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Lay It On Me Tour
Tour by Vance Joy
Location
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Oceania
Associated album
Start date27 September 2017 (2017-09-27)
End date15 December 2017 (2017-12-15)
Legs4
No. of shows29
Supporting acts
Vance Joy concert chronology

The Lay It On Me Tour was the third major concert tour by Australian singer and songwriter Vance Joy, in support of his first studio album, Dream Your Life Away (2014) and second studio album, Nation of Two (2018). The tour began on 27 September 2017, in Vancouver, Canada and concluded on 15 December 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.

Background[edit]

Before the tour beginning, Joy performed at several major music festivals, including Sonic Boom Festival in Edmonton,[1] X-Fest in Calgary,[2] CityFolk Festival in Ottawa,[3] Lollapalooza in São Paulo,[4] Buenos Aires,[5] Santiago[6] and Chicago,[7] Splendour in the Grass in Australia,[8] Panorama Music Festival in New York,[citation needed] WayHome Music & Arts Festival in Canada,[9] Mo Pop Festival in Detroit,[10] Festivent Ville de Lévis in Quebec,[11] Osheaga Festival in Montreal,[12] Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in San Francisco,[13] Alt 98.7 Summer Camp in Long Beach[14] and Festival Pier at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia.[15]

Joy first announced the Australia dates in July 2017.[16] The tour was scheduled to begin on 22 November 2017 in Melbourne, having as opening act the Australian singer Gretta Ray. That same month, Vance announced that he added two dates in London, England.[17] The following month Joy confirmed the dates for the United States and Canada, the tour began on 27 September in Vancouver and would have the Australian singer Amy Shark and American singer Chappell Roan as opening acts during that leg.[18]

Critical response[edit]

Lay It On Me Tour received mixed reviews by critics, but they appreciated Joy's connection to his fans and the stories behind each song. Lauren Donelly writing for Vancouver Weekly described that: "Although his vocals were subdued and a touch strained in his higher range, he delivered with power and a winning smile" and "with Joy, in terms of personality and his music, what you see is what you get".[19] Leah Adams from All Access Music commented that: "Vance Joy was in a word, ‘effortless.’ From the very first note to the last, he appeared completely at ease on stage. It was as if he was just playing for a few friends at a party in their living room", however, she rescued that "it was especially endearing to hear all the background stories on the songs and how Vance Joy came up with the ideas to write them".[20]

In a review for Montreal Rocks, Chloe Bol appreciated the show cataloging it as a night with "energy".[21] Shana Jagger of When The Horn Blows appreciated Joy's ability to combine indie folk and pop, which turned out to be "lyrical masterpiece which allowed the audience to visualize the story as it was being sung, making the crowd go crazy as they engage into the music and performance".[22]

Set list[edit]

This set list is from the show on 12 October 2017, in Minneapolis. It is not intended to represent all concerts for the tour.[23]

  1. "Fire and the Flood"
  2. "From Afar"
  3. "Wasted Time"
  4. "Red Eye"
  5. "Take Your Time"
  6. "Call If You Need Me"
  7. "Snaggletooth"
  8. "Georgia"
  9. "Like Gold"
  10. "All Night Long" (Lionel Richie cover) / "Sorry" (Justin Bieber cover)
  11. "Lay It on Me"

Encore

  2. "Mess Is Mine"
  4. "Riptide"

Tour[edit]

