The Love Arcade

The Love Arcade

Tour by Monica Vinco
Location	United States
Associated album	Play
Start date	June 11, 2017
End date	August 30, 2017
No. of shows	37
Supporting acts	Tinashe Marina
Attendance	388,780
Box office	$19 million
Monica Vinco tour chronology

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Play: The Tour was the debut headlining concert tour by American singer-songwriter Monica Vinco, launched in support of her debut studio album, Play (2016). Following the album's critical and commercial success, Vinco expressed interest in touring, but nothing was confirmed until January 11, 2017. Comprising 37 cities, Play: The Tour commenced in Manchester, Tennessee, on June 11, 2017, and concluded in New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 30, 2017. Tinashe and Marina served as the opening acts.

Play: The Tour received acclaim from critics and audiences, praising the visuals and choreography, and Vinco's performance and chemistry with the audience. Several critics highlighting the "Tumblrcore" aesthetic, use of camp, and homages to ball and queer culture, which would be prevalent in Vinco's later work. Commercially, the tour grossed $19 million in revenue from a sold-out attendance of 388,780. The July 24 concert in Vinco's hometown of Indianapolis was recorded and released as a Netflix concert film of the same name, directed by Jonas Åkerlund, on January 5, 2018.

Background and development

On January 11, 2017, Vinco announced a 29-date tour in North America, entitled Play: The Tour, including a headlining date at Bonnaroo Music Festival. Presale took place on January 16, with the general sale taking place on January 19. On March 22, it was revealed Vinco would perform at Lollapalooza on August 4, resulting in six shows being rescheduled. On April 4 and 12, dates at Summerfest in Milwaukee and Outside Lands in San Francisco were announced. On April 24, Vinco announced the final five dates of the tour.

Set list

The set list below is adapted from the June 11 show in Manchester, Tennessee. It does not represent all shows.

1. "It's Like That" (contains elements of "Camouflage" and "Till the End of Time")
2. "Honey" (Another Taste of Honey David Morales Remix)
3. "Obsessed"
4. "It's a Wrap"
5. "Dreamlover" (Def Club Mix)
6. "Fantasy" (Def Club Mix) (contains elements of "Big Energy (Remix)")
7. "Emotions" (12" Club Mix) (contains elements of "Anytime You Need a Friend (C&C Club Mix)")
8. "Vision of Love"
9. "My All" (Classic Club Mix) (contains elements of "Mi Todo")
10. "Hero"
11. "Shake It Off" (contains elements of "Sucker MC's" and "Hollis Crew")
12. "Touch My Body"
13. "We Belong Together" (Mimi's Late Night Valentine's Mix)
14. "Circles" (e-lie Remix)
15. "Rainbow" (Rainbow's End Remix)

    Encore

16. "Heartbreaker" (Junior's Heartbreaker Club Mix) (contains excerpts from "If You Should Ever Be So Lonely")

Covers

During arena dates, Vinco would cover songs by local artists in an acoustic medley, in between "Hero" and "Shake It Off".

• June 15, 2017 – Miami, Florida: “Get On Your Feet” by Gloria Estefan and “Call Me” by Blondie.
• June 17, 2017 – Orlando, Florida: “Tearin’ Up My Heart” by *NSYNC and “I Want It That Way” by Backstreet Boys.
• June 19, 2017 – Duluth, Georgia: “It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World” by James Brown and “Midnight Train to Georgia” by Gladys Knight & the Pips.
• June 21, 2017 – Raleigh, North Carolina: "Killing Me Softly With His Song" by Roberta Flack and "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King.
• June 22, 2017 – Charlottesville, Virginia: “American Baby” by Dave Matthews Band and “Fall to Pieces” by Patsy Cline.
• June 25, 2017 – Washington, D.C.: “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)” by Marvin Gaye and “Reunited” by Peaches & Herbs.
• June 26, 2017 – Baltimore, Maryland: “Stay (I Missed You)” by Lisa Loeb and “Un-Break My Heart” by Toni Braxton.
• June 28, 2017 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: “Mickey” by Toni Basil and “Lady Marmalade” by Labelle.
• July 6, 2017 – Buffalo, New York: “Iris” by Goo Goo Dolls and “Super Freak” by Rick James.
• July 8, 2017 – Boston, Massachusetts: “Last Dance” by Donna Summer and “Dream On” by Aerosmith.
• July 9, 2017 – Uncasville, Connecticut: “How Am I Supposed To Live Without You” by Michael Bolton and “Close to You” by The Carpenters.
• July 11, 2017 – New York City, New York: “Theme From New York, New York” by Frank Sinatra and “Empire State of Mind” by Alicia Keys.
• July 12, 2017 – Wantagh, New York: “(Don’t Fear) the Reaper” by Blue Öyster Cult and “Love is a Battlefield” by Pat Benatar.
• July 14, 2017 – Newark, New Jersey: "It's Not Right, But It's Okay” by Whitney Houston and “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor.
• July 16, 2017 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: “Black and Yellow” by Wiz Khalifa and “Fighter” by Christina Aguilera.
• July 17, 2017 – Cleveland, Ohio: “Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman and “Hurt” by Nine Inch Nails.
• July 20, 2017 – Auburn Hills, Michigan: “Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)” by Diana Ross and "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder.
• July 22, 2017 – Minneapolis, Minnesota: “All Along the Watchtower” by Bob Dylan and "Purple Rain" by Prince.
• July 24, 2017 – Indianapolis, Indiana: “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson and “Love Will Never Do (Without You)” by Janet Jackson.
• July 26, 2017 – St. Louis, Missouri: “Rescue Me” by Fontella Bass and “River Deep – Mountain High” by Ike & Tina Turner.
• July 28, 2017 – Denver, Colorado: "Apologize” by OneRepublic and “I’m Leaving on a Jet Plane” by John Denver.
• July 31, 2017 – Everett, Washington: “Danger Zone” by Kenny Loggins and “Come As You Are” by Nirvana.
• August 8, 2017 – Paradise, Nevada: “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers and “This Is Gospel” by Panic! at the Disco.
• August 10, 2017 – Oakland, California: “Don't Let Go (Love)” by En Vogue and “I'm So Excited” by The Pointer Sisters.
• August 14, 2017 – Inglewood, California: “Hotel California” by Eagles and “California Dreamin’” by The Mamas & the Papas.
• August 15, 2017 – Anaheim, California: “Fly” by Sugar Ray and “Just a Girl” by No Doubt.
• August 17, 2017 – San Diego, California: “All the Small Things” by Blink-182 and “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz.
• August 20, 2017 – Phoenix, Arizona: “Poison” by Alice Cooper and “Edge of Seventeen” by Stevie Nicks.
• August 24, 2017 – San Antonio, Texas: “Sailing" by Christopher Cross and “All My Ex’s Live In Texas" by George Strait.
• August 25, 2017 – Houston, Texas: “The Gambler” by Kenny Rogers and “Survivor” by Destiny’s Child.
• August 27, 2017 – Dallas, Texas: “Can't Fight the Moonlight" by LeAnn Rhymes and “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” by Meat Loaf.
• August 28, 2017 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: “Last Name" by Carrie Underwood and "Fancy" by Reba McEntire.
• August 30, 2017 – New Orleans, Louisiana: “What a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong and “Everytime” by Britney Spears.

