# Away from Home Tour

The Away from Home Tour, also marketed as the Light Dreams and Nightmares Tour, was the first headlining concert tour by Canadian recording artist, Drake.
The tour began on April 5, 2010 in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania and continued until November 6, 2010 with its final show scheduled in Las Vegas. Scheduled for 78 performances across the United States and Canada, the tour was also utilized as a part of an environmentally friendly campaign alongside non-profit organization Reverb.
The tour marks Drake's first concert tour after signing with Young Money Entertainment, as well as his first tour where he serves as the headline act. The concert tour, which featured k-os and Francis & The Lights as initial opening acts, is in support of Drake's debut studio album and extended play, Thank Me Later and So Far Gone, respectively. Most of the track-list from these projects were performed, such as singles "Best I Ever Had", "I'm Goin' In", "Successful" and concert closer "Over". Additional singles where Drake acts as a featured artist were also performed, including "I Invented Sex", "BedRock", and "Forever". Despite bookings for a European leg of the tour, it was ultimately scrapped in favor of domestic support of the projects.
The tour had a total gross of over $8 million off of 78 shows, making it one of the highest-grossing hip-hop tours of 2010.

## Background

Drake and Reverb would announce that the Away from Home Tour would be expanded to various colleges throughout the United States.
Dubbed the "Campus Consciousness" leg of the tour, the organization would work with Drake in order to minimize the output of fossil fuels during the tour. By incorporating the use of biodiesel as well as introducing biodegradable and recyclable products throughout the tour, tents that featured green technology sought to teach students about carbon emissions and promote eco-consumer sampling.

## Musical additions
### Opening acts

* k-os (United States — Leg 1)
* Francis & The Lights (United States — Leg 1)
* P. Reign (Canada)
* Clipse (United States — Leg 4)
* Tyga (Bloomington)

### Setlist

* "Forever"
* "Unstoppable"
* "Uptown"
* "Lust for Life"
* "Houstatlantavegas"
* "November 18th"
* "Fireworks"
* "Killers"
* "Money to Blow" / "Big Tymers" / "I'm Still Fly"
* "I'm Goin' In"
* "Every Girl / "Bedrock" / "Throw It In the Bag"
* "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)"
* "A Night Off"
* "Successful"
* "Fear"
* "Say Something"
* "I Invented Sex"
* "Best I Ever Had"
* "Over"

