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Purpose World Tour

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Purpose World Tour was Justin Bieber's third worldwide tour, in support of his fourth studio album Purpose.

The tour started on March 9, 2016 in Seattle and finished on July 2, 2017 in London, UK. After that, the last remaining 14 shows of the tour were cancelled due to depression, anxiety and exhaustion.

Visiting the five continents with over 150 shows, the Purpose World Tour became Justin's longest tour and one of the highest-grossing concerts of the 2010s decade.

Background[]

The tour was announced on November 11, 2015 on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. That same day, 58 dates in the United States and Canada were revealed on the singer's website. Due to an overwhelming demand, additional shows were added in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Boston, Miami, and New York, totaling 64 shows. Some of the shows that Bieber was supposed to perform at was cancelled. After a couple of days, Bieber announced the reason behind him cancelling the rest of the tour on a heartfelt Instagram post.

Intro[]

My life is a movie and everyone’s watching. So let’s get to the good part and past all the nonsense. This life’s not easy. I know what it feels like to fall. It isn’t until we admit defeat that we are able to find strength. I know what it takes to admit vulnerabilities. Are you willing to be challenged, uncomfortable? What are you willing to withstand to create your destiny? I have to ask myself where does my character lie in times of trouble, my weakness, when is my soul at rest? I encountered so many obstacles along this journey. I made mistakes, stumbled but I have faith and determination to rise. My idea of advice is safety, love, respect and purpose.

Setlist[]

  1. Mark My Words
  2. Where Are Ü Now
  3. Get Used To It
  4. I'll Show You
  5. The Feeling
  6. Boyfriend
  7. Love Yourself
  8. Cold Water
  9. Been You
  10. Company
  11. No Sense
  12. Hold Tight
  13. No Pressure
  14. As Long As You Love Me
  15. Children
  16. Let Me Love You
  17. Life Is Worth Living
  18. What Do You Mean?
  19. Baby
  20. Purpose
  21. Sorry
Notes

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Special guests

Bieber performed duets with musical guests on some dates of the tour.

Dancers[]

Outfits[]

Shows[]