Concert film

Main article: Play: Live from Home

On October 2, 2017, it was confirmed the concert in Vinco's hometown of Indianapolis, Indiana, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, was recorded for a future film project. On November 14, Netflix announced a concert film—entitled Play: Live from Home—would be released on January 5, 2018, to coincide with Vinco's seventeenth birthday. The film was removed from the digital library following the expiration of Vinco's contract with the company in 2026 but was made available to stream on HBO Max on January 1, 2028, along with Vinco's past concert films and filmography. To honor Play's tenth anniversary, Vinco released two digital albums of live recordings throughout the tour—entitled Play: The Set and Play: The Covers—on August 28, 2026.

Tour dates

Date (2017)	City	Country	Venue	Opening acts	Attendance	Revenue
June 11	Manchester	United States	Great Stage Park	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 15	Miami		American Airlines Arena	Tinashe Marina	14,085 / 14,085	$767,663
June 17	Orlando		CFE Arena		8,745 / 8,745	$428,505
June 19	Duluth		Infinite Energy Arena		9,634 / 9,634	$491,334
June 21	Raleigh		PNC Arena		13,512 / 13,512	$675,600
June 22	Charlottesville		John Paul Jones Arena		10,327 / 10,327	$516,350
June 25	Washington, D.C.		Capital One Arena		12,733 / 12,733	$649,023
June 26	Baltimore		CFG Bank Arena		10,013 / 10,013	$472,230
June 28	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center		14,963 / 14,963	$751,939
July 2	Milwaukee		Marcus Amphitheater	N/A	N/A	N/A
July 6	Buffalo		KeyBank Center	Tinashe Marina	12,191 / 12,191	$546,509
July 8	Boston		TD Garden		14,723 / 14,723	$780,123
July 9	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena		8,399 / 8,399	$419,950
July 11	New York City		Madison Square Garden		15,389 / 15,389	$719,950
July 12	Wantagh		Jones Beach Theater		9,436 / 9,436	$526,830
July 14	Newark		Prudential Center		14,098 / 14,098	$375,536
July 16	Pittsburgh		Petersen Events Center		8,305 / 8,305	$465,502
July 17	Cleveland		Quicken Loans Arena		13,791 / 13,791	$654,089
July 20	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills		15,617 / 15,617	$774,986
July 22	Minneapolis		Minneapolis Armory		7,064 / 7,064	$366,718
July 24	Indianapolis		Bankers Life Fieldhouse		13,537 / 13,537	$629,942
July 26	St. Louis		Chaifetz Arena		9,714 / 9,714	$485,700
July 28	Denver		Pepsi Center		15,192 / 15,192	$727,742
July 31	Everett		Angel of the Winds Arena		8,697 / 8,697	$438,405
August 4	Chicago		Grant Park	N/A	N/A	N/A
August 8	Paradise		Mandalay Bay Events Center	Tinashe Marina	9,522 / 9,522	$466,578
August 10	Oakland		Oakland Arena		12,563 / 12,563	$628,150
August 12	San Francisco		Golden Gate Park	N/A	N/A	N/A
August 14	Inglewood		The Forum	Tinashe Marina	14,273 / 14,273	$734,660
August 15	Anaheim		Honda Center		13,064 / 13,064	$673,564
August 17	San Diego		Viejas Arena		9,819 / 9,819	$500,769
August 20	Phoenix		Talking Stick Resort Arena		11,086 / 11,086	$549,034
August 24	San Antonio		AT&T Center		11,475 / 11,475	$517,185
August 25	Houston		Toyota Center		10,134 / 10,134	$534,452
August 27	Dallas		American Airlines Center		12,942 / 12,942	$649,552
August 28	Oklahoma City		Chesapeake Energy Arena		11,756 / 11,756	$587,800
August 30	New Orleans		Smoothie King Center		11,981 / 11,981	$539,145
Total					388,780 / 388,780 (100%)	$19,045,515

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