King and Queen of Hearts World Tour

The King and Queen of Hearts Tour was a co-headlining tour by American singers Maxwell and Mary J. Blige. The tour began October 2016 in Europe then moved to North America. The North American leg of the tour grossed $13.1 million, averaged $545,000 per show, and ranked 90 on Pollstar's Top 200 North American Tours.

King and Queen of Hearts World Tour

Tour by Maxwell and Mary J. Blige
Location	Europe United States Canada
Start date	October 13, 2016 (2016-10-13)
End date	December 14, 2016 (2016-12-14)
No. of shows	36
Maxwell tour chronology Annual Summer Jam (2016) Kings and Queens of Hearts World Tour (2016) Mary J. Blige tour chronology The London Sessions Tour (2015) Kings and Queens of Hearts World Tour (2016) Strength of a Woman Tour (2017)

Background

The tour was announced in July 2016 on Facebook. According to Blige, the tour has been in the works for a few years. The duo felt because of their similar audiences and sound, touring together was an obvious decision. The tour is described as a celebration of 90s R&B.^[1] In the planning stages, the trek was titled "Maxwell & Mary on Stage, however, Blige came up with the current title.^[2] Dates in Europe were released in July with dates in North America followed in September.

Describing the tour, Maxwell stated:

"It's going to be a very beautiful chess game on stage, and the queen has all the moves. I feel like we're going to be able to magnify each other and take people to where they need to be in an emotional way, especially in a time where we have so much political unrest. It's kind of wild out there".^[3]

Opening act

• Ro James (North America)^[4]

Setlist

The following setlists were performed on October 15, 2016 at the Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt, Germany. They do not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.^[5][6]

Mary J. Blige

1. "Love Yourself"
2. "Just Fine"
3. "The One"
4. "You Bring Me Joy"
5. "Love Is All We Need"
6. "Real Love" / "Be Happy" / "Love No Limit"
7. "Enough Cryin"
8. "I Can Love You"
9. "Don't Mind"
10. "Share My World"
11. "Take Me As I Am"
12. "Good Woman Down"
13. "My Life"
14. "I'm Goin' Down"
15. "Thick of It"
16. "Not Gon' Cry"
17. "No More Drama"
18. "Family Affair"

Maxwell

1. "Dancewitme"
2. "Everwanting: To Want You to Want"
3. "Bad Habits"
4. "Love You"
5. "This Woman's Work"
6. "Fingers Crossed"
7. "Lifetime"
8. "Lake by the Ocean"
9. "...Til the Cops Come Knockin'"
10. "Lost"
11. "Sumthin' Sumthin'"
12. "Get to Know Ya"
13. "Fortunate"
14. "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)"
15. "Pretty Wings"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue^[7][8]

Date (2016)	City	Country	Venue
Europe
October 13	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
October 15	Frankfurt	Germany	Jahrhunderthalle
October 16	Paris	France	Zénith Paris
October 17	Brussels	Belgium	Forest National
October 19	Cologne	Germany	Palladium Köln
October 21	Copenhagen	Denmark	Falconer Salen
October 22	Stockholm	Sweden	Annexet
October 23	Oslo	Norway	Sentrum Scene
October 25	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Ziggo Dome
October 28	London	England	The O2 Arena
October 29	Birmingham		Genting Arena
October 30	Manchester		Manchester Arena
North America
November 5	Baltimore	United States	Royal Farms Arena
November 6	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center
November 9	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center
November 10	New York City		Madison Square Garden
November 12	St. Louis		Scottrade Center
November 14	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
November 16	Cleveland	United States	Quicken Loans Arena
November 18	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
November 19	Indianapolis		Bankers Life Fieldhouse
November 20	Memphis		FedExForum
November 22	Charlotte		Spectrum Center
November 23	Richmond		Richmond Coliseum
November 25	Atlanta		Philips Arena
November 26	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
November 29	Miami		American Airlines Arena
December 1	New Orleans		Smoothie King Center
December 2	Dallas		American Airlines Center
December 3	Houston		Toyota Center
December 6	Inglewood		The Forum
December 7	Oakland		Oracle Arena
December 9	Las Vegas		T-Mobile Arena
December 11	Bossier City		CenturyLink Center
December 12	Kansas City		Sprint Center
December 14	Chicago		United Center

List of box office data, showing venue, city, country, attendance and revenue

Venue	City	Attendance (Tickets sold / available)	Gross revenue
The O2 Arena	London	9,940 / 12,701 (78%)	$924,133[9]
Madison Square Garden	New York City	11,815 / 12,905 (91%)	$1,218,192[10]
The Forum	Inglewood	11,727 / 12,365 (95%)	$1,083,016[11]

References

1. Mitchell, Gail (September 7, 2016). "Maxwell, Mary J. Blige Announce U.S. Dates for King and Queen of Hearts Tour". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
2. Leight, Elias (September 7, 2016). "Mary J. Blige, Maxwell Talk 'Dream Come True' Joint Tour". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
3. Bacle, Ariana (September 7, 2016). "Mary J. Blige, Maxwell tease new tour: 'It's going to be a beautiful chess game'". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
4. Niesel, Jeff (September 7, 2016). "Maxwell and Mary J. Blige to Bring King and Queen of Hearts Tour to the Q in November". Cleveland Scene. Euclid Media Group. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
5. Winkes, Erik (October 16, 2016). "Mary J. Blige und Maxwell spielen in der Jahrhunderhalle Frankfurt zwei komplett unterschiedliche Shows" [Mary J. Blige and Maxwell play two completely different shows in the Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt]. Regioactive (in German). Retrieved October 29, 2016.
6. Winkes, Erik (October 16, 2016). "Mary J. Blige und Maxwell spielen in der Jahrhunderhalle Frankfurt zwei komplett unterschiedliche Shows" [Mary J. Blige and Maxwell play two completely different shows in the Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt]. Regioactive (in German). Retrieved October 29, 2016.
7. Sources for concerts in Europe:

   • Stickler, Jon (July 20, 2016). "Mary J Blige And Maxwell To Bring 'King And Queen Of Hearts' World Tour To London's BluesFest". Stereoboard. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
   • "Mary J. Blige's estranged husband calls for divorce battle cash". Belfast Telegraph. Independent News & Media. October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
   • Lavin, Will (October 16, 2016). "Mary J. Blige reveals new single 'Thick of It'". Gigwise. Giant Digital. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
8. Yoo, Noah (September 7, 2016). "Maxwell and Mary J. Blige Announce the King and Queen of Hearts World Tour". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
9. "Current Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 128, no. 31. New York City, New York. December 10, 2016. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
10. "Current Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 128. New York City, New York. December 3, 2016. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
11. "Current Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 128. New York City, New York. December 24, 2016. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016.