The Party Tour (2017)
# The Party Tour (2017)

The Party Tour was the seventh concert tour by American singer Chris Brown. The tour only visited the United States, with Brown performing over 30 concerts during the spring of 2017. It is reported the tour earned $18.7 million.

## Background

Following the cancellation of his boxing match against rapper Soulja Boy, the tour was officially announced by Brown in February 2017 through his Instagram account.

Like his previous tour, the bill featured numerous artists in the hip hop scene, including 50 Cent, O.T. Genasis, Kap G, Fabolous, Casanova and French Montana. While Montana was on the initial roster, his name was later removed when the tour was officially announced. 50 Cent dropped out of the tour last minute. Many media outlets reported disagreements with production as the reason for the cancellation. The rapper claimed his contract was never finalized and he was still filming a movie during the time of the tour. Other artists that appeared on singular dates of the tour were Usher and Future. While on tour the singer was working on his eighth studio album Heartbreak on a Full Moon, already having released three singles off of it, "Grass Ain't Greener", "Party", with this tour being named after it, and "Privacy", that were performed to promote the upcoming release of the project.

## Critical reception

The tour received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Nathan Paige (The Plain Dealer) writes the show in Cleveland did a good job of showcasing his talents. He continues: "Even though Brown's stint in Cleveland was solely to showcase his talents and appease his fans, it's difficult to write an objective review without thinking of some of his unfavorable behavior in recent years. Brown's fans either love him despite his flaws, or used to love him, and no longer support his music. By the time he took the stage, The Q was nearly full - a sign that this talented singer/dancer/actor still has a strong fan base in Ohio".

Ross Raihala of the St. Paul Pioneer Press stated: "The sparse, wide-open stage served as a screen and showed various graphics timed to the beats and sometimes footage from Brown’s videos, like the racy “Privacy.” Given all the flashing lights and booming bass, though, Brown did sometimes seem to get lost at his own party. There were some fun moments for sure, particularly “Time for Love” and “Ayo”. Chris Riemenschneider (Star Tribune) shared the thoughts on the concert in Saint Paul. He says: "Brown's performance was still far from comeback-level. His voice has plenty of velvety power left in it, as he proved early on in a dramatic 'Deuces,' and he still shows traces of Michael Jackson in his stylish dance moves, which he reiterated in the show finale, 'Party'. [...] Brown stopped and started a lot for outfit changes, and the momentum never really got going.".

For the show in Lincoln, L. Keny Wolgamott of the Lincoln Journal Star wrote: "They put on a high energy show with some good tricks -- starting with Brown's entrance from underneath the video cube above the center of the stage, flipping around on some wires before he hit the stage".

## Opening acts

* O.T. Genasis
* Kap G
* Casanova
* Ayo & Teo (select dates)

## Support acts

* DC Young Fly
* Fabolous

## Setlist

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on March 31, 2017, at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. It does not represent every concert for the duration of the tour.

* "Wrist"
* "Poppin'"
* "Love More"
* "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)"
* "Deuces"
* "Picture Me Rollin'"
* "Privacy"
* "She Wildin'" (performed with Fabolous)
* "Liquor"
* "Drunk Texting"
* "Grass Ain't Greener"
* "Take You Down"
* "Make Love"
* "Back to Sleep"
* "Wishing"
* "Do You Mind"
* "Time for Love"
* "Show Me" / "Post to Be" / Ayo
* "Loyal"

### Encore

* "Kriss Kross"
* "Party"

