rescheduled dates in Australia and Asia, set to take place in October. She rescheduled the shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane, and cancelled the shows in Perth and Auckland, New Zealand. She was also scheduled to perform at Bluefest in Byron Bay in March, but that date was also cancelled. Kesha later added shows in South Korea and China, as well as a festival date in Japan. Unfortunately, since Kesha had not yet acclimatized to the food and weather, she had to cancel the already rescheduled Taipei show 20 minutes before she was due to take the stage, as well as cancelling the entirety of her four date China tour. Kesha's official site says that the show in Chengdu, China is postponed and not cancelled, but it is unknown if the show will be rescheduled.

## Set list

This set list is from the show on September 27, 2017 in Nashville. It is not intended to represent all concerts for the tour.
* "Woman"
* "Boogie Feet"
* "Learn to Let Go"
* "Hymn"
* "Let 'Em Talk"
* "Take It Off"
* "We R Who We R"
* "Spaceship"
* "Hunt You Down" / "Timber"
* "Godzilla"
* "Your Love Is My Drug"
* "Blow"
* "Praying"

### Encore

* "Rainbow"
* "Tik Tok"
* "Bastards"

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
| North America ||||||
| September 26, 2017 | Birmingham | United States | Iron City | 1,300 / 1,300 (100%) | $50,050 |
| September 27, 2017 | Nashville | United States | Ryman Auditorium | 2,168 / 2,362 (92%) | $93,845 |
| September 29, 2017 | Atlanta | United States | Coca-Cola Roxy | 3,039 / 3,039 (100%) | $84,030 |
| September 30, 2017 | Charlotte | United States | The Fillmore Charlotte | 2,001 / 2,001 (100%) | $63,833 |
| October 2, 2017 | Raleigh | United States | The Ritz | — | — |
| October 4, 2017 | Boston | United States | House of Blues | — | — |
| October 6, 2017 | Silver Spring | United States | The Fillmore Silver Spring | — | — |
| October 7, 2017 | Philadelphia | United States | The Fillmore | — | — |
| October 9, 2017 | New York City | United States | Hammerstein Ballroom | 2,200 / 2,200 (100%) | $99,937 |
| October 10, 2017 | New York City | United States | Irving Plaza | 1,029 / 1,029 (100%) | $93,272 |
| October 13, 2017 | Lakewood | United States | Lakewood Civic Auditorium | — | — |
| October 15, 2017 | Detroit | United States | The Fillmore Detroit | — | — |
| October 16, 2017 | Toronto | Canada | Rebel | 2,500 / 2,500 (100%) | $120,000 |
| October 18, 2017 | Chicago | United States | Aragon Ballroom | — | — |
| October 19, 2017 | Milwaukee | United States | The Rave/Eagles Club | — | — |
| October 23, 2017 | Kansas City | United States | Uptown Theater | — | — |
| October 24, 2017 | Denver | United States | Fillmore Auditorium | — | — |
| October 27, 2017 | Seattle | United States | Showbox SoDo | — | — |
| October 28, 2017 | Portland | United States | Roseland Theater | — | — |
| October 31, 2017 | San Francisco | United States | SF Masonic Auditorium | — | — |
| November 1, 2017 | Los Angeles | United States | Hollywood Palladium | — | — |
| Europe ||||||
| November 14, 2017 | London | England | Electric Brixton | — | — |
| Asia ||||||
| February 9, 2018 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Dubai Media Amphitheatre | — | — |
| North America ||||||
| June 29, 2018 | Sioux City | United States | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City | — | — |
| June 30, 2018 | Prior Lake | United States | Mystic Lake Casino Hotel | — | — |
| July 2, 2018 | Oklahoma City | United States | OKC Zoo Amphitheatre | — | — |
| July 4, 2018 | Milwaukee | United States | Henry Maier Festival Park | — | — |
| July 6, 2018 | Grand Rapids | United States | Van Andel Arena | — | — |
| July 7, 2018 | Des Moines | United States | Western Gateway Park | — | - |
| August 7, 2018 | Bethlehem | United States | Musikfest | — | — |
| Asia ||||||
| September 14, 2018 | Seoul | South Korea | Yonsei University Amphitheatre | 4,038 / 5,000 (81%) | - |
| September 29, 2018 | Okinawa | Japan | Camp Hansen Parade Deck | - | - |
| October 1, 2018 | Tokyo | Japan | Zepp Tokyo | — | — |
| October 2, 2018 | Tokyo | Japan | Zepp Diver City | — | — |
| October 4, 2018 | Osaka | Japan | Zepp Namba | — | — |
| Oceania ||||||
| October 7, 2018 | Melbourne | Australia | Margaret Court Arena | — | — |
| October 8, 2018 | Adelaide | Australia | Thebarton Theatre | — | — |
| October 10, 2018 | Brisbane | Australia | Eatons Hill Hotel | — | — |
| October 11, 2018 | Sydney | Australia | ICC Sydney Theatre | — | — |
| North America ||||||
| November 2, 2018 | Cedar Rapids | United States | U.S. Cellular Center | — | — |
| November 3, 2018 | Pittsburgh | United States | Downtown Pittsburgh | — | — |
| November 16, 2018 | Atlantic City | United States | Ocean Resort Casino | — | — |
| December 31, 2018 | Uncasville | United States | Mohegan Sun Arena | — | — |
| March 29, 2019 | Boone | United States | Appalachian State University | — | — |
| April 26, 2019 | Tulsa | United States | River Spirit Casino Resort | — | — |
| April 27, 2019 | Fayetteville | United States | Washington County Fairgrounds | — | — |
| May 16, 2019 | Los Angeles | United States | The Novo DTLA | — | — |
| June 1, 2019 | Port Chester | United States | Capitol Theatre | — | — |
| June 27, 2019 | Funner | United States | Harrah's Resort SoCal | — | — |
| June 29, 2019 | Salt Lake City | United States | Usana Amphitheatre | — | — |
| September 5, 2019 | Prior Lake | United States | Mystic Lake Casino | — | — |
| September 6, 2019 | Milwaukee | United States | BMO Harris Pavilion | — | — |
| September 8, 2019 | Highland Park | United States | Ravinia | — | — |
| November 16, 2019 | Las Vegas | Las Vegas Convention Center | — | — |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | — | — |

## Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
| October 25, 2017 | Salt Lake City | United States | The Complex | Injury |
| March 27, 2018 | Perth | Australia | Metro City | Knee surgery |
| March 29, 2018 | Byron Bay | Australia | Byron Bay Area | Knee surgery |
| April 2, 2018 | Auckland | New Zealand | The Trusts Arena | Knee surgery |
| September 16, 2018 | Taipei | Taiwan | National Taiwan University Sports Center | Canceled 20 minutes before showtime due to weather conditions |
| September 19, 2018 | Nanjing | China | Wutaishan Stadium | |
| September 21, 2018 | Beijing | China | Workers' Stadium | |
| September 23, 2018 | Chengdu | China | Chengdu Cube Magic Performance Center | |
| September 26, 2018 | Shenzhen | China | Shenzhen Universiade Arena | |