The Reflection Tour

The Reflection Tour
Tour by Fifth Harmony
Promotional poster for the tour
LocationNorth America • Europe • Asia
Associated albumReflection
Start dateFebruary 27, 2015 (2015-02-27)
End dateFebruary 12, 2016 (2016-02-12)
Legs4
No. of shows64
Fifth Harmony concert chronology
  • Fifth Times a Charm Tour
    (2014)
  • Reflection Tour
    (2015)
  • The 7/27 Tour
    (2016–2017)

The Reflection Tour was the first major headlining and fifth overall concert tour by American girl group Fifth Harmony. Visiting Europe, North America and Asia (one date in Adu Dhabi), the tour supported their debut studio album, Reflection (2015).[1][2] Fifth Harmony was not backed by a band or backing singers, instead, they opted for studio recorded versions of songs from their album and an acoustic set for covers. The setlist consisted mostly of songs from Reflection, with several adapted from their debut extended play, Better Together along with several medley covers. The shows garnered acclaim from critical reviews, many praising the group's vocal performance, the show's overall themes and the song transitions.

The first North American leg of the tour was uninterrupted. However, for the second North American leg, which ran from July until October, the group cancelled two dates, citing a performance at the BET Players Awards for July 18, three days after their second leg started.[3] On the other date, two of the members were diagnosed with bronchitis, prompting them to cancel the Washington show on September 16.[4][5] These dates were not rescheduled. Both legs of the tour sold out the majority of its shows and received positive reviews. Yahoo! livestreamed the March 24 Boston concert.[6]

Different sets were utilized for different legs of the tour. In the first leg, concerts were structured with photographer umbrella lights serving as the background for every show. Props such as a car were used in several tracks. The photographer umbrella lights were used in smaller numbers, with only several placed on the top of the stage and a five-piece screen in the background. For the third leg of the tour, a standard red backdrop and multiple stage lights, both up and down, were used along with a different outfit color. Including every date on this tour, the first show began on February 27, 2015 in San Francisco and ended on Abu Dhabi on February 12, 2016, nearly a year after the tour's initial announcement. Sixteen of the twenty-five dates were sold out.[7]

  1. ^ "Fifth Harmony Are Going On Tour!". MTV. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "Fifth Harmony Announce The Reflection Tour". Music Times. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference BETPlayersAwards was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference CancelledDateWashington was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  6. ^ Carl Smith (March 19, 2015). "Fifth Harmony to livestream Boston date of their Reflection tour: 'We're so excited'". Sugarscape.
  7. ^ "Current Boxscore". Billboard. January 25, 2013.