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Posted by: Theo. 9th March 2018, 11:44 PM
Thread to discuss Rita's upcoming UK and Europe tour/live performances. She's sold out the entire UK leg and has just been announced as a performer at Radio 1's Biggest Weekend in May.
Italicised dates are festival performances:
11 May - O2 Academy, Glasgow
12 May - O2 Academy, Leeds
13 May - O2 Academy, Newcastle
15 May - Manchester Academy
16 May - O2 Academy, Birmingham
18 May - O2 Academy, Brixton19 May - O2 Academy, Bristol
21 May - Melkweg Oude Zaal, Amsterdam
22 May - TRIX Centrum voor Muziek, Antwerp
23 May - Élysée Montmartre, Paris
25 May - TonHalle München, Munich
26 May - Große Freiheit 36, Hamburg
27 May - The Biggest Weekend, Singleton Park, Swansea
27 May - VEGA Musikkens Hus, Copenhagen
29 May - O2 Academy, Bristol
9 June - Capital FM Summertime Ball, Wembley Stadium, London
22 June - Isle of Wight Festival, Seaclose Park, Newport
24 June - Summer in the City, RDS Arena, Dublin
30 June - Stadsfesten, Skellefteå
6 July - Balaton Sound, Lake Balaton, Zamárdi
7 July - Rise Up Festival, Uvala Peškera, Poreč
11 July - Henley Festival, Berkshire
17 July - Moon&Stars Festival, Piazza Grande, Locarno
20 July - Share Festival, Poble Espanyol, Barcelona
22 July - Meo Marés Vivas, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto
28 July - Slessor Gardens, Dundee
1 August - Lollipop Summer Festival, Live Park Amphitheatre, Rishon LeZion
3 August - Granatos Live, Open-Air Museum, Vilnius
4 August - Sigulda Castle, Sigulda
7 August - Monte-Carlo Sporting Summer Festival, Salle des Etoiles, Monaco
12 August - MTV Presents: Varna Beach, Varna South Beach, Varna
18 August - Rize Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford
24 August - Endeavour Festival, Stewart Park, Middlesbrough
31 August - Kent Event Centre, Maidstone (Craig David support act)
1 September - Northamptonshire County Cricket Club, Northampton (Craig David support act)
2 September - Weekender Festival, Royal Jersey Showground, La Trinneté
21 September - MTV Presents Gibraltar Calling, Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar
I'm going to see her in Leeds and can't wait! I'm hoping for a good few songs from her first and second abandoned album plus of course the hits from the past twelve months.
Posted by: princess_qt 10th March 2018, 06:29 AM
I’m seeing her at Brixton!! Super hyped
Posted by: Jay ☆ 10th March 2018, 08:07 AM
Seeing her in Birmingham!
When I bought the tickets I assumed she’d have had her second album out in advance of the dates - how naive of me. x
Posted by: Hayzayy 23rd March 2018, 10:18 AM
Wish I could see her in Paris !
Posted by: Theo. 26th April 2018, 04:40 PM
Officially called the GIRLS Tour:
Posted by: JosephAvery 26th April 2018, 06:33 PM
The single of the same name better be out by then..!
Posted by: Botchia 26th April 2018, 08:17 PM
If Girls isn't even out in time :')
Posted by: Jay ☆ 11th May 2018, 10:36 AM
The tour begins tonight - I'm excited to see the set list! I wonder if it'll literally just be all the hits, or if any ORA album tracks will be thrown into the mix. Maybe some new unheard songs?
Posted by: Jay ☆ 12th May 2018, 10:28 AM
Here's the set list -
Your Song
Poison
I Will Never Let You Down
How We Do (Party)
Body On Me
Summer Love [New Song]
Soul Survivor [New Song]
R.I.P.
Girls
Doing It
Lonely Together
Black Widow
Hot Right Now
For You
Anywhere
Essentially a Greatest Hits tour, which was probably to be expected! Poor brave Radioactive, but other than that omission... that is a fabulous set list!
Posted by: Botchia 12th May 2018, 10:38 AM
yes at Doing It!!!!!
Posted by: lotita. 13th May 2018, 01:27 PM
the setlist is perfect!!!
Posted by: Theo. 13th May 2018, 05:08 PM
She was really good!! She came on really early though so it felt like the show was over before it had really begun with the lack of new songs to perform.
Her chat was a bit WTF but that's Rita 
Posted by: Botchia 13th May 2018, 05:40 PM
Her chat was a bit WTF but that's Rita
What did Raye sing, I'm dying to know her setlist but it's no where lmao
I can imagine her chat being random af :')
Posted by: Theo. 13th May 2018, 06:44 PM
I can imagine her chat being random af :')
Er I think it was:
"Crew"
"By Your Side"
"Unforgettable/Lost Without U" (French Montana/Robin Thicke cover)
"Confidence"
"Cigarette"
"Decline"
"You Don't Know Me"
Posted by: lotita. 13th May 2018, 06:46 PM
did she not do shh ?!?!?!?!?!?!