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, amount of available tickets and gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
North America[1]
March 9, 2016 Seattle United States KeyArena Corey Harper
Moxie Raia 		12,227 / 12,227 $1,316,780
March 11, 2016 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena 14,648 / 14,648 $1,337,020
March 13, 2016 Portland United States Moda Center Corey Harper
Post Malone
Moxie Raia 		14,146 / 14,146 $1,336,071
March 15, 2016 Sacramento Sleep Train Arena Post Malone
Moxie Raia 		13,786 / 13,786 $1,311,567
March 17, 2016 San Jose SAP Center 13,508 / 13,508 $1,427,847
March 18, 2016 Oakland Oracle Arena 14,828 / 14,828 $1,548,782
March 20, 2016 Los Angeles Staples Center 41,445 / 41,445 $4,365,483
March 21, 2016
March 23, 2016
March 25, 2016 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena 13,483 / 13,483 $1,411,304
March 26, 2016 Fresno Save Mart Center 11,874 / 11,874 $1,154,574
March 29, 2016 San Diego Valley View Casino Center 11,571 / 11,571 $1,120,203
March 30, 2016 Glendale Gila River Arena 13,550 / 13,550 $1,319,238
April 2, 2016 Salt Lake City Vivint Smart Home Arena 15,115 / 15,115 $1,400,612
April 4, 2016 Denver Pepsi Center 13,910 / 13,910 $1,457,492
April 6, 2016 Kansas City Sprint Center 13,701 / 13,701 $1,277,252
April 7, 2016 Tulsa BOK Center 13,231 / 13,231 $1,222,177
April 9, 2016 Houston Toyota Center 12,868 / 12,868 $1,407,652
April 10, 2016 Dallas American Airlines Center 14,764 / 14,764 $1,563,920
April 12, 2016 Atlanta Philips Arena 25,717 / 25,717 $2,726,349
April 13, 2016
April 19, 2016 St. Louis Scottrade Center 15,450 / 15,450 $1,433,791
April 20, 2016 Louisville KFC Yum! Center 16,496 / 16,496 $1,513,138
April 22, 2016 Rosemont Allstate Arena 28,519 / 28,519 $2,952,529
April 23, 2016
April 25, 2016 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,795 / 14,795 $1,538,259
April 26, 2016 Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena 16,028 / 16,028 $1,480,206
April 28, 2016 Columbus Schottenstein Center 13,919 / 13,919 $1,331,983
April 29, 2016 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center 14,917 / 14,917 $1,551,880
May 4, 2016 Brooklyn Barclays Center 29,470 / 29,470 $3,075,262
May 5, 2016
May 7, 2016 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 30,535 / 30,535 $3,131,498
May 8, 2016
May 10, 2016 Boston TD Garden 28,406 / 28,406 $2,962,651
May 11, 2016
May 13, 2016 Ottawa Canada Canadian Tire Centre The Knocks
Moxie Raia 		13,697 / 13,697 $1,297,390
May 14, 2016 Quebec City Videotron Centre 14,014 / 14,014 $1,284,730
May 16, 2016 Montreal Bell Centre Post Malone
Moxie Raia 		15,956 / 15,956 $1,473,300
May 18, 2016 Toronto Air Canada Centre 31,482 / 31,482 $2,906,010
May 19, 2016
June 11, 2016 Winnipeg MTS Centre Moxie Raia 12,228 / 12,228 $1,210,850
June 13, 2016 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome Post Malone
Moxie Raia 		12,944 / 12,944 $1,269,300
June 14, 2016 Edmonton Rexall Place 13,802 / 13,802 $1,319,790
June 16, 2016 Saskatoon SaskTel Centre 12,741 / 12,741 $1,179,080
June 18, 2016 Fargo United States Fargodome 12,451 / 12,451 $1,177,819
June 19, 2016 Minneapolis Target Center 14,498 / 14,498 $1,514,540
June 21, 2016 Lincoln Pinnacle Bank Arena 13,048 / 13,048 $1,244,748
June 22, 2016 Des Moines Wells Fargo Arena 13,086 / 13,086 $1,251,093
June 24, 2016 Cincinnati U.S. Bank Arena 12,522 / 12,522 $1,193,105
June 25, 2016 Indianapolis Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,403 / 14,403 $1,363,344
June 27, 2016 Nashville Bridgestone Arena 14,051 / 14,051 $1,368,341
June 29, 2016 Jacksonville Jacksonville Arena 11,590 / 11,590 $1,116,384
June 30, 2016 Orlando Amway Center 13,282 / 13,282 $1,273,025
July 2, 2016 Miami American Airlines Arena 27,019 / 27,019 $2,836,286
July 3, 2016
July 6, 2016 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum 14,832 / 14,832 $1,421,008
July 7, 2016 Baltimore Royal Farms Arena 13,325 / 13,325 $1,199,139
July 9, 2016 Newark Prudential Center 13,739 / 13,739 $1,475,513
July 10, 2016 Hartford XL Center 11,930 / 11,930 $1,169,815
July 12, 2016 Buffalo First Niagara Center 14,424 / 14,424 $1,376,691
July 13, 2016 Pittsburgh Consol Energy Center 14,508 / 14,508 $1,353,964
July 15, 2016 Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall 12,829 / 12,829 $1,241,152
July 18, 2016 New York City Madison Square Garden 29,425 / 29,425 $3,340,025
July 19, 2016
Asia
August 13, 2016 Chiba Japan Makuhari Messe N/A N/A N/A
August 14, 2016
Europe[2]
August 20, 2016[footnotes 1] Chelmsford England Hylands Park N/A N/A N/A
August 21, 2016[footnotes 1] Staffordshire Weston Park
September 8, 2016 Kópavogur Iceland Kórinn Sturla Atlas
Vic Mensa 		34,893 / 34,893 $5,009,776
September 9, 2016
September 14, 2016 Berlin Germany Mercedes-Benz Arena Vic Mensa 13,314 / 13,314 $1,196,419
September 16, 2016 Munich Olympiahalle 13,204 / 13,204 $1,275,682
September 18, 2016 Cologne Lanxess Arena 16,524 / 16,524 $1,395,424
September 20, 2016 Paris France AccorHotels Arena The Knocks
Vic Mensa 		32,179 / 32,179 $2,576,668
