The Hello Bitches Tour (stylized as Hello Bi+ches Tour) was the debut

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n singer CL. The tour visited nine cities in 2016 in the

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and

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, kicking off in

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on October 29 and concluding in

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at the

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on November 14. The tour was promoted by SIVA Entertainment Group. The setlist consisted of her solo songs along with many of her previous works with

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Background and development

On September 23, 2016,

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announced that CL would hold her first American tour. She will visit nine cities in North America, with a total of nine shows. The tour's name derives from CL's 2015

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single "

Hello Bitches "Hello Bitches" is a song by South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter CL (rapper), CL, a member of girl group 2NE1. It was released on November 21, 2015, through YG Entertainment as her second solo single. The track was written by CL, along with ...

". The tour's announcement followed the release of CL's debut American single " Lifted" on August 19, amid news of an upcoming English-language debut EP. The sold-out show at the

made her the first Korean female singer to play a solo concert at a major venue in

. An unreleased music video of "Hello Bitches" was also played during the tour.

Controversy

On November 7, fans and concertgoers had noticed that CL had been using the "controversial" version of her song "

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" since the tour started. CL apologized on her Twitter account stating that her "engineer adsent the old version for hetour". CL performed the alternative version for the later shows.

Set list

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" (Intro) # " Can't Nobody" # "

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" # "

I Am the Best "I Am the Best" () is a song recorded by South Korean girl group 2NE1 for their self-titled second EP. It was written and produced entirely by the group's long-time collaborator Teddy Park and was released for digital download as the third ...

" # " Come Back Home" # " I Don't Care (Reggae Ver.)" # " Gotta Be You" # "

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" # " Lonely" # " Missing You" # "If I Were You" # " I Love You" # "

The Baddest Female "The Baddest Female" (Korean: 나쁜 기집애; ''Nappeun Gijibae'') is a song by South Korean artist CL, a member of 2NE1. It was produced by long-time collaborator and fellow YG Entertainment label mate Teddy Park. The single was released on ...

" # " Doctor Pepper" # "

Dirty Vibe "Dirty Vibe" is a single by American record producers Skrillex and Diplo, featuring vocals from G-Dragon and CL. It was released on December 15, 2014, as the fourth single from Skrillex's debut studio album '' Recess'' (2014). The single charted ...

" # "MTBD" # " Lifted" # "Hello Bitches" Encore # "

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" # "I Am The Best (Remix)"

Tour dates

References

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