Hooligans in Wondaland Tour
Tour by Bruno Mars and Janelle Monáe | |||||||||||||
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Start date | May 1, 2011 | ||||||||||||
End date | June 16, 2011 | ||||||||||||
Legs | 1 | ||||||||||||
No. of shows | 29 | ||||||||||||
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The Hooligans in Wondaland Tour was a concert tour that was headlined by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars and Janelle Monáe to support Mars' and Monáe's 2010 debut studio albums, Doo-Wops & Hooligans and The ArchAndroid, respectively. The co-headlining concerts were announced in February 2011; it coincided with their performances at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. In April 2011, a promotional trailer was released through Mars's YouTube channel and a dedicated website, which was designed to further promote the tour. The concerts took place in North America in May and June of that year.
Mars declined several invitations to open shows for other artists because performing in small, intimate venues, would allow him to build a fan base. Mars's set list for the tour included songs from Doo-Wops & Hooligans, and some covers while Monáe's set list included songs from The ArchAndroid, one song from her debut EP Metropolis: The Chase Suite (2007), and two covers. The Hooligans in Wondaland Tour received positive reviews from most critics, who praised Mars's and Monáe's performances, and said they, along with Mayer Hawthorne, are providers "of perfect pop music". The co-headlined tour was named by NME as one of the best 25.
Background and development
On February 15, 2011, after Bruno Mars and Janelle Monáe performed at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, a joint co-headlining tour for both artists entitled "Hooligans in Wondaland" was announced. The concert tour was performed in North America in throughout May and June 2011.[1][2] Pre-sales tickets were made available two days after the announcement of the tour; they were sold as bundles that included a meet-and-greet with one of the artists, a signed poster, a digital EP, and a commemorative laminate. On February 26, 2011, tickets were made available to the general public.[3] A promotional trailer was released through Mars's YouTube channel, as well as a dedicated website to promote the tour.[4]
The tour was named Hooligans in Wondaland Tour, after both Mars's debut studio album
Sound
During the Hooligans in Wondaland concerts, Mars's and Monáe's engineers shared the consoles, and technician Ben Rothstein handled the sound gear. In addition, Derek Brener, Mars's
Concert synopsis
The concerts were supported by
Monáe
The show started with an MC wearing a top hat and coat-tails.
Monáe then turned her back to the audience, and painted on a canvas the word "love" in yellow letters and a female figure as she sang "Mushrooms & Roses".
Mars
Before Mars started his show, he asked the crowd to put away their mobile phones.
"Marry You" was followed by "
Critical reception
The Hooligans in Wondaland concerts were met with mostly positive reviews. Chris Gray, writing for Houston Press, praised Mars's and Monáe's performances, saying the show was "assembled so perfectly, delivered so charismatically and received so warmly". Gray concluded, "finding fault ... would be like throwing rocks at the Easter Bunny".[14] Jordan Levin from the Miami Herald complimented the show, saying Mars and Monáe are "moving musical formulas forward, not with technology and spectacle, but with invention and talent".[15] Robert Ham of The Oregonian said Mars had the spectators' attention throughout the concert and that he sang every note himself; Ham also praised Mars's guitar skills and dubbed Monáe's performance "exhilarating".[13] LA Weekly's Lainna Fader lauded the performances and commented, "With the addition of Mayer Hawthorne, you've got three of the truest purveyors of perfect pop music on stage together.""[12]
Matthew Kivel of Variety praised Mars and Monáe's performance by saying that "Mars is impressive, his vocal gifts allowing him to infuse heavy doses of emotion and subtle improvisations into his song's", while Monáe "brought a refreshingly unpredictable approach to her stage show", showing "the up-and-comer as a talent with seemingly unlimited potential."[22] Angel Cheung and Alexis Greskiw from The Vancouver Observer praised the show, saying, "Monáe and Mars were the perfect combination, filled with vivacity and soul.""[21] Shawn White, for Westword said the Hooligans in Wondaland Tour "might look like a strange bill" but "all three featured acts are purveyors of perfect pop music".[19] Seattle Gay News's Shaun Knittel commended the live show, saying, "Bruno Mars and Janelle Monáe are as good as critics say they are."[23] Reed Fischer, for New Times Broward-Palm Beach, affirmed that Mars's show "exceeded" his "expectations immensely".[20]
