Summer Hits Tour

Summer Hits Tour 2018
British tour by Little Mix
LocationUK, Europe
Start date6 July 2018 (2018-07-06)
End date29 July 2018 (2018-07-29)
Legs1
No. of shows15
Attendance320,082[1]
Box office$21,618,093[2] (7 shows)
Little Mix concert chronology

The Summer Hits Tour 2018[3] was the first stadium tour by British girl group Little Mix. It began on 6 July 2018 in East Sussex, England, and concluded on 29 July 2018 in Inverness, Scotland. The group performed at fifteen shows across England, Wales, and Scotland and grossed over $10.4 million worldwide, and sold over 150,000 tickets through seven confirmed shows. The tours official box office and attendance numbers are unknown because information from eight other previous shows are unaccounted for.[4] British boy group Rak-Su and Australian music trio Germein was announced as support acts.[5][6]

Background

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The tour was announced on 27 November 2017, with 15 stadium shows. The tickets went on sale 30 November.[7]

On 21 May 2018, Capital FM reported that the Swansea, Hull, Bolton and Huddersfield shows were sold out.[8] Clare Youell from Essex Live reported on 4 July 2018 that the Colchester show was sold out.[9][10] Tim Redigolo from Northampton Chronicle & Echo add that the concert in Northampton sold out in six hours.[11][12]

Critical reception

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David Bennun of Metro gave the concert at Hove, County Cricket Ground, four out of five stars, writing: "They breezed through their catalogue of singles in the most joyous and refreshing way. Sometimes, you don’t need to innovate. You just need to be fun and good" and add "this was all about songs, voices and personality; Little Mix are well equipped with all three".[13] Lauren Hockney of the East Anglian Daily Times gave a positive review to Little Mix's show in Colchester, stating that "their harmonies were slick and the range in their voices, Perrie’s in particular, was impressive".[14] Susie Beever of Examiner Live praised the Huddersfield show saying that "Little Mix’s good-humoured and fun-filled festival was the perfect way to start the summer. But what was perhaps most captivating, and sets the band apart from so many generic and manufactured pop artists, was the message they brought", adding: "Granted, John Smith’s Stadium is no Wembley. But with big voices and even bigger personalities, Little Mix turned what was a small-budget concert into the biggest party Huddersfield has seen in a very long time."[15]

Jessica Long of Norwich Evening News stated that "with strength, sass and unity, Little Mix really did bring girl power to Norwich."[16] Katie Davis of Kent Online review the Maidstone show, declaring that the group "put on a thrilling show that even got dragged-along-dads dancing" also add that "with an estimated 30,000 people there, squeals and shouts were definitely not in short supply - but this just added to the atmosphere and was a clear indicator of just how popular the band has become".[17] Simon Duke of Chronicle Live gave five stars to the Gateshead show stating: "I say this every time I see Little Mix, but just as their albums sell more copies every time, their concerts get all the more impressive".[18] David Pollock of The Scotsman wrote, about the Falkirk show, that Little Mix "were bright and entertaining, their show a well targeted blend of pop hooks, only very lightly broached adult themes and the confident assurance of positive role models. Their costumes and set bore a bright retro-futurist aesthetic, with one foot in the 1980s and one firmly in the present."[19]

Setlist

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This set list is from the show on 6 July 2018 in Hove. It is not intended to represent all concerts for the tour.[20]

  1. "Touch"
  2. "Reggaetón Lento (Remix)"
  3. "How Ya Doin'?"
  4. "Love Me Like You"
  5. "Hair"
  6. "Little Me"
  7. "No More Sad Songs"
  8. "Wings"
  9. "Change Your Life"
  10. "Move"
  11. "Black Magic"
  12. "Salute"
  13. "Only You"
  14. "Shout Out To My Ex"
Encore
  2. "Secret Love Song, Pt II"
  3. "Power"

Tour dates

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List of concerts, showing date, town/city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
Date Town/City Country Venue Opening acts Attendance[2] Revenue[2]
United Kingdom
6 July 2018 Hove England The 1st Central County Ground Rak-Su[21]

