The Love Arcade

The Love Arcade
	Tour by Monica Vinco
Location	United States
Associated album	Play
Start date	February 8, 2017
End date	December 10, 2017
No. of shows	84
Attendance	1.2 million
Box office	$93 M
Monica Vinco tour chronology
	; The Rehab Tour; (2014); ; The Love Arcade; (2017); ; Daddy Issues World Tour; (2019);

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The Love Arcade was the second concert tour and first worldwide tour by American singer-songwriter Monica Vinco, launched in support of her second studio album, Play (2016). Following both critical and commercial success of the album, Vinco expressed interest in performing in bigger venues with an "upgraded" production quality and began to conceptualize an all-arena tour based on an arcade.

The tour was announced on August 14, 2016, and was only intended to visit ten American cities, but dates in California were announced on November 1, 2016. In February 2017, right before the tour kicked off, Vinco announced international dates in Europe and Canada, with additional dates later that month. By its conclusion, The Love Arcade comprised of eighty-four dates, beginning on February 8, 2017, in Rosemont, and concluding on December 10, 2017, in Montreal.

Despite conservative criticism for some American shows, The Love Arcade received positive reviews from critics and fans. Reviewers appreciated the visuals, choreography, and Vinco's stage showmanship, with several critics highlighting the queer-centric inspiration, which would be prevalent in Vinco's later work, and references to house and ball culture. Commercially, the tour grossed $93 million in revenue from a sold-out attendance of 1.2 million. The last three shows in London were recorded and broadcast on CBS as a concert film of the same name, directed by Jonas Åkerlund, on February 8, 2018.

Background[edit]

It marked the only tour, until 2048's The Poe Tour, to not visit the singer's hometown of Indianapolis, Indiana, but she did make a stop in the city to headline 99.5 WZPL Jingle Jam on December 12 after the tour.

Development[edit]

Stage and venue setup[edit]

Costume design[edit]

Visual effects[edit]

Concert synopsis[edit]

Critical reception[edit]

Controversy[edit]

Commercial performance[edit]

Legacy[edit]

Set list[edit]

The following is the common variation of the set list and does not represent every show of the tour.

"Drowned World" (Introduction) (contains elements of "Don't Tell Me", "Frozen", "Music", "Human Nature", "Ray of Light", and "Impressive Instant")
"Substitute for Love"
"Impressive Instant"
"Candy Perfume"
"Ray of Light"
"Paradise (Not for Me)" (Interlude)
"Frozen"
"Open Your Heart" / "Nobody's Perfect"
"Mergirl" (contains an excerpt from "Sky Fits Heaven")
"Beautiful Stranger" (contains elements of "Soul Bossa Nova (Dim's Space-A-Nova)")
"Bedtime Story" (Interlude)
"I Deserve It"
"Don't Tell Me"
"Secret"
"Human Nature"
"Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (Interlude)
"La Isla Bonita"
"What It Feels Like for a Girl"
"Gone" / "You'll See"
"Holiday" (contains elements from "Fate" and "Music Sounds Better with You")
"Music" (contains elements from "Trans-Europe Express")

Notes[edit]

The following is a list of covers Vinco performed nightly in between "Secret" and "Human Nature".

