The Unexpected Tour

The Unexpected Tour

Stadium tour by Monica Vinco
Location	Europe North America Oceania
Associated album	Unexpected
Start date	July 11, 2024 (2024-07-11)
End date	November 18, 2024 (2024-11-18)
Legs	3
No. of shows	47
Attendance	2.16 million
Box office	$220 M
Monica Vinco tour chronology

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The Unexpected Tour was the fourth concert tour and first all-stadium tour by American singer-actress Monica Vinco, launched in support of her fifth studio album, ''Unexpected'' (2023). Spanning 47 shows, it began in Stockholm on July 11, 2024, and ended in Dunedin, on November 18 of the same year, and marked the singer's first visits to Switzerland, Wales, Ireland, Mexico, and New Zealand.

Each concert ran for 2.5 hours and was heavily influenced the carnival of Venice, with themes of surveillance, the uncanny valley, optical illusion, and bread and circuses. With Edgar Allan Poe's The Masque of the Red Death serving as a framing device, Vinco took on a "Prospero-esque" figure, inviting the audience to a masquerade at a secluded abbey. The standard set list featured around thirty songs from her discography, including every track from Unexpected, spanning across seven color-coded acts. Costuming was overseen by Marina Toybina, featuring works from Vivienne Westwood and Bob Mackie, and HBO and Levi's served a co-sponsors.

Met with rave reviews by fans and critics alike, The Unexpected Tour earned praise for its lavish production, choreography, costumes, and Vinco’s vocal and stage performances. It landed at #5 on Pollstar’s 2024 Year-End Tours chart. By its conclusion, all dates had sold out, grossing over $262.7 million. The Unexpected Tour was the first all-stadium tour and highest-grossing tour by an act born in the 21st century, as well as the fifteenth-highest grossing tour of all time by a female artist. Footage from the September 17 performance at Lucas Oil Stadium was released as an HBO special on December 25, 2024.

Background and promotion

During the summer of 2023, Vinco headlined European music festivals to promote her then-upcoming fifth studio album, Unexpected. Released on October 20, the album was met with both critical and commercial acclaim, securing high rankings on year-end lists. Vinco would go onto headline Jingle Bell Ball in London and five dates of iHeartMedia's Jingle Bell Tour by the end of 2023. In November 2023, during an interview with Gayle King, Vinco had expressed a desire to headline an all-stadium tour, giving a "grandiose spectacle" worthy of the album's aesthetic, but feared tour might conflict with production on a potential second season of One of the Boys.

On February 14, 2024, Vinco announced the first thirty-four dates. Pre-sale launched on February 17, with general ticket sales opening on February 21. By the end of the month, additional dates in Paris, London, New York City, Toronto, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and San Juan were added. Opening acts were announced on March 4. Rehearsals commenced at Harlem Stage in New York City, until being moved to Friends Arena in Stockholm as the opening date neared. In between stops in St. Louis and Indianapolis, Vinco attended the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards, and won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, becoming the first Primetime Emmy winner born in the 21st century.

Meanwhile, filming for One of the Boys was rescheduled to January 2025, but later pushed to May following Vinco’s announcement as the headliner for the Super Bowl LIX halftime show on September 28, 2024. On October 26, Vinco made an appearance at Kamala Harris' rally in Kalamazoo, Michigan, endorsing the presidential candidate and called on Gen Z and queer voters.

Concert synopsis

Blue: Ballroom / Masquerade

Purple: Vampiric Discotheque

Green: Garden / Sexuality

Orange: Circus / Debauchery

White: Ice Palace

Violet: Y2k Punk / Rage

Scarlet/Black: Bloodbath

Commercial performance

Venue records

Dates (2024)	Venue	Country	Description
August 8–9	Emirates Stadium	England	First female act to headline one and two dates on a single tour.
August 15	Ibrox Stadium	Scotland	First female act to headline a concert at the stadium.
August 25	Fenway Park	United States	Highest single-day attendance.
September 3	Progressive Field		First female act to headline a concert at the stadium.
September 13	Busch Stadium
September 22	Coors Field
			Highest single-day attendance.
October 1	T-Mobile Park		First female soloist to headline a concert at the stadium.
October 5	Stanford Stadium		First ever concert at the stadium.
October 7–8	Dodger Stadium		First female act to headline two consecutive dates on a single tour.
October 24	Globe Life Field		Highest single-day attendance for a female act.
November 2–3	Hiram Bithorn Stadium	Puerto Rico	First solo Anglophone act to headline two consecutive dates on a single tour.
			Highest two-day attendance.

Set list

The following set list is obtained from the July 11 concert in Stockholm. It is not intended to represent all dates throughout the tour.