Germein[22] 		— —
7 July 2018 Swansea Wales Liberty Stadium 25,596 / 25,596 $1,783,054
8 July 2018 Colchester England JobServe Community Stadium 10,000[23] —
12 July 2018 Northampton County Ground — —
13 July 2018 Hull KCOM Craven Park 21,142 / 21,142 $1,356,751
14 July 2018 Bolton Macron Stadium 29,414 / 29,414 $1,996,133
15 July 2018 Huddersfield John Smith's Stadium 28,163 / 28,163 $1,967,899
19 July 2018 Derby The 3AAA County Ground — —
20 July 2018 Lincoln Lincolnshire Showground
21 July 2018 Norwich Earlham Park 14,104 / 14,104 $901,774
22 July 2018 Maidstone Kent Event Centre 30,000[17] —
26 July 2018 Gateshead Gateshead International Stadium 20,675 / 20,675 $1,434,495
27 July 2018 Falkirk Scotland Falkirk Stadium 21,000[24] —
28 July 2018 Aberdeen AECC Outdoors 15,488 / 15,488 $1,000,117
29 July 2018 Inverness Bught Park — —
Total 154,582[1] $10,440,223[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2018 Third Quarter Worldwide Ticket Sales Top 100 Tours" (PDF). Pollstar. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "BOX OFFICE: Little Mix — Summer Hits Tour". Touring Data. 9 March 2019. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Tour". Little Mix's Official Website. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Little Mix — Summer Hits Tour". Touring Data. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  5. ^ Houghton, Rianne (5 March 2018). "X Factor winners Rak-Su to support Little Mix on tour". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Little Mix announce special guests to join them on the Summer Hits Tour!". lincolnshireshowground.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  7. ^ Baillie, Katie (28 November 2017). "Little Mix announce 2018 stadium tour just 24 hours after finishing arena shows". Metro. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Little Mix Are Bringing Their Summer Hits Tour To Scotland - Extra Tickets Just Released!". Capital FM. 21 May 2018. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  9. ^ Youell, Clare (4 July 2018). "Little Mix at Colchester Stadium stage times, tickets, support acts and parking". Essex Live. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  10. ^ Youell, Clare (9 July 2018). "Little Mix fans get stuck in traffic chaos after Colchester Stadium gig". Essex Live. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  11. ^ Redigolo, Tim (30 November 2017). "Little Mix's Northampton gig sells out in under six hours". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Archived from the original on 30 November 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  12. ^ ULKE, ALASTAIR (9 July 2018). "Road closures planned ahead of sold-out Little Mix concert in Northampton this week". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  13. ^ Bennun, David (9 July 2018). "Gig Review: Little Mix". Metro. Archived from the original on 11 September 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  14. ^ Hockney, Lauren (9 July 2018). "Review: Little Mix bring the party to Colchester". East Anglian Daily Times. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  15. ^ Beever, Susie (16 July 2018). "REVIEW: Little Mix ignite John Smith's Stadium as they bring fun and female empowerment to Huddersfield". Examiner Live. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  16. ^ Long, Jessica (22 July 2018). "REVIEW: Thousands see Little Mix bring girl power to Norwich". Norwich Evening News. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  17. ^ a b Davis, Katie (23 July 2018). "Review: Little Mix at the Kent Event Centre in Maidstone". Kent Online. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  18. ^ Duke, Simon (27 July 2018). "Little Mix in Gateshead review: Summer Hits Tour a smash hit with stadium crowd". Chronicle Live. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  19. ^ POLLOCK, DAVID (31 July 2018). "Music review: Little Mix, Falkirk Stadium". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  20. ^ Duke, Simon (26 July 2018). "Setlist for Little Mix's Summer Hits Tour". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  21. ^ Houghton, Rianne (5 March 2018). "X Factor Winners Rak-Su will support Little Mix on their Summer Hits Tour later this year". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  22. ^ "Adelaide's Germein Get The World Talking With Massive UK Tour Supporting Little Mix". SGC Media. 5 March 2018. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  23. ^ Wathen, Tommy (5 July 2018). "Ticket fraud warning ahead of Little Mix and RiZE Festival gigs". Essex Live. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  24. ^ BUCHANAN, JILL (1 August 2018). "Little Mix are summer sensation at Falkirk show". Falkirk Herald. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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