Star-Crossed: Unveiled was the concert tour by American singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves in support of her fifth studio album, Star-Crossed (2021).[1] It began on January 19, 2022, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, and took place across cities in the United States, Europe and Japan. It concluded in Austin, Texas, United States, on October 16, comprising 27 shows.[2] King Princess and MUNA served as opening acts during the first leg of the tour in the United States.[3]
| Tour by Kacey Musgraves | |
 Promotional poster for the tour | |
| Associated album | Star-Crossed |
|---|---|
| Start date | January 19, 2022 |
| End date | October 16, 2022 |
| Legs | 1 |
| No. of shows | 17 in North America 7 in Europe 2 in Asia 24 in total |
| Supporting act(s) | |
| Kacey Musgraves concert chronology | |
Background
editOn 30 August 2021, Kacey Musgraves formally announced Star-Crossed: Unveiled, with 15 shows across North America in January and February the following year. Tickets went on sale September 9, with an American Express presale running from September 2 until September 8.[4] A music video for her single "justified" was released in conjunction with the tour announcement.[5] Only the show in Toronto was cancelled due to the severe weather conditions. On 25 May 2021, The Primavera Sound Festival announced its 2022 line up. Musgraves was originally set to perform at the festival back in 2020 but the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] On 4 February 2022, Musgraves was announced to headline the Hampton Court Palace Festival and on 10 May 2022 Musgraves was announced to headline the Austin City Limits Festival.[7] On 24 June 2022, Adele announced Musgraves as her support for her two July 2022 shows in Hyde Park, London.[8]
Set list
editThis set list is representative of the show on January 19, 2022, in Saint Paul. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.[9]
- "Star-Crossed"
- "Good Wife"
- "Cherry Blossom"
- "Simple Times"
- "Breadwinner"
- "Golden Hour"
- "Butterflies"
- "Lonely Weekend"
- "Space Cowboy"
- "High Horse"
- "Camera Roll"
- "Hookup Scene"
- "Merry Go 'Round"
- "No Scrubs" (TLC cover)
- "Justified"
- "There Is A Light"
- "Gracias a la vida" (Violeta Parra cover)
- "Slow Burn"
- "Rainbow"
- Notes
- Starting with the show in Barcelona, "Dreams" was permanently added to the set list in place of "No Scrubs", "Hookup Scene" and "Gracias a la vida" were also permanently removed from the set list. "Cherry Blossom", "Space Cowboy", "Camera Roll" & "Merry Go 'Round" were not performed.
- Starting with the show in Molesey, a cover of Elvis Presley's Can't Help Falling In Love was added to the set list.
- Starting with the show in Pilton, "Camera Roll" & "Merry Go 'Round" were permanently removed from the set list. "Cherry Blossom", "Lonely Weekend", "Space Cowboy" & "Can't Help Falling In Love" were not performed.
- Starting with the shows in London and Werchter, "Space Cowboy" was permanently removed from the set list. "Cherry Blossom" was not performed.
- During the show in Pasadena, Willie Nelson joined Musgraves to perform On the Road Again in place of "Can't Help Falling In Love". "Cherry Blossom" was not performed.
- During the show in Chiba, "Can't Help Falling In Love" & "Dreams" were not performed.
- During the show in Osaka, "Can't Help Falling In Love" was not performed.
The following covers were performed by Musgraves in place of "No Scrubs":
- During the shows in Chicago, Cleveland, Boston, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Dallas, Oakland, "Dreams".
- During the show in Kansas City, "Killing Me Softly with His Song".
- During the shows in Philadelphia, New York City, Nashville, Los Angeles and Pasadena, "9 to 5".
