Summer Hits Tour
{{short description|2018 concert tour by Little Mix}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox concert
| concert_tour_name = Summer Hits Tour 2018
| image = The_Summer_Hits.jpg
| image_size = 220 px
| alt =
| image_caption =
| artist = Little Mix
| location = Europe
| type = British
| album =
| start_date = {{Start date|2018|07|06|df=yes}}
| end_date = {{End date|2018|07|29|df=yes}}
| number_of_legs = 1
| number_of_shows = 15
| gross = $21,618,093 (7 shows){{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}
| last_tour = The Glory Days Tour
(2017-2018)
| this_tour = Summer Hits Tour 2018
(2018)
| next_tour = LM5: The Tour (2019)
}}
The Summer Hits Tour 2018{{cite web| title=Tour| url=http://www.little-mix.com/gb/tour| website=Little Mix's Official Website| access-date=27 November 2017| archive-date=19 November 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119025405/http://www.little-mix.com/gb/tour| url-status=dead}} was the first stadium tour by British girl group Little Mix. It began on 6 July 2018 in East Sussex, England, and concluded on 29 July 2018 in Inverness, Scotland. The group performed at fifteen shows across England, Wales, and Scotland and grossed over $10.4 million worldwide, and sold over 150,000 tickets through seven confirmed shows.{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}} British boy group Rak-Su and Australian music trio Germein was announced as support acts.{{Cite web |last=Houghton |first=Rianne |date=2018-03-05 |title=X Factor winners Rak-Su to support Little Mix on tour |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a851555/x-factor-winners-rak-su-little-mix-tour/ |access-date=2022-04-15 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Little Mix announce special guests to join them on the Summer Hits Tour! |url=https://lincolnshireshowground.co.uk/news/post/little-mix-announce-special-guests-to-join-them-on-the-summer-hits-tour |access-date=2022-04-15 |website=lincolnshireshowground.co.uk |language=en}}
Background
The tour was announced on 27 November 2017, with 15 stadium shows. The tickets went on sale 30 November.{{cite web |last1=Baillie |first1=Katie |title=Little Mix announce 2018 stadium tour just 24 hours after finishing arena shows |url=https://metro.co.uk/2017/11/28/little-mix-announce-2018-stadium-tour-just-24-hours-after-finishing-arena-shows-7114636/ |website=Metro |access-date=10 September 2019 |date=28 November 2017 |archive-date=8 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008230941/https://metro.co.uk/2017/11/28/little-mix-announce-2018-stadium-tour-just-24-hours-after-finishing-arena-shows-7114636/ |url-status=live }}
On 21 May 2018, Capital FM reported that the Swansea, Hull, Bolton and Huddersfield shows were sold out.{{cite web |title=Little Mix Are Bringing Their Summer Hits Tour To Scotland - Extra Tickets Just Released! |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/scotland/events/local/little-mix-rak-su-tour-tickets/ |website=Capital FM |access-date=10 September 2019 |date=21 May 2018 |archive-date=9 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009131033/https://www.capitalfm.com/scotland/events/local/little-mix-rak-su-tour-tickets/ |url-status=live }} Clare Youell from Essex Live reported on 4 July 2018 that the Colchester show was sold out.{{cite web |last1=Youell |first1=Clare |title=Little Mix at Colchester Stadium stage times, tickets, support acts and parking |url=https://www.essexlive.news/whats-on/music-nightlife/little-mix-colchester-stadium-weekend-1744552 |website=Essex Live |access-date=10 September 2019 |date=4 July 2018 |archive-date=16 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016215640/https://www.essexlive.news/whats-on/music-nightlife/little-mix-colchester-stadium-weekend-1744552 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Youell |first1=Clare |title=Little Mix fans get stuck in traffic chaos after Colchester Stadium gig |url=https://www.essexlive.news/whats-on/music-nightlife/little-mix-fans-stuck-traffic-1764250 |website=Essex Live |access-date=10 September 2019 |date=9 July 2018 |archive-date=27 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927044117/https://www.essexlive.news/whats-on/music-nightlife/little-mix-fans-stuck-traffic-1764250 |url-status=live }} Tim Redigolo from Northampton Chronicle & Echo add that the concert in Northampton sold out in six hours.{{cite web |last1=Redigolo |first1=Tim |title=Little Mix's Northampton gig sells out in under six hours |url=https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/little-mix-s-northampton-gig-sells-out-in-under-six-hours-1-8270706 |website=Northampton Chronicle & Echo |access-date=11 September 2019 |date=30 November 2017 |archive-date=30 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130232400/https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/little-mix-s-northampton-gig-sells-out-in-under-six-hours-1-8270706 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=ULKE |first1=ALASTAIR |title=Road closures planned ahead of sold-out Little Mix concert in Northampton this week |url=https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/whats-on/music/road-closures-planned-ahead-of-sold-out-little-mix-concert-in-northampton-this-week-1-8560856 |website=Northampton Chronicle & Echo |access-date=11 September 2019 |date=9 July 2018 |archive-date=11 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711193552/https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/whats-on/music/road-closures-planned-ahead-of-sold-out-little-mix-concert-in-northampton-this-week-1-8560856 |url-status=live }}
