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Holy Fvck Tour

{{Short description|2022 concert tour by Demi Lovato}}

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{{Use American English|date=August 2022}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}

{{Infobox concert

| concert_tour_name = Holy Fvck Tour

| image = Demi Lovato - Holy Fvck Tour Poster.jpg

| landscape = yes

| alt = Lovato is seen on the left, with short hair and a red outfit, next to information about the tour.

| caption = Promotional poster for the tour

| artist = Demi Lovato

| location = {{hlist|North America|South America}}

| start_date = {{Start date|2022|8|13}}

| end_date = {{End date|2022|11|10}}

| album = Holy Fvck

| number_of_legs = 3

| number_of_shows = 34

| support_act = {{hlist|Dead Sara|Royal & the Serpent|Iyla|Tuyo|Jennifer Souza|Dani Ride|Pavlo|Odd Mami|Greg Pearson}}

| last_tour = Tell Me You Love Me World Tour
(2018)

| this_tour = Holy Fvck Tour
(2022)

| next_tour = ...

}}

The Holy Fvck Tour was the seventh concert tour by the American singer Demi Lovato. Produced by Live Nation Entertainment, Lovato embarked on it in support of her eighth studio album, Holy Fvck (2022). Consisting of 34 dates, it began in Springfield, Illinois, on August 13, 2022, and concluded in Rosemont, Illinois, on November 10. The tour visited both North and South America, with shows at Rock in Rio and two state fair festivals. Dead Sara and Royal & the Serpent were part of the supporting acts.

The set list included songs from Holy Fvck, as well as earlier singles from Lovato's discography and two cover versions performed as part of mashups: Ashlee Simpson's "La La" (2004) and the Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris" (1998). Some tracks received rock-infused rearrangements to match the album's sound. Critics gave the tour positive reviews, with praise towards Lovato's vocal performance.

Background and development

On June 6, 2022, Demi Lovato went to social media to announce her eighth studio album, Holy Fvck, which was dubbed as a return to pop-punk and rock music that she experimented with on her early career.{{cite web |last1=Irvin |first1=Jack |title=Demi Lovato Announces New Album 'Holy Fvck' and Tour: 'Never Have I Been More Sure of Myself and My Music' |url=https://people.com/music/demi-lovato-announces-new-album-holy-fvck/ |website=People |access-date=February 27, 2025 |date=June 6, 2022 |archive-date=December 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226234157/https://people.com/music/demi-lovato-announces-new-album-holy-fvck/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Longo |first1=Joseph |title=Holy Fvck, Demi Is Taking Their New Pop-Punk Album On Tour |url=https://www.elitedaily.com/entertainment/demi-lovato-holy-fvck-album-release-date-tracklist-details |website=Elite Daily |access-date=February 27, 2025 |date=June 6, 2022 |archive-date=November 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241103064621/https://www.elitedaily.com/entertainment/demi-lovato-holy-fvck-album-release-date-tracklist-details |url-status=live}} The next day, she revealed that she would be embarking on its accompanying concert tour in 31 dates between August 13 and November 6. The American band Dead Sara and the American singer-songwriter Royal & the Serpent were revealed as supporting acts for selected North American dates.{{cite web |last1=Kress |first1=Bryan |title=How to Get Tickets to Demi Lovato's 2022 Tour |url=https://consequence.net/2022/06/how-to-buy-demi-lovato-tickets-tour/ |website=Consequence |access-date=February 27, 2025 |date=June 7, 2022 |archive-date=October 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019095605/https://consequence.net/2022/06/how-to-buy-demi-lovato-tickets-tour/ |url-status=live}} Following a hiatus of over four years without touring, Lovato expressed her excitement to "get back on the road".{{cite web |last1=Burditt |first1=Peter |title=Demi Lovato Announces the 'Holy Fvck' Tour—Their First Tour in Four Years |url=https://americansongwriter.com/demi-lovato-announces-the-holy-fvck-tour-their-first-tour-in-four-years/ |website=American Songwriter |access-date=February 27, 2025 |date=June 7, 2022 |archive-date=April 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423093942/https://americansongwriter.com/demi-lovato-announces-the-holy-fvck-tour-their-first-tour-in-four-years/ |url-status=live}} She also stated that she was "working so hard to deliver an incredible show for all [her] fans". Prior to the start of the concert tour, produced by Live Nation Entertainment,{{cite web |last1=Kaufman |first1=Gil |title=Demi Lovato Announces Dates for 'Holy Fvck' Fall 2022 Tour |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/demi-lovato-dates-holy-fvck-fall-2022-tour-1235082951/ |website=Billboard |access-date=February 27, 2025 |date=June 7, 2022 |archive-date=July 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718054921/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/demi-lovato-dates-holy-fvck-fall-2022-tour-1235082951/ |url-status=live}} Lovato shared a video of a rehearsal with an all-female band, performing "Substance", one of the album's singles.{{cite web |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Rebekah |title=Demi Lovato Shows Off Their All-Female Band In Tour Rehearsal Video |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2022-07-27-demi-lovato-shows-off-their-all-female-band-in-tour-rehearsal-video/ |publisher=iHeart |access-date=February 27, 2025 |date=June 27, 2022 |archive-date=November 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127075401/https://www.iheart.com/content/2022-07-27-demi-lovato-shows-off-their-all-female-band-in-tour-rehearsal-video/ |url-status=live}}

