It's All a Blur Tour
{{Short description|2023–2024 concert tour by Drake, 21 Savage, J. Cole & Lil Durk}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox concert
| concert_tour_name = It's All a Blur Tour
| image = Drake & 21 Savage 2023 tour poster.jpg
| image_size = 220px
| artist = Drake, 21 Savage & J. Cole
| location = North America
| albums = {{flatlist|
}}
| start_date = July 5, 2023
| end_date = April 5, 2024
| number_of_shows = 80
| number_of_legs = 2
| gross = $320.5 millionhttps://hypebeast.com/2024/9/drake-its-all-a-blur-tour-highest-grossing-hip-hop-tour-all-time
| support_acts = {{flatlist|
}}
| misc = {{Extra tour chronology
| Group = Drake
| Type = tour
| Last tour = Assassination Vacation Tour
(2019)
| This tour = It's All a Blur Tour
(2023–2024)
| Next tour = Anita Max Win Tour
(2025)
}}
{{Extra tour chronology
| Group = 21 Savage
| Type = tour
| Last tour = The Off-Season Tour
(2021)
| This tour = It's All a Blur Tour
(2023)
| Next tour = European Tour
(2023)
}}
{{Extra tour chronology
| Group = J. Cole
| Type = tour
| Last tour = The Off-Season Tour
(2021)
| This tour = It's All a Blur Tour – Big As the What?
(2024)
| Next tour = ...
}}
}}
It's All a Blur Tour was the fifth co-headlining concert tour by Canadian rapper Drake, in support of his first collaborative album with Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage, Her Loss (2022), and his eighth studio album, For All the Dogs (2023). The tour commenced on July 5, 2023 in Chicago, and its first leg concluded on October 7, in Toronto. Its second leg began on February 2, 2024 in Tampa, and concluded on April 5, in Newark.{{Cite magazine |last=Chan |first=Anna |date=March 13, 2023 |title=Drake Is Touring for the First Time in Five Years & He's Bringing 21 Savage Along |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/drake-21-savage-2023-tour-dates-its-all-a-blur-1235284931/ |access-date=2023-05-16 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=It's All A Blur Tour|url=https://drakerelated.com/pages/tour |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=Drake Related |language=en-US}} It was Drake's first North American tour in five years and consisted of 80 shows.{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Alex |date=April 24, 2023 |title=Drake announces first North American tour in five years. |url=https://consequence.net/2023/04/drake-21-savage-tour/ |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Consequence |language=en-US}}
21 Savage joined Drake as the co-headlining act for the first leg of the tour, but was substituted by other artists for the Canadian dates due to his legal travel constraints at the time. J. Cole performed at the shows in Montreal on July 14 and July 15, Travis Scott performed at the shows in Vancouver on August 29 and August 30, and Lil Baby performed at the October 7 show in Toronto.{{Cite web |date=April 24, 2023 |title=Drake Adds North American Dates to 2023 Tour |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/drake-adds-north-american-dates-to-2023-tour/ |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} The second American leg of the tour, co-headlined by J. Cole and subtitled It's All a Blur Tour – Big as the What?,{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=2023-11-13 |title=Drake Announces Dates For 2024 It's All A Blur Tour – Big As The What?' With J. Cole |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/drake-2024-tour-dates-j-cole-1235470120/ |access-date=2023-11-13 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} saw Lil Wayne being substituted for J. Cole as co-headliner for the final seven dates of the tour, between March 23 and April 5.
Various artists intermittently appeared as the opening act during the first leg: Skillibeng performed on July 8, 2023 in Detroit and July 17 (alongside Sleepy Hallow) and July 20 in Brooklyn; Lil Yachty performed at every show from July 23 until August 1, and on September 1 in Las Vegas; Sexyy Red performed on August 15 in Inglewood and August 25 in Seattle; and Central Cee performed at every show from September 5 until September 23. On the second leg, Lil Durk was the opening act for all shows from February 7, 2024, while Sexyy Red performed on March 6 and March 7 in New Orleans and on March 18 and March 19 in Oklahoma City. Zack Bia also performed on several dates across both legs of the tour.
