| Tour by Take That | |
| | |
| Location | Europe |
|---|---|
| Associated album | Beautiful World |
| Start date | 11 October 2007 |
| End date | 31 December 2007 |
| Legs | 1 |
| No. of shows | 50 in Europe |
| Supporting act(s) | Sophie Ellis-Bextor |
| Box office | US $40.4 million ($61.26 in 2024 dollars) [1] |
| Take That concert chronology | |
The Beautiful World Tour 2007 was the sixth concert tour for the English pop group Take That. The tour ran from 11 October [2] to 31 December 2007, with fifty stops in ten European countries.
A band member chose a band or musician to open the concert each night, including Sophie Ellis-Bextor, who sang at all UK shows except the 31 December concert at The O2 Arena in London. That show, "Countdown to Midnight: Take That & The Sugababes", was filmed for TV and broadcast live on ITV.[ citation needed ]
† "Mancunian Way" was only performed on the last two dates in Manchester during the tour
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | |||
| 11 October 2007 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Arena |
| 12 October 2007 | |||
| 14 October 2007 | |||
| 15 October 2007 | |||
| 16 October 2007 | |||
| 20 October 2007 | Barcelona | Spain | Palau Sant Jordi |
| 23 October 2007 | Bologna | Italy | PalaMalaguti |
| 24 October 2007 | Milan | Datchforum | |
| 26 October 2007 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle |
| 27 October 2007 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion |
| 29 October 2007 | Cologne | Germany | Kölnarena |
| 31 October 2007 | Hamburg | Color Line Arena | |
| 1 November 2007 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Rotterdam Ahoy |
| 3 November 2007 | Stuttgart | Germany | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle |
| 4 November 2007 | Berlin | Velodrom | |
| 6 November 2007 | Frankfurt | Festhalle Frankfurt | |
| 7 November 2007 | Oberhausen | König Pilsener Arena | |
| 9 November 2007 | Aalborg | Denmark | Gigantium |
| 10 November 2007 | |||
| 11 November 2007 | Copenhagen | Forum | |
| 15 November 2007 | Birmingham | England | National Exhibition Centre |
| 16 November 2007 | |||
| 17 November 2007 | |||
| 19 November 2007 | |||
| 20 November 2007 | |||
| 22 November 2007 | Glasgow | Scotland | Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre |
| 23 November 2007 | |||
| 24 November 2007 | |||
| 26 November 2007 | Newcastle | England | Metro Radio Arena |
| 27 November 2007 | |||
| 29 November 2007 | London | The O2 Arena | |
| 30 November 2007 | |||
| 1 December 2007 | |||
| 3 December 2007 | |||
| 4 December 2007 | |||
| 6 December 2007 | |||
| 7 December 2007 | |||
| 8 December 2007 | |||
| 10 December 2007 | Manchester | Manchester Evening News Arena | |
| 11 December 2007 | |||
| 13 December 2007 | |||
| 14 December 2007 | |||
| 15 December 2007 | |||
| 17 December 2007 | |||
| 18 December 2007 | |||
| 19 December 2007 | |||
| 21 December 2007 | |||
| 22 December 2007 | |||
| 23 December 2007 | |||
| 31 December 2007 | London | The O2 Arena | |
| Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Exhibition Centre | Birmingham, England | 55,494 / 55,494 (100%) | $4,812,580 |
| Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre | Glasgow, Scotland | 25,181 / 25,181 (100%) | $2,191,050 |
| Metro Radio Arena | Newcastle, England | 18,417 / 18,417 (100%) | $1,600,650 |
| The O2 Arena | London, England | 132,835 / 132,835 (100%) | $10,195,810 |
| Manchester Evening News Arena | Manchester, England | 158,523 / 158,523 (100%) | $13,651,710 |
| TOTAL | 516,450 / 516,450 (100%) | $40,451,800 | |
Early performances of the tour featured a "dance-off" routine by band members in the middle of the song "Sure". Band member Howard Donald suffered a cracked rib and a collapsed lung during this part of the 26 October show in Vienna. [3] His injuries caused him to miss seven shows and limited his performance in subsequent concerts. He rejoined the band at the 7 November Oberhausen show. [2] Following Donald's injury, the dance off segment was subsequently removed from the show.
The O2 Arena shows on 6 and 7 December 2007 were recorded. They were released on 25 February 2008 on a limited edition two-disc DVD set, Beautiful World Live , containing behind-the-scenes footage. A Blu-ray version was also released in 2008.