The Long Live Montero Tour was the debut concert tour by American rapper Lil Nas X, in support of his debut studio album, Montero (2021). The tour spanned across North America and Europe, beginning on September 6, 2022, in Detroit, Michigan, and concluded in Barcelona on November 17, 2022. In September 2022, it was announced that artist will play an exclusive show located at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, on January 4, 2023.
Background On April 26, 2022, Lil Nas X announced a concert tour to support the debut album, Montero. The tour, titled Long Live Montero Tour, will be his first headlining concert tour, and set to begin on September 6, 2022 in Detroit, and conclude on November 17, 2022 in Barcelona. Tickets for North American dates went on sale on April 29, with European dates to follow on May 6. Mobile payment service, Cash App, held pre-sales for North American dates on April 27 via Ticketmaster. In early September 2022, the artist announced that he'll play an exclusive show in Sydney. The show happened at the Hordern Pavilion on January 4, 2023.
On August 18, 2023, Lil Nas X announced Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero, a documentary film that chronicles life on the road during the Long Live Montero Tour as he discusses his career and his place in the pop world as a Black and queer performer. The film premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2023,Osobe Waberi, "TIFF Review: Lil Nas X shines profoundly in new documentary and proves how he’s a game-changer in the music industry". Now, September 11, 2023. and was released on Max on January 27, 2024.Mankaprr Conteh, "Lil Nas X’s Tour Documentary Doesn’t Pretend to Be Something It’s Not". Rolling Stone, January 26, 2024.
Set list The set list was revealed after Lil Nas X performed his first show on September 6, 2022, at the Fox Theatre.
"Panini" "Tales of Dominica" "Sun Goes Down" "Old Town Road" / "Rodeo" "Dead Right Now" "Dont Want It" "Thats What I Want" "Lost in the Citadel" "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" "Down Souf Hoes" "Scoop" "Industry Baby"
Encore "Star Walkin'"
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Shows +List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening act Date City Country Venue Opening act Leg 1 — North America September 6, 2022 Detroit United States Fox Theatre rowspan="6" September 7, 2022 September 10, 2022 Chicago Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom September 11, 2022 September 16, 2022 Toronto Canada RBC Echo Beach September 18, 2022 Boston United States MGM Music Hall at Fenway September 20, 2022 New York City Radio City Music Hall Owenn September 21, 2022 September 22, 2022 Philadelphia The Met Philadelphia rowspan="13" September 25, 2022 Washington, D.C. The Anthem September 27, 2022 Atlanta Coca-Cola Roxy September 28, 2022 October 2, 2022 Nashville Nashville Municipal Auditorium October 4, 2022 Miami James L. Knight Center October 5, 2022 Orlando Hard Rock Live October 11, 2022 Houston713 Music Hall October 12, 2022 Irving The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory October 18, 2022 Inglewood YouTube Theater October 19, 2022 October 21, 2022 Phoenix Arizona Financial Theatre October 23, 2022 San Francisco Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Leg 2 — Europe November 8, 2022 Amsterdam Netherlands AFAS Live Skaiwater November 9, 2022 Berlin Germany Max-Schmeling-Halle November 10, 2022 Hamburg Alsterdorfer Sporthalle November 12, 2022 London England Eventim Apollo November 14, 2022 Paris France Zénith Paris November 15, 2022 Brussels Belgium Palais 12 November 17, 2022 Barcelona Spain Sant Jordi Club Leg 3 — Oceania January 4, 2023 Sydney Australia Hordern Pavilion Gold Fang
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