Critical reception
The tour received highly positive reviews from critics, who praised Drake's energy, stage presence, ability to add unique mixes to old songs, and the theatrics he included between the songs.
Reviewing the tour's opening night in Chicago, Illinois, Grant Rindner for GQ wrote that "the presence of a massive Virgil Abloh statue" was one of the most "poignant" moments of the show.{{cite web|last=Rindner|first=Grant|title=A Virgil Statue, Floating Sperm and Golden Oldies: Here’s What Went Down at Night One of Drake’s New Tour|publisher=GQ|date=July 6, 2023|url=https://www.gq.com/story/drake-its-all-a-blur-night-one-recap-virgil-statue-this-is-america-take-care|access-date=February 22, 2025}} In a review of Drake's performance at the Barclays Center, Ethan Shanfeld of Variety wrote that Drake "treated the arena audience to a nostalgic, high-concept exploration of his greatest hits".{{cite web|last=Shanfeld|first=Ethan|title=Drake Dodges Barrage of Bras and Delivers the Hits at Madison Square Garden|publisher=Variety|date=July 25, 2023|url=https://variety.com/2023/music/concert-reviews/drake-nyc-madison-square-garden-review-setlist-1235679151/|access-date=February 22, 2025}} In Complex{{'}}s review of Drake's New York City shows, Jessica McKinney wrote that "the best part of the show was simply seeing Drake for the first time in a very long time", however, "he isn’t as tasteful or visionary when it comes to his live show visuals or aesthetic" and that "the stage props and breaks in the show were unnecessary and made no sense in the show".{{cite web|last1=Skelton|first1=Eric|last2=McKinney|first2=Jessica|last3=Rose|first3=Jordan|title=Staff Review: Drake’s New York Shows|publisher=Complex|date=July 27, 2023|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/eric-skelton/staff-review-drake-new-york-shows|access-date=February 22, 2025}} Eric Skelton wrote that the visuals and theatrics "have been designed to go viral" whileJordan Rose stated that they "add nothing to the show" and that "they feel too over the top".
==Setlist==
Leg 1
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- "Look What You've Done"
- "Marvins Room"
- "Say Something"
- "Shot for Me"
- "Can I"
- "Feel No Ways"
- "Jaded"
- "Jungle"
- "Over"
- "Headlines"
- "The Motto"
- "HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right)"
- "Started from the Bottom"
- "Energy"
- "Know Yourself"
- "Nonstop"
- "Sicko Mode"
- "Way 2 Sexy"
- "BackOutsideBoyz"
- "Jumbotron Shit Poppin"
- "Laugh Now Cry Later"
- "God's Plan"
- "Child's Play"
- "Wait For U"
- "In My Feelings"
- "Nice for What"
- "Controlla"
- "Too Good"
- "Find Your Love"
- "Fountains"
- "Work"
- "One Dance"
- "Calling My Name"
- "Massive"
- "Sticky"
- "Search & Rescue"
;Encore
- "Legend"
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- "Red Opps"
- "Don't Come Out the House"
- "10 Freaky Girls"
- "Who Want Smoke??"