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| - | - | - | - |
| North America ||||
| March 31, 2017 | Baltimore | United States | Royal Farms Arena |
| April 1, 2017 | Newark | United States | Prudential Center |
| April 2, 2017 | Boston | United States | TD Garden |
| April 4, 2017 | Charlote | United States | Spectrum Center |
| April 6, 2017 | Cleveland | United States | Quicken Loans Arena |
| April 7, 2017 | Auburn Hills | United States | The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| April 9, 2017 | Saint Paul | United States | Xcel Energy Center |
| April 10, 2017 | Lincoln | United States | Pinnacle Bank Arena |
| April 11, 2017 | Kansas City | United States | Sprint Center |
| April 13, 2017 | New Orleans | United States | Smoothie King Center |
| April 15, 2017 | Miami | United States | American Airlines Arena |
| April 16, 2017 | Tampa | United States | Amalie Arena |
| April 18, 2017 | Jacksonville | United States | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena |
| April 20, 2017 | Hampton | United States | Hampton Coliseum |
| April 21, 2017 | Washington, D.C. | United States | Verizon Center |
| April 22, 2017 | Philadelphia | United States | Wells Fargo Center |
| April 24, 2017 | Brooklyn | United States | Barclays Center |
| April 28, 2017 | Rosemont | United States | Allstate Arena |
| April 29, 2017 | Columbus | United States | Value City Arena |
| April 30, 2017 | Nashville | United States | Bridgestone Arena |
| May 2, 2017 | Atlanta | United States | Philips Arena |
| May 4, 2017 | Houston | United States | Toyota Center |
| May 6, 2017 | Dallas | United States | American Airlines Center |
| May 8, 2017 | Denver | United States | Pepsi Center |
| May 10, 2017 | Portland | United States | Moda Center |
| May 11, 2017 | Seattle | United States | KeyArena |
| May 13, 2017 | Sacramento | United States | Golden 1 Center |
| May 15, 2017 | Phoenix | United States | Talking Stick Resort Arena |
| May 16, 2017 | Anaheim | United States | Honda Center |
| May 18, 2017 | San Jose | United States | SAP Center |
| May 19, 2017 | San Diego | United States | Viejas Arena |
| May 20, 2017 | Las Vegas | United States | MGM Grand Garden Arena |
| May 23, 2017 | Inglewood | United States | The Forum |

### Box office score data

| Venue | City | Tickets sold / Available | Gross revenue |
| - | - | - | - |
| Prudential Center | Newark | 10,551 / 13,625 (77%) | $845,621 |
| TD Garden | Boston | 9,417 / 16,526 (57%) | $711,762 |
| Spectrum Center | Charlote | 7,023 / 12,718 (55%) | $429,798 |
| Quicken Loans Arena | Cleveland | 7,145 / 12,002 (60%) | $401,634 |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills | 6,746 / 18,370 (37%) | $550,150 |
| Xcel Energy Center | Saint Paul | 6,353 / 18,133 (35%) | $364,088 |
| Pinnacle Bank Arena | Lincoln | 5,514 / 10,047 (55%) | $324,355 |
| Sprint Center | Kansas City | 6,276 / 11,486 (55%) | $336,665 |
| Smoothie King Center | New Orleans | 6,211 / 11,254 (55%) | $367,051 |
| American Airlines Arena | Miami | 8,245 / 15,013 (55%) | $549,277 |
| Amalie Arena | Tampa | 6,298 / 17,132 (37%) | $387,623 |
| Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | Jacksonville | 5,126 / 11,373 (45%) | $300,970 |
| Hampton Coliseum | Hampton | 6,712 / 9,399 (71%) | $414,774 |
| Verizon Center | Washington, D.C. | 8,980 / 15,804 (57%) | $799,197 |
| Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia | 7,855 / 19,186 (41%) | $509,876 |
| Barclays Center | New York City | 15,728 / 15,728 (100%) | $1,393,129 |
| Allstate Arena | Rosemont | 9,035 / 16,719 (54%) | $638,920 |
| Value City Arena | Columbus | 8,314 / 11,910 (70%) | $570,429 |
| Bridgestone Arena | Nashville | 8,041 / 10,851 (74%) | $404,803 |
| Philips Arena | Atlanta | 10,169 / 11,415 (89%) | $744,422 |
| Toyota Center | Houston | 7,488 / 9,318 (80%) | $539,247 |
| American Airlines Center | Dallas | 12,858 / 13,338 (96%) | $739,537 |
| Pepsi Center | Denver | 6,929 / 10,770 (64%) | $395,783 |
| Moda Center | Portland | 8,342 / 10,955 (76%) | $470,330 |
| KeyArena | Seattle | 8,552 / 12,192 (70%) | $565,790 |
| Golden 1 Center | Sacramento | 12,846 / 16,302 (79%) | $793,542 |
| Talking Stick Resort Arena | Phoenix | 8,776 / 11,578 (76%) | $483,537 |
| Honda Center | Anaheim | 8,142 / 15,034 (54%) | $588,587 |
| SAP Center | San Jose | 11,090 / 17,369 (64%) | $598,685 |
| Viejas Arena | San Diego | 7,001 / 12,210 (57%) | $452,494 |
| MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas | 8,138 / 9,823 (83%) | $626,473 |
| The Forum | Inglewood | 11,584 / 14,545 (80%) | $912,829 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | 271,485 / 432,125 (63%) | $18,211,378 |
