Moon Landing World Tour
Tour by James Blunt | |
![]() Promotional poster for tour | |
Associated album | Moon Landing |
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Start date | 2 February 2014 |
End date | 22 March 2015 |
Legs | 8 |
No. of shows | 8 in Asia 106 in Europe 19 in North America 16 in Australasia 7 in Africa 7 in South America 163 total |
James Blunt concert chronology |
The Moon Landing World Tour[1] is the fourth concert tour by British recording artist James Blunt. Launched in support of his fourth studio album, Moon Landing (2013), the tour began in January 2014. It continued into 2014 and 2015 with over 150 shows in the Americas, Europe, Australasia, Asia and Africa.
Opening acts[edit]
- Anna F. (Europe—1st leg)[2]
- Shake Shake Go (United Kingdom—April 2014)[3]
- Oh Honey (North America)[4]
- Busby Marou (New Zealand, Australia)[5]
- Gavin James (Europe—3rd leg, United Kingdom—June 2014)
- Josh Record (Germany—October 2014, Warsaw, Cluj-Napoca)[6][7]
- Sick Puppies (Moscow)
- Rea Garvey (Kufstein, Reifnitz)[8][9]
- Julian Le Play (Kufstein, Reifnitz)[8][9]
- Mary Spender (Warsaw)[10]
- The Majority Says (Stockholm, Linköping, Malmö)[11]
- Bogi (Budapest)[12]
- Lacey (Nottingham)[13]
- Drew Allen (Bournemouth—November 2014)[14]
Setlist[edit]
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The following setlist was obtained from the 8 June 2014 concert; held at the Plenary Hall in Melbourne, Australia. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[15]
- "Face the Sun"
- "I'll Take Everything"
- "Blue on Blue"
- "High"
- "Billy"
- "Wisemen"
- "Carry You Home"
- "Satellites"
- "These Are the Words"
- "Miss America"
- "Postcards"
- "Goodbye My Lover"
- "I Really Want You"
- "Coz I Luv You"
- "Heart to Heart"
- "Same Mistake"
- "You're Beautiful"
- "So Long, Jimmy"
- Encore
- "Bonfire Heart"
- "Stay the Night"
- "1973"
Tour dates[edit]
- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
- A wRomantic Festival[26]
- B Forest Live[27]
- C Adnams Newmarket Night[28]
- D Epsom Live[29]
- E Symphony at The Tower[30]
- F Hop Farm Festival[31]
- G Sous les Pins[32]
- H Moon and Stars[33]
- I Pori Jazz[34]
- J Luglio Suona Bene[35]
- K Blue Balls Festival[36]
- L Thurn-und-Taxis-Schlossfestspiele[37]
- M Paléo Festival[38]
- N Festival de Carcassonne[39]
- O Festival Dranouter[40]
- P Ronquières Festival[41]
- Q Festival Jardins de Cap Roig[42]
- R Musik im Park[43]
- S Foire aux vins d'Alsace[44]
- T Wickham Festival[45]
- U Music Live! Racedays[46]
- V Festivalul Internaţional de Muzică şi Artă Transilvania
- W Top of the Mountain Concert[47]
- X Emirates Airline Dubai Jazz Festival[48]
- Cancellations and rescheduled shows
12 May 2014 | Denver, Colorado | Ogden Theatre | Moved to the Gothic Theatre in Englewood, Colorado |
17 May 2014 | West Wendover, Nevada | Peppermill Concert Hall | Rescheduled to 16 May 2014 |
10 July 2014 | Wiesen, Austria | Ottakringer Arena | Cancelled. Was a part of "Two Days a Week"[49] |
