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What Are We Waiting For Tour
Tour by For King & Country
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albumWhat Are We Waiting For?
Start date31 March 2022 (2022-03-31)
End date31 May 2023 (2023-05-31)
Legs2
No. of shows65
For King & Country concert chronology
  • Relate 2021 Tour
    (2021)
  • What Are We Waiting For Tour
    (2022–2023)
  • ...

The What Are We Waiting For Tour was the 10th headlining tour by Australian christian rock band For King & Country. The tour is in support of their 2022 album What Are We Waiting For?, and toured only the United States and Canada.

Background

On 11 October 2021, For King & Country announced that they will be embarking on the What Are We Waiting For? – The Tour, in the spring of 2022. The duo was joined by Dante Bowe on said tour. The tour spanned 32 dates across arenas in the United States, commencing at the Landers Center in Southaven, Mississippi, on 31 March 2022, and concluding at the FirstBank Amphitheatre in Franklin, Tennessee on 22 May 2022.[1][2]

On 31 October 2022, the duo announced that they would be embarking on a second tour showcasing the album, titled What Are We Waiting For Tour: Part II. The tour will span 32 dates across locations in the United States and Canada, and commenced at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii on 25 March 2023, and concluded at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver in Canada on 31 May 2023.[3][4][5]

Setlist

The following set list was obtained from the concert held on 7 May 2022, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[6][better source needed]

Set 1
  1. "Broken Halos"
  2. "Fix My Eyes"
  3. "Fight on, Fighter"
  4. "Run Wild"
  5. "Fine FIne Life"
  6. "Love Me Like I Am"
  7. "Shoulders"
  8. "Unsung Hero"
  9. "Harmony"
  10. "Priceless"
  11. "Burn the Ships"
  12. "Together
Set 2
  1. "Relate"
  2. "Amen"
  3. "Unity" (with Dante Bowe)
  4. "Cheering You On"
  5. "For God Is with Us"
  6. "The Proof of Your Love"
  7. "Busted Heart (Hold On to Me)"
  8. "God Only Knows"
  9. "Joy
Encore
  1. "Little Drummer Boy"
Notes
  • During the first 4 shows of the tour (Southaven, Hoffman Estates, Ypsilanti and Pittsburgh), "Love Me Like I Am" wasn't performed.
  • "Broken Halos" and "Relate" were swapped at some shows.
  • At the 30 April 2022 show in Fairfax, "Unity" was performed without Dante Bowe.
  • At the 25 March 2023 show in Honolulu, "Cheering You On" wasn't performed.
  • Starting at the 5 April 2023 show in Ashwaubenon, "Pioneers", "What Are We Waiting For?" and "Benediction" were added to the setlist and a number of songs changed places.
  • Starting at the 13 April 2023 show in Biloxi, "Unity" was removed from the setlist.
  • Starting at the 20 April 2023 show in Rochester, "Harmony" was removed from the setlist.

