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Gloria the Tour

Gloria the Tour

2023 concert tour by Sam Smith

Gloria the Tour (stylised as GLORIA the tour) was the third headlining concert tour by English singer-songwriter, Sam Smith, in support of their fourth studio album Gloria (2023).[3] The tour began on 12 April 2023 at the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England,[4][5] and it did conclude on 11 November 2023 at the Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand.[6] Presenting a concert set in three acts (named, respectively, "LOVE," "Beauty," and "SEX"),[5] the tour consists of 4 legs, in Europe, North America, Asia, and Oceania, and a total of 75 shows.[7]

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Setlist

This set list is from the show in Sheffield on 12 April 2023. It may not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[5][8]

  1. "Stay with Me"
  2. "I'm Not the Only One"
  3. "Like I Can"
  4. "Nirvana"
  5. "Too Good at Goodbyes"
  6. "To Die For"
  7. "Perfect"
  8. "How Do You Sleep?"
  9. "Dancing with a Stranger"
  10. "Kissing You" (Des'ree cover)
  11. "Lay Me Down"
  12. "Love Goes"
  13. "Gimme"
  14. "Lose You"
  15. "Promises"
  16. "I'm Not Here to Make Friends"
  17. "Latch"
  18. "I Feel Love"
  19. "Restart"
    Encore
  20. "Gloria"
  21. "Human Nature" (Madonna cover)
  22. "Unholy"

Notes

  • Starting on 18 April, "Nirvana" and "Restart" were removed from the setlist and "Diamonds" was added after "Perfect".[9]
  • The show in Manchester abruptly ended with "Too Good at Goodbyes", due to Smith's vocal chord injury.[10]

Shows

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Cancelled shows

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Notes

  1. Part of the Montreux Jazz Festival.[13]
  2. Part of the 2023 Mad Cool Festival.[14]
  3. Part of the 2023 NOS Alive.[15]
  4. Part of the 2023 Festival de Nîmes.[16]
  5. Part of the 2023 Pori Jazz.[17]
  6. Part of the 2023 Positivus Festival.[18]
  7. The Glasgow concert was to be held on 22 April but was moved due to crew illness.[20][21]
  8. The Birmingham concert was to be held on 25 April but was moved due to crew illness.[20][23]
  9. Part of the 2023 Orange Warsaw Festival.[25]
  10. Part of the 2023 Summer in the City.[27]

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