The Now Tour was the fourth headlining concert tour by Canadian recording artist

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, in support of her fifth studio album ''

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'' (2017). The tour began on May 3, 2018, in Tacoma, and was initially scheduled to conclude in

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on August 4, 2018 but was later extended to conclude in

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on December 22, 2018. The tour marks Twain's first since 2015's

Rock This Country Tour The Rock This Country Tour was the third concert tour by Canadian recording artist Shania Twain. The tour was Twain's first tour in eleven years and was billed as her farewell tour. The tour kicked off on June 5, 2015, in Seattle, and concluded ...

, which, at the time, Twain announced would be her final run out on the road.

Background

During an interview with

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, on June 29, 2017, Twain stated that she had a change of heart and was ready to hit the road again to support her upcoming album, Now, stating "Now that I've got new music, I'm really motivated to do that music live". On August 16, 2017, while appearing on ''

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'', host

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announced that Twain will be embarking on the Now Tour in 2018. The following day on August 17, 2017, Twain confirmed that she will be going on tour to support her upcoming album ''Now'', through social media with tickets going on sale the following week. Following on from various promotional appearances for ''Now'' in the UK, including an exclusive set at

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, Twain announced the UK/Ireland dates on September 20, 2017. Revealing her excitement over her tour news, Shania said, "It's time to get back out there and give the music a chance to live a life!" Tickets for shows in Dublin and Belfast sold out within minutes, prompting Twain to add a second Dublin show. Additional dates for both Glasgow and London were announced after tickets for the initial dates quickly sold out. Due to demand, extra dates were added for Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland. An additional concert for New Zealand was added for December 22 in Dunedin after the first two in Auckland sold out. On February 26, 2018, she was announced as headliner for the Festa do Peão de Barretos, her first concert in Brazil. Negotiations for this to happen took over 20 years and Twain was paid over 1.1 million to perform for 55,000 fans who came from multiple countries of South America. At the end of 2018, the tour placed at number 34 on Pollstar's "2018 Year-End Top 100 Worldwide Tours" list, estimating that it grossed $51.5 million and that 596,972 people attended throughout the year. In July 2019, Pollstar ranked the tour on number 69 at the Mid Year Top 100 Worldwide Tours 2019 with $8.5 million and 74,533 of tickets sold in 7 shows. Overall according to Pollstar, the tour grossed $60 million in 59 dates for a total attendance of 671,505 people in an average of 11,381 fans per concert paying $100.40 dollars for each ticket. According to Touring Data, which combines published and non-published boxscores in Pollstar and Billboard magazine, the tour had an estimated gross of $76 million in 76 dates and 860,000 tickets sold worldwide. The tour is the best-selling tour for a country female artist in 2018 and the seventh best-selling for a female artist overall in the same year. The Now Tour helped secure Twain's place as the second highest-grossing country female artist in the decade with over $190 million collected, only behind Taylor Swift.

Critical reception

The tour opened to positive critical reception. Fish Griwkowsky of the ''

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'' called the tour Twain's best, while Matt Olsen of the ''

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'' complimented the show saying it was "filled with extravagance and punctuated with genuine emotion".

Opening acts

On April 11, 2018, Swiss singer

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confirmed he would be the opening act for all of the tour's 77 dates. Baker previously opened for Twain on the final two dates of her 2015

. The Shires joined Twain and Baker for the UK and Ireland dates.

Set list

This set list is representative of the show on May 3, 2018, at Tacoma Dome in

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. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour. # " Life's About to Get Good" # "

Come on Over ''Come On Over'' is the third studio album by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was released on November 4, 1997, by Mercury Records. Produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange, the album became the best-selling country album, the best ...

" # " Up!" # "Poor Me" # "

Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You) "Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)" is a song by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was released in November 1997 as the second single from Twain's album ''Come On Over'' but was the seventh to be released to international market ...

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That Don't Impress Me Much "That Don't Impress Me Much" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released in December 1998 as the sixth country single, and seventh single overall, from her third studio album, ''Come On Over'' (1997). It was ...

" # "Let's Kiss and Make Up" # "

Any Man of Mine "Any Man of Mine" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was issued to US radio in April 1995 as the second single from her second studio album '' The Woman in Me'' (1995). Twain wrote the song with Rob ...

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Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under? "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?" is a song by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was issued to radio January 2, 1995, in the US, as the first single released from her second studio album '' The Woman in Me'' (1995). The song was ...

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Honey, I'm Home "Honey, I'm Home" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Shania Twain. It was released in August 1998 as the sixth single from her album ''Come On Over'', and the fifth to country radio. The song was written by Twain an ...

" # "I'm Alright" # "Soldier" # "

You're Still the One "You're Still the One" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released as the third single from her third studio album ''Come On Over'' (1997). The song was written by Twain and Robert John "Mutt" Lange and produced by Lange. ...

" # "More Fun" # " The Woman in Me" # " From This Moment On" # "

I'm Gonna Getcha Good! "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" is a song written and performed by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the first single from her fourth studio album, '' Up!'' (2002), and was co-written by Twain and her then-husband, Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Backgro ...

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Party for Two "Party for Two" is a song recorded by the Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released as the lead single from her ''Greatest Hits'' compilation album. The song was written by Twain and her then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange. "Party for Two ...

" # " Swingin' with My Eyes Closed" # "

(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here! "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was released in November 1995 as the fourth single from her second studio album, '' The Woman in Me'' (1995). Wri ...

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Man! I Feel Like a Woman! "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain from her third studio album, ''Come On Over'' (1997). Written by Twain and her longtime collaborator and then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who also produced th ...

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Rock This Country! "Rock This Country!" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was the eleventh single released from her third studio album ''Come on Over.'' Written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Twain, "Rock This Coun ...

" Additional Notes *"

" was cut from the set list beginning with the July 27 Denver show. *"Let's Kiss and Make Up" was cut from the set list beginning with the August 1 Fresno show. * Brazil's show was set with no moving cubes and a slight change to set list. * "Soldier" was cut from the set list beginning with the September 19 Glasgow show. * "Soldier" was replaced by an interlude of "

Ka-Ching! "Ka-Ching!" is a 2003 song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the second international single released from her 2002 album '' Up!''. The song was written by Twain and Robert John "Mutt" Lange. "Ka-Ching!" was the second release to Europe ...

" performed by the backup dancers and singers for the Europe leg of the tour. * For the Europe leg, no encore number(s) were performed, and the final song is "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"

Shows

References

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