The Heavy Is the Head Tour was the second concert tour by British rapper Stormzy, staged in support of his second studio album, Heavy Is the Head (2019). The tour began on 7 February 2020 at the RedfestDXB festival in Dubai, and was scheduled to conclude on 10 October of the same year in Lagos, Nigeria.[1] The tour was officially announced in November 2019, with additional dates published on 6 December 2019.[2] Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour was suspended at the start of March 2020 and resumed with 15 dates in the UK and Ireland in March and April of 2022.
| Tour by Stormzy | |
| Location |
|
|---|---|
| Associated album | Heavy Is the Head |
| Start date | 7 February 2020 |
| End date | 4 April 2022 |
| Legs | 2 |
| No. of shows | 29 |
| Stormzy concert chronology | |
Tour
editThe tour kicked off on 7 February 2020 at the RedfestDXB festival in Dubai,[3] before heading to Europe as part of the tour's first leg. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic caused numerous disruptions to the tour. On 13 February 2020 the Asian leg of the tour was postponed.[4] Although the European dates were generally kept, the final concert of the European leg, scheduled for Zürich in Switzerland on 5 March, was cancelled after authorities limited gatherings to a maximum of 1,000 people.[5] Stormzy performed in Prague on 4 March to a sold-out crowd at the Malá sportovní hala in Výstaviště Praha,[6] but this proved to be his last public concert of 2020.
The Australia and New Zealand leg of the tour were later postponed for the same reason, firstly to November 2020, before being rescheduled for November and December 2022.[7] In September 2022, the Australasian dates were cancelled outright.[8]
The UK & Ireland leg of the tour was pushed back from its initial slot of September 2020, to April 2021, before being moved again to March 2022.[9] The tour finally resumed with Stormzy's first UK arena date in Cardiff on 13 March 2022.[10]
Set list
editThe following set list was obtained from the concert held on 15 March 2022 at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle, England.[11] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
- Intro
- Big Michael
- Audacity
- Know Me From
- Cold
- Handsome
- First Things First
- Interlude - Heavy Is The Head
- Crown
- Superheroes
- Own It
- Do Better
- Real Life (Burna Boy ft. Stormzy)
- One Second
- Cigarettes & Cush
- Rachael's Little Brother
- Lessons
- Rainfall
- Interlude - Don't Forget To Breathe
- Wiley Flow
- Clash (Dave ft. Stormzy)
- Big for Your Boots
- Shut Up
- Blinded by Your Grace, Pt. 2
- Vossi Bop
Shows
edit| Date (2020) |
City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 February | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | RedfestDXB[nb 1] |
| 10 February | Brussels | Belgium | Ancienne Belgique |
| 11 February | |||
| 20 February | Berlin | Germany | Columbiahalle |
| 21 February | Copenhagen | Denmark | Royal Arena |
| 22 February | Amsterdam | Netherlands | AFAS Live |
| 24 February | Hamburg | Germany | Docks |
| 25 February | Oslo | Norway | Sentrum Scene |
| 26 February | Stockholm | Sweden | Annexet |
| 28 February | Cologne | Germany | Carlswerk Victoria |
| 29 February | Paris | France | Le Trianon |
| 1 March | Mainz | Germany | Altes Postlager |
| 3 March | Warsaw | Poland | Stodoła |
| 4 March | Prague | Czech Republic | Malá sportovní hala, Výstaviště Praha[nb 2] |
Rearranged shows
edit| Original Date (2020)[2] |
Rearranged Date (2022)[9] |
City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September | 27 March | London | United Kingdom | The O2 |
| 4 September | 28 March | |||
| 5 September | 29 March | |||
| 7 September | 1 April | Dublin | Ireland | 3Arena |
| 8 September | 2 April | |||
| 10 September | 3 April | Glasgow | United Kingdom | SSE Hydro |
| 11 September | 15 March | Newcastle upon Tyne | Utilita Arena | |
| 12 September | 16 March | Leeds | First Direct Arena | |
| 13 September | 20 March | Liverpool | M&S Bank Arena | |
| 16 September | 18 March | Sheffield | FlyDSA Arena | |
