Shawn's First Headlines

The correct title of this article is #ShawnsFirstHeadlines. The substitution of the # is due to technical restrictions.

#ShawnsFirstHeadlines^[1] is the debut concert tour by Canadian recording artist, Shawn Mendes. The tour supports the singer's EP, The Shawn Mendes EP (2014), and his debut studio album, Handwritten (2015). The tour visited North America and Europe.

#ShawnsFirstHeadlines

Tour by Shawn Mendes
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album	The Shawn Mendes EP Handwritten
Start date	November 15, 2014 (2014-11-15)
End date	September 18, 2015 (2015-09-18)
Legs	6
No. of shows	51
Shawn Mendes concert chronology
#ShawnFirstHeadlines (2014–15) Shawn Mendes World Tour (2016)

Opening acts

• Jacquie Lee (North America, select dates)^[2]
• Scott Helman (Toronto)^[3]
• Astrid S (Stockholm—February 2015)^[4]

Setlist

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on June 9, 2015, at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

1. "Something Big"
2. "Show You"
3. "Strings"
4. "I Don't Even Know Your Name"
5. "Stitches"
6. "Fallin'" (Alicia Keys cover)
7. "Aftertaste"
8. "Never Be Alone"
9. "Hey There Delilah" (Plain White T's cover)
10. "Bring It Back"
11. "Thinking Out Loud" (Ed Sheeran cover)
12. "A Little Too Much"
13. "Kid in Love"
14. "The Weight"
15. "Life of the Party"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America^[5]
November 15, 2014	New York City	United States	Best Buy Theater
November 22, 2014^[A]	Los Angeles		Club Nokia
November 26, 2014			Wiltern Theatre
November 30, 2014	Toronto	Canada	Danforth Music Hall
December 5, 2014^[B]	Los Angeles	United States	Staples Center
December 8, 2014^[B]	Saint Paul		Xcel Energy Center
December 10, 2014^[B]	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center
December 12, 2014^[B]	New York City		Madison Square Garden
December 14, 2014^[B]	Boston		TD Garden
December 15, 2014^[B]	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center
December 18, 2014^[B]	Rosemont		Allstate Arena
December 21, 2014^[B]	Sunrise		BB&T Center
December 22, 2014^[B]	Tampa		Amalie Arena
Europe^[6]
February 23, 2015	Stockholm	Sweden	Debaser
February 25, 2015	Berlin	Germany	Frannz-Club
March 1, 2015	Paris	France	La Boule Noire
March 4, 2015	London	England	The Garage
North America^[7]
April 8, 2015	Miami Beach	United States	The Fillmore Miami Beach
April 10, 2015	Atlanta		Center Stage Theater
April 11, 2015	Nashville		Ryman Auditorium
April 12, 2015	St. Louis		The Pageant
April 14, 2015	Minneapolis		Carlson Family Stage
April 15, 2015	Milwaukee		Eagles Ballroom
April 17, 2015	Denver		Ogden Theatre
April 19, 2015	Dallas		McFarlin Memorial Auditorium
April 21, 2015	Scottsdale		Livewire
April 22, 2015	Santa Ana		The Observatory
April 24, 2015	San Francisco		Warfield Theatre
May 23, 2015^[C]	Valdosta		All-Star Amphitheater
May 24, 2015^[D]	Orlando		Universal Music Plaza Stage
May 26, 2015	Charlotte		Amo's Southend
May 27, 2015	Richmond		National Theater
May 29, 2015	Clifton Park		Upstate Concert Hall
May 31, 2015	Huber Heights		Rose Music Center
June 7, 2015	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena
June 9, 2015	Hampton Beach		Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
June 10, 2015	Huntington		Paramount Theatre
June 27, 2015	Darien		Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
June 28, 2015^[E]	Hershey		Hersheypark Stadium
July 9, 2015^[F]	Jackson		Plymouth Rock Assurance Arena
July 16, 2015	Columbus		Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
July 21, 2015	Cleveland		Jacobs Pavilion
July 22, 2015	Indianapolis		Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn
August 2, 2015^[G]	Regina	Canada	Molson Canadian Live Grandstand
August 4, 2015	Edmonton		Francis Winspear Centre
August 5, 2015	Calgary		Singer Concert Hall
August 7, 2015	Portland	United States	Crystal Ballroom
August 16, 2015	Los Angeles		Greek Theatre
Europe^[8]
September 12, 2015	Madrid	Spain	Teatro Monumental
September 15, 2015	London	England	O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
September 18, 2015	Stockholm	Sweden	Lilla Scen

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert was a part of "Radio Disney's Family Birthday"^[9]

^B This concert was a part of the "Jingle Ball"^[10]

^C This concert was a part of the "All-Star Concerts"^[11]

^D This concert was a part of the "25th Anniversary Concert Series"^[12]

^E This concert was a part of the "Show of the Summer"^[13]

^F This concert was a part of the "Six Flags Summer Concert Series"

^G This concert was a part of "Queen City Ex"^[14]

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / Available	Gross revenue
Warfield Theatre	San Francisco	2,370 / 2,370 (100%)	$78,390^[15]
Amo's Southend	Charlotte	1,334 / 1,372 (97%)	$34,300^[16]
Mohegan Sun Arena	Uncasville	7,029 / 7,304 (96%)	$175,725^[17]
Paramount Theatre	Huntington	1,573 / 1,573 (100%)	$44,155^[18]
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion	Columbus	5,022 / 5,022 (100%)	$83,435^[19]
Francis Winspear Centre	Edmonton	1,631 / 1,631 (100%)	$47,283^[20]
Singer Concert Hall	Calgary	1,638 / 1,638 (100%)	$42,646^[20]
TOTAL		20,597 / 20,918 (98%)	$505,934

References

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