Tetsuo & Youth Tour

Tetsuo & Youth Preview Tour
Location	North America
Start date	November 1, 2013
End date	December 15, 2013
Legs	1
No. of shows	33

The Tetsuo & Youth Tour (otherwise known as the Testsuo & Youth Preview Tour) was a headline concert tour by Lupe Fiasco across North America. It began at the University of North Florida on November 1, 2013 in Jacksonville, Florida, and concluded at Rams Head Live on December 15, 2013 in Baltimore, Maryland.

In a statement, he shared, "I'm looking forward to going back on the road and sharing the new music I've been working on with my fans. This will be just a taste of Tetsuo & Youth."

Background

In contrast to his previous tours, there was no live backing band. According to The Province, he explained, "This time we are going at it strictly old school. Two turntables and a microphone and a massive screen, of course. It made sense to go out that way to get a chance to break out the music from Lasers & Food & Music 2 which really had very limited live exposure as well as previewing the coming album. Call it market research."

Despite it being a "preview" tour, the only songs associated with the record were "Crack" and "Law." Complex noted the nostalgia of the New York concert, and added, "we're murmuring satisfied by the run of our favorite Lupe cuts and verses. Still, none of us are sure what the hell Tetsuo is all about. No idea whether Lupe Fiasco is coming or going."

At the Salt Lake City show on November 26, one of the people from the East balcony threw a tomato at him. Fiasco, once identifying the person in the crowd, called them a "fat, white bitch." The venue's security intervened to search for the offender, and Fiasco wanted the balconies to be cleared, which caused several people to flip him off or swear, and remain standing. While most of those in the balcony were brought down by Depot's staff, a few individuals in the area refused to move, and Fiasco walked off stage, which was close to the expected time it would end. Later on Twitter, people had mixed feelings, where some supported the rapper, while others disapproved of the offensive language used. Fiasco reportedly addressed in a series of tweets, "Safety first...bitch threw some shit...I asked the balcony to come down to the floor...they said fuck me...so shows over...#SaltyLake hahaha," "I call her a 'fat white bitch' cuz she was a fat white bitch...once you throw things you become a bitch...who just happens to be fat & white," and "The show was cancelled cuz when I asked for the balcony to be cleared just in case it was other snipers I got middle fingers so on 2 #Denver." Vibe summarized, "Apparently, someone from the top balcony decided to hurl a tomato at Lupe during his performance. Lupe immediately stopped the music and pointed out who he thought it was [...] Then he demanded that everyone in her section leave the area or else he wouldn't perform any more. The fans didn't budge, and the show abruptly ended."

Opening acts

• Manchester Orchestra
• Chris Cartier
• Ro Spit
• The Boy Illinois
• Dee-1
• Mickey Factz
• Stalley
• Immortal Technique
• Dosage

Set list

1. "ITAL (Roses)"
2. "Put 'Em Up"
3. "Lamborghini Angels"
4. "Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)"
5. "Words I Never Said"
6. "Old School Love"
7. "Out of My Head"
8. "Bitch Bad"
9. "Always Shine"
10. "Touch the Sky"
11. "Kick, Push"
12. "Hip-Hop Saved My Life"
13. "Go Go Gadget Flow"
14. "Dumb It Down"
15. "Sunshine"
16. "Hurt Me Soul"
17. "American Terrorist"
18. "He Say She Say"
19. "SLR 2"
20. "Crack"
21. "Superstar"
22. "The Show Goes On"
23. "Drizzy's Law"
24. "Paris, Tokyo"
25. "Daydreamin'"

Tour dates

Key

†	Indicates festival date

North America
Date	City	Country	Venue
November 1, 2013	Jacksonville, FL	United States	University of North Florida
November 2, 2013	Atlanta, GA		Center Stage
November 3, 2013	Nashville, TN		War Memorial Auditorium
November 5, 2013	New Orleans, LA		LA Tipitina's
November 6, 2013	Dallas, TX		Granada Theater
November 7, 2013	Houston, TX		Warehouse Live
November 8, 2013 †	Austin, TX		Auditorium Shores
November 10, 2013	Tucson, AZ		Rialto Theatre
November 11, 2013	Tempe, AZ		The Marquee
November 13, 2013	San Diego, CA		House of Blues
November 14, 2013	West Hollywood, CA		House of Blues
November 16, 2013	Anaheim, CA		House of Blues
November 17, 2013	San Francisco, CA		Warfield Theater
November 19, 2013	Seattle, WA		Showbox SoDo
November 20, 2013	Portland, OR		Roseland Theater
November 21, 2013	Vancouver, BC	Canada	Vogue Theatre
November 23, 2013	Salt Lake City, UT	United States	The Depot
November 24, 2013	Denver, CO		Ogden Theatre
November 26, 2013	Chicago, IL		House of Blues
November 27, 2013	Madison, WI		Orpheum Theater
November 29, 2013	Niagara Falls, NY	Canada	Rapids Theatre
November 30, 2013	Kalamazoo, MI	United States	Kalamazoo State Theatre
December 1, 2013	Royal Oak, MI		Royal Oak Music Theatre
December 3, 2013	Boston, MA		House of Blues
December 4, 2013	Philadelphia, PA		Electric Factory
December 6, 2013	Providence, RI		Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
December 7, 2013	Montclair, NJ		Wellmont Theater
December 9, 2013	New York City, NY		Irving Plaza
December 10, 2013
December 11, 2013	Washington, DC		9:30 Club
December 13, 2013	Huntington, NY		The Paramount
December 14, 2013	New Haven, CT		Toad's Place
December 15, 2013	Baltimore, MD		Rams Head Live