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Monica Vinco's Empire

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Monica Vinco's Empire
Stadium tour by Monica Vinco
Location
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • South America
Associated albumX
Start dateMarch 1, 2038 (2038-03-01)
End dateDecember 22, 2038 (2038-12-22)
Legs5
No. of shows98
Attendance6.09 million
Box office$597 million
Monica Vinco concert chronology

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Monica Vinco's Empire, colloquially known as The Empire Tour or simply Empire, was the ninth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Monica Vinco. Her third all-stadium tour, it was announced on February 1, 2038, supporting her tenth studio album, X (2037). Empire began on March 1, 2038, in Bangkok, and concluded on December 22, 2038, in Rio de Janeiro.

Described as a "journey through time", an average concert of Empire lasted for three hours and was split into seven segments—each taking place in a different time period—and a futuristic encore. Vinco performed all sixteen tracks of X in order, interspersed with songs from across her discography. The X-shaped stage was in the round, resembling a compass rose, with a large hemisphere in the center for the main stage.

The tour broke attendance and ticket sales records worldwide, becoming the seventh highest-grossing concert tour of all time and the second highest-grossing tour ever by a female artist with a total gross of $597 million. The show received critical acclaim, with particular praise for the production value and Vinco's stage and vocal performances. The tour boosted both local and national economies and was a sociocultural phenomenon. The October 27 and 26 concerts in San Juan were recorded for a concert film and live album—both entitled The Empire Tour.

Background[edit]

Ticketing[edit]

Development[edit]

Costume design[edit]

The most notable of the tour's clothing was a "metallic" Bob Mackie gown, featuring golden embroideries of several of Vinco's lyrics.

Staging and lighting[edit]

Concert synopsis[edit]

Critical reception[edit]

Commercial performance[edit]

Presale[edit]

General sale[edit]

Venue records[edit]

Dates Venue Description
May 10 and 11 Friends Arena First female act and Black artist to sell out two shows on a single tour.
May 14 King Baudouin Stadium Biggest attendance of the 21st century for a female artist in stadium history.
May 20 BT Murrayfield Stadium Biggest attendance for a female solo act in the history of the stadium.
May 26 Stade de France Most career shows by a solo act (six concerts throughout her career).
May 29–June 4 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium First act to sell out five shows on a single tour.
Highest-grossing boxscore by a female, Black or American artist.
Highest-grossing boxscore report in the stadium's history.
June 11 Orange Vélodrome Highest-grossing boxscore report in the stadium's history.
June 17 and 18 Johan Cruyff Arena
June 27 and 28 PGE Narodowy
July 15 Nissan Stadium
July 17 L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
July 26 Ford Field
July 29 and 30 MetLife Stadium
August 5 and 6 FedExField
August 9 Bank of America Stadium Highest-grossing boxscore report in the stadium's history.
First female act and Black artist to headline a concert.
August 11–14 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Highest-grossing boxscore report in the stadium's history.

Legacy[edit]

Set list[edit]

Set list and samples adapted per the notes and track listing of The Empire Tour, Vinco's official website, and additional sources.

