The Summer Sixteen Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by Canadian rapper Drake, and American rapper Future.[2] It began on July 20, 2016 in Austin, and concluded with its final show in Toronto, Ontario on October 8, 2016. Scheduled for 60 performances across North America, the tour was produced by Apple Music in conjunction with Drake's fourth studio album, Views, Future's fourth studio album Evol, as well as their collaborative mixtape What a Time to Be Alive. Guest appearances included Rihanna, Fat Joe, 2 Chainz, Ty Dolla $ign, Young Thug, Kanye West, and more.[3] The tour had a total gross of $84.3 million off 54 shows, making it the highest-grossing hip-hop tour of all time,[4] until he broke this record with his own co-headlining Aubrey & the Three Migos Tour in 2018.[5]
| National tour by Drake and Future | |||||||||||||
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| Location | North America | ||||||||||||
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| Associated album | Views Evol What a Time to Be Alive | ||||||||||||
| Start date | July 20, 2016 | ||||||||||||
| End date | October 8, 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Legs | 1 | ||||||||||||
| No. of shows | 54 | ||||||||||||
| Box office | $80.9 million ($102.71 million in 2023 dollars)[1] | ||||||||||||
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Background
editDrake and Future first collaborated in 2012 on "Tony Montana". In 2015 the duo had a single called "Where Ya At", a song later to be used on Future's third studio album, DS2.[6] Since then, other notable collaborations between the pair include Drake's song, "Grammys" featuring Future, and 2015's "Jumpman". The duo also worked on a collaborative mixtape entitled What a Time to Be Alive, which was released on September 20, 2015.[7] Throughout 2013 and 2014, during Drake's Would You Like a Tour?, Future made multiple guest appearances, often appearing to perform alongside to Drake, or serve as the opening act of the show.[8] Rumours of a co-headlining tour from Drake and Future first circulated following the release of What a Time to Be Alive, leading Drake to post on Twitter that he was planning to embark on a tour with Future in the summer.
On April 25, 2016, the Summer Sixteen tour was announced with Future serving as the co-headlining act.[9] Later on the same day, several dates were added on Drake's website, with dvsn and Roy Woods all set to perform as opening acts.[10]
Set list
editThis set list is representative of the show on July 20, 2016 in Austin. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.[11]
- "Summer Sixteen"
- "Still Here"
- "Started from the Bottom"
- "9"
- ""U With Me?"
- "Feel No Ways"
- "Headlines"
- "Trophies"
- "HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right)"
- "0 to 100 / The Catch Up" / "6 God" / "Worst Behavior" / "We Made It" / "Blessings" / "All Me" / "No Lie" / "Versace"/ "Pop That" / "Over" / "I'm on One" / "Up All Night" / "Miss Me" / "Crew Love"
- "With You"
- "Child’s Play"
- "Fire and Desire"
- "Come and See Me"
- "Faithful" (with dvsn)
- "Hotline Bling"
- "Hold On, We're Going Home"
- "The Motto"
- "Right Hand"
- "For Free"
- "My Way" (Fetty Wap cover)
- "Grammys"
- "Scholarships"
- "Love Me"
- "I'm the Plug"
- "Big Rings"
- "Jumpman"
- "Diamonds Dancing"
- "Work"
- "Take Care" / "Too Good" (verses)
- "Controlla"
- "One Dance"
- "Back to Back"
- "Pop Style"
- "Hype"
- "Know Yourself"
- "Energy"
- "Legend"
Notes
- Drake performed "Pop Style" and "Father Stretch My Hands" with Kanye West at the 2nd show in Chicago, Illinois.
- Drake performed "All the Way Up" and "No Shopping" with French Montana, "Pop Style", "Father Stretch My Hands", "Famous", and "Runaway" with Kanye West, and "Needed Me", "Work", and "Too Good" with Rihanna at the 2nd show in Toronto, Ontario.
- Future performed "Best Friend" with Young Thug and "New Level" with ASAP Ferg at the 1st show in New York City.
- Drake brought out Derrick Rose at the 2nd show in New York City.
- Drake performed "Oh Boy" and "Hey Ma" with Cam'Ron and Juelz Santana, "No Role Modelz", "A Tale Of 2 Cities", and "Planez" with J. Cole, and "All the Way Up" with Fat Joe at the 4th show in New York City.
- Future performed "Whatever You Like" and "What You Know" with T.I. at the 4th show in New York City.
- Drake brought out LeBron James at the show in Columbus, Ohio.
- Drake performed "Forever" with Eminem at the show in Detroit, Michigan.
- Drake performed "HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right)", "A Milli", and "We Be Steady Mobbin" with Lil Wayne at the show in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Drake performed "Back on Road" and "1st Day out the Feds" with Gucci Mane and "Big Amount" and "Watch Out" with 2 Chainz at the 1st show in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Drake brought out Gucci Mane for the 2nd time and also brought out Usher, who performed "Confessions Part II" and "No Limit with Young Thug at the 2nd show in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Drake performed "Work" with Rihanna, who later performed "Bitch Better Have My Money" at the 2nd show in Miami, Florida. He also brought out Lil Wayne, who performed "A Milli" and "We Be Steady Mobbin".
- Drake performed "Draped Up" and "Get Throwed" with Bun B and "A Milli" and "We Be Steady Mobbin" with Lil Wayne at the 2nd show in Houston, Texas.
- Drake performed "Why You Always Hatin? and "Twist My Fingaz" with YG, "The Next Episode" and "Drop It Like It's Hot" with Snoop Dogg, and "Blase (song)" with Ty Dolla $ign at the 1st show in Los Angeles, California.
