The Believe Tour was the second concert tour by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was launched in support of his third studio album, Believe (2012). Beginning in September 2012, the tour played over 150 shows in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania.

In 2012, the tour placed 23rd on Pollstar's "Top 50 Worldwide Tours". The tour earned $40.2 million from 35 shows. For 2013, it ranked 5th on Pollstar's "Top 100 Worldwide Tours—Mid Year"; earning $69.9 million from 67 shows.

Background

The tour was announced on May 23, 2012, during Bieber's appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Dates were revealed for shows in the United States and Canada later in the day. Bieber stated the tour would be the biggest show on Earth. Shows in the United Kingdom were reported in July 2012, with the tour expected to reach Asia, Oceania, South America, along with South Africa and the Middle East sometime in 2013. Although the North American portion of the tour was set to end in January 2013, Bieber announced a second leg; 30 additional dates were added at various venues in the United States and Canada throughout the summer of 2013.

Rehearsals began in late July 2012 at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California. Bieber and his crew would conduct 10-hour rehearsal days. He stated he had a lot to prove with this tour.

The tour was an early success in the United States, with many dates selling out in one hour. The two shows at Madison Square Garden were sold out in 30 seconds. In August, the singer conducted an online search for dancers on the tour.

The tour kicked off in Glendale, Arizona at the Jobing.com Arena. The premiere made headlines for Bieber feeling ill during the show. His performances of "Out of Town Girl" and "Beauty and a Beat" were interrupted as the singer vomited on and off stage.

Justin Bieber reported further troubles during the concert at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington. After the show, Bieber tweeted his personal laptop and camera had been stolen during the show. Many fans lashed out against the arena while others believed the incident was a hoax. Three days following the show, Vevo premiered the video for the singer's third single with an opening message: "In October 2012, three hours of personal footage was stolen from musician Justin Bieber. The following footage was illegally uploaded by an anonymous blogger." Many media outlets reported the theft was a hoax to promote the music video. However, the singer's management still affirm property was stolen.

When reflecting on the Believe Tour, Bieber's favorite moment was his introduction when he would come down from the top of the stage in wings, and remain above the audience for about 30 seconds. Bieber explained, "It's going to be such a memorable moment from any tour. I think people will remember that. Coming down right from the beginning of the show, it's me and the wings for about 30 seconds. It's such a big moment. People are just captivated and there's nothing else going on, so that moment is going to bleed into their memory."

Believe Tour Opening

Critical response

Bieber performing in October 2012

For the tour premiere, Christina Fuoco-Karasinski (SoundSpike) felt his fans still suffered from Bieber Fever until she realized the vast amount of differences among ages. "Bieber, a native of Stratford, Ontario, Canada, provided a show that made the cavernous arena seem intimate. Massive amounts of lasers sliced through the 15,000-seat venue, breaking Jobing.com Arena into several sections."

For the show in Los Angeles, Matt Kivel (Variety) called the show epic yet strangely incoherent. He writes, "Without the pomp and glitz, his talent is unquestionable and the acoustic tracks allowed for a welcome respite from the sensory overload that characterized the evening. [...] His ambition has never been in question, but a greater thematic focus would go a long way toward helping Bieber reach the level of maturity for which he strives."

For the same show, Sophie A. Schillaci (The Hollywood Reporter) says the show is absurd for those outside of Bieber's fanbase. She continues, "Vocally, Bieber shined the most with an acoustic performance of 'Fall', during which he strummed a guitar while propped up high above the stage. Through the rest of his set, which also included a high-energy if way too brief montage of 'One Time', 'Eenie Meenie' and 'Somebody to Love', the singing appeared to take a back seat to the dance moves and pyrotechnics, but audience interaction kept his fans coming back for more."

