The Listening Sessions

The Listening Sessions
Tour by Ariana Grande
Location	North America
Associated album	Yours Truly
Start date	August 13, 2013
End date	September 22, 2013
Legs	1
No. of shows	11
Box office	$679,360 ($917.9 thousand in 2024 dollars)
Ariana Grande concert chronology
	; ; ; The Listening Sessions; (2013); ; The Honeymoon Tour; (2015);

The Listening Sessions was the debut concert tour by American singer Ariana Grande. The tour supported Grande's debut studio album, Yours Truly (2013), which was released September 3, 2013. The tour began on August 11, 2013 in Silver Springs, Maryland and concluded September 22, 2013 in New Albany, Ohio and showcased all of the material from Grande's debut studio album, with the exception of "Popular Song". The tour grossed $679,360 from 11 shows across North America. The tour was said to expand after the release of Yours Truly, but failed to materialize due to Grande's filming schedule for Sam & Cat and recording sessions for her second studio album, My Everything.

Background

On July 15, 2013, the same day that "Baby I" was announced, Grande announced that she would be going on her debut concert tour in August of that year.^[2] Grande said she chose the name "The Listening Sessions" because she would only be playing a handful of small intimate venues and fans would be hearing the music from the album before it was released.^[3]^[4] Pre-sale tickets went on sale on Thursday, July 18. Regular tickets went on sale on Friday, July 19, 2013. Pre-sale tickets had to be taken down early, as they were selling at such a fast rate that the tour was almost sold out before regular tickets were available.^[5]^[6]

Set list

This set list is representative of the show on August 17, 2013. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.^[7]

"Baby I"
"Lovin' It"
"You'll Never Know"
"Honeymoon Avenue"
"Tattooed Heart"
"Better Left Unsaid"
"Daydreamin'"
"Almost Is Never Enough"
"Piano"
"Right There"
"The Way"

During the performance in Los Angeles, Grande was joined by Big Sean to perform their song "Right There", while Mac Miller also assisted Grande in performing "The Way".^[8]
During the performance in New York City, Grande performed an unreleased song entitled "Higher".^{[citation needed]}
During the performances in Toronto, Rosemont, and Royal Oak, Grande was joined by Nathan Sykes to perform their duet "Almost Is Never Enough".

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets, and gross revenue
Date (2013)	City	Country	Venue	Attendance	Revenue
August 13	Silver Spring	United States	The Fillmore Silver Spring	2,000 / 2,000 (100%)	$59,040
August 14	New York City		Best Buy Theater	2,027 / 2,027 (100%)	$71,041
August 16	Philadelphia		Electric Factory	2,341 / 2,341 (100%)	$69,195
August 17	Red Bank		Count Basie Theatre	1,474 / 1,474 (100%)	$51,590
August 18	Lowell		Lowell Memorial Auditorium	2,692 / 2,692 (100%)	$79,414
August 27	Toronto	Canada	Sound Academy	2,586 / 2,586 (100%)	$79,960
August 28	Royal Oak	United States	Royal Oak Music Theatre	1,694 / 1,694 (100%)	$50,106
August 29	Rosemont		Rosemont Theatre	2,291 / 2,291 (100%)	$80,185
August 31	Kansas City		Midland Theatre	1,545 / 1,545 (100%)	$50,700
September 9	Los Angeles		Club Nokia	2,351 / 2,351 (100%)	$88,736
September 22	New Albany		New Albany Classic	4,260 / 4,260 (100%)	$120,033
Total^[9]^[10]^[11]				25,261 / 25,261 (100%)	$679,360

References

^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ Michaels, Windy (July 15, 2013). "Ariana Grande New Single "Baby I", Plus Tour Details!". Cambio.
^ Tam, Tiffany (July 17, 2013). "Ariana Grande is Bringing The Listening Sessions to You". Contender. Archived from the original on July 15, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
^ Galbraith, Alex (July 16, 2013). "Ariana Grande Tour: 'The Way' Singer Announces 'Listening Sessions' Shows on Twitter, Fans Can Hear New Album 'Daydreamin' LIVE this August". MStars.
^ "Ariana Grande's Concert Tour Is Almost Sold Out". Disney Dreaming. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
^ "Ariana Grande Live Interview". Retrieved 16 July 2013.
^ "We Were There! Ariana Grande's "The Listening Sessions"!". On the Teen Beat. August 23, 2013. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
^ Diaz Dennis, Alicia (September 10, 2013). "Ariana Grande's 'Yours Truly' Tops the Charts Its Debut Week". Zimbio. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
^ Lipshutz, Jason (July 16, 2013). "Ariana Grande Previews 'Baby I' Single, Announces Tour Dates". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
^ Joy, Kevin (September 12, 2013). "Young singer Ariana Grande resting up for area concert". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on July 13, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
^ "Billboard Boxscore: Current Scores". Billboard. September 19, 2013. Archived from the original on September 20, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2013.

[inflation-US-1] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[2] Michaels, Windy (July 15, 2013). "Ariana Grande New Single "Baby I", Plus Tour Details!". Cambio.

[3] Tam, Tiffany (July 17, 2013). "Ariana Grande is Bringing The Listening Sessions to You". Contender. Archived from the original on July 15, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2014.

[4] Galbraith, Alex (July 16, 2013). "Ariana Grande Tour: 'The Way' Singer Announces 'Listening Sessions' Shows on Twitter, Fans Can Hear New Album 'Daydreamin' LIVE this August". MStars.

[5] "Ariana Grande's Concert Tour Is Almost Sold Out". Disney Dreaming. Retrieved 19 July 2013.

[6] "Ariana Grande Live Interview". Retrieved 16 July 2013.

[7] "We Were There! Ariana Grande's "The Listening Sessions"!". On the Teen Beat. August 23, 2013. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.

[8] Diaz Dennis, Alicia (September 10, 2013). "Ariana Grande's 'Yours Truly' Tops the Charts Its Debut Week". Zimbio. Retrieved September 20, 2013.

[tourdates-9] Lipshutz, Jason (July 16, 2013). "Ariana Grande Previews 'Baby I' Single, Announces Tour Dates". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2013.

[newalbanydate-10] Joy, Kevin (September 12, 2013). "Young singer Ariana Grande resting up for area concert". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on July 13, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2013.

[boxscore-11] "Billboard Boxscore: Current Scores". Billboard. September 19, 2013. Archived from the original on September 20, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2013.

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v t e Ariana Grande
Discography Videography Awards and nominations Songs Live performances
Studio albums	Yours Truly My Everything Dangerous Woman Sweetener Thank U, Next Positions Eternal Sunshine (Brighter Days Ahead)
Soundtrack albums	Wicked: The Soundtrack Wicked: For Good
Live albums	K Bye for Now (SWT Live)
Compilation albums	The Remix The Best
Extended plays	Christmas Kisses Christmas & Chill
Concert tours	The Listening Sessions The Honeymoon Tour Dangerous Woman Tour Sweetener World Tour The Eternal Sunshine Tour
Other concerts	The Sweetener Sessions Rift Tour
Films and specials	One Love Manchester Ariana Grande at the BBC Ariana Grande: Dangerous Woman Diaries Ariana Grande: Excuse Me, I Love You Brighter Days Ahead
Related articles	Frankie Grande (half-brother) Manchester Arena bombing R.E.M. Beauty
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