The So Nice Tour
{{Short description|2022–23 concert tour by Carly Rae Jepsen}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox concert
| concert_tour_name = So Nice Tour
| image = The So Nice Tour.png
| image_size = 220px
| caption = Promotional poster for the tour
| alt =
| artist = Carly Rae Jepsen
| location = {{Flatlist|
- Asia
- Australia
- Europe
- North America}}
| album = The Loneliest Time
| start_date = {{start date|2022|09|21|df=y}}
| end_date = {{End date|2023|08|13|df=yes}}
| number_of_shows = {{unbulleted list|46 in North America|10 in Europe|7 in Asia|6 in Australia|69 total}}
| last_tour = The Dedicated Tour
(2019–20)
| this_tour = So Nice Tour
(2022–23)
| next_tour = ...
}}
The So Nice Tour{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.com/live-entertainment/2022/06/carly-rae-jepsen-tour-2022-how-to-buy-tickets-schedule-special-guests.html |title=Carly Rae Jepsen tour 2022 |last1=Levy |first1=Matt |date=24 June 2002 |website=NJ.com |publisher=Advance Publications |access-date=7 November 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221107052122/https://www.nj.com/live-entertainment/2022/06/carly-rae-jepsen-tour-2022-how-to-buy-tickets-schedule-special-guests.html |archive-date=7 November 2022}} was the fourth concert tour by Canadian recording artist Carly Rae Jepsen. Launched in support of her sixth studio album The Loneliest Time (2022), The tour began on 21 September 2022 and concluded on 13 August 2023.
Background
The tour was announced 7 June 2022,{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/carly-rae-jepsen-announces-2022-north-american-tour/ |title=Carly Rae Jepsen Announces 2022 North American Tour |last1=Strauss |first1=Matthew |date=7 June 2022 |website=Pitchfork |publisher=Condé Nast |access-date=7 November 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221107050506/https://pitchfork.com/news/carly-rae-jepsen-announces-2022-north-american-tour/ |archive-date=7 November 2022}} shortly after the release of the album's first single, "Western Wind".{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/carly-rae-jepsen-tour-2022-1364174/ |title=Carly Rae Jepsen Catches a 'Western Wind' as She Announces Fall Tour |last1=Mier |first1=Tomás |date=7 June 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |access-date=7 November 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221107051245/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/carly-rae-jepsen-tour-2022-1364174/ |archive-date=7 November 2022}} American singer/songwriter, Empress Of would be announced alongside and serve as the support act for the entire North American leg of the tour, except for two co-headlining shows announced a month prior, that Jepsen would perform with American rock band, Bleachers in Cleveland and Toronto respectively.{{cite web |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/carly_rae_jepsen_and_bleachers_announce_co-headlining_toronto_show |title=Carly Rae Jepsen and Bleachers Announce Co-Headlining Toronto Show |last1=LaPierre |first1=Megan |date=16 May 2022 |website=Exclaim! |publisher= |access-date=7 November 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221107053112/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/carly_rae_jepsen_and_bleachers_announce_co-headlining_toronto_show |archive-date=7 November 2022}} The tour commenced in Montreal, Canada on 24 September 2022 {{cite web |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/06/07/carly-rae-jepsen-announced-so-nice-tour/2941654624768/ |title=Carly Rae Jepson announces 'The So Nice Tour' to kick off this fall |last1=Brokaw |first1=Sommer |date=7 June 2022 |website=United Press International |publisher=News World Communications |access-date=7 November 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221107053447/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/06/07/carly-rae-jepsen-announced-so-nice-tour/2941654624768/ |archive-date=7 November 2022}} and marked as her first set of live performances since 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/carly-rae-jepsen-announces-dates-for-2022-north-american-tour-3241919 |title=Carly Rae Jepsen announces dates for 2022 North American tour |last1=Campbell |first1=Erica |date=7 June 2022 |website=NME |publisher=NME Networks |access-date=7 November 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221107050825/https://www.nme.com/news/carly-rae-jepsen-announces-dates-for-2022-north-american-tour-3241919 |archive-date=7 November 2022}}
