The Faith in the Future World Tour was the second concert tour by the English singer-songwriter Louis Tomlinson, launched in support of his second studio album Faith in the Future (2022). The tour began in Uncasville on 26 May 2023 and concluded on 6 June 2024 in Guadalajara.
Background and development With the release of his second single "Out of My System" on 14 October 2022 for his second album Faith in the Future, Tomlinson officially announced the UK and Europe dates for his would be second world tour via his Twitter and Instagram accounts. On the eve of the album's 11 November 2022 release date, the United States and Canada dates were announced. Faith in the Future debuted at No.1 on the Official Charts and was his first solo album to achieve that position in the UK.
Tomlinson said that Faith in the Future was created with the live shows in mind. Tomlinson said that, "I was lucky enough to have the two live shows I had before Covid got in the way. That was fresh in me mind when I was writing this whole record and that gave me a lot of confidence. I think that really had a hand in the album feeling more confident as well." Tom Taylor, the production designer and director for the tour, said that it was intended to have "a more rugged and asymmetrical look" than previous Tomlinson tours, "meant to mirror a sort of dive bar aesthetic rather than a beautiful arena production."
The following year, opening acts The Snuts, Andrew Cushin, Giant Rooks, The Academic and Snarls were announced for the North America leg of the tour. Initial Asian concert dates in mid to late April were announced on 3 February 2023; however, in early April it was announced that they were cancelled for the time being, citing "unforeseen circumstances". Thus far, a Jakarta date has been rescheduled for January 2024.
The North America leg commenced in May 2023, and all dates went ahead as planned with the exception of the Red Rocks Amphitheatre concert; before Tomlinson was due to go on stage, there was a hailstorm that injured over 90 people. Tomlinson wrote a message on Twitter saying "Sending all my love out to everyone that was affected by the extreme weather at Red Rocks last night... I hope everyone has made it home safely and anyone injured is on the mend, it was devastating to see so many of you affected". The date was unable to be rescheduled.
After hosting the third Away From Home Festival in Italy on 19 August, Tomlinson kicked off the Europe leg in Hamburg at the end of the month. Openers included The Lathums, Rachel Chinouriri, Ava Lily, and Sea Girls.
The duration of the tour extended into 2024 with Australia dates added on 18 July 2023 for January and February. In addition to Sea Girls, Tomlinson brought local acts The Velvet Club, Safety Hazard, and Club Halifax on as support. On 30 October 2023, Tomlinson announced the tour dates for Latin America through social media in addition to local promotional campaigns. The Latin American leg of the tour will include the Velez Sarsfield Stadium in Buenos Aires.
The sophomore tour saw significant upgrades in venue capacities compared to the first. Tomlinson sold out The O2 Arena in London.
During the Latin America leg, Tomlinson became the first male solo artist to headline Mexico City's Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. He held a charity livestream of the event titled For Every Question Why, the proceeds of which went to War Child UK.
Critical reception Sara Feigin from Alternative Press described Tomlinson's debut concert at Irving Plaza in 2022 as "sentimental" and "organic", writing that "his lyricism and vocal abilities were always destined for Britpop".
Multiple reviewers of the North America leg commented on Tomlinson's "growth" as an artist, the "energy" of his shows, and the connection between him and the audience. Atlas Artist Group's Olivia Khiel wrote in her review of the Phoenix concert that the "strength" of Tomlinson's Faith in the Future album "lent itself to larger scale stage production, a heavy rocking live band and an uncontainable love from millions of fans." The Amity Collection review of the Troutdale concert agreed the "production was a huge step up from his previous tour, with LED screens hanging from the ceiling of the stage and pyro that went off a handful of times." Alyssa Rasp of The Aquarian Weekly praised Tomlinson's setlist and wrote in her review of the Asbury Park concert, "Many of his fans have been around since his early days in One Direction, but it was clear that a lot of the crowd were solo Louis fans through-and-through." The opening acts, such as The Snuts, Giant Rooks, and Andrew Cushin, also received praise.
Regarding his O2 Arena concert, Fabio Magnocavallo from Euphoria wrote that "Tomlinson's sincere and humble demeanor shined every time he spoke to the audience". Jessica Goodman from Dork praised the tour's production, singling out the video introduction, pyrotechnics and light shows as highlights of the show.
