California Dreams Tour

California Dreams Tour
World tour by Katy Perry
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albumTeenage Dream
Start dateFebruary 20, 2011 (2011-02-20)
End dateJanuary 22, 2012 (2012-01-22)
Legs8
No. of shows124
Box office$59.5 million ($78.3 million in 2023 dollars)[1]
Katy Perry concert chronology

The California Dreams Tour was the second concert tour by American singer Katy Perry, in-support of her third studio album, Teenage Dream (2010). The tour played 124 shows, beginning February 20, 2011 in Lisbon, Portugal and concluding on January 22, 2012 in Pasay, Philippines. It visited Europe, Oceania, Asia and the Americas.[2] The tour became an international success, with tickets selling out and ranking 16th in Pollstar's "2011 Top 25 Worldwide Tours", earning over $59.5 million[3] from over 1 million tickets sold. At the end of 2011, Billboard ranked it #13 on its annual "Top 25 Tours", earning nearly $48.9 million.[4] It won an award for Favorite Tour Headliner at the 38th People's Choice Awards.[5]

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  4. ^ "Top 25 Tours of 2011". Billboard. December 8, 2011. Archived from the original on December 27, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
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