Get $leazy Tour

Get $leazy Tour
Artist(s)	Ke$ha
Album(s)	Animal, Cannibal
Start date	February 15, 2011
End date	September 29, 2011
Legs	6
Shows	66 in North America 10 in Australia 12 in Europe 2 in South America 90 in total
Supporting act(s)	Beardo 3OH!3 Natalia Kills LMFAO Spank Rock
Tour chronology
Previous	Last Girl on Earth Tour (2010)
Next	North American Tour 2013 (2013)

The Get Sleazy Tour (stylized as Get $leazy Tour) was the first headlining concert tour by American recording artist Ke$ha, in support of both her debut album, Animal, and debut extended play, Cannibal. Officially announced on November 8, 2010, the tour visited the Americas, Australia and Europe. It was scheduled to visit Asia but due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the tour was postponed indefinitely. Described by Ke$ha as "a ridiculously fun dance party", the concerts were presented as underground rave ups drawing inspiration from her earlier life when she was growing up in Tennessee where she would attend parties. The tour kicked off on February 15, 2011 in Portland, Oregon and ended September 29, 2011, in Rio de Janeiro.

Critical reception to the tour has been generally mixed to positive. Ke$ha's vocals on the tour were generally praised although some critics noted the overuse of backtrack on some songs. Her charisma and stage presence was also generally met with positive reception. Despite Ke$ha receiving positive reviews her original opener, Beardo, was met with extremely negative reception with multiple critics calling him unfunny. After a successful sold out first run in North America, she extended her tour into the summer including dates in the United Kingdom and additional dates in the United States.

Background and development

The tour was officially announced on November 8, 2010 via the artist's official website. The tour comes months after Ke$ha toured the United States with Rihanna as the opening act on her Last Girl on Earth Tour and her own promotional tour in the United Kingdom during the Fall of 2010 to support her first studio album, Animal. During an interview with Gary Graff (from Billboard), Ke$ha explained her inspiration for the tour, describing it as "a ridiculously fun dance party that will build on the energetic sets she played while opening for Rihanna last summer." She elaborated, "Visually it will just be assaulting, and sonically it will be assaulting. It's just going to be an assault of all your senses, but it's going to be really, really, really fun, [...] I want people to feel like they've come to my house party, and they can be the most raw and visceral version of themselves and not be judged. I want my show to be a place you can come and dress like a maniac and wear mental makeup, and it's totally cool."

Five concerts in Asia were originally planned for March 2011. Due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the shows were postponed on March 15, 2011. The singer responded, "My heart is with Japan right now through this disaster and these hardships. I genuinely don't think right now would be appropriate timing for me to perform in Japan given the content and the spirit of my show, which is all about feeling exuberant, rowdy, and wild. I plan to bring my party there and to that part of the world when we are all ready to dance and Get $leazy together again. In the meantime I am going to do everything I can to help relief efforts and I encourage everyone in the world to do the same." After a successful run in North America, the singer extended her tour into the summer including dates in the United Kingdom and additional dates in the United States. Ke$ha described the extension saying, "My spring tour sold out so fast, which is amazing, but I want to get to party with errryone. If you are part of my family, my cult of rowdy misfits, come join us! I’m pulling out an ass-ton more glitter with blue lipstick to spare and I’m ready to party with all y’all all summer long. Sh–'s gonna be hot as a mofo [...] Miss this and you be missing the biggest dance party of the year!"

The set list is mainly derived from Ke$ha's debut album Animal, and follow-up extended play (EP) Cannibal. Besides tracks from those albums, Ke$ha incorporated a cover of the Beastie Boys song, "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" to "give the show a more rock'n'roll edge." She told Kevin O'Donnell of Spin, "I've been on this Iggy Pop kick — he's just so inspiring to watch as a performer, [...] I'm trying to do something like that, minus the heroin and the stabbing myself part." The theme of the tour is "to bring the planet an epic dance party [...] That's my mentality with this tour — party as hard as we can and make it as infectious as possible. It's unlike anything anyone else in pop music is doing." Visually, the theaters and auditoriums hosting the show will be transformed and presented as "basement rave-ups". The inspiration came from her earlier life when she was growing up in Tennessee where she would attend parties. To achieve this look, the singer worked with the creative team responsible for Daft Punk's concerts. The look is described as Mad Max and "intergalactic spaceship" combination.