February 8, 2017 – Atlanta: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding.
February 9, 2017 – Atlanta: "Closer to Fine" by Indigo Girls.
February 10, 2017 – Atlanta: "I'm Sorry" by Brenda Lee.
February 13, 2017 – Atlanta: “Waterfalls” by TLC.
February 14, 2017 – Atlanta: "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" by Usher.
February 15, 2017 – Atlanta: "Georgia on My Mind" by Ray Charles.
February 20, 2017 – Washington, D.C.: “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)” by Marvin Gaye.
February 21, 2017 – Washington, D.C.: "Reunited" by Peaches & Herb.
February 22, 2017 – Washington, D.C.: "Stay (I Missed You)" by Lisa Loeb.
February 26, 2017 – Baltimore: "Minnie the Moocher" by Cab Calloway.
February 27, 2017 – Baltimore: "Un-Break My Heart" by Toni Braxton.
February 28, 2017 – Baltimore: "Winter" by Tori Amos.
March 5, 2017 – Philadelphia: "Maneater" by Hall & Oates.
March 6, 2017 – Philadelphia: "Bust Your Windows" by Jazmine Sullivan.
March 7, 2017 – Philadelphia: "I Hate Myself for Loving You" by Joan Jett and the Black Hearts.
March 10, 2017 – Philadelphia: "Mickey" by Toni Basil.
March 11, 2017 – Philadelphia: "Golden" by Jill Scott.
March 12, 2017 – Philadelphia: "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" by Boyz II Men.
March 17, 2017 – Newark: "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor.
March 18, 2017 – Newark: "You Give Love a Bad Name" by Bon Jovi.
March 19, 2017 – Newark: "How Will I Know" by Whitney Houston.
March 22, 2017 – Brooklyn: "The Way We Were" by Barbra Streisand.
March 23, 2017 – Brooklyn: "It's My Party" by Lesley Gore.
March 24, 2017 – Brooklyn: "True Colors" by Cyndi Lauper.
March 29, 2017 – Auburn Hills: "Sweet Love" by Anita Baker.
March 30, 2017 – Auburn Hills: "Try Again" by Aaliyah.
March 31, 2017 – Auburn Hills: "I Wish" by Stevie Wonder.
April 3, 2017 – Auburn Hills: "Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson.
April 4, 2017 – Auburn Hills: "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes.
April 5, 2017 – Auburn Hills: "Crazy for You" by Madonna.
April 10, 2017 – Rosemont: "This Is My Night" by Chaka Khan.
April 11, 2017 – Rosemont: "Rollin' Stone" by Muddy Waters.
April 12, 2017 – Rosemont: “Renegade" by Styx.
April 15, 2017 – Rosemont: "Can't Fight This Feeling" by REO Speedwagon.
April 16, 2017 – Rosemont: "Irresistible" by Fall Out Boy.
April 17, 2017 – Rosemont: "If You Leave Me Now" by Chicago.
April 22, 2017 – St. Louis: "Rescue Me" by Fontella Bass.
April 23, 2017 – St. Louis: "Roll Over Beethoven" by Chuck Berry.
April 24, 2017 – St. Louis: "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)" by Michael McDonald.
April 27, 2017 – St. Louis: "If It Makes You Happy" by Sheryl Crow.
April 28, 2017 – St. Louis: “I'm the Only One” by Melissa Etheridge.
April 29, 2017 – St. Louis: "River Deep – Mountain High" by Ike & Tina Turner.
May 4, 2017 – New Orleans: "Just to See You Smile" by Tim McGraw.
May 5, 2017 – New Orleans: "Blueberry Hill" by Fats Domino.
May 6, 2017 – New Orleans: "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis.
May 9, 2017 – New Orleans: "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)" by Irma Thomas.
May 10, 2017 – New Orleans: "Trust in You" by Lauren Daigle; dedicated to Daigle, who was in attendance that night.
May 11, 2017 – New Orleans: "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong.
May 18, 2017 – Los Angeles: "If I Could Turn Back Time" by Cher.
May 19, 2017 – Los Angeles: "(They Long to Be) Close to You" by The Carpenters.
May 20, 2017 – Los Angeles: "November Rain" by Guns N' Roses.
May 24, 2017 – Oakland: "Wake Me Up When September Ends" by Green Day; dedicated to the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing.
May 25, 2017 – Oakland: "I'm So Excited" by The Pointer Sisters.
May 26, 2017 – Oakland: "Don't Let Go (Love)" by En Vogue
October 15, 2017 – London: "Tears Dry on Their Own" by Amy Winehouse; dedicated to the victims of the Las Vegas Strip shooting.
October 16, 2017 – London: "Spice Up Your Life” by The Spice Girls.
October 17, 2017 – London: “Don't Stop Me Now” by Queen.
October 20, 2017 – London: "Space Oddity" by David Bowie.
October 21, 2017 – London: "About You Now" by Sugababes.
October 22, 2017 – London: "Rocket Man” by Elton John.
October 27, 2017 – Amsterdam: “Why Tell Me, Why” by Anita Meyer.
October 28, 2017 – Amsterdam: “Venus” by Shocking Blue.
October 30, 2017 – Brussels: “I Will Love Again” by Lara Fabian.
October 31, 2017 – Brussels: "Mad About You" by Hooverphonic.
November 4, 2017 – Paris: “La Vie en rose” by Édith Piaf.
November 5, 2017 – Paris: “C'est si bon" by Jean Marco.
November 6, 2017 – Paris: "Tomorrow" by Amanda Lear.
November 7, 2017 – Paris: "Je t'aime... moi non plus" by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin.
November 11, 2017 – Milan: “La solitudine (Loneliness)” by Laura Pausini.
November 12, 2017 – Milan: “Time to Say Goodbye” by Andrea Bocelli.
November 14, 2017 – Zurich: "The Captain of Her Heart" by Double.
November 15, 2017 – Zurich: "My Man Is a Mean Man" by Stefanie Heinzmann.
November 19, 2017 – Berlin: "Rock You Like a Hurricane" by Scorpions.
November 20, 2017 – Berlin: "Daylight in Your Eyes" by No Angels.
November 21, 2017 – Berlin: “99 Red Balloons” by Nena.
November 22, 2017 – Berlin: “Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It)" by Marlene Dietrich.
November 30 2017 – Toronto: "That Don't Impress Me Much" by Shania Twain.
December 1, 2017 – Toronto: "Black Velvet" by Alannah Myles.
December 2, 2017 – Toronto: "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here" by Deborah Cox.
December 3, 2017 – Toronto: "Here's to Never Growing Up" by Avril Lavigne.
December 7, 2017 – Montreal: "Perfect" by Simple Plan.
December 8, 2017 – Montreal: "Everything Now" by Arcade Fire.
December 9, 2017 – Montreal: "Because You Loved Me" by Celine Dion.
December 10, 2017 – Montreal: "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen.

