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Ctrl the Tour was the debut concert tour by the American singer-songwriter SZA. in support of her debut album, Ctrl. The tour consisted of 55 live performances across the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

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Background and promotion

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SZA premiered "Drew Barrymore" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. She also announced the title of her debut studio album, initially titled A, but later renamed to Ctrl.[1] On April 28, 2017, she announced she had signed her first major-label recording contract with RCA Records.[2][3] Following the announcement of Ctrl, she released a promotional video narrated by rapper RZA."[4] On June 2, 2017, "Broken Clocks" was released as a promotional single before being sent to urban contemporary radio in January 2018 as the album's fourth single.[5] On June 8, 2017 "Doves in the Wind" was released as a promotional single.[6][7]

On July 5, 2017, SZA announced an official North American headlining concert tour titled Ctrl the Tour to further promote the album. The tour began on August 20, 2017, in Providence, Rhode Island, at Fête Music Hall, and concluded on December 22, 2017, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at The Fillmore Philadelphia.[8]

Despite the tour having no european leg, American singer and rapper Bryson Tiller announced on July 10, 2017 that SZA would be opening for the European portion of his Set It Off Tour in support of his studio album True to Self from October 17, 2017, to November 30, 2017, separate from Ctrl the Tour.[9] Due to tickets for Ctrl the Tour quickly selling out, this prompted additional dates to be added. Due to health problems, the first three dates of the tour were rescheduled, causing the tour to begin on August 20 instead of August 16 as originally scheduled.[10][11] On July 31, 2017, SZA released a music video for "Supermodel", exclusively on Apple Music.[12]

On December 9, 2017, SZA appeared on Saturday Night Live making her the third artist from her label to appear on the program following Lamar and Rock. The performance received critical acclaim for its power and a new verse she added to single "Love Galore" due to the absence of Travis Scott being there to perform his verse.[13]

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Set list

This set list is representative of the show on August 20, 2017, in Providence, Rhode Island. It does not represent the set list from all of the shows. It consists of twelve tracks from Ctrl (2017) and three tracks from Z (2014).[14][better source needed]

  1. "Supermodel"
  2. "Anything"
  3. "Broken Clocks"
  4. "Go Gina"
  5. "Drew Barrymore"
  6. "HiiiJack"
  7. "Child's Play"
  8. "Normal Girl"
  9. "Prom"
  10. "Garden (Say It like Dat)"
  11. "Doves in the Wind"
  12. "Love Galore"
  13. "The Weekend"
  14. "Wavy (Interlude)"
  15. "Babylon"
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Tour dates

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Notes

  • A ^ The show on August 26, 2017, in New York City is part of the 2017 Afropunk Festival.
  • B ^ The show on September 9, 2017, in Anaheim is part of the 2017 Day N Night Fest.
  • C ^ The show on October 5, 2017, in Nashville is part of the 2017 Commodore Quake concert with Migos.

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