Posted by: Botchia 13th May 2018, 06:47 PM
"Crew"
"By Your Side"
"Unforgettable/Lost Without U" (French Montana/Robin Thicke cover)
"Confidence"
"Cigarette"
"Decline"
"You Don't Know Me"
omfg @ Crew & an Unforgettable cover. I'm going to die hearing those!!!
Posted by: Theo. 13th May 2018, 06:49 PM
I don't know, I'm not her biggest fan but those are the ones that I definitely remember, possibly in a different order.
Posted by: Josh! 13th May 2018, 07:33 PM
She did Check tonight too 
Posted by: Botchia 13th May 2018, 07:39 PM
Omg!!!! I'm so ready
Posted by: Theo. 13th May 2018, 08:43 PM
Oh yeah she did that last night too (:
ENJOY RITA, JOSH!!
Posted by: JosephAvery 13th May 2018, 08:55 PM
5 days to go and I am SO excited. First time in AGES that I am going into a concert without checking the setlist in advance. Resisting the setlist spoilers is so hard!!
Posted by: Josh! 14th May 2018, 11:02 AM
ENJOY RITA, JOSH!!
She was fabulous! So much energy from start to finish and you forget just how many 11/10 bangers she has once you start to include the features too!
It's far from one of my favourite Rita songs but I think RIP was my highlight of the night, the sultry chair choreography and the pounding bass made it so exciting! Doing It and Hot Right Now really went down well I think too, proper party bangers and they came at the right stage in the show just as the crowd was really warming into the party side of things
Summer Love sounded really promising too, I can see that being huge over summer if it's released then!!
Posted by: Jay ☆ 14th May 2018, 11:13 AM
Glad you both had a great time, Theo & Josh! Just two days to go for my date! *.*
By the way - what time did she finish, do either of you remember?
Posted by: Theo. 14th May 2018, 11:32 AM
It's far from one of my favourite Rita songs but I think RIP was my highlight of the night, the sultry chair choreography and the pounding bass made it so exciting! Doing It and Hot Right Now really went down well I think too, proper party bangers and they came at the right stage in the show just as the crowd was really warming into the party side of things
Summer Love sounded really promising too, I can see that being huge over summer if it's released then!!
I did really enjoy "R.I.P." but I wanted her to go into the upbeat version after the chairography. I think my favourites were probably "For You" and "Anywhere" - they were the perfect songs to end the set on.
It was around 9:40 I think. I arrived midway through Kara Marni's set, then RAYE begun around 7:15 and was finished before 8:00 and Rita came on at 8:30.
Posted by: Jay ☆ 14th May 2018, 11:48 AM
Thanks! *.* Quite a short show and early finish, but I'm sure it'll be fantastic.
Posted by: Josh! 14th May 2018, 11:58 AM
She came on at exactly 9 in Newcastle and finished around 10:15/20ish I think if that helps at all Jay! x
Timings must have ran more smoothly at Leeds ahaha 
Posted by: Jay ☆ 14th May 2018, 12:58 PM
Thank you Josh! *.* Btw the reason I asked is so my Dad knows when to pick me up... I guess I'll just have to text him when Rita comes on stage and say when it's most likely to finish based on that (lmao none of you needed to know these details 
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Posted by: Jay ☆ 16th May 2018, 12:04 PM
Today is concert day for me *.*
Posted by: Cremey 18th May 2018, 11:06 PM
Girls, Doing It and Lonely Together were the absolute highlights for me
Her voice is incredible and I love how much they put into the background videos and staging.
She really should be up there with the biggest pop girls around at the moment.
Posted by: Jonjo 19th May 2018, 08:42 AM
YASSS! Good to hear devo'd I couldn't make it this time! But hopefully, with the eventual new album, she'll tour again!
Posted by: Jay ☆ 19th May 2018, 01:56 PM
(I first posted this on http://forum.popjustice.com/threads/rita-ora-second-album.32437/page-500#post-6167750 forum on Thursday, I saw her on Wednesday evening!)
I’m not sure if spoilers are still required this far into the tour, but: this post contains spoilers. A major TL;DR incoming, sorry!
I’ll start with the two new songs, both of which are great. Summer Love in particular sounds like an obvious hit. Hopefully it’s actually planned to be a single (that is released while it is still summertime!!) because to let that hit potential pass would be a shame and very odd. It also seemed like it would have made a more obvious follow up to the run of Your Song/Lonely Together/Anywhere/For You, artistically speaking. Soul Survivor is very different for Rita and certainly sounds like a strong mid-tempo album track (which she promised is coming later this year... and after last night I’m gagging for it more than I have been since Anywhere came out).
