Battle of the Seasons
Drag tour by RuPaul's Drag Race contestants

Battle of the Seasons was a drag tour featuring RuPaul's Drag Race contestants produced by Producer Entertainment Group and Sidecar Management, in collaboration with Logo TV and World of Wonder.

History

The 2015 edition was called "Condragulations"[1] The tour incorporated a rotating cast of former Drag Race contestants such as season two contestant Pandora Boxx, season three contestants Manila Luzon and Raja, season four contestants Jiggly Caliente and Sharon Needles, season five contestants Alaska Thunderfuck, Detox, Ivy Winters and Jinkx Monsoon and season six contestants Bianca Del Rio, Darienne Lake, BenDeLaCreme and Courtney Act, joined by Drag Race judge Michelle Visage as host.[2][3][4]

In 2016, the North American leg, called "Extravaganza", featured a rotating cast including Adore Delano, Alaska Thunderfuck, Courtney Act, Jinkx Monsoon, Katya, Miss Fame, Pandora Boxx, Sharon Needles, Violet Chachki, and Willam with Michelle Visage returning as host.[5][6] The 2016 tour stopped in 60 cities in total across Europe and North America, with select dates featuring an opening DJ set by Pearl.[7][8]

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue Host Performers
North America 2014[9]
April 22, 2014 Atlanta United States Center Stage Michelle Visage Carmen Carrera
Ivy Winters
Jinkx Monsoon
Pandora Boxx
Phi Phi O'Hara
Mimi Imfurst (DJ set)
Sharon Needles
April 23, 2014 New Orleans Civic Theatre
April 24, 2014 Kansas City, Missouri Uptown Theater
April 26, 2014 Knoxville NV Nightclub
April 27, 2014 Louisville Headliners
April 29, 2014 Milwaukee Turner Hall Ballroom
April 30, 2014 Des Moines Wooly's
May 1, 2014 Salt Lake City The Depot
May 2, 2014 Fargo Concert Hall at the Venue
North America 2015[10]
February 1, 2015 Las Vegas United States House of Blues Michelle Visage Adore Delano
Alaska Thunderfuck
BenDeLaCreme
Bianca Del Rio
Courtney Act
Darienne Lake
Detox
Ivy Winters
Jiggly Caliente
Jinkx Monsoon
Manila Luzon
Pandora Boxx
Phi Phi O'Hara
Raja
Sharon Needles
February 3, 2015 Tucson Rialto Theatre
February 4, 2015 Los Angeles Belasco Theatre
February 5, 2015 San Diego House of Blues
February 7, 2015 San Francisco Regency Ballroom
February 10, 2015 Portland, Oregon Crystal Ballroom
February 11, 2015 Seattle Showbox 5000
February 13, 2015 Calgary Canada Flames Central
February 15, 2015 Edmonton Encore
February 16, 2015 Minneapolis United States Hill City Heights
February 17, 2015 Madison Majestic Theatre
February 19, 2015 Chicago House of Blues
February 20, 2015 Cleveland Connor Palace
February 24, 2015 Pittsburgh Byham Theater
February 27, 2015 Toronto Canada Danforth Music Hall
February 28, 2015 Montreal Olympia Theatre
March 2, 2015 Portland, Maine United States State Theatre
March 3, 2015 Boston Royale
March 5, 2015 New York City Irving Palace
March 7, 2015 Philadelphia Trocadero Theatre
March 8, 2015 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
March 11, 2015 Charlotte Amos' Southend
March 13, 2015 Louisville Headliners
March 14, 2015 Indianapolis Egyptian Room
March 15, 2015 Des Moines Wooly's
March 18, 2015 Columbia, Missouri The Blue Note
March 19, 2015 Lincoln Bourbon Theatre
March 20, 2015 Kansas City, Missouri Uptown Theater
March 21, 2015 Springfield Gillioz Theatre
March 24, 2015 Dallas Southside Music Hall