Box office score data[edit]
Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
---|---|---|---|
O2 World | Berlin | 10,228 / 11,902 (86%) | $511,885[50] |
O2 World Hamburg | Hamburg | 10,148 / 14,015 (72%) | $508,320[51] |
König Pilsener Arena | Oberhausen | 8,563 / 9,264 (92%) | $442,614[52] |
Festhalle Frankfurt | Frankfurt | 7,253 / 7,260 (~100%) | $386,645[52] |
Lanxess Arena | Cologne | 12,507 / 13,146 (95%) | $636,287[52] |
EmslandArena | Lingen | 3,110 / 3,110 (100%) | $204,783[52] |
TUI Arena | Hanover | 8,393 / 9,276 (90%) | $429,609[52] |
Arena Leipzig | Leipzig | 7,539 / 7,539 (100%) | $364,466[52] |
Olympiahalle | Munich | 10,315 / 10,756 (96%) | $550,153[52] |
Bigbox Allgäu | Kempten | 3,920 / 3,920 (100%) | $218,128[52] |
Arena Nürnberger Versicherung | Nuremberg | 6,123 / 6,123 (100%) | $342,934[52] |
Hallenstadion | Zürich | 13,000 / 13,000 (100%) | $1,065,380[53] |
Salzburgarena | Salzburg | 4,522 / 4,522 (100%) | $258,291[52] |
Wiener Stadthalle | Vienna | 9,778 / 9,800 (~100%) | $547,460[52] |
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle | Stuttgart | 9,579 / 9,579 (100%) | $465,733[52] |
Forest National | Brussels | 7,644 / 8,399 (91%) | $395,148[52] |
Centre Bell | Montreal | 5,489 / 6,382 (86%) | $331,823[54] |
Colisée Pepsi | Quebec City | 3,548 / 4,223 (84%) | $213,705[54] |
Théâtre du Palais Municipal | La Baie | 2,250 / 2,250 (100%) | $159,113[54] |
Salle Maurice-O'Bready | Sherbrooke | 1,599 / 1,599 (100%) | $93,402[54] |
Schwetzinger Schlossgarten | Schwetzingen | 4,920 / 4,920 (100%) | $279,306[55] |
Freilichtbühne Großer Garten | Dresden | 5,800 / 5,800 (100%) | $302,438[55] |
Freilichtbühne Loreley | Sankt Goarshausen | 6,800 / 10,000 (68%) | $369,475[55] |
Gerry Weber Stadion | Halle | 5,295 / 6,441 (82%) | $287,234[55] |
Hovet | Stockholm | 3,039 / 5,000 (61%) | $169,876[55] |
Cloetta Center | Linköping | 3,532 / 4,000 (88%) | $223,679[55] |
Baltiska hallen | Malmö | 2,214 / 3,000 (74%) | $124,452[55] |
Flens-Arena | Flensburg | 3,528 / 3,740 (94%) | $187,495[55] |
Westfalenhallen | Dortmund | 5,076 / 8,793 (58%) | $255,554[55] |
Brose Arena | Bamburgh | 5,048 / 5,181 (97%) | $263,620[55] |
Schwabenhalle | Augsburg | 4,243 / 4,243 (100%) | $218,464[55] |
Rothaus Arena | Freiburg im Breisgau | 4,285 / 6,238 (69%) | $225,848[55] |
dm Arena | Karlsruhe | 4,221 / 6,248 (68%) | $244,566[55] |
ÖVB Arena | Bremen | 4,290 / 8,766 (49%) | $234,367[55] |
Volkswagen Halle | Braunschweig | 4,847 / 6,089 (80%) | $267,872[55] |
Ratiopharm Arena | Ulm | 3,918 / 4,496 (87%) | $225,639[55] |
Stadthalle Graz | Graz | 3,442 / 5,310 (65%) | $184,043[55] |
Grand Arena at GrandWest Casino | Cape Town | 7,382 / 7,416 (99%) | $300,336[56] |
Big Top Arena at Carnival City | Boksburg | 6,654 / 6,944 (96%) | $251,299[56] |
TOTAL | 234,042 / 268,690 (87%) | $12,741,442 |
External links[edit]
References[edit]
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