In a mixed review, Billboard's Leila Cobo affirmed that Mars "comes across like the real thing, like few acts today do." Cobo dubbed Monáe's show as "impressive", but that she was missing "some of Mars' nuance".[24] Emily Barker of The Globe and Mail called Mars's set "obvious and pedestrian; so cynical and exploitative" but praised Monáe's performance, saying, "she proved herself miraculous, an unabashedly theatrical musical polyglot".[16] The Hollywood Reporter's Lauren Schutte criticized the high cost of the ticket due to the "short running time" but noted everyone "looked more than satisfied".[18]
NME's Emily Barker compiled a list of the 25 best co-headlined shows as of 2013, on which she ranked the Hooligans in Wondaland Tour at number 20. Barker said the show "took its cues from the old-school".[6]
Set lists
Mars and Monáe's set lists given below were performed on May 18, 2011, respectively.[14] The list evolved over the course of the tour, and sometimes included other numbers. Mars included "Please Say You Want Me" by The Schoolboys, the Cleftones' "You Belong to Me" and a portion of "Somewhere in Brooklyn" along with "Talking to the Moon" as an encore, with the word "Brooklyn" replaced with the name of the city in which he was performing.[18][21][20] Monáe included "America the Beautiful", "Say You'll Go" and "Wondaland".[19][20]
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Shows
Date (2011) |
City | Country | Venue | Opening act |
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May 1[a] | East Rutherford
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United States | New Meadowlands Stadium
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N/A |
May 4 | New York City | Roseland Ballroom | Plan B | |
May 6 | Stony Brook | Stony Brook University Arena
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May 7 | Camden | Susquehanna Bank Center
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May 8 | Boston | Agganis Arena | ||
May 10 | Atlanta | Fox Theatre Atlanta | ||
May 11 | Miami Beach | Miami Beach Convention Center | ||
May 17 | Grand Prairie | Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
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May 18 | Houston | Reliant Arena
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Plan B & Patrick Stump | |
May 20[b] | Montgomery | Montgomery Riverfront Amphitheatre | ||
May 21[c] | Baltimore | Pimlico Race Course | N/A | |
May 22 | Windsor | Canada | Caesars Windsor | Plan B & Patrick Stump |
May 24 | Milwaukee | United States | Eagles Ballroom
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Plan B |
May 25 | Saint Paul | Roy Wilkins Auditorium | ||
May 27 | Chicago | Aragon Ballroom | ||
May 28 | Kansas City | Uptown Theatre | Mayer Hawthorne & the County | |
May 29 | Broomfield | 1stBank Center | ||
May 30 | Orem | UCCU Center | ||
June 2 | Seattle | WaMu Theater
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June 3 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena | |
June 4 | Portland | United States | Theater of the Clouds
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June 7 | Reno | Grand Sierra Resort | ||
June 8 | San Francisco | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | ||
June 10 | Coachella | Spotlight 29 Casino | ||
June 11[d] | Del Mar | Del Mar Fairgrounds | ||
June 12 | Universal City | Gibson Amphitheatre
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June 14 | N/A | |||
June 15 | Phoenix | Comerica Theatre
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Mayer Hawthorne & the County | |
June 16 | Las Vegas | Pearl Concert Theater
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N/A |
Box office score data
Date (2011) |
City | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
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May 8 | Boston | Agganis Arena | 5,973 / 6,215 (96%) | $197,109[29] |
May 10 | Atlanta | Atlanta Fox Theatre | 4,251 / 4,251 (100%) | $148,785[30] |
May 18 | Grand Prairie | Verizon Theatre | 4,905 / 6,317 (78%) | $168,945[31] |
May 22 | Windsor | Caesars Windsor | 4,541 / 4,934 (92%) | $198,024[32] |
May 25 | Saint Paul | Roy Wilkins Auditorium | 4,654 / 4,654 (100%) | $153,582[33] |
May 27 | Chicago | Aragon Ballroom | 4,873 / 4,873 (100%) | $157,154[33] |
June 4 | Portland | Theatre of the Clouds | 3,750 / 4,004 (94%) | $131,250[33] |
June 8 | San Francisco | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | 8,211 / 8,211 (100%) | $307,913[29] |
Total | 41,158 / 43,729 | $1,462,762 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from several sources.[10][34][35]
The Hooligans
Management
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Production
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Notes
- ^ Mars's band references can be seen in the Personnel section under The Hooligans
- ^ The May 1, 2011 concert in East Rutherford at the New Meadowlands Stadium was a part of "The Bamboozle", but Monáe was not part of the show.[25]
- ^ The May 20, 2011 concert in Montgomery at the Montgomery Riverfront Amphitheatre was a part of the "Jubilee CityFest".[26]
- ^ The May 21, 2011 concert in Baltimore at the Pimlico Race Course was a part of the "Preakness InfieldFest".[27]
- ^ The June 11, 2011 concert in Del Mar at the Del Mar Fairgrounds was a part of the "San Diego County Fair".[28]
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