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| North America ||||
| April 5, 2010 | Slippery Rock | United States | Aebersold Student Recreation Center |
| April 6, 2010 | Charleston | United States | Lantz Arena |
| April 7, 2010 | Columbus | United States | Value City Arena |
| April 9, 2010 | University Park | United States | Bryce Jordan Center |
| April 10, 2010 | Boston | United States | Matthews Arena |
| April 11, 2010 | Lock Haven | United States | Thomas Fieldhouse |
| April 14, 2010 | East Lansing | United States | MSU Auditorium |
| April 15, 2010 | Rochester Hills | United States | Meadow Brook Music Festival |
| April 16, 2010 | Morgantown | United States | WVU Coliseum |
| April 21, 2010 | Orlando | United States | UCF Arena |
| April 22, 2010 | Greenville | United States | Timmons Arena |
| April 24, 2010 | New Orleans | United States | Fair Grounds Race Course |
| April 26, 2010 | Kansas City | United States | Swinney Recreation Center |
| April 27, 2010 | Lexington | United States | Memorial Coliseum |
| April 30, 2010 | Syracuse | United States | Syracuse University |
| May 1, 2010 | East Rutherford | United States | New Meadowlands Stadium Grounds |
| May 1, 2010 | Medford | United States | President's Lawn |
| May 4, 2010 | Worcester | United States | Hart Center |
| May 5, 2010 | Baltimore | United States | Pier Six Concert Pavilion |
| May 6, 2010 | Thornbury Township | United States | Cheyney University of Pennsylvania |
| May 7, 2010 | Ithaca | United States | Ho Plaza |
| May 8, 2010 | Plymouth | United States | PSU Campus Grounds |
| May 12, 2010 | San Francisco | United States | Warfield Theatre |
| May 13, 2010 | Los Angeles | United States | Nokia Theatre L.A. Live |
| May 14, 2010 | San Diego | United States | North Campus Recreation Area |
| May 15, 2010 | Santa Barbara | United States | Harder Stadium |
| May 17, 2010 | Denver | United States | Ogden Theatre |
| May 19, 2010 | Dallas | United States | Palladium Ballroom |
| May 20, 2010 | Grand Prairie | United States | Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie |
| May 21, 2010 | Austin | United States | Waller Creek Amphitheatre |
| May 23, 2010 | Memphis | United States | Cannon Center for the Performing Arts |
| May 25, 2010 | Charlotte | United States | The Fillmore Charlotte |
| May 27, 2010 | Cleveland | United States | House of Blues |
| May 28, 2010 | Cincinnati | United States | Bogart's |
| June 3, 2010 | Providence | United States | Dunkin' Donuts Center |
| June 4, 2010 | Hartford | United States | XL Center |
| June 5, 2010 | Mansfield | United States | Comcast Center |
| June 6, 2010 | East Rutherford | United States | New Meadowlands Stadium |
| June 12, 2010 | Maryland Heights | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater |
| June 13, 2010 | Washington, D.C. | United States | 9:30 Club |
| June 15, 2010 | New York City | United States | South Street Seaport |
| June 16, 2010 | Philadelphia | United States | Theater of the Living Arts |
| June 19, 2010 | Auburn | United States | White River Amphitheatre |
| July 16, 2010 | Ottawa | Canada | Claridge Homes Stage |
| July 17, 2010 | Saint John | Canada | Harbour Station |
| July 18, 2010 | Montreal | Canada | Métropolis |
| July 21, 2010 | Winnipeg | Canada | Centennial Concert Hall |
| July 23, 2010 | Saskatoon | Canada | Credit Union Centre |
| July 24, 2010 | Edmonton | Canada | Edmonton Events Centre |
| July 25, 2010 | Calgary | Canada | Big Four Building |
| July 27, 2010 | Vancouver | Canada | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts |
| August 13, 2010 | Indianapolis | United States | Hoosier Lottery Grandstand |
| September 6, 2010 | Seattle | United States | Seattle Center |
| September 20, 2010 | Miami | United States | James L. Knight Center |
| September 21, 2010 | Miami | United States | James L. Knight Center |
| September 24, 2010 | Tampa | United States | USF Sun Dome |
| September 28, 2010 | New York City | United States | Radio City Music Hall |
| September 29, 2010 | New York City | United States | Radio City Music Hall |
| October 1, 2010 | Vestal | United States | Binghamton University Events Center |
| October 2, 2010 | Washington, D.C. | United States | DAR Constitution Hall |
| October 3, 2010 | Washington, D.C. | United States | DAR Constitution Hall |
| October 6, 2010 | Atlanta | United States | Fox Theatre |
| October 9, 2010 | Greensboro | United States | Greensboro Coliseum |
| October 12, 2010 | St. Louis | United States | Fox Theatre |
| October 13, 2010 | Chicago | United States | Chicago Theatre |
| October 14, 2010 | Chicago | United States | Chicago Theatre |
| October 16, 2010 | Bloomington | United States | U.S. Cellular Coliseum |
| October 17, 2010 | DeKalb | United States | Convocation Center |
| October 19, 2010 | Detroit | United States | Fox Theatre |
| October 21, 2010 | Wallingford | United States | Oakdale Theatre |
| October 22, 2010 | Philadelphia | United States | Wells Fargo Center |
| October 25, 2010 | Boston | United States | TD Garden |
| October 26, 2010 | Lowell | United States | Tsongas Center |
| October 29, 2010 | Houston | United States | Reliant Arena |
| October 30, 2010 | New Orleans | United States | City Park |
| October 31, 2010 | Grand Prairie | United States | Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie |
| November 2, 2010 | Denver | United States | Wells Fargo Theatre |
| November 4, 2010 | Los Angeles | United States | Gibson Amphitheatre |
| November 6, 2010 | Las Vegas | United States | The Joint |

### Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

    $^A$ Campus Consciousness Tour
    $^B$ New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
    $^C$ Bamboozle Festival
    $^D$ Spring Fling
    $^E$ WWKX Hot Night
    $^F$ Hot Jam 9
    $^G$ JAM'N 94.5 Summer Jam
    $^H$ Summer Jam
    $^I$ Super Jam 3
    $^J$ Sounds like Paper
    $^K$ KUBE 93 Summer Jam
    $^L$ Ottawa Bluesfest
    $^M$ Indiana State Fair
    $^N$ Bumbershoot
    $^O$ Aggie Homecoming Concert
    $^P$ Powerhouse 2010
    $^Q$ Monster Jam
    $^R$ Voodoo Music + Arts Experience

### Cancellations and rescheduled shows

| April 29, 2010 | Lowell, Massachusetts | Tsongas Center | Cancelled. |
| July 2, 2010 | Arendal, Norway | Tromøy | Cancelled. Appearance a part of Hove Festival. |
| July 3, 2010 | Roskilde, Denmark | Roskilde Festivalpladsen | Cancelled. Appearance a part of Roskilde Festival. |
| July 4, 2010 | London, England | Hyde Park | Cancelled. Appearance a part of Wireless Festival. |
| July 5, 2010 | Paris, France | La Cigale | Cancelled. |
| July 7, 2010 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Paradiso | Cancelled. |
| July 8, 2010 | Liège, Belgium | Parc Reine Astrid | Cancelled. Appearance a part of Les Ardentes. |
| July 9, 2010 | County Kildare, Ireland | Punchestown Racecourse | Cancelled. Appearance a part of Oxegen. |
| July 10, 2010 | Perth and Kinross, Scotland | Balado | Cancelled. Appearance a part of T in the Park. |
| July 12, 2010 | London, England | O$_2$ Shepherd's Bush Empire | Cancelled. |
| July 13, 2010 | London, England | O$_2$ Shepherd's Bush Empire | Cancelled. |
| July 14, 2010 | Manchester, England | Manchester Academy | Cancelled. |