Brother Tour
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| Tour by Boyzone | |
 | |
| Associated album | Brother |
|---|---|
| Start date | 21 February 2011 |
| End date | 27 August 2011 |
| Legs | 1 |
| No. of shows | 25 in UK and Ireland[1][2] |
| Boyzone concert chronology | |
The Brother Tour was the first tour by Irish boy band Boyzone following the death of Stephen Gately.
Background
[edit]At first the band were uncertain about promoting Brother but due to the album's success they decided to go on tour. The act included their entire discography as well as the newer songs from the brother album. They promoted the tour on various television shows.[3] The band attempted to have a hologram of Stephen Gately but this wasn't possible.[4]
Show incidents and events
[edit]Keith Duffy fell through a trap door at the Cardiff show but he continued the performance. A subsequent check at the hospital revealed nothing broken.[5]
Support acts
[edit]- Barbarellas [6]
- Wonderland – (Select dates)
- Guy Sebastian – (Select dates)
- The Saturdays – (Edinburgh)
- Shayne Ward – (Inverness)
A Huge contribution to the background and lead vocals has come from backing vocalist Jo Garland who has sung with Ronan Keating in his solo ventures since 2001 and with Boyzone since 2008, her vocals have been more prominent often covering for vocals that Stephen Gately sung.
Setlist
[edit]- Too Late for Hallelujah
- Love is a Hurricane
- Picture of You
- All That I Need
- Ruby
- Words
- When the Going Gets Tough
- Gave It All Away
- Better
- One More Song
- Til the Sun Goes Down
- Love Me for a Reason
- No Matter What
- You Needed Me
- Love You Anyway
- Lovin' Each Day
- Let Your Wall Fall Down
- Right Here Waiting
- Baby Can I Hold You
- Life is a Rollercoaster
Tour dates
[edit]| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 February 2011 | Liverpool | England | Echo Arena Liverpool |
| 22 February 2011 | Cardiff | Wales | Cardiff International Arena |
| 23 February 2011 | |||
| 24 February 2011 | |||
| 26 February 2011 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| 27 February 2011 | Sheffield | Motorpoint Arena Sheffield | |
| 1 March 2011 | Newcastle | Metro Radio Arena | |
| 2 March 2011 | Birmingham | LG Arena | |
| 3 March 2011 | Nottingham | Capital FM Arena | |
| 5 March 2011 | Manchester | Evening News Arena | |
| 6 March 2011 | Brighton | Brighton Centre | |
| 7 March 2011 | |||
| 8 March 2011 | London | The O2 Arena | |
| 10 March 2011 | Aberdeen | Scotland | AECC |
| 11 March 2011 | |||
| 12 March 2011 | Glasgow | SECC | |
| 13 March 2011 | |||
| 15 March 2011 | Dublin | Ireland | The O2 |
| 16 March 2011 | Killarney | INEC | |
| 17 March 2011 | Castlebar | Royal Theatre | |
| 18 March 2011 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Arena |
| 5 August 2011 | Suffolk | England | Newmarket Nights[7] |
| 6 August 2011 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Hopetoun House |
| 7 August 2011 | Lytham St Annes | England | Lytham Prom Festival[8] |
| 27 August 2011 | Inverness | Scotland | Northern Meeting Park |
Box office score date
[edit]| Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Arena | Liverpool | 7,046 / 7,340 (96%) | $397,989[9] |
| Motorpoint Arena | Cardiff | 10,200 / 10,800 (94%) | $556,785[9] |
| Motorpoint Arena | Sheffield | 8,905 / 9,700 (92%) | $501,937[9] |
| Metro Radio Arena | Newcastle | 7,002 / 7,520 (93%) | $385,555[9] |
| Wembley Arena | London | 9,897 / 10,500 (94%) | $558,557[9] |
| LG Arena | Birmingham | 9,537 / 10,600 (90%) | $533,755[9] |
| Capital FM Arena | Nottingham | 6,800 / 6,800 (100%) | $367,895[9] |
| Evening News Arena | Manchester | 11,261 / 11,500 (97%) | $638,835[9] |
| Brighton Centre | Brighton | 6,281 / 6,281 (100%) | $358,444[9] |
| The O2 Arena | London | 10,020 / 10,500 (95%) | $584,427[9] |
| Press & Journal Arena | Aberdeen | 7,046 / 7,360 (96%) | $394,727[9] |
| SECC | Glasgow | 12,102 / 14,212 (85%) | $649,561[9] |
| The O2 | Dublin | 6,097 / 6,500 (94%) | $448,153[10] |
| INEC | Killarney | 1,101 / 1,101 (100%) | $67,072[10] |
| Royal Theatre | Castlebar | 858 / 1,000 (86%) | $52,298[10] |
| Odyssey Arena | Belfast | 8,500 / 8,500 (100%) | $477,204[9] |
| Newmarkets nights | Suffolk | 10,000 / 10,000 (100%) | $731,778[9] |
| Hopetoun House | Edinburgh | 8,000 / 8,000 (100%) | $455,428[9] |
| Lyntham Prom Festival | Lancashire | 7,000 / 8,000 (100%) | $438,293[9] |
| Northern Meeting Park | Inverness | 6,500 / 6,500 (100%) | $406,991[9] |
| TOTAL | 154,153 / 162,714 (94.73%) | $9,005,684/£6,047,289 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "boyzonetour: Brother Tour". boyzonetour.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011.
- ^ "News of first gig (official site)". boyzonebrotheralbum.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ "Boyzone are back on tour | Music | Entertainment | Daybreak". ITV.com. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ demandfive. "The Vanessa Show – The Vanessa Show: Series 2011 – Tuesday 15 February". Retrieved 3 May 2012 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Boyzone star Keith Duffy falls 15ft through trapdoor – 3am & Mirror Online". Mirror. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "Official Web Portal – Official Boyzone Network". Boyzone. Retrieved 3 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/boyzone_added_[permanent dead link] to_newmarket_nights_2011_line_up_1_838141
- ^ "Boyzone : Official site – News". Boyzonebrotheralbum.com. 8 March 2010. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ a b c "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. Promethues Global Media. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.