King and Queen of Hearts World Tour

The King and Queen of Hearts Tour was a co-headlining tour by American singers Maxwell and Mary J. Blige. The tour began October 2016 in Europe then moved to North America. The North American leg of the tour grossed $13.1 million dollars, averaged $545,000 per show, and ranked 90 on Pollstar's Top 200 North American Tours.

King and Queen of Hearts World Tour
Tour by Maxwell and Mary J. Blige
LocationEurope, U.S., Canada
Start dateOctober 13, 2016 (2016-10-13)
End dateDecember 14, 2016 (2016-12-14)
No. of shows36
Maxwell tour chronology
Annual Summer Jam
(2016)		 Kings and Queens of
Hearts World Tour
(2016)
Mary J. Blige tour chronology
The London
Sessions Tour
(2015)		 Kings and Queens of
Hearts World Tour
(2016)		 Strength of a
Woman Tour
(2017)

Background

The tour was announced in July 2016 on Facebook. According to Blige, the tour has been in the works for a few years. The duo felt because of their similar audiences and sound, touring together was an obvious decision. The tour is described as a celebration of 90s R&B.[1] In the planning stages, the trek was titled "Maxwell & Mary on Stage, however, Blige came up with the current title.[2] Dates in Europe were released in July with dates in North America followed in September.

Describing the tour, Maxwell stated:

"It's going to be a very beautiful chess game on stage, and the queen has all the moves. I feel like we're going to be able to magnify each other and take people to where they need to be in an emotional way, especially in a time where we have so much political unrest. It's kind of wild out there".[3]

Opening act

Setlist

The following setlists were performed on October 15, 2016 at the Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt, Germany. They do not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[5][6]

Mary J. Blige
  1. "Love Yourself"
  2. "Just Fine"
  3. "The One"
  4. "You Bring Me Joy"
  5. "Love Is All We Need"
  6. "Real Love" / "Be Happy" / "Love No Limit"
  7. "Enough Cryin"
  8. "I Can Love You"
  9. "Don't Mind"
  10. "Share My World"
  11. "Take Me As I Am"
  12. "Good Woman Down"
  13. "My Life"
  14. "I'm Goin' Down"
  15. "Thick of It"
  16. "Not Gon' Cry"
  17. "No More Drama"
Encore
  1. "Family Affair"
Maxwell
  1. "Dancewitme"
  2. "Everwanting: To Want You to Want"
  3. "Bad Habits"
  4. "Love You"
  5. "This Woman's Work"
  6. "Fingers Crossed"
  7. "Lifetime"
  8. "Lake by the Ocean"
  9. "...Til the Cops Come Knockin'"
  10. "Lost"
  11. "Sumthin' Sumthin'"
  12. "Get to Know Ya"
  13. "Fortunate"
  14. "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)"
  15. "Pretty Wings"

Tour dates
List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue[7][8]
Date
(2016)		 City Country Venue
October 13 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
October 15 Frankfurt Germany Jahrhunderthalle
October 16 Paris France Zénith Paris
October 17 Brussels Belgium Forest National
October 19 Cologne Germany Palladium Köln
October 21 Copenhagen Denmark Falconer Salen
October 22 Stockholm Sweden Annexet
October 23 Oslo Norway Sentrum Scene
October 25 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome
October 28 London England The O2 Arena
October 29 Birmingham Genting Arena
October 30 Manchester Manchester Arena
November 5 Baltimore U.S. Royal Farms Arena
November 6 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center
November 9 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
November 10 New York City Madison Square Garden
November 12 St. Louis Scottrade Center
November 14 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
November 16 Cleveland U.S. Quicken Loans Arena
November 18 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills
November 19 Indianapolis Bankers Life Fieldhouse
November 20 Memphis FedExForum
November 22 Charlotte Spectrum Center
November 23 Richmond Richmond Coliseum
November 25 Atlanta Philips Arena
November 26 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum
November 29 Miami American Airlines Arena
December 1 New Orleans Smoothie King Center
December 2 Dallas American Airlines Center
December 3 Houston Toyota Center
December 6 Inglewood The Forum
December 7 Oakland Oracle Arena
December 9 Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena
December 11 Bossier City CenturyLink Center
December 12 Kansas City Sprint Center
December 14 Chicago United Center
List of box office data, showing venue, city, country, attendance and revenue
Venue City Attendance
(Tickets sold / available)		 Gross revenue
The O2 Arena London 9,940 / 12,701 (78%) $924,133[9]
Madison Square Garden New York City 11,815 / 12,905 (91%) $1,218,192[10]
The Forum Inglewood 11,727 / 12,365 (95%) $1,083,016[11]

References
  1. Mitchell, Gail (September 7, 2016). "Maxwell, Mary J. Blige Announce U.S. Dates for King and Queen of Hearts Tour". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  2. Leight, Elias (September 7, 2016). "Mary J. Blige, Maxwell Talk 'Dream Come True' Joint Tour". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  3. Bacle, Ariana (September 7, 2016). "Mary J. Blige, Maxwell tease new tour: 'It's going to be a beautiful chess game'". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  4. Niesel, Jeff (September 7, 2016). "Maxwell and Mary J. Blige to Bring King and Queen of Hearts Tour to the Q in November". Cleveland Scene. Euclid Media Group. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  5. Winkes, Erik (October 16, 2016). "Mary J. Blige und Maxwell spielen in der Jahrhunderhalle Frankfurt zwei komplett unterschiedliche Shows" [Mary J. Blige and Maxwell play two completely different shows in the Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt]. Regioactive (in German). Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  6. Winkes, Erik (October 16, 2016). "Mary J. Blige und Maxwell spielen in der Jahrhunderhalle Frankfurt zwei komplett unterschiedliche Shows" [Mary J. Blige and Maxwell play two completely different shows in the Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt]. Regioactive (in German). Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  7. Sources for concerts in Europe:
  8. Yoo, Noah (September 7, 2016). "Maxwell and Mary J. Blige Announce the King and Queen of Hearts World Tour". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  9. "Current Boxscore". Billboard. New York City, New York. 128 (31). December 10, 2016. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on November 30, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  10. "Current Boxscore". Billboard. New York City, New York. 128. December 3, 2016. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  11. "Current Boxscore". Billboard. New York City, New York. 128. December 24, 2016. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on December 18, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
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