Opening acts

• Beardo (North America — Leg 1, 3)
• 3OH!3 (Genesis)
• Natalia Kills (United Kingdom)
• LMFAO (United Kingdom, North America — Leg 3)
• Spank Rock (North America — Leg 3)

Setlist

• "Sleazy"
• "Take It Off"
• "Fuck Him He's a DJ"
• "Dirty Picture"
• "Blow"
• "Party at a Rich Dude's House"
• "Backstabber"
• "Cannibal"
• "The Harold Song"
• "C U Next Tuesday"
• "Animal"
• "Dinosaur"
• "Grow a Pear"
• "Your Love Is My Drug"
• "TiK ToK"

Encore

• "We R Who We R"
• "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)" (The Beastie Boys cover)

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America – Leg 1
February 15, 2011	Portland	United States	Roseland Theater
February 16, 2011	Seattle		Showbox SoDo
February 18, 2011	Salt Lake City		The Great Saltair
February 19, 2011	Denver		Fillmore Auditorium
February 20, 2011	Kansas City		The Midland by AMC
February 22, 2011	St. Louis		Pageant Nightclub
February 24, 2011	Chicago		House of Blues
February 25, 2011	Mount Pleasant		McGuirk Arena
February 26, 2011	Detroit		The Fillmore Detroit
Australia
March 3, 2011	Brisbane	Australia	Riverstage
March 5, 2011	Ascot		Doomben Racecourse
March 6, 2011	Joondalup		Arena Joondalup
March 7, 2011	Perth		Challenge Stadium
March 9, 2011	Melbourne		Festival Hall
March 10, 2011	Sydney		Hordern Pavilion
March 12, 2011	Randwick		Randwick Racecourse
March 13, 2011	Flemington		Flemington Racecourse
March 14, 2011	Adelaide		Rymill Park
March 16, 2011			Adelaide Entertainment Centre
North America – Leg 2
April 3, 2011	Geneseo	United States	Kuhl Gymnasium
April 5, 2011	Fairborn		Nutter Center
April 6, 2011	Toronto	Canada	Kool Haus
April 12, 2011	Boston	United States	House of Blues
April 13, 2011	New York City		Roseland Ballroom
April 15, 2011	Williamsport		LC Recreation Center
April 16, 2011	Clarion		Tippin Gym
April 19, 2011	Charlotte		The Fillmore Charlotte
April 20, 2011	Atlanta		The Tabernacle
April 22, 2011	Orlando		House of Blues
April 23, 2011
April 26, 2011	Dallas
April 29, 2011	Houston		Verizon Wireless Theater
April 30, 2011	Memphis		Tom Lee Park
May 3, 2011	Reno		Grand Theatre
May 4, 2011	San Francisco		Warfield Theatre
May 6, 2011	Los Angeles		Hollywood Palladium
May 7, 2011	Las Vegas		Pearl Concert Theater
May 13, 2011	Chula Vista		Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
May 14, 2011	Los Angeles		Staples Center
May 15, 2011	West Sacramento		Raley Field
Europe
June 23, 2011	Pilton	England	Worthy Farm
June 24, 2011
June 25, 2011	Budapest	Hungary	Felvonulási Square
June 28, 2011	Dublin	Ireland	The O2
June 29, 2011	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Odyssey Arena
July 1, 2011	Rotselaar	Belgium	Werchter Festival Grounds
July 3, 2011	Birmingham	England	O2 Academy Birmingham
July 5, 2011	Oslo	Norway	Sentrum Scene
July 6, 2011	Karlskoga	Sweden	Putte I Parken Festival Grounds
July 9, 2011	Kinross	Scotland	Balado
July 11, 2011	Manchester	England	Manchester Apollo
July 13, 2011	London		HMV Hammersmith Apollo
North America – Leg 3
July 24, 2011	Tulsa	United States	Brady Theater
July 26, 2011	Harrington		Wilmington Trust Grandstand
July 28, 2011	Columbus		Celeste Center
July 30, 2011	Duluth		Arena at Gwinnett Center
July 31, 2011	Nashville		Nashville Municipal Auditorium
August 2, 2011	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 3, 2011	Cedar Park		Cedar Park Center
August 4, 2011	Dallas		Gexa Energy Pavilion
August 7, 2011	Miami		Bayfront Park Amphitheater
August 9, 2011	Raleigh		Raleigh Amphitheater
August 10, 2011	Charlotte		Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
August 12, 2011	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena
August 13, 2011	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	Canada	Parc Pierre-Trahan
August 14, 2011	Toronto		Molson Amphitheatre
August 16, 2011	Boston	United States	Bank of America Pavilion
August 17, 2011	Philadelphia		Festival Pier at Penn's Landing
August 19, 2011	Holmdel		PNC Bank Arts Center
August 20, 2011	Wantagh		Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
August 21, 2011	Fairfax		Patriot Center
August 23, 2011	Indianapolis		The Lawn at White River State Park
August 24, 2011	Chicago		Charter One Pavilion
August 25, 2011	Mexico City	Mexico	National Auditorium
August 26, 2011	Clarkston	United States	DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 30, 2011	Saint Paul		Roy Wilkins Auditorium
August 31, 2011	Council Bluffs		Mid-America Center
September 2, 2011	Kansas City		Starlight Theatre
September 3, 2011	Broomfield		1stBank Center
September 6, 2011	Calgary	Canada	Scotiabank Saddledome
September 7, 2011	Edmonton		Rexall Place
September 9, 2011	Vancouver		Rogers Arena
September 10, 2011	Seattle	United States	WaMu Theater
September 11, 2011	Portland		Theater of the Clouds
September 13, 2011	Davis		The Pavilion
September 14, 2011	San Francisco		Fox Oakland Theatre
September 16, 2011	Las Vegas		Planet Hollywood Theater
September 18, 2011	San Diego		SDSU Open Air Theatre
September 20, 2011	Phoenix		Comerica Theatre
South America
September 28, 2011	São Paulo	Brazil	Via Funchal
September 29, 2011	Rio de Janeiro		Parque Olímpico Cidade do Rock

