Beautiful World Tour 2007

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Beautiful World Tour 2007
Tour by Take That
Beautiful World Tour 2007 TakeThat (2).jpg
Associated album Beautiful World
Start date11 October 2007
End date31 December 2007
Legs1
No. of shows50 in Europe
Supporting act(s) Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Box officeUS $40.4 million ($57.02 in 2022 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.

Contents

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 ]

Set list

  1. "Overture" (sung by Katherine Jenkins)
  2. "Reach Out"
  3. "It Only Takes a Minute"
  4. "Beautiful World"
  5. "Patience"
  6. "Hold On"
  7. "I'd Wait for Life"
  8. "Relight My Fire" (contains elements of "Vertigo" and "Crazy") (featuring Lloyd Wade)
  9. "Rule the World"
  10. "Could It Be Magic" (Barry Manilow version)
  11. "Back For Good"
  12. "Everything Changes"
  13. "Wooden Boat"
  14. "Give Good Feeling" (Sonic Fly remix)
  15. "Sure"
  16. "Never Forget"
Encore
  1. "Shine" (contains elements of "Mr. Blue Sky")
  2. "Pray"
  3. "Mancunian Way"†

† "Mancunian Way" was only performed on certain dates in Manchester during the tour

Take That at Midnight set list

  1. "Shine"
  2. "Patience"
  3. "Auld Lang Syne" (rock version)
  4. "Relight My Fire" (contains elements of "Vertigo" and "Crazy") (featuring Lloyd Wade)
  5. "Rule the World"
  6. "Could It Be Magic" (Barry Manilow version)
  7. "Crowd Sing-along Medley" ("Do What U Like"/"A Million Love Songs"/"Take That & Party")
  8. "Back for Good"
  9. "Never Forget"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
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 2007LondonThe O2 Arena

Box office data

VenueCityTickets sold / availableGross revenue
National Exhibition CentreBirmingham, England55,494 / 55,494 (100%)$4,812,580
Scottish Exhibition & Conference CentreGlasgow, Scotland25,181 / 25,181 (100%)$2,191,050
Metro Radio ArenaNewcastle, England18,417 / 18,417 (100%)$1,600,650
The O2 ArenaLondon, England132,835 / 132,835 (100%)$10,195,810
Manchester Evening News ArenaManchester, England158,523 / 158,523 (100%)$13,651,710
TOTAL516,450 / 516,450 (100%)$40,451,800

Howard Donald injury

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.

DVD release

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.

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