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She then responded the tour will be very "super girl power" as vocalists Robyn, Yelle, Marina Diamandis, and Janelle Monáe will open her shows during the various legs. In 2011, Perry announced her North American leg during a live chat on the social network Facebook. The tour was officially announced in October 2010 by various media outlets including Perry's official website, in conjunction with the release of her third single, " Firework". She stated, "I hope that it's going to engage all of your senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, touch". While promoting the Teenage Dream album, Perry expressed that she wanted her upcoming tour to be very visual. Tour director Baz Halpin designed the show to be a "jukebox musical."
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When the tour was revamped, a larger rolling stage was introduced with more lighting, larger video screens, more costume changes, and 14 trucks to transport the equipment. However, as Perry's popularity grew, the tour was scaled up and revamped to accommodate larger venues. The tour was originally designed as a theater-based tour with only one or two small arena performances. Perry chose Halpin as the director after seeing his work with Pink and wanted the tour to look like the work of artists Will Cotton and Mark Ryden. I want it to be 10 times better than when I was on tour last." Baz Halpin was hired to direct the tour and production on the tour began in November 2010. and I'm really excited about incorporating the look and the idea of some of the songs on tour and making a massive production of it. In October 2010, Perry told MTV about the California Dreams Tour: "I guess I'm looking forward to making music videos on this new album. Perry performing "Thinking of You" at the Zénith de Paris in Paris in March 2011 It won an award for Favorite Tour Headliner at the 38th People's Choice Awards. At the end of 2011, Billboard ranked it #13 on its annual "Top 25 Tours", earning nearly $48.9 million. The tour became an international success, with tickets selling out and ranking 16th in Pollstar's "2011 Top 25 Worldwide Tours", earning over $59.5 million.
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It visited Europe, Oceania, Asia and the Americas. The tour played 124 shows beginning Februin Lisbon, Portugal and concluding on Januin Pasay, Philippines. The California Dreams Tour was the second concert tour by American singer Katy Perry, in support of her third studio album Teenage Dream.