King and Queen of Hearts World Tour

King and Queen of Hearts World Tour

Tour by Maxwell and Mary J. Blige
Promotional poster for tour
Start date	October 13, 2016
End date	December 14, 2016
Legs	2
No. of shows	12 in Europe 24 in North America 36 Total
Maxwell tour chronology Annual Summer Jam (2016) Kings and Queens of Hearts World Tour (2016) Mary J. Blige tour chronology The London Sessions Tour (2015) Kings and Queens of Hearts World Tour (2016)

The King and Queen of Hearts Tour is a co-headlining tour by American recording artist Maxwell and Mary J. Blige. The tour began October 2016 in Europe then moved to North America.

Background

The tour was announced in July 2016 on Facebook. According to Blige, the tour has been in the works for a few years. The duo felt because of their similar audiences and sound, touring together was an obvious decision. The tour is described as a celebration of 90s R&B.^[1] In the planning stages, the trek was titled "Maxwell & Mary on Stage, however, Blige came up with the current title.^[2] Dates in Europe were released in July with dates in North America followed in September.

Describing the tour, Maxwell stated:

"It's going to be a very beautiful chess game on stage, and the queen has all the moves. I feel like we're going to be able to magnify each other and take people to where they need to be in an emotional way, especially in a time where we have so much political unrest. It's kind of wild out there".^[3]

Opening act

• Ro James (North America)^[4]

Setlist

The following setlists were performed on October 15, 2016 at the Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt, Germany. They do not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.^[5][6]

Mary J. Blige 

1. "Video Introduction"
2. "Love Yourself"
3. "Just Fine"
4. "The One"
5. "You Bring Me Joy" / "Love Is All We Need" / "Real Love" / "Be Happy" / "Love No Limit"
6. "Enough Cryin"
7. "I Can Love You"
8. "Don't Mind"
9. "Share My World"
10. "Take Me As I Am"
11. "Good Woman Down"
12. "My Life"
13. "I'm Goin' Down"
14. "Thick of It"
15. "Not Gon' Cry"
16. "No More Drama"
17. "Family Affair"

Maxwell 

1. "Instrumental Introduction" (contains elements of "The Urban Theme")
2. "Dancewitme"
3. "Everwanting: To Want You to Want"
4. "Bad Habits"
5. "Love You"
6. "This Woman's Work"
7. "Fingers Crossed"
8. "Lifetime"
9. "Lake by the Ocean"
10. "...Til the Cops Come Knockin'"
11. "Lost"
12. "Sumthin' Sumthin'"
13. "Get to Know Ya"
14. "Fortunate"
15. "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)"
16. "Pretty Wings"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe[7]
October 13, 2016	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
October 15, 2016	Frankfurt	Germany	Jahrhunderthalle
October 16, 2016	Paris	France	Zénith Paris
October 17, 2016	Brussels	Belgium	Forest National
October 19, 2016	Cologne	Germany	Palladium Köln
October 21, 2016	Copenhagen	Denmark	Falconer Salen
October 22, 2016	Stockholm	Sweden	Annexet
October 23, 2016	Oslo	Norway	Sentrum Scene
October 25, 2016	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Ziggo Dome
October 28, 2016	London	England	The O2 Arena
October 29, 2016	Birmingham		Genting Arena
October 30, 2016	Manchester		Manchester Arena
North America[8]
November 5, 2016	Baltimore	United States	Royal Farms Arena
November 6, 2016	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center
November 9, 2016	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center
November 10, 2016	New York City		Madison Square Garden
November 12, 2016	St. Louis		Scottrade Center
November 14, 2016	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
November 16, 2016	Cleveland	United States	Quicken Loans Arena
November 18, 2016	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
November 19, 2016	Indianapolis		Bankers Life Fieldhouse
November 20, 2016	Memphis		FedExForum
November 22, 2016	Charlotte		Spectrum Center
November 23, 2016	Richmond		Richmond Coliseum
November 25, 2016	Atlanta		Philips Arena
November 26, 2016	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
November 29, 2016	Miami		American Airlines Arena
December 1, 2016	New Orleans		Smoothie King Center
December 2, 2016	Dallas		American Airlines Center
December 3, 2016	Houston		Toyota Center
December 6, 2016	Inglewood		The Forum
December 7, 2016	Oakland		Oracle Arena
December 9, 2016	Las Vegas		T-Mobile Arena
December 11, 2016	Bossier City		CenturyLink Center
December 12, 2016	Kansas City		Sprint Center
December 14, 2016	Chicago		United Center

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / available	Gross revenue
Madison Square Garden	New York City	11,815 / 12,905 (91%)	$1,218,192[9]

References

1. Mitchell, Gail (September 7, 2016). "Maxwell, Mary J. Blige Announce U.S. Dates for King and Queen of Hearts Tour". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
2. Leight, Elias (September 7, 2016). "Mary J. Blige, Maxwell Talk 'Dream Come True' Joint Tour". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
3. Bacle, Ariana (September 7, 2016). "Mary J. Blige, Maxwell tease new tour: 'It's going to be a beautiful chess game'". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
4. Niesel, Jeff (September 7, 2016). "Maxwell and Mary J. Blige to Bring King and Queen of Hearts Tour to the Q in November". Cleveland Scene. Euclid Media Group. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
5. Winkes, Erik (October 16, 2016). "Mary J. Blige und Maxwell spielen in der Jahrhunderhalle Frankfurt zwei komplett unterschiedliche Shows" [Mary J. Blige and Maxwell play two completely different shows in the Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt]. Regioactive (in German). Retrieved October 29, 2016.
6. Winkes, Erik (October 16, 2016). "Mary J. Blige und Maxwell spielen in der Jahrhunderhalle Frankfurt zwei komplett unterschiedliche Shows" [Mary J. Blige and Maxwell play two completely different shows in the Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt]. Regioactive (in German). Retrieved October 29, 2016.
7. Sources for concerts in Europe:
   • Stickler, Jon (July 20, 2016). "Mary J Blige And Maxwell To Bring 'King And Queen Of Hearts' World Tour To London's BluesFest". Stereoboard. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
   • "Mary J. Blige's estranged husband calls for divorce battle cash". Belfast Telegraph. Independent News & Media. October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
   • Lavin, Will (October 16, 2016). "Mary J. Blige reveals new single 'Thick of It'". Gigwise. Giant Digital. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
8. Yoo, Noah (September 7, 2016). "Maxwell and Mary J. Blige Announce the King and Queen of Hearts World Tour". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
9. "Current Boxscore". Billboard. New York City, New York. 128. December 3, 2016. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.