The So Nice Tour was the fourth concert tour by Canadian recording artist Carly Rae Jepsen. Launched in support of her sixth studio album The Loneliest Time (2022), The tour began on 21 September 2022 and concluded on 13 August 2023.
Background The tour was announced 7 June 2022, shortly after the release of the album's first single, "Western Wind". American singer/songwriter, Empress Of would be announced alongside and serve as the support act for the entire North American leg of the tour, except for two co-headlining shows announced a month prior, that Jepsen would perform with American rock band, Bleachers in Cleveland and Toronto respectively. The tour commenced in Montreal, Canada on 24 September 2022 and marked as her first set of live performances since 2019.
Jepsen aligned with non-profit, PLUS1 to have one dollar for every ticket sold from all shows (in North America) donated to The Ally Coalition. This organization supports homeless and at-risk LGBTQ youth. During Fall 2022, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australian legs of the tour were announced and proceeded between February and March 2023, with the former supported by French singer/songwriter, Lewis OfMan.
Critical reception Reviews for the concerts in America have been positive. Many critics noted Jepsen's showmanship and exuberant energy during the shows. For the concert in Boston, Abigail A. Golden (The Harvard Crimson) writes Jepsen was a "joy to watch". She continues, "With a 27-song setlist, Jepsen's stamina was commendable. In leaping across the stage, trekking up flights of stairs to engage with the members of her band, and coordinating dances with backup vocalists Sophi Bairley and Julia Ross, the singer kept the energy up throughout her entire performance."
Moving to Philadelphia, Maureen Walsh (WXPN) states she enjoyed how the music was the main attraction of the show. She wrote, "All night, I kept looking around seeing people singing along, having a great time and losing themselves dancing to some fun freaking music. Carly's moonlady animation was right: forget your cares and enjoy yourself every once in a while, it will do you a world of good."
For the concert in Los Angeles, Jefferson Lim (Annenberg Media) says the performance "radiated energy". He says, "The nearly 90-minute show was an unforgettable, energetic night of fun. Jepsen performed non-stop with such vigor and passion that it was just too hard not to dance and sing along. If love is a lonely road, then we can rest easy knowing that we have the comfort of Jepsen's music to go along with it."
Setlist
Shows + List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening act Date City Country Venue Opening act(s)North America21 September 2022ClevelandUnited StatesJacobs Pavilion Bleachers22 September 2022TorontoCanadaBudweiser Stage24 September 2022MontrealM TelusEmpress Of26 September 2022BostonUnited StatesRoadrunner28 September 2022New York CityRadio City Music Hall29 September 2022Washington, D.C.The Anthem1 October 2022PhiladelphiaThe Met Philadelphia2 October 2022NorfolkThe NorVa4 October 2022KnoxvilleTennessee Theatre5 October 2022AtlantaThe Eastern7 October 2022AustinZilker Park 9 October 2022Houston713 Music HallEmpress Of10 October 2022DallasSouth Side Ballroom12 October 2022DenverMission Ballroom14 October 2022Salt Lake CityThe Union Event Center15 October 2022ParadiseThe Theater at Virgin Hotels17 October 2022PhoenixArizona Financial Theatre18 October 2022Los AngelesGreek Theatre20 October 2022Santa BarbaraArlington Theatre21 October 2022BerkeleyHearst Greek Theatre23 October 2022PortlandRoseland Theater24 October 202226 October 2022SeattleShowbox SoDo27 October 202229 October 2022VancouverCanadaThunderbird Sports Centre2 November 2022MadisonUnited StatesThe Sylvee4 November 2022Kansas CityUptown Theater6 November 2022ChicagoByline Bank Aragon Ballroom10 January 2023DenverMission BallroomBelinda CarlisleThey Might Be GiantsEuropeSources for tour dates in Europe:4 February 2023DublinIreland3Olympia TheatreLewis OfMan5 February 20237 February 2023LeedsUnited KingdomO2 Academy Leeds8 February 2023GlasgowO2 Academy Glasgow9 February 2023ManchesterO2 Apollo Manchester11 February 2023BirminghamO2 Institute12 February 2023BristolO2 Academy13 February 2023BrightonBrighton Dome15 February 2023LondonAlexandra PalaceAustralasiaSources for tour dates in Australia:4 March 2023MuntinlupaPhilippinesFilinvest City Event Groundsrowspan=77 March 2023SydneyAustraliaEnmore Theatre8 March 20239 March 2023BrisbaneThe Tivoli12 March 2023MeredithMeredith Supernatural Amphitheatre13 March 2023MelbourneForum Theatre14 March 2023North America1 April 2023BostonUnited StatesMatthews Arena rowspan="5" 2 April 2023PittsburghBigelow Boulevard27 May 2023NapaNapa Valley Expo3 June 2023Asbury ParkStone Pony Summer Stage4 June 2023West HollywoodWest Hollywood ParkEurasia23 June 2023PiltonUnited KingdomWorthy Farmrowspan=7 28 June 2023YokohamaJapanNational Convention Hall30 June 2023NagoyaNagoya Century Hall2 July 2023KanazawaHondanomori Hall3 July 2023OsakaOrix Theater5 July 2023HiroshimaUeno Gakuen Hall6 July 2023FukuokaFukuoka Sun PalaceNorth America18 July 2023BlaineUnited StatesNational Sports Center 1 August 2023ChicagoMetroKid Sister3 August 2023Grant Park rowspan="2" 5 August 2023MontrealCanadaParc Jean-Drapeau7 August 2023New YorkUnited StatesPier 17Poolside8 August 202311 August 2023Los AngelesThe BellwetherHarvey Sutherland12 August 202313 August 2023
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