Broadcast and recordings[edit]

Shows[edit]

Date (2017)	City	Country	Venue	Opening act	Attendance	Revenue
North America
February 8	Atlanta	United States	Philips Arena		87,733 / 87,733	$7,680,415
February 9
February 10
February 13
February 14
February 15
February 20	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center		41,273 / 41,273	$3,590,751
February 21
February 22
February 26	Baltimore		Royal Farms Arena		33,808 / 33,808	$2,959,655
February 27
February 28
March 5	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center		94,405 / 94,405	$8,213,235
March 6
March 7
March 10
March 11
March 12
March 17	Newark		Prudential Center	Melanie Martinez	46,319 / 46,319	$4,054,906
March 18
March 19
March 22	Brooklyn^{[lower-roman 1]}		Barclays Center		44,960 / 44,960	$3,935,935
March 23
March 24
March 29	Auburn Hills^{[lower-roman 2]}		The Palace of Auburn Hills		109,472 / 109,472	$7,332,956
March 30
March 31
April 3
April 4
April 5
April 10	Rosemont^{[lower-roman 3]}		Allstate Arena		83,764 / 83,764	$7,287,468
April 11
April 12
April 15
April 16
April 17
April 22	St. Louis		Scottrade Center		87,013 / 87,013	$6,139,403
April 23
April 24
April 27
April 28
April 29
May 4	New Orleans		Smoothie King Center	Big Freedia	74,988 / 74,988	$5,249,160
May 5
May 6
May 9
May 10
May 11
May 18	Los Angeles		Staples Center		41,849 / 41,849	$2,917,725
May 19
May 20
May 24	Oakland		The Arena in Oakland		44,714 / 44,714	$3,117,474
May 25
May 26
Europe
October 15	London	England	Wembley Arena	Anne-Marie	65,789 / 65,789	$5,170,616
October 16
October 17
October 20
October 21
October 22
Ocotber 27	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Ziggo Dome	Oliver Heldens	28,064 / 28,064	$2,368,938
Ocotber 28	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Ziggo Dome	Oliver Heldens	28,064 / 28,064	$2,368,938
October 30	Brussels	Belgium	Palais 12	Christine and the Queens	25,134 / 25,134	$1,975,380
October 31	Brussels	Belgium	Palais 12		25,134 / 25,134	$1,975,380
November 4	Paris	France	AccorHotels Arena		62,910 / 62,910	$4,403,700
November 5
November 6
November 7
November 11	Assago^{[lower-roman 4]}	Italy	Mediolanum Forum	Annalisa	23,169 / 23,169	$1,621,830
November 12	Assago^{[lower-roman 4]}	Italy	Mediolanum Forum	Annalisa	23,169 / 23,169	$1,621,830
November 14	Zurich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion	Zedd	23,838 / 23,838	$1,668,660
November 15	Zurich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion		23,838 / 23,838	$1,668,660
November 19	Berlin	Germany	Mercedes-Benz Arena		56,911 / 56,911	$3,983,770
November 20
November 21
November 22
North America
November 30	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre	Alessia Cara	61,632 / 61,632	$4,152,626
December 1
December 2
December 3
December 7	Montreal		Bell Centre	Kaytranada	69,964 / 69,964	$4,920,666
December 8
December 9
December 10
Total					1,207,709 / 1,207,709 (100%)	$92,745,269

Personnel[edit]

Notes[edit]

Cities[edit]

↑ Billed as New York City.
↑ Billed as Detroit.
↑ Billed as Chicago.
↑ Billed as Milan.

Other[edit]

References[edit]

[1] Billed as New York City.

[2] Billed as Detroit.

[3] Billed as Chicago.

[4] Billed as Milan.

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