The Stars Dance Tour was the first solo concert tour by American singer Selena Gomez, in support of her solo debut studio album, Stars Dance (2013). Gomez performed songs from her solo debut album, as well as her releases with Selena Gomez & the Scene. The tour was officially announced on April 15, 2013, and launched on August 14, 2013, at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Western Canada, and concluded on March 9, 2014, at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, visiting cities in North America, and it serves as the first tour of Gomez's career, visiting Europe and Dubai, throughout 58 dates. The cancellation of The Stars Dance Tour in Asia and Australia was caused due to Gomez's diagnosis with Lupus in 2013, an auto-immune disease leading to high anxiety and depression.
The Stars Dance Tour was attended by 393,716 people and grossed $35.3 million from 54 shows, making this tour the biggest of her career that time.
Development On April 15, 2013, Gomez announced that she would be touring North America and Europe along with one show in Asia from August to November in support of her album Stars Dance. When asked about the tour, Gomez stated: "It's going to be a bigger show. I'm excited. I've been dancing a lot and I just want to entertain people and I'm super stoked." Gomez further added: "I kind of missed shows when it used to just be about the dancing and the performing as opposed to how big and elaborate the stage is so I kind of want to get back to that. My favorites were Britney Spears and Janet Jackson so I kind of want it to be a bit more dancing and make it about entertainment and about the show and the songs as opposed to how big the stage and effects are."
It was announced later that the tour would continue throughout Asia and Australia but in December 2013 Gomez released a statement saying that she decided to cancel the tour. Gomez stated: "My fans are so important to me and I would never want to disappoint them. But it has become clear to me and those close to me that after many years of putting my work first, I need to spend some time on myself in order to be the best person I can be. To my fans, I sincerely apologize and I hope you guys know how much each and every one of you mean to me."
Concert synopsis The show begins with a video showing stars in outer space. The camera begins to zoom in on earth and down into a house where Gomez has fallen asleep after looking at star charts. The video then fades out to white, enlarges Gomez's face and shows her looking around at 4 mysterious doors that have appeared around here. She enters one containing stairs that lead to the stage and the real Gomez appears at the top of the real staircase in the center of the stage, performing "Bang Bang Bang" and dressed in white. After singing "Round & Round", Gomez welcomes everyone to the show and asks the audience for help singing the next song, "Like A Champion". Next, Gomez and her dancers perform a mashup of "B.E.A.T." and "Work" before exiting the stage.
A video interlude then plays, showing her entering another door that contains a video projector that begins to countdown. Gomez re-enters the stage wearing a sparkly, blue two-piece outfit to perform "Stars Dance". "Write Your Name" is next, during which the dancers form a heart of neon glow sticks around Gomez. After the song, Gomez asks the audience if anyone is celebrating a birthday by performing a medley of "Birthday" and Rihanna's "Birthday Cake". The lights go down as she slowly begins "Love You Like A Love Song" before the lights come up at the chorus and the song is performed at normal speed. Gomez then leaves the stage.
Another video interlude shows Gomez entering another door, this one containing potted trees and flowers, and a gift box at the end on a pedestal. She opens the gift box to reveal the sparkly microphone with her name on it that she always performs with. Camera flashes and news headlines appear, symbolizing the exposure and interest in Gomez's personal life. She returns to the stage in a black dress to perform "Love Will Remember". Next, Gomez sings a cover of "Dream" by Priscilla Ahn, while playing the harmonica. After a speech telling the audience to accept themselves for who they are and not to change for anyone, Gomez performs "Who Says" before leaving the stage.
The third video interlude shows Gomez opening the final door, which leads into a club. "Whiplash" begins to play before Gomez re-enters the stage in a sparkly, gold one-piece outfit. She and her dancers hang around on suspended ropes during the performance. As the lights fade, they return to focus on Gomez as she begins to sing "Naturally". "Undercover" is next, with resonating sound waves displayed on the screen. A disco remix version of "A Year Without Rain" is also performed in select cities. Gomez then leaves the stage once more.
A final video clip displays Gomez sleeping at the desk again after looking at star charts. She awakes to reveal that the whole thing was a just a dream. "Come & Get It" begins to play before the real Gomez enters. After the song, she exits the stage again, only to re-enter to perform "Slow Down" as the music video plays in the background on the screen. Pink confetti blows out into the audience during the final chorus. She runs out onto the runway to acknowledge and thank the fans for coming to the show. She acknowledges the band and dancers before she runs to the top of the stage and makes her exit offstage as the music ends.