- Drake performed "All I Do is Win" and "I Got the Keys" with DJ Khaled, "Wasted" with Lil Wayne, and "Work" and "Bitch Better Have My Money" with Rihanna at the 3rd show in Los Angeles, California.
- Drake brought out Kevin Durant and Kamaiyah at the 1st show in Oakland, California.
- Drake performed "Blow The Whistle" and "Shake That Monkey" with Too $hort and brought out Stephen Curry & Draymond Green at the 2nd show in Oakland, California.
- Drake performed "The Next Episode" with Dr. Dre, "Straight Outta Compton" with Ice Cube, "All Me" with Big Sean, and "No Shopping" with French Montana at the 3rd show in Inglewood, California.
Tour dates
edit| Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America[2][12] | ||||||
| July 20, 2016 | Austin | United States | Frank Erwin Center | Roy Wood$ dvsn |
11,318 / 11,318 | $1,470,583 |
| July 21, 2016 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 12,605 / 13,493 | $1,563,490 | ||
| July 23, 2016 | Kansas City | Sprint Center | 12,983 / 13,364 | $1,180,862 | ||
| July 24, 2016 | Saint Paul | Xcel Energy Center | 13,624 / 14,014 | $1,346,114 | ||
| July 26, 2016 | Chicago | United Center | 27,037 / 30,294 | $3,214,405 | ||
| July 27, 2016 | ||||||
| July 31, 2016 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | 30,070 / 30,070 | $2,686,110 | |
| August 1, 2016 | ||||||
| August 4, 2016 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden | 58,085 / 58,085 | $6,804,352 | |
| August 5, 2016 | ||||||
| August 6, 2016 | ||||||
| August 8, 2016 | ||||||
| August 10, 2016 | Boston | TD Garden | 13,490 / 13,951 | $1,463,377 | ||
| August 12, 2016 | Buffalo | First Niagara Center | 13,547 / 13,965 | $1,540,131 | ||
| August 13, 2016 | Columbus | Nationwide Arena | 13,986 / 14,417 | $1,510,033 | ||
| August 14, 2016 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | 15,931 / 15,931 | $1,410,223 | ||
| August 16, 2016 | Detroit | Joe Louis Arena | 14,891 / 15,674 | $1,504,752 | ||
| August 17, 2016 | Pittsburgh | Consol Energy Center | 13,622 / 13,622 | $1,351,855 | ||
| August 19, 2016 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center | 27,663 / 28,584 | $3,259,446 | ||
| August 20, 2016 | ||||||
| August 21, 2016 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | 13,402 / 13,402 | $1,752,511 | ||
| August 23, 2016 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | 13,720 / 14,184 | $1,304,350 | ||
| August 25, 2016 | Atlanta | Philips Arena | 28,864 / 28,864 | $3,106,599 | ||
| August 26, 2016 | ||||||
| August 27, 2016 | Tampa | Amalie Arena | 13,337 / 13,337 | $1,401,166 | ||
| August 30, 2016 | Miami | American Airlines Arena | 26,608 / 27,806 | $3,282,545 | ||
| August 31, 2016 | ||||||
| September 2, 2016 | New Orleans | Smoothie King Center | 13,241 / 14,073 | $1,243,871 | ||
| September 3, 2016 | Houston | Toyota Center | 24,507 / 24,507 | $3,352,284 | ||
| September 4, 2016 | ||||||
| September 6, 2016 | Phoenix | Talking Stick Resort Arena | 12,084 / 12,542 | $1,310,117 | ||
| September 7, 2016 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | 40,155 / 40,227 | $4,809,979 | ||
| September 9, 2016 | ||||||
| September 10, 2016 | ||||||
| September 11, 2016 | Las Vegas | T-Mobile Arena | 15,142 / 15,142 | $2,089,942 | ||
| September 13, 2016 | Oakland | Oracle Arena | 24,956 / 25,831 | $3,294,596 | ||
| September 14, 2016 | ||||||
| September 16, 2016 | Tacoma | Tacoma Dome | 18,120 / 18,120 | $1,748,350 | ||
| September 17, 2016 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena | — | — | |
| September 18, 2016 | ||||||
| September 20, 2016 | Edmonton | Rogers Place | ||||
| September 21, 2016 | ||||||
| September 24, 2016 | San Jose | United States | SAP Center | 25,817 / 26,591 | $3,099,176 | |
| September 25, 2016 | ||||||
| September 27, 2016 | Inglewood | The Forum | 42,316 / 42,316 | $4,545,367 | ||
| September 28, 2016 | ||||||
| September 29, 2016 | ||||||
| October 1, 2016 | Denver | Pepsi Center | — | — | ||
| October 2, 2016 | ||||||
| October 4, 2016 | Des Moines | Wells Fargo Arena | ||||
| October 5, 2016 | Chicago | United Center | ||||
| October 7, 2016 | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre | 15,731 / 15,731 | $1,722,100 | |
| October 8, 2016 | Toronto | Air Canada Centre | 15,485 / 15,485 | $1,561,900 | ||
| TOTAL | 634,662 / 647,265 (98%) | $71,238,937 | ||||
Cancelled shows
edit| Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason/Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 9, 2016 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | Drake's ankle injury[13] |
| October 11, 2016 | Brooklyn | United States | Barclays Center | |
| October 12, 2016 | ||||
| October 13, 2016 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | ||
| October 15, 2016 | Newark | Prudential Center | ||
| October 16, 2016 |
References
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