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The Gods We Can Touch Tour
Tour by Aurora
Poster for the Asian leg
Location
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • North America
  • Oceania
Associated albumThe Gods We Can Touch
Start date27 March 2022 (2022-03-27)
End date9 September 2023 (2023-09-09)
Legs7
No. of shows
  • 75 in Europe
  • 15 in North America
  • 10 in Latin America
  • 7 in Asia
  • 6 in Oceania
  • 113 in total
Supporting acts
  • Sub Urban
  • Metteson
  • Sei Selina
  • Thea Wang
  • Blusher
  • Hannah Storm
Attendance97,964 (38 shows)
Box office$7.6 million[1]
Aurora concert chronology

The Gods We Can Touch Tour was the fourth concert tour and world tour by Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora, undertaken in support of her fourth studio album, The Gods We Can Touch (2022). The tour started on March 27, 2022, at the Town Hall in Birmingham, and was concluded on September 9, 2023, at the Lollapalooza Berlin, spanning 113 shows in Europe, North America, Latin America,[2] Asia and Oceania.

Background

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The European and also first leg of the tour was announced on 9 July 2021; general sale for the leg started on 16 July.[3]

On 14 October, Aurora was announced as the headliner of Øyafestivalen,[4] one of the largest music festivals in Norway, as part of the tour. She performed on the main stage for an audience of approximately 20,000 people, marking her biggest show in the country.[5] The British magazine NME reviewed the concert and rated it 100/100: "Aurora shines at the festival of the future".[6]

The second leg of the tour visited North America in May and June 2022.[7]

Australia and New Zealand dates for the tour were announced on 26 August 2022.[8]

The fifth announced leg of the tour, with dates throughout Asia, was revealed on Aurora's social media accounts and official website on 18 November.[9]

Set list

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This set list is representative of the show on 13 August 2022 in Oslo. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.[6]

  1. "The Forbidden Fruits of Eden" (Intro with choir)
  2. "Heathens"
  3. "Blood in the Wine"
  4. "Everything Matters"
  5. "Churchyard"
  6. "Warrior"
  7. "Cure for Me"
  8. "The River" (With choir)
  9. "A Dangerous Thing" (Acoustic)
  10. "Exist for Love" (Acoustic)
  11. "It Happened Quiet" (Acoustic)
  12. "A Different Kind of Human"[a]
  13. "Runaway"
  14. "Exhale Inhale"
  15. "The Seed"
  16. "A Temporary High"
  17. "Queendom" (With choir)
  18. "Running with the Wolves"
Encore
  2. "Giving in to the Love" (With choir)[b]

Controversy

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On 26 March 2023, as Aurora concluded her performance at Lollapalooza Brasil, her drummer, Sigmund Vestrheim, gestured with his hands in a manner that some of the singer's fans interpreted as a white supremacist dog whistle.[11] Two days later, internet users, upon examining Vestrheim's Instagram, discovered additional alleged evidence of dog whistles and Nazi symbolism, such as a drawing featuring the numbers 777 and a swastika.[12] Aurora addressed the situation on the same day, rejecting claims that the drummer is a white supremacist and asserting that none of her band members endorse right-wing political ideologies.[11] The response was mostly perceived as a defense of her drummer.[13][14]

Based on subsequent analyses, all of the alleged dog whistles were false and distorted except for the drawing containing the swastika, which the drummer himself classified as a childish and irresponsible mistake from his teenage years. The number 777 was a reference to the record label 777music, with which Sigmund has been associated since 2015 through his participation in the band Boy Pablo.[15] Sigmund Vestrheim had a history of advocating for anti-racism and the LGBTQIA+ community.[16]