- "Peaches & Eggplants"
- "Rockstar"
- "A Lot"
- "No Heart"
- "X"
- "Runnin"
- "Mr. Right Now"
- "Bank Account"
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- "Knife Talk"
- "On BS"
- "Spin Bout U"
- "Jimmy Cooks"
- "Rich Flex"
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Tour dates
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=It's All a Blur with [[21 Savage]] (2023)=
From Billboard and Live Nation Entertainment.{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=April 28, 2023 |title=Drake Adds More Dates to 2023 It's All a Blur Tour |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/drake-adds-dozen-dates-2023-its-all-a-blur-tour-21-savage-1235313625/ |access-date=2023-05-16 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=March 13, 2023 |title=Drake Announces 2023 It's All A Blur Tour With 21 Savage |url=https://www.livenationentertainment.com/2023/03/drake-announces-2023-its-all-a-blur-tour-with-21-savage/ |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Live Nation Entertainment |language=en-US}}
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|+ List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, number of available tickets and gross revenue ! scope="col" style="width:12em;" | Date ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | City ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Country ! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Venue ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Opening acts ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Attendance (tickets sold / available){{Citation needed|date=February 2025}} ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Revenue{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}} |
July 5, 2023
| rowspan="2" | Chicago | rowspan="6" | United States | rowspan="2" | United Center | rowspan="2" | Zack Bia | rowspan="2" | 38,299 / 38,299 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $10,483,961 |
July 6, 2023 |
July 8, 2023
| rowspan="2" | Detroit | rowspan="2" | Little Caesars Arena | Zack Bia | rowspan="2" | 38,949 / 38,949 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $10,076,745 |
July 9, 2023
| rowspan="5" | Zack Bia |
July 11, 2023
| rowspan="2" | Boston | rowspan="2" | TD Garden | rowspan="2" | 30,393 / 30,393 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $9,351,208 |
July 12, 2023 |
July 14, 2023{{efn|name=21 Savage|21 Savage could not appear at Canadian shows at the time for legal reasons and was substituted by other artists. In Montreal, he was replaced by J. Cole, in Vancouver, he was replaced by Travis Scott, and in Toronto, he was replaced by Lil Baby.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/erik-leijon/21-savage-not-peforming-in-canada-with-drake|title=21 Savage Will Not Be on Canadian Dates for Drake's It's All a Blur Tour|website=Complex|date=March 23, 2023}}}}
| rowspan="2" | Montreal | rowspan="2" | Canada | rowspan="2" | Bell Centre | rowspan="2" | 37,568 / 37,568 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $7,666,849 |
July 15, 2023{{efn|name=21 Savage}} |
July 17, 2023
| rowspan="7" | New York City | rowspan="22" | United States | rowspan="4" | Barclays Center | Zack Bia | rowspan="4" | 64,747 / 64,747 (100%) | rowspan="4" | $18,017,102 |
July 18, 2023
| Zack Bia |
July 20, 2023
| Zack Bia |
July 21, 2023
| Zack Bia |
July 23, 2023
| rowspan="3" | Madison Square Garden | rowspan="8" | Zack Bia | rowspan="3" | 51,679 / 51,679 (100%) | rowspan="3" | $13,986,183 |
July 25, 2023 |
July 26, 2023 |
July 28, 2023
| rowspan="2" | Washington, D.C. | rowspan="2" | Capital One Arena | rowspan="2" | 34,303 / 34,303 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $10,064,416 |
July 29, 2023 |
July 31, 2023
| rowspan="2" | Philadelphia | rowspan="2" | Wells Fargo Center | rowspan="2" | 34,720 / 34,720 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $8,818,267 |
August 1, 2023 |
August 4, 2023
| 15,592 / 15,592 (100%) | $3,762,702 |
August 12, 2023
| rowspan="4" | Inglewood | rowspan="4" | Kia Forum | rowspan="2" | Zack Bia | rowspan="4" | 66,229 / 66,229 (100%) | rowspan="4" | $20,221,951 |
August 13, 2023 |
August 15, 2023
| Zack Bia |
August 16, 2023
| Zack Bia |
August 18, 2023
| rowspan="2" | San Francisco | rowspan="2" | Chase Center | rowspan="2" | Zack Bia | rowspan="2" | 31,177 / 31,177 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $7,889,736 |
August 19, 2023 |
August 21, 2023