== Concert synopsis ==

Silhouettes would be projected to a curtain before it fell and revealed the performers; Lovato and her backing band—composed of guitarist Nita Strauss, drummer Brittany Bowman, bassist Leanne Bowes, and keyboardist Dani McGinley—would begin the ninety-minute long show to perform a series of songs from Holy Fvck: The title track, "Freak", "Substance", and "Eat Me".{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2022/09/demi-lovato-concert-review-2022-tour-setlist/ |title=Demi Lovato Rages at "Holy Fvck" Tour Stop in Sacramento: Review, Photos and Setlist |website=Consequence |date=September 23, 2022 |access-date=October 19, 2022 |first=Jared |last=Stossel |archive-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323231022/https://consequence.net/2022/09/demi-lovato-concert-review-2022-tour-setlist/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=DeWald |first1=Mike |title=Review: Demi Lovato shines at hard-rocking Masonic show |url=https://riffmagazine.com/reviews/demi-lovato-20220927/ |website=Riff Magazine |access-date=February 28, 2025 |date=September 28, 2022 |archive-date=December 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226092800/https://riffmagazine.com/reviews/demi-lovato-20220927/ |url-status=live}} Lovato thanked the attendees of the concert and the band. They then proceeded to perform earlier singles from Lovato's discography: "Here We Go Again", "Remember December", and "La La Land", which was part of a mashup with Ashlee Simpson's "La La". Before singing "29", Lovato expressed her love to anyone who related to the song.{{cite web |last1=Olivier |first1=Bobby |title=Inside Demi Lovato's new tour, a blast of hard-rock redemption {{!}} Review |url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/10/inside-demi-lovatos-new-tour-a-blast-of-hard-rock-redemption-review.html |publisher=NJ.com |access-date=February 28, 2025 |date=October 19, 2022 |archive-date=February 7, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250207154250/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/10/inside-demi-lovatos-new-tour-a-blast-of-hard-rock-redemption-review.html |url-status=live}} Pop singles including "Sorry Not Sorry", "Heart Attack", and "Cool for the Summer" received a renewed rock-infused arrangemeent. The latter song was the final song from the show, performed as part of the encore along with "Happy Ending".

Reception

Several critics believed that the most powerful moment of the shows was the performance of "29" and Lovato's speech beforehand.{{cite web |last1=June |first1=Sophia |title=Demi Lovato's Holy Fvck Tour Is A Well-Deserved Triumph |url=https://www.nylon.com/life/demi-lovato-holy-fvck-tour-review |website=Nylon |access-date=February 28, 2025 |date=October 20, 2022 |archive-date=September 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920225056/https://www.nylon.com/life/demi-lovato-holy-fvck-tour-review |url-status=live}} Carl Smith of the Official Charts Company praised the "amazing" covers of "La La" and "Iris", and believed that fans of Simpson's album Autobiography (2004) were going to be "very happy".{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Carl |title=Demi Lovato's Holy Fvck Tour setlist 2022 in full: What Demi sings at shows including Ashlee Simpson and Goo Goo Dolls covers, tour dates, what time they're on stage, support act and more |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/demi-lovatos-holy-fvck-tour-setlist-2022-in-full-what-demi-sings-at-shows-including-ashlee-simpson-and-goo-goo-dolls-covers-tour-dates-what-time-theyre-on-stage-support-act-and-more__37184/ |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=February 27, 2025 |date=August 17, 2022 |archive-date=December 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210005543/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/demi-lovatos-holy-fvck-tour-setlist-2022-in-full-what-demi-sings-at-shows-including-ashlee-simpson-and-goo-goo-dolls-covers-tour-dates-what-time-theyre-on-stage-support-act-and-more__37184/ |url-status=live}} Other reviewers praised Lovato's vocal performance: Bobby Olivier from NJ.com felt that she "never appeared more at home", and Mike DeWalf from Riff Magazine believed that the performance of "Skyscraper" showcased "her versatility as a performer". Additionally, the former lauded the sound for being "well beyond chasing any pop-punk resurgence trend", while the latter said that the decision of bringing Dead Sara to the tour was "wise".

