text: glassheart tour the glassheart tour was the second headlining concert tour by british recording artist leona lewis . it was launched in support of her third studio album , glassheart ( 2012 ) . announced on 8 october 2012 , with an initial run of sixteen dates in the united kingdom , the glassheart tour was extended to include five dates in germany and one in switzerland . english singer - songwriter ryan keen served as the support act . it marks the first time that lewis has performed material in europe as part of a headline tour ; her previous tour the labyrinth ( 2010 ) , only visited the uk . lewis was inspired by american hip hop artist and music producer kanye west 's style of performance and noted british playwright william shakespeare as inspiration for the tour . lewis performed the set list with her band which consisted mostly of a string quartet and acoustic song arrangements . it was the acoustic performances and lewis ' vocals that garnered the most praise from critics ; however , there was a mixed reaction to some of the arrangements such as the reggae influences on " better in time " . critics were also divided over the lack of diversity from previous live performances though lewis ' stage presence was commended . background and development lewis released her third studio album glassheart on 12 october 2012 , almost a year after the original release date of november 2011 . the album had been conceptualised in july 2010 , following lewis ' completion of her first tour , the labyrinth . the album title glassheart was inspired from a conversation that lewis had with ryan tedder . during the conversation , tedder asked lewis about her past experiences with love and life in general . lewis ' response led him to the word " glassheart . " during an interview with clyde 1 radio , lewis said " glassheart represents protecting your heart , yourself and protecting your emotions , its very poignant " . on 8 october 2012 , a week before the album 's uk release , lewis announced her supporting tour of the same name . the tour is named after the album , and although lewis said she is not american hip hop artist and music producer kanye west 's " biggest fan " , she was inspired by his tour performances where he appeared on stage alone and just " did his thing " . during an interview with digital spy , lewis told tom eames that glassheart has a running theme about " star - crossed lovers that can 't be together " , and so it was likely that this idea would feature on the tour . lewis also cited william shakespeare as another source of inspiration . she spent the three days of the final tour rehearsals at the backstage centre in purfleet , essex ( uk ) . the glassheart tour was scheduled to visit twenty - one venues across germany and the united kingdom . the tour was expected to begin on 15 april in berlin . the list had expanded from an initial sixteen to include five dates in germany . lewis would then proceed with uk dates beginning in glasgow , including two dates at london 's royal albert hall before finishing on 18 may in plymouth . speaking about the tour , lewis said " i can 't wait to get out there and play my new songs . i had such fun on my last tour and i 'm really excited about doing it again next year . " barclaycard ran a competition which gave fans the chance to win tickets to 6 may concert at birmingham 's national indoor arena . critics ' reviews in a review for the express & star , elizabeth joyce said although lewis was not like her contemporaries : " meat dress - wearing " lady gaga or the russell brand - marrying katy perry , " no one can reach those soft lows or soaring highs quite like her " . joyce praised the concert for showing the best of lewis ' vocal abilities . predominately on songs from spirit ( 2007 ) and glassheart ( 2012 ) , the concert was largely acoustic music with a band and string quartet . in particular joyce praised lewis ' performances of " first time ever i saw your face " and " bleeding love " which earned her standing ovations , in addition to the " note perfect " rendition of " run " . katherine hollisey - mclean for the worthing herald largely agreed , commenting that if anyone expected lewis to be " belting out song after song " they were right . hollisey - mclean praised the decisions to switch the song arrangements , for example adding reggae beats to " better in time " and performing the acoustic version of " trouble " . she ended by saying that lewis ' vocals were " flawless " and that her stage presence and confidence had vastly improved over the last seven years . the guardian 's malcolm jack was less impressed ; he stated that when lewis tried to diversify the show by dancing or switching the arrangements , she risked becoming the british diva that pop music forgot . jack said that during a " sassy dance routine " for " forgive me " lewis came off as a " budget beyoncé " , whilst on the " cringey ' and ' reggae take on ' better in time ' song " she comes across like a " reasonably priced rihanna " . jack concluded by saying the show was in need of a shot of " adrenaline " . in writing for the nottingham post , paul hindle agreed , saying that when the tempo increased and choreography was introduced " lewis looked endearingly uncomfortable " ; however , hindle was positive about lewis ' vocals , calling her vocal performance " virtuoso " . he concluded that lewis ' " spellbinding rendition " of " run " was a highlight of the concert , and that fans should not have left disappointed . set list the following set list is representative of the show in berlin on 15 april 2013 . it may not represent the setlist from all of the shows . " come alive " " fireflies " " a moment like this " ( acoustic version ) " collide " " forgive me " " better in time " ( contains elements of " man down " , a song originally performed by rihanna ) " happy " " sugar " " i to you " " broken " " trouble " ( acoustic version ) " locked out of heaven " ( a cover originally performed by bruno mars ) " footprints in the sand " " the first time ever i saw your face " " bleeding love " " glassheart " " run " notes lewis performed a cover of the rihanna song " diamonds " in scarborough on 12 july 2013 . shows