# Saint Pablo Tour

The Saint Pablo Tour was the sixth concert tour by American rapper Kanye West which ran from August 25, 2016 to November 19, 2016 in support of West's seventh solo studio album, The Life of Pablo (2016). The tour was originally planned to run until December 31, 2016, but was canceled prematurely on November 21, 2016 due to West's hospitalization. It was the 18th highest-grossing tour of 2016 in North America. The shows played at The Forum in Inglewood, California were the most lucrative.

## History
### Design

The design of Saint Pablo Tour featured a "first-of-its-kind floating stage" which was composed of a main stage and an auxiliary stage that had an intricate system of pulleys and tracks designed to be connected to the frame of each arena. The floating main stage had lights on the edge as well as on the bottom portion, which would occasionally shine on the audience. The second stage was composed of four rectangular portions which would move and provided ambient light for each song. The stages could then be manipulated to the needs of the tour, incorporating the audience into the experience at each concert as visitors would be able to engage with Kanye West. Each show had three sections separated by two intermissions, with uses of light increasing as the performance progresses. Some of the portions appeared to be influenced by various themes in popular culture, such as the show's intermissions which were similar to Close Encounters of the Third Kind by Steven Spielberg.

### Tour

West began the Saint Pablo Tour in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 25, 2016, introducing his new stage design to the public, impressing the attending audience. On October 2, 2016, West cut his performance short at Citi Field in New York City following news of his wife Kim Kardashian being robbed at gunpoint in Paris. Two tour dates were also cancelled the following week.
Kanye's returning concert following Kim Kardashian's incident was performed in his hometown of Chicago at the United Center on October 7, 2016, where he arrived on stage an hour and a half past schedule and "made no mention of his wife or the incident, in a show in which he barely spoke to the crowd at all". In San Jose, California during his November 17 performance, West spoke about American politics and stated "If I would have voted, I would have voted for Trump", with some fans booing and throwing items on stage. In Sacramento on November 19, 2016, West performed three songs before he diverted the performance and spoke about Facebook, Jay Z, Hillary Clinton, Beyoncé, and then proceeded to walk off stage, later cancelling further dates of the tour due to stress and exhaustion while ticketholders were given a refund.

## Set list

This set list is an example of one typically performed from the Boston show onwards. Songs included in the five prior shows' setlists not included further include "FML," "Amazing," "Devil in a New Dress," "30 Hours," „Gold Digger“ and "All Falls Down."
* ''Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1"
* "Pt. 2"
* "Famous"
* "Pop Style"
* "That Part"
* "Facts"
* "Mercy"
* "Don't Like.1"
* "All Day"
* "Black Skinhead"
* "Niggas in Paris"
* "Can't Tell Me Nothing"
* "Power"
* "Blood on the Leaves"
* "Freestyle 4"
* "Jesus Walks"
* "Flashing Lights"
* "Highlights"
* "Feedback"
* "Wolves"
* "Heartless"
* "Runaway"
* "Only One"
* "I Love Kanye"
* "Waves"
* "All of the Lights"
* "Good Life"
* "Stronger"
* "Touch the Sky"
* "Fade"
* "Ultralight Beam"