Set list

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This set list was taken from the concert on October 18, 2022, in New York City. It does not represent all shows throughout the tour.

{{div col}}

  1. "Holy Fvck"
  2. "Freak"
  3. "Substance"
  4. "Eat Me"
  5. "Confident"
  6. "Here We Go Again"
  7. "Remember December"
  8. "La La Land" / "La La"
  9. "Don't Forget"
  10. "The Art of Starting Over"
  11. "4 Ever 4 Me" / "Iris"
  12. "Sorry Not Sorry"
  13. "City of Angels"
  14. "Skyscraper"
  15. "29"
  16. "Heart Attack"
  17. "Skin of My Teeth"
  18. ;Encore
  19. "Happy Ending"
  20. "Cool for the Summer"

{{div col end}}

Notes

  • Dead Sara joined Lovato to perform "Help Me" replacing "The Art of Starting Over" in selected dates.
  • Royal & the Serpent joined Lovato to perform "Eat Me" in selected dates.
  • During the show in Inglewood, Simpson joined Lovato on stage to perform "La La".{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ashlee-simpson-performs-with-demi-lovato-1234602280/ |title=Watch Ashlee Simpson Make a Rare Return to the Stage to Perform With Demi Lovato |website=Rolling Stone |first=Tomás |last=Mier |date=September 29, 2022 |access-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-date=January 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114133243/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ashlee-simpson-performs-with-demi-lovato-1234602280/ |url-status=live}}
  • During the first show in New York City, John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls joined Lovato to perform "Iris".{{cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2203367/demi-lovato-goo-goo-dolls-iris-john-rzeznik/music/ |title=Watch Demi Lovato Cover Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris" With John Rzeznik |website=Stereogum |first=James |last=Rettig |date=October 19, 2022 |access-date=October 20, 2022 |archive-date=October 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029213153/https://www.stereogum.com/2203367/demi-lovato-goo-goo-dolls-iris-john-rzeznik/music/ |url-status=live}}

Shows

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|+List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening act(s){{cite web |url=https://www.demilovato.com/ |title=Demi Lovato {{!}} Official Site |access-date=October 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715011821/https://www.demilovato.com/ |archive-date=July 15, 2022 |publisher=Demi Lovato}}

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

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

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

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

! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Opening act(s)

colspan="5" | North America
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | August 13{{efn|The concert on August 13, 2022, at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield is part of Illinois State Fair.{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-illinois-state-fair-demi-lovato-20220314-rtciie6tc5d3bffl6va5ctlq7q-story.html |title=Demi Lovato completes Illinois State Fair Grandstand lineup |website=Chicago Tribune |date=March 14, 2022 |accessdate=June 8, 2022 |archive-date=February 28, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250228052635/https://www.chicagotribune.com/2022/03/14/demi-lovato-completes-illinois-state-fair-grandstand-lineup/ |url-status=live}}}}

| Springfield

| rowspan="2" | United States

| Illinois State Fairgrounds

| rowspan="2" | Iyla

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | August 14{{efn|The concert on August 14, 2022, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines is part of Iowa State Fair.{{cite web |url=https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/demi-lovato-and-disturbed-will-perform-at-2022-iowa-state-fair/524-2fcd5348-ddd1-4c20-badb-b8ce5c286350 |title=Demi Lovato and Disturbed set to perform at 2022 Iowa State Fair |website=WOI-DT |date=March 9, 2022 |access-date=June 8, 2022}}}}

| Des Moines

| Iowa State Fairgrounds

colspan="5" | South America
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | August 30

| rowspan="2"|São Paulo

| rowspan="4" |Brazil

| rowspan="2" |Espaço Unimed

| rowspan="2" |Tuyo

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | August 31
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | September 2

