The Neotheater World Tour was the fourth concert tour by the American pop band AJR, supporting their third studio album, Neotheater (2019). It ran from September 20, 2019, to January 21, 2020, and covered 42 shows across Europe and North America. The set list consisted primarily of songs from Neotheater, with a few numbers from the band's second album The Click (2017). A second leg of the Neotheater World Tour with 21 more shows was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Background and development
On March 10, 2019, AJR released a trailer for their third studio album, Neotheater, which would release on April 26. Shortly after this, the band announced the Neotheater World Tour on March 15, with tickets becoming available for sale on March 22. Band member Ryan Met stated in an interview with Atwood Magazine that the tour was conceptualized at the same time as the album, stating "we wanted it to be one whole cohesive piece of art". Two release shows prefaced the tour, with AJR performing at Bowery Ballroom in New York City on April 29 and Hoxton Hall in London on May 14.
The Neotheater World Tour started on September 13 at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Massachusetts, remaining in the United States through November. In December, AJR traveled to Europe to perform in Russia, Poland, Germany, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. Some shows on the tour were opened by Tessa Violet. On November 13, 2019, AJR announced a 2020 leg of the Neotheater World Tour, consisting of 21 dates in the United States and 4 dates in Canada throughout May and June. The leg was scheduled to feature Almost Monday as a supporting act.
On November 19, AJR postponed the final four November shows due to lead singer Jack Met having symptoms of strep throat. These shows were re-scheduled to dates in mid-January 2020 as part of the second leg, with tickets going on sale on November 22. Following the outbreak of COVID-19, all the shows in May and June 2020 were canceled alongside the band's Everything Everywhere Tour, which would've taken place in July and August 2020 with Quinn XCII, Hobo Johnson & the LoveMakers, and Ashe as supporting acts.
Neotheater World Tour Doc Alongside the development of the tour, AJR released Neotheater World Tour Doc, a five-episode documentary series that was directed by Austin Roa and published to YouTube between October 2, 2019, and January 6, 2020. Episodes ranged 7–14 minutes in length and showcased rehearsals, fan interactions, concert highlights, backstage footage, and hardships with the tour.
Set list "Next Up Forever" "Birthday Party" "Sober Up" "The Entertainment's Here" "Netflix Trip" "Break My Face" "Come Hang Out" "Weak" "Karma" Interlude ("Three-Thirty" / "I'm Not Famous" / "No Grass Today" / "Pretender" / "Call My Dad" / "Growing Old on Bleecker Street" / "I'm Ready" / "Bud Like You" / "Let the Games Begin" / "Beats") "Turning Out Pt. ii" / "Turning Out" "Wow, I'm Not Crazy" How We Made / "Don't Throw Out My Legos" "Dear Winter" "Burn the House Down"
Encore
Tour dates List of 2019 concerts Date (2019) City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue September 13West SpringfieldUnited StatesThe Eastern States Exposition September 20Council BluffsHarrah's Stir Cove Tessa Violet3,500 / 3,500$124,375 September 26Los AngelesShrine Expo Hall4,104 / 4,820$153,662 September 28San FranciscoBill Graham Civic Auditorium6,005 / 6,500$237,352 September 30SeattleThe Paramount Theatre2,763 / 2,779$104,011 October 1PortlandTheater of the Clouds3,823 / 3,946$120,773 October 3Salt Lake CityThe Great Saltair5,389 / 6,550$169,612 October 5MorrisonRed Rocks Amphitheatre7,731 / 7,731$403,763 October 10New York CityRadio City Music Hall Michael Blume5,637 / 5,637$290,011 October 16DetroitThe Fillmore2,746 / 2,749$106,579 October 18ColumbusExpress Live! Amphitheatre5,200 / 5,200$183,600 October 19IndianapolisIndiana Farmers Coliseum5,831 / 5,831$178,298 October 20Grand Rapids20 Monroe Live October 22MinneapolisArmory5,139 / 5,139$179,309 October 23MadisonThe Sylvee2,414 / 2,454$94,923 October 25Kansas CityUptown Theater2,847 / 2,847$92,453 October 26St. LouisThe Pageant2,000 / 2,000$74,543 October 27Oklahoma CityThe Criterion2,825 / 3,170$94,220 October 29DallasToyota Music Factory3,682 / 4,258$129,454 October 30AustinACL Live2,500 / 2,536$97,800 October 31HoustonRevention Music Center November 6New OrleansThe Fillmore Flora Cash1,899 / 2,087$65,950 November 8OrlandoHard Rock Cafe2,946 / 2,946$104,320 November 9TampaYuengling Center5,512 / 5,907$176,156 November 12AtlantaInfinite Energy Center November 14PhiladelphiaMetropolitan Opera House7,346 / 7,768$592,949 November 15 November 16BostonAgganis Arena5,669 / 5,729$237,850 December 1MoscowRussia1930 Moscow Flawes rowspan="7" rowspan="7" December 3WarsawPolandNiebo December 4BerlinGermanyKesselhaus in der Kulturbrauerei December 6AntwerpBelgiumZappa December 7ParisFranceLa Maroquinerie December 8AmsterdamNetherlandsMelkweg December 10LondonUnited KingdomO2 Forum Kentish Town December 12GlasgowSWG31,000 / 1,000$22,627 December 13DublinIrelandThe Academy849 / 849$16,367 December 14ManchesterUnited KingdomManchester Academy
List of 2020 concerts Date (2020) City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue January 17ChicagoUnited StatesAragon BallroomAlmost Monday rowspan="2" rowspan="2" January 18BuffaloShea's Performing Arts Center January 20Washington, D.C.The Anthem6,000 / 6,000$213,099 January 21PittsburghUPMC Events Center
Cancelled dates List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation Date City Country Venue ReasonNovember 19, 2019BuffaloUnited StatesShea's Performing Arts CenterMedical issues, re-scheduled to January 2020.November 21, 2019Washington, D.C.The AnthemNovember 22, 2019PittsburghUPMC Events CenterNovember 23, 2019ChicagoAragon BallroomMay 6, 2020JacksonvilleDaily's PlaceCOVID-19 pandemicMay 8, 2020CharlotteMetro Credit Union AmphitheatreMay 9, 2020RaleighRed Hat AmphitheaterMay 10, 2020CharlottesvilleSprint PavilionMay 12, 2020SyracuseLandmark TheaterMay 13, 2020PortlandCross Insurance ArenaMay 15, 2020WallingfordToyota Oakdale TheatreMay 16, 2020ProvidenceBold Point PavilionMay 19, 2020LouisvilleIroquois AmphitheaterMay 20, 2020CincinnatiPNC PavilionMay 22, 2020ClevelandJacob's PavilionMay 23, 2020NashvilleAscend AmphitheaterMay 24, 2020BirminghamBirmingham–Jefferson Convention ComplexMay 27, 2020WichitaHartman ArenaMay 29, 2020Des MoinesWater Works ParkMay 30, 2020MilwaukeeBMO Harris PavilionMay 31, 2020Green BayResch CenterJune 2, 2020WinnipegCanadaBurton Cummings TheatreJune 4, 2020CalgaryMacEwan HallJune 5, 2020EdmontonNorthern Alberta Jubilee AuditoriumJune 7, 2020VancouverQueen Elizabeth TheatreJune 9, 2020BoiseUnited StatesCenturyLink ArenaJune 11, 2020San DiegoCalifornia Coast Credit UnionJune 12, 2020Las VegasThe CosmopolitanJune 13, 2020PhoenixComerica Theater
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