Set list North America (Leg 1) and Europe (Leg 2)
"Bang Bang Bang" "Round & Round" "Like a Champion" "B.E.A.T." "Stars Dance" "Write Your Name" "Birthday" / "Birthday Cake" "Love You like a Love Song" "Love Will Remember" "Dream" “Royals” "Who Says" "Whiplash" "Naturally" “Save The Day” "Undercover" "A Year Without Rain" Encore "Come & Get It" "Slow Down"
North America (Leg 3) This set list is representative of the Los Angeles concert on November 6, 2013. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
"Bang Bang Bang" "Round & Round" "Like a Champion" "B.E.A.T." "Stars Dance" "Write Your Name" "Birthday" / "Birthday Cake" "Roar" "Love You like a Love Song" "Love Will Remember" "Dream" "Who Says" "Whiplash" "Naturally" “Save The Day” "Undercover" Encore "Come & Get It" "Slow Down"
Tour dates + List of 2013 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue Date(2013) City Country Venue Opening acts Attendance (tickets sold / available) Revenue August 14 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena Emblem3Christina Grimmie August 16 Lethbridge ENMAX Centre August 17 Edmonton Rexall Place August 18 Saskatoon Credit Union Centre August 19 Winnipeg MTS Centre August 22 Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre August 23 Montreal Bell Centre August 24 Toronto Air Canada Centre August 30 Frederiksberg Denmark Falkoner Teatret August 31 Stockholm Sweden Fryshuset Anton Ewald September 1 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum September 3 Amsterdam Netherlands Heineken Music Hall Timeflies September 4 Antwerp Belgium Lotto Arena September 5 Paris FranceZénith Paris September 7 London England Eventim Apollo The Vamps September 8 September 11 Lisbon Portugal Campo Pequeno Union J September 12 Madrid Spain Palacio Vistalegre Xuso Jones September 14 Frankfurt Germany Jahrhunderthalle rowspan="3" September 16 Milan Italy Discoteca Alcatraz September 17 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle September 27 Dubai United Arab Emirates Trade Centre Arena Karl Wolf October 10 Fairfax United States Patriot Center Emblem3Christina GrimmieJames David October 11 Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center October 12 Boston TD Garden October 15 Buffalo First Niagara Center October 16 Brooklyn Barclays Center October 18 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center October 19 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena October 20 Newark Prudential Center October 22 Hershey Giant Center October 23 Louisville KFC Yum! Center October 25 Nashville Bridgestone Arena October 26 Atlanta Philips Arena October 27 Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena October 29 Sunrise BB&T Center October 30 Tampa Tampa Bay Times Forum November 1 San Antonio AT&T Center November 2 Houston Toyota Center November 3 Dallas American Airlines Center November 5 Phoenix U.S. Airways Center November 6 Los Angeles Staples Center November 8 San Diego Valley View Casino Center November 9 Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center November 10 San Jose HP Pavilion November 12 Seattle KeyArena November 14 Salt Lake City EnergySolutions Arena November 16 Broomfield 1stBank Center November 17 Kansas City Sprint Center November 18 St. Louis Chaifetz Arena November 19 Indianapolis Bankers Life Fieldhouse November 21 New York City Madison Square Garden November 22 Rosemont Allstate Arena November 23 Columbus Nationwide Arena November 26 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills
+ List of 2014 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue Date(2014) City Country Venue Attendance (tickets sold / available) Revenue March 8 Hidalgo United States State Farm Arena March 9 Houston NRG Stadium Total
Cancelled shows + List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation Date City Country Venue Reason September 19, 2013 Minsk Belarus Minsk-ArenaUnknown September 21, 2013 Kyiv Ukraine Palace of Sports September 23, 2013 St. Petersburg Russia Ice Palace Denied visa September 25, 2013 Moscow Olimpiyskiy January 16, 2014 Tokyo Japan Zepp Tokyo Personal issues January 17, 2014 January 20, 2014 Osaka Namba Hatch January 24, 2014 Shanghai China Shanghai International Gymnastic Center January 26, 2014 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Stadium Merdeka January 27, 2014 Singapore The Star Performing Arts Centre January 29, 2014 Quezon City Philippines Smart Araneta Coliseum February 1, 2014 Perth Australia Perth Arena February 4, 2014 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre February 6, 2014 Brisbane Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre February 7, 2014 Sydney Sydney Entertainment Centre February 8, 2014 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
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