on tour

idiom

: giving a series of related performances, appearances, competitions, etc., at different places over a period of time
The band will be on tour for the next month.

Examples of on tour in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The singer is excited to spend time with her fans on tour. Lizzie Hyman, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024 Swift has nearly a month off before heading back on tour in Europe. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024 Our conversation covered—among other topics—the writing process behind There’s Always This Year, fasting for Ramadan while on tour, and the themes, places, and states of mind to which Abdurraqib returns. Hazlitt, 10 Apr. 2024 The gesture comes amid rumors that the 32-time Grammy winner is planning to go on tour in support of her latest album, Cowboy Carter, which recently debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024 The festival celebrating its fifth anniversary on tour and will feature bands such as Mayday Parade, The Maine, The Wonder Years and We The Kings. Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024 Ford suffered the heart attack while on tour after a show in Arizona at Dierks Bently’s Whiskey Row. Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2024 According to his website, Ford’s next stop on tour was supposed to be the Primm Valley Casino Resorts in Nevada on April 5 before returning to Arizona for the Wake the Lake Country Festival 2024 in Lake Havasu City on April 6. Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024 The Sydney Theatre Company announced that Snook was joining The Picture of Dorian Grey for its U.K. premiere after runs in Sydney and across Australia on tour back in June 2023. Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024

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“On tour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20tour. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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