The New Classic Tour is the debut and only concert tour by Australian recording artist
Iggy Azalea
Amethyst Amelia Kelly (born 7 June 1990), known professionally as Iggy Azalea ( ), is an Australian rapper. Born in Sydney, Azalea moved to the United States at the age of 16 in order to pursue a career in music. She earned public recognition ...
. The tour promoted her debut studio album, ''
The New Classic
''The New Classic'' is the debut studio album by Australian rapper Iggy Azalea. It was released on 21 April 2014 by Def Jam Recordings in a joint venture with Grand Hustle Records. Primarily a hip hop album, ''The New Classic'' features element ...
''. Beginning April 2014, the tour played 15 concerts in North America, with plans to perform at various
music festival
A music festival is a festival, community event with music, performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock music, rock, blues, folk music, folk, jazz, classical music), nation ...
s in Europe during the summer.
Background
Initially, Azalea was set to tour and release her album in September 2013. During an interview with ''
Billboard
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'', Azalea stated she was working on stage and costume design. However, an invitation to open shows (in Asia and Australia) for American recording artist,
Beyoncé
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on her
2013 tour, delayed both projects. Shortly after the release of her
fourth single, tour details were finalized.
The tour is sponsored by
Monster Energy
Monster Energy is a brand of energy drink, energy drinks that was created
by Hansen Natural Company (now Monster Beverage Corporation) in April 2002. In 2022, Monster Energy had a 30.1% Market share, share of the American energy drink market, th ...
and promoted by
Live Nation
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. Monster Energy is teaming up with consulting firm, Idol Roc Entertainment, to present the "Monster Energy Hip Hop Outbreak"; a music event to help promote emerging performers in the
hip-hop
Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hi ...
industry. Thus, the tour is officially known as the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour presents: Iggy Azalea—The New Classic Tour.
Set list
The following set list is representative of the show on 19 October 2014. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.
# "
Beat Down"
# "Fuck Love"
# "
Bounce"
# "My World"
# "Rolex"
# "Don't Need Y'all"
# "
Change Your Life"
# "Lady Patra"
# "
Pussy
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"
# "
Murda Bizness"
# "Drop That Shit"
# "
Fancy
Fancy may refer to:
Music Albums
* ''Fancy'' (Bobbie Gentry album), 1970
* ''Fancy'' (Idiot Flesh album), 1997
* ''Fancy'' (video), a 2007 video album by Les Claypool
Songs
* "Fancy" (Bobbie Gentry song), 1969, covered by Reba McEntire in 19 ...
"
# "Flexin’ & Finessin’"
# "Quicktime"
# "
Black Widow"
# "
Work
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* Work (human activity), intentional activity people perform to support themselves, others, or the community
** Manual labour, physical work done by humans
** House work, housework, or homemaking
** Working animal, an ani ...
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Shows
;Cancellations and rescheduled shows
References
External links
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2014 concert tours
Iggy Azalea concert tours