Magnificent Coloring World Tour

Magnificent Coloring World Tour was a headlining concert tour by American recording artist, Chance the Rapper, starting at the CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre in San Diego on September 15, 2016, and ending on November 26, 2016, in Manchester, England. Francis and the Lights served as the opening act.[1]

Magnificent Coloring World Tour
Tour by Chance the Rapper
Associated albumColoring Book
Start dateSeptember 15, 2016 (2016-09-15)
End dateNovember 26, 2016 (2016-11-26)
Legs2
No. of shows27 in North America
10 in Europe
37 total
Chance the Rapper concert chronology

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue
North America[2]
September 15, 2016 San Diego United States CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
September 17, 2016 Los Angeles Greek Theatre
September 18, 2016 Las Vegas Brooklyn Bowl
September 20, 2016 Denver Fillmore Auditorium
September 21, 2016 Kansas City Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
September 25, 2016 Detroit Fox Theatre
September 27, 2016 Toronto Canada Canada Echo Beach
September 29, 2016 Boston United States Leader Bank Pavilion
October 2, 2016 New York City The Meadows
October 6, 2016 Fairfax EagleBank Arena
October 7, 2016 Raleigh Red Hat Amphitheater
October 8, 2016 Atlanta Fox Theatre
October 10, 2016 Miami The Fillmore Miami Beach
October 11, 2016
October 12, 2016 Tallahassee Warchant
October 13, 2016 New Orleans Mardi Gras World Ballroom
October 15, 2016 Houston Revention Music Center
October 16, 2016 Dallas The Bomb Factory
October 21, 2016 San Francisco Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
October 22, 2016 Berkeley Hearst Greek Theatre
October 24, 2016 Seattle WaMu Theatre
October 25, 2016 Vancouver Canada U of British Columbia
October 26, 2016
October 28, 2016 Portland United States Veterans Memorial Coliseum
October 30, 2016 Davis UC Davis
November 11, 2016 Mesa Mesa Amphitheatre
November 13, 2016 Los Angeles Camp Flog Gnaw
Europe[3]
November 15, 2016 Frederiksberg Denmark Falconersalen
November 16, 2016 Berlin Germany Columbiahalle
November 17, 2016 Tilburg Netherlands 013
November 19, 2016 Manchester England Academy
November 20, 2016 London O2 Academy Brixton
November 21, 2016 Paris France Zenith
November 22, 2016 London England O2 Academy Brixton
November 23, 2016 Dublin Ireland Dublin Helix
November 25, 2016
November 26, 2016 Manchester England O2 Apollo

Magnificent Coloring World

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Magnificent Coloring World
Directed byJake Schreier
Based onMagnificent Coloring World Tour
Produced by
Starring
  • Chance the Rapper
  • Carlos "HaHa" Davis
Edited byAriana DeSimone
Music byChance the Rapper
Production
company
House of Kicks
Distributed by
Release date
  • August 13, 2021 (2021-08-13)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Magnificent Coloring World is a 2021 American concert film produced by singer-songwriter Chance the Rapper. Directed by Jake Schreier, the film documents a special performance of Magnificent Coloring World, Bennett's 2016 concert tour in support of Coloring Book. Through his content production company House of Kicks, Bennett signed a trailblazing international distribution agreement with AMC Theatres for the film, marking the first time an individual recording artist has distributed a film through AMC.[4]

Filming occurred in secret with an audience of Bennett's 1500 closest fans at Cinescape Studios in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois, but was shelved due to other projects he was working on at the time.[5] The COVID-19 pandemic gave Bennett an opportunity to retreat to House of Kicks — his one-stop-shop office, content production house, movie set and recording studio — to spend the required time to fully complete the editing of the project alongside his team.[5][6] The unconventional move to bypass studios and directly partner with theaters was the result of Bennett's vision of a "community" experience that only a movie theater could accomplish, coinciding with cinemas reopening to partial capacity.[5][4]

The film premiered in Los Angeles, California, on August 13, 2021 and New York City on August 14, 2021, with a simultaneous release to select theaters worldwide on August 13.[7] The film was also released to select Odeon Theaters in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Canada on Friday, September 10, 2021.[8]

Production

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Background and development

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Bennett released Coloring Book in 2016, which was credited for modifying the music industry’s view of streaming and the hip-hop landscape at a time when a physical release of a project was required to add legitimacy.[5] The project topped multiple year-end lists, debuted in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart without a single “sale”, and became the first streaming-only album to win a Grammy.[5] Bennett also embarked on an international concert tour to promote the project.