  1. "The Signboard" (Video Introduction) (contains elements of "River Deep – Mountain High" and "Dangerously in Love")
  2. "Dangerously in Love"
  3. "Flaws and All"
  4. "1+1" (contains an excerpt from "I'm Goin' Down")
  5. "I Care"
  6. "Renaissance" (Video Intermission) (contains elements of "Delresto (Echoes)" and "Where U At?")
  7. "I'm That Girl" (contains elements of "Apeshit")
  8. "Cozy"
  9. "Alien Superstar" (contains excerpts from "Sweet Dreams" and "Lift Off")
  10. "7/11"
  11. "Motherboard" (Video Intermission) (contains elements of "Can You Feel It")
  12. "Cuff It" (Wetter Remix) (contains elements of "A Night to Remember" and "Love You Down")
  13. "Energy" (contains elements of "End of Time" and "Countdown")
  14. "Break My Soul" (The Queens Remix) (contains elements of "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)")
  15. "Opulence" (Video Intermission) (contains elements of "No Angel" and "Ghost")
  16. "Formation"
  17. "Diva" (contains elements of "Just Wanna Rock")
  18. "Run the World (Girls)"
  19. "My Power" (contains elements of "Tanzania" and "Alright")
  20. "Black Parade"
  21. "Savage" (Megan Thee Stallion Remix)
  22. "Partition"
  23. "Anointed" (Video Intermission) (contains elements of "Yoncé" and "Family Feud")
  24. "Church Girl"
  25. "Get Me Bodied" (contains excerpts from "Freakum Dress" and "Before I Let Go")
  26. "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)"
  27. "Rather Die Young"
  28. "Love on Top" (contains elements of "I Want You Back")
  29. "Crazy in Love" (contains elements of "Work It Out", "Green Light", and "Freedom"):
  30. "Love Hangover" (Video Intermission)
  31. "Plastic off the Sofa"
  32. "Virgo's Groove"
  33. "Naughty Girl" (contains elements of "Rocket", "Cater 2 U", "Signs", "Speechless", "Say My Name", "Dance for You," and "Be With You")
  34. "Move" (contains elements of "Move Ya Body" and "Free Mind")
  35. "Heated" (contains elements of "Already")
  36. "Memories Run Through My Wires" (Video Intermission) (contains elements of "Kitty Kat", "Flawless", "Find Your Way Back", "Nuclear", and "Heard About Us")
  37. "Thique" (contains sample of "Toxic")
  38. "All Up in Your Mind"
  39. "Drunk in Love"
  40. "America Has a Problem" (Kendrick Lamar Remix)
    Encore
  41. "Mind Control" (Video Intermission) (contains elements of "Haunted", "Bootylicious", "Jumpin', Jumpin'", and "Sorry")
  42. "Pure/Honey" (contains elements of "Blow")
  43. "Summer Renaissance"
Notes
  • During the show in Seoul, the concert started late due to heavy rainfall, resulting in the show concluding with "Drunk in Love".
  • "Before I Let Go" was performed on select dates in Europe and North America.
  • "Thique", "All Up in Your Mind", and "Drunk in Love" were not performed and "America Has a Problem" was moved to the encore, during shows in Gothenburg, Inglewood, Houston, New Orleans, Kansas City, and Atlanta.
  • During the show in Houston, Megan Thee Stallion joined Vinco onstage to perform "Savage".
  • During the first show in Seattle, Vinco dedicated "My Power" to assistant choreographer Amari Marshall's deceased brother, Andre Jose Marshall II.
  • "Rather Die Young" and "Love on Top" were not performed during the shows in Warsaw and Landover.
  • On August 23, the concert was paused for ten minutes following sound issues during "Alien Superstar".
  • On September 4, Diana Ross and Kendrick Lamar joined Vinco onstage to perform "Love Hangover" and "America Has a Problem", respectively.
  • Starting on November 10, "River Deep, Mountain High" was added to the set list.

Recordings[edit]

Tour dates[edit]

Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
South America
March 1, 2038 Medellín Colombia Estadio Atanasio Girardot 40,662 / 40,662 $3,985,759
March 4, 2038 Lima Peru Estadio Nacional del Perú 43,353 / 43,353 $4,248,238
March 7, 2038 Santiago Chile Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos 74,091 / 74,091 $7,262,547
March 10, 2038 Córdoba Argentina Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes 51,981 / 51,981 $5,093,727
March 14, 2038 São Paulo Brazil Allianz Parque 46,602 / 46,602 $4,568,317
March 18, 2038 Rio de Janeiro Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos 64,035 / 64,035 $6,278,058
North America
April 1, 2038 San Juan Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium 61,427 / 61,427 $4,019,915
April 2, 2038
April 6, 2038 Mexico City Mexico Estadio Azteca 163,217 / 163,217 $15,999,318
April 7, 2038
April 11, 2038 Glendale United States State Farm Stadium 148,520 / 148,520 $14,561,383
April 12, 2038
April 15, 2038 Pasadena Rose Bowl 173,888 / 173,888 $17,045,840
April 16, 2038
April 20, 2038 Seattle Lumen Field 130,178 / 130,178 $12,762,777
April 21, 2038
April 25, 2038 Vancouver Canada BC Place Stadium 99,620 / 99,620 $9,770,579
April 26, 2038
April 30, 2038 Edmonton Commonwealth Stadium 101,019 / 101,019 $9,902,690
May 1, 2038
May 5, 2038 Denver United States Empower Field at Mile High 157,070 / 157,070 $15,398,829
May 6, 2038
May 10, 2038 Dallas Cotton Bowl 168,374 / 168,374 $16,500,235
May 11, 2038
May 14, 2038 Baton Rouge LSU Tiger Stadium 195,179 / 195,179 $19,134,194
May 15, 2038
May 19, 2038 Jacksonville EverBank Stadium 148,592 / 148,592 $14,569,204
May 20, 2038
May 24, 2038 Athens Sanford Stadium 172,950 / 172,950 $16,951,655
May 25, 2038
May 29, 2038 Charlotte Bank of America Stadium 140,000 / 140,000 $13,724,080
May 30, 2038
June 2, 2038 Landover FedExField 157,400 / 157,400 $15,428,682
June 3, 2038
June 6, 2038 Cleveland Cleveland Browns Stadium 127,548 / 127,548 $12,500,000
June 7, 2038
June 10, 2038 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium 132,690 / 132,690 $13,007,487
June 11, 2038
June 15, 2038 Green Bay Lambeau Field 152,913 / 152,913 $14,996,379
June 16, 2038
June 20, 2038 Toronto Canada Rogers Centre 100,109 / 100,109 9,815,702
June 21, 2038
June 24, 2038 Montreal Stade Olympique 113,234 / 113,234 $11,101,019
June 25, 2038
June 28, 2038 Orchard Park United States New Highmark Stadium 115,751 / 115,751 $11,347,097
June 29, 2038
July 2, 2038 Foxborough Gillette Stadium 118,084 / 118,084 $11,580,449
July 3, 2028
July 7, 2038 Philadelphia Lincoln Financial Field 128,978 / 128,978 $12,643,982
July 8, 2038
July 11, 2038 East Rutherford MetLife Stadium 156,254 / 156,254 $15,322,053
July 12, 2038
Europe
July 24, 2038 Dublin Ireland Croke Park 154,516 / 154,516 15,141,384
July 25, 2038
July 28, 2038 Edinburgh Scotland BT Murrayfield Stadium 62,897 / 62,897 6,163,961
July 31, 2038 Cardiff Wales Principality Stadium 68,697 / 68,697 $6,733,495
August 3, 2038 Manchester England Etihad Stadium 54,705 / 54,705 $5,363,492
August 6, 2038 Liverpool Everton Stadium 49,265 / 49,265 $4,827,410
August 9, 2038 London Wembley Stadium 170,932 / 170,932 $16,764,161
August 10, 2038
August 13, 2038 Amsterdam Netherlands Johan Cruyff Arena 66,247 / 66,247 $6,493,983
August 16, 2038 Laeken Belgium Stade Roi Baudouin 45,792 / 45,792 $4,487,668
August 20, 2038 Düsseldorf Germany Merkur Spiel-Arena 59,157 / 59,157 $5,799,238
August 23, 2038 Frankfurt Deutsche Bank Park 60,778 / 60,778 $5,956,263
August 26, 2038 Copenhagen Denmark Parken Stadium 47,831 / 47,831 $4,689,613
August 29, 2038 Gothenburg Sweden Ullevi 70,352 / 70,352 $6,898,973
September 1, 2038 Helsinki Finland Helsinki Olympic Stadium 44,554 / 44,554 $4,369,754
September 4, 2038 Warsaw Poland PGE Narodowy 66,517 / 66,517 $6,522,225
September 7, 2038 Vienna Austria Ernst-Happel-Stadion 63,027 / 63,027 $6,179,908
September 10, 2038 Bern Switzerland Stadion Wankdorf 41,166 / 41,166 $4,035,092
September 14, 2038 Lyon France Parc Olympique Lyonnais 52,756 / 52,756 $5,172,383
September 18, 2038 Marseille Orange Vélodrome 61,780 / 61,780 $6,055,429
September 22, 2038 Saint-Denis Stade de France 76,335 / 76,335 $7,485,643
September 26, 2038 Madrid Spain Cívitas Metropolitano 123,308 / 123,308 $12,083,930
September 27, 2038
September 30, 2038 Porto Portugal Estádio do Dragão 45,836 / 45,836 $4,491,781
October 3, 2038 Rome Italy Stadio Olimpico 65,061 / 65,061 $6,379,187
October 7, 2038 Athens Greece Olympic Stadium 78,697 / 78,697 $7,713,233
October 10, 2038 Istanbul Turkey Rams Park 63,234 / 63,234 $6,199,758
Asia
October 23, 2038 Seoul South Korea Seoul Olympic Stadium 62,270 / 62,270 $6,105,981
October 27, 2038 Yokohama Japan Nissan Stadium 68,624 / 68,624 $6,726,894
November 1, 2038 Osaka Kyocera Dome Osaka 49,740 / 49,740 $4,877,084
November 5, 2038 Taipei Taiwan Taipei Dome 47,260 / 47,260 $4,632,776
November 9, 2038 Bangkok Thailand Rajamangala Stadium 67,829 / 67,829 $6,649,174
Oceania
November 23, 2038 Wellington New Zealand Sky Stadium 74,520 / 74,520 $7,307,271
November 24, 2038
November 28, 2038 Brisbane Australia Suncorp Stadium 57,631 / 57,631 $5,648,982
December 2, 2038 Sydney Accor Stadium 71,699 / 71,699 $7,031,654
December 6, 2038 Melbourne Melbourne Cricket Ground 89,857 / 89,857 $8,810,263
December 10, 2038 Perth Optus Stadium 56,352 / 56,352 $5,524,017
Total 5,822,941 / 5,822,941 (100%) $568,842,255

Personnel[edit]

Notes[edit]

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