User blog:BeccaSchmecca/Kendra Lea in Real Life: Living Water Tour

Living Water Tour was the fourth headlining concert tour by American singer Kendra Lea, in support of her fourth studio album Living Water. The tour began on February 3, 2017 in Fukuoka and concluded on September 21 in Zürich, comprising 77 concerts.

Background and development
On July 31, 2016, Kendra Lea announced on her album's website that said she would go on tour in early 2017 and that fans who ordered her album before August 16 would get a code to purchase tickets before the general sale. On September 15, Lea released the dates for the first leg of the tour, beginning at the Sun Palace auditorium in Fukuoka, Japan a few days before Lea's 20th birthday. This was her her first tour to start in Asia. Ticket pre-sales for the Asian leg occurred while 2016 still happened, from September 22 to October 1. General ticket sales for Asia began on October 2, the day before Lea's youngest brother, Tyler Gerritsen, turned 12. On October 5, Lea added over 30 stops in the United States and Canada. It was announced that more tour dates will be added later on. Shortly before Halloween, Lea announced that she would tour Latin America for the first time. Each show started between 6:00 and 8:00 in the evening.

Reaction
Positive reviews followed at every tour stop.

Tour dates

 * Notes
 * The March 6, 2017 show was originally set to take place at Music Hall Center, but was upgraded to a bigger venue due to high demand.
 * The March 27, 2017 show was originally set to take place at Northern Alberta Auditorium, but was upgraded to a bigger venue due to high demand.
 * The August 28, 2017 show was originally set to take place at Le Grand Rex, but was upgraded to a bigger venue due to high demand.
 * The September 21, 2017 show was originally set to take place at Theater 11, but was upgraded to a bigger venue due to high demand.


 * Cancellations

Personnel

 * Kendra Lea - lead vocals
 * Vanessa Brodsky - violin
 * Raquel Aratani - violin
 * Eila Denzel - cello
 * Paulina Bagramian - saxophone
 * Gabrielle Rakovski - backup vocals
 * Matthew Aykroyd - electric guitar, backup vocals
 * Michael Vrettos - bass guitar, backup vocals
 * Eros Podolski - drums