The Buffet Tour

The Buffet Tour
Tour by R. Kelly
Start date April 29, 2016 (2016-04-29)
End date November 13, 2016 (2016-11-13)
Legs 2
No. of shows
  • 32 in North America
R. Kelly concert chronology

The Buffet Tour is the upcoming eleventh concert tour by American singer R. Kelly. The all-arena tour was announced on March 21, 2016 through Billboard.[1] The first leg of the tour is scheduled to start in Cincinnati, Ohio and conclude in New Orleans, LA. Billboard announced that the tour will be a 40-city trek.[2] The tour's title is in reference to Kelly's thirteenth studio album, The Buffet.

Background

On March 21, 2016, R. Kelly announced The Buffet Tour through Billboard. The first leg of the tour is scheduled to start in Cincinnati, Ohio and conclude in New Orleans, LA. Billboard announced that the tour will be a 40-city trek.

Set list

This set list is representative of the show in Columbus, Ohio. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, amount of available tickets, and gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
Leg 1 – North America
April 29, 2016 St. Charles United States Family Arena Demetria McKinney
April 30, 2016 Kansas City Sprint Center
May 7, 2016 Rosemont Allstate Arena
May 26, 2016 Jacksonville Jacksonville Arena
May 27, 2016 Tampa Amalie Arena 3,576 $301,379
May 28, 2016 Miami American Airlines Arena
June 2, 2016 Houston Toyota Center
June 3, 2016 Dallas American Airlines Center 6,430 $508,778
June 4, 2016 Oklahoma City Cox Convention Center
June 9, 2016 Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena
June 10, 2016 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum Complex
June 11, 2016 Atlanta Philips Arena 10,099[3] $809,371[4]
June 16, 2016 Columbus Columbus Civic Center
June 18, 2016 Bossier City CenturyLink Center
June 19, 2016 New Orleans Smoothie King Center
June 23, 2016[lower-alpha 1] Cincinnati U.S. Bank Arena
June 24, 2016[lower-alpha 2] Detroit Joe Louis Arena
June 25, 2016[lower-alpha 3] Cleveland Wolstein Center
July 9, 2016 Denver Bellco Theatre
Leg 2 - North America
September 8, 2016[lower-alpha 4] Indianapolis United States Bankers Life Fieldhouse
September 10, 2016 Louisville KFC Yum! Center
September 16, 2016[lower-alpha 5] Birmingham Legacy Arena
September 17, 2016 Memphis FedExForum
September 30, 2016 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
October 1, 2016 Baltimore Royal Farms Arena
October 6, 2016 Boston TD Garden
October 7, 2016 Bridgeport Webster Bank Arena
October 8, 2016 Newark Prudential Center
October 19, 2016 Oakland Oracle Arena
October 22, 2016 Los Angeles Microsoft Center
October 27, 2016 Salt Lake City Maverik Center
October 29, 2016 Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum
October 30, 2016 Everett Xfinity Arena
November 13, 2016 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center
Total $1,619,528

Notes

  1. The June 23, 2016 concert in Cincinnati was originally scheduled to take place on April 21, 2016, but was rescheduled due to staging and production changes.[5]
  2. The June 24, 2016 concert in Detroit was originally scheduled to take place on April 22, 2016, but was rescheduled due to staging and production changes.[6]
  3. The June 25, 2016 concert in Cleveland was originally scheduled to take place on April 23, 2016, but was rescheduled due to staging and production changes.[7]
  4. The Sept. 8, 2016 concert in Indianapolis was originally scheduled to take place on May 5, 2016, but was rescheduled due to staging and production changes.[8]
  5. The April 27, 2016 concert in Birmingham was originally scheduled to take place on April 23, 2016, but was rescheduled due to staging and production changes.[9]

References

  1. "R. Kelly to Embark on Buffet Tour (Exclusive)". Billboard. March 21, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  2. "R. Kelly to Embark on Buffet Tour (Exclusive)". Billboard. March 21, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  3. Hudson, Phil (June 14, 2016). "R. Kelly scores big payday in Atlanta". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  4. Hudson, Phil (June 14, 2016). "R. Kelly scores big payday in Atlanta". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  5. News Desk, BWW (April 8, 2016). "R. Kelly Shifts Joe Louis Arena Concert Date". Broadway World. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  6. Graham, Adam (April 8, 2016). "R. Kelly postpones Joe Louis Arena show until June". The Detroit News. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  7. News Desk, BWW (April 8, 2016). "R. Kelly Shifts Joe Louis Arena Concert Date". Broadway World. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  8. Colurso, Mary (April 25, 2016). "R. Kelly postpones 'Buffet Tour' stop in Birmingham, citing production issues". AL. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  9. Colurso, Mary (April 25, 2016). "R. Kelly postpones 'Buffet Tour' stop in Birmingham, citing production issues". AL. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
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