On May 21, 2016, Bennett surprised a portion of his earliest fans to a day of secret activities in celebration of the success of the project (including a giant Chance-themed carnival, choir performance, and exclusive merchandise), which concluded with a free concert at a secret hometown location, and fans’ phones were confiscated during the event to mitigate spoilers.[9][10] He was inspired by the Ed Sullivan Show and American Bandstand stage shows of the Motown era, which influenced a final design centered around numerous semi-circular stages with various themes tied together with bleachers.[6] Bennett shelved the footage as new music was imminent, and continued to produce, direct, and storyboard short-form videos of his concerts. These projects culminated in 2020 virtual Concert Film Chi-Town Christmas - his largest production to-date - being filmed at Cinescape Studios, the same soundstage as the 2016 concert footage, but without an audience as the result of the pandemic.[11] Upon completion of the editing for Chi-Town Christmas, Bennett and his team realized that the virtual concert production would have been "a cool holiday [theater] experience”, and he suddenly remembered the Jake Schreier-directed footage from the secret 2016 concert.[5]

Reception

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Critical response

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Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun-Times awarded the film a three-point-five out of four-star rating, praising its "captivating" energy and "coolness".[12] Carla Hay from Culture Mix described the film as "[no]thing groundbreaking in its production and staging, but... a lively showcase for Chance the Rapper and his charismatic showmanship."[13]

Legacy

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Bennett's 2021 move to partner directly with AMC Theatres, who agreed to serve as both worldwide distributor and exhibitor, has been echoed in similar deals for several subsequent concert films, including Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (2023), and hybrid concert-film/documentary Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé (2023).

References

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  1. ^ "Francis And The Lights Is Joining Chance The Rapper On Tour". The FADER. Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  2. ^ Leight, Elias (June 21, 2016). "Chance the Rapper Unveils Magnificent Coloring World Tour Dates". RollingStone. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  3. ^ Lozano, Kevin (June 23, 2016). "Chance the Rapper Announces European Magnificent Coloring World Tour". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Shanfeld, Ethan (May 7, 2021). "Chance the Rapper Releases Teaser for Upcoming Concert Film 'Magnificent Coloring World'". Variety. Archived from the original on October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ a b c d e f Shanfeld, Ethan (August 2, 2021). "Chance the Rapper Discusses Concert Film 'Magnificent Coloring World' and New Music". Variety. Archived from the original on October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ a b "Chance the Rapper to Bring Secret Concert to the Big Screen". July 20, 2021. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2023 – via Bloomberg.
  7. ^ Blistein, Jon (July 9, 2021). "Chance the Rapper Drops New Trailer for Concert Film 'Magnificent Coloring World'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  8. ^ "Chance the Rapper's Concert Film, MAGNIFICENT COLORING WORLD, Premieres Today in the U.K., Canada, and Ireland at Select Theatres". Shore Fire Media. Archived from the original on October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  9. ^ "Chance the Rapper's Magnificent Coloring World Event Revealed". Pitchfork. May 21, 2016. Archived from the original on October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  10. ^ Lee, Cydney (July 9, 2021). "Chance the Rapper Is Hitting the Big Screen With Magnificent Coloring World". Vulture. Archived from the original on October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  11. ^ Rose, Jordan. "Watch Chance the Rapper's Virtual Holiday Concert Film 'Chi-Town Christmas'". Complex. Archived from the original on October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  12. ^ "'Magnificent Coloring World': Chance the Rapper's concert film captivating and so, so cool". Chicago Sun-Times. August 12, 2021. Archived from the original on October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  13. ^ "Review: 'Chance the Rapper's Magnificent Coloring World,' starring Chance the Rapper". Culture Mix. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.