Jepsen aligned with non-profit, PLUS1 to have one dollar from all shows (in North America) donated to The Ally Coalition.{{cite web |url=https://keyt.com/news/santa-barbara-s-county/2022/06/08/carly-rae-jepsen-announces-tour-stop-at-arlington-theatre/ |title=Carly Rae Jepsen announces tour stop at Arlington Theatre |last1=Martinez-Pogue |first1=Jade |date=8 June 2022 |website=KEYT |publisher=News-Press & Gazette Company |access-date=7 November 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221107052738/https://keyt.com/news/santa-barbara-s-county/2022/06/08/carly-rae-jepsen-announces-tour-stop-at-arlington-theatre/ |archive-date=7 November 2022}} This organization supports homeless and at-risk LGBTQ youth. During Fall 2022, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australian legs of the tour were announced and proceeded between February and March 2023, with the former supported by French singer/songwriter, Lewis OfMan.{{cite web | url=https://readdork.com/news/carly-rae-jepsen-uk-ireland-tour/ | title=Carly Rae Jepsen announces 'So Nice' UK and Ireland tour | date=23 September 2022 }}{{cite web | url=https://renownedforsound.com/news-carly-rae-jepsen-announces-2023-uk-and-ireland-leg-of-the-so-nice-tour/ | title=News: Carly Rae Jepsen Announces 2023 UK and Ireland Leg of the So Nice Tour – Renowned for Sound }}
Critical reception
Reviews for the concerts in America have been positive. Many critics noted Jepsen's showmanship and exuberant energy during the shows. For the concert in Boston, Abigail A. Golden (The Harvard Crimson) writes Jepsen was a "joy to watch". She continues, "With a 27-song setlist, Jepsen's stamina was commendable. In leaping across the stage, trekking up flights of stairs to engage with the members of her band, and coordinating dances with backup vocalists Sophi Bairley and Julia Ross, the singer kept the energy up throughout her entire performance."{{cite web |url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2022/10/18/carly-rae-jepsen-roadrunner-concert-boston/ |title=Carly Jepsen Concert Review: 'Run Away With Her' as the 'So Nice' Tour Lands in Boston |last1=Golden |first1=Abigail A. |date=18 October 2022 |website=The Harvard Crimson |publisher=Harvard University |access-date=7 November 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221107054358/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2022/10/18/carly-rae-jepsen-roadrunner-concert-boston/ |archive-date=7 November 2022}}
Moving to Philadelphia, Maureen Walsh (WXPN) states she enjoyed how the music was the main attraction of the show. She wrote, "All night, I kept looking around seeing people singing along, having a great time and losing themselves dancing to some fun freaking music. Carly's moonlady animation was right: forget your cares and enjoy yourself every once in a while, it will do you a world of good."{{cite web |url=https://xpn.org/2022/10/02/carly-rae-jepsen-the-met-philly/ |title=Lost in the moment with Carly Rae Jepsen at The Met Philly |last1=Walsh |first1=Maureen |date=2 October 2022 |website=WXPN |publisher=University of Pennsylvania |access-date=7 November 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221107063158/https://xpn.org/2022/10/02/carly-rae-jepsen-the-met-philly/ |archive-date=7 November 2022}}
For the concert in Los Angeles, Jefferson Lim (Annenberg Media) says the performance "radiated energy". He says, "The nearly 90-minute show was an unforgettable, energetic night of fun. Jepsen performed non-stop with such vigor and passion that it was just too hard not to dance and sing along. If love is a lonely road, then we can rest easy knowing that we have the comfort of Jepsen's music to go along with it."{{cite web |url=https://www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2022/10/21/carly-rae-jepsen-dazzles-at-the-so-nice-tour/ |title=Carly Rae Jepsen dazzles at the 'So Nice Tour' |last1=Lim |first1=Jefferson |date=21 October 2022 |website=Annenberg Media |publisher=University of Southern California |access-date=7 November 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221107054725/https://www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2022/10/21/carly-rae-jepsen-dazzles-at-the-so-nice-tour/ |archive-date=7 November 2022}}
