4 Your Eyez Only World Tour

4 Your Eyez Only World Tour was a concert tour by American recording artist J. Cole, to support his fourth studio album 4 Your Eyez Only (2016).[2] Dreamville artists J.I.D, Ari Lennox and Lute served as opening acts on the first leg of the tour.[3] Rappers Anderson .Paak and Bas served as opening acts on the second leg of the tour, along with J.I.D and Ari Lennox.[4] Dreamville artists J.I.D., Ari Lennox and EarthGang served as opening acts on the European leg of the tour.[5]

4 Your Eyez Only World Tour
Tour by J. Cole
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album4 Your Eyez Only
Start dateJune 1, 2017 (2017-06-01)
End dateDecember 9, 2017 (2017-12-09)
Legs3
No. of shows
  • 40 in North America
  • 17 in Europe
  • 5 in Oceania
  • 62 in total
Box office$35,600,000[1]
J. Cole concert chronology
  • Dollar & A Dream Tour III: Friday Night Lights
    (2015)
  • 4 Your Eyez Only World Tour
    (2017)
  • KOD Tour
    (2018)

Background

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To further promote his fourth studio album, 4 Your Eyez Only, Cole announced 4 Your Eyez Only World Tour on February 21, 2017.[2] The tour was to include 62 dates across North America, Europe and Australia. The first 13 dates took place in smaller, intimate venues, while the remaining set of dates will take place in arenas. The tour began on June 1, 2017 in Columbia, South Carolina and concluded on December 9, 2017 in Perth, Australia.[6]

A limited-edition 4 Your Eyez Only collectors' set was made available for pre-order on February 22, 2017 via Dreamville's website, with a shipping and release date of April 28, 2017.[7] The bundle included 4 Your Eyez Only on vinyl, cassette and CD, or each could be purchased individually. The set also included limited artwork and 4 Your Eyez Only tour pre-sale access.[8]

Opening acts

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Set list

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  1. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
  2. "Immortal"
  3. "Deja Vu"
  4. "Ville Mentality"
  5. "Change" (with Ari Lennox)
  6. "Lights Please"
  7. "Nobody's Perfect"
  8. "Can't Get Enough"
  9. "Forbidden Fruit"
  10. "Neighbors"
  11. "Foldin Clothes"
  12. "She's Mine, Pt. 2"
  13. "Love Yourz"
  14. "Wet Dreamz"
  15. "A Tale of 2 Citiez"
  16. "G.O.M.D."
  17. "Power Trip"
  18. "No Role Modelz"
  19. "4 Your Eyez Only"
Notes

