The Scream Tour

**The Scream Tour** was Monica Vinco's seventh concert tour, launched in support of her eighth studio album, *Like It or Not* (2029). Following a complete media hiatus, Vinco surprise-released the album on July 14, 2029, with the tour being announced four months later on November 1. Comprising forty dates, it began on June 15, 2030, in Florence, Italy, and concluded on September 29 of the same year, in Toronto, Canada. Visiting European festivals and arenas in North America, it marked her 11-year return to Norway and Portugal, since 2019's Daddy Issues World Tour.

The tour garnered rave reviews for Vinco's vocals, choreography, and thematic structure of the show. The North American leg grossed over $33.2 million and was attended by a total of 359,118 people. Most praise went to the set list, which contested of various songs from Vinco's catalogue, addressing bigotry, abuse, depression, and media scrutiny.

The final date on September 29, at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, was recorded for an HBO Max film and live album— both entitled *Scream: Live from Toronto*—released on February 24, 2031. Parts of the performance and more shows from the tour were shown in Vinco's HBO Max documentary *Like It or Not*.

## Development

The original set list of the tour focused on songs from *Like It or Not*, featuring one or two songs from Vinco's previous seven albums, however, the singer instead choose songs that discussed criticism towards her, as well ones about bigotry and hate crimes. A mashup of several Michael Jackson songs was also added to the set list. In all, the album's four singles and five other songs, which Vinco said "best represented the show's theme", were picked.

## Set list

1. "Great Gates Of Kiev" (Video Introduction)
2. "Scream"
3. "They Don't Care About Us" (contains an excerpt from "History" and elements of "Great Gates Of Kiev")
4. “In the Closet" (contains excerpts from "She Drives Me Wild")
5. “Ghosts” (Video Interlude)
6. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
7. "Stranger in Moscow"
8. "Smooth Criminal" (contains elements of "Childhood")
9. "The Wind" (Video Interlude)
10. "You Are Not Alone"
11. "The Way You Make Me Feel"
12. "I Want You Back"
13. "The Love You Save"
14. "I'll Be There"
15. "Billie Jean"
16. “Blood on the Dancefloor” (Video Interlude)
17. "Rock with You"
18. “Off the Wall"
19. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
20. "Remember The Time" (Video Interlude)
21. "Thriller"
22. "Beat It"
23. "Come Together" / "D.S."
24. "Dirty Diana" (contains excerpts from “Tabloid Junkie”, “They Don’t Care About Us”, “Why You Wanna Trip on Me”, “Scream”, “Leave Me Alone”, “This Time Around”, and “Privacy”)
25. "Black Panther" (Video Interlude)
26. "Dangerous" (contains elements from "James Bond", "Smooth Criminal", "You Want This", "Let's Dance", and "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly")
27. "Black or White"
28. "Smile"
29. "Earth Song"

**Encore**

2. "We Are The World" (Video Interlude)
3. "Heal the World"
4. "History" (contains elements from "They Don't Care About Us" and "Great Gates Of Kiev")

**Notes**

* "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", "Billie Jean", the "Blood on the Dancefloor" intermission, "Rock with You", "Off the Wall", "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough", the medley of "Come Together" and "D.S.", and "Heal the World" were not performed in Europe.
* In Stockholm, "She's Not Me" and "Dancin' So Loud" were not performed; in their place was a cover of Robyn's "Dancing on My Own". Additionally, "Love Sick" replaced "So Little to Say".