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening acts
Date City Country Venue Opening acts
Leg 1 – North America
28 September 2017 Vancouver Canada Vogue Theatre Amy Shark
Chappell Roan
30 September 2017 Seattle United States The Showbox
1 October 2017 Portland Crystal Ballroom
3 October 2017 San Francisco Herbst Theatre
5 October 2017 Los Angeles The Fonda Theatre
7 October 2017[A] Austin Zilker Park
10 October 2017 Denver Gothic Theatre
12 October 2017 Minneapolis First Avenue
15 October 2017[A] Austin Zilker Park
17 October 2017 Nashville Cannery Ballroom
19 October 2017 Washington Lincoln Theatre
20 October 2017 Philadelphia Union Transfer
22 October 2017 Boston Somerville Theatre
23 October 2017 Brooklyn Brooklyn Steel
16 October 2017 Toronto Canada Danforth Music Hall
27 October 2017 Montreal Corona Theatre
Leg 2 – Europe
30 October 2017 London England Omeara Plested
31 October 2017
Leg 3 – Oceania
22 November 2017 Melbourne Australia Forum Theatre Gretta Ray
24 November 2017 Sydney Enmore Theatre
25 November 2017[B] Canberra Commonwealth Park N/A
Leg 4 – North America
3 December 2017[C] Tampa United States MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre N/A
5 December 2017 Portland Crystal Ballroom Karl Kling
8 December 2017[D] Oakland Oakland Arena N/A
9 December 2017[E] San Diego Valley View Casino Center
10 December 2017[F] Inglewood The Forum
13 December 2017 Aurora Peoria Civic Center
14 December 2017 St. Louis Peabody Opera House Portugal. The Man
15 December 2017 Indianapolis Murat Theatre
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
[A]This concert was part of the "Austin City Limits Music Festival"
[B]This concert was part of the "Split Milk Festival"
[C]This concert was part of the "97X Next Big Thing"
[D]This concert was part of the "Live 105's Not So Silent Night"
[E]This concert was part of the "Wrex the Halls"
[F]This concert was part of the "KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas"

References[edit]

  1. ^ Chiu, Victoria (6 September 2016). "Sonic Boom Day 2 Recap: The Lumineers, Vance Joy, and Arkells". The Gateway. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ^ Bell, Mike (4 September 2016). "Bell: X-Fest a little smaller but delivers warmth on opening day with Lumineers, Vance Joy and Arkells". Calgaryh Herald. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. ^ Butters, Sydney (18 September 2016). "CityFolk Fest 2016: Vance Joy". TheReviewsAreIn. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ^ Izaias, Juliana (27 March 2017). "Entrevista: Vance Joy fala sobre Lollapalooza Brasil e novas músicas". Nacao da Musica. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Lollapalooza 2017: así será la grilla definitiva día por día". Vos. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Conversamos con Vance Joy antes de su show en Lollapalooza Chile". Rock and Pop. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Lollapalooza Announces 2017 Daily Lineup". CBS Chicago. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  8. ^ Williams, Tom (29 March 2017). "2017 Splendour In The Grass Lineup Announced". Music Feeds. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  9. ^ "What to see at WayHome Music and Arts Festival 2017 in Toronto". Toronto. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  10. ^ McCollum, Brian (30 July 2017). "Good weather, good music at Mo Pop Festival in Detroit". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Festivent Ville de Lévis enflammera l'été du 1er au 6 août 2017". Brouillard. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  12. ^ O'Malley, Olivia (8 August 2017). "Vance Joy talks Osheaga, writing music and touring with Taylor Swift". Global News. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  13. ^ Young, Alex (4 April 2017). "Outside Lands reveals 2017 lineup: Gorillaz, Metallica, The Who to headline". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Vance Joy Takes ALT Summer Camp By Storm". Alt 98.7. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  15. ^ Landerville, Caylie (25 August 2017). "Vance Joy, Portugal. The Man play Radio 104.5 Summer Block Party". The Triangle. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Vance Joy Plays Melbourne and Sydney This November". Eventfinda. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  17. ^ Janes, Steve (25 July 2017). "Vance Joy has today announces two intimate shows at London's Omeara on October 30th & 31st". With Guitars. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  18. ^ Amiri, Hamed (9 August 2017). "Vance Joy "Lay It On Me Tour" To Vancouver This September". 604 Now. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  19. ^ Donelly, Lauren (29 September 2017). "Vancouver jumps for Vance Joy". Vancouver Weekly. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  20. ^ Adams, Leah (6 October 2017). "VANCE JOY Brings His 'Lay It On Me' Tour To LA's Fonda Theatre!". All Access Music. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  21. ^ Bol, Chloe (27 October 2017). "Vance Joy @ Corona Theatre – 27th October 2017". Montreal Rocks. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  22. ^ Jagger, Shana (5 November 2017). "Live Review: Vance Joy - London Omeara, London 30/10/2017". When The Horn Blows. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  23. ^ Akre, Markus (13 October 2017). "Vance Joy Brings Hits and Socks to First Avenue". Twin Cities. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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