The Dynasty Tour

The Dynasty TourTour by Rina Sawayama
Information
Associated album	Sawayama
Start date	8 November 2021
End date	13 May 2022
Legs	2
No. of shows	16 in North America 7 in Europe 23 total
Chronology
Ordinary Superstar Tour
The Dynasty Tour
Hold the Girl Tour

The Dynasty Tour was the second concert tour by Rina Sawayama, in support of her debut studio album Sawayama (2020). The tour was originally set to begin on April 24, 2020 in Los Angeles and to conclude on May 21, 2021; however, due to fears from COVID-19, all of the original planned dates were canceled or postponed for 2021, commencing on 8 November in Dublin, Ireland and concluding on 13 May 2022 in New York City, U.S.

For the tour, Sawayama has partnered with PLUS1 so "that $1 from every ticket sold went to environmental organizations working to protect the health of our planet and all of its inhabitants."

The Dynasty Tour received universal acclaim from critics, with Alim Kheraj from i writing that "it felt like a superstar was born." Due to high demand and all the dates sold out, some venues were upgraded and new dates were added. The last show for the first leg on 17 November at the Roundhouse was filmed for a exclusive livestream titled "The Dynasty Tour Experience", which was livestreamed on 19 December on Moment House.

Background and development

The Dynasty Tour 2021-22 (Trailer)

On January 17, 2020, the singer announced through social media that she will tour North America and Europe that year. Due to fears from COVID-19, the tour dates were rescheduled to 2021.

On September 30, 2020, Rina posted the new 2021 dates for North American leg. On October 12, it was announced that, due to incredible demand, Rina would be headlining a show in November 17, 2021, at Roundhouse, this being her biggest show to date.

On 28 October 2021, Sawayama posted a video of rehearsals for the tour. The following day, she posted the official tour trailer, on her social media.

In December, Sawayama announced that all four March 2021 dates would be canceled due to the resurgence of COVID-19 in Europe. On 14 February 2021, due to "phenomenal demand," some shows for the North American leg were upgraded and two more shows were added.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
NME
i
The Guardian
The Times
The Skinny
The Telegraph

The Dynasty Tour received widespread critical acclaim from music critics, many of whom praised Sawayama's stage presence and engagement to her audience, as well as her outfits and set.

Europe

Reviewing the first show in Dublin, Kate Brayden from Hot Press wrote "Sawayama gave her fans a night to remember at the Academy: she'll never be in venues this small again, Rina is making the best case for her to become the new decade's reigning dance-floor diva".

The show in Manchester on 10 November 2021 received critical acclaim. Hannah Mylrea of NME gave it five stars out of five, and described it as "a dazzling and moving experience." Writing for the i, Alim Kheraj also gave the show five stars out of five, and commented that the first show in Sawayama's long-delayed tour was worth it. He also wrote that she treated the show as if she was headlining an arena. "Not since Gaga has an artist showed such respect, reverence and command over pop. In a former Wesleyan chapel in Manchester city centre, it felt like a superstar was born." The Guardian's Fergal Kinney, who also gave the show five stars out of five, wrote that the tour "walks the line between exuberant victory lap and striking political statement."

North America

Writing for the student newspaper Daily Bruin, Ashley Kim praised the 9 April show at the Fonda Theatre. She felt that even late at night, "Sawayama kept a tight grip on the audience’s attention with her alluring presence and vibrant performance." Kim also praised the simple but effective set, lights, dancers and Sawayama's engagement to her audience. She concluded her review by writing: "Sawayama is living up to her name as she establishes a new dynasty on tour."

The Dynasty Tour Experience

Sawayama teamed up with Moment House for a global livestream of the Dynasty Tour to 19 December 2021. The show was filmed at her show in London on 17 November 2021.

Tickets were available worldwide at 3:00 p.m. GMT on November 19. A Behind-The-Scenes documentary ticket of the tour was also available for purchase, and an exclusive T-shirt.

Set list

See also: The Dynasty Tour/Setlists

The following set list is representative of the 17 November 2021 show in London. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

1. "Dynasty"
2. "STFU!"
3. "Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)"
4. "Akasaka Sad"
5. "Snakeskin"
6. "Cyber Stockholm Syndrome"
7. "Paradisin'"
8. "Love Me 4 Me"
9. "Bad Friend"
10. "Fuck This World"
11. "Who's Gonna Save U Now?"
12. "Tokyo Love Hotel"
13. "Chosen Family"
14. "Catch Me in the Air"
15. "Cherry"
    (contains elements of "Plastic Love" by Mariya Takeuchi)
16. "XS"
17. "Lucid" / "Free Woman"

Shows

Leg 1: Europe

Date (2021)	City	Country	Venue	Supporting acts
Europe
8 November	Dublin	Ireland	The Academy	Hana
9 November	Manchester	England	Albert Hall	Hana Ama Jones
11 November	Leeds		Beckett Students' Union
13 November	Glasgow	Scotland	SWG3 TV Studio
15 November	Birmingham	England	O2 Institute Birmingham
16 November	London		Electric Brixton
17 November			Roundhouse

Leg 2: North America

Date (2022)	City	Country	Venue	Supporting acts
North America
9 April	Los Angeles	United States	The Fonda Theatre	Hana
11 April	San Francisco		The Warfield
12 April
16 April	Indio		Empire Polo Club	N/A
19 April	Seattle		Neptune Theatre	Hana
20 April	Portland		Roseland Theater
23 April	Indio		Empire Polo Club	N/A
26 April	Denver		Ogden Theatre	Hana
29 April	Minneapolis		First Avenue
30 April	Chicago		Riviera Theatre
2 May	Toronto	Canada	HISTORY
3 May	Montréal		Théâtre Corona
5 May	Boston	United States	Royale
6 May	Washington		The Howard
7 May	Philadelphia		Fillmore
8 May	Brooklyn		Brooklyn Steel
9 May
13 May	New York City		Terminal 5

Cancelled shows

Date	City	Country	Venue	Reason
11 March 2022	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Melkweg Oude Zaal	COVID-19 concerns in Europe
19 March 2022	Paris	France	La Gaîté Lyrique
20 March 2022	Brussels	Belgium	Botanique Orangerie
22 March 2022	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Melkweg Oude Zaal
23 March 2022	Berlin	Germany	Lido

Media

Main article: The Dynasty Tour/Photography

Personnel

Performers

• Rina Sawayama – lead performer
• Simone Odaranile – drummer
• Vic Jamieson – guitarist (first leg)
• Emily Rosenfield – guitarist (second leg)
• Shola B Riley – backup dancer
• Nakai Warikandwa – backup dancer
• Hana – opening act
• AMA Jones – opening act

Technical

• Chester Lockhart – tour director, visual director, design, additional arrangement
• Claire Elizah – tour manager
• Max Cooke – musical director
• Clarence Clarity – additional arrangement
• Chris Yeomans – lights
• Calum Mordue – production manager, FOH engineer
• Jack Childs – sound
• Bob Munro – sound
• Jordan Kelsey – fashion stylist
• Jake Gallagher – hair stylist (first leg)
• Gregg Lennon Jr – hair stylist (second leg)
• Joshua Base Pilmore – choreographer
• Alice Backham – tour photographer