The Paradise Tour was the second concert tour by American singer,

Lana Del Rey Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1985), known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. Lana Del Rey discography, Her music is noted for its melancholic exploration of Glamour (presentation), glamor and Romanc ...

, in support of her third

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, ''

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''. The tour kicked off on April 3, 2013, at Galaxie Mega Hall in

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and visited many major European countries during the spring and summer in 2013. The tour concluded on October 18, 2014, at the

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. Overall, the tour lasted over eighteen months from April 2013 to October 2014 and visited four continents.

Background

On November 12, 2012, Del Rey released her third extended play, ''

'' worldwide. The extended play was released as a stand-alone EP, but was also re-released with her second studio album, ''

Born to Die ''Born to Die'' is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. It was released on January 27, 2012, through Interscope Records and Polydor Records as her major label debut. A reissue of the album, subtitled '' The Paradis ...

'', which was named '' Born to Die: The Paradise Edition''. The EP debuted at number 10 on the United States ''Billboard'' 200 with a first week sales of 67,000 copies and also charted fairly in other European countries. The album also gained positive reviews from many critics including the ''

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'' calling the EP "conceptually sharp" and the ''

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'' stating that the album is "strong". Dates for a tour in support of the EP were announced on October 31, 2012, beginning with an extensive European leg of shows, and tickets became available on November 5, 2012. Gradually, Del Rey began to add more dates including festival and headlining shows in many European countries such as Germany, Sweden, and Norway. During 2013, Del Rey announced dates for United States, Turkey, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina. Most of the European shows from April to May 2013 were supported by

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, a Scottish band fronted by Del Rey's then boyfriend, Barrie-James O'Neill. The tour was later extended into 2014, during the 2014 shows Del Rey performed songs from '' Ultraviolence''. During February and March 2014, a leg of North American shows were announced surrounding Del Rey's appearances at the

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. Throughout the following months, more dates were announced including European and American festival shows, and headlining shows in Mexico. The entire tour concluded with two one-off shows at the

in Los Angeles during October 2014.

Set list

This set list is representative of the show on May 3, 2013, in

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Summertime Sadness "Summertime Sadness" is a song by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey from her second studio album, '' Born to Die'' (2012). The pop ballad was released on June 22, 2012, by Interscope Records as the fourth single of the album. In the spri ...

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" *” Burning Desire” was only performed during international shows.

Shows

Cancelled shows

Box office score data

Notes

References

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