Club Paradise Tour
# Club Paradise Tour

The Club Paradise Tour was the second headlining tour by Canadian recording artist Drake. The tour came following the release of Drake's second studio album, Take Care. The tour's name spins off from the 2011 song "Club Paradise", a promotional single released ahead of the release of Take Care, which, in turn, borrowed its name from a strip club in Toronto. An official poster for the tour was released along with the announcement of the venture, showing Drake in the same room as is on the album cover, expressing the despondent conflicting stance about growing wealth and fame prevalent in the album.

The tour featured Kendrick Lamar and A$AP Rocky as opening acts for the majority of the dates throughout the tour, with various acts being added as the tour expanded beyond North America. Due to the large demand and tickets selling out in minutes in multiple locations, extra tour dates were added to the itinerary, which included a second leg across the United States. The tour became a commercial success, grossing $42 million in the tour's duration. It was the highest-grossing hip-hop tour of 2012, according to Pollstar's annual year end tour chart.

## Background

Drake would announce the tour in October 2011, releasing dates in December, announcing that the "Club Paradise Tour" was set to feature in over college amphitheaters and multi-purpose arenas across the United States and Canada. This was seen as a shock move by Drake, due to the mainstream exposure and commercial success he had experienced following the releases of his two studio albums. Drake would later confirm in an interview with MTV that the labels had wanted him to embark on a stadium tour, which he rejected. He would comment, stating "I fought for this tour, I fought really hard for this tour because, of course, they want me to go get the big bucks, go into the stadiums and cash out. But I was just like, 'I really made this album for the same people that supported me since day one' [so I can't sell out]".

## Opening acts

* Kendrick Lamar (North America—Leg 1, Europe—Leg 1, select dates)
* A$AP Rocky (North America—Leg 1, Europe—Leg 1, select dates)
* J. Cole (North America—Leg 2)
* Waka Flocka Flame (North America—Leg 2)
* Meek Mill (North America—Leg 2)
* 2 Chainz (North America—Leg 2)
* French Montana (North America—Leg 2)
* Chief Keef (North America—Leg 2)
* Illy Da King (North America—Leg 2)
* Lual Allstar (North America—Leg 2)
* Rita Ora (United Kingdom, selected dates)
* Tinie Tempah (Europe)
* Labrinth (France, United Kingdom, selected dates)

## Setlist

* "Lord Knows"
* "Under Ground Kings"
* "I'm On One"
* "Over"
* "Crew Love" (in some venues)
* "The Zone"
* "She Will"
* "Shot For Me
* "We'll Be Fine"
* "Forever"
* "Marvins Room"
* "Take Care"
* "Cameras"
* "Uptown"
* "Miss Me
* Medley: "Look What You've Done" / "Fancy" / "Make Me Proud"
* "Practice"
* "HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right)"

Encore

* "The Motto"
* "Headlines"

### Notes

* Drake performed "Crew Love" in lieu of "The Zone" at the show in Los Angeles, California, as well as performing "I'm Goin' In", "Up All Night", "Round of Applause", "Ima Boss" and "Can't Get Enough".
* Waka Flocka Flame would bring out Wale at the show in Cincinnati, Ohio, to perform "No Hands".
* Drake would bring out Rick Ross at the show in Houston, Texas, to perform Ima Boss and Stay Schemin' with Meek Mill.