In November 2023, Rolling Stone gave Louis Tomlinson a nomination for Live Act Award 2023 at the Rolling Stone UK Awards for his Faith in the Future World Tour.
Set list The following set list was obtained from the concert held on 19 June 2023 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
"The Greatest" "Kill My Mind" "Bigger Than Me" "Lucky Again" "Holding On To Heartache" "Face The Music" "We Made It" "Night Changes" (One Direction cover) "Chicago" "Saved By A Stranger" "Written All Over Your Face" "All This Time" "She Is Beauty We Are World Class" "Copy Of A Copy Of A Copy" "Walls" "505" (Arctic Monkeys cover) "Back To You" (rock version) "Angels Fly" "Out Of My System" Encore "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" (One Direction cover) (with elements of Baba O'Riley by The Who) "Saturdays" "Silver Tongues"
Tour dates + List of 2023 concerts Date (2023) City Country Venue Opening actAttendanceRevenue 26 May Uncasville United States Mohegan Sun Arena The AcademicSnarls 6,896 / 7,109 $349,837 27 May Gilford Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion —— 29 May Laval Canada Place Bell 6,679 / 7,919 $310,971 30 May Toronto Budweiser Stage —— 1 June Cuyahoga Falls United States Blossom Music Center 5,352 / 6,682 $209,132 2 June Sterling Heights Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill 5,064 / 7,248 $274,456 3 June Cincinnati Andrew J. Brady Music Center 3,823 / 6,431 $193,686 6 June Columbus KEMBA Live! 3,132 / 4,500 $135,472 7 June Indianapolis TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park 4,063 / 5,984 $211,103 9 June Maryland Heights Saint Louis Music Park 3,230 / 4,238 $190,243 10 June Kansas City Starlight Theater —— 13 June Milwaukee BMO Pavilion 4,246 / 5,821 $231,541 15 June Chicago Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island The SnutsAndrew Cushin—— 16 June MinneapolisMinneapolis Armory—— 17 JuneCouncil BluffsHarrah's Stir Cove 2,801 / 4,173 $152,580 19 JuneSioux FallsDenny Sanford Premier Center—— 24 June SeattleWaMu Theater 4,350 / 6,950 $238,590 26 JuneVancouverCanadaDoug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports CentreAndrew Cushin—— 27 June TroutdaleUnited States McMenamins Historic Edgefield ManorThe SnutsAndrew Cushin 3,050 / 5,300 $186,774 29 June Berkeley William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre —— 30 June Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl—— 1 July Las Vegas The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan 3,267 / 3,267 $165,278 3 July Phoenix Arizona Financial Theatre—— 6 July IrvingThe Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory—— 7 July Austin Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park 4,389 / 4,389 $234,586 8 July The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 4,696 / 6,300 $336,072 11 July St. AugustineSt. Augustine Amphitheatre 4,409 / 4,789 $242,481 13 July HollywoodHard Rock Live 6,167 / 6,726 $412,381 14 July TampaYuengling Center 5,131 / 6,819 $284,312 15 July AtlantaCadence Bank Amphitheatre—— 18 JulyNashvilleAscend AmphitheaterGiant Rooks—— 19 July CharlotteCharlotte Metro Credit Union AmphitheatreAndrew CushinGiant Rooks—— 21 July RaleighRed Hat Amphitheater—— 22 July ColumbiaMerriweather Post Pavilion 5,943 / 15,000 $383,215 24 July BostonMGM Music Hall at Fenway 9,101 / 9,964 $566,996 25 July 27 July PhiladelphiaTD Pavilion at The Mann—— 28 July Asbury ParkThe Stone Pony Summer Stage—— 29 July New York CityForest Hills Stadium—— 29 August HamburgGermanyBarclays ArenaThe LathumsAndrew Cushin—— 31 August CopenhagenDenmarkRoyal Arena—— 