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The Listening Sessions

The Listening Sessions was the debut concert tour by American singer Ariana Grande. The tour supported Grande's debut studio album, Yours Truly (2013), which was released September 3, 2013. The tour began on August 11, 2013 and concluded September 22, 2013 and showcased all of the material from Grande's debut studio album, with the exception of "Popular Song". The tour grossed $679,360 from 11 shows across North America. The tour was said to expand after the release of Yours Truly, but failed to materialize due to Grande's filming schedule for Sam & Cat and recording sessions for her second studio album, My Everything.

The Listening Sessions
Continental tour by Ariana Grande
LocationNorth America
Associated albumYours Truly
Start dateAugust 13, 2013 (2013-08-13)
(Silver Spring)
End dateSeptember 22, 2013 (2013-09-22)
(New Albany)
Legs1
No. of shows11
Box office$679,360 ($889.44 thousand in 2023 dollars)[1]
Ariana Grande concert chronology

Background

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On July 15, 2013, the same day that "Baby I" was announced, Grande announced that she would be going on her debut concert tour in August of that year.[2] Grande said she chose the name "The Listening Sessions" because she would only be playing a handful of small intimate venues and fans would be hearing the music from the album before it was released.[3][4] Pre-sale tickets went on sale on Thursday, July 18. Regular tickets went on sale on Friday, July 19, 2013. Pre-sale tickets had to be taken down early, as they were selling at such a fast rate that the tour was almost sold out before regular tickets were available.[5][6]

Set list

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This set list is representative of the show on August 17, 2013. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[7]

  1. "Baby I"
  2. "Lovin' It"
  3. "You'll Never Know"
  4. "Honeymoon Avenue"
  5. "Tattooed Heart"
  6. "Better Left Unsaid"
  7. "Daydreamin'"
  8. "Almost Is Never Enough"
  9. "Piano"
  10. "Right There"
  11. "The Way"
  • During the performance in Los Angeles, Grande was joined by Big Sean to perform their song "Right There", while Mac Miller also assisted Grande in performing "The Way".[8]
  • During the performance in New York City, Grande performed an unreleased song entitled "Higher".[citation needed]
  • During the performances in Toronto, Rosemont, and Royal Oak, Grande was joined by Nathan Sykes to perform their duet "Almost Is Never Enough".

Shows

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List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets, and gross revenue
Date (2013) City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
August 13 Silver Spring United States The Fillmore Silver Spring 2,000 / 2,000 (100%) $59,040
August 14 New York City Best Buy Theater 2,027 / 2,027 (100%) $71,041
August 16 Philadelphia Electric Factory 2,341 / 2,341 (100%) $69,195
August 17 Red Bank Count Basie Theatre 1,474 / 1,474 (100%) $51,590
August 18 Lowell Lowell Memorial Auditorium 2,692 / 2,692 (100%) $79,414
August 27 Toronto Canada Sound Academy 2,586 / 2,586 (100%) $79,960
August 28 Royal Oak United States Royal Oak Music Theatre 1,694 / 1,694 (100%) $50,106
August 29 Rosemont Rosemont Theatre 2,291 / 2,291 (100%) $80,185
August 31 Kansas City Midland Theatre 1,545 / 1,545 (100%) $50,700
September 9 Los Angeles Club Nokia 2,351 / 2,351 (100%) $88,736
September 22 New Albany New Albany Classic 4,260 / 4,260 (100%) $120,033
Total[9][10][11] 25,261 / 25,261 (100%) $679,360

References

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  1. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Michaels, Windy (July 15, 2013). "Ariana Grande New Single "Baby I", Plus Tour Details!". Cambio.
  3. ^ Tam, Tiffany (July 17, 2013). "Ariana Grande is Bringing The Listening Sessions to You". Contender. Archived from the original on July 15, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  4. ^ Galbraith, Alex (July 16, 2013). "Ariana Grande Tour: 'The Way' Singer Announces 'Listening Sessions' Shows on Twitter, Fans Can Hear New Album 'Daydreamin' LIVE this August". MStars.
  5. ^ "Ariana Grande's Concert Tour Is Almost Sold Out". Disney Dreaming. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Ariana Grande Live Interview". Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  7. ^ "We Were There! Ariana Grande's "The Listening Sessions"!". On the Teen Beat. August 23, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  8. ^ Diaz Dennis, Alicia (September 10, 2013). "Ariana Grande's 'Yours Truly' Tops the Charts Its Debut Week". Zimbio. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  9. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (July 16, 2013). "Ariana Grande Previews 'Baby I' Single, Announces Tour Dates". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  10. ^ Joy, Kevin (September 12, 2013). "Young singer Ariana Grande resting up for area concert". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on July 13, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  11. ^ "Billboard Boxscore: Current Scores". Billboard. September 19, 2013. Archived from the original on September 20, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
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