Humanz Tour

2017–18 concert tour by Gorillaz

The Humanz Tour was a concert tour by the British alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz, in support of their fifth studio album Humanz.^[1][2][3]

Personnel

• Damon Albarn – lead vocals, keyboards, piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, melodica, keytar
• Mike Smith – keyboards, backing vocals
• Jeff Wootton – lead guitar
• Seye Adelekan – bass guitar, ukulele, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Gabriel Wallace – drums, percussion
• Jesse Hackett – keyboards
• Karl Vanden Bossche – drums, percussion
• Angel Silvera – backing vocals
• Petra Luke – backing vocals, vocals on "Dare"
• Rebecca Freckleton – backing vocals, vocals on "Dare"
• Michelle Ndegwa – backing vocals, vocals on "Out of Body" and "Kids with Guns"
• Matthew Allen – backing vocals
• Marcus Anthony Johnson – backing vocals (Select dates only)
• Adeleye Omotayo – backing vocals (Select dates only)
• Demon Strings – strings (Birmingham and London shows only)

Guest collaborators and additional musicians

• Jamie Principle – vocals on "Sex Murder Party" and "Hollywood" (Select dates only)
• Peven Everett – vocals on "Strobelite" and "Stylo" (Select dates only)
• Vince Staples – vocals on "Ascension" and "Clint Eastwood" (Select dates only)
• Zebra Katz – vocals on "Sex Murder Party" and "Out of Body" (Select dates only)
• Kilo Kish – vocals on "19-2000" and "Out of Body" (Select dates only)
• Little Simz – vocals on "Garage Palace", "We Got the Power" and "Clint Eastwood" (Select dates only)
• Anthony Hamilton – vocals on "Carnival" (Chicago and first San Francisco show only)
• Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – brass on "Broken" and "Sweepstakes" (Chicago and London shows only)
• Pusha T – vocals on "Let Me Out" (Select dates only)
• Del the Funky Homosapien – vocals on "Clint Eastwood" (Select dates only)
• De La Soul – vocals on "Momentz", "Superfast Jellyfish" and "Feel Good Inc." (Select dates only)
• Bootie Brown – vocals on "Dirty Harry" and "Stylo" (Select dates only)
• Carly Simon – vocals on "Ticker Tape" (Boston only)
• Kali Uchis – vocals on "She's My Collar" (Select dates only)
• Kelela – vocals on "Busted and Blue" and "Submission" (Quebec City only)
• Danny Brown – rap on "Submission" (Select dates only)
• Yukimi Nagano – vocals on "Empire Ants" (First San Francisco show only)
• DRAM – vocals on "Andromeda" and "We Got the Power" (Select dates only)
• Jehnny Beth – vocals on "We Got the Power" (Select dates only)
• Mos Def – vocals on "Stylo" and "Sweepstakes" (New York City and London shows only)
• Eslam Jawaad – vocals on "Clint Eastwood" (Dubai only)
• Malikah Lynn – vocals on "Clint Eastwood" (Dubai only)
• Faia Younan – vocals on "Busted and Blue" (Dubai only)
• Popcaan – vocals on "Saturnz Barz" (Paris shows only)
• Pauline Black – vocals on "Charger" - Alternate version (Select dates only)
• Gruff Rhys – vocals and guitar on "Superfast Jellyfish" (London shows only)
• Noel Gallagher – vocals and guitar on "We Got the Power" (London shows only)
• Graham Coxon – guitar on "We Got the Power" (London shows only)
• Roses Gabor – vocals on "Dare" (London shows only)
• Shaun Ryder – vocals on "Dare" (London shows only)

Visuals

Described as "a totally immersive interactive experience with the audience" by frontman Damon Albarn,^[4] the Humanz Tour utilized a large screen behind the band to project music videos and visuals alongside live music, much like the band's previous tours. Humanz collaborators who were unable to present themselves for the concerts were represented by pre-recorded video,^[5] a technique previously utilized in Demon Days Live. The set and production for the tour was designed by London-based design studio Block9.^[4]

Set list

The following setlist is obtained from the concert held at the Huntington Bank Pavilion in Chicago, on 8 July 2017. It is not a representation of all shows on the tour.

Huntington Bank Pavilion, Chicago

1. "Ascension" (featuring Vince Staples)
2. "Last Living Souls"
3. "Saturnz Barz"
4. "Charger"
5. "Rhinestone Eyes"
6. "Sex Murder Party" (featuring Jamie Principle and Zebra Katz)
7. "She's My Collar"
8. "Busted and Blue"
9. "El Mañana"
10. "Carnival" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)
11. "Broken" (featuring Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
12. "Andromeda"
13. "Strobelite" (featuring Peven Everett)
14. "Out of Body" (featuring Zebra Katz and Imani Vonshà)
15. "Garage Palace" (featuring Little Simz)
16. "We Got the Power" (featuring Noel Gallagher, Jehnny Beth and Little Simz)

Encore

1. "Stylo" (featuring Peven Everett)
2. "Kids with Guns"
3. "Clint Eastwood" (featuring Del the Funky Homosapien)
4. "Don't Get Lost in Heaven"
5. "Demon Days"

Songs performed

Songs performed^[6]

Tour dates

Notes

1. The show on 15 July 2017 in Quebec City was part of the Festival d'été de Québec.
2. The show on 28 July 2017 in Yuzawa was part of the Fuji Rock Festival.
3. The show on 30 July 2017 in Icheon was part of the Jisan Valley Rock Festival.
4. The show on 11 August 2017 in San Francisco was part of the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival.
5. The show on 16 September 2017 in New York City was part of The Meadows Music & Arts Festival.
6. The show on 24 September 2017 in Las Vegas was part of the Life Is Beautiful Music & Art Festival.
7. The shows on 8 and 15 October 2017 in Austin were part of the Austin City Limits Music Festival.
8. The show on 13 October 2017 in Miami was part of the III Points Music, Art, and Technology Festival.
9. The show on 27 October 2017 in Dubai was part of the Fiesta De Los Muertos Festival.
10. The show on 13 December 2017 in Montevideo was part of the Primavera 0 Festival.
11. The show on 16 December 2017 in Buenos Aires was part of the BUE Festival.
12. The show on 18 March 2018 in Mexico City was part of the Vive Latino festival.
13. The show on 24 March 2018 in Bogotá was part of the Estéreo Picnic Festival.
14. The show on 27 March 2018 in Asunción was part of the Asunciónico festival.

Box office score data

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