1 September OsloNorwaySpektrum—— 2 September StockholmSwedenHovet—— 4 September HelsinkiFinlandHelsinki Ice Hall—— 5 September TallinnEstoniaSaku Arena—— 7 September RigaLatviaArena Riga—— 8 September KaunasLithuaniaŽalgiris Arena—— 10 September Kraków PolandTauron Arena Kraków—— 11 September ŁódźAtlas Arena—— 13 September Vienna AustriaWiener Stadthalle—— 14 September Ljubljana SloveniaArena Stožice—— 15 September Budapest HungaryBudapest Arena—— 17 September Bucharest Romania Arenele Romane—— 18 September Sofia Bulgaria Arena Armeets 3,108 / 10,036 $172,352 20 September Athens Greece Plateia Nerou—— 1 October Bilbao SpainBilbao Arena The LathumsThe Academic—— 3 October Lisbon PortugalAltice Arena 5,114 / 8,561 $275,160 5 OctoberMadrid SpainWiZink Center 13,845 / 15,973 $798,917 6 October BarcelonaPalau Sant Jordi—— 8 October Turin ItalyPala Alpitour—— 9 OctoberBolognaUnipol Arena—— 11 October Esch-sur-Alzette LuxembourgRockhal—— 12 October Antwerp BelgiumSportpaleis—— 14 October ParisFranceAccor Arena 12,843 / 15,571 $741,026 15 OctoberAmsterdam NetherlandsZiggo Dome—— 17 OctoberCologne GermanyLanxess Arena—— 19 October Prague Czech RepublicO2 Arena—— 20 October Berlin GermanyMercedes Benz Arena—— 22 October MunichOlympiahalle—— 23 October Zürich SwitzerlandHallenstadion 4,951 / 6,380 $407,051 8 NovemberDublin Ireland3Arena The Academic 7,631 / 9,378 $364,423 10 NovemberSheffield EnglandUtilita Arena The AcademicRachel Chinouriri 8,083 / 9,205 $389,332 11 NovemberManchesterAO Arena 11,055 / 11,500 $554,062 12 November Glasgow ScotlandOVO Hydro 9,440 / 10,300 $456,511 14 November Brighton EnglandBrighton Centre—— 15 November Cardiff WalesCardiff International Arena 5,385 / 5,900 $270,966 17 November London EnglandThe O2 ArenaSea GirlsThe Academic20,000 / 20,000— 18 November BirminghamResorts World ArenaThe AcademicRachel Chinouriri 11,894 / 13,994 $592,088
+ List of 2024 concerts Date (2024) City Country Venue Opening actAttendanceRevenue 24 January Jakarta Indonesia Bengkel Space —— 28 JanuaryMelbourne AustraliaSidney Myer Music Bowl Sea GirlsThe Velvet Club 7,227 / 9,046 $483,922 30 JanuaryBrisbaneRiverstage Sea GirlsSafety Hazard 6,389 / 7,593 437,498 2 February SydneyQudos Bank Arena Sea GirlsClub Halifax 9,490 / 11,742 $709,230 2 May Panama City PanamaCentro de Convenciones AmadorNémula 1,718 / 2,497 $174,277 5 May San Juan Puerto RicoColiseo de Puerto Rico 2,046 / 5,358 $161,370 8 May Rio de Janeiro BrazilJeunesse ArenaGiant Rooks 6,101 / 7,598 $387,853 11 May São PauloAllianz Parque 16,406 / 21,084 $1,299,866 12 May CuritibaLigga Arena 5,379 / 8,396 $452,919 15 May Montevideo UruguayAntel ArenaGiant RooksManumi 2,882 / 3,916 $343,658 18 May Buenos Aires ArgentinaEstadio Vélez SarsfieldGiant RooksPacífica 20,318 / 27,924 $1,490,300 21 May Asunción ParaguayJockey ClubGiant RooksKchiporros3,025 / 4,645$167,174 24 May Santiago Chile Estadio Bicentenario de La FloridaGiant RooksBenjamín Walker12,979 / 25,919$829,243 26 May Lima Peru Arena 1Giant Rooks5,784 / 6,388$425,584 28 May Bogotá Colombia Coliseo Medplus5,576 / 8,020$463,305 30 May San José Costa RicaParque Viva3,314 / 6,809$290,948 1 June Mexico City Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodriguez – Curva 4Giant RooksDMA's31,562 / 32,517$2,788,570 4 June QuerétaroAuditorio Josefa Ortiz de DomínguezDMA's4,938 / 4,938$480,594 6 June GuadalajaraArena VFG15,000 / 15,000$1,143,498Total 347,247 / 471,326 (73.67%) $22,861,403 (50 shows)
Cancelled dates + List of cancelled concerts Date City Country Venue Reason 21 June Morrison United States Red Rocks Amphitheatre Hailstorm