For You (tour)

For You

World tour by Monica Vinco
Location	Australia North America Europe
Associated albums	You
Start date	April 19, 2022
End date	June 30, 2022
Legs	3
No. of shows	30
Attendance	863,983
Box office	$70.4 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 tour for Emotions, her fourth studio album. Throughout 2020 and 2021, Vinco occupied herself with other projects, but was still interested in touring again. The singer confirmed a tour was being planned upon announcing You on September 19, 2021.

Originally, the tour was planned to be very short, only visiting the twelve, cancelled shows of the previous one. However, Capitol Records, Vinco's then-label, urged her to expand the tour, resulting in it consisting of thirty dates by its conclusion. The first two legs, in Europe and North America, were announced in October 2021, with Australian dates being added in January 2022. The tour officially began on April 19, 2022, in Barcelona, Spain, at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, and concluded on June 30, 2022, in Melbourne, Australia, at Rod Laver Arena.

Despite some sexual aspects of the tour receiving backlash from conservative audiences and allegations of lip syncing towards the singer, critics gave the tour generally positive reviews, praising the visuals and dynamic themes, as well as Vinco’s stage and vocal performances. It was also commercially successful, having a total attendance of 863,983 and grossed over $70.4 million. The June 26 and 27 shows at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney was filmed by Jonas Åkerlund for a concert film of the same name released on March 20, 2023, on American streaming network Paramount+. A live album was released four years later, on December 25, 2027.

Background and development

She would later go on to judge on the thirteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and create a television series, Olympos; both projects resulting in Emmy wins for the singer. Additionally, she promoted Emotions with a livestream concert special—entitled Samhain—on October 31, 2020. On October 12, 2021, Vinco announced European and North American dates for the tour, with an Australian leg being added on January 27, 2022.

Commercial performance

Records and accolades

The April 27 concert at Emirates Stadium in London, England, made Vinco the first woman to headline a concert at the stadium.

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 June 23, 2022, during her performance in Brisbane, 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.

Concert film

Main article: For You (concert film)

Set list

The following set list is obtained from the Barcelona concert on April 19, 2022. It is not intended to represent all dates throughout the tour.

1. “You” (Video Introduction) (contains elements of “Scream”, “Emotions”, “Sweet”, “Go”, “One of the Boys”, “Dancin’ So Loud”, and “Welcome Back to Salem”)
2. “Welcome Back to Salem”
3. “Scream” (contains elements of “Game Over”)
4. “OMG” (contains an excerpt from "Daddy Issues" and elements of "Take Me Away")
5. “The Devil”
6. “Forbidden” (Video Interlude)
7. “One of the Boys” / "Girlfriend"
8. “Compliment”
9. “Not Even in My Dreams” (contains excerpts from “7 Minutes”)
10. "Go"
11. “Fine" (Video Interlude)
12. “Start Over”
13. “Alone”
14. “Be Right”
15. “Madonna”
16. “Poison” (Video Interlude)
17. "Should Be Happy"
18. “Sweet”
19. “Emotions”
20. "FU"

    Encore

21. “Who I Am” (contains elements from “Angel on the Dancefloor”)
22. “Dancin’ So Loud”

Notes

• On select dates, "Good for You" was performed.
• "Don't Stop Me Now" and "If You Don't Love Me" was performed in London, with the latter being added to the setlist on June 23.
• Rather than performing an acoustic cover, “Not One of US” was performed during both dates in San Juan, dedicated to the victims of Hurricane Maria.
• During the Bronx concert, "Go" transitioned into an acapella medley of Mary J. Blige's "No More Drama" and Jennifer Lopez's "If You Had My Love".
• 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".

Acoustic covers

To celebrate her first shows in Australia, Vinco performed an acoustic cover, as tribute to an artist native to the concert's location.

• During the first show in Brisbane, "Untouched" by The Veronicas.
• During the second show in Brisbane, “Stayin' Alive” by Bee Gees.
• During the first show in Sydney, “Back in Black" by AC/DC.
• During the second show in Sydney, “Jessie's Girl” by Rick Springfield.
• During the first show in Melbourne, “Hopelessly Devoted to You” by Olivia Newton-John.
• During the second show in Melbourne, "On a Night Like This" by Kylie Minogue.

Shows

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening act	Attendance	Revenue
Europe
April 19, 2022	Barcelona	Spain	Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys	Jojo	40,382 / 40,382	$3,496,157
April 21, 2022	Naples	Italy	Stadio Diego Armando Maradona		49,030 / 49,030	$3,030,722
April 23, 2022	Nanterre	France	Paris La Défense Arena		34,938 / 34,938	$2,931218
April 25, 2022	Gelsenkirchen	Germany	VELTINS-Arena		46,136 / 46,136	$3,529,520
April 27, 2022	London	England	Emirates Stadium		54,451 / 54,451	$4,011,570
North America
May 6, 2022	San Juan	Puerto Rico	Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum	Wallows	28,191 / 28,191	$1,409,550
May 7, 2022
May 10, 2022	Miami	United States	LoanDepot Park		37,241 / 37,241	$3,032,388
May 12, 2022	Cumberland		Truist Park		37,298 / 37,298	$3,010,860
May 14, 2022	Nashville		Bridgestone Arena		14,593 / 14,593	$1,021,510
May 17, 2022	Washington, D.C.		Capital One Arena		12,597 / 12,597	$1,099,850
May 19, 2022	Philadelphia		Citizens Bank Park		39,130 / 39,130	$3,439,100
May 21, 2022	Boston		TD Garden		15,734 / 15,734	$1,101,380
May 23, 2022	Bronx		Yankee Stadium		48,580 / 48,580	$4,352,020
May 25, 2022	Montreal	Canada	Centre Bell		16,140 / 16,140	$1,129,800
May 27, 2022	Toronto		Rogers Centre		41,350 / 41,350	$3,504,710
May 29, 2022	Chicago	United States	Soldier Field		50,910 / 50,910	$4,614,610
May 31, 2022	Indianapolis		Gainbridge Fieldhouse		31,410 / 31,410	$2,918,700
June 1, 2022
June 3, 2022	Louisville		KFC Yum! Center		17,459 / 17,459	$1,222,130
June 6, 2022	New Orleans		Caesars Superdome		48,019 / 48,019	$4,340,753
June 8, 2022	Houston		Toyota Center		12,985 / 12,985	$1,160,890
June 11, 2022	Inglewood		SoFi Stadium		61,023 / 61,023	$5,189,610
June 13, 2022	Santa Clara		Levi's Stadium		45,744 / 45,744	$4,027,824
Oceania
June 23, 2022	Brisbane	Australia	Brisbane Entertainment Centre	Jacob Collier	21,472 / 21,472	$1,824,512
June 24, 2022
June 26, 2022	Sydney		Qudos Bank Arena		32,914 / 32,914	$2,903,980
June 27, 2022
June 29, 2022	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena		26,256 / 26,256	$2,111,664
June 30, 2022
Total					863,983 / 863,983 (100%)	$70,415,028

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