For You (tour)

For You

World tour by Monica Vinco
Location	Oceania North America Europe
Associated albums	You
Start date	April 15, 2022
End date	July 18, 2022
Legs	3
No. of shows	39
Attendance	1,141,755
Box office	$101 million
Monica Vinco tour chronology

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For You was the fourth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Monica Vinco, launched in support of her fifth studio album You (2021). Following the death of her mother and the cancellation of her Daddy Issues World Tour, Vinco went into a deep depression and scrapped plans to continue the tour into 2020. Throughout 2020 and 2021, Vinco occupied herself with other projects, but was still interested in touring again. The singer released the initial tour dates alongside the announcement of You on September 19, 2021.

Originally, the tour was planned to be very short, only visiting the fourteen cancelled shows of the previous one. However, Capitol Records, Vinco's then-label, urged her to expand the tour, resulting in the addition of several dates throughout October 2021 to January 2022. By its conclusion, the tour comprised of 39 dates, commencing in Melbourne, on April 15, 2022, and ended in Mönchengladbach, on July 18 of the same year.

Critics gave For You generally positive reviews, praising the visuals and dynamic themes, as well as Vinco’s stage and vocal performances. However, the tour was plagued by conservative backlash towards the concert's sexual aspects and social media accusations of lip synching at Vinco. It was also commercially successful, having a total attendance of 1,141,755 and grossed over $101 million. Several European dates were filmed by Jonas Åkerlund for a concert film of the same name released on April 3, 2023, on American streaming network Paramount+. A live album was released five years later, on December 25, 2028.

Background and development

Capitol Records, Vinco's then-label, urged her to expand the tour, resulting in fifteen North American shows and five European stadiums shows being added on October 3, 2021. The venue in San Juan was upgraded on October 29 from Robert Clemente Coliseum to José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum. Throughout November, following high demand, an additional date in San Juan, Nashville, Washington, Philadelphia, Montreal, Indianapolis, Chicago, and Tacoma were announced, and the venue in St. Louis was upgraded from Enterprise Center to Busch Stadium.

Commercial performance

Venue records

The shows at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (June 17), Emirates Stadium (July 11), and Borussia-Park (July 13) made Vinco the first female headliner for each evenue.

Controversies

Near the end of the North American leg of the tour, Vinco was bombarded with accusations of lip syncing. Many attributed these accusations to the fact Vinco used a microphone headset for most of the performance, rather than a handheld microphone, which she used for her previous tours and live performances. Online discussions arose on platforms such as TikTok and Twitter, debating if Vinco was either singing live or using a pre-recorded track. An interview with Ellen DeGeneres circulated of Vinco stating that she preferred pre-recording backing vocals rather than background singers. Fans and critics alike defended Vinco, stating many artists sing live, even when using a headset microphone. Most likely in retort to the previous video, a second circulated on the internet. The video featured Vinco, at age nine, performing "Heaven on Their Minds", from Jesus Christ Superstar, acapella at her grade school music festival.

On June 10, Vinco uploaded a post to her social media, seemingly responding to the accusations. The post showed a series of videos of singer Lady Gaga performing with a headset, as well as a video of Gaga denying lip sync allegations during her Monster Ball Tour. The caption of the post states, “Notice how she’s using a wireless mic headset and is still singing live. You can even hear her breathing. DIDN’T KNOW THAT WAS FUCKING POSSIBLE!” Gaga would later go on to defend Vinco on Twitter, stating, “I’ve used a headset for many of my performances, and used backtracks instead of backup singers. With all of this, my vocals are still live. @monicavinco isn't the first person to do this and not the last. Just because she doesn't hold a mic, doesn't mean she's not singing.”

On July 10, 2022, during her performance in Barcelona, Vinco, using a handheld microphone, stated, “Look I’m using a fucking handheld mic. Can you hear me? You know these vocals could still be pre-recorded even if I’m not using a headset. I’ve never lip synced, and I never will. My vocals are always live, regardless of what kind of fucking mic I use.” Right after, Vinco sang "Heaven on Their Minds" acapella, possibly referencing the earlier video of her.

Set list

The following set list is obtained from the May 14 concert in Miami Gardens. It is not intended to represent all dates throughout the tour.

