Tour for the Fans

Tour for the Fans
Location	North America
Start date	January 13, 2016
End date	May 6, 2016
Legs	2
No. of shows	31

The Tour for the Fans was a concert tour by Lupe Fiasco around the United States. It began at The Neptune Theatre on January 13, 2016 in Seattle, Washington, and concluded on May 6, 2016 at Iron City in Birmingham, Alabama. In a statement to HipHopDX, he said, "I've dedicated this tour to my fans who have stood by me as I work on new material for them in 2016." Opening acts on select dates included Billy Blue, The Boy Illinois, and Zverse. Later that year, he unveiled dates for a fall tour that ran from October to December.

Background

The tour was announced on December 28, 2015, with a list of seventeen dates. The second leg was added in March 2016. A majority of his set list contained songs from his fifth studio album, Tetsuo & Youth, which was released in January 2015.

During the last part of his set list for the New York show, he revealed that he would leave the hip hop scene after his albums Drogas, Skulls, and ROY come out in 2016 and The Cool 2 in 2017. After his New York City show on October 18, he took to Twitter to state of being followed by the police. He remarked, "When the NYPD follows you from the show then pulls you over 10 deep to the search the car cuz we from Chicago! Hahaha…I ain't even mad." While he later deleted the tweet, he had mentioned before that he has family who are police officers, so he "walks both sides" when it comes to the relationship between the police and the Black community.

At the Austin show in December, Bill Murray visited and wanted an encore and also gave him "words of encouragement."

Critical reception

Newspaper Willamette Week commented, "For a tour dedicated to his fans, the Chicago MC spent a lot of time onstage pleasing himself." Reviewing Fiasco's New York concert on February 4, Darryl Robertson of Vibe praised the vocal ability, "To see Lupe roll through top-notch bars for nearly nine minutes [...] It takes serious breath control, and a sharp mind to remember such complex raps on one song." He continued, "Overall, Lupe's energetic and passion on stage matches the same explosive and fieriness behavior that he displays on his Twitter rants. After seeing Lupe's performance, it makes one appreciate his voice, and thought-provoking—and important content all the more. Lupe really cares about hip-hop, his art and the important issues that he discusses. [...] he left it all on the stage."

Billboard wrote of the first Los Angeles performance, "For an event targeting fans, it was admittedly perplexing in terms of pacing and execution." Boston Globe' Franklin Soults reported for the February 10 date, "For a tumultuous decade on Atlantic Records, this Jay-Z and Kanye West protégé continually surprised listeners with just such contradictory twists of brazen, purist righteousness and broad, all-is-forgiven fun."

Opening acts

• Billy Blue
• The Boy Illinois
• Zverse
• Positive Disturbance
• Wayne Brezz
• Chutes McGoo & The Trukstop Assasins
• B-Ham
• RXMN
• Venture

Set list

1. "Mural"
2. "Dots & Lines"
3. "Prisoner 1 & 2"
4. "Body of Work"
5. "Little Death"
6. "Deliver"
7. "Adoration of the Magi"
8. "The Coolest"
9. "Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)"
10. "Hip-Hop Saved My Life"
11. "Go Go Gadget Flow"
12. "Next to It"
13. "Touch the Sky"
14. "Out of My Head"
15. "Paris, Tokyo"
16. "Bitch Bad"
17. "Tranquillo"
18. "Kick, Push"
19. "Superstar"
20. "Words I Never Said"
21. "American Terrorist"
22. "Daydreamin'"
23. "Gold Watch"
24. "The Instrumental"
25. "Dumb It Down"
26. "Mission"
27. "The Show Goes On"
28. "Fundamentals"
29. "Next to It"

Tour dates

North America
Date	City	Country	Venue
Leg 1
January 13, 2016	Seattle, WA	United States	The Neptune Theatre
January 14, 2016	Portland, OR		Roseland Theater
January 17, 2016	Anaheim, CA		House of Blues Anaheim
January 18, 2016	Los Angeles, CA		Fonda Theatre
January 20, 2016	San Francisco, CA		Mezzanine
January 22, 2016	Garden City, ID		Revolution Concert House and Event Center
January 24, 2016	Denver, CO		Ogden Theatre
January 28, 2016	Dallas, TX		Gas Monkey Live!
January 29, 2016	Houston, TX		Scout Bar
January 31, 2016	New Orleans, LA		Republic NOLA
February 2, 2016	Athens, GA		Georgia Theatre
February 4, 2016	New York City, NY		Highline Ballroom
February 7, 2016	Washington, DC		9:30 Club
February 9, 2016	Montclair, NJ		The Wellmont Theater
February 10, 2016	Boston, MA		The Wilbur
February 12, 2016	Cleveland, OH		House of Blues
February 13, 2016	Indianapolis, IN		Vogue Theatre
Leg 2
April 14, 2016	Mashantucket, CT	United States	Foxwoods
April 15, 2016	Keene, NH		Keene College
April 18, 2016	Cincinnati, OH		Bogarts
April 19, 2016	St. Louis, MO		The Pageant
April 21, 2016	Des Moines, IA		Flags Event Center
April 22, 2016	Minneapolis, MN		Pour House
April 23, 2016	Big Rapids, MI		Ferris State
April 25, 2016	Detroit, MI		The Fillmore
April 26, 2016	Louisville, KY		Mercury Ballroom
April 28, 2016	Wilkes Barre, PA		The FM Kirby Center
April 29, 2016	Atlantic City, NJ		Caesars
May 1, 2016	Knoxville, TN		The International
May 2, 2016	Atlanta, GA		Variety Playhouse
May 6, 2016	Birmingham, AL		Iron City

Fall 2016 Tour
North America
Date	City	Country	Venue
October 14, 2016	Kennesaw, GA	United States	Fifth Third Bank Stadium
October 16, 2016	Wilmington, NC		Throne Theater
October 18, 2016	New York, NY		B.B. Kings
October 19, 2016	Washington, DC		The Howard Theatre
October 21, 2016	New Haven, CT		Toad's Place
October 23, 2016	Boston, MA		The Wilbur
October 25, 2016	Pittsburgh, PA		Mr. Smalls
October 26, 2016	Cleveland, OH		House of Blues
October 28, 2016	Urbana, IL		Canopy Club
October 30, 2016	Chicago, IL		House of Blues
November 4, 2016	Minneapolis, MN		Skyway Theatre
November 13, 2016	Scottsdale, AZ		Livewire
November 14, 2016	San Diego, CA		House of Blues
November 15, 2016	Riverside, CA		Riverside Municipal Auditorium
November 16, 2016	San Francisco, CA		1015 Folsom
November 18, 2016	Portland, OR		Crystal Ballroom
November 19, 2016	Tacoma, WA		Temple Theatre
November 22, 2016	Sacramento, CA		The Crest Theatre
November 23, 2016	Los Angeles, CA		The Belasco Theater
November 25, 2016	Salt Lake City, UT		The Depot
November 27, 2016	Albuquerque, NM		El Rey Theater
November 30, 2016	Austin, TX		The Belmont
December 1, 2016	Dallas, TX		Gas Monkey Live!
December 6, 2016	New Orleans, LA		House of Blues
December 8, 2016	Indianapolis, IN		The Vogue
December 10, 2016	Lawrence, KS		The Granada
December 11, 2016	Lincoln, NE		Bourbon Theatre
December 15, 2016	Denver, CO		The Fillmore
December 16, 2016	Aspen, CO		Belly Up Aspen

Gallery

Tour for the Fans promotional poster
Artwork by Pixote

Fall Tour 2016 promotional poster