The X Tour (Christina Aguilera)

The X Tour (alluding to the singer's nickname, Xtina) was the sixth concert tour by American singer Christina Aguilera, in support of her eighth studio album, Liberation (2018). The tour was a follow-up to The Liberation Tour (2018), comprising 15 shows in Europe and three shows in Mexico.[1][2][3][4]

The X Tour
Tour by Christina Aguilera
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albumLiberation
Start dateJuly 4, 2019 (2019-07-04)
End dateDecember 7, 2019 (2019-12-07)
Legs3
No. of shows18
Christina Aguilera concert chronology

Background and development

Aguilera had last toured in Europe in 2006 with her Back to Basics Tour, with the X Tour marking her first the arena tour of the continent in twelve years.[5][6] In March 2019 it was revealed that one of the cities the singer would visit will be Stuttgart.[7] On June 26, 2019 it was announced that a New Zealand quartet Drax Project would open for Aguilera during her European concert tour.[8]

Commercial performance

A second date was added at the SSE Arena in London, due to high demand.[9]

Critical response

The tour received strong critical praise. Katie Hawthorne of The Guardian opined that "this dazzling spectacle feels almost like a one-woman variety show, were it not for the eight dancers, three singers, full band and mountain of glitter". She complimented Aguilera's voice, calling it "genuinely jaw-dropping", "rich", and "powerful".[10] Una Mullally, an editor of The Irish Times, noted that "as Aguilera explodes on to the stage, her current energy is as fierce as her past legacy".[11] Tim Heap, writing for the gay-themed magazine Attitude, commended on the show's setlist: "For every high-energy banger, from a reworked 'Genie in a Bottle' to a 'Candyman'/'I Want Candy' mash-up, there’s a ballad that really lets the vocals soar". He gave the tour a four stars rating, and added: "It’s not always easy to be a fan of Xtina, but when live performances are this good, it’s worth it".[12] Katie Fitzpatrick from Manchester Evening News wrote that, "From the punchy pop of 'Ain’t No Other Man' to the bugle bop on 'Candyman', this is a flawless and full-throttle journey through Aguilera's career—and the costumes are fabulous".[13] She also noted that The X Tour "delivers the razzmatazz" of the singer's Las Vegas residency.[13] Helsingin Sanomat's Anton Vanha-Majamaa provided a positive review, and praised the tour for its feminist statements, intense theatricality, and rich choreography.[14] He called Aguilera "one of the most important stars on the pop music scene".[14]

Aguilera performing "Genie in a Bottle" at the Ice Palace.

Metro's reviewer Rishma Dosani, who attended the show at Wembley Arena, praised Aguilera for her emotional performance of "Beautiful".[15] Writing for Express & Star, Kirsten Rawlins stated that The X Tour was "a beautiful show from start to end, filled with messages of self-love, peace, and female empowerment—mixed in with smoulderingly sexy costumes and dance moves."[16] She also called Aguilera an artist of "exceptional talent, power, and humanity".[16]

Accolades
Year Award Category Result
2020 SSE Live Awards Best Solo Act Won[17]

Set list

This set list is from the July 4, 2019, show in Paris. It is not intended to represent all dates of the tour.[18]

  1. "Bionic"
  2. "Your Body"
  3. "Genie in a Bottle"
  4. "The Voice Within"
  5. "Dirrty"
  6. "Vanity" / "Express" / "Lady Marmalade"
  7. "Fall in Line"
  8. "Can't Hold Us Down"
  9. "Sick of Sittin'"
  10. "Maria"
  11. "Twice"
  12. "Say Something"
  13. "Reflection"
  14. "What a Girl Wants" / "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)"
  15. "Ain't No Other Man"
  16. "Candyman" / "I Want Candy"
  17. "Accelerate"
  18. "Feel This Moment"
  19. "Beautiful"
  20. "Fighter"
  21. "Let There Be Love"

Tour dates
List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, amount of available tickets and gross revenue[19][20][21]
Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
July 4, 2019 Paris France AccorHotels Arena Drax Project 4,750 / 8,000 (59%) $432,934
July 6, 2019 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis 8,416 / 8,416 (100%) $547,752
July 8, 2019 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome — —
July 11, 2019 Berlin Germany Mercedes-Benz Arena
July 13, 2019[lower-alpha 1] Stuttgart Schlossplatz — N/A N/A
July 15, 2019[lower-alpha 2] Locarno Switzerland Piazza Grande
July 19, 2019[lower-alpha 3] Pori Finland Kirjurinluoto Arena
July 21, 2019 Saint Petersburg Russia Ice Palace Hanna — —
July 23, 2019 Moscow VTB Indoor Arena MARUV
November 5, 2019 Dublin Ireland 3Arena ALMA 4,942 / 4,942 (100%) $504,865
November 7, 2019 Glasgow Scotland SSE Hydro 7,175 / 7,475 (96%) $693,909
November 9, 2019 London England SSE Arena 15,999 / 16,537 (97%) $1,637,550
November 10, 2019
November 12, 2019 Manchester Manchester Arena — —
November 14, 2019 Birmingham Resorts World Arena
December 3, 2019 Monterrey Mexico Auditorio Citibanamex — 3,581 / 5,000 (72%) $333,198
December 5, 2019 Guadalajara Auditorio Telmex 5,523 / 7,478 (74%) $412,589
December 7, 2019 Mexico City Palacio de los Deportes 8,632 / 12,000 (72%) $855,353