| rowspan="2" | Los Angeles | rowspan="2" | Crypto.com Arena | Zack Bia | rowspan="2" | 31,184 / 31,184 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $7,496,333 |
August 22, 2023
| Zack Bia |
August 25, 2023
| rowspan="2" | Seattle | rowspan="2" | Climate Pledge Arena | Zack Bia | rowspan="2" | 31,377 / 31,377 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $9,285,492 |
August 26, 2023
| rowspan="3" | Zack Bia |
August 29, 2023{{efn|name=21 Savage}}
| rowspan="2" | Vancouver | rowspan="2" | Canada | rowspan="2" | Rogers Arena | rowspan="2" | 33,563 / 33,563 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $7,474,623 |
August 30, 2023{{efn|name=21 Savage}} |
September 1, 2023
| rowspan="2" | Las Vegas | rowspan="16" | United States | rowspan="2" | T-Mobile Arena | Zack Bia | rowspan="2" | 33,024 / 33,024 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $8,349,542 |
September 2, 2023
| Zack Bia |
September 5, 2023
| rowspan="2" | Glendale | rowspan="2" | Desert Diamond Arena | rowspan="10" | Zack Bia | rowspan="2" | 31,258 / 31,258 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $8,252,926 |
September 6, 2023 |
September 11, 2023
| rowspan="2" | Austin | rowspan="2" | Moody Center | rowspan="2" | 27,605 / 27,605 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $6,476,234 |
September 12, 2023 |
September 14, 2023
| rowspan="2" | Dallas | rowspan="2" | American Airlines Center | rowspan="2" | 32,478 / 32,478 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $10,121,293 |
September 15, 2023 |
September 17, 2023
| rowspan="2" | Houston | rowspan="2" | Toyota Center | rowspan="2" | 31,849 / 31,849 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $9,017,592 |
September 18, 2023 |
September 22, 2023
| rowspan="2" | Charlotte | rowspan="2" | Spectrum Center | rowspan="2" | 33,084 / 33,084 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $5,960,871 |
September 23, 2023 |
September 25, 2023
| rowspan="2" | Atlanta | rowspan="2" | State Farm Arena | rowspan="6" | Zack Bia | rowspan="2" | 32,257 / 32,257 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $8,051,818 |
September 26, 2023 |
September 28, 2023
| rowspan="2" | Miami | rowspan="2" | Kaseya Center | rowspan="2" | 34,991 / 34,991 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $8,462,707 |
September 29, 2023 |
October 6, 2023{{efn|name=21 Savage}}
| rowspan="2" | Toronto | rowspan="2" | Canada | rowspan="2" | Scotiabank Arena | rowspan="2" | 34,290 / 34,290 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $6,644,203 |
October 7, 2023 |
colspan="5" |Total
! 830,611{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}} ! $215,932,754{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}} |
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=Big as the What? with [[J. Cole]] (2024)=
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|+ List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, number of available tickets and gross revenue ! scope="col" style="width:12em;" | Date ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | City ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Country ! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Venue ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Opening acts ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Attendance (tickets sold / available){{Citation needed|date=February 2025}} ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Revenue{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}} |
February 2, 2024
| rowspan="2" | Tampa | rowspan="30" | United States | rowspan="2" | Amalie Arena | rowspan="2" | Zack Bia | rowspan="2" | 32,877 / 32,877 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $8,130,593 |
February 4, 2024 |
February 7, 2024
| rowspan="2" | Nashville | rowspan="2" | Bridgestone Arena | rowspan="10" | Lil Durk | rowspan="2" | 32,797 / 32,797 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $6,559,349 |
February 8, 2024 |
February 12, 2024
| rowspan="2" | St. Louis | rowspan="2" | Enterprise Center | rowspan="2" | 30,938 / 30,938 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $6,022,348 |
February 13, 2024 |
February 16, 2024
| rowspan="2" | Pittsburgh | rowspan="2" | PPG Paints Arena | rowspan="2" | 33,639 / 33,639 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $7,071,409 |
February 17, 2024 |
February 20, 2024
| rowspan="2" | Columbus | rowspan="2" | Schottenstein Center | rowspan="2" | 32,924 / 32,924 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $6,823,669 |
February 21, 2024 |
February 24, 2024
