bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə tˈʊɹ stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ˌɔn mˈeɪ twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, wɪð ɐ ʃˈoʊ ɪn lˈɪsbən, pˈoːɹtʃəɡəl, tˈuː wˈɔːɹmˌʌp kˈɑːnsɚts wɜː pɚfˈɔːɹmd ɪn bˈɛlɪŋˌæm, wˈɑːʃɪŋtən, ˌɔn mˈeɪ tˈɛn, ænd væŋkˈuːvɚɹ ˌɔn mˈeɪ ɪlˈɛvən.
Before the tour started on May 23, with a show in Lisbon, Portugal, two warm-up concerts were performed in Bellingham, Washington, on May 10, and Vancouver on May 11.