September 21, 2016
September 23, 2016 Oslo Norway Telenor Arena The Knocks 45,234 / 45,234 $3,950,933
September 24, 2016
September 26, 2016 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Arena 23,354 / 23,354 $2,486,010
September 27, 2016
September 29, 2016 Stockholm Sweden Tele2 Arena MiC Lowry
The Knocks 		79,380 / 79,380 $5,474,781
September 30, 2016
October 2, 2016 Copenhagen Denmark Telia Parken 51,080 / 51,080 $3,615,874
October 5, 2016 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis 37,616 / 37,616 $2,890,082
October 6, 2016
October 8, 2016 Arnhem Netherlands GelreDome 70,428 / 70,428 $5,236,048
October 9, 2016
October 11, 2016 London England The O2 Arena 63,868 / 63,868 $4,577,739
October 12, 2016
October 14, 2016
October 15, 2016
October 17, 2016 Birmingham Barclaycard Arena 31,269 / 31,269 $2,306,792
October 18, 2016
October 20, 2016 Manchester Manchester Arena 49,586 / 49,586 $3,562,525
October 21, 2016
October 23, 2016
October 24, 2016 Birmingham Genting Arena 14,970 / 14,970 $1,125,375
October 26, 2016 Sheffield Sheffield Arena 13,126 / 13,126 $993,250
October 27, 2016 Glasgow Scotland The SSE Hydro 38,193 / 38,193 $2,843,948
October 29, 2016
October 30, 2016
November 1, 2016 Dublin Ireland 3Arena 25,301 / 25,301 $2,317,857
November 2, 2016
November 8, 2016 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle 15,988 / 15,988 $1,423,671
November 9, 2016 Zagreb Croatia Arena Zagreb 18,103 / 18,103 $1,335,840
November 11, 2016 Kraków Poland Tauron Arena 16,010 / 16,010 $1,264,730
November 12, 2016 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena 18,384 / 18,384 $1,119,815
November 14, 2016 Hamburg Germany Barclaycard Arena 13,493 / 13,493 $1,196,871
November 16, 2016 Frankfurt Festhalle 12,185 / 12,185 $1,231,065
November 17, 2016] Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion 13,735 / 13,735 $1,443,039
November 19, 2016 Bologna Italy Unipol Arena 27,418 / 27,418 $2,033,361
November 20, 2016
November 22, 2016 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi 17,828 / 17,828 $1,460,179
November 23, 2016 Madrid Barclaycard Center 14,730 / 14,730 $1,292,438
November 25, 2016 Lisbon Portugal MEO Arena 19,380 / 19,380 $1,192,609
November 28, 2016 London England The O2 Arena 32,366 / 32,366 $2,412,820
November 29, 2016
North America[3]
February 15, 2017 Monterrey Mexico Estadio BBVA Bancomer N/A 46,602 / 46,602 $3,656,627
February 18, 2017 Mexico City Foro Sol Robin Schulz 155,201 / 155,201 $9,496,049
February 19, 2017
February 21, 2017
Oceania[3]
March 6, 2017 Perth Australia nib Stadium Martin Garrix
Sheppard 		24,129 / 24,129 $2,769,661
March 10, 2017 Melbourne Etihad Stadium 54,821 / 54,821 $5,385,714
March 13, 2017 Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 41,000 / 41,000 $4,180,157
March 15, 2017 Sydney ANZ Stadium 65,836 / 65,836 $6,224,571
March 18, 2017 Auckland New Zealand Mount Smart Stadium 35,420 / 35,420 $3,591,944
Latin America[4][5]
March 23, 2017 Santiago Chile Estadio Nacional N/A 43,000 / 43,000 $4,904,659
March 29, 2017 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Praça da Apoteose Rudy Mancuso 30,801 / 30,801 $3,240,573
April 1, 2017 São Paulo Allianz Parque 88,273 / 88,273 $9,133,945
April 2, 2017
April 5, 2017 Lima Peru Estadio Nacional King Lotus, David Cabrera Morillos 25,103 / 29,365 $2,306,416
April 8, 2017 Quito Ecuador Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa 4 A.M. 13,047 / 16,254 $1,420,350
April 12, 2017 Bogotá Colombia Estadio El Campín Ali Stone 18,782 / 22,507 $2,018,152
April 15, 2017 Punta Cana Dominican Republic Hard Rock Hotel & Casino N/A 9,482 / 11,042 $1,019,407
April 18, 2017 San Juan Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum N/A N/A
April 21, 2017 Panama City Panama Plaza Figali 7,676 / 7,676 $896,403
April 24, 2017 San Jose Costa Rica Estadio Nacional Bartosz Brenes 23,377 / 25,750 $2,087,544
Asia[6][7]
May 3, 2017 Tel Aviv Israel Yarkon Park Static & Ben El Tavori 57,988 / 58,000 $6,345,463
May 6, 2017 Dubai United Arab Emirates Autism Rocks Arena Deen Squad
Hamza Hawsawi
Rodge 		23,938 / 29,690 $3,326,384
May 10, 2017 Navi Mumbai India DY Patil Stadium Sartek
Zaeden
Alan Walker 		56,000 / 56,000[8] $3,515,105
Africa[7]
May 14, 2017 Johannesburg South Africa FNB Stadium Sketchy Bongo 58,896 / 68,984 $3,096,272
May 17, 2017 Cape Town Cape Town Stadium 39,706 / 45,214 $2,364,238
Europe[7]
June 3, 2017[9] Landgraaf Netherlands Megaland N/A N/A N/A
June 5, 2017 Aarhus Denmark Jydsk Væddeløbsbane Rudimental
Gnash
Adam Daniel 		N/A N/A
June 7, 2017[footnotes 2][10] Stavanger Norway Forus Travbane N/A N/A N/A
June 10, 2017[11] Stockholm Sweden Gärdet Open Air Venue
June 15, 2017 Bern Switzerland Stade de Suisse Halsey 32,108 / 40,236 $3,128,564
June 18, 2017[footnotes 3][12] Monza Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza Martin Garrix
Bastille
Alma
Mamacita 		N/A N/A
June 21, 2017 Dublin Ireland RDS Arena Halsey 30,653 / 31,740 $3,477,915
June 24, 2017[footnotes 4][13] Lille France Stade Pierre-Mauroy Martin Garrix N/A N/A
June 25, 2017[footnotes 5]

