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Comfort Crowd Tour

The Comfort Crowd Tour

The Comfort Crowd Tour was Conan Gray’s second headlining tour and marked a major step forward in his career, building on the success of his earlier Sunset Shows tour. Announced in late 2019, the tour supported his growing popularity and expanding discography, including singles like “Comfort Crowd,” “Maniac,” and “Checkmate,” which would later appear on his debut album Kid Krow.

Beginning in October 2019, the tour started in North America before continuing internationally into 2020. Compared to The Sunset Shows, this tour featured significantly larger venues, reflecting Conan’s rapidly growing fanbase. While still intimate compared to arena tours, the shows had a more polished and professional feel, with upgraded lighting, staging, and overall production.

The setlist for the Comfort Crowd Tour expanded beyond Sunset Season, introducing fans to new material that showcased Conan’s artistic evolution. Songs like “Maniac” quickly became fan favourites, with audiences screaming every lyric back to him. “Comfort Crowd,” the emotional centerpiece of the tour, created some of the most memorable moments of the night, as the crowd would sing along in unison—literally turning the entire venue into the “comfort crowd” the song describes. Other popular tracks included “Crush Culture,” “Generation Why,” “Checkmate,” and “The King.”

One of the defining features of the tour was its stronger sense of identity and storytelling. While The Sunset Shows focused on raw simplicity, the Comfort Crowd Tour introduced more intentional visuals and aesthetics. Soft lighting, warm tones, and subtle stage design elements helped create a cozy yet emotionally charged atmosphere. Conan’s stage presence also evolved, becoming more confident and expressive as he connected with larger audiences.

The tour also strengthened the bond between Conan and his fans. His concerts became known as safe spaces where people could express themselves freely, sing loudly, and feel understood. This sense of community was especially important to fans who connected deeply with his lyrics about loneliness, identity, and growing up. The name Comfort Crowd itself reflected this idea—that even in a room full of strangers, you could feel like you belonged.

As the tour progressed into 2020, it was ultimately cut short due to global events, making it a bittersweet era for fans. Despite this, the Comfort Crowd Tour played a crucial role in establishing Conan Gray as a rising pop artist with a deeply loyal fanbase. It set the stage for the release of Kid Krow in 2020, which would go on to become a defining moment in his career.

Overall, the Comfort Crowd Tour represented growth, connection, and the transition from a small indie artist to a global pop presence. While it kept the emotional core of his earlier work, it also showed that Conan was ready for bigger stages and even bigger moments.

Setlist

The King

Generation Why

Comfort Crowd

The Other Side

Greek God

Lookalike

Grow

I Know A Place

The Story

Checkmate

Idle Town