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| - | - | - | - |
| North America ||||
| February 14, 2012 | Coral Gables | United States | BankUnited Center |
| February 15, 2012 | Gainesville | United States | O'Connell Center |
| February 17, 2012 | Nashville | United States | Bridgestone Arena |
| February 18, 2012 | Columbus | United States | Value City Arena |
| February 21, 2012 | Columbia | United States | Colonial Life Arena |
| February 22, 2012 | Lexington | United States | Rupp Arena |
| February 24, 2012 | Tallahassee | United States | Tucker Civic Center |
| February 25, 2012 | New Orleans | United States | Lakefront Arena |
| February 27, 2012 | Austin | United States | Frank Erwin Center |
| February 28, 2012 | Oklahoma City | United States | Chesapeake Energy Arena |
| March 1, 2012 | Kansas City | United States | Sprint Center |
| March 2, 2012 | Arlington | United States | College Park Center |
| March 4, 2012 | Tucson | United States | Tucson Arena |
| March 5, 2012 | Los Angeles | United States | Galen Center |
| March 7, 2012 | Davis | United States | The Pavilion at ARC |
| March 8, 2012 | Fresno | United States | Save Mart Center |
| March 10, 2012 | San Jose | United States | Event Center Arena |
| March 11, 2012 | San Diego | United States | Viejas Arena |
| Europe ||||
| March 24, 2012 | Dublin | Ireland | The $O_2$ |
| March 26, 2012 | London | England | The $O_2$ Arena |
| March 27, 2012 | London | England | The $O_2$ Arena |
| March 29, 2012 | Sheffield | England | Motorpoint Arena Sheffield |
| March 30, 2012 | Cardiff | Wales | Motorpoint Arena |
| April 1, 2012 | Manchester | England | Manchester Arena |
| April 2, 2012 | Glasgow | Scotland | Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre |
| April 5, 2012 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
| April 7, 2012 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National |
| April 8, 2012 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Heineken Music Hall |
| April 10, 2012 | Frankfurt | Germany | Jahrhunderthalle |
| April 12, 2012 | Berlin | Germany | Max-Schmeling-Halle |
| April 13, 2012 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Valby-Hallen |
| April 15, 2012 | Stockholm | Sweden | Ericsson Globe |
| April 16, 2012 | Oslo | Norway | Oslo Spektrum |
| April 19, 2012 | Birmingham | England | LG Arena |
| April 20, 2012 | Birmingham | England | LG Arena |
| April 22, 2012 | Liverpool | England | Echo Arena Liverpool |
| April 23, 2012 | Newcastle | England | Metro Radio Arena |
| April 25, 2012 | Nottingham | England | Capital FM Arena Nottingham |
| North America ||||
| May 7, 2012 | Concord | United States | Sleep Train Pavilion |
| May 8, 2012 | Irvine | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre |
| May 10, 2012 | Phoenix | United States | Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion |
| May 11, 2012 | Las Vegas | United States | MGM Grand Garden Arena |
| May 13, 2012 | Greenwood Village | United States | Comfort Dental Amphitheatre |
| May 14, 2012 | Albuquerque | United States | The Pavilion |
| May 16, 2012 | Dallas | United States | Gexa Energy Pavilion |
| May 17, 2012 | Houston | United States | Toyota Center |
| May 19, 2012 | Charlotte | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre |
| May 20, 2012 | Atlanta | United States | Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood |
| May 22, 2012 | Raleigh | United States | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion |
| May 23, 2012 | Virginia Beach | United States | Farm Bureau Live |
| May 25, 2012 | Washington, D.C. | United States | Verizon Center |
| May 26, 2012 | Burgettstown | United States | First Niagara Pavilion |
| May 28, 2012 | Cuyahoga Falls | United States | Blossom Music Center |
| May 30, 2012 | Clarkston | United States | DTE Energy Music Theatre |
| June 1, 2012 | Noblesville | United States | Klipsch Music Center |
| June 2, 2012 | Tinley Park | United States | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre |
| June 5, 2012 | Memphis | United States | FedExForum |
| June 6, 2012 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverbend Music Center |
| June 8, 2012 | Darien Center | United States | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center |
| June 9, 2012 | Camden | United States | Susquehanna Bank Center |
| June 11, 2012 | Hartford | United States | Comcast Theatre |
| June 12, 2012 | Holmdel Township | United States | PNC Bank Arts Center |
| June 14, 2012 | Saratoga Springs | United States | Saratoga Performing Arts Center |
| June 16, 2012 | Wantagh | United States | Nikon at Jones Beach Theater |
| June 17, 2012 | Mansfield | United States | Comcast Center |

### Box office score data

| Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
| - | - | - | - |
| Bridgestone Arena | Nashville | 12,248 / 12,248 (100%) | $824,189 |
| Frank Erwin Center | Austin | 11,299 / 11,669 (97%) | $757,645 |
| Save Mart Center | Fresno | 11,890 / 11,890 (100%) | $753,738 |
| The $O_2$ | Dublin | 11,433 / 11,433 (100%) | $611,911 |
| The $O_2$ Arena | London | 34,575 / 35,000 (99%) | $2,128,570 |
| Manchester Arena | Manchester | 15,907 / 16,132 (99%) | $891,304 |
| Verizon Center | Washington, D.C. | 11,147 / 12,448 (89%) | $1,099,613 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | 108,499 / 110,820 (98%) | $7,066,970 |
