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The Bloom Tour

The Bloom Tour

2018–19 concert tour by Troye Sivan

The Bloom Tour was the fourth headlining concert tour by Australian singer Troye Sivan, in support of his sophomore album, Bloom (2018). It began on 21 September 2018 in Irving, United States and ended on 30 November 2019 in Chengdu, China.

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Background

On 28 May 2018, Sivan announced the North American leg. The leg was set to feature German singer and songwriter Kim Petras as the main opening act with American singer-songwriters Leland and Carlie Hanson in selected dates.[1] The announcement of Kim Petras as an opening act resulted in backlash due to her association with American record producer Dr. Luke who was sued by American singer Kesha for sexual abuse. Petras stated in a past interview that she would not work with someone she believed was an abuser of women when questioned about working with him. She released a statement apologizing and saying that while she had been open about her positive experiences with Dr. Luke, it did not negate other people's experiences. Sivan released a statement saying that he was not aware of Petras' comments about Dr. Luke but that while her comments did not align with his views, he supported her as an artist and person and they had spoken to each other personally to address her comments.[2]

The presale tickets went on sale on 5 June through Sivan's official app.[3] Latin American leg featured festival appearances during Lollapalooza in Argentina, Chile and Brazil.[4] Two sideshow dates were announced in Buenos Aires and São Paulo.[5] The European leg dates was announced on 19 November 2018, followed by the tickets sale four days later.[6] The Asian legs was announced on 14 February 2019.[7] The Australian and New Zealand leg was announced on 21 June 2019, with tickets on sale on 28 June 2019.[8] Three additional dates in China were announced on 24 September 2019, with tickets on sale on 30 September 2019.[9]

Critical reception

Reviewing for the opening night in Irving, Isabel Arcellana of Dallas Observer praised Sivan's stage presence and vocal performance but criticized the set that "could have been more original" and long breaks between wardrobe change.[10] Eric Webb of Austin360 called Sivan "held his arms open in a joyful celebration of queer identity and love" in his show in Austin.[11] Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone praised Sivan for "carried himself well on stage, embodying the sweeping, changing emotions of each of his songs with grace".[12] Natalia Manzocco of Now rated the show in Toronto four out of five stars and called it "beautifully and explicitly queer".[13] While reviewing the show in Denver, Tyler Harvey of 303 Magazine praised the set list and called it "merged with emotional, daring and raw authenticity."[14] Olivia Khiel of Atlas Artist Group described the show in Phoenix a joy.[15] Reviewing the show in San Diego, Jahfreen Alam of The Guardian (UCSD) gave it a rate of B and called it "a celebration of youth, growing up and finding yourself".[16]

Rachel Bowles of The Skinny rated the show in Glasgow four of five stars and said Sivan "put his absolute all into forging those precious moments with the crowd."[17] Meliza Sestito of aAh! Magazine described the show in Manchester as "a positive and uplifting experience".[18] Writing for NME, Sophie Williams praised the show and called it as a "communal celebration of what it truly means to be young, queer and free."[19]

Set list

This set list is from the concert on 28 February 2019 in London, England. It is not intended to represent all tour dates.[19]

  1. "Seventeen"
  2. "Bloom"
  3. "Plum"
  4. "Heaven"
  5. "Fools"
  6. "Lucky Strike"
  7. "Wild"
  8. "I'm So Tired..."
  9. "Postcard"
  10. "The Good Side"
  11. "What a Heavenly Way to Die"
  12. "Bite"
  13. "1999"
  14. "Dance to This"
  15. "Animal"
Encore
  1. "Youth"
  2. "My My My!"

Notes

  • ''1999'' was added to the setlist starting in New York City.[12]

Tour dates

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Cancelled shows

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Notes

  1. The concert on 30 March 2019 at Hipódromo de San Isidro in Buenos Aires is part of Lollapalooza Argentina.[22]
  2. The concert on 31 March 2019 at Parque O'Higgins in Santiago is part of Lollapalooza Chile.[23]
  3. The concert on 5 April 2019 at Autódromo de Interlagos in São Paulo is part of Lollapalooza Brazil.[24]
  4. The concert on 1 June 2019 at Racetrack Służewiec in Warsaw is part of Orange Warsaw Festival.[26]
  5. The concert on 6 June 2019 at The Wiltern in Los Angeles is part of Go West Fest.[27]
  6. The concert on 7 July 2019 at Ruissalo in Turku is part of Ruisrock.[28]
  7. The concert on 9 July 2019 at Groos in Grimstad is part of Skral Festival.[29]
  8. The concert on 19–21 July 2019 at Jakarta International Expo in Jakarta is part of We the Fest.[30]

References

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    Young, Alex (22 November 2018). "Lollapalooza reveals 2019 lineups for Brazil, Argentina, and Chile festivals". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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    "Cuándo y dónde serán los "sideshows" del Lollapalooza Argentina". Info Bae (in Spanish). 12 December 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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    Spanos, Brittany (10 October 2018). "Troye Sivan Shows His Taylor Swift Ambitions at Radio City Music Hall". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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    Manzocco, Natalia (16 October 2018). "Review: Troye Sivan's Sony Centre concert was beautifully and explicitly queer". Now. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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    North American box score:
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    "Lollapalooza 2019: la tarde en la que Troye Sivan fue pasión de multitudes". Clarín (in Spanish). 30 March 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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    Fuentes, Nicolás (1 April 2019). "Troye Sivan en Lollapalooza Chile 2019: Floreciendo". La Rata (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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    Brêda, Lucas (5 April 2019). "Troye Sivan faz show dançante no Lollapalooza e se empolga com o público". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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    Asian box score:
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    "New additions for Ruisrock". DIY. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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    "Troye Sivan til Skral!". Skral (in Norwegian). 10 January 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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    "Troye Sivan to perform at We The Fest 2019". The Jakarta Post. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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    "Tours". Troye Sivan. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
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    "Troye Sivan axes Paris show due to voice loss". apnews.com. 9 March 2019.
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