8 Letters Tour

The 8 Letters Tour was the fourth headlining concert tour by American boy band Why Don't We, in support of their first studio album, 8 Letters (2018). The tour began in Phoenix, Arizona at the Comerica Theatre on March 20, 2019, and concluded in Auckland, New Zealand at Spark Arena on November 29, 2019.

8 Letters Tour

Tour by Why Don't We
Associated album	8 Letters
Start date	March 20, 2019 (2019-03-20)
End date	December 21, 2019 (2019-12-21)
Legs	6
No. of shows	92
Why Don't We concert chronology

Background and development

Following the release of 8 Letters, Why Don't We announced they would embark on their fourth headlining concert tour, following the Taking You Tour, (2017),^[1] the Something Different Tour (2017),^[2] and the "Invitation Tour" (2018).^[3] Dates were first announced for North America in September 2018,^[4][2] with the tour beginning in March and ending in April. In February 2019, the band announced more North American dates, beginning in July and ending in August.^[5] In June, dates in Australia and New Zealand were added.^[6] Dates for Asia were announced in July.^[7][8]

Eben was announced as the band's opening act for all North American shows as well as the first Asian leg.^[9] In June, it was announced he would open on the Oceania leg. Brynn Elliot was an opener for all shows of the first North American leg aside from the Honolulu show.^[10][11] Taylor Grey was announced as an opener for some European shows.

Setlist

This setlist is representative of the show on March 29, 2019, in Sugar Land. It does not represent all the shows from the tour.^[12]

1. "Trust Fund Baby"
2. "M.I.A"
3. "Choose"
4. "Hard"
5. "Friends"
6. "In Too Deep"
7. "Nobody Gotta Know"
8. "I Depend on You"
9. "Runner"
10. "Why Don't We Just"
11. "Something Different"
12. "Taste" / "Finesse" / "Lucid Dreams" / "Better Now"
13. "Taking You"
14. "These Girls"
15. "Hooked"
16. "Talk"
17. "8 Letters"
18. "Big Plans"
19. "Cold in LA"
20. "I Don't Belong in This Club"

