The Untouchable Tour was the third headlining concert tour by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor. It was launched in support of her second major-label studio album Thank You (2016), and consisted of concerts in North America and Europe. The tour was announced in April 2016, with dates being released at the same time. The show was produced by Live Nation Entertainment. The set list featured the majority of the songs from Thank You, all four singles from Trainor's debut major-label studio album Title (2015), "All About That Bass", "Lips Are Movin", "Dear Future Husband", and "Like I'm Gonna Lose You", and a cover of Drake's song "One Dance" (2016). The tour was positively received by most critics.
Background and development On April 20, 2016, Meghan Trainor announced her third concert tour, The Untouchable Tour, to support her second major-label studio album, Thank You (2016). Tour dates were released on the same day and tickets were released on April 29, 2016. Live Nation Entertainment was announced as the tour's producers, while Lip Smacker, Tampax and Always were the sponsors. The set list included sixteen songs from Thank You, all four singles from Trainor's debut major-label studio album Title (2015): "All About That Bass", "Lips Are Movin", "Dear Future Husband", and "Like I'm Gonna Lose You", and a cover of Drake's song "One Dance" (2016).
Synopsis Trainor would start the hour and a half long concert with a performance of "Woman Up". She thanked her mother before her performance of "Mom". At her Seattle show, wearing an "elegant, black and glittering" gown, she stated, "My momma couldn't be here tonight because she's probably doing a million things for me, but I wouldn't be here without her. Best mom ever!" A green screen in the backdrop would project a clip of Trainor dancing with her father during her performance of "Dance Like Yo Daddy", for which he would join Trainor on some dates. Pictures of Trainor with her friends were projected on the screen during the "Friends" performance. She would be accompanied by a saxophonist and a trumpet player. Trainor played a ukulele during her performance of "Just a Friend to You". The "Kindly Calm Me Down" performance would incorporate four background dancers. Trainor performed "Like I'm Gonna Lose You", and a cover of Drake's "One Dance" on some dates. The set would include three costume changes. Trainor's band was a seven-piece ensemble: bass, drums, keys, trumpet, sax, and rhythm and lead guitarists.
Reception Shawn Costa of MassLive praised the show, writing that "performing for a near-capacity crowd, Trainor put on a high-energy show". The tour was ranked sixth on MTV News' list of "16 Concert Tours You Absolutely Can't Miss This Summer". Billboards William Goodman gave the show a positive review, describing it as an ode to Trainor's friends and family. Lauren Craddock from the same magazine was also favorable, writing that Trainor "packed the house with immense energy and self confidence, engaging with her fans throughout the show". Entertainment Weeklys Kevin O'Donnell gave the show a mixed review, writing that it is "flawlessly executed" but "a little too rooted in Vaudevillian clichés".
Attendance figures were reported for some dates of The Untouchable Tour. The shows at the Chelsea Ballroom on July 20, 2016, and the Greek Theatre two days later were sold out.
Set list The following set list is from the concert held on July 16, 2016, in Seattle. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
"Woman Up" "Watch Me Do" "Me Too" "Dear Future Husband" "Lips Are Movin" "Mom" "Dance Like Yo Daddy" "All About That Bass" "Friends" "Good to Be Alive" "Kindly Calm Me Down" "Hopeless Romantic" "Just a Friend to You" "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" "Bang Dem Sticks" "Throwback Love" "I Love Me" "Champagne Problems" "I Won't Let You Down" "One Dance" "Better" "Thank You" Encore "NO"Notes' During the September 9 show in New York City, Trainor's cover of "One Dance" was omitted. During the July 22 show in Los Angeles, Trainor was joined by James Corden for the "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" performance, and "Bang Dem Sticks" was omitted.
Tour dates + List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act(s), attendance and revenueSources for tour dates:*Box score: Date(2016) City Country Venue Opening act(s) Attendance Revenue July 14NampaUnited StatesFord Idaho Center AmphitheatreHailee SteinfeldCommon Kings — — July 16SeattleWaMu Theater — — July 18San JoseEvent Center ArenaHailee Steinfeld — — July 20Las VegasChelsea BallroomHailee SteinfeldCommon Kings 2,165 / 2,165 $122,342 July 22Los AngelesGreek Theatre 5,503 / 5,503 $289,637 July 24PhoenixComerica Theatre — — July 26DenverBellco Theatre — — July 29The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion — — July 31AllenAllen Event Center — — August 2RogersWalmart Arkansas Music Pavilion — — August 4AtlantaChastain Park Amphitheater — — August 6NashvilleAscend Amphitheater — — August 8Rochester HillsMeadow Brook Music Festival — — August 10RosemontRosemont Theatre — — August 12Des MoinesIowa State Fair Grandstand — — August 13SpringfieldIllinois State Fairgrounds Grandstand — — August 30TorontoCanadaMolson Canadian Amphitheatre — — September 1Port HawkesburyPort Hawkesbury Civic Centre — — September 3AllentownUnited StatesAllentown Fairgrounds — — September 6ViennaFilene Center — — September 8 New York City Radio City Music Hall 11,868 / 11,868 $617,689 September 9 September 11PittsburghPetersen Events Center — — September 14North CharlestonNorth Charleston Coliseum — — September 16MiamiKlipsch Amphitheatre 4,078 / 4,695 $141,774 September 18OrlandoCFE ArenaHailee Steinfeld 6,230 / 6,515 $258,079 September 20GreenvilleBon Secours Wellness ArenaHailee SteinfeldCommon Kings 5,158 / 5,501 $220,367 September 22UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena 6,692 / 7,097 $369,068 September 24BostonBlue Hills Bank Pavilion — — September 25 October 15MadridSpainBarclaycard Center — — — Total 41,694 / 43,344(96.2%) $2,018,956
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