# Be the Cowboy Tour

Be the Cowboy Tour was a concert tour by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Mitski, in support of her fifth studio album Be the Cowboy (2018). The tour began on August 12, 2018, in Providence, Rhode Island, United States and concluded on September 8, 2019, in New York City, United States.

## Background

In mid-2018, Mitski embarked on a concert tour called A Solo Tour of Beautiful Places. She visited cities that she did not usually get to play on tour in United States where she played solo without full-band. On June 4, 2018, she announced the European and North American tour dates, in support of Be the Cowboy. Katie Von Schleicher, Caroline Rose, EERA and Jessica Lea Mayfield were announced as the tour openers. On August 2, 2018, Mitski expanded North American tour with the opening act Sidney Gish. Mitski was announced to perform at the 2019 St Jerome's Laneway Festival, touring Australia and New Zealand, as well as sideshows. On November 26, 2018, she announced the tour dates in Asia, set in February 2019. She then announced additional tour dates in North America, Asia and Europe, alongside festival appearances.

## Set list

This set list is from the concert on December 1, 2018, in Brooklyn. It is not intended to represent all tour dates.
* "Remember My Name"
* "I Don't Smoke"
* "Washing Machine Heart"
* "First Love / Late Spring"
* "Francis Forever"
* "Me and My Husband"
* "Dan the Dancer"
* "Once More to See You"
* "A Pearl"
* "Thursday Girl"
* "I Will"
* "Townie"
* "Nobody"
* "I Bet on Losing Dogs"
* "I Want You"
* "Your Best American Girl"
* "Why Didn't You Stop Me?"
* "Geyser"
* "Happy"
* "Come into the Water"
* "Drunk Walk Home"
* "A Burning Hill"
* "My Body's Made of Crushed Little Stars"
Encore
* "Two Slow Dancers"
* "Goodbye, My Danish Sweetheart"

## Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening acts :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts |
| A Solo Tour of Beautiful Places |||||
| June 9, 2018 | Bozeman | United States | Rialto Bozeman | — |
| June 12, 2018 | Fort Collins | United States | The Armory | Katie Von Schleicher |
| June 14, 2018 | Santa Fe | United States | Meow Wolf | Katie Von Schleicher |
| June 15, 2018 | El Paso | United States | The Lowbrow Palace | Katie Von Schleicher |
| June 16, 2018 | Marfa | United States | Crowley Theater | Katie Von Schleicher |
| June 20, 2018 | Oxford | United States | Proud Larry's | Katie Von Schleicher |
| June 22, 2018 | Gainesville | United States | High Dive | Katie Von Schleicher |
| June 23, 2018 | Savannah | United States | El Rocko | Katie Von Schleicher |
| June 30, 2018 | Woodstock | United States | Colony | Caroline Rose |
| Be the Cowboy Tour Leg 1 — North America |||||
| August 12, 2018 | Providence | United States | Columbus Theatre | Sidney Gish |
| August 13, 2018 | Portsmouth | United States | 3S Artspace | Sidney Gish |
| August 14, 2018 | Portland | United States | Space Gallery | Sidney Gish |
| August 15, 2018 | Burlington | United States | Higher Ground Showcase Lounge | Sidney Gish |
| August 16, 2018 | Holyoke | United States | Gateway City Arts | Sidney Gish |
| August 28, 2018 | New York City | United States | Elsewhere | Sidney Gish |
| Leg 2 — Europe |||||
| September 19, 2018 | Manchester | United Kingdom | Manchester Gorilla | EERA |
| September 20, 2018 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | Saint Luke's | EERA |
| September 22, 2018 | Dublin | Ireland | Tivoli Theatre | EERA |
| September 24, 2018 | Leeds | United Kingdom | Brudenell Social Club | EERA |
| September 25, 2018 | Bristol | United Kingdom | Trinity Arts Centre | EERA |
| September 26, 2018 | London | United Kingdom | O$_2$ Shepherd's Bush Empire | EERA |
| September 28, 2018 | Paris | France | La Maroquinerie | EERA |
| September 29, 2018 | Antwerp | Belgium | TRIX | EERA |
| October 1, 2018 | Cologne | Germany | Gebäude 9 | EERA |
| October 2, 2018 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Paradiso Noord | EERA |
| October 4, 2018 | Berlin | Germany | Musik & Frieden | EERA |
| October 5, 2018 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Vega | EERA |
| October 6, 2018 | Hamburg | Germany | Uebel & Gefährlich | EERA |
| Leg 3 — North America |||||
| October 19, 2018 | Philadelphia | United States | Union Transfer | Jessica Lea Mayfield |
| October 20, 2018 | Boston | United States | House of Blues | Jessica Lea Mayfield |
| October 21, 2018 | Montreal | Canada | Club Soda | Overcoats |
| October 22, 2018 | Toronto | Canada | Danforth Music Hall | Overcoats |
| October 23, 2018 | Detroit | United States | Magic Stick | Jessica Lea Mayfield |
| October 25, 2018 | Chicago | United States | The Vic Theatre | Jessica Lea Mayfield |
| October 26, 2018 | Minneapolis | United States | First Avenue | Jessica Lea Mayfield |
| October 30, 2018 | Vancouver | Canada | Imperial | Jessica Lea Mayfield |
| October 31, 2018 | Seattle | United States | The Showbox | Jessica Lea Mayfield |
| November 1, 2018 | Portland | United States | Crystal Ballroom | Jessica Lea Mayfield |
| November 3, 2018 | San Francisco | United States | Warfield Theatre | Jessica Lea Mayfield |
| November 7, 2018 | Los Angeles | United States | The Wiltern Theatre | Jessica Lea Mayfield |
| November 8, 2018 | Phoenix | United States | Crescent Ballroom | Jessica Lea Mayfield |
| November 10, 2018 | Austin | United States | Emo's | Jessica Lea Mayfield |
| November 11, 2018 | Dallas | United States | Trees | Jessica Lea Mayfield |
| November 13, 2018 | Nashville | United States | The Basement East | Jessica Lea Mayfield |
| November 14, 2018 | Atlanta | United States | The Masquerade | Jessica Lea Mayfield |
| November 16, 2018 | Washington, D.C. | United States | 9:30 Club | Jessica Lea Mayfield |
| November 30, 2018 | New York City | United States | Brooklyn Steel | Sasami Downtown Boys |
| December 1, 2018 | New York City | United States | Brooklyn Steel | Sasami Downtown Boys |
| December 2, 2018 | New York City | United States | Brooklyn Steel | Sasami Downtown Boys |
| December 3, 2018 | New York City | United States | Brooklyn Steel | Sasami Downtown Boys |
| Leg 4 — Oceania |||||
| January 28, 2019 | Auckland | New Zealand | Albert Park | — |
| February 2, 2019 | Brisbane | Australia | Brisbane Showgrounds | — |
| February 3, 2019 | Sydney | Australia | Callan Park | — |
| February 4, 2019 | Sydney | Australia | Oxford Art Factory | — |
| February 7, 2019 | Melbourne | Australia | Corner Hotel | — |
| February 8, 2019 | Adelaide | Australia | Hart's Mill | — |
| February 9, 2019 | Melbourne | Australia | Footscray Park | — |
| February 10, 2019 | Fremantle | Australia | Esplanade Reserve and West End | — |
| Leg 5 — Asia |||||
| February 12, 2019 | Tokyo | Japan | Shibuya WWWX | — |
| February 13, 2019 | Osaka | Japan | Umeda Shangri-La | — |
| February 15, 2019 | Seoul | South Korea | Rolling Hall | — |
| February 16, 2019 | Taipei | Taiwan | The Wall | — |
| February 18, 2019 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | The Bee | — |
| February 20, 2019 | Jakarta | Indonesia | Rossi Musik | — |
| February 23, 2019 | Singapore | Singapore | Kilo Lounge | — |
| Leg 6 — North America |||||
| March 29, 2019 | Millvale | United States | Mr. Smalls | Jay Som |
| March 30, 2019 | Columbus | United States | The Athenaeum | Jay Som |
| March 31, 2019 | Louisville | United States | Headliners Music Hall | Jay Som |
| April 2, 2019 | Indianapolis | United States | Deluxe at Old National Centre | Jay Som |
| April 3, 2019 | Madison | United States | Majestic Theatre | Jay Som |
| April 5, 2019 | Iowa City | United States | Englert Theatre | — |
| April 6, 2019 | Kansas City | United States | Knuckleheads Saloon | Jay Som |
| April 7, 2019 | St. Louis | United States | Delmar Hall | Jay Som |
| April 9, 2019 | Athens | United States | 40 Watt Club | Jay Som |
| April 10, 2019 | Tallahassee | United States | The Moon | Jay Som |
| April 11, 2019 | Orlando | United States | The Plaza Live Theatre | Jay Som |
| April 13, 2019 | North Charleston | United States | Riverfront Park | — |
| April 14, 2019 | Gainesville | United States | 08 Seconds | Jay Som |
| April 16, 2019 | Carrboro | United States | Cat's Cradle | Jay Som |
| April 17, 2019 | Carrboro | United States | Cat's Cradle | Jay Som |
| April 18, 2019 | Richmond | United States | The National | Jay Som |
| April 19, 2019 | Baltimore | United States | Rams Head Live! | Jay Som |
| April 20, 2019 | North Adams | United States | Hunter Center | Jay Som |
| April 27, 2019 | Providence | United States | Brown University | — |
| May 25, 2019 | Boston | United States | Harvard Athletic Complex | — |
| May 31, 2019 | New York City | United States | Randalls Island | — |
| June 2, 2019 | Dallas | United States | Canton Hall | Dilly Dally |
| June 4, 2019 | Austin | United States | ACL Live at the Moody Theater | — |
| June 5, 2019 | Houston | United States | White Oak Music Hall | Dilly Dally |
| June 6, 2019 | San Antonio | United States | Paper Tiger | Dilly Dally |
| July 14, 2019 | San Francisco | United States | Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove | — |
| July 16, 2019 | Los Angeles | United States | Hollywood Palladium | Julianna Barwick |
| July 19, 2019 | Seattle | United States | Capitol Hill | — |
| Leg 7 — Asia |||||
| July 26, 2019 | Niigata | Japan | Naeba Ski Resort | — |
| Leg 8 — North America |||||
| August 2, 2019 | Montreal | Canada | Parc Jean-Drapeau | — |
| August 4, 2019 | Chicago | United States | Grant Park | — |
| Leg 9 — Europe |||||
| August 8, 2019 | Oslo | Norway | Tøyen Park | — |
| August 9, 2019 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Slottsskogen | — |
| August 11, 2019 | Helsinki | Finland | Suvilahti | — |
| August 13, 2019 | Vienna | Austria | Flex | — |
| August 15, 2019 | Berlin | Germany | Heimathafen | — |
| August 17, 2019 | Paredes de Coura | Portugal | Praia Fluvial do Taboão | — |
| August 30, 2019 | Salisbury | United Kingdom | Larmer Tree Gardens | — |
| September 1, 2019 | Stradbally | Ireland | Stradbally Hall | — |
| Leg 10 — North America |||||
| September 7, 2019 | New York City | United States | Central Park Summer Stage | Lucy Dacus |
| September 8, 2019 | New York City | United States | Central Park Summer Stage | Lucy Dacus |