| 17 September | 19 March | Manchester | Manchester Arena | |
| 18 September | 21 March | Nottingham | Motorpoint Arena | |
| 19 September | 23 March | Birmingham | Arena Birmingham | |
| 21 September | 13 March | Cardiff | Motorpoint Arena Cardiff | |
| 22 September | 24 March | Bournemouth | Bournemouth International Centre |
Cancelled shows
edit| Date (2020) |
City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 March | Zürich | Switzerland | X-TRA |
| Date (2020) |
City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 March | Akasaka | Japan | Blitz |
| 27 March | Shanghai | China | Arkham |
| 28 March | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Sónar |
| 29 March | Seoul | Korea | MUV Hall |
| Date (2020) |
City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May | Wellington | New Zealand | TSB Bank Arena |
| 2 May | Auckland | The Trusts Stadium | |
| 6 May | Perth | Australia | HBF Stadium |
| 9 May | Sydney | Hordern Pavilion | |
| 10 May | |||
| 13 May | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | |
| 14 May | Melbourne | John Cain Arena | |
| 16 May | Brisbane | Riverstage |
| Date (2020) |
City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May | Oakland | United States | Fox Theater |
| 27 May | Los Angeles | The Novo | |
| 29 May | Denver | Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom | |
| 30 May | Atlanta | Buckhead Theatre | |
| 31 May | Montreal | Canada | Theatre Corona |
| 2 June | Toronto | Rebel | |
| 4 June | Brooklyn | United States | Brooklyn Steel |
| 5 June | Philadelphia | Theatre of Living Arts | |
| 6 June | Washington, D.C. | 9:30 Club | |
| 9 June | Chicago | Metro | |
| 12 June | Houston | House of Blues | |
| 13 June | Dallas | House of Blues |
| Date (2020) |
City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 October | Cape Town | South Africa | Rocking the Daisies Festival |
| 4 October | Johannesburg | In the City Festival | |
| 9 October | Accra | Ghana | Untamed Empire |
| 10 October | Lagos | Nigeria | Balmoral Convention Center |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Young, Alex (29 November 2019). "Stormzy announces 2020 world tour". Yahoo!. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ a b Aubrey, Elizabeth (6 December 2019). "Stormzy adds more UK dates to huge 'Heavy is the Head' world tour for 2020". NME. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ a b Saeed, Saeed (6 February 2020). "RedfestDXB 2020 timings: When Stormzy, Garrix and Young Thug will hit the stage in Dubai". The National (Abu Dhabi). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (13 February 2020). "Stormzy postpones Asian tour due to coronavirus". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Madonna, The Who, Coachella: The gigs and festivals cancelled over coronavirus". Sky News. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Veselý, Karel (5 March 2020). "Recenze: Přijel vládce grimu. Raper Stormzy v Praze potvrdil svůj nárok na korunu". aktualne.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Bracken, Claire (20 April 2022). "Updated: Stormzy reschedules his massive Australian 2020 tour". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Hansen, Ben (29 September 2022). "Stormzy Has Cancelled His 2022 Australian Tour and Dropped Out of Spilt Milk". Concrete Playground. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ a b Moore, Sam (19 October 2021). "Stormzy reschedules UK and Ireland tour dates to 2022". NME. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Skinner, Tom (14 March 2022). "Stormzy announces his third album at first night of UK and Ireland tour". NME. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Savage, Mark (16 March 2022). "Stormzy tour review: Star praises fans who waited two years to see him". BBC. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "60 koncertních tipů na rok 2020: Přijedou Nick Cave, Thom Yorke nebo Guns N' Roses". aktualne.cz (in Czech). 5 January 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "STORMZY – CANCELLED". Handsome Tours. n.d. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023.