Critical reception
David Bennun of Metro gave the concert at Hove, County Cricket Ground, four out of five stars, writing: "They breezed through their catalogue of singles in the most joyous and refreshing way. Sometimes, you don’t need to innovate. You just need to be fun and good" and add "this was all about songs, voices and personality; Little Mix are well equipped with all three".{{cite web |last1=Bennun |first1=David |title=Gig Review: Little Mix |url=https://www.metro.news/gig-review-little-mix/1135358/ |website=Metro |access-date=11 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911183835/https://www.metro.news/gig-review-little-mix/1135358/ |archive-date=11 September 2019 |date=9 July 2018}} Lauren Hockney of the East Anglian Daily Times gave a positive review to Little Mix's show in Colchester, stating that "their harmonies were slick and the range in their voices, Perrie’s in particular, was impressive".{{cite web |last1=Hockney |first1=Lauren |title=Review: Little Mix bring the party to Colchester |url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/little-mix-review-colchester-1-5597148 |website=East Anglian Daily Times |access-date=11 September 2019 |date=9 July 2018 |archive-date=14 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014142527/http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/little-mix-review-colchester-1-5597148 |url-status=live }} Susie Beever of Examiner Live praised the Huddersfield show saying that "Little Mix’s good-humoured and fun-filled festival was the perfect way to start the summer. But what was perhaps most captivating, and sets the band apart from so many generic and manufactured pop artists, was the message they brought", adding: "Granted, John Smith’s Stadium is no Wembley. But with big voices and even bigger personalities, Little Mix turned what was a small-budget concert into the biggest party Huddersfield has seen in a very long time."{{cite web |last1=Beever |first1=Susie |title=REVIEW: Little Mix ignite John Smith's Stadium as they bring fun and female empowerment to Huddersfield |url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/review-little-mix-light-up-14912662 |website=Examiner Live |access-date=11 September 2019 |date=16 July 2018 |archive-date=14 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814103030/https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/review-little-mix-light-up-14912662 |url-status=live }}
Jessica Long of Norwich Evening News stated that "with strength, sass and unity, Little Mix really did bring girl power to Norwich."{{cite web |last1=Long |first1=Jessica |title=REVIEW: Thousands see Little Mix bring girl power to Norwich |url=https://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/what-s-on/little-mix-norwich-review-1-5617992 |website=Norwich Evening News |access-date=11 September 2019 |date=22 July 2018 |archive-date=24 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024164558/https://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/what-s-on/little-mix-norwich-review-1-5617992 |url-status=live }} Katie Davis of Kent Online review the Maidstone show, declaring that the group "put on a thrilling show that even got dragged-along-dads dancing" also add that "with an estimated 30,000 people there, squeals and shouts were definitely not in short supply - but this just added to the atmosphere and was a clear indicator of just how popular the band has become". Simon Duke of Chronicle Live gave five stars to the Gateshead show stating: "I say this every time I see Little Mix, but just as their albums sell more copies every time, their concerts get all the more impressive".{{cite web |last1=Duke |first1=Simon |title=Little Mix in Gateshead review: Summer Hits Tour a smash hit with stadium crowd |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/little-mix-gateshead-tour-review-14958108 |website=Chronicle Live |access-date=11 September 2019 |date=27 July 2018 |archive-date=31 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231145507/https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/little-mix-gateshead-tour-review-14958108 |url-status=live }} David Pollock of The Scotsman wrote, about the Falkirk show, that Little Mix "were bright and entertaining, their show a well targeted blend of pop hooks, only very lightly broached adult themes and the confident assurance of positive role models. Their costumes and set bore a bright retro-futurist aesthetic, with one foot in the 1980s and one firmly in the present."{{cite web |last1=POLLOCK |first1=DAVID |title=Music review: Little Mix, Falkirk Stadium |url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/music/music-review-little-mix-falkirk-stadium-1-4776090 |website=The Scotsman |access-date=16 September 2019 |date=31 July 2018 |archive-date=12 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212034404/https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/music/music-review-little-mix-falkirk-stadium-1-4776090 |url-status=live }}
== Setlist ==
This set list is from the show on 6 July 2018 in Hove. It is not intended to represent all concerts for the tour.{{Cite web|last=Duke|first=Simon|date=2018-07-26|title=Setlist for Little Mix's Summer Hits Tour|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/little-mix-summer-hits-setlist-14883374|access-date=2021-08-29|website=Chronicle Live|language=en}}
- "Touch"
- "Reggaetón Lento (Remix)"
- "How Ya Doin'?"
- "Love Me Like You"
- "Hair"
- "Little Me"
- "No More Sad Songs"
- "Wings"
- "Change Your Life"
- "Move"
- "Black Magic"
- "Salute"
- "Only You"
- "Shout Out To My Ex"
;Encore