# F.A.M.E. Tour (Chris Brown)

The F.A.M.E. Tour was a concert tour by American recording artist Chris Brown to support his fourth studio album, F.A.M.E. (2011). The tour began in Australia during April 2011. Brown headlined 32 concerts in North America, which began in September 2011 and ended in November 2011.

## Background

On January 19, 2011, it was announced that Brown would embark on his "F.A.M.E. Tour" in Australia in April 2011. Presented by Jive Live, managing director Daniel Pritchard said, "Australia will be the first country in the world to be able to see the new Chris Brown show. His incredible stage performances have earned him a reputation as one of this generation's most electrifying male performers." Tickets for the shows were available on February 4 at Ticketek. The North American tour dates were announced on August 10, 2011. When speaking of the tour, Brown said, "this tour will allow me to paint a picture musically ... I want to bring a lot of energy and excitement to all the fans. It's going to be a great show."

## Opening acts

* Jessica Mauboy (Australia)
* Justice Crew (Australia)
* Havana Brown (Australia)
* T-Pain (North America)
* Kelly Rowland (Select dates in North America)
* Tyga (North America)
* Bow Wow (Select dates in North America)

## Critical reception

Briony Skinner from Brisbane Times wrote that Brown "certainly put on a memorable show", and added that he "delivered on the most spectacular aspect of his live performance and what many fans go to see – the dancing." Adriana Urquia from MTV Australia wrote that Brown's vocal ability was "impressive" during the performances of his "heartfelt ballads". She also added that, "Overall ... Brown had the crowd amped up and moving, jumping on cue, waving their arms and singing his tracks word for word."

## Setlist

* "Say It With Me"
* "I Can Transform Ya"
* "Wall to Wall"
* "Run It!"
* "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)"
* "Body 2 Body"
* "Wet the Bed"
* "Take You Down"
* "No Bullshit"
* "She Ain't You"
* "Oh My Love"
* "Deuces"
* "Look at Me Now"
* "With You"
* "All Back"
* "No Air"
* "Yeah 3x"
* "Forever"

### Encore

* "Beautiful People"

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| Oceania ||||
| April 20, 2011 | Adelaide | Australia | Adelaide Entertainment Centre |
| April 23, 2011 | Melbourne | Australia | Rod Laver Arena |
| April 26, 2011 | Sydney | Australia | Acer Arena |
| April 29, 2011 | Brisbane | Australia | Brisbane Entertainment Centre |
| North America ||||
| September 12, 2011 | Toronto | Canada | Molson Canadian Amphitheatre |
| September 14, 2011 | Darien | United States | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center |
| September 16, 2011 | Holmdel | United States | PNC Bank Arts Center |
| September 17, 2011 | Washington, D.C. | United States | Verizon Center |
| September 18, 2011 | Detroit | United States | Joe Louis Arena |
| September 21, 2011 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverbend Music Center |
| September 23, 2011 | Tinley Park | United States | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre |
| September 24, 2011 | Maryland Heights | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis |
| September 25, 2011 | Noblesville | United States | Verizon Wireless Music Center |
| September 28, 2011 | Baltimore | United States | 1st Mariner Arena |
| September 30, 2011 | Uniondale | United States | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| October 1, 2011 | Raleigh | United States | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion |
| October 2, 2011 | Atlanta | United States | Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood |
| October 5, 2011 | Miami | United States | American Airlines Arena |
| October 7, 2011 | Tampa | United States | 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre |
| October 8, 2011 | Charlotte | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre |
| October 9, 2011 | Virginia Beach | United States | Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach |
| October 12, 2011 | Oklahoma City | United States | Chesapeake Energy Arena |
| October 14, 2011 | Dallas | United States | Gexa Energy Pavilion |
| October 15, 2011 | New Orleans | United States | New Orleans Arena |
| October 16, 2011 | The Woodlands | United States | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
| October 18, 2011 | Phoenix | United States | Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion |
| October 20, 2011 | Los Angeles | United States | Staples Center |
| October 22, 2011 | Concord | United States | Sleep Train Pavilion |
| October 23, 2011 | Wheatland | United States | Sleep Train Amphitheatre |
| October 26, 2011 | Memphis | United States | FedExForum |
| October 28, 2011 | Philadelphia | United States | Wells Fargo Center |
| October 29, 2011 | Pittsburgh | United States | Consol Energy Center |
| October 30, 2011 | Uncasville | United States | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| November 1, 2011 | Cleveland | United States | Wolstein Center |
| November 4, 2011 | Phoenix | United States | Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion |
| November 5, 2011 | Irvine | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre |
| November 6, 2011 | Chula Vista | United States | Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre |
| Middle East ||||
| December 9, 2011 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Dubai Festival City Concert Arena |

### Canceled dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
| May 3, 2011 | Perth | Australia | Burswood Dome | Illness |
| November 2, 2011 | Moline | United States | iWireless Center | Scheduling conflict |