The Holy Fvck Tour was the seventh concert tour by American singer Demi Lovato in support of her eighth studio album ''

Holy Fvck ''Holy Fvck'' is the eighth studio album by American singer Demi Lovato. It was released on August 19, 2022, through Island Records. ''Holy Fvck'' is primarily a pop punk and hard rock record, being a return to her early rock-influenced roots f ...

'' (2022). The tour began on August 13, 2022, in Springfield, Illinois and concluded on November 10, 2022, in Rosemont. The tour visited North America and South America through three legs. Supporting acts in North America included

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and

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Background

On June 6, 2022, Lovato announced her eighth studio album, ''Holy Fvck''. A day later, Lovato announced that she would embark on a concert tour supporting the album. American hard rock band

and singer-songwriter

were set to open the North American leg. Previously, Lovato had been confirmed to perform at several

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s, including

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and

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. A year prior, she also were announced as one of the performers at the

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festival in Brazil.

Reception

Julia Koscelnick of ''

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'' praised her concert in Washington, D.C., quoted that, "she never fails to dazzle with her vocals, but a lack of energy during her show to take her time to rest, fans could emphathize with Lovato taking time off to focus on resting her vocal cords." Jessica Jakubowicz of '' the Concordian'', gave their positive review for her concert in

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, praising their all-girl band and her vocals, which their vocals fits their rock arrangements of her back-catalogue.

Set list

This set list was taken from the concert on September 22, 2022, in Wheatland, California. It does not represent all shows throughout the tour. # "Holy Fvck" # "Freak" # " Substance" # "Eat Me" # " Confident" # " Here We Go Again" # "

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" # "

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" # "

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" # "The Art of Starting Over" # "4 Ever 4 Me" # " Sorry Not Sorry" # "City of Angels" # " Skyscraper" # " 29" # "

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" #" Skin of My Teeth" ;Encore #

"Happy Ending" #"

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" ;Notes *During the selected shows,

joined Lovato to perform "Eat Me". *During the selected shows,

joined Lovato to perform "Help Me" replacing "The Art of Starting Over". *During the show in Inglewood,

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joined Lovato to perform "La La". *During the first show in New York City,

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joined Lovato to perform "Iris".

Shows

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from ''Riff Magazine''. Band: * Demi Lovato – vocals, guitar *Brittany Bowman – drums *Leanne Bowes – bass *Dani McGinley – keyboards *

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– guitar

References

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