Setlist
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The following setlist was performed during the concert held on 12 October 2022, at the Mission Ballroom, in Denver, Colorado.{{cite web |url=https://preludepress.com/featured/2022/10/14/carly-rae-jepsen-denver-review-2022/ |title=Carly Rae Jepsen's Denver Performance Was a Roller Coaster of Energy and Emotion |last1=Thackeray |first1=Aaron |date=14 October 2022 |website=Prelude Press |publisher= |access-date=7 November 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221107063609/https://preludepress.com/featured/2022/10/14/carly-rae-jepsen-denver-review-2022/ |archive-date=7 November 2022}} It is not intended to represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
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- "This Love Isn't Crazy"
- "Let's Sort the Whole Thing Out"
- "Run Away With Me"
- "Too Much"
- "Talking to Yourself"
- "Julien"
- "Warm Blood"
- "Emotion" / "Favourite Colour"
- "Call Me Maybe"
- "Stay Away"
- "Comeback"
- "Western Wind"
- "I Really Like You"
- "Want You in My Room"
- "Now That I Found You"
- "Your Type"
- "For Sure"
- "Go Find Yourself or Whatever"
- "Beach House"
- "Boy Problems" / "Fake Mona Lisa"
- "Cry"
- "The Loneliest Time"
- "When I Needed You"
- ;Encore
- "I Didn't Just Come Here to Dance"
- "All That"
- "Cut to the Feeling"
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| title = Europe
| content=The following setlist was performed during the concert held on 4 February 2023, at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland.{{cite web |url=https://matuklon.com/carly-rae-jepsen-brings-sparkle-and-quality-pop-to-dublin/ |title=Carly Rae Jepsen Brings Sparkle and Quality Pop to Dublin |date=9 February 2023 |publisher=matuklon.com |access-date=17 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213233026/https://matuklon.com/carly-rae-jepsen-brings-sparkle-and-quality-pop-to-dublin/ |archive-date=13 February 2023 |url-status=live}} It is not intended to represent all concerts for the duration of the European leg of the tour.
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- "Surrender My Heart"
- "Summer Love"
- "Run Away with Me"
- "Talking to Yourself"
- "Too Much"
- "Julien""
- "Bends"
- "Western Wind"
- "Bad Thing Twice"
- "Emotion" / "Favourite Colour"
- "Call Me Maybe"
- "Stay Away"
- "For Sure"
- "So Nice"
- "I Really Like You"
- "Want You in My Room"
- "Shooting Star"
- "Now That I Found You"
- "Move Me" (with Lewis OfMan)
- "Go Find Yourself or Whatever"
- "Beach House"
- "When I Needed You"
- ;Encore
- "I Didn't Just Come Here to Dance"
- "The Loneliest Time"
- "Cut to the Feeling"
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The following setlist was performed during the concert held on 4 March 2023, at the Filinvest City Event Grounds, Muntinlupa, Philippines.{{cite web |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/music/carly-rae-jepsen-headline-wanderland-2023/ |title=We really, really, really like it: Carly Rae Jepsen to headline Wanderland 2023 |date=19 December 2022 |publisher=rappler.com |access-date=8 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213233026/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/music/carly-rae-jepsen-headline-wanderland-2023/ |archive-date=13 February 2023 |url-status=live}} It is not intended to represent all concerts for the duration of the Asian leg of the tour.
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- "Surrender My Heart"
- "Joshua Tree
- "Run Away with Me"
- "Too Much"
- "Julien"
- "Talking to Yourself"
- "Emotion" / "Favourite Colour"
- "Call Me Maybe"
- "Stay Away"
- "Bad Thing Twice"
- "Western Wind"
- "So Nice"
- "I Really Like You"
- "Want You in My Room"
- "Your Type"
- "Boy Problems"
- "Now That I Found You"
- "I Didn't Just Come Here To Dance"
- "The Loneliest Time"
- "When I Needed You"
- ;Encore
- "Go Find Yourself or Whatever"
- "Beach House"
- "Cut to the Feeling"
{{div col end}}}}
Shows
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File:Carly Rae Jepsen at the NorVa 2022.jpg in October, 2022]]
Notes
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References
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