A These concerts were a part of "Future Music Festival". B This concert was a part of the Beale Street Music Festival C This concert was a part of the Channel 93.3 Summer Kickoff D This concert was a part of Wango Tango E This concert was a part of Endfest F This concert was a part of the Glastonbury Festival G These concerts were a part of Summerjam H This concert was a part of Rock Werchter I This concert was a part of the Putte i Parken Festival

J This concert was a part of T in the Park K This concert was a part of the Wilmington Trust Grandstand Concert Series L This concert was a part of the Ohio State Fair M This concert was a part of the International Balloon Festival of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu N This concert was a part of the 1-800-Quit-Now Concert Series O This concert was a part of MTV World Stage Mexico P This concert was a part of Rock in Rio

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

March 22, 2011	Nagoya, Japan	Zepp Nagoya	Postponed
March 23, 2011	Osaka, Japan	Namba Hatch	Postponed
March 25, 2011	Tokyo, Japan	Studio Coast	Postponed
March 26, 2011	Tokyo, Japan	Zepp Tokyo	Postponed
March 29, 2011	Seoul, South Korea	Melon AX Hall	Postponed
April 25, 2011	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Brady Theater	Rescheduled for July 24, 2011
September 14, 2011	San Francisco	Bill Graham Civic Auditorium	Moved to the Fox Oakland Theatre in Oakland, California

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / available	Gross revenue
Hordern Pavilion	Sydney	5,120 / 5,120 (100%)	$400,144
Nutter Center	Fairborn	5,077 / 5,141 (99%)	$337,804
Cedar Park Center	Cedar Park	4,472 / 4,708 (95%)	$202,813
Patriot Center	Fairfax	5,484 / 6,909 (79%)	$300,774
DTE Energy Music Theatre	Clarkston	13,495 / 13,495 (100%)	$770,368
Rexall Place	Edmonton	7,824 / 9,019 (87%)	$400,531
Theater of the Clouds	Portland	7,784 / 7,784 (100%)	$550,725
Fox Oakland Theatre	Oakland	2,472 / 2,800 (88%)	$202,477
Via Funchal	São Paulo	100,656/ 100,565(100%)	$402,715

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Videos

Kesha- "Get Sleazy Tour" (Rock In Rio, 2011) HD