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, state, venue, and opening acts
Date City State / Province Venue Opening act(s)
Tour 1 — Spring 2022[7][8]
31 March 2022 Southaven Mississippi Landers Center Dante Bowe
1 April 2022 Hoffman Estates Illinois Now Arena
2 April 2022 Ypsilanti Michigan George Gervin GameAbove Center
3 April 2022 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Petersen Events Center
7 April 2022 Salisbury Maryland Wicomico Civic Arena
8 April 2022 Asheville North Carolina Harrah's Cherokee Center
9 April 2022 Charlottesville Virginia John Paul Jones Arena
14 April 2022 Jackson Mississippi Mississippi Coliseum
15 April 2022 Knoxville Tennessee Knoxville Civic Coliseum
16 April 2022 Charlotte North Carolina Bojangles Coliseum
21 April 2022 Champaign Illinois State Farm Center
22 April 2022 Springfield Missouri JQH Arena
23 April 2022 Highland Heights Kentucky BB&T Arena
24 April 2022 Reading Pennsylvania Santander Arena
26 April 2022 Portland Maine Cross Insurance Arena
28 April 2022 Springfield Massachusetts MassMutual Center
29 April 2022 Binghamton New York Visions Veterans Memorial Arena
30 April 2022 Fairfax Virginia EagleBank Arena
1 May 2022 Salem Salem Civic Center
5 May 2022 Phoenix Arizona GCU Arena
6 May 2022 Fresno California Save Mart Center
7 May 2022 Anaheim Honda Center
8 May 2022 Sacramento Golden 1 Center
12 May 2022 Portland Oregon Portland Memorial Coliseum
13 May 2022 Spokane Washington Spokane Arena
14 May 2022 Everett Angel of the Winds Arena
15 May 2022 Boise Idaho ExtraMile Arena
17 May 2022 Las Vegas Nevada Orleans Arena
19 May 2022 Albuquerque New Mexico Tingley Coliseum
20 May 2022 Amarillo Texas Amarillo Civic Center
21 May 2022 Rogers Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion
22 May 2022 Franklin Tennessee FirstBank Amphitheater
Tour 2 — Spring 2023[9]
25 March 2023 Honolulu Hawaii Blaisdell Arena N/A
5 April 2023 Ashwaubenon[a] Wisconsin Resch Center
6 April 2023 Moline Illinois Vibrant Arena at The MARK
7 April 2023 Columbus Ohio Nationwide Arena
8 April 2023 Columbia South Carolina Colonial Life Arena
13 April 2023 Biloxi Mississippi Mississippi Coast Coliseum
14 April 2023 Bossier City Louisiana Brookshire Grocery Arena
15 April 2023 Belton Texas Bell County Expo Center
16 April 2023 Corpus Christi American Bank Center
20 April 2023 Rochester New York Blue Cross Arena
21 April 2023 Albany MVP Arena
22 April 2023 Norfolk Virginia Chartway Arena
23 April 2023 Wallingford Connecticut Toyota Oakdale Theatre
27 April 2023 Jonesboro Arkansas First National Bank Arena
28 April 2023 Park City Kansas Hartman Arena
29 April 2023 Dodge City United Wireless Arena
30 April 2023 Omaha Nebraska Baxter Arena
2 May 2023 El Paso Texas El Paso County Coliseum
4 May 2023 San Angelo Foster Communications Coliseum
5 May 2023 College Station Reed Arena
6 May 2023 Beaumont Ford Park
7 May 2023 Lubbock United Supermarkets Arena
11 May 2023 Savannah Georgia Enmarket Arena
12 May 2023 West Palm Beach Florida ITHINK Financial Amphitheatre
13 May 2023 Macon Georgia Macon Coliseum
14 May 2023 Huntsville Alabama The Orion Amphitheater
24 May 2023 Winnipeg Manitoba[b] Centennial Concert Hall
25 May 2023 Saskatoon Saskatchewan[b] Elim Church
26 May 2023 Edmonton Alberta[b] Christcity
27 May 2023[c]
29 May 2023 Calgary Winsport
31 May 2023 Vancouver British Columbia[b] Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Notes

  1. ^ Listed as Green Bay in promotional material.
  2. ^ a b c d Province in Canada.
  3. ^ 2 shows.

References

  1. ^ Farthing, Lydia (11 October 2021). "For King & Country Unveils 'What Are We Waiting For?' Album & Tour". MusicRow.com. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  2. ^ "for KING & COUNTRY Releases 'What Are We Waiting For?'". 95.5 The Fish. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  3. ^ Longs, Herb (1 November 2022). "For KING & COUNTRY Announces 2023 Dates For 'What Are We Waiting For' Tour". TCB. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  4. ^ "FOR KING + COUNTRY Announce 31-City "What Are We Waiting For" Tour Part II - The Gospel Music Association". gospelmusic.org. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  5. ^ "For King & Country kicks off the What Are We Waiting For? Tour Part II in 2023". Good Gospel Playlist. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  6. ^ "for KING & COUNTRY Setlist at Honda Center, Anaheim". setlist.fm. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  7. ^ "For King + Country What Are We Waiting For Tour 2022 - PraiseCharts". www.praisecharts.com. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  8. ^ "For King & Country: What Are We Waiting For Tour Dates 2022 Concert Dates & Events". Discotech. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  9. ^ ""What Are We Waiting For" Spring Tour 2023". for KING & COUNTRY. Retrieved 27 May 2023.