The Slow Rush Tour

The Slow Rush Tour
Tour by Tame Impala
Promotional poster for North American tour dates in 2022.
Location
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Oceania
  • Latin America
Associated albumThe Slow Rush
Start dateMarch 9, 2020
End dateMarch 25, 2023
No. of shows72
Supporting acts
Tame Impala concert chronology

The Slow Rush Tour was a concert tour and first arena tour by Tame Impala, the Australian psychedelic music project of Kevin Parker. In support of the project's fourth studio album, The Slow Rush (2020), the tour started on March 9, 2020, at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, and concluded on March 25, 2023, at Lollapalooza Brazil in Brazil. Clairo, Sudan Archives, Perfume Genius, Junglepussy, Giorgio Poi, Nu Genea, Genesis Owusu, Sycco, Ladyhawke, and Cuco performed as the supporting acts.

Background

After releasing the singles "Patience", "Borderline" and finishing their 2019 World Tour, Tame Impala would formally announce The Slow Rush on 25 October 2019.[1]

Three more singles, "It Might Be Time", "Posthumous Forgiveness", and "Lost In Yesterday" would be released until the release of the album on 14 February 2020.[2]

The initial Slow Rush Tour would be announced on December 9, 2019. However, only three dates were performed before the rest were ultimately cancelled or rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4]

Rescheduled "Phase 1 Rushium Trials" tour dates along with extra dates were announced on June 22, 2021,[5][6] with further "Slow Rush 2022 V.2 Clinical Trials" 2022 dates for North America, Europe, and Oceania being announced on December 7, 2021.[7]

Tour dates

List of 2020 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening act.
Date (2020) City Country Venue Opening Act
March 9 San Diego United States Pechanga Arena Clairo
March 10 Inglewood[a] The Forum
March 11
List of 2021 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening acts.
Date (2021) City Country Venue Opening Acts
September 7 Chicago United States United Center Sudan Archives
September 10 George[b] The Gorge Amphitheatre Perfume Genius
September 12 Portland Moda Center Sudan Archives
September 15 San Francisco Chase Center
September 17[c] Las Vegas Downtown Las Vegas None
September 18 Glendale[d] Gila River Arena Sudan Archives
September 20 Denver Ball Arena Sudan Archives
September 23 Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena
September 25[e] Dover Dover Motor Speedway None
September 28 Atlanta State Farm Arena Sudan Archives
October 31[f] San Francisco Golden Gate Park None
November 2 Hollywood Hollywood Bowl Perfume Genius
November 3
November 7 Austin Frank Erwin Center Sudan Archives
November 8 Houston White Oak Music Hall
November 9 Dallas American Airlines Center
November 13[g] Monterrey Mexico Fundidora Park None
November 17 Zapopan Telmex Auditorium
November 20[h] Mexico City Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
List of 2022 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening acts.
Date (2022) City Country Venue Opening Acts
February 27[i] Tempe United States Tempe Beach Park None
March 4[j] Okeechobee Sunshine Grove
March 7 Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center Junglepussy
March 9 Toronto Canada Scotiabank Arena
March 10 Laval[k] Place Bell
March 12 Uncasville United States Mohegan Sun Arena
March 14 Brooklyn Barclays Center
March 15
March 16 Boston TD Garden
March 18 Hampton Hampton Coliseum
March 19 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
March 21 Asheville ExploreAsheville.com Arena
March 22
March 23 Nashville Bridgestone Arena
March 25[l] New Orleans Mardi Gras World None
May 22[m] Gulf Shores Gulf Shores Public Beach
May 24 Wilmington Live Oak Bank Pavillion Automatic
May 26 Columbus KEMBA Live!
May 28 Louisville[n] Waterfront Park None
June 2[o] Barcelona Spain Parc del Fòrum
June 9[p] Porto Portugal Parque da Cidade
June 11[q] Barcelona Spain Parc del Fòrum
August 11[r] Gothenburg Sweden Slottsskogen
August 14[s] Budapest Hungary Óbudai-Sziget
August 17 Pula Croatia Pula Arena Mattiel
August 20[t] Hasselt Belgium Domein Kiewit None
August 22 Copenhagen Denmark Royal Arena Mattiel
August 25[u] London United Kingdom Victoria Park None
August 27[v] Saint-Cloud France Parc de Saint-Cloud
August 29 Amsterdam Netherlands AFAS Live Perfume Genius
August 30
August 31
September 3[w] Stradbally Ireland Stradbally Hall None
September 7 Milan Italy Hippodrome of San Siro Giorgio Poi & Nu Genea
September 10[x] Warsaw Poland Warsaw Babice Airport None
October 15 Auckland New Zealand Spark Arena Ladyhawke
October 18 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Entertainment Center Genesis Owusu & Sycco
October 20 Sydney Qudos Bank Arena
October 22 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
October 23
October 26 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Center
October 29 Perth RAC Arena
List of 2023 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening act.
Date (2022) City Country Venue Opening Act
March 10 Mexico City Mexico Palacio de los Deportes Cuco
March 11
March 18[y] San Isidro Argentina Hipódromo de San Isidro None
March 19[z] Santiago Chile Parque Bicentenario
March 21[aa] Asunción Paraguay Parque Olímpico
March 22[ab]
March 23[ac] Bogotá Colombia Centro de Eventos Briceño
March 25[ad] São Paulo Brazil Interlagos Circuit

