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Heavy Is the Head Tour

{{Short description|2020–22 concert tour by Stormzy}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}

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| concert_tour_name = Heavy Is the Head Tour

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| artist = Stormzy

| location = {{Flatlist|

  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania

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| album = Heavy Is the Head

| start_date = {{Start date|2020|02|07|df=y}}

| end_date = {{End date|2022|04|04|df=y}}

| number_of_legs = 2

| number_of_shows = 29

| attendance =

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| last_tour = Gang Signs & Prayers Tour
(2017)

| this_tour = Heavy Is the Head Tour
(2020–2022)

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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/stormzy-announces-2020-world-tour-150838970.html|title=Stormzy announces 2020 world tour|work=Yahoo!|first=Alex|last=Young|date=29 November 2019|access-date=28 April 2024}} The tour was officially announced in November 2019, with additional dates published on 6 December 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/stormzy-announces-huge-world-tour-for-2020-2580935|title=Stormzy adds more UK dates to huge ‘Heavy is the Head’ world tour for 2020|work=NME|first=Elizabeth|last=Aubrey|date=6 December 2019|access-date=28 April 2024}} 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

The tour kicked off on 7 February 2020 at the RedfestDXB festival in Dubai,{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music/redfestdxb-2020-timings-when-stormzy-garrix-and-young-thug-will-hit-the-stage-in-dubai-1.974816|title=RedfestDXB 2020 timings: When Stormzy, Garrix and Young Thug will hit the stage in Dubai|work=The National (Abu Dhabi)|first=Saeed|last=Saeed|date=6 February 2020|access-date=28 April 2024}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/feb/13/stormzy-postpones-asian-tour-due-to-coronavirus|title=Stormzy postpones Asian tour due to coronavirus|work=The Guardian|first=Ben|last=Beaumont-Thomas|date=13 February 2020|access-date=28 April 2024}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/madonna-the-who-coachella-the-gigs-and-festivals-cancelled-over-coronavirus-11948073|title=Madonna, The Who, Coachella: The gigs and festivals cancelled over coronavirus|work=Sky News|date=24 March 2020|access-date=28 April 2024}} Stormzy performed in Prague on 4 March to a sold-out crowd at the Malá sportovní hala in Výstaviště Praha,{{cite web|url=https://magazin.aktualne.cz/kultura/hudba/stormzy-praha-koncert-recenze/r~be9fb8965ec611ea8972ac1f6b220ee8/|title=Recenze: Přijel vládce grimu. Raper Stormzy v Praze potvrdil svůj nárok na korunu|language=cs|work=aktualne.cz|first=Karel|last=Veselý|date=5 March 2020|access-date=28 April 2024}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/stormzy-australian-tour-2020-announce-dates/11746036|title=Updated: Stormzy reschedules his massive Australian 2020 tour|work=ABC News (Australia)|first=Claire|last=Bracken|date=20 April 2022|access-date=28 April 2024}} In September 2022, the Australasian dates were cancelled outright.{{cite web|url=https://concreteplayground.com/sydney/arts-entertainment/stormzy-has-cancelled-his-australian-tour-dropped-out-of-spilt-milk-steve-lacy|title=Stormzy Has Cancelled His 2022 Australian Tour and Dropped Out of Spilt Milk|work=Concrete Playground|first=Ben|last=Hansen|date=29 September 2022|access-date=28 April 2024}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/stormzy-reschedules-uk-and-ireland-tour-dates-to-2022-3073834|title=Stormzy reschedules UK and Ireland tour dates to 2022|work=NME|first=Sam|last=Moore|date=19 October 2021|access-date=28 April 2024}} The tour finally resumed with Stormzy's first UK arena date in Cardiff on 13 March 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/stormzy-announces-third-album-at-first-night-of-uk-and-ireland-tour-preorder-3182026|title=Stormzy announces his third album at first night of UK and Ireland tour|work=NME|first=Tom|last=Skinner|date=14 March 2022|access-date=28 April 2024}}

Set list

The following set list was obtained from the concert held on 15 March 2022 at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle, England.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60756983|title=Stormzy tour review: Star praises fans who waited two years to see him|work=BBC|first=Mark|last=Savage|date=16 March 2022|access-date=28 April 2024}} It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. Intro
  2. Big Michael
  3. Audacity
  4. Know Me From
  5. Cold
  6. Handsome
  7. First Things First
  8. Interlude - Heavy Is The Head
  9. Crown
  10. Superheroes
  11. Own It
  12. Do Better
  13. Real Life (Burna Boy ft. Stormzy)
  14. One Second
  15. Cigarettes & Cush
  16. Rachael's Little Brother
  17. Lessons
  18. Rainfall
  19. Interlude - Don't Forget To Breathe
  20. Wiley Flow
  21. Clash (Dave ft. Stormzy)
  22. Big for Your Boots
  23. Shut Up
  24. Blinded by Your Grace, Pt. 2
  25. Vossi Bop

Shows

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of Middle East and European concerts

scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date
(2020)