Peter Hartlaub (San Francisco Chronicle) praised the stage design during the concert at the Oracle Arena. However, the critic also relayed the scripted nature of the production, stating, "Every decision on the night seemed like a calculated part of Bieber's attempt to execute a full Timberlake, and move from preteen deity to full-blown cross-generational pop star." For the concert at the Scotiabank Saddledome, Mike Bell (Calgary Herald) called the show a sensory catnip for tweens. He says, "The almost two-hour concert was so synthetic and filled with fake moments that it was difficult to actually discern what was being sung live and what was Memorex, with most of the songs such as 'All Around the World', 'One Time' and 'Beauty and the Beat' being so stripped of all humanity that they were merely one more element to the flash and bang taking place around it. Only on the odd occasion—songs such as 'Die In Your Arms', the acoustic 'Be Alright' and 'Beautiful', his duet with opener Carly Rae Jepsen—did he show off any real, albeit underwhelming, vocal talent, and even then it was difficult not to look at him and wonder if behind the screens and the curtain, there wasn't a tinman pushing the buttons and counting his money as the clock ticked down"

Concert synopsis

Set list

This set list is representative of the show in Las Vegas on June 28, 2013. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "All Around the World"
  2. "Take You"
  3. "Catching Feelings"
  4. "One Time" / "Eenie Meenie" / "Somebody to Love" (Medley)
  5. "Love Me Like You Do"
  6. "She Don't Like the Lights"
  7. "Die in Your Arms"
  8. "Out of Town Girl"
  9. "Be Alright"
  10. "Fall"
  11. "Never Say Never"
  12. "Beauty and a Beat"
  13. "One Less Lonely Girl"
  14. "As Long As You Love Me"
  15. "Believe"
  16. "Boyfriend"
  17. "Baby"

Notes

  • During some of the first shows in North America, Bieber performed "Beautiful" with Carly Rae Jepsen.
  • For the tour premiere in Glendale, "Baby" closed the main show, with "Believe" performed during the encore.
  • During the performance in Las Vegas, Bieber was joined onstage by Usher to perform "Somebody to Love" and "Yeah!".
  • During the performance in Los Angeles, Bieber was joined onstage by Jaden Smith to perform "Never Say Never".
  • During the performances in New Jersey and Washington, D.C., Bieber was joined onstage Jaden Smith to perform "Fairytale"
  • During the performance in Fresno, Bieber performed "The Divided Sky".
  • During the performance in Oakland, Bieber performed "Sand" and "First Tube".
  • During the performance in Toronto, Canadian rapper Drake joined Bieber on stage to sing "Right Here" and "The Motto".
  • Some of the final shows in South America, Mexico & Oceania; Bieber performed his song All That Matters in acoustic.