March 27, 2015 New Orleans Civic Theatre
March 28, 2015 Atlanta Center Stage
March 31, 2015 Tampa The Ritz
April 1, 2015 Orlando The Plaza
April 2, 2015 Ft. Lauderdale Culture Room
Europe 2016[11][12]
March 17, 2016 Antwerp Belgium Stadsschouwburg Michelle Visage Courtney Act
Jinkx Monsoon
Katya
Pandora Boxx
Sharon Needles
Violet Chachki
Willam
March 20, 2016 Glasgow Scotland O2 ABC Glasgow
March 22, 2016 Dublin Republic of Ireland Olympia Theatre
March 24, 2016 Manchester England O2 Ritz
March 25, 2016 London O2 Forum Kentish Town
March 27, 2016 Birmingham O2 Institute
March 28, 2016 Cardiff Wales Tramshed
March 31, 2016 Oslo Norway Sentrum Scene
April 1, 2016 Copenhagen Denmark Vega
April 2, 2016 Paris France Le Trianon
April 3, 2016 Berlin Germany Admiral Palace
April 5, 2016 Amsterdam Netherlands Melkweg
April 9, 2016 Barcelona Spain Razzmatazz
April 10, 2016 Madrid Joy Eslava
North America 2016[13]
April 19, 2016 Seattle United States Showbox SoDo Michelle Visage Adore Delano
Alaska Thunderfuck
BenDeLaCreme
Courtney Act
Ginger Minj
Ivy Winters
Jinkx Monsoon
Katya
Manila Luzon
Miss Fame
Pearl (DJ set)
Phi Phi O'Hara
Sharon Needles
Violet Chachki
April 20, 2016 Portland Revolution Hall
April 21, 2016 San Francisco Regency Ballroom
April 22, 2016 Anaheim The Grove
April 24, 2016 San Diego Observatory North Park
April 26, 2016 Tucson Rialto Theatre
April 27, 2016 Phoenix Celebrity Theatre
April 29, 2016 Las Vegas The Pearl
April 30, 2016 Salt Lake City The Depot
May 1, 2016 Denver Ogden Theatre
May 10, 2016 Orlando The Plaza Live
May 11, 2016 Ft. Lauderdale Parker Playhouse
May 13, 2016 Atlanta Buckhead Theatre
May 14, 2016 Ponte Vedra Beach Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
May 15, 2016 Tampa The Ritz Ybor
May 17, 2016 Columbia The Music Farm
May 18, 2016 Charlotte Amos' Southend
May 20, 2016 Richmond The National
May 21, 2016 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
May 22, 2016 Durham Durham PAC
May 24, 2016 Boston Royale
May 25, 2016 New York City PlayStation Theater
May 27, 2016 Toronto Canada Danforth Music Hall
May 28, 2016 Montreal Métropolis
May 31, 2016 Philadelphia United States Electric Factory
June 1, 2016 Pittsburgh Carnegie Library Music Hall
June 3, 2016 Cleveland Agora Theatre
June 4, 2016 Royal Oak Royal Oak Music Theatre
June 5, 2016 Indianapolis Murat Theatre
June 7, 2016 St. Louis The Pageant
June 8, 2016 Kansas City, Missouri Arvest Bank Theatre
June 10, 2016 Chicago Riviera Theatre
June 11, 2016 Milwaukee Pabst Theater
June 12, 2016 Minneapolis Mill City Nights
June 14, 2016 Winnipeg Canada Burton Cummings Theatre
June 16, 2016 Edmonton Union Hall
June 17, 2016 Calgary MacEwan Hall
June 19, 2016 Vancouver Vogue Theatre
June 22, 2016 Dallas United States South Side Music Hall
June 23, 2016 Austin Paramount Theatre
June 24, 2016 Houston Warehouse Live
June 25, 2016 New Orleans Joy Theater
June 27, 2016 Nashville Marathon Music Works
Oceania 2016[14]
July 1, 2016 Melbourne Australia Festival Hall Michelle Visage Adore Delano
Alaska Thunderfuck
Detox
Ivy Winters
Jinkx Monsoon
Manila Luzon
Sharon Needles
Violet Chachki
July 2, 2016 Sydney The Big Top
July 3, 2016 Brisbane Eatons Hill Hotel
July 5, 2016 Adelaide Thebarton Theatre
July 6, 2016 Perth The Astor Theatre

References

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