[14]

Frankfurt Germany Commerzbank-Arena N/A
June 30, 2017 Cardiff Wales Principality Stadium Halsey 38,434 / 45,201 $2,653,174
July 2, 2017[footnotes 6]

[15]

London England Hyde Park Martin Garrix
Tove Lo
Anne-Marie 		N/A N/A
Total 2,851,75 / 2,872,874 (99%) $256,384,056[16]


Canceled shows[]

The cancellation of its last 14 tour dates, including several U.S. stadiums, was described at the time as “unforeseen circumstances” but was in fact a clear mental health crisis. “He was going through something that he wasn’t expressing to anyone,” said Allison Kaye. “We didn’t really understand what we were canceling it for — we just kind of had to.”

When he canceled the last leg of the Purpose tour, the biggest changes he made to get better were going to therapy regularly for the first time and reconnecting with God. “I just changed my priorities so that I didn’t [become] another statistic of young musicians that ended up, like, not making it,” he said.[17]

Date City Country Venue Reason
April 11, 2017 Medellín Colombia Atnasio Girardot Sports Complex Logistics issues
July 29, 2017 Arlington United States AT&T Stadium Exhaustion and depression
August 5, 2017 Pasadena Rose Bowl
August 12, 2017 Denver Sports Authority Field at Mile High
August 12, 2017 Minneapolis U.S. Bank Stadium
August 23, 2017 East Rutherford MetLife Stadium
August 24, 2017
August 29, 2017 Foxborough Gillette Stadium
September 5, 2017 Toronto Canada Rogers Cente
September 6, 2017
September 23, 2017 Tokyo Japan Ajinomoto Stadium
September 24, 2017
September 27, 2017 Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Arena
September 30, 2017 Bocaue Philippines Philippine Arena
October 7, 2017 Singapore Singapore National Stadium

