Hot Girl Summer Tour
Concert tour nameHot Girl Summer Tour
ArtistMegan Thee Stallion
AlbumMegan
Location
  • Europe
  • North America
Start dateMay 14, 2024
End dateSeptember 26, 2024
Number of legs3
Number of shows36
Support act
This tourHot Girl Summer Tour
(2024)
Websitestore.megantheestallion.com/pages/tour
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Gross$40.2 million[1]

The Hot Girl Summer Tour was the first headlining concert tour by American rapper-songwriter Megan Thee Stallion in support of her third studio album, Megan, and her entire discography.[2][3] The tour began on May 14, 2024, in Minneapolis, United States and concluded in New York City on September 26, 2024, at the Athlos Track Meet. It took place across cities in North America and Europe, comprising 36 shows.[4] GloRilla served as the opening act for the North American leg. Ms Banks served as the opening act for the European leg.

Background

On March 20, 2024, Megan formally announced the tour, with 31 shows across North America and Europe spanning from May through July 2024 which extended to 35 shows due to new dates being added. Tickets went on sale on March 22, 2024, with the artist presale on March 21.[5]

Commercial performance

On March 22, 2024, Megan announced extra dates for Chicago, Atlanta and Houston due to overwhelming demand.[6] On April 24, 2024, Megan announced a new date for San Francisco would be added to the tour. On June 26, 2024, Megan announced a new date for Atlanta and Charlotte would be added to the tour. With the addition of the third show in Atlanta, Megan made history as the first rapper to headline three shows in the arena during one tour.

Accolades

Awards and nominations for the Hot Girl Summer Tour
YearCeremonyCategoryResultRef.
2024BET Hip Hop AwardsBest Live Performer[7]
2025Pollstar AwardsHip-Hop Tour of the Year[8]
2025iHeartRadio Music AwardsFavorite Tour Style[9]
Favorite Surprise Guest (with Cardi B)

Set list

This set list is representative of the show in Minneapolis, on May 14, 2024. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the North American leg.[10]

  1. "Hiss"
  2. "Ungrateful"
  3. "Thot Shit"
  4. "Freak Nasty"
  5. "Megan's Piano"
  6. "Gift & a Curse"
  7. "Hot Girl"
  8. "Kitty Kat"
  9. "Cobra"
  10. "Plan B"
  11. "Cognac Queen"
  12. "Big Ole Freak"
  13. "Girls in the Hood"
  14. "Boa"
  15. "Sex Talk"
  16. "Eat It"
  17. "What's New"
  18. "Captain Hook"
  19. "Southside Forever Freestyle"
  20. "Ride or Die" (Interlude)
  21. "Pop It"
  22. "Wanna Be" (with GloRilla)
  23. "WAP"
  24. "NDA"
  25. "Don't Stop"
  26. "Stalli Freestyle"
  27. "Cash Shit"
    Encore
  28. "Body"
  29. "Savage"

Notes

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, attendance and gross revenue[13]
Date (2024)CityCountryVenueOpening act(s)
May 14MinneapolisUnited StatesTarget CenterGloRilla
May 17ChicagoUnited Center
May 18DetroitLittle Caesars Arena
May 19ChicagoUnited Center
May 21New York CityMadison Square Garden
May 22PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center
May 24[a]NapaNapa Valley Exporowspan="2"
May 26[b]BostonHarvard Stadium
May 28BaltimoreCFG Bank ArenaGloRilla
May 30MemphisFedExForum
June 2[c]AtlantaState Farm Arena
June 3[d]
June 4RaleighPNC Arena
June 6HollywoodHard Rock Live
June 8TampaAmalie Arena
June 10New OrleansSmoothie King Center
June 13AustinMoody Center
June 14HoustonToyota Center
June 15
June 16[e]ManchesterGreat Stage Park
June 17DenverBall ArenaGloRilla
June 19PhoenixFootprint Center
June 21Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
June 22Paradise[f]MGM Grand Garden Arena
June 23San FranciscoChase Center
June 26[g]DallasAmerican Airlines Center
July 2AtlantaState Farm Arena
July 3CharlottePNC Music Pavilion
July 7ParisFranceZénith ParisMs Banks
July 10AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome
July 14[h]ManchesterEnglandCo-op Live
July 16BirminghamUtilita Arena
July 17LondonThe O2 Arena
July 27[i]Washington, D.C.United StatesAudi Fieldrowspan="3"
August 1[j]ChicagoGrant Park
September 26[k]New York CityIcahn Stadium