Tour dates

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List of concerts, showing date, city, venue, attendance, revenue
Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
North America[6]
June 1, 2017 Columbia United States The Senate 1,140 / 1,200 $40,215
June 2, 2017 Jacksonville Maverick's 1,060 / 1,060 $37,100
June 3, 2017 Tallahassee The Moon 1,961 / 2,000 $68,635
June 5, 2017 Jackson Hal and Mal's 890 / 900 $35,600
June 6, 2017 Birmingham Avondale 2,050 / 2,100 $71,750
June 7, 2017 Baton Rouge Varsity Theater 800 / 800 $32,000
June 9, 2017 Little Rock Metroplex 2,521 / 2,521 $88,235
June 11, 2017 Kansas City Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland 2,787 / 2,787 $99,485
June 13, 2017 St. Louis The Pageant 2,000 / 2,000 $74,335
June 14, 2017 Memphis The New Daisy Theatre 1,033 / 1,100 $36,155
June 15, 2017 Louisville Mercury Ballroom 925 / 950 $32,625
June 17, 2017 Norfolk Norva Theatre 1,450 / 1,450 $50,750
June 18, 2017 Greensboro Cone Denim Entertainment Center 915 / 949 $33,985
July 6, 2017 Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena 12,043 / 13,853 $862,208
July 8, 2017 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena 11,055 / 11,429 $917,931
July 9, 2017 Anaheim Honda Center 11,974 / 12,320 $972,488
July 11, 2017 Inglewood The Forum 26,220 / 28,134 $2,087,961
July 12, 2017
July 14, 2017[4] Oakland Oracle Arena 26,137 / 27,032 $2,129,932
July 15, 2017
July 17, 2017 Seattle KeyArena
July 19, 2017 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena 13,196 / 13,196 $776,114
July 22, 2017 Saint Paul United States Xcel Energy Center 8,477 / 16,872 $578,814
July 24, 2017 Chicago United Center 12,143 / 14,439 $1,139,097
July 25, 2017 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills 8,581 / 14,015 $678,450
July 28, 2017 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre 26,071 / 26,071 $2,717,007
July 29, 2017
August 1, 2017 Brooklyn United States Barclays Center 25,791 / 26,984 $2,163,542
August 2, 2017
August 4, 2017 Boston TD Garden 11,975 / 12,338 $1,166,353
August 5, 2017 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,103 / 10,544 $787,157
August 6, 2017 Baltimore Royal Farms Arena 7,773 / 13,157 $564,774
August 8, 2017 Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena 11,572 / 15,211 $956,912
August 9, 2017 Charlotte Spectrum Center 11,686 / 15,297 $734,562
August 11, 2017 Duluth Infinite Energy Arena 10,058 / 10,533 $765,227
August 14, 2017 Miami American Airlines Arena 11,990 / 12,330 $991,465
August 16, 2017 Orlando Amway Center 9,363 / 10,498 $750,411
August 18, 2017 Houston Toyota Center 10,585 / 11,050 $909,708
August 19, 2017 Austin Frank Erwin Center 11,436 / 13,511 $1,056,319
August 20, 2017 Dallas American Airlines Center 12,880 / 13,579 $983,628
Europe[6]
September 29, 2017 Copenhagen Denmark Tap1
September 30, 2017 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
October 1, 2017 Stockholm Sweden Annexet
October 3, 2017 Cologne Germany Palladium
October 5, 2017 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome
October 6, 2017 Berlin Germany Columbiahalle
October 7, 2017 Offenbach Stadthalle Offenbach
October 9, 2017 Zürich Switzerland Samsung Hall
October 10, 2017 Paris France Le Zénith Paris - La Villette
October 12, 2017 Nottingham England Motorpoint Arena Nottingham
October 14, 2017 Birmingham Barclaycard Arena 13,249 / 15,305 $884,823
October 15, 2017 London The O2 Arena
October 16, 2017
October 18, 2017 Dublin Republic of Ireland 3Arena
October 20, 2017 Cardiff Wales Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
October 21, 2017 Manchester England Manchester Arena 10,228 / 11,379 $675,651
October 22, 2017 Leeds First Direct Arena 5,952 / 7,093 $370,301
Oceania[6]
December 1, 2017 Auckland New Zealand Spark Arena
December 2, 2017 Brisbane Australia Riverstage
December 4, 2017 Sydney Hordern Pavilion 10,935 / 10,935 $829,765
December 5, 2017
December 6, 2017 Melbourne Margaret Court Arena 6,350 / 6,350 $521,250
December 9, 2017 Perth HBF Stadium 4,796 / 5,037 $294,892
Total 372,151 / 418,309 (88.97%) $28,967,612[1]
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
July 18, 2017 Vancouver, Canada Rogers Arena Rescheduled to July 19, 2017[18]
July 21, 2017 Saint Paul, Minnesota Xcel Energy Center Rescheduled to July 22, 2017[18]
July 23, 2017 Auburn Hills, Michigan The Palace of Auburn Hills Rescheduled to July 25, 2017[18]
July 25, 2017 Chicago, Illinois United Center Cancelled[18]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2017 year end top 100 Worldwide Tours" (PDF). Pollstar.
  2. ^ a b J. Cole (January 21, 2017). "4 Your Eyez Only Tour. On sale Friday. See you in a few". Twitter. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  3. ^ Ibrahim Hamad. "Tomorrow, #4youreyezonlytour let's get it started. First Run with the home team @jidsv @arilennox @lute_west9 @dreamville". Twitter. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Dreamville (June 17, 2017). "It's time to hit them arenas. Catch @JColeNC this summer with @AndersonPaak @Bas @JIDsv @AriLennox". Twitter. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  5. ^ Dreamville. "The #4YEOTour hits Europe in T-minus 10 days. Pulling up with @JColeNC @JIDsv @AriLennox @EarthGang See you soon". Twitter. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d Simmons, Ted (February 21, 2017). "J. Cole Reveals 4 Your Eyez Only Tour Dates". XXL. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  7. ^ Dreamville (February 22, 2017). "Limited Edition Vinyl & Cassette Available Now! Order for Exclusive access to #4YourEyezOnly Tour Pre-sale Tickets!". Twitter. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  8. ^ Ibrahim Hamad (February 22, 2017). "The Bundle, The Vinyl, or the Cassette order which ever one you want to get a pre sale code @". Twitter. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  9. ^ Dreamville (July 9, 2017). "When a collab come together like this you gotta hear it live #4YEOTour #Dreamville". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  10. ^ Dreamville (July 10, 2017). "Hometown Heroes #4YEOTour #Dreamville". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  11. ^ Dreamville (July 10, 2017). "Peace to Statik Selektah and Joey Badass pulling up last night in Vegas. #4YEOTour #Dreamville". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  12. ^ Dreamville (July 10, 2017). "Cole World x 10 Summers #4YEOTour #Dreamville". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  13. ^ Dreamville (July 12, 2017). "Gang takeover #4YEOTour #Dreamville". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  14. ^ Russ (July 12, 2017). "THE WARM UP. This is my Tupac. Been a massive fan since 17. Life is lit". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  15. ^ Bas (July 29, 2017). "TORONTO 🇨🇦 w/ @cody_macc #4youreyezonlytour 📷: @joshygonz". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  16. ^ J.I.D (July 29, 2017). "One of my favorite composers 🖤🕊#HastaLuego #TheNeverStory #4youreyezonlytour". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  17. ^ Bas (July 30, 2017). "This tour's been hella inspiring. Shouts to @michaelbjordan for stopping by and dropping some gems. Looking forward to the next project champ! #4youreyezonlytour 📷: @anthony_supreme". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  18. ^ a b c d Ibrahim Hamad (July 18, 2017). "Due to the Vancouver show moving to tomorrow, the rest of the shows this week had to be shifted around. Apologies for any inconvenience". Twitter. Retrieved July 18, 2017.