| Debut tour by Drake | |
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| Location | North America |
|---|---|
| Associated album | So Far Gone Thank Me Later |
| Start date | April 5, 2010 |
| End date | November 6, 2010 |
| Legs | 4 |
| No. of shows | 79 |
| Box office | $8 million ($11.18 million in 2023 dollars)[1] |
| Drake concert chronology | |
The Away from Home Tour, also marketed as the Light Dreams and Nightmares Tour, was the first headlining concert tour by Canadian recording artist, Drake.
The tour began on April 5, 2010 in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania and continued until November 6, 2010 with its final show scheduled in Las Vegas.[2] Scheduled for 78 performances across the United States and Canada, the tour was also utilized as a part of an environmentally friendly campaign alongside non-profit organization Reverb.[3]
The tour marks Drake's first concert tour after signing with Young Money Entertainment, as well as his first tour where he serves as the headline act. The concert tour, which featured k-os and Francis & The Lights as initial opening acts, is in support of Drake's debut studio album and extended play, Thank Me Later and So Far Gone, respectively. Most of the track-list from these projects were performed, such as singles "Best I Ever Had", "I'm Goin' In", "Successful" and concert closer "Over". Additional singles where Drake acts as a featured artist were also performed, including "I Invented Sex", "BedRock", and "Forever". Despite bookings for a European leg of the tour,[4] it was ultimately scrapped in favor of domestic support of the projects.[5]
The tour had a total gross of over $8 million off of 78 shows, making it one of the highest-grossing hip-hop tours of 2010.[6]
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- ^ "Drake Announces North American Solo Tour". Billboard. 2009-09-14. Archived from the original on 7 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ "Drake's "The Campus Consciousness Tour" Details". WGPR. Radio One. February 8, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
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- ^ Breihan, Tom (July 1, 2010). "Drake Cancels European Tour". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
- ^ "Jay-Z, Eminem And Drake Headline Hip Hop's Top-Grossing Tours". Hiphopdx.com. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2018.