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
DateCityCountryVenueOpening actAttendanceRevenue
North America
September 29, 2012GlendaleUnited StatesJobing.com ArenaCody Simpson Carly Rae Jepsen13,428 / 13,428$1,013,460
September 30, 2012Las VegasMGM Grand Garden Arena13,504 / 13,504$1,076,868
October 2, 2012Los AngelesStaples Center27,546 / 27,546$2,238,937
October 3, 2012
October 5, 2012FresnoSave Mart Center11,965 / 11,965$1,323,632
October 6, 2012OaklandOracle Arena14,126 / 14,126$1,063,978
October 8, 2012PortlandRose GardenCarly Rae Jepsen14,550 / 14,550$1,002,495
October 9, 2012TacomaTacoma Dome20,259 / 20,259$1,338,701
October 10, 2012VancouverCanadaRogers Arena14,423 / 14,423$1,215,360
October 12, 2012CalgaryScotiabank Saddledome13,631 / 13,631$1,117,440
October 15, 2012EdmontonRexall Place13,663 / 13,663$1,137,620
October 16, 2012SaskatoonCredit Union Centre13,113 / 13,113$1,052,590
October 18, 2012WinnipegMTS Centre13,326 / 13,326$1,048,840
October 20, 2012MinneapolisUnited StatesTarget Center14,532 / 14,532$1,071,284
October 21, 2012MilwaukeeBradley Center14,957 / 14,957$1,065,557
October 23, 2012RosemontAllstate Arena27,132 / 27,132$2,125,924
October 24, 2012
October 26, 2012Kansas CitySprint Center13,972 / 13,972$1,033,314
October 27, 2012St. LouisScottrade Center15,034 / 15,034$1,108,442
October 29, 2012DallasAmerican Airlines Center14,094 / 14,094$1,066,183
October 30, 2012HoustonToyota Center13,084 / 13,084$1,021,718
November 1, 2012MemphisFedExForum13,511 / 13,511$932,669
November 2, 2012LouisvilleKFC Yum! Center16,334 / 16,334$1,158,153
November 4, 2012PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center15,393 / 15,393$1,247,574
November 5, 2012Washington, D.C.Verizon CenterCody Simpson Jaden Smith14,472 / 14,472$1,169,569
November 9, 2012East RutherfordIzod Center15,956 / 15,956$1,233,492
November 10, 2012BostonTD Garden13,561 / 13,561$1,087,270
November 12, 2012New York CityBarclays Center14,261 / 14,261$1,107,390
November 20, 2012PittsburghConsol Energy Center—N/a14,263 / 14,263$1,029,318
November 21, 2012Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn HillsCarly Rae Jepsen15,469 / 15,469$1,178,456
November 23, 2012OttawaCanadaScotiabank PlaceCarly Rae Jepsen The Wanted13,696 / 13,696$1,104,550
November 26, 2012MontrealBell Centre15,870 / 15,870$1,255,360
November 28, 2012New York CityUnited StatesMadison Square Garden29,680 / 29,680$2,390,196
November 29, 2012
December 1, 2012TorontoCanadaRogers Centre43,817 / 43,817$2,671,520
January 5, 2013Salt Lake CityUnited StatesEnergySolutions ArenaCarly Rae Jepsen14,693 / 14,693$1,007,579
January 7, 2013DenverPepsi Center13,629 / 13,629$1,015,154
January 9, 2013TulsaBOK Center12,985 / 12,985$888,101
January 10, 2013North Little RockVerizon Arena14,849 / 14,849$974,452
January 12, 2013San AntonioAT&T Center14,653 / 14,653$985,153
January 15, 2013New OrleansNew Orleans ArenaCarly Rae Jepsen Cody Simpson13,986 / 13,986$1,002,620
January 16, 2013BirminghamLegacy Arena13,530 / 13,530$920,078
January 18, 2013NashvilleBridgestone Arena14,287 / 14,287$1,046,887
January 19, 2013GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum15,395 / 15,395$998,126
January 22, 2013CharlotteTime Warner Cable Arena15,272 / 15,272$1,089,601
January 23, 2013AtlantaPhilips Arena12,686 / 12,686$995,137
January 25, 2013OrlandoAmway Center13,355 / 13,355$1,009,923
January 26, 2013MiamiAmerican Airlines Arena27,580 / 27,580$2,178,830
January 27, 2013
