The Club Paradise Tour was the second headlining tour by the Canadian rapper Drake. The tour came following the release of Drake's second studio album, Take Care. The tour's name spins off from the 2011 song "Club Paradise", a promotional single released ahead of the release of Take Care, which, in turn, borrowed its name from a strip club in Toronto. An official poster for the tour was released along with the announcement of the venture, showing Drake in the same room as is on the album cover, expressing the despondent conflicting stance about growing wealth and fame prevalent in the album.
The tour featured Kendrick Lamar and A$AP Rocky as opening acts for the majority of the dates throughout the tour, with various acts being added as the tour expanded beyond North America. Due to the large demand and tickets selling out in minutes in multiple locations, extra tour dates were added to the itinerary, which included a second leg across the United States. The tour became a commercial success, grossing $42 million in the tour's duration. It was the highest-grossing hip-hop tour of 2012, according to Pollstar's annual year end tour chart.
Background Drake would announce the tour in October 2011, releasing dates in December, announcing that the "Club Paradise Tour" was set to feature in over college amphitheaters and multi-purpose arenas across the United States and Canada. This was seen as a shock move by Drake, due to the mainstream exposure and commercial success he had experienced following the releases of his two studio albums. Drake would later confirm in an interview with MTV that the labels had wanted him to embark on a stadium tour, which he rejected. He would comment, stating "I fought for this tour, I fought really hard for this tour because, of course, they want me to go get the big bucks, go into the stadiums and cash out. But I was just like, 'I really made this album for the same people that supported me since day one' [so I can't sell out]".
Opening acts Kendrick Lamar (North America—Leg 1, Europe—Leg 1, select dates) A$AP Rocky (North America—Leg 1, Europe—Leg 1, select dates) J. Cole (North America—Leg 2) Waka Flocka Flame (North America—Leg 2) Meek Mill (North America—Leg 2) 2 Chainz (North America—Leg 2) French Montana (North America—Leg 2) Chief Keef (North America—Leg 2) Illy Da King (North America—Leg 2) Lual Allstar (North America—Leg 2) Rita Ora (United Kingdom, selected dates) Tinie Tempah (Europe) Labrinth (France, United Kingdom, selected dates)
Setlist "Lord Knows" "Under Ground Kings" "I'm On One" "Over" "Crew Love" (in some venues) "The Zone" "She Will" "Shot For Me" "We'll Be Fine" "Forever" "Marvins Room" "Take Care" "Cameras" "Uptown" "Miss Me" Medley: "Look What You've Done" / "Fancy" / "Make Me Proud" "Practice" "HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right)" Encore "The Motto" "Headlines"
Notes Drake performed "Crew Love" in lieu of "The Zone" at the show in Los Angeles, California, as well as performing "I'm Goin' In", "Up All Night", "Round of Applause", "Ima Boss" and "Can't Get Enough". Waka Flocka Flame would bring out Wale at the show in Cincinnati, Ohio, to perform "No Hands". Drake would bring out Rick Ross at the show in Houston, Texas, to perform Ima Boss and Stay Schemin' with Meek Mill.
Tour dates Date City Country Venue North AmericaFebruary 14, 2012Coral GablesUnited StatesBankUnited CenterFebruary 15, 2012Gainesville O'Connell CenterFebruary 17, 2012Nashville Bridgestone ArenaFebruary 18, 2012ColumbusValue City ArenaFebruary 21, 2012ColumbiaColonial Life ArenaFebruary 22, 2012 LexingtonRupp ArenaFebruary 24, 2012TallahasseeTucker Civic CenterFebruary 25, 2012New OrleansLakefront ArenaFebruary 27, 2012AustinFrank Erwin CenterFebruary 28, 2012Oklahoma CityChesapeake Energy ArenaMarch 1, 2012Kansas CitySprint CenterMarch 2, 2012ArlingtonCollege Park CenterMarch 4, 2012TucsonTucson ArenaMarch 5, 2012Los AngelesGalen CenterMarch 7, 2012DavisThe Pavilion at ARCMarch 8, 2012FresnoSave Mart CenterMarch 10, 2012San JoseEvent Center ArenaMarch 11, 2012San DiegoViejas Arena EuropeMarch 24, 2012DublinIrelandThe O2March 26, 2012LondonEnglandThe O2 ArenaMarch 27, 2012March 29, 2012SheffieldMotorpoint Arena SheffieldMarch 30, 2012CardiffWalesMotorpoint ArenaApril 1, 2012ManchesterEnglandManchester ArenaApril 2, 2012GlasgowScotlandScottish Exhibition and Conference CentreApril 5, 2012ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-BercyApril 7, 2012BrusselsBelgiumForest NationalApril 8, 2012AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music HallApril 10, 2012FrankfurtGermanyJahrhunderthalleApril 12, 2012BerlinMax-Schmeling-HalleApril 13, 2012CopenhagenDenmarkValby-HallenApril 15, 2012StockholmSwedenEricsson GlobeApril 16, 2012OsloNorwayOslo SpektrumApril 19, 2012BirminghamEnglandLG ArenaApril 20, 2012April 22, 2012LiverpoolEcho Arena LiverpoolApril 23, 2012NewcastleMetro Radio ArenaApril 25, 2012NottinghamCapital FM Arena Nottingham North AmericaMay 7, 2012ConcordUnited StatesSleep Train PavilionMay 8, 2012IrvineVerizon Wireless AmphitheatreMay 10, 2012PhoenixAshley Furniture HomeStore PavilionMay 11, 2012Las VegasMGM Grand Garden ArenaMay 13, 2012Greenwood VillageComfort Dental AmphitheatreMay 14, 2012AlbuquerqueThe PavilionMay 16, 2012DallasGexa Energy PavilionMay 17, 2012HoustonToyota CenterMay 19, 2012CharlotteVerizon Wireless AmphitheatreMay 20, 2012AtlantaAaron's Amphitheatre at LakewoodMay 22, 2012RaleighTime Warner Cable Music PavilionMay 23, 2012Virginia BeachFarm Bureau LiveMay 25, 2012Washington, D.C.Verizon CenterMay 26, 2012BurgettstownFirst Niagara PavilionMay 28, 2012Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music CenterMay 30, 2012ClarkstonDTE Energy Music TheatreJune 1, 2012NoblesvilleKlipsch Music CenterJune 2, 2012Tinley ParkFirst Midwest Bank AmphitheatreJune 5, 2012MemphisFedExForumJune 6, 2012CincinnatiRiverbend Music CenterJune 8, 2012Darien CenterDarien Lake Performing Arts CenterJune 9, 2012CamdenSusquehanna Bank CenterJune 11, 2012HartfordComcast TheatreJune 12, 2012Holmdel TownshipPNC Bank Arts CenterJune 14, 2012Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts CenterJune 16, 2012WantaghNikon at Jones Beach TheaterJune 17, 2012MansfieldComcast Center
Box office score data VenueCityTickets sold / available Gross revenueBridgestone Arena Nashville 12,248 / 12,248 (100%) $824,189Frank Erwin Center Austin 11,299 / 11,669 (97%) $757,645Save Mart Center Fresno 11,890 / 11,890 (100%) $753,738The O2 Dublin 11,433 / 11,433 (100%) $611,911The O2 Arena London 34,575 / 35,000 (99%) $2,128,570Manchester Arena Manchester 15,907 / 16,132 (99%) $891,304Verizon Center Washington, D.C. 11,147 / 12,448 (89%) $1,099,613TOTAL108,499 / 110,820 (98%) $7,066,970
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