Notes
  1. The July 13, 2019, show in Stuttgart, Germany at Schlossplatz is part of the Jazzopen Stuttgart concert series.[22]
  2. The July 15, 2019, show in Locarno, Switzerland at Piazza Grande is part of the Moon and Stars concert series.[23]
  3. The July 19, 2019, show in Pori, Finland at the Kirjurinloto Arena is part of the Pori Jazz concert series.[24]

References
  1. White, Jack (March 4, 2019). "Christina Aguilera announces The X Tour, her first UK & Ireland tour dates in 13 years". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  2. Nied, Mike (March 4, 2019). "She's Coming, Europe! Christina Aguilera Announces 'The X Tour'". Idolator. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  3. Neville, Steve (March 4, 2019). "Christina Aguilera is coming to Dublin on first European tour in 13 years". Irish Examiner. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  4. Fletcher, Harry (March 4, 2019). "Christina Aguilera tour 2019: How to get tickets for pop diva's first UK shows in 13 years". Evening Standard. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  5. Nied, Mike (March 4, 2019). "She's Coming, Europe! Christina Aguilera Announces 'The X Tour'". Idolator. Hive Media. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  6. White, Jack (March 4, 2019). "Christina Aguilera announces The X Tour, her first UK & Ireland tour dates in 13 years". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  7. "Jazzopen Stuttgart − Christina Aguilera & Aloe Blacc sind mit dabei" (in German). Spardawelt.de. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  8. Rees, Katrina (June 27, 2019). "Drax Project to support Christina Aguilera on four European tour dates". CelebMix. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  9. "The SSE Arena, Wembley: Due to phenomenal demand Christina Aguilera (@xtina) has just announced a second date here in November". Twitter. March 8, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  10. Hawthorne, Katie (November 8, 2019). "Christina Aguilera review – bondage and burlesque in bad-ass variety show". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  11. Mullally, Una (November 5, 2019). "Christina Aguilera at 3Arena review: raunchy, gritty show of female empowerment". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  12. Heap, Tim (November 11, 2019). "REVIEW: CHRISTINA AGUILERA'S X TOUR: 'WHEN LIVE PERFORMANCES ARE THIS GOOD, IT'S WORTH IT'". Attitude. Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  13. Fitzpatrick, Katie (November 13, 2019). "Review: Christina Aguilera at Manchester Arena". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on November 14, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  14. Vanha-Majamaa, Anton (July 20, 2019). "Ensimmäistä kertaa Suomessa esiintynyt Christina Aguilera loihti Poriin spektaakkelin – Lady Marmaladen esittäjä on yhä aikamme tärkeimpiä popmuusikoita ja feministejä". Helsingin Sanomat. Archived from the original on July 23, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  15. Dosani, Rishma (November 11, 2019). "Christina Aguilera proves you can't hold her down as she returns with X Tour". Metro. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  16. Rawlins, Kirsten (November 15, 2019). "Christina Aguilera, Resorts World Arena, Birmingham − review and pictures". Express & Star. Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  17. "SSE Live Awards 2019". SSE Reward. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  18. Nunes, Caian (July 4, 2019). ""The X Tour": Christina Aguilera estreia turnê na Europa com novos figurinos e adição de música queridinha dos fãs". Portal PopLine (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  19. Sources for tour dates:
  20. Sources for box office data:
  21. "Christina Aguilera comes back to Mexico". El Universal. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  22. "Christina Aguilera bei den Jazzopen" [Christina Aguilera at the Jazzopen]. Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). 1 March 2019. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  23. "Christina Aguilera kommt in die Schweiz" [Christina Aguilera comes to Switzerland]. Blick (in German). Ringier. 21 March 2019. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  24. Korpelainen, Lore (4 March 2019). "Christina Aguilera ensimmäistä kertaa Suomeen – konsertoi Pori Jazzissa" [Christina Aguilera for the first time in Finland - performs at Pori Jazz]. Yleisradio Oy (in Finnish). Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
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