Notes

Notes

• During the concert in Costa Mesa on July 18, "Come to Brazil" and "Unbelievable" were added to the setlist.
• During the concert in Baltimore on August 5, "I Still Do" was added to the setlist.
• During the concert in Cincinnati on August 25, "What Am I" was added to the setlist.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening act
North America
March 20, 2019	Phoenix	United States	Comerica Theatre	EBEN Brynn Elliot
March 22, 2019	Los Angeles		Microsoft Theatre
March 23, 2019	Las Vegas		Pearl Concert Theater
March 24, 2019	San Jose		Event Center Arena
March 26, 2019	Orem		UCCU Center
March 27, 2019	Broomfield		1stBank Center
March 29, 2019	Sugar Land		Smart Financial Centre
March 30, 2019	Grand Prairie		The Theatre at Grand Prairie
April 1, 2019	Orlando		CFE Arena
April 2, 2019	Atlanta		Fox Theatre
April 4, 2019	Fairfax		EagleBank Arena
April 5, 2019	New York City		Radio City Music Hall
April 6, 2019	Boston		Agganis Arena
April 8, 2019	Laval	Canada	Place Bell
April 9, 2019	Toronto		Coca-Cola Coliseum
April 11, 2019	Detroit	United States	Fox Theatre
April 12, 2019	Rosemont		Rosemont Theatre
April 14, 2019	Saint Paul		Roy Wilkins Auditorium
April 17, 2019	Portland		Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
April 18, 2019	Seattle		WaMu Theater
May 18, 2019	Honolulu		The Republik	EBEN
Asia
May 23, 2019	Nagoya	Japan	Zepp Nagoya	EBEN
May 24, 2019	Osaka		Zepp Bayside
May 27, 2019	Tokyo		Zepp Tokyo
May 28, 2019
North America
June 7, 2019	Saint Paul	United States	Myth Live	EBEN
June 9, 2019	Memphis		Graceland
June 14, 2019	Wantagh		Jones Beach Theater
June 16, 2019	Mansfield		Xfinity Center
June 20, 2019	Buffalo		Canalside
June 21, 2019	Indianapolis		Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn
June 22, 2019	Rosemont		Allstate Arena
June 23, 2019	Milwaukee		The Rave/Eagles Club
July 18, 2019	Costa Mesa		Orange County Fair
July 19, 2019	San Diego		Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
July 20, 2019	Las Vegas		Park Theatre
July 22, 2019	Paso Robles		California Mid-State Fair
July 25, 2019	Kansas City		Starlight Theatre
July 26, 2019	Rogers		Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion
July 27, 2019	St. Louis		Fox Theatre
July 28, 2019	Nashville		Ascend Amphitheater
July 30, 2019	Louisville		The Louisville Palace
August 1, 2019	Boca Raton		Mizner Park Amphitheater
August 2, 2019	Jacksonville		Daily's Place
August 3, 2019	Raleigh		Red Hat Amphitheater
August 5, 2019	Baltimore		MECU Pavilion
August 6, 2019	Albany		Palace Theatre
August 8, 2019	Gilford		Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
August 9, 2019	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena
August 10, 2019	Philadelphia		The Met Philadelphia
August 11, 2019	Moon		UPMC Events Center
August 13, 2019	Springfield		Illinois State Fair
August 14, 2019	Lincoln		Pinnacle Bank Arena
August 16, 2019	San Antonio		The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show Big Summer Blast
August 17, 2019	Tulsa		Back to School Bash
August 18, 2019	Park City		Hartman Arena
August 20, 2019	Charleston		Family Circle Tennis Center
August 21, 2019	Pelham		Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
August 23, 2019	Saint Paul		Minnesota State Fair
August 25, 2019	Cincinnati		PNC Pavilion at Riverbend
August 26, 2019	Grand Rapids		DeVos Performance Hall
August 28, 2019	Cleveland		Jacobs Pavilion
August 29, 2019	Syracuse		Great New York State Fair
August 31, 2019	Allentown		Great Allentown Fair
Europe
October 6, 2019	Stockholm	Sweden	Fryshuset	Taylor Grey EBEN
October 7, 2019	Oslo	Norway	Sentrum Scene
October 9, 2019	Copenhagen	Denmark	Lille Vega
October 10, 2019	Hamburg	Germany	Docks
October 11, 2019	Offenbach		Stadthalle Offenbach
October 12, 2019	Dortmund		Warsteiner Music Hall
October 14, 2019	Utrecht	Netherlands	TivoliVredenburg
October 15, 2019	Tilburg		Poppodium Tilburg
October 16, 2019	Utrecht		TivoliVredenburg
October 18, 2019	Munich	Germany	Kleine Olympiahalle München
October 20, 2019	London	England	Eventim Apollo	EBEN Dennis Coleman
October 21, 2019	Birmingham		The Alexandra
October 22, 2019	Manchester		O2 Apollo Manchester
October 23, 2019
October 26, 2019	Birmingham		The Alexander
October 28, 2019	London		Eventim Apollo
Asia
November 10, 2019	Seoul	South Korea	YES 24 Live Hall	Halogen Sponsor
November 12, 2019	Beijing	China	Tango
November 14, 2019	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Plenary Hall, KLCC
November 16, 2019	Singapore	Singapore	Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Center
November 18, 2019	Quezon City	Philippines	New Frontier Theater
November 21, 2019	Jakarta	Indonesia	Kota Kasablanka
Oceania
November 24, 2019	Brisbane	Australia	Fortitude Music Hall	Taylor Grey EBEN
November 26, 2019	Melbourne		Margaret Court Arena
November 28, 2019	Sydney		Big Top Sydney
November 29, 2019	Auckland	New Zealand	Spark Arena

References

1. "Why Don't We Announce Headlining Summer Tour: Exclusive". Billboard. 8 May 2017.
2. "Why Don't We Plot 2019 North American Tour". Rolling Stone. 5 September 2018.
3. "Why Don't We's Corbyn Besson Talks Upcoming Massive Tour: 'I Think Fans Will be Surprised'". Forbes.
4. "Why Don't We Announces Letters North American Tour Dates". www.axs. com. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
5. "Why Don't We add even more dates to their 8 Letters tour". 21 February 2019.
6. "Why Don't We... Come to New Zealand on tour". 29 June 2019.
7. "Why Don't We expands tour to Asia". 21 June 2018.
8. "Why Don't We to perform in Singapore this November". 24 July 2019.
9. "WHY Don't WE Bring Their '8 Letters' Tour to AUS & NZ This November – with Special Guest Eben". 29 June 2019.
10. Robidoux, Brandy (March 20, 2019). "Brynn Elliott Interview: On Why Don't We Tour, New Music & More". hollywoodlife.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
11. "Brynn Elliott Gushes About Touring with WDW | TigerBeat". 24 March 2019.
12. "Why Don't We Are the Champions at Smart Financial Centre".