Cancelled / Rescheduled shows

List of cancelled / rescheduled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation / rescheduled date.
Date City Country Venue Reason
March 13, 2020 San Francisco United States Chase Center COVID-19 pandemic.
March 19, 2020 Mexico City Foro Sol
March 20, 2020[ae] Monterrey Fundidora Park
May 29, 2020 Chicago United Center
May 30, 2020 Fiserv Forum Milwaukee
May 31, 2020 Detroit Little Caesars Arena
June 2, 2020 Toronto Canada Scotiabank Arena
June 3, 2020 Montreal Bell Centre
June 6, 2020 Washington, D.C. United States Capital One Arena
June 8, 2020 Charlotte Spectrum Center
June 9, 2020 Georgia State Farm Arena
June 11, 2020 Miami American Airlines Arena
June 12, 2020 Orlando Amway Arena
July 17, 2020 Saint Paul[af] Xcel Energy Center
July 19, 2020 St. Louis Enterprise Center
July 20, 2020 Kansas City Sprint Center
July 21, 2020 Tulsa BOK Center
July 23, 2020 Austin Frank Erwin Center
July 24, 2020 Dallas American Airlines Center
July 25, 2020 Houston Toyota Center
July 28, 2020 Glendale[ag] Gila River Arena
July 30, 2020 Denver Pepsi Center
August 1, 2020 Salt Lake City Vivint Smart Home Arena
August 3, 2020 Portland Moda Center
August 5, 2020 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena
August 7, 2020 George United States The Gorge Amphitheatre
September 4, 2021[ah] Manchester Great Stage Park Rescheduled for September 2 to 5, 2021, but canceled due to flooding from Hurricane Ida.[8]
November 6, 2021[ai] Houston NRG Park The festival was cancelled after the crowd crush that occurred on November 5.[9]

Setlists

2020 Setlist

This setlist is from the March 10, 2020 concert in Inglewood. The three shows held in March 2020 all had the same setlist. However, when the tour started up again in 2021 the setlist would be almost entirely different.

Intro

  1. "One More Year"
  2. "Borderline"
  3. "Reality in Motion"
  4. "Posthumous Forgiveness"
  5. "Alter Ego"
  6. "Perfect Illusion" (Lady Gaga Cover)
  7. "Expectation"
  8. "Lost In Yesterday"
  9. "Elephant"
  10. "Breathe Deeper"
  11. "Apocalypse Dreams"[aj]
  12. "Past Life"
  13. "Nangs"
  14. "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards"
  15. "New Person, Same Old Mistakes"
  16. "Is It True"
  17. "Glimmer"
  18. "Let It Happen"
    Encore
  19. "The Less I Know the Better"
  20. "Eventually"

2021 - 2023 Setlist

This setlist is from the March 16, 2022 concert in Boston. It does not represent all of the concerts for the duration of the tour.

Intro[ak]

  1. "One More Year
  2. "Borderline"
  3. "Nangs"
  4. "Mind Mischief"
  5. "Breathe Deeper"
  6. "Beverly Laurel"
  7. "Posthumous Forgiveness"
  8. "Elephant"
  9. "Lost In Yesterday"
  10. "Apocalypse Dreams"[al]
  11. "Gossip"[am]
  12. "Let It Happen"
  13. "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards"
  14. "Is It True"
  15. "Glimmer"
  16. "Eventually"
  17. "Runway, Houses, City, Clouds"
  18. "New Person, Same Old Mistakes"
    Encore
  19. "The Less I Know the Better"
  20. "One More Hour"