## Tour dates
### Dates performed

| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Box office |
| North America ||||||
| August 25, 2016 | Indianapolis | United States | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | — | — |
| August 27, 2016 | Buffalo | United States | First Niagara Center | 11,678/ 11,678 | $844,143 |
| August 30, 2016 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | 26,716 / 26,716 | $2,439,870 |
| August 31, 2016 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | 26,716 / 26,716 | $2,439,870 |
| September 2, 2016 | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre | — | — |
| September 3, 2016 | Boston | United States | TD Garden | 16,182 / 16,495 | $1,512,328 |
| September 5, 2016 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden | 37,005 / 37,005 | $4,852,888 |
| September 6, 2016 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden | 37,005 / 37,005 | $4,852,888 |
| September 8, 2016 | Washington, D.C. | United States | Verizon Center | 16,838 / 16,838 | $1,786,000 |
| September 12, 2016 | Atlanta | United States | Philips Arena | 16,011 / 16,011 | $1,358,087 |
| September 14, 2016 | Tampa | United States | Amalie Arena | 14,027 / 14,027 | $1,066,669 |
| September 16, 2016 | Miami | United States | American Airlines Arena | 37,820 / 37,820 | $3,150,183 |
| September 17, 2016 | Miami | United States | American Airlines Arena | 37,820 / 37,820 | $3,150,183 |
| September 20, 2016 | Houston | United States | Toyota Center | 14,883 / 14,883 | $1,389,472 |
| September 21, 2016 | Austin | United States | Frank Erwin Center | 13,247 / 13,247 | $1,243,591 |
| September 22, 2016 | Dallas | United States | American Airlines Center | 16,999 / 21,192 | $1,444,680 |
| September 24, 2016 | Nashville | United States | Bridgestone Arena | 18,211 / 18,211 | $1,070,994 |
| September 25, 2016 | Columbus | United States | Value City Arena | 14,970 / 18,384 | $972,855 |
| September 27, 2016 | Grand Rapids | United States | Van Andel Arena | — | — |
| September 28, 2016 | Detroit | United States | Joe Louis Arena | — | — |
| September 30, 2016 | University Park | United States | Bryce Jordan Center | — | — |
| October 1, 2016 | Cleveland | United States | Quicken Loans Arena | — | — |
| October 2, 2016 | New York City | United States | Citi Field | — | — |
| October 7, 2016 | Chicago | United States | United Center | — | — |
| October 8, 2016 | Rosemont | United States | Allstate Arena | — | — |
| October 10, 2016 | Saint Paul | United States | Xcel Energy Center | — | — |
| October 12, 2016 | Winnipeg | Canada | MTS Centre | — | — |
| October 15, 2016 | Edmonton | Canada | Rogers Place | — | — |
| October 17, 2016 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena | — | — |
| October 19, 2016 | Seattle | United States | KeyArena | — | — |
| October 22, 2016 | Oakland | United States | Oracle Arena | — | — |
| October 23, 2016 | Oakland | United States | Oracle Arena | — | — |
| October 25, 2016 | Inglewood | United States | The Forum | 97,360 / 97,360 | $8,292,767 |
| October 26, 2016 | Inglewood | United States | The Forum | 97,360 / 97,360 | $8,292,767 |
| October 27, 2016 | Inglewood | United States | The Forum | 97,360 / 97,360 | $8,292,767 |
| October 29, 2016 | Las Vegas | United States | T-Mobile Arena | 18,100 / 18,100 | $2,107,440 |
| November 1, 2016 | Inglewood | United States | The Forum | | |
| November 2, 2016 | Inglewood | United States | The Forum | | |
| November 3, 2016 | Inglewood | United States | The Forum | | |
| November 17, 2016 | San Jose | United States | SAP Center | — | — |
| November 19, 2016 | Sacramento | United States | Golden 1 Center | — | — |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | 352,769 / 361,129 (97%) | $31,745,967 |

### Cancelled dates

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
| November 20, 2016 | Inglewood | United States | The Forum | Stress and exhaustion |
| November 22, 2016 | Fresno | United States | Save Mart Center | Stress and exhaustion |
| November 23, 2016 | Anaheim | United States | Honda Center | Stress and exhaustion |
| November 26, 2016 | Dallas | United States | American Airlines Center | Stress and exhaustion |
| November 28, 2016 | Denver | United States | Pepsi Center | Stress and exhaustion |
| December 1, 2016 | San Antonio | United States | AT&T Center | Stress and exhaustion |
| December 2, 2016 | Houston | United States | Toyota Center | Stress and exhaustion |
| December 4, 2016 | Sunrise | United States | BB&T Center | Stress and exhaustion |
| December 6, 2016 | Orlando | United States | Amway Center | Stress and exhaustion |
| December 8, 2016 | Atlanta | United States | Philips Arena | Stress and exhaustion |
| December 9, 2016 | Columbia | United States | Colonial Life Arena | Stress and exhaustion |
| December 11, 2016 | Albany | United States | Times Union Center | Stress and exhaustion |
| December 13, 2016 | Philadelphia | United States | Wells Fargo Center | Stress and exhaustion |
| December 15, 2016 | Philadelphia | United States | Wells Fargo Center | Stress and exhaustion |
| December 16, 2016 | Newark | United States | Prudential Center | Stress and exhaustion |
| December 18, 2016 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | Stress and exhaustion |
| December 20, 2016 | Louisville | United States | KFC Yum! Center | Stress and exhaustion |
| December 22, 2016 | Auburn Hills | United States | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Stress and exhaustion |
| December 27, 2016 | Washington, D.C. | United States | Verizon Center | Stress and exhaustion |
| December 28, 2016 | Boston | United States | TD Garden | Stress and exhaustion |
| December 30, 2016 | Brooklyn | United States | Barclays Center | Stress and exhaustion |
| December 31, 2016 | Brooklyn | United States | Barclays Center | Stress and exhaustion |

## Reception

The architectural website ArchDaily stated:
   There are few artists, if any, who do as much for the sake of art as Kanye West. ... Kanye West has transformed Stage Design and Performance Architecture, with each live performance now redefining the way we envision and experience the medium, much in the same way his idols, Steve Jobs and Walt Disney, transformed their respective fields. The Yeezus Tour was a feat in terms of design and production, but the Saint Pablo Tour is a feat in terms of engineering—and few artists can say they’ve created a transcendent experience that goes beyond what is expected of a “concert.”