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2024 Gold Over America Tour
National tour by Simone Biles
LocationUnited States
VenueVarious — see venues
Start dateSeptember 16, 2024 (2024-09-16)
End dateNovember 3, 2024 (2024-11-03)
No. of shows32
Simone Biles concert chronology

The 2024 Gold Over America Tour, also called Athleta Presents the 2024 Gold Over America Tour, is the upcoming second gymnastics-themed touring show headlined by American artistic gymnast Simone Biles. It is scheduled to commence on September 16, 2024, in Oceanside, California, and conclude on November 3, 2024, in Detroit, Michigan, consisting of 32 arena shows across the United States.

Several gymnasts from the U.S. women's national team, such as Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera and Joscelyn Roberson, will join Biles on the 2024 Gold Over America Tour. Unlike the first edition, which only included female gymnasts, the second iteration will also feature gymnasts from the U.S. men's national team, such as Brody Malone, Paul Juda, Fred Richard, and Asher Hong. International gymnasts joining the tour includes Ellie Black and Peng-Peng Lee of Canada, Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos of France, and Casimir Schmidt of the Netherlands.

Background

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Through her partnership with the athletic apparel company Athleta, American artistic gymnast Simone Biles launched the inaugural Gold Over America Tour following the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] The all-woman tour, described by PopSugar as a "gymnastics-meet-pop concert spectacular",[2] blended sports and entertainment with the intention of inspiring a new generation of female athletes.[1] It sold 182,000 tickets and grossed $19.3 million across 32 cities.[3]

Biles announced the second edition of the Gold Over America Tour in May 2024, as a follow-up to the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4] Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos, Fred Richard, and Kayla DiCello were among the first cast members announced.[4] The decision to include male gymnasts for the first time was intentional, as Biles wanted to broaden the show's reach.[5] She was especially interested in inviting Richard, noting his involvement in helping to make men's artistic gymnastics "relevant" in a country where women have dominated the sport.[6] Other cast members were not determined until after the run-up to the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5]

The tour will also incorporate elements of rhythmic gymnastics and there were discussions held about having SlamBall players join the "celebration of gymnastics"; all with the idea of bringing as many athletes on the show as possible.[7] Additional dates were added in Oceanside and Boston due to high ticket demand.[8][9]

Cast

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Name Accomplishments
Simone Biles 2016, 2020, and 2024 Olympic gymnast (7 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze), 30x World medalist
Ellie Black Canada 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024 Olympic gymnast, 3x World medalist
Jade Carey 2020 and 2024 Olympic gymnast (2 gold, 1 bronze), 7x World medalist
Jordan Chiles 2020 and 2024 Olympic gymnast (1 gold, 1 silver), 3x World medalist
Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos France 2020 and 2024 Olympic gymnast, 1x World medalist
Asher Hong 2024 Olympic gymnast (1 bronze), 1x World medalist
Paul Juda 2024 Olympic gymnast (1 bronze), 1x World medalist
Peng-Peng Lee Canada 2x NCAA Champion, UCLA gymnast
Brody Malone 2020 and 2024 Olympic gymnast (1 bronze), 2x World medalist
Yul Moldauer 2020 Olympic gymnast, 2x World medalist
Katelyn Ohashi 2x NCAA Champion, UCLA gymnast
Fred Richard 2024 Olympic gymnast (1 bronze), 2x World medalist
Hezly Rivera 2024 Olympic gymnast (1 gold), 2x Junior World medalist
Joscelyn Roberson 2024 Olympic alternate, 1x World medalist
Casimir Schmidt Netherlands 2024 Olympic gymnast, 1x European Games medalist
Shane Wiskus 2020 Olympic gymnast, 2024 Olympic alternate

Cast changes

Tour dates

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List of 2024 shows, including date, city, state, and venue
Date (2024) City U.S. state Venue
September 16 Oceanside California Frontwave Arena
September 17
September 18 Phoenix Arizona Footprint Center
September 20 Los Angeles California Crypto.com Arena
September 21 San Jose SAP Center
September 23 Salt Lake City Utah Maverik Center
September 25 Denver Colorado Ball Arena
September 27 Minneapolis Minnesota Target Center
September 28 Milwaukee Wisconsin Fiserv Forum
September 29 Chicago Illinois United Center
October 1 Newark New Jersey Prudential Center
October 2 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania PPG Paints Arena
October 4 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
October 5 Brooklyn New York Barclays Center
October 6 Boston Massachusetts TD Garden
October 7
October 8 Baltimore Maryland CFG Bank Arena
October 9 Charlotte North Carolina Spectrum Center
October 11 Sunrise Florida Amerant Bank Arena
October 12 Orlando Kia Center
October 13 Duluth Georgia Gas South Arena
October 15 St. Charles Missouri Family Arena
October 16 Kansas City T-Mobile Center
October 18 Austin Texas Moody Center
October 19 Houston Toyota Center
October 20 Fort Worth Dickies Arena
October 27 Cleveland Ohio Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
October 29 Indianapolis Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
October 30 Louisville Kentucky KFC Yum! Center
November 1 Greensboro North Carolina Greensboro Coliseum
November 2 Cincinnati Ohio Heritage Bank Center
November 3 Detroit Michigan Little Caesars Arena

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Melas, Chloe (August 3, 2021). "Simone Biles is headed out on her 'GOAT' tour this fall". CNN. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  2. ^ Brodsky, Samantha (August 19, 2021). "Cheer For Your Favorite Team USA Gymnasts at the Gold Over America Tour This Fall". PopSugar. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Frankenberg, Eric (November 19, 2021). "Simone Biles Banks 'Gold Over America' With Blockbuster Arena Gymnastics Tour". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Iuzzolino, Nicole (May 21, 2024). "Simone Biles is headlining the 'Gold Over America Tour 2024' with 4 other Olympians". NJ.com. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Graves, Will (May 9, 2024). "Simone Biles includes men in Gold Over America Tour, broadening gymnastics' reach". KRCG. Associated Press. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  6. ^ Graves, Will (May 9, 2024). "Simone Biles wants to turn her post-Olympic tour into a celebration — and the guys are coming along too". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  7. ^ Pillai, Adityan (May 9, 2024). "Simone Biles brings back the Gold Over America Tour with a new exciting twist ft. Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey". Sportskeeda. MSN. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  8. ^ Houck, Kristina (August 7, 2024). "Simone Biles' 'Gold Over America Tour' Adds Second Date In San Diego Area". Oceanside-Camp Pendleton, CA Patch. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  9. ^ "Simone Biles' GOAT tour is so popular in Boston a 2nd show's been added". New England Cable News. August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  10. ^ O'Neil, Dana; DeMeyer, Tess (June 28, 2024). "Kayla DiCello out of Olympic gymnastics trials with Achilles injury". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  11. ^ Armour, Nancy (August 1, 2024). "Shilese Jones says she'll train for 2028 Olympics after missing Paris Games with torn ACL". USA Today. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  12. ^ Bona, Marc (August 16, 2024). "Simone Biles leads star-studded Gold Over America Tour coming to Cleveland: How to buy tickets". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  13. ^ Bicks, Emily (August 20, 2024). "Olympic Gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik Removed From Gold Over America Tour". Heavy. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  14. ^ "Olympic medalist Stephen Nedoroscik to compete on 'Dancing with the Stars'". ABC News. August 22, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
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