The All Hearts Tour was a joint concert tour by American R&B singer Kelis and Swedish pop singer Robyn in support of their albums Flesh Tone and Body Talk Pt. 1, respectively. The announcement for the tour was unique in that the duo announced the tour over Twitter in the form of a conversation between the two.
The tour was supported by Dan Black, Natalia Kills and Far East Movement.
Background
On May 20, 2010, Kelis and Robyn were tweeting each other on
Twitter, with Kelis asking Robyn if she would want to "hit the road together."
Eventually, the tweets led to naming their joint tour All Hearts.
In an interview with
The Huffington Post, Kelis explained the tour's name, saying, "'All Heart' is like when you say someone has a lot of heart it's brave... there's a strength and love in it, but you got guts. You're not afraid to say who you are, what you believe, and to feel comfortable in your own skin."
While speaking of Robyn, she said, "Honestly, I love her album and I figured she's going on tour and I need to go on tour and we talked about it. It was just natural."
While being interviewed by guest editor Kelis of Idolator, Robyn explained that the tour's name means to her, "To me, that means it all, love, and everyone’s invited!"
In an interview with Rolling Stone, four days before the tour started, Kelis revealed that she still had not decided what to include on her set list. She said, "I've been doing this for a while. It's not brain surgery. I just go with what I feel."
Poster contest
On July 2, 2010, Interscope Records and
Creative Allies launched a contest in which fans could design a poster for the All Hearts Tour.
The grand prize was $200 and signed copies of
Body Talk Pt. 1 and
Flesh Tone.
Participants had until July 15, 2010 to submit their poster.
On August 4, 2010, Interscope revealed the three runners-up.
A day later, the winner was revealed.
Accomplishments
The August 5th show at
Webster Hall sold out within a week of its announcement and an extra show was added for August 4 due to demand.
The shows at The Music Box, 9:30 Club and Music Hall of Williamsburg also sold out.
The July 24th show at Mezzanine in San Francisco also sold out and a July 25 show at Mezzanine was added.
The tour was ranked #19 on Spin.com's list of "Summer's 25 Must See Tours"
Set list
Robyn
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"Intro"
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"Fembot"
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"Cry When You Get Older"
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"Cobrastyle"
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"Dancing on My Own"
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"Who's That Girl"
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"Hang with Me (Acoustic Version)"
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"Dancehall Queen"
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"None of Dem"
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"The Girl and the Robot"
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"Don't Fucking Tell Me What to Do"
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"Be Mine!"
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"Show Me Love"
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"Dream On"
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"With Every Heartbeat"
Kelis
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"Intro"
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"22nd Century"
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"Millionaire"
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"Bossy"
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"Emancipate"
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"Home"
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"Scream"
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"Brave"
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"Trick Me"
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"Milkshake"
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"Holiday"
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"4th of July (Fireworks)"
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"Lil' Star"
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"Song for the Baby"
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"Acapella" / "I Gotta Feeling" selected dates only
Tour dates
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North America |
| July 23, 2010 | Los Angeles | United States | The Music Box |
| July 24, 2010 | San Francisco | Mezzanine |
| July 25, 2010 |
| July 27, 2010 | Boston | House of Blues |
| July 28, 2010 | New York City | Northsix |
| August 2, 2010 | Washington, D.C. | |
| August 3, 2010 | Philadelphia | Trocadero Theatre |
| August 4, 2010 | New York City | Webster Hall |
| August 5, 2010 |
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