Europe
February 17, 2013DublinIrelandThe O2—N/a14,000 / 14,000—N/a
February 18, 2013
February 21, 2013ManchesterEnglandManchester ArenaCarly Rae Jepsen Cody Simpson28,678 / 28,678$2,398,540
February 22, 2013
February 24, 2013LiverpoolEcho Arena Liverpool—N/a—N/a—N/a
February 27, 2013BirminghamNational Indoor ArenaCody Simpson20,619 / 21,690$1,923,850
February 28, 2013
March 2, 2013NottinghamNational Ice Centre—N/a—N/a—N/a
March 4, 2013LondonThe O2 ArenaCarly Rae Jepsen Cody Simpson58,479 / 60,281$5,053,170
March 5, 2013
March 7, 2013
March 8, 2013
March 11, 2013LisbonPortugalPavilhão AtlânticoCarly Rae Jepsen—N/a—N/a
March 14, 2013MadridSpainPalacio de los Deportes
March 16, 2013BarcelonaPalau Sant Jordi
March 19, 2013ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
March 22, 2013ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadionCarly Rae Jepsen Cody Simpson13,000 / 13,000$1,364,500
March 23, 2013BolognaItalyUnipol ArenaCarly Rae Jepsen—N/a—N/a
March 25, 2013ŁódźPolandAtlas ArenaHonorata Skarbek
March 28, 2013MunichGermanyOlympiahalle—N/a
March 30, 2013ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle
March 31, 2013BerlinGermanyO2 World BerlinNeon Dogs9,475 / 13,289$810,632
April 2, 2013HamburgO2 World Hamburg9,204 / 12,984$871,682
April 3, 2013FrankfurtFesthalle Frankfurt—N/a—N/a—N/a
April 5, 2013DortmundWestfalenhallen
April 6, 2013CologneLanxess Arena
April 8, 2013StrasbourgFranceZénith de Strasbourg
April 10, 2013AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleis3M8S35,751 / 36,939$2,598,300
April 11, 2013
April 13, 2013ArnhemNetherlandsGelreDome XSMainStreet—N/a—N/a
April 16, 2013OsloNorwayTelenor Arena—N/a69,246 / 71,091$7,887,802
April 17, 2013
April 18, 2013
April 20, 2013CopenhagenDenmarkTelia Parken—N/a—N/a
April 22, 2013StockholmSwedenEricsson Globe
April 23, 2013
April 24, 2013
April 26, 2013HelsinkiFinlandHartwall Arena
April 28, 2013Saint PetersburgRussiaSKK Peterburgsky
April 30, 2013MoscowOlimpiyskiy
May 2, 2013IstanbulTurkeyİTÜ Stadyumu
Asia
May 4, 2013DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesThe Sevens Stadium—N/a28,544 / 46,850$7,773,419
May 5, 2013
Africa
May 8, 2013Cape TownSouth AfricaCape Town Stadium—N/a—N/a—N/a
May 12, 2013JohannesburgFNB Stadium
North America
June 22, 2013San DiegoUnited StatesValley View Casino CenterHot Chelle Rae Mike Posner10,832 / 10,832$915,852
June 24, 2013Los AngelesStaples Center27,994 / 27,994$2,307,566
June 25, 2013
June 26, 2013San JoseHP Pavilion12,996 / 12,996$1,082,050
June 28, 2013Las VegasMGM Grand Garden Arena13,362 / 13,362$1,103,893
June 30, 2013DenverPepsi Center12,885 / 12,885$1,022,453
July 2, 2013Oklahoma CityChesapeake Energy Arena12,209 / 12,209$973,740
July 3, 2013DallasAmerican Airlines Center13,945 / 13,945$1,141,555
July 6, 2013OmahaCenturyLink Center14,109 / 14,109$1,090,542
July 7, 2013Des MoinesWells Fargo Arena13,108 / 13,108$1,040,329
July 9, 2013ChicagoUnited Center14,574 / 14,574$1,198,621
July 10, 2013IndianapolisBankers Life Fieldhouse14,088 / 14,088$1,091,325
July 12, 2013ColumbusNationwide Arena14,002 / 14,002$1,101,544
July 13, 2013ClevelandQuicken Loans Arena15,084 / 15,084$1,148,356
July 15, 2013BuffaloFirst Niagara Center14,789 / 14,789$1,148,023
July 17, 2013PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center15,065 / 15,065$1,243,009
July 18, 2013HartfordXL Center12,404 / 12,404$1,032,636
July 20, 2013BostonTD Garden13,450 / 13,450$1,123,874
