4 Your Eyez Only World Tour

4 Your Eyez Only World Tour was a concert tour by American recording artist J. Cole, to support his fourth studio album 4 Your Eyez Only (2016).^[2] Dreamville artists J.I.D, Ari Lennox and Lute served as opening acts on the first leg of the tour.^[3] Rappers Anderson .Paak and Bas served as opening acts on the second leg of the tour, along with J.I.D and Ari Lennox.^[4] Dreamville artists J.I.D., Ari Lennox and EarthGang served as opening acts on the European leg of the tour.^[5]

4 Your Eyez Only World Tour

Tour by J. Cole
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album	4 Your Eyez Only
Start date	June 1, 2017 (2017-06-01)
End date	December 9, 2017 (2017-12-09)
Legs	3
No. of shows	40 in North America 17 in Europe 5 in Oceania 62 in total
Box office	$35,600,000^[1]
J. Cole concert chronology
Dollar & A Dream Tour III: Friday Night Lights (2015) 4 Your Eyez Only World Tour (2017) KOD Tour (2018)

Background

To further promote his fourth studio album, 4 Your Eyez Only, Cole announced 4 Your Eyez Only World Tour on February 21, 2017.^[2] The tour was to include 62 dates across North America, Europe and Australia. The first 13 dates took place in smaller, intimate venues, while the remaining set of dates will take place in arenas. The tour began on June 1, 2017 in Columbia, South Carolina and concluded on December 9, 2017 in Perth, Australia.^[6]

A limited-edition 4 Your Eyez Only collectors' set was made available for pre-order on February 22, 2017 via Dreamville's website, with a shipping and release date of April 28, 2017.^[7] The bundle included 4 Your Eyez Only on vinyl, cassette and CD, or each could be purchased individually. The set also included limited artwork and 4 Your Eyez Only tour pre-sale access.^[8]

Opening acts

• J.I.D (Leg 1, leg 2, European leg)
• Ari Lennox (Leg 1, leg 2, European leg)
• Lute (Leg 1)
• Anderson .Paak (Leg 2, selected dates)
• Bas (Leg 2)
• Cozz (performed with Bas during the opening act for majority of Leg 2)
• EarthGang (European leg)

Set list

1. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
2. "Immortal"
3. "Deja Vu"
4. "Ville Mentality"
5. "Change" (with Ari Lennox)
6. "Lights Please"
7. "Nobody's Perfect"
8. "Can't Get Enough"
9. "Forbidden Fruit"
10. "Neighbors"
11. "Foldin Clothes"
12. "She's Mine, Pt. 2"
13. "Love Yourz"
14. "Wet Dreamz"
15. "A Tale of 2 Citiez"
16. "G.O.M.D."
17. "Power Trip"
18. "No Role Modelz"
19. "4 Your Eyez Only"

Notes

• During the Las Vegas show, Cozz joined Ari Lennox during the opening act to perform "Backseat".^[9] Dennis Smith Jr., Statik Selektah, Joey Badass and DJ Mustard also attended the show.^[10][11][12]
• During the first Inglewood show, EarthGang joined J.I.D during the opening act,^[13] Russ also attended the show.^[14]
• During the second Toronto show, Cozz joined Bas during the opening act,^[15] WondaGurl and Michael B. Jordan also attended the show.^[16][17]

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, venue, attendance, revenue

Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance	Revenue
North America^[6]
June 1, 2017	Columbia	United States	The Senate	1,140 / 1,200	$40,215
June 2, 2017	Jacksonville		Maverick's	1,060 / 1,060	$37,100
June 3, 2017	Tallahassee		The Moon	1,961 / 2,000	$68,635
June 5, 2017	Jackson		Hal and Mal's	890 / 900	$35,600
June 6, 2017	Birmingham		Avondale	2,050 / 2,100	$71,750
June 7, 2017	Baton Rouge		Varsity Theater	800 / 800	$32,000
June 9, 2017	Little Rock		Metroplex	2,521 / 2,521	$88,235
June 11, 2017	Kansas City		Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland	2,787 / 2,787	$99,485
June 13, 2017	St. Louis		The Pageant	2,000 / 2,000	$74,335
June 14, 2017	Memphis		The New Daisy Theatre	1,033 / 1,100	$36,155
June 15, 2017	Louisville		Mercury Ballroom	925 / 950	$32,625
June 17, 2017	Norfolk		Norva Theatre	1,450 / 1,450	$50,750
June 18, 2017	Greensboro		Cone Denim Entertainment Center	915 / 949	$33,985
July 6, 2017	Phoenix		Talking Stick Resort Arena	12,043 / 13,853	$862,208
July 8, 2017	Las Vegas		MGM Grand Garden Arena	11,055 / 11,429	$917,931
July 9, 2017	Anaheim		Honda Center	11,974 / 12,320	$972,488
July 11, 2017	Inglewood		The Forum	26,220 / 28,134	$2,087,961
July 12, 2017
July 14, 2017^[4]	Oakland		Oracle Arena	26,137 / 27,032	$2,129,932
July 15, 2017
July 17, 2017	Seattle		KeyArena	—	—
July 19, 2017	Vancouver	Canada	Rogers Arena	13,196 / 13,196	$776,114
July 22, 2017	Saint Paul	United States	Xcel Energy Center	8,477 / 16,872	$578,814
July 24, 2017	Chicago		United Center	12,143 / 14,439	$1,139,097
July 25, 2017	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills	8,581 / 14,015	$678,450
July 28, 2017	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre	26,071 / 26,071	$2,717,007
July 29, 2017
August 1, 2017	Brooklyn	United States	Barclays Center	25,791 / 26,984	$2,163,542
August 2, 2017
August 4, 2017	Boston		TD Garden	11,975 / 12,338	$1,166,353
August 5, 2017	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	10,103 / 10,544	$787,157
August 6, 2017	Baltimore		Royal Farms Arena	7,773 / 13,157	$564,774
August 8, 2017	Washington, D.C.		Capital One Arena	11,572 / 15,211	$956,912
August 9, 2017	Charlotte		Spectrum Center	11,686 / 15,297	$734,562
August 11, 2017	Duluth		Infinite Energy Arena	10,058 / 10,533	$765,227
August 14, 2017	Miami		American Airlines Arena	11,990 / 12,330	$991,465
August 16, 2017	Orlando		Amway Center	9,363 / 10,498	$750,411
August 18, 2017	Houston		Toyota Center	10,585 / 11,050	$909,708
August 19, 2017	Austin		Frank Erwin Center	11,436 / 13,511	$1,056,319
August 20, 2017	Dallas		American Airlines Center	12,880 / 13,579	$983,628
Europe^[6]
September 29, 2017	Copenhagen	Denmark	Tap1	—	—
September 30, 2017	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Spektrum	—	—
October 1, 2017	Stockholm	Sweden	Annexet	—	—
October 3, 2017	Cologne	Germany	Palladium	—	—
October 5, 2017	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Ziggo Dome	—	—
October 6, 2017	Berlin	Germany	Columbiahalle	—	—
October 7, 2017	Offenbach		Stadthalle Offenbach	—	—
October 9, 2017	Zürich	Switzerland	Samsung Hall	—	—
October 10, 2017	Paris	France	Le Zénith Paris - La Villette	—	—
October 12, 2017	Nottingham	England	Motorpoint Arena Nottingham	—	—
October 14, 2017	Birmingham		Barclaycard Arena	13,249 / 15,305	$884,823
October 15, 2017	London		The O2 Arena	—	—
October 16, 2017
October 18, 2017	Dublin	Republic of Ireland	3Arena	—	—
October 20, 2017	Cardiff	Wales	Motorpoint Arena Cardiff	—	—
October 21, 2017	Manchester	England	Manchester Arena	10,228 / 11,379	$675,651
October 22, 2017	Leeds		First Direct Arena	5,952 / 7,093	$370,301
Oceania^[6]
December 1, 2017	Auckland	New Zealand	Spark Arena	—	—
December 2, 2017	Brisbane	Australia	Riverstage	—	—
December 4, 2017	Sydney		Hordern Pavilion	10,935 / 10,935	$829,765
December 5, 2017
December 6, 2017	Melbourne		Margaret Court Arena	6,350 / 6,350	$521,250
December 9, 2017	Perth		HBF Stadium	4,796 / 5,037	$294,892
Total				372,151 / 418,309 (88.97%)	$28,967,612^[1]

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

July 18, 2017	Vancouver, Canada	Rogers Arena	Rescheduled to July 19, 2017^[18]
July 21, 2017	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Xcel Energy Center	Rescheduled to July 22, 2017^[18]
July 23, 2017	Auburn Hills, Michigan	The Palace of Auburn Hills	Rescheduled to July 25, 2017^[18]
July 25, 2017	Chicago, Illinois	United Center	Cancelled^[18]

References

1. "2017 year end top 100 Worldwide Tours" (PDF). Pollstar.
2. J. Cole (January 21, 2017). "4 Your Eyez Only Tour. On sale Friday. See you in a few". Twitter. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
3. Ibrahim Hamad. "Tomorrow, #4youreyezonlytour let's get it started. First Run with the home team @jidsv @arilennox @lute_west9 @dreamville". Twitter. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
4. Dreamville (June 17, 2017). "It's time to hit them arenas. Catch @JColeNC this summer with @AndersonPaak @Bas @JIDsv @AriLennox". Twitter. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
5. Dreamville. "The #4YEOTour hits Europe in T-minus 10 days. Pulling up with @JColeNC @JIDsv @AriLennox @EarthGang See you soon". Twitter. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
6. Simmons, Ted (February 21, 2017). "J. Cole Reveals 4 Your Eyez Only Tour Dates". XXL. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
7. Dreamville (February 22, 2017). "Limited Edition Vinyl & Cassette Available Now! Order for Exclusive access to #4YourEyezOnly Tour Pre-sale Tickets!". Twitter. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
8. Ibrahim Hamad (February 22, 2017). "The Bundle, The Vinyl, or the Cassette order which ever one you want to get a pre sale code @". Twitter. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
9. Dreamville (July 9, 2017). "When a collab come together like this you gotta hear it live #4YEOTour #Dreamville". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
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11. Dreamville (July 10, 2017). "Peace to Statik Selektah and Joey Badass pulling up last night in Vegas. #4YEOTour #Dreamville". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
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14. Russ (July 12, 2017). "THE WARM UP. This is my Tupac. Been a massive fan since 17. Life is lit". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
15. Bas (July 29, 2017). "TORONTO 🇨🇦 w/ @cody_macc #4youreyezonlytour 📷: @joshygonz". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
16. J.I.D (July 29, 2017). "One of my favorite composers 🖤🕊#HastaLuego #TheNeverStory #4youreyezonlytour". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
17. Bas (July 30, 2017). "This tour's been hella inspiring. Shouts to @michaelbjordan for stopping by and dropping some gems. Looking forward to the next project champ! #4youreyezonlytour 📷: @anthony_supreme". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
18. Ibrahim Hamad (July 18, 2017). "Due to the Vancouver show moving to tomorrow, the rest of the shows this week had to be shifted around. Apologies for any inconvenience". Twitter. Retrieved July 18, 2017.