Shows
edit| Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | ||||||
| January 19, 2022 | Saint Paul | United States | Xcel Energy Center | King Princess MUNA |
— | $692,000 |
| January 20, 2022 | Chicago | United Center | 12,083 / 12,083 | $1,301,656 | ||
| January 21, 2022 | Kansas City | T-Mobile Center | — | — | ||
| January 23, 2022 | Cleveland | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse | — | — | ||
| January 26, 2022 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | 6,672 / 10,872 | $560,703 | ||
| January 27, 2022 | Boston | TD Garden | 11,486 / 11,486 | $1,120,462 | ||
| February 3, 2022 | Washington D.C. | Capital One Arena | 12,890 / 15,285 | $1,280,951 | ||
| February 5, 2022 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 14,370 / 14,370 | $1,703,117 | ||
| February 9, 2022 | Atlanta | State Farm Arena | — | — | ||
| February 11, 2022 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | 13,497 / 13,497 | $1,629,006 | ||
| February 14, 2022 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 13,404 / 13,404 | $1,790,958 | ||
| February 16, 2022 | Denver | Ball Arena | — | — | ||
| February 19, 2022 | Oakland | Oakland Arena | 11,568 / 12,558 | $1,094,096 | ||
| February 20, 2022 | Los Angeles | Crypto.com Arena | 18,000 / 18,000 | — | ||
| Europe | ||||||
| June 2, 2022 | Barcelona | Spain | Parc del Fòrum[10][a] | — | — | — |
| June 22, 2022 | Molesey | United Kingdom | Hampton Court Palace[11][b] | |||
| June 26, 2022 | Pilton | Worthy Farm[12][c] | ||||
| June 30, 2022 | Roskilde | Denmark | Roskilde Festival[13][d] | |||
| July 1, 2022 | London | United Kingdom | Hyde Park[14][e] | Opening for Adele | — | — |
| July 2, 2022 | ||||||
| July 3, 2022 | Werchter | Belgium | Rock Werchter[15][f] | — | — | — |
| North America | ||||||
| July 9, 2022 | Pasadena | United States | Brookside at the Rose Bowl Stadium[16][g] | — | — | — |
| Asia | ||||||
| August 20, 2022 | Chiba | Japan | Makuhari Messe[17][h] | — | — | — |
| August 21, 2022 | Osaka | Maishima Sports Island[18][i] | ||||
| North America | ||||||
| October 9, 2022 | Austin | United States | Zilker Metropolitan Park[19][j] | — | — | — |
| October 16, 2022 | ||||||
| Total | 167,000 | $17,800,000 | ||||
Cancelled shows
edit| Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 February 2022 | Toronto [k] | Canada | Scotiabank Arena | Severe Weather | [20] |
| 19 June 2022 | Landgraaf | Netherlands | Pinkpop Festival | Unknown Reason | [21] |
| 24 June 2022 | Paris | France | L'Olympia | Supply chain issues | [22] |
| 22 July 2022 | Yelgun | Australia | Splendour in the Grass | Severe Weather | [23] |
Personnel
edit- Kacey Musgraves - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin and harmonica
- Rob Humphreys - drums
- Tarron Crayton - bass
- John Whitt - keyboards and MD
- Darek Cobbs - keyboards
- Drew Taubenfeld - guitar, pedal steel and MD
- Benjamin Jaffe - guitar, flute and vox
- Jon Sosin - guitar, banjo and vox
Notes
edit- ^ This concert is part of the Primavera Sound Festival
- ^ This concert is part of the Hampton Court Palace Festival
- ^ This concert is part of the Glastonbury Festival
- ^ This concert is part of the Roskilde Festival
- ^ This concert is part of Adele's 2022 Hyde Park Shows
- ^ This concert is part of Rock Werchter
- ^ This concert is part of the Palomino Festival
- ^ This concert is part of the Summer Sonic Festival
- ^ This concert is part of the Summer Sonic Festival
- ^ This concert is part of the Austin City Limits Festival
- ^ This concert was originally scheduled for January 24, 2022 but was rescheduled due to Covid-19 but was ultimately cancelled
References
edit- ^ "Kacey Musgraves Announces 2022 Headlining Tour". RollingStone. August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ^ "Star-Crossed: Unveiled Kasey Musgraves Tour Dates for 2022 Announced". TicketNews. August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ^ "Kacey Musgraves Teaming Up With Muna and King Princess for 2022 Tour". them. September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ "Kacey Musgraves Live "star-crossed: unveiled" Headlining Tour". Guitar Girl Magazine. August 30, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ "Kacey Musgraves Announces 2022 Tour & Releases New Video for "justified"". The Country Daily. August 30, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ Hughes, Josiah (May 25, 2021). "Primavera Announces Enormous Lineup for Expanded 2022 Festival". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ Blanchet, Brenton (May 10, 2022). "Lil Nas X, SZA, Kacey Musgraves, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and More to Headline 2022 Austin City Limits". Complex Networks. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ Hussey, Allison (June 24, 2022). "Kacey Musgraves, Nilüfer Yanya, More Announced for Adele's Hyde Park Show". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Kacey Musgraves kicks off tour in St. Paul". Music in Minnesota. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ "Kacey Musgraves will be performing at Primavera Sound Festival 2022 in Barcelona". May 25, 2021.
- ^ "Kacey Musgraves Grammy-award winner US superstar takes to our Festival stage this June!". June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Glastonbury Festival 2022: Kacey Musgraves – What Can We Expect From Her Set?". March 22, 2022.
- ^ "The new star in pop-meets-country music brings a beloved agenda".
- ^ "Adele announces Kacey Musgraves, Nilüfer Yanya, Gabrielle and more as openers for London shows". NME. June 24, 2022.
- ^ "Rock Werchter Bolsters 2022 Lineup With Black Pumas, Kacey Musgraves, Leon Bridges, Marcus King, More". January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Palomino Festival 7/9: Kacey Musgraves, Willie Nelson & Family, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Orville Peck & More".
- ^ "Summer Sonic 2022".
- ^ "Summer Sonic 2022".
- ^ "Kacey Musgraves, The Chicks to Headline 2022 Austin City Limits Music Festival". May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Kacey Musgraves Cancels the Last Stop on Her 'Star-Crossed': Unveiled Tour". February 27, 2022.
- ^ "Floor Jansen, Mother Mother and Dead Poet Society complete Pinkpop 2022 Program".
- ^ "KACEY MUSGRAVES". June 24, 2022.
- ^ "Kacey Musgraves, Baker Boy and more artists react to Splendour in the Grass day one cancellation". July 22, 2022.