The Special Tour was the third concert tour and first arena tour by American singer and rapper Lizzo, in support of her fourth studio album Special (2022). The tour began at the FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida on September 23, 2022, and concluded at the Fuji Rock Festival on July 30, 2023.
American rappers Latto and Saucy Santana supported all the North American dates on the tour. English rapper Bree Runway and English singer-songwriter Joy Crookes supported select dates on the European leg of the tour while Tkay Maidza supported dates in Oceania.
Concert film Lizzo: Live in Concert is a concert special directed by Sam Wrench, which was released on December 31, 2022, exclusively via HBO Max. The film follows American singer and rapper Lizzo's performance at Kia Forum in Inglewood, California on November 18 and 19, 2022.
Setlist This set list is from the show in Perth, Australia on July 14, 2023. It is not intended to represent all tour dates.
2022
"The Sign” ”2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)” ”Soulmate” ”Phone” “Grrrls” ”Boys” ”Tempo” ”Rumors” ”Fitness” (interlude) ”Naked” ”Jerome” ”Break Up Twice” ”Special” I Am Every Woman” (Chaka Khan Cover) ”Like A Girl” ”Birthday Girl” ”Everybody’s Gay” ”Water Me” ”Cuz I Love You” ”Coldplay” ”Truth Hurts” ”I Love You Bitch ”Good As Hell” ”Juice” ”About Damn Time”
2023
”Cuz I Love You” ”Juice” ”2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)” ”Soulmate” ”Phone” / “Grrrls” ”Boys” ”Tempo” ”Rumors” ”Jerome” ”Special” ”Like A Girl” ”Birthday Girl” Flute Interlude ”Yellow” (Coldplay Cover) ”Truth Hurts” ”I Love You Bitch ”Good As Hell” ”About Damn Time”
Notes During the first performance in Inglewood, Missy Elliott and Cardi B joined Lizzo on stage to sing "Tempo" and "Rumors", respectively. During the show in Atlanta, Stacey Abrams joined Latto on-stage in support of her 2022 gubernatorial campaign. During the show in Knoxville, several drag queens including Aquaria, Kandy Muse, Asia O'Hara and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo joined Lizzo onstage to perform "Everybody's Gay", in protest of the controversial Tennessee anti-drag law. During the show in Phoenix, Lizzo performed a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary".
Shows + List of concertsDateCityCountryVenueOpening act(s) September 23, 2022 Sunrise United States FLA Live ArenaLattoSaucy Santana September 24, 2022 Tampa Amalie ArenaSaucy Santana September 27, 2022 Washington, D.C. Capital One ArenaLatto September 29, 2022 Philadelphia Wells Fargo CenterLattoSaucy Santana September 30, 2022 Boston TD GardenLatto October 2, 2022 New York City Madison Square Garden October 3, 2022 October 6, 2022 Detroit Little Caesars ArenaLattoSaucy Santana October 7, 2022 Toronto Canada Scotiabank ArenaLatto October 11, 2022 Saint Paul United States Xcel Energy Center October 14, 2022 Kansas City T-Mobile Center October 16, 2022 Chicago United Center October 18, 2022 Indianapolis Gainbridge FieldhouseLattoSaucy Santana October 20, 2022 Charlotte Spectrum CenterLatto October 22, 2022 Atlanta State Farm Arena October 23, 2022 Nashville Bridgestone Arena October 25, 2022 Austin Moody Center October 26, 2022 Houston Toyota CenterLattoSaucy Santana October 28, 2022 Dallas American Airlines CenterLatto October 31, 2022 Denver Ball Arena November 2, 2022 Salt Lake City Vivint Arena November 4, 2022 Portland Moda Center November 7, 2022 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena November 9, 2022 Seattle United States Climate Pledge Arena November 10, 2022 Portland Moda Center November 12, 2022 San Francisco Chase Center November 18, 2022 Inglewood Kia Forum November 19, 2022 February 17, 2023 Oslo Norway SpektrumBree Runway February 18, 2023 Copenhagen Denmark Royal Arena February 20, 2023 Hamburg Germany Barclays Arena February 23, 2023 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome February 24, 2023 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis February 27, 2023 Cologne Germany Lanxess Arena February 28, 2023 Berlin Mercedes-Benz Arena March 2, 2023 Assago Italy Mediolanum Forum March 3, 2023 Zurich Switzerland Hallenstadion March 5, 2023 Paris France Accor Arena March 8, 2023 Glasgow Scotland OVO HydroJoy Crookes March 9, 2023 Birmingham England Utilita Arena March 11, 2023 Manchester AO Arena March 13, 2023 Dublin Ireland 3Arena March 15, 2023 London England The O2 Arena March 16, 2023 April 21, 2023 Knoxville United States Thompson-Boling ArenaLatto April 22, 2023 Lexington Rupp Arena April 24, 2023 Memphis FedEx Forum April 25, 2023 St. Louis Enterprise Center April 28, 2023New OrleansFair Grounds Race Course May 9, 2023 Baltimore CFG Bank ArenaLatto May 10, 2023 Raleigh PNC Arena May 12, 2023 Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse May 13, 2023 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena May 16, 2023 Milwaukee Fiserv Forum May 17, 2023 Chicago United Center May 19, 2023 Omaha CHI Health Center Omaha May 20, 2023 Tulsa BOK Center May 24, 2023 Phoenix Footprint Center May 25, 2023 San Diego Viejas Arena May 28, 2023 Sacramento Golden 1 Center June 2, 2023 Thousand Palms Acrisure Arena June 11, 2023 Montreal Canada Bell Centre June 13, 2023 Hartford United States XL Center June 22, 2023BelfastNorthern IrelandOrmeau ParkTinashe June 24, 2023PiltonEnglandWorthy Farm rowspan="7" June 28, 2023GdyniaPolandGdynia-Kosakowo Airport June 30, 2023StockholmSwedenGärdet July 1, 2023RoskildeDenmarkRoskilde Dyrskueplads July 6, 2023MadridSpainEspacio Mad Cool Villaverde July 7, 2023LisbonPortugalPasseio Marítimo de Algés July 9, 2023RotterdamNetherlandsRotterdam Ahoy July 14, 2023PerthAustraliaRAC ArenaTkay Maidza July 17, 2023MelbourneRod Laver Arena July 18, 2023 July 21, 2023Byron BayNorth Byron Parklands July 23, 2023SydneyQudos Bank ArenaTkay Maidza July 24, 2023 July 26, 2023AucklandNew ZealandSpark Arena July 30, 2023NiigataJapanNaeba Ski Resort
Cancelled dates + List of cancelled concerts Date City Country Venue Reason July 3, 2023LuxembourgLuxembourgLuxexpo The BoxUnknown
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