| rowspan="2" | Cleveland | rowspan="2" | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse | rowspan="2" | 33,855 / 33,855 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $7,338,578 |
February 25, 2024 |
February 27, 2024
| rowspan="2" | Buffalo | rowspan="2" | KeyBank Center | rowspan="4" | Zack Bia | rowspan="2" | 33,480 / 33,480 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $7,340,894 |
February 28, 2024 |
March 2, 2024
| rowspan="2" | Kansas City | rowspan="2" | T-Mobile Center | rowspan="2" | 34,481 / 34,481 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $6,244,509 |
March 3, 2024 |
March 6, 2024
| rowspan="2" | New Orleans | rowspan="2" | Smoothie King Center | rowspan="2" | Zack Bia | rowspan="2" | 32,969 / 32,969 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $6,027,209 |
March 7, 2024 |
March 10, 2024
| rowspan="3" | Lil Durk | 19,087 / 19,087 (100%) | $4,437,184 |
March 14, 2024
| rowspan="2" | San Antonio | rowspan="2" | Frost Bank Center | rowspan="2" | 34,363 / 34,363 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $6,749,136 |
March 15, 2024 |
March 18, 2024
| rowspan="2" | Oklahoma City | rowspan="2" | Paycom Center | rowspan="2" | Zack Bia | rowspan="2" | 32,003 / 32,003 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $6,197,396 |
March 19, 2024 |
March 23, 2024
| rowspan="2" | Sunrise{{efn|name=J. Cole|Without J. Cole, Lil Wayne serving as substitute co-headliner}} | rowspan="2" | Amerant Bank Arena | rowspan="7" | Lil Durk | rowspan="2" | 32,969 / 32,969 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $7,179,517 |
March 24, 2024 |
March 28, 2024
| rowspan="2" | Elmont{{efn|name=J. Cole|Without J. Cole, Lil Wayne serving as substitute co-headliner}} | rowspan="2" | UBS Arena | rowspan="2" | 30,753 / 30,753 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $7,560,272 |
March 29, 2024 |
March 31, 2024
| University Park{{efn|name=J. Cole|Without J. Cole, Lil Wayne serving as substitute co-headliner}} | 16,361 / 16,361 (100%) | $4,072,988 |
April 4, 2024
| rowspan="2" | Newark{{efn|name=J. Cole|Without J. Cole, Lil Wayne serving as substitute co-headliner}} | rowspan="2" | Prudential Center | rowspan="2" | 31,264 / 31,264 (100%) | rowspan="2" | $6,825,634 |
April 5, 2024 |
colspan="5" |Total
! 494,760{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}} ! $104,580,685{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}} |
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=Cancelled shows=
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|+ List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation ! scope="col" style="width:12em;" | Date ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | City ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Country ! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Venue ! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Reason |
July 1, 2023
| rowspan="2" | Columbus | rowspan="4" | United States | rowspan="2" | Schottenstein Center | Rescheduled to October 9 before being ultimately cancelled{{Cite web |title=DRAKE|url=https://www.schottensteincenter.com/events/detail/drake |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=Schottenstein Center|language=en-US}} |
October 9, 2023 |
August 6, 2023{{efn|Originally scheduled for June 29.}}
| rowspan="2" | Memphis | rowspan="2" | FedExForum | Production and logistical issues{{Cite web |title=Drake's Memphis Show Canceled for Being 'Logistically Impossible' |url=https://www.vulture.com/2023/08/drake-concerts-canceled-postponed.html |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Vulture |date=August 2023 |language=en-US}} |
April 8, 2024{{efn|name=J. Cole}}
| Unknown |
August 28, 2023
| Canada | Videoboard issues; rescheduled to August 30{{Cite web |title=Drake concert in Vancouver postponed due to technical difficulties|url=https://bc.ctvnews.ca/drake-concert-in-vancouver-postponed-due-to-technical-difficulties-1.6538798 |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=CTV News |date=August 28, 2023 |language=en-US}} |
October 1, 2023{{efn|Originally scheduled for June 19.}}
| rowspan="2" | Nashville | rowspan="6" | United States | rowspan="2" | Bridgestone Arena |
October 2, 2023 |
March 27, 2024
| Birmingham{{efn|name=J. Cole}} | rowspan="4" | Unknown |
April 15, 2024
| rowspan="2" | Denver | rowspan="2" | Ball Arena |
April 16, 2024 |
References
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Notes
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