# Ctrl the Tour

Ctrl the Tour was the debut concert tour by the American singer-songwriter SZA. in support of her debut album, Ctrl. The tour consisted of 55 live performances across United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

## Background and promotion

SZA premiered "Drew Barrymore" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. She also announced the title of her debut studio album, initially titled A, but was later renamed to Ctrl. On April 28, 2017, SZA announced she had signed her first major-label recording contract with RCA Records. Following the announcement of Ctrl, SZA releases a promotional video narrated by rapper RZA. RZA opened with a dialogue stating "I’m zoning in with my homegirl, SZA—Self Savior, Zig-Zag-Zig Allah." Followed by a short verse "Yeah, I think you can take that far, Mama. Ya know what I mean? Cut loose the drama, no melodrama. Rise to the top, claim ya karma. And it’s my honor to drop this lesson, it’s my honor to give this blessing." On June 2, 2017, "Broken Clocks" was released as a promotional single, before being sent to urban contemporary radio in January 2018, serving as the album's fourth single. On June 8, 2017, "Doves in the Wind" was released as a promotional single.
On July 5, 2017, SZA announced an official North American headlining concert tour titled Ctrl the Tour to further promote the album. The tour began on August 20, 2017, in Providence, Rhode Island, at Fête Music Hall, and concluded on December 22, 2017, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at The Fillmore Philadelphia. Despite there being no European leg of the tour, on July 10, 2017, American singer and rapper Bryson Tiller announced that SZA would be opening for the European portion of his Set It Off Tour in support of his studio album True to Self from October 17, 2017, to November 30, 2017, separate from Ctrl the Tour. Due to tickets for Ctrl the Tour quickly selling out, this prompted additional dates to be added. Due to health problems, the first three dates of the tour were rescheduled, causing the tour to begin on August 20 instead of August 16 as originally scheduled. On July 31, 2017, SZA released a music video for "Supermodel", exclusively on Apple Music.
On December 9, 2017, SZA appeared on Saturday Night Live making her the third artist from her label to appear on the program following Lamar and Rock. The performance received critical acclaim for its power and a new verse she added to single "Love Galore" due to the absence of Travis Scott being there to perform his verse.

## Set list

This set list is representative of the show on August 20, 2017, in Providence, Rhode Island. It does not represent the set list from all of the shows. It consists of twelve tracks from Ctrl (2017) and three tracks from Z (2014).
* "Supermodel"
* "Anything"
* "Broken Clocks"
* "Go Gina"
* "Drew Barrymore"
* "HiiiJack"
* "Child's Play"
* "Normal Girl"
* "Prom"
* "Garden (Say It like Dat)"
* "Doves in the Wind"
* "Love Galore"
* "The Weekend"
* "Wavy (Interlude)"
* "Babylon"

## Tour dates

List of 2017 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, and gross revenue. :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts |
| August 20, 2017 | Providence | United States | Fête Music Hall | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| August 21, 2017 | Richmond | United States | The National | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| August 22, 2017 | Montréal | Canada | Corona Theatre | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| August 23, 2017 | Toronto | Canada | REBEL | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| August 25, 2017 | Boston | United States | Royale Nightclub | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| August 26, 2017 | New York City | United States | Commodore Barry Park | — |
| August 27, 2017 | Philadelphia | United States | The Fillmore Philadelphia | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| August 29, 2017 | Grand Rapids | United States | The Intersection | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| August 30, 2017 | Detroit | United States | The Fillmore Detroit | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| August 31, 2017 | Chicago | United States | Concord Music Hall | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| September 1, 2017 | Minneapolis | United States | First Avenue | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| September 3, 2017 | Kansas City | United States | Uptown Theater | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| September 5, 2017 | Lincoln | United States | Bourbon Theatre | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| September 6, 2017 | Englewood | United States | Gothic Theatre | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| September 8, 2017 | Paradise | United States | Vinyl | Ravyn Lenae |
| September 9, 2017 | Anaheim | United States | Angel Stadium | — |
| September 10, 2017 | Sacramento | United States | Ace of Spades | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| September 12, 2017 | Santa Cruz | United States | The Catalyst | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| September 13, 2017 | Eugene | United States | W.O.W. Hall | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| September 14, 2017 | Vancouver | Canada | Commodore Ballroom | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| September 16, 2017 | Portland | United States | Roseland Theater | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| September 17, 2017 | Seattle | United States | Neptune Theatre | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| September 19, 2017 | San Francisco | United States | The Warfield Theatre | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| September 21, 2017 | Tempe | United States | Marquee Theatre | Ravyn Lenae |
| September 22, 2017 | Tucson | United States | Rialto Theatre | Ravyn Lenae |
| September 25, 2017 | Los Angeles | United States | The Novo | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| September 28, 2017 | New Orleans | United States | House of Blues New Orleans | Ravyn Lenae |
| September 29, 2017 | Dallas | United States | South Side Music Hall | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| September 30, 2017 | San Antonio | United States | Alamo City Music Hall | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| October 1, 2017 | Austin | United States | Emo's | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| October 3, 2017 | Houston | United States | Warehouse Live | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| October 5, 2017 | Nashville | United States | Memorial Gymnasium | — |
| October 7, 2017 | Miami | United States | The Ground | Ravyn Lenae |
| October 8, 2017 | Tampa | United States | The Orpheum | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| October 9, 2017 | Atlanta | United States | The Tabernacle | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| October 11, 2017 | Greensboro | United States | Cone Denim Entertainment Center | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| October 12, 2017 | Charlotte | United States | The Fillmore Charlotte | Smino Ravyn Lenae |
| November 14, 2017 | Los Angeles | United States | The Novo | — |
| December 10, 2017 | New York City | United States | Brooklyn Steel | Ravyn Lenae Smino |
| December 11, 2017 | New York City | United States | Irving Plaza | Ravyn Lenae Smino |
| December 13, 2017 | Cleveland | United States | House of Blues Cleveland | Ravyn Lenae Smino |
| December 15, 2017 | Indianapolis | United States | Old National Centre | Ravyn Lenae Smino |
| December 16, 2017 | Louisville | United States | Mercury Ballroom | Ravyn Lenae Smino |
| December 17, 2017 | St. Louis | United States | The Ready Room | Ravyn Lenae Smino |
| December 19, 2017 | St. Louis | United States | The Ready Room | Ravyn Lenae Smino |
| December 20, 2017 | Chicago | United States | Concord Music Hall | Ravyn Lenae Smino |
List of 2018 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, and gross revenue. :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts |
| January 9, 2018 | Auckland | New Zealand | Logan Campbell Centre | — |
| January 14, 2018 | Sydney | Australia | Enmore Theatre | — |
| January 15, 2018 | Honolulu | United States | The Republik | — |
| January 18, 2018 | Honolulu | United States | The Republik | — |
| January 31, 2018 | Philadelphia | United States | The Fillmore Philadelphia | — |
| February 2, 2018 | Norfolk | United States | The NorVa | — |
| February 3, 2018 | Baltimore | United States | Rams Head Live! | — |
| February 5, 2018 | Silver Spring | United States | The Fillmore Silver Spring | — |
| February 8, 2018 | New Haven | United States | Toad's Place | — |