The Warrior Tour was the second headlining concert tour by American recording artist
Kesha
Kesha Rose Sebert (; born March 1, 1987), formerly stylized as Ke$ha, is an American singer and songwriter. In 2005, at age 18, Kesha was signed to Kemosabe Records. Her first major success came in early 2009 after she was featured on America ...
, in support of her sophomore studio album, ''
Warrior
A warrior is a person specializing in combat or warfare, especially within the context of a tribal or clan-based warrior culture society that recognizes a separate warrior aristocracies, class, or caste.
History
Warriors seem to have been p ...
'' (2012). The tour started on July 3, 2013, and concluded on September 19, 2015.
Background and development
In late March, Kesha and American rapper
Pitbull
Pit bull is a term used in the United States for a type of dog descended from bulldogs and terriers, while in other countries such as the United Kingdom the term is used as an abbreviation of the American Pit Bull Terrier breed. The term was f ...
announced that they would tour North America together on their
North American Tour 2013
The North American Tour 2013 was a co-headlining concert tour by American recording artists Pitbull and Kesha. The tour promoted both Pitbull's album '' Global Warming'' and Kesha's album '' Warrior'', which were both released in November 2012 ...
. The joint tour was officially announced on March 22, 2013, but the two hinted at the tour on March 21, 2013, via
Twitter
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. Shortly after tickets were available for the duo's summer tour, Kesha announced a separate tour that would visit Europe and other places she did not visit with Pitbull. The tickets for the European leg of the tour went on-sale shortly after the dates were announced. A couple weeks later, on May 13, 2013, North American dates were added to the tour. Kesha announced the pre-sale password for the North American dates via
Twitter
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after the fourth episode of her television show, ''
Kesha: My Crazy Beautiful Life'', aired on May 16, 2013. The tickets went on sale to the general public on May 17, 2013. Leading up to the tour, Kesha has been using the website Mobio Insider to connect with her fans and give them details about the tour. Kesha has been promoting the tour mainly through her
Twitter
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and
Facebook
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accounts.
Aside from the social media promotion, Kesha has also promoted the tour through the application, Blippar. When scanning Kesha's symbol, fans can access many special features including the chance to win tickets to any of the dates on the North American leg. Many of the dates are a part of festivals and fairs including the
Live at the Marquee Festival in
Cork, Ireland, the
Wireless Festival
The Wireless Festival is a rap and urban music festival that takes place every year in London, England. It is owned and managed by Live Nation. While it started as primarily a rock and pop festival, in recent years it has focused on hip hop and ...
in London, England, the
Illinois State Fair
The Illinois State Fair is an annual festival, centering on the theme of agriculture, hosted by the U.S. state of Illinois in the state capital, Springfield, Illinois, Springfield. The state fair has been celebrated almost every year since 1853 ...
in
Springfield, Illinois
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, and a few others.
In October 2014, Kesha brought back the Warrior Tour setlist and costumes to perform for a music festival in Shanghai, China. After that, the tour was revisited and traveled throughout South and North America with new songs, visuals, and costumes added to the tour through January to September 2015.
Broadcasts and recordings
On June 21, 2013, the television network,
E!, announced that the network would broadcast a show from one of the co-headlining dates Kesha was on with Pitbull. The show would be broadcast as a part of ''E!'s Inside Track Summer Concert Series''. The series is a collaboration with
Live Nation
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. is an American global entertainment company and monopoly that was founded in 2010 following the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster. The company promotes, operates, and manages ticket sales for live entertainme ...
.
The network filmed the show in
Detroit
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at
The Palace of Auburn Hills
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on June 7, 2013. The recording was aired as the first installment of the series on June 21, 2013. To promote the broadcasting, E! interviewed Kesha an hour before the show at The Palace of Auburn Hills. In the interview, Kesha conversed with the interviewer about her favorite and least favorite parts of the tour, costumes she wears for the tour, and her golden tooth that she has from an accident at a bar.
[ E! also interviewed Kesha's stage manager, Justin De Meulenaere, before the show.] Meulenaere, who is also known as "Boot", is most known for his work with Kesha on her previous concert tour, the Get Sleazy Tour
The Get Sleazy Tour (stylized as Get $leazy Tour) was the first concert tour by American recording artist Kesha in support of both her first album, ''Animal'', and first extended play, ''Cannibal''. Officially announced on November 8, 2010, th ...
.
Set list
This set list is representative of the performance in Stockholm. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
#"Warrior"
#"Crazy Kids
"Crazy Kids" is a song by American singer Kesha. It was released in April 2013 as the third single for her second studio album ''Warrior'' (2012), with will.i.am and Juicy J as a featured artist depending on the version. An additional remix surfa ...
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#"We R Who We R
"We R Who We R" is a song by American singer Kesha from her first extended play (EP), '' Cannibal'' (2010). The song was released as the EP's lead single on October 22, 2010. It was written by Kesha, with Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Dr. Luke, Benny ...
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#"Blow
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* Blew (surname)
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Arts and entertainment Music
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* ''Blow ...
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#"Dirty Love"
#"Gold Trans Am"
#" Take It Off" (rock version)
#" C'Mon"
#"Thinking of You"
#"Machine Gun Love"
#"Last Goodbye"
#"Love Into the Light"
#"Supernatural"
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#"Your Love Is My Drug
"Your Love Is My Drug" is a song by American singer-songwriter Kesha, taken from her debut studio album, ''Animal'' (2010). It was released as the album's third single on May 14, 2010. The song was written by Kesha and Pebe Sebert, with Ammo, w ...
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;Encore
#"Die Young
"Die Young" is a song by American singer and songwriter Kesha. It was released on September 25, 2012, as the lead single from her second studio album, ''Warrior'' (2012). Kesha co-wrote the song with its producers, Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco, and ...
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Tour dates
Cancelled shows
Notes
References
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2015 concert tours
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