Tour dates

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List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, attendance and revenue
Date City Country Venue Opening Act Attendance Revenue
Europe
27 March 2022 Birmingham England Town Hall Metteson 1,086 / 1,086 (100%) $69,504
28 March 2022 Newcastle Newcastle University Students' Union 1,500 / 1,500 (100%) $30,000
29 March 2022 Glasgow SWG3 1,250 / 1,250 (100%) $73,750
31 March 2022 Dublin Ireland Olympia Theatre 1,240 / 1,240 (100%) $81,840
1 April 2022 Manchester England Albert Hall 5,272 / 5,272 (100%) $184,840
3 April 2022 Leeds O2 Academy Leeds 2,300 / 2,300 (100%) $87,400
5 April 2022 Bristol O2 Academy Bristol 1,600 / 1,600 (100%) $75,200
6 April 2022 Brixton O2 Academy Brixton 4,921 / 4,921 (100%) $152,551
North America
15 May 2022 Seattle United States Showbox Sodo Sub Urban 1,150 / 1,150 (100%) $40,250
17 May 2022 San Francisco The Warfield 433 / 2,250 (19%) $8,227
19 May 2022 Los Angeles Greek Theatre 5,800 / 5,800 (100%) $110,200
20 May 2022 San Diego The Observatory North Park 1,100 / 1,100 (100%) $75,900
21 May 2022 Las Vegas Brooklyn Bowl 1,455 / 2,000 (72%) $50,925
23 May 2022 Englewood Gothic Theatre — —
25 May 2022 Minneapolis The Fillmore — —
27 May 2022 Chicago Riviera Theatre — —
28 May 2022 Detroit Majestic Theatre — —
29 May 2022 Toronto Canada History — —
31 May 2022 Montreal M Telus — —
1 June 2022 Boston United States Roadrunner — —
2 June 2022 Philadelphia Union Transfer — —
4 June 2022 New York City Central Park SummerStage — —
5 June 2022 Washington Lincoln Theatre — —
Europe
16 June 2022[c] Oslo Norway Bergenhus Fortress — — —
18 June 2022[d] Scheeßel Germany Eichenring — — —
19 June 2022[e] Tuttlingen Take-off GewerbePark — — —
21 June 2022 Berlin Tempodrom Sei Selina
Thea Wang 		3,500 / 3,500 (100%) $122,500
22 June 2022 Prague Czech Republic Forum Karlín 3,000 / 3,000 (100%) $105,000
24 June 2022 Wrocław Poland Centrum Koncertowe A2 — —
25 June 2022 Bratislava Slovakia A4 Studio — —
27 June 2022 Kraków Poland Klub Studio 1,100 / 1,100 (100%) $28,600
28 June 2022 Gdańsk Klub B90 Stocznia Gdańsk — —
29 June 2022 Warsaw Progresja 2,500 / 2,500 (100%) $75,000
1 July 2022 Vilnius Lithuania Lukiškių Kalėjimas 2.0 — —
2 July 2022[f] Seinäjoki Finland Törnävänsaari — — —
10 July 2022[g] London England Hyde Park — — —
15 July 2022[h] Darmstadt Germany Messplatz — — —
17 July 2022[i] Cluj-Napoca Romania Piața Unirii — — —
29 July 2022[j] Arendal Norway Sam Eydes Plass — — —
13 August 2022[k] Oslo Tøyen Park — — —
17 August 2022[l] Charleville-Mézières France Square Bayard — — —
19 August 2022[m] Dronten Netherlands Walibi World — — —
20 August 2022[n] Hasselt Belgium Domein Kiewit — — —
25 August 2022 Stockholm Sweden Fryshuset Klubben Sei Selina
Thea Wang 		2,177 / 3,000 (72%) $78,372
26 August 2022 Copenhagen Denmark Vega Sei Selina 1,500 / 1,500 (100%) $54,000
28 August 2022[o] Paris France Parc de Saint-Cloud — — —
29 August 2022 Le Trianon Sei Selina 1,091 / 1,091 (100%) $70,915
31 August 2022 Lausanne Switzerland Les Docks 3,500 / 3,500 (100%) $227,500
2 September 2022 Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso 3,000 / 3,000 (100%) $195,000
3 September 2022
4 September 2022 Brussels Belgium Ancienne Belgique — —
6 September 2022 Zürich Switzerland Kaufleuten — —
7 September 2022 Milan Italy Alcatraz — —
8 September 2022 Roma Auditorium Parco Della Musica — —
10 September 2022[p] Málaga Spain Recinto Ferial — — —
11 September 2022 Madrid The Music Station Sei Selina — —
12 September 2022 Barcelona Apolo — —
18 November 2022 Trondheim Norway Olavshallen — — —
19 November 2022 — — —
26 November 2022[q] Oslo Sentrum Scene Hannah Storm — —
27 November 2022 — —
Asia
17 February 2023 Tokyo Japan Toyosu Pit Thea Wang 3,103 / 3,103 (100%) $114,811
19 February 2023 Seoul South Korea Yes24 Live Hall 301 / 1,090 (28%) $22,575
21 February 2023[r] Taipei Taiwan Zepp New Taipei 2,245 / 2,245 (100%) $175,110
23 February 2023 Bangkok Thailand CentralWorld Live — —
25 February 2023 (1st show) Jakarta Indonesia Balai Sarbini — 2,600 / 2,600 (100%) $33,800
25 February 2023 (2nd show) —
27 February 2023 Singapore The Theatre at Mediacorp Hannah Storm 716 / 1,541 (46%) $73,032
Oceania
3 March 2023 Auckland New Zealand Powerstation Blusher — —
5 March 2023 Brisbane Australia The Fortitude Music Hall — —
6 March 2023 Sydney Liberty Hall 1,200 / 1,200 (100%) $96,000
7 March 2023 Sydney Opera House 2,896 / 2,896 (100%) $401,660
9 March 2023 Melbourne Palais Theatre 5,738 / 5,738 (100%) $283,808
10 March 2023[s] Adelaide Adelaide Botanic Garden — — —
Latin America
17 March 2023[t] Buenos Aires Argentina Hipódromo de San Isidro — — —
18 March 2023[u] Santiago Chile Parque Bicentenario de Cerrilos — — —
22 March 2023 Lima Peru Parque de la Exposición Thea Wang 4,000 / 4,000 (100%) $176,000
24 March 2023[v] Bogotá Colombia Centro de Eventos Briceño 18 — — —
26 March 2023[w] São Paulo Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace — — —
12 April 2023 Guadalajara Mexico Diana Theatre Hannah Storm 4,690 / 4,690 (100%) $342,370
13 April 2023
15 April 2023 Mexico City Pepsi Center WTC 8,000 / 8,000 (100%) $584,000
16 April 2023 Monterrey Showcenter Complex 4,000 / 4,000 (100%) $228,000
18 April 2023 Mexico City Pepsi Center WTC 8,000 / 8,000 (100%) $584,000
Total 97,964 / 102,763 (95.33%) $5,112,640