Live band

  • Kevin Parker – lead vocals, guitar, occasional synthesiser
  • Jay Watson – synthesiser, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Dominic Simper – guitar, synthesiser, keyboards
  • Julien Barbagallo – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Cam Avery – bass guitar, synthesiser, backing vocals
  • Rafael Lazzaro-Colon – occasional live percussion

Notes

  1. ^ Labelled as Los Angeles in promotional material.
  2. ^ Labelled as Quincy in promotional material.
  3. ^ The show on September 17, 2021 in Las Vegas was part of Life Is Beautiful Music & Art Festival.
  4. ^ Labelled as Phoenix in promotional material.
  5. ^ The show on September 25, 2021 in Dover was part of Firefly Music Festival.
  6. ^ The show on October 31, 2021 in San Francisco was part of Outside Lands.
  7. ^ The show on November 13, 2021 in Monterrey was part of Tecate Pa'l Norte.
  8. ^ The show on November 20, 2021 in Mexico City was part of Corona Capital.
  9. ^ The show on February 27, 2022 in Tempe was part of Innings Festival.
  10. ^ The show on March 4, 2022 in Okeechobee was part of Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival.
  11. ^ Labelled as Montreal in promotional material.
  12. ^ The show on March 25, 2022 in New Orleans was part of BUKU Music + Art Project.
  13. ^ The show on May 22, 2022 in Gulf Shores was part of Hangout Music Festival.
  14. ^ The show on May 28, 2022 in Louisville was part of Forecastle Festival.
  15. ^ The show on June 2, 2022 in Barcelona was part of Primavera Sound.
  16. ^ The show on June 9, 2022 in Porto was part of NOS Primavera Sound.
  17. ^ The show on June 11, 2022 in Barcelona was part of Primavera Sound.
  18. ^ The show on August 11, 2022 in Barcelona was part of Way Out West.
  19. ^ The show on August 14, 2022 in Budapest was part of Sziget Festival.
  20. ^ The show on August 14, 2022 in Hasselt was part of Pukkelpop.
  21. ^ The show on August 25, 2022 in London was part of All Points East.
  22. ^ The show on August 27, 2022 in Saint-Cloud was part of Rock en Seine.
  23. ^ The show on September 3, 2022 in Stradbally was part of Electric Picnic.
  24. ^ The show on September 10, 2022 in Warsaw was part of On Air Festival.
  25. ^ The show on March 18, 2023 in San Isidro was part of Lollapalooza Argentina.
  26. ^ The show on March 19, 2023 in Santiago was part of Lollapalooza Chile.
  27. ^ The show on March 21, 2023 in Santiago was part of Asunciónico.
  28. ^ The show on March 22, 2023 in Santiago was part of Asunciónico.
  29. ^ The show on March 23, 2023 in Bogotá was part of Estéreo Picnic.
  30. ^ The show on March 25, 2023 in São Paulo was part of Lollapalooza Brazil.
  31. ^ The show on March 20, 2020 in Monterrey was part of Tecate Pa'l Norte.
  32. ^ Labelled as Minneapolis in promotional material.
  33. ^ Labelled as Phoenix in promotional material.
  34. ^ The show on September 4, 2021 in Manchester was part of Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival.
  35. ^ The show on November 6, 2021 in Houston was part of Astroworld Festival.
  36. ^ With extended outro.
  37. ^ Aionwell Lab Intro Video.
  38. ^ With extended outro.
  39. ^ Extended version, referred to as "Mutant Gossip".

References

  1. ^ Yoo, Noah (2019-10-25). "Tame Impala Announce New Album The Slow Rush". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  2. ^ Strauss, Matthew (2020-02-14). "Tame Impala Release New Album The Slow Rush". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  3. ^ "Tame Impala Postpones San Francisco Show Amidst Coronavirus Concerns". Cosmic. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  4. ^ Minsker, Evan (2020-09-30). "Tame Impala Announce Rescheduled 2021 Tour". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  5. ^ Helman, PHBy Peter (2021-06-23). "Tame Impala Announce Tour, Apologize For Cancelled Shows". stereogum.com. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  6. ^ Gallagher, Ali (2021-06-24). "Tame Impala apologise for cancelled shows on rescheduled US tour". NME. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  7. ^ Paul, Larisha (2021-12-07). "Tame Impala Announce 2022 Headlining Tour, Drop 'No Choice'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  8. ^ "Bonnaroo 2021 Canceled Due To Flooding From Hurricane Ida | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  9. ^ Lynch, Joe (2021-11-06). "Astroworld Fest Confirms Saturday Is Canceled Following Friday Night Tragedy". Billboard. Retrieved 2026-04-29.