The Royalty Tour (Mary J. Blige and Nas Tour)

The Royalty Tour is a co-headlining tour by American recording artists Mary J. Blige and Nas. Currently consisting of 29 dates in North America, the tour started on July 11, 2019 in West Palm Beach, Florida and ended on September 17, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

The Royalty Tour
Tour by Mary J. Blige and Nas
LocationU.S., Canada
Start dateJuly 11, 2019 (2019-07-11)
End dateSeptember 17, 2019 (2019-09-17)
No. of shows28
Mary J. Blige tour chronology
Strength of a
Woman Tour
(2017)		 The Royalty Tour
(2019)
Nas tour chronology

 The Royalty Tour
(2019)

Background

On April 16, 2019, Blige and Nas announced a 22-city, co-headlining North American Tour slated for Summer 2019. The two hip-hop and R&B artists will hit the road starting on July 11 and are currently set to conclude the run on September 9. Tickets went on sale to the general public on April 19.[1]

On June 24, more dates were announced, now including shows in Los Angeles, Brooklyn, and Baltimore, The tour will conclude on September 17, at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.[2]

Piet Levy from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel described the Nas's portion Milwaukee show as "...still connected with that material through the youthful swagger of his flow..." and Blige's portion as "...passionately serving hard-earned inspiration about getting past the pain and finding peace as flames shot up on the stage to match her fiery vocals."[3] Heran Mama from Rolling Stone described the Los Angeles show as "...embraced a dual nature in its charm, which one concertgoer described best as "a hood-rich barbeque."."[4]

Setlist
Nas
  1. "Legends" (introduction)
  2. "Thriving" (performed with Mary J. Blige)
  3. "Reach Out" (performed with Mary J. Blige)
  4. "It Ain't Hard to Tell"
  5. "Halftime"
  6. "N.Y. State of Mind"
  7. "Life's a Bitch"
  8. "The World Is Yours"
  9. "One Love"
  10. "Hate Me Now"
  11. "I Can"
  12. "Nastradamus"
  13. "Got Ur Self a Gun"
  14. "Hot Boyz" (remix)
  15. "Oochie Wallie"
  16. "You Owe Me"
  17. "Accident Murderers"
  18. "The Message"
  19. "Street Dreams"
  20. "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)"
  21. "Made You Look"
  22. "One Mic"
Mary J. Blige
  1. "I Can Love You"
  2. "Midnight Drive"
  3. "The One"
  4. "Enough Cryin"
  5. "Love No Limit" (remix)
  6. "Real Love"
  7. "You Remind Me" (remix)
  8. "Reminisce"
  9. "Someone to Love Me (Naked)"
  10. "Love Is All We Need" (performed with Nas)
  11. "Mary Jane (All Night Long)" / "I'm the Only Woman" / "Be Happy" / "You Bring Me Joy" / "I Love You" / "You Gotta Believe" / "I Never Wanna Live Without You" / "Don't Go" / "Be with You" / "Mary's Joint" / "My Life '06" / "I'm Goin' Down"
  12. "Don't Mind"
  13. "Share My World"
  14. "Everything"
  15. "Love Don't Live Here Anymore"
  16. "U + Me (Love Lesson)"
  17. "Not Gon' Cry"
  18. "No More Drama"
  19. "Just Fine"
  20. "Family Affair"

Shows
List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue[5]
Date
(2019)		 City Country Venue
July 11 West Palm Beach United States Coral Sky Amphitheatre
July 13 Tampa MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 14 Jacksonville Daily's Place
July 16 Atlanta Cadence Bank Amphitheatre
July 20 Atlantic City Hard Rock Live
July 21 Virginia Beach Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
July 24 Charlotte PNC Music Pavilion
July 25 Raleigh Costal Credit Union Music Park
July 28 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 31 Maryland Heights Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
August 2 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 3 Austin Austin360 Amphitheater
August 6 Kansas City Starlight Theatre
August 9 Phoenix Ak-Chin Pavilion
August 14 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
August 16 Las Vegas The Joint
August 17
August 20 Albuquerque Isleta Amphitheater
August 22 Dallas Dos Equis Pavilion
August 25 Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
August 28 Brooklyn Barclays Center
August 29 Baltimore Royal Farms Arena
August 31 Syracuse St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
September 1 Mansfield Xfinity Center
September 8 Newark Prudential Center
September 10 Toronto Canada Budweiser Stage
September 12 Indianapolis United States Bankers Life Fieldhouse
September 17 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl

References
  1. "Mary J. Blige & Nas Announce 2019 Co-Headlining North American Summer Tour". Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  2. "Mary J. Blige and Nas announce new "Royalty Tour" dates". Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  3. "Mary J. Blige and Nas rule 'Royalty Tour' stop at Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum, playing more than 40 songs". July 31, 2019.
  4. "Everything You Missed From the Regal Final Stop of Nas & Mary J. Blige's Royalty Tour at Hollywood Bowl". September 19, 2019.
  5. "Mary J. Blige and Nas Announce First Ever Co-Headline North American Summet Tour". Live Nation Entertainment.
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