| Belo Horizonte

| Mineirão

| Jennifer Souza

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | September 4{{efn|The concert on September 4, 2022, at the Barra Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro is part of Rock in Rio.{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/rock-in-rio-announces-2022-brazilian-edition-with-justin-bieber-and-demi-lovato-3017961 |title=Rock In Rio announces 2022 Brazilian edition with Justin Bieber and Demi Lovato |website=NME |access-date=June 8, 2022 |date=August 12, 2021 |first=Will |last=Richards |archive-date=November 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130230832/https://www.nme.com/news/music/rock-in-rio-announces-2022-brazilian-edition-with-justin-bieber-and-demi-lovato-3017961 |url-status=live}}}}

| Rio de Janeiro{{Efn|Promoted as Barra da Tijuca}}

| Barra Olympic Park

| {{n/a}}

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

| Bogotá

| Colombia

| Movistar Arena

| Pavlo

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

| Buenos Aires{{Efn|Promoted as Comuna 15}}

| Argentina

| Movistar Arena

| Odd Mami

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

| Santiago

| Chile

| Movistar Arena

| Dani Ride

colspan="5" | North America
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |September 22

| Wheatland{{Efn|Promoted as Sacramento}}

| rowspan="11" | United States

| Hard Rock Live

| rowspan="4" | Dead Sara

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

| Reno

| Grand Sierra Theatre

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

| Portland

| Theater of the Clouds

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

|San Francisco

|SF Masonic Auditorium

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

| Inglewood

| YouTube Theater

| rowspan="11" | Royal & the Serpent

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

| Paradise{{Efn|Promoted as Las Vegas}}

| Venetian Theatre

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

| Denver

| Fillmore Auditorium

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

| Wallingford

| Toyota Oakdale Theatre

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

| Washington, D.C.

| The Anthem

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

| Philadelphia

| The Met Philadelphia

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

| Boston

| MGM Music Hall at Fenway

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

| Toronto

| rowspan="2" | Canada

| History

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

| Montreal

| L'Olympia

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

| rowspan="2" | New York

| rowspan="12" | United States

| rowspan="2" | Beacon Theatre

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |October 19
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |October 21

| Charlotte

| Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre

| rowspan="8" | Dead Sara

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

| Cumberland{{Efn|Promoted as Atlanta}}

| Coca-Cola Roxy

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

| Nashville

| Ryman Auditorium

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

| Tampa Indian Reservation{{Efn|Promoted as Tampa}}

| Seminole Hard Rock

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

| Hollywood

| Hard Rock Live

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

| New Orleans

| The Fillmore

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

| Houston

| 713 Music Hall

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

| Irving

| The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |November 9{{efn|The concert on November 9, 2022, at the Fox Theatre in Detroit was originally scheduled for October 7, but was rescheduled due to loss of voice.{{cite web |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/10/06/demi-lovato-reschedules-fridays-show-at-the-fox/69545860007/ |title=Demi Lovato reschedules Friday's show at the Fox |website=The Detroit News |date=October 6, 2022 |access-date=October 19, 2022 |archive-date=October 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024223318/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/10/06/demi-lovato-reschedules-fridays-show-at-the-fox/69545860007/ |url-status=live}}}}

| Detroit

| Fox Theatre

| rowspan="2" | Royal & the Serpent

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |November 10{{efn|The concert on November 10, 2022, at the Rosemont Theatre in Rosemont was originally scheduled for October 5, but was rescheduled due to loss of voice.{{cite web |url=https://people.com/music/demi-lovato-postpones-illinois-concert-after-waking-up-with-absolutely-no-voice/ |title=Demi Lovato Postpones Illinois Concert After Waking Up with 'Absolutely No Voice': 'I'm So Sorry' |website=People |date=October 6, 2022 |access-date=October 19, 2022 |first=Jack |last=Irvin |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326163420/https://people.com/music/demi-lovato-postpones-illinois-concert-after-waking-up-with-absolutely-no-voice/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.demilovato.com/gig/thursday-november-10th-2022-rosemont-theatre/#/ |title=Thursday, November 10th, 2022 - Rosemonth Theatre |publisher=Demi Lovato |access-date=March 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615082831/https://www.demilovato.com/gig/thursday-november-10th-2022-rosemont-theatre/#/ |archive-date=June 15, 2024}}}}

| Rosemont

| Rosemont Theatre

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