Notes[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The August 20, 2016 concert in Chelmsford, England at the Hylands Park and the August 21, 2016 concert in Staffordshire, England at the Weston Park were both part of the V Festival.
  2. ↑ The June 7, 2017 concert in Stavanger, Norway at Forus Travbane is a part of Sommerfesten 2017.
  3. ↑ The June 18, 2017 concert in Monza, Italy at Autodromo Nazionale Monza is a part of I-Days Festival.
  4. ↑ The June 24, 2017 concert in Lille, France at Stade Pierre-Mauroy is a part of North Summer Festival.
  5. ↑ The June 25, 2017 concert in Frankfurt, Germany at Commerzbank-Arena is a part of Wireless Festival.
  6. ↑ The July 2, 2017 concert in London, England at Hyde Park is a part of British Summer Time Festival.

Experiences[]

Ultimate #Purpose experience[]

  • 1 #GetCloser seat in a barricaded section at the end of the stage runway (you'll be the closest to Justin)
  • 1 selfie during your meet & greet with Justin before the show (cancelled)
  • A tour of backstage: find out what happens behind-the-scenes and what it takes to create a world tour
  • 1 premium merch package created exclusively for the ultimate #Purpose fans
  • 1 official tour plaque - a limited edition memorabilia made and engraved just for you
  • Access to the pre-show hospitality lounge immediately after your meet & greet
  • Early entry into the venue
  • On-site VIP host
  • Exclusive #GetCloserToJustin laminate
  • 1 digital download of Justin Bieber's album "Purpose"

"I'll Show You" VIP Purpose Experience[]

  • 1 premium ticket
  • Access to the pre-show hospitality lounge
  • A hangout with the crew
  • 1 premium merch package created exclusively for VIP #Purpose fans
  • Early entry into the venue
  • On-site VIP host
  • Exclusive #GetCloserToJustin laminate
  • 1 digital download of Justin Bieber's album "Purpose"

"Where Are Ü Now" #Purpose experience[]

  • 1 premium ticket
  • 1 premium merch package created exclusively for VIP #Purpose fans
  • Dedicated VIP entrance
  • Exclusive #GetCloserToJustin laminate
  • 1 digital download of Justin Bieber's album "Purpose"

References[]

  1. ↑ Box score:
  2. ↑ Box score:
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Box score:
  4. ↑ Ali Stone abrirá el concierto de Justin Bieber en Colombia. Retrieved 5 April 2017. Template:In lang
  5. ↑ Box score:
  6. ↑ "Sonakshi Sinha to perform at Bieber's Mumbai gig". The News International. March 14, 2017. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Box score:
  8. ↑ "Why India wants Justin Bieber to say Sorry". Newsbeat. May 12, 2017. 
  9. ↑ "Justin Bieber naar Pinkpop". 
  10. ↑ "Justin Bieber til Stavanger". 
  11. ↑ "Justin Bieber kommer till Summerburst Stockholm 2017". 
  12. ↑ "Biglietti concerto Justin Bieber e Martin Garrix I-Days Milano 2017". 
  13. ↑ "North Summer Festival 2017 à Lille : Justin Bieber au programme !". 
  14. ↑ "North Summer Festival 2017 à Lille : Justin Bieber au programme !". 
  15. ↑ "Justin Bieber to headline British Summer Time festival 2017 !". 
  16. ↑ Coscarelli, Joe (July 25, 2017). "Justin Bieber Cancels ‘Purpose’ Tour Dates for His 'Soul and Well-Being'". The New York Times. "Still, the tour grossed $163.3 million last year, according to the industry trade publication Pollstar, and had earned another $93.2 million so far this year." 
  17. ↑ Bain, Katie (March 11, 2021). "Inside Justin Bieber’s New World: Therapy, Date Nights and Delivering ‘Justice’". Billboard. 
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