Cancelled concerts

List of cancelled concerts showing date, city, country, venue and reason
DateCityCountryVenueReason
July 4, 2024GlasgowScotlandOVO HydroScheduling changes and "venue construction"[14]
July 11, 2024CologneGermanyLanxess ArenaProduction issues[15][16]
July 14, 2024DublinIreland3Arena

Notes

  1. ^ This concert is part of BottleRock Napa Valley.
  2. ^ This concert is part of Boston Calling Music Festival.
  3. ^ Originally scheduled to take place on May 31, 2024, it was rescheduled for water issues at the venue.[17]
  4. ^ Originally scheduled to take place on June 1, 2024, it was rescheduled for water issues at the venue.
  5. ^ This concert is part of Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival.
  6. ^ Labeled as Las Vegas in promotional material.
  7. ^ Originally scheduled for June 11, but was rescheduled to avoid conflicting with the NBA finals.
  8. ^ Originally scheduled for July 5.
  9. ^ This concert is part of Broccoli City Festival.
  10. ^ This concert is part of Lollapalooza.
  11. ^ This concert is part of Athlos NYC.

References

  1. ^ Frankenberg, Eric (December 16, 2024). "Nicki Minaj, Missy Elliott & More Lead Banner Touring Year for Women in Hip-Hop". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Megan Thee Stallion & Glorilla Hitting the Road For Hot Girl Summer Tour". Billboard. 2024-03-20.
  3. ^ "Megan Thee Stallion Announces Hot Girl Summer Tour and New Album". Entertainment Tonight. 2024-01-30.
  4. ^ "Megan Thee Stallion Turns Up the Heat With 2024 Hot Girl Summer World Tour Dates". Rolling Stone. 2024-03-20.
  5. ^ "Megan Thee Stallion announces 'Hot Girl Summer' tour dates and ticket details". PinkNews. 2024-03-20.
  6. ^ "Megan Thee Stallion's "Hot Girl Summer Tour" sells out MSG". Revolt. 2024-03-23.
  7. ^ Paul, Larisha (September 18, 2024). "Megan Thee Stallion, Kendrick Lamar, Drake Lead 2024 BET Hip-Hop Awards Nominations". Rolling Stone. Archived September 18, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Coldplay & More Nominated for 2025 Pollstar Awards". Billboard. November 8, 2024. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  9. ^ "2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards: See The Full List Of Nominees". iHeart. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
  10. ^ "Here's Megan Thee Stallion's Setlist For The Hot Girl Summer Tour". Forbes. 2024-05-15.
  11. ^ "Watch: Megan Thee Stallion & Cardi B Stun NYC Fans with Surprise 'WAP' Performance". That Grape Juice. 2024-05-21.
  12. ^ "Megan Thee Stallion Brings Out Yuki Chiba in London to Perform Viral Song 'Mamushi' for the First Time". People
  13. ^ "Tour". Megan Thee Stallion. Archived 2024-05-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  14. ^ "Huge American rapper cancels Hydro show a week before event". Glasgow Times. June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  15. ^ "Megan Thee Stallion". Lanxessarena.de. June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  16. ^ "Why is Megan Thee Stallion canceling 2024 'Hot Girl Summer' European tour dates? Fans express disappointment as rapper issues statement". Sportskeeda. June 28, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  17. ^ "Megan Thee Stallion's Atlanta concert Friday night postponed amidst water main crisis". FOX 5 Atlanta. 2024-05-31. Archived May 31, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-05-31.