Hello Bitches Tour
Tour
Concert tour nameHello Bitches Tour
ArtistCL
LocationNorth America
Start dateOctober 29, 2016
End dateNovember 14, 2016
Number of legs1
Number of shows9
This tourHello Bitches Tour 2016
(2016)

The Hello Bitches Tour (stylized as Hello Bi+ches Tour) was the debut concert tour of South Korean rapper and singer CL. The tour visited nine cities in 2016 in the United States and Canada, kicking off in New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom on October 29 and concluding in Toronto at the Sound Academy on November 14. The tour was promoted by SIVA Entertainment Group.[citation needed] The setlist consisted of her solo songs along with many of her previous works with K-pop girl group 2NE1.

Background and development

On September 23, 2016, YG Entertainment announced that CL would hold her first American tour. She will visit nine cities in North America, with a total of nine shows.[1][2] The tour's name derives from CL's 2015 Korean language single "Hello Bitches". The tour's announcement followed the release of CL's debut American single "Lifted" on August 19, amid news of an upcoming English-language debut EP. The sold-out show at the Hammerstein Ballroom[3][4] made her the first Korean female singer to play a solo concert at a major venue in New York City.[5] An unreleased music video of "Hello Bitches" was also played during the tour.

Controversy

On November 7, fans and concertgoers had noticed that CL had been using the "controversial" version of her song "MTBD (Mental Breakdown)" since the tour started. CL apologized on her Twitter account stating that her "engineer [had] sent the old version for [the] tour".[6] CL performed the alternative version for the later shows.[7]

Set list

  1. "Fire" (Intro)
  2. "Can't Nobody"
  3. "Scream"
  4. "I Am the Best"
  5. "Come Back Home"
  6. "I Don't Care (Reggae Ver.)"
  7. "Gotta Be You"
  8. "Falling in Love"
  9. "Lonely"
  10. "Missing You"
  11. "If I Were You"
  12. "I Love You"
  13. "The Baddest Female"
  14. "Doctor Pepper"
  15. "Dirty Vibe"
  16. "MTBD"
  17. "Lifted"
  18. "Hello Bitches"

Encore

  1. "Do You Love Me"
  2. "I Am The Best (Remix)"

Tour dates

List of tour dates
DateCityCountryVenueAttendance
October 29, 2016New York CityUnited StatesHammerstein Ballroom3,500[3]
October 31, 2016SeattleShowbox SoDo—
November 1, 2016VancouverCanadaVogue Theatre—
November 3, 2016San FranciscoUnited StatesWarfield Theatre—
November 4, 2016Los AngelesMicrosoft Theater3,264[8]
November 6, 2016DallasThe Bomb Factory—
November 8, 2016AtlantaCenter Stage—
November 10, 2016ChicagoChicago Theatre1,506[9]
November 14, 2016TorontoCanadaSound Academy—

References

  1. ^ Renshaw, David (2016-09-23). "CL Announces Hello Bitches North American Tour". The Fader. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  2. ^ Hines, Alice (September 15, 2016). "cl talks fashion week, 40s, and rapping with method man". i-D. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (1 November 2016). "CL Proves Her Versatility & Promise at Hello Bitches Tour Kickoff in New York". Fuse. Archived 2017-04-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  4. ^ "CL's Stylist on Crafting Her Hello Bitches Tour Wardrobe". Vogue. 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  5. ^ Herman, Tamar (2016-10-31). "CL Solidifies Solo Stardom With Stellar New York City Concert". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  6. ^ CL (November 7, 2016). "+". No. 795716949594378240. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  7. ^ Herman, Tamar (2016-11-07). "CL Apologizes for Quran Verse Controversy on Her Hello Bitches Tour". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  8. ^ "Billboard Boxscore | Current Scores". Billboard. January 18, 2017. Archived January 19, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  9. ^ "Billboard Boxscore | Current Scores". Billboard. January 25, 2017. Archived January 25, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 26, 2017.