Summer shows

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On 13 July 2023, Aurora announced the summer shows, an extension of "The Gods We Can Tour" based on festivals through Europe. The tour marked Aurora's first festival-only tour.[20]

Its schedule began in Rome, Italy, on 1 May 2023, and concluded on 9 September in Berlin, Germany, with a total of 27 festival stops.

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and festival
Date City Country Festival
Europe
1 May 2023 Rome Italy Concerto del Primo Maggio
2 June 2023 Warsaw Poland Orange Warsaw Festival
10 June 2023 Dijon France VYV Festival
16 June 2023 Stavanger Norway Mablisfestivalen
17 June 2023 Turku Finland Kesärauha
22 June 2023 Prague Czech Republic Metronome Prague
24 June 2023 Kvinnherad Norway Festidalen
29 June 2023 Rotselaar Belgium Rock Werchter
30 June 2023 Vilanova i la Geltrú Spain Vida Festival
1 July 2023 St. Gallen Switzerland Open Air St. Gallen
3 July 2023 Rome Italy Roma Summer Fest
4 July 2023 Ravenna Ravenna Festival
7 July 2023 Træna Norway Trænafestivalen
8 July 2023 Kongsberg Kongsberg Jazzfestival
9 July 2023 Kragerø Portør Pensjonat
14 July 2023 Tvedestrand Kystkulturuka
20 July 2023 Tromsø Buktafestivalen
21 July 2023 Foynhagen Sommer i Tønsberg
23 July 2023 Bude England Leopallooza
29 July 2023 Fredrikstad Norway Månefestivalen
10 August 2023 Stavanger Stronger2gether Festival
11 August 2023 Gothenburg Sweden Way Out West
18 August 2023 Bodø Norway Parkenfestivalen
19 August 2023 Trondheim Pstereo Festival
27 August 2023 London England All Points East
3 September 2023 Munich Germany Superbloom Festival
9 September 2023 Berlin Lollapalooza Berlin