July 23, 2013OttawaCanadaScotiabank Place13,741 / 13,741$1,102,540
July 25, 2013TorontoAir Canada Centre29,153 / 29,153$2,398,100
July 26, 2013
July 28, 2013DetroitUnited StatesJoe Louis Arena15,148 / 15,148$1,208,287
July 30, 2013NewarkPrudential Center26,824 / 26,824$2,211,502
July 31, 2013
August 2, 2013BrooklynBarclays Center14,587 / 14,587$1,207,640
August 3, 2013Washington, D.C.Verizon Center14,647 / 14,647$1,203,291
August 5, 2013ColumbiaColonial Life Arena12,540 / 12,540$996,246
August 7, 2013JacksonvilleJacksonville Veterans Memorial ArenaAriana Grande Cody Simpson11,526 / 11,526$936,990
August 8, 2013TampaTampa Bay Times Forum14,099 / 14,099$1,101,576
August 10, 2013AtlantaPhilips Arena12,407 / 12,407$1,019,885
Asia
September 23, 2013Marina BaySingaporeMarina Bay Street Circuit—N/a—N/a
September 26, 2013BangkokThailandChallenger Hall 310,000 / 10,000
September 29, 2013BeijingChinaMasterCard Center
October 2, 2013DalianDalian Arena
October 5, 2013ShanghaiMercedes-Benz Arena
October 7, 2013SaitamaJapanSaitama Super Arena
October 10, 2013SeoulSouth KoreaOlympic Gymnastics Arena
October 12, 2013CotaiMacauCotai Arena
Latin America
October 19, 2013San JuanPuerto RicoColiseo de Puerto Rico—N/a13,674 / 13,674$1,707,044
October 22, 2013Santo DomingoDominican RepublicEstadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez11,321 / 21,850$941,883
October 24, 2013Panama CityPanamaEstadio Rommel Fernández—N/a—N/a—N/a
October 26, 2013Guatemala CityGuatemalaEstadio Cementos Progreso—N/a8,851 / 18,500$941,883
October 29, 2013BogotáColombiaEstadio El CampínPaty Cantú—N/a—N/a
October 31, 2013QuitoEcuadorEstadio Olímpico Atahualpa—N/a18,962 / 27,000$2,481,840
November 2, 2013São PauloBrazilArena AnhembiP931,922 / 33,374$3,266,480
November 3, 2013Rio de JaneiroPraça da Apoteose—N/a22,598 / 33,199$2,460,450
November 6, 2013AsunciónParaguayHipódromo de Asunción11,325 / 22,780$1,228,090
November 8, 2013CórdobaArgentinaEstadio Mario Alberto KempesCody Simpson Carly Rae Jepsen Owl City23,565 / 34,328$2,633,870
November 9, 2013Buenos AiresRiver Plate Stadium—N/a—N/a
November 12, 2013SantiagoChileEstadio NacionalCarly Rae Jepsen Owl City47,969 / 52,300$4,948,320
November 18, 2013Mexico CityMexicoForo Sol—N/a98,358 / 107,746$6,999,860
November 19, 2013
Oceania
November 23, 2013AucklandNew ZealandVector ArenaCody Simpson—N/a—N/a
November 26, 2013BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane Entertainment Centre13,263 / 19,960$1,655,360
November 27, 2013
November 29, 2013SydneyAllphones Arena22,911 / 24,566$2,946,530
November 30, 2013
December 2, 2013MelbourneRod Laver Arena22,543 / 23,925$2,706,030
December 3, 2013
December 5, 2013AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Arena—N/a—N/a
December 8, 2013PerthPerth Arena10,732 / 11,087$1,376,970
Total1,694,897 / 1,771,355 (96%)$149,785,753

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
DateCityCountryVenueReason
February 23, 2013SheffieldEnglandMotorpoint Arena SheffieldScheduling conflicts
March 12, 2013LisbonPortugalPavilhão AtlânticoUnforeseen circumstances
March 14, 2013BilbaoSpainBizkaia ArenaLogistical problems
March 25, 2013LyonFranceHalle Tony GarnierScheduling conflicts
May 6, 2013MuscatOmanAl-Wattayah StadiumUnknown
November 10, 2013Buenos AiresArgentinaRiver Plate StadiumSuffered food poisoning in the middle of the show
November 24, 2013AucklandNew ZealandVector ArenaUnforeseen circumstances

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