1. “Training Season”
2. “End of an Era”
3. “Break My Heart”
4. “French Exit”
5. “Blow Your Mind”
6. “Whatcha Doing” / “Pretty Please” / "Cold Heart"
7. “Levitating”
8. “Illusion”
9. “Hallucinate”
10. “We're Good" / “Good in Bed"
11. “Physical”
12. “Fever”
13. “Maria”
14. “Love Again”
15. “Anything for Love” (acoustic)
16. “Happy for You” (acoustic)
17. “New Rules”
18. “Last Dance”
19. “Falling Forever”
20. "These Walls” (piano)
21. "New Love" (piano)
22. “Be the One”
23. “Don’t Start Now”
24. “IDGAF” (contains elements of "Bad Girls", "If", and "New Potential Boyfriend")
25. "One Kiss" / "Electricity"
26. “Hotter than Hell"
27. “Dance the Night”
28. “Houdini”

Notes

• During the show in Dublin, Vinco covered "Zombie" by The Cranberries.
• During the show in Indianapolis, "Hotter" was performed with Sabrina Carpenter.

Concert film

Main article: Unexpected: The Homecoming Performance

On November 29, 2030, Vinco released a live album of the performance.

Tour dates

Date (2024)	City	Country	Venue	Opening act	Attendance	Revenue
July 11	Solna	Sweden	Friends Arena	Tinashe	49,651 / 49,651	$6,156,724
July 15	Berlin	Germany	Olympiastadion		50,545 / 50,545	$6,285,371
July 19	Zurich	Switzerland	Letzigrund		37,556 / 37,556	$4,656,944
July 22	Milan	Italy	San Siro		50,623 / 50,623	$6,307,510
July 24	Barcelona	Spain	Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys		49,068 / 49,068	$6,084,432
July 27	Nanterre	France	Paris La Défense Arena		82,421 / 82,421	$10,220,204
July 28
July 31	Brussels	Belgium	Stade Roi Baudouin		45,673 / 45,673	$5,663,452
August 2	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Johan Cruyff Arena		51,165 / 51,165	$6,375,042
August 5	Copenhagen	Denmark	Parken Stadium		42,616 / 42,616	$5,309,856
August 8	London	England	Emirates Stadium		103,900 / 103,900	$13,584,888
August 9
August 11	Cardiff	Wales	Principality Stadium		45,632 / 45,632	$5,206,301
August 13	Dublin	Ireland	Aviva Stadium		48,528 / 48,528	$6,040,280
August 15	Glasgow	Scotland	Ibrox Stadium		45,084 / 45,084	$5,611,667
August 22	Bronx	United States	Yankee Stadium	Teyana Taylor	91,841 / 91,841	$11,369,836
August 23
August 25	Boston		Fenway Park		40,759 / 40,759	$5,080,900
August 28	Philadelphia		Lincoln Financial Field		45,958 / 45,958	$5,744,750
August 31	Washington, D.C.		Nationals Park		37,782 / 37,782	$4,684,968
September 3	Cleveland		Progressive Field		38,285 / 38,285	$4,765,395
September 6	Toronto	Canada	Rogers Centre		101,594 / 101,594	$12,194,289
September 7
September 10	Minneapolis	United States	U.S. Bank Stadium		49,387 / 49,387	$5,908,212
September 13	St. Louis		Busch Stadium		45,176 / 45,176	$4,472,424
September 17	Indianapolis		Lucas Oil Stadium		52,501 / 52,501	$6,534,883
September 19	Chicago		Soldier Field		52,046 / 52,046	$6,314,038
September 22	Denver		Coors Field		50,160 / 50,160	$5,046,273
September 29	Vancouver	Canada	BC Place	Reneé Rapp	48,185 / 48,185	$6,246,656
October 1	Seattle	United States	T-Mobile Park		44,344 / 44,344	$5,519,612
October 5	Stanford		Stanford Stadium		41,135 / 41,135	$5,100,740
October 7	Los Angeles		Dodger Stadium		103,176 / 103,176	$12,842,582
October 8
October 11	Paradise		Allegiant Stadium		54,459 / 54,459	$7,420,416
October 14	Glendale		State Farm Stadium		50,624 / 50,624	$6,301,169
October 18	Mexico City	Mexico	Estadio GNP Seguros		102,136 / 102,136	$12,664,864
October 19
October 22	Houston	United States	NRG Stadium		50,155 / 50,155	$6,269,375
October 24	Arlington		Globe Life Field		44,513 / 44,513	$5,540,533
October 28	Atlanta		Mercedes-Benz Stadium		45,372 / 45,372	$5,626,128
October 30	Miami Gardens		Hard Rock Stadium		43,691 / 43,691	$5,417,684
November 2	San Juan	Puerto Rico	Hiram Bithorn Stadium		71,258 / 71,258	$2,907,326
November 3
November 11	Melbourne	Australia	Marvel Stadium	Addison Rae	50,552 / 50,552	$6,268,448
November 13	Sydney		Allianz Stadium		38,629 / 38,629	$4,808,150
November 15	Gold Coast		People First Stadium		45,126 / 45,126	$5,616,832
November 18	Dunedin	New Zealand	Forsyth Barr Stadium		36,097 / 36,097	$4,492,993
Total					2,177,403 / 2,177,403 (100%)	$220,033,383

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