Notes

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  1. ^ "A Different Kind of Human" was cut short when an audience member experienced medical difficulties. Aurora stopped the show for a moment, leading the audience into humming a melody before continuing the show.[10]
  2. ^ "Daydreamer" was set to be played before "Giving in to the Love", but was not due to lack of time.
  3. ^ The concert on 16 June 2022 in Bergen is a part of Bergenfest.
  4. ^ The concert on 18 June 2022 in Scheeßel is a part of Hurricane Festival.
  5. ^ The concert on 19 June 2022 in Tuttlingen is a part of Southside Festival.
  6. ^ The concert on 2 July 2022 in Seinäjoki is a part of Provinssi Festival.
  7. ^ The concert on 10 July 2022 in London is a part of British Summer Time.
  8. ^ The concert on 15 July 2022 in Darmstadt is a part of Endlich Open-Air.
  9. ^ The concert on 17 July 2022 in Cluj-Napoca is a part of Electric Castle.
  10. ^ The concert on 29 July 2022 in Arendal is a part of Canal Street Arendal.
  11. ^ The concert on 13 August 2022 in Oslo is a part of Øyafestivalen. Aurora performed as headliner on the "Amfiet" stage.
  12. ^ The concert on 17 August 2022 in Charleville-Mézières is a part of Cabaret Vert Festival.
  13. ^ The concert on 19 August 2022 in Dronten is a part of Lowlands Festival.
  14. ^ The concert on 20 August 2022 in Hasselt is a part of Pukkelpop.
  15. ^ The concert on 28 August 2022 in Paris is a part of Rock en Seine.
  16. ^ The concert on 10 September 2022 in Málaga is a part of Andalucía Big Festival.
  17. ^ During the concert on 26 November 2022 in Oslo, Aurora was surprised by the crew of Norwegian radio channel NRK P3 during the show. Two presenters came on stage to award her the P3-prisen (P3 award), a prize of the P3 Gull 2022 awards show, which was broadcast live while Aurora was in the middle of the concert.[17][18]
  18. ^ During the concert on 21 February 2023 in Taipei, Wu Qing-feng joined Aurora onstage to perform their collaboration "Storm".[19]
  19. ^ The concert on 10 March 2023 in Adelaide is a part of WOMADelaide.
  20. ^ The concert on 17 March 2023 in Buenos Aires is a part of Lollapalooza Argentina.
  21. ^ The concert on 18 March 2023 in Santiago is a part of Lollapalooza Chile.
  22. ^ The concert on 24 March 2023 in Bogotá is a part of Festival Estéreo Picnic.
  23. ^ The concert on 26 March 2023 in São Paulo is a part of Lollapalooza Brasil.

References

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  1. ^ Aurora Charts [@aurorachartz] (November 3, 2024). "AURORA has her biggest audience on a tour" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Wang, Steffanee (11 October 2022). "Drake, Blink-128, Billie Eilish To Headline Lollapalooza Chile, Brazil, Argentina". Nylon. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  3. ^ Peacock, Tim (9 July 2021). "Aurora Announces UK And European Tour For 2022". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  4. ^ @oyafestivalen (14 October 2021). "AURORA skal endelig headline siste festivaldag på #øya2022, lørdag 13. august avslutter hun i Amfiet! ♥️". Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Instagram.
  5. ^ Borge, Espen (14 August 2022). "Aurora - Live, Øyafestivalen" (in Norwegian). NRK P3. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  6. ^ a b Trendell, Andrew (16 August 2022). "Øya Festival 2022 review: Aurora and Nick Cave shine at the fest of the future". NME. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Aurora Presents The Gods We Can Touch Tour". Majestic Detroit. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  8. ^ Gallagher, Ali (26 August 2022). "AURORA announces 2023 Australian tour". NME. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  9. ^ Ordonez, Eli (18 November 2022). "AURORA announces Asian tour in February 2023". NME. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  10. ^ Rygge, Magnus (14 August 2022). "Magnus anmelder Øya 2022: Lørdag". Under Dusken (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Aurora nega que baterista de sua banda seja supremacista branco após polêmica com gesto e foto" [Aurora denies that her band's drummer is a white supremacist after controversy over gesture and photo]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 March 2023. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  12. ^ "Baterista de Aurora é acusado de fazer gesto supremacista no Lolla e cantora se pronuncia" [Aurora drummer accused of making a supremacist gesture at Lolla and singer speaks out]. Marie Claire (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 March 2023. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  13. ^ Redação (28 March 2023). "Após gesto de baterista, Aurora nega que integrante de seu grupo seja supremacista branco" [After drummer's gesture, Aurora denies that a member of her group are white supremacist]. Aventuras na História (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  14. ^ (User interpretation.) Aksnes, Aurora [@AURORAmusic] (28 March 2023). "I am deeply saddened by the latest speculations on the internet regarding my drummer Sigmund" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2024 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "777 Music". www.777music.no. Archived from the original on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  16. ^ (User interpretation.) Vestrheim, Sigmund [@sigmundvestrheim] (6 June 2021). "Heavy summer vibes🍺💞 #happy #happypridemonth🌈 #giddygang #beer 😆😆". Retrieved 9 May 2024 – via Instagram.
  17. ^ "Storeslem for Karpe!". NRK P3. 26 November 2022.
  18. ^ "P3 Gull 2022". NRK TV. 26 November 2022.
  19. ^ Forrest, Jo (27 February 2023). "Qing-Feng Wu joins Aurora on stage". TotalNtertainment. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  20. ^ Aurora [@AURORAmusic] (July 13, 2023). "Summer shows. Who's joining me? ✨" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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