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country

! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Venue

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7 February

| Dubai

| United Arab Emirates

| RedfestDXB{{refn|group=nb|TBA at the time of the tour being announced.}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 10 February

| rowspan="2" | Brussels

| rowspan="2" | Belgium

| rowspan="2" | Ancienne Belgique

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 11 February
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 20 February

| Berlin

| Germany

| Columbiahalle

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 21 February

| Copenhagen

| Denmark

| Royal Arena

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 22 February

| Amsterdam

| Netherlands

| AFAS Live

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 24 February

| Hamburg

| Germany

| Docks

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 25 February

| Oslo

| Norway

| Sentrum Scene

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 26 February

| Stockholm

| Sweden

| Annexet

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 28 February

| Cologne

| Germany

| Carlswerk Victoria

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 29 February

| Paris

| France

| Le Trianon

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1 March

| Mainz

| Germany

| Altes Postlager

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3 March

| Warsaw

| Poland

| {{ill|Stodoła (club)|pl|Centralny Klub Studentów Politechniki Warszawskiej „Stodoła”|lt=Stodoła}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4 March

| Prague

| Czech Republic

| Malá sportovní hala, Výstaviště Praha{{refn|group=nb|moved from {{ill|Roxy (club)|cs|Roxy (klub v Praze)|lt=Roxy}}, due to exceptional demand.{{cite web|url=https://magazin.aktualne.cz/kultura/hudba/koncerty-tipy-2020/r~8e1d89642fcd11ea9ec9ac1f6b220ee8/v~sl:4626fa82a7f052189f84b58ffcd492b4/|title=60 koncertních tipů na rok 2020: Přijedou Nick Cave, Thom Yorke nebo Guns N' Roses|language=cs|work=aktualne.cz|date=5 January 2020|access-date=28 April 2024}}}}

= Rearranged shows =

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|+ List of UK and Ireland concerts

scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Original Date
(2020)

! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Rearranged Date
(2022)

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country

! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Venue

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3 September

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 27 March

| rowspan="3" | London

| rowspan="3" | United Kingdom

| rowspan="3" | The O2

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4 September

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 28 March

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 5 September

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 29 March

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7 September

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1 April

| rowspan="2" | Dublin

| rowspan="2" | Ireland

| rowspan="2" | 3Arena

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 8 September

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2 April

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 10 September

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3 April

| Glasgow

| rowspan="10" | United Kingdom

| SSE Hydro

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 11 September

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 15 March

| Newcastle upon Tyne

| Utilita Arena

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 12 September

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 16 March

| Leeds

| First Direct Arena

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 13 September

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 20 March

| Liverpool

| M&S Bank Arena

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 16 September

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 18 March

| Sheffield

| FlyDSA Arena

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 17 September

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 19 March

| Manchester

| Manchester Arena

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 18 September

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 21 March

| Nottingham

| Motorpoint Arena

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 19 September

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 23 March

| Birmingham

| Arena Birmingham

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 21 September

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 13 March

| Cardiff

| Motorpoint Arena Cardiff

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 22 September

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 24 March

| Bournemouth

| Bournemouth International Centre

= Cancelled shows =

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|+ List of European concerts

scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date
(2020)

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country

! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Venue

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 5 March

| Zürich

| Switzerland

| X-TRA

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|+ List of Asian concerts

scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date
(2020)

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country

! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Venue

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 24 March

| Akasaka

| Japan

| Blitz

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 27 March

| Shanghai

| China

| Arkham

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 28 March

| Hong Kong

| Hong Kong

| Sónar

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 29 March

| Seoul

| Korea

| MUV Hall

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of Oceanian concerts{{cite web|url=https://www.handsometours.com/uncategorised/stormzy-3/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127200512/https://www.handsometours.com/uncategorised/stormzy-3/|title=STORMZY – CANCELLED|work=Handsome Tours|date=n.d.|archive-date=27 January 2023}}

scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date
(2020)

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country

! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Venue

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1 May

| Wellington

| rowspan="2" | New Zealand

| TSB Bank Arena

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2 May

| Auckland

| The Trusts Stadium

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6 May

| Perth

| rowspan="6" | Australia

| HBF Stadium

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 9 May

| rowspan="2" | Sydney

| rowspan="2" | Hordern Pavilion

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 10 May
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 13 May

| Adelaide

| Adelaide Entertainment Centre

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 14 May

| Melbourne

| John Cain Arena

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 16 May

| Brisbane

| Riverstage

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of North American concerts

scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date
(2020)

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country

! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Venue

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 26 May

| Oakland

| rowspan="4" | United States

| Fox Theater

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 27 May

| Los Angeles

| The Novo

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 29 May

| Denver

| Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 30 May

| Atlanta

| Buckhead Theatre

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 31 May

| Montreal

| rowspan="2" | Canada

| Theatre Corona

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2 June

| Toronto

| Rebel

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4 June

| Brooklyn

| rowspan="6" | United States

| Brooklyn Steel

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 5 June

| Philadelphia

| Theatre of Living Arts

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6 June

| Washington, D.C.

| 9:30 Club

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 9 June

| Chicago

| Metro

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 12 June

| Houston

| House of Blues

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 13 June

| Dallas

| House of Blues

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of African concerts

scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date
(2020)

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country

! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Venue

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3 October

| Cape Town

| rowspan="2" | South Africa

| Rocking the Daisies Festival

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4 October

| Johannesburg

| In the City Festival

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 9 October

| Accra

| Ghana

| Untamed Empire

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 10 October

| Lagos

| Nigeria

| Balmoral Convention Center

Notes

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References

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