A surprising highlight of the set for me was Hot Right Now. I only ever “quite liked” that song at the time, but the crowd really went off for that one, creating such a feel-good moment that I have a new found appreciation for it.
Body on Me made for a beautiful performance, she looks stunning with the sheet / wind machine. It’s a pity that a solo studio version doesn’t exist, because it certainly works as a solo number.
Other personal highlights: I Will Never Let You Down, Anywhere, Lonely Together and Doing It.
Girls, for all its flaws, was such a sing-along moment. I have to say, as a vibe it did feel celebratory in a live setting. I’ll always find it to be the case that a different approach to the lyrics could have resulted in something quite special, however, I feel like making my peace with the song. I’ll use it and mindlessly bop when I play it. That’s not to say I’ll forget the importance of the conversation that arose, and I really respect Hayley and other artists for speaking out.
I will share this quote, simply because Rita actually said it before she performed Girls (and it was the only part of the whole show I found to be disappointing): “If some people get it twisted, that’s their problem, the theme (? I think she said theme) is a celebration, so - this is for my ladies - are we gonna celebrate tonight?!”
Anyway. It was incredibly evident that as a performer, she’s absolutely ready for arena shows. Her staging has the essence of an arena production; it was the best show I’ve seen in an academy setting. She has a captivating stage presence, she’s very endearing with her stage chat (bar the aforementioned moment) and obviously she’s built up a large number of genuinely big hits. Hopefully she’s able to successfully make that next step up, because I’d love to see her again in a bigger setting (probably with a seat next time though, I’m not as young as I used to be...!). I really hope her label gets their act together and manages to put out the second album this year, because I don’t believe she should announce an arena tour until the album is actually a reality.
Overall her show really lifted my mood (lately I’ve been feeling quite down... but last night I forgot my troubles, and I’m still on a high now - I love when a tour does that for me). I’d consider this one of the most entertaining/feel good shows I’ve seen in a long time. So, that’s what I’ll take away from The Girls Tour, and... I love Rita Ora! TIRO (Touring Icon Rita Ora x). *Patiently awaits the mythical second album*
Posted by: JosephAvery 19th May 2018, 02:26 PM
A brilliant review Jay, and one that echoes a lot of my own sentiments
I had the time of my life at her tour last night. There wasn't a single weak moment across Rita's entire set and I sang along to every word (except the two newies x), louder than I ever have at a concert She's a natural born performer and it really came across. It was also the biggest production I'd seen at Brixton Academy, I'm sure they're gearing up for arenas next! Let's hope so cause I'm SO there.
It's hard to pinpoint one highlight as there were so many! I didn't know the setlist before attending (managed to keep my word on that) so I was pleasantly surprised by Black Widow in particular, that was a brilliant moment. I wasn't sure if she'd do Body On Me either but I was SO glad she did, as it was a particular favourite moment. The staging was perfect and it translated so well live. Her most underrated track. Anywhere was an incredible closer of course, I loved that just as much as I'd hoped and more. The new mix of R.I.P. turned me heterosexual.
I've been one of the most vocal supporters of Girls too so naturally I enjoyed that a lot, I'm glad Cardi's rap was played out too! Would've been gutted if she'd removed it as it's possibly my favourite part of the track. Girls followed by Doing It I must shout out Lonely Together too, it's a huge favourite of mine anyway but it felt incredibly bittersweet last night. Nonetheless, it was a lovely tribute to Avicii and the entire crowd cheered as soon as his name appeared on the screen.
I just want to do it all again 
Posted by: Theo. 19th May 2018, 04:05 PM
Rita has fallen ill and is unable to perform in Bristol tonight. They've rescheduled the show for 29th May.
I hope she has a speedy recovery.
Posted by: Theo. 22nd May 2018, 09:40 PM
For anyone who missed the UK tour, Rita's set from the Biggest Weekend will be broadcast on the BBC this Sunday. According to the OCC, it will be on One but Radio Times says Two so hopefully we'll have confirmation beforehand.
I'm sure the setlist will be the same minus a couple of songs but I don't think the set will be available as she is performing in Copenhagen the same day.
Looking forward to watching it!
Posted by: Theo. 27th May 2018, 10:45 AM
Rita will be live on Radio 1 and the Red Button from 12pm!
Posted by: LeeWallace 29th July 2018, 08:55 PM
I seen her outside in Dundee last night, it was incredibly rainy and she performed for just over an hour, I wasn’t huge on Summer Love but Girls live was iconic!
She never performed R.I.P or How We Do
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