1. "Freedom in the Music" (contains elements of "Monster", "Dance in the Dark", "Donatella", "Aura", "Partynauseous", "Swine", and "Scheiße")
2. "Scheiße"
3. "LoveGame"
4. "John Wayne"
5. "Just Dance"
6. "Born This Way" (contains elements of "Heroes")
7. "Venus"
8. "A-Yo"
9. “Sex Dreams”
10. "Applause" (DJ White Shadow Remix)
11. "Telephone"
12. "Alejandro"
13. “Paper Gangsta”
14. "Teeth"
15. "The Cure"
16. "The Edge of Glory"
17. "Speechless"
18. “Yoü and I”
19. "Million Reasons" (Andrelli Remix)
20. "Poker Face"
21. "Bad Romance"
22. "Perfect Illusion"

    Encore

23. “Marry the Night"

Notes

• For both San Juan dates, a mashup of “Not One of US” and "Somewhere" was performed during the encore.
• An acapella snippet of "Tell Me Lies" was performed as a fan request, during the show in New Orleans.
• During the Houston concert, Vinco performed Destiny's Child's "Say My Name" acapella, following "Go".
• "Heaven on Their Minds", from Jesus Christ Superstar, was performed during the Barcelona show.
• During the London show, "Charades" was dedicated to the victims of the Greenwood Park Mall shooting, back in the singer's hometown of Greenwood, Indiana, which happened the day prior.

Acoustic covers

To celebrate her first shows in a new country, Vinco performed an acoustic cover of a native artist. The following is a list of covers performed in between "Speechless" and “Yoü and I”.

• April 15, 2022 – Melbourne: “Hopelessly Devoted to You” by Olivia Newton-John.
• April 16, 2022 – Melbourne: "On a Night Like This" by Kylie Minogue.
• April 18, 2022 – Sydney: "Need You Tonight" by INXS.
• April 19, 2022 – Sydney: “Jessie's Girl” by Rick Springfield.
• April 21, 2022 – Brisbane, "Untouched" by The Veronicas.
• April 22, 2022 – Brisbane, “Stayin' Alive” by Bee Gees.
• April 25, 2022 – Auckland: “Green Light” by Lorde.
• April 26, 2022 – Auckland: “I Got You” by Split Enz.
• May 10, 2022 – San Juan: "In The Zone" by Ivy Queen.
• May 11, 2022 – San Juan: “Livin' la Vida Loca” by Ricky Martin.

Concert film

Main article: For You (film)

Shows

Date (2022)	City	Country	Venue	Opening acts	Attendance	Revenue
Oceania
April 15	Melbourne	Australia	Rod Laver Arena	Willow Jacob Collier	27,772 / 27,772	$2,555,425
April 16
April 18	Sydney		Qudos Bank Arena		34,752 / 34,752	$3,322,579
April 19
April 21	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre		26,902 / 26,902	$2,352,219
April 22
April 25	Auckland	New Zealand	Spark Arena		18,539 / 18,539	$1,574,416
April 26
North America
May 10	San Juan	Puerto Rico	José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum	Willow Jacob Collier	29,665 / 29,665	$1,631,760
May 11
May 14	Miami Gardens	United States	Hard Rock Stadium		49,240 / 49,240	$4,692,026
May 16	Atlanta		Mercedes-Benz Stadium		57,128 / 57,128	$5,393,294
May 18	Nashville		Bridgestone Arena		30,887 / 30,887	$3,390,317
May 19
May 21	Washington, D.C.		Capital One Arena		29,434 / 29,434	$2,713,710
May 22
May 25	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center		28,370 / 28,370	$2,663,878
May 26
May 28	Foxborough		Gillette Stadium		58,254 / 58,254	$5,779,846
May 30	East Rutherford		MetLife Stadium		67,355 / 67,355	$4,231,386
June 1	Montreal	Canada	Bell Centre		35,438 / 35,438	$3,043,167
June 2
June 4	Toronto		Rogers Centre		50,155 / 50,155	$4,718,443
June 6	Indianapolis	United States	Gainbridge Fieldhouse		30,750 / 30,750	$2,945,133
June 7
June 9	Chicago		United Center		31,672 / 31,672	$3,032,992
June 10
June 12	St. Louis		Busch Stadium		41,729 / 41,729	$3,829,303
June 14	New Orleans		Caesars Superdome		59,042 / 59,042	$5,621,980
June 16	Houston		NRG Stadium		61,654 / 61,654	$5,930,802
June 19	Tempe		Mountain America Stadium		49,697 / 49,697	$4,875,394
June 21	Los Angeles		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum		59,042 / 59,042	$5,624,777
June 24	Tacoma		Tacoma Dome		38,199 / 38,199	$3,829,702
June 25
Europe
July 10	Barcelona	Spain	Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys	Willow Jacob Collier	48,580 / 48,580	$3,648,380
July 12	Naples	Italy	Stadio Diego Armando Maradona		45,368 / 45,368	$3,488,263
July 14	Mönchengladbach	Germany	Borussia-Park		40,382 / 40,382	$3,297,241
July 16	Nanterre	France	Paris La Défense Arena		37,298 / 37,298	$2,709,223
July 18	London	England	Emirates Stadium		54,451 / 54,451	$4,686,405
Total					1,141,755 / 1,141,755 (100%)	$101,582,061

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