Between the Earth and the Stars Live Tour

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Between the Earth and the Stars Live Tour
Continental tour by Bonnie Tyler
Between the Earth and the Stars Live Tour poster.jpg
Promotional poster
LocationEurope
Associated album Between the Earth and the Stars
Start date4 April 2019
End date1 June 2019
No. of shows23
Supporting acts
  • More Than Words
  • C.B. Green
Bonnie Tyler concert chronology
  • Greatest Hits Tour
    (2017)
  • Between the Earth and the Stars Live Tour
    (2019)
  • South America Tour
    (2022)

The Between the Earth and the Stars Live Tour was a concert tour by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, launched in support of her seventeenth studio album Between the Earth and the Stars (2019). It began on 4 April 2019 in Munich, and concluded on 1 June 2019 at the W-Festival in Frankfurt, Germany, consisting of 23 shows.

Contents

Critics praised Tyler for her energetic performances and effective use of stage lights.

A live album was recorded at the Admiralspalast in Berlin, and is set for release on 5 April 2024 through earMUSIC. The 20 May show at L'Olympia in Paris was also recorded and released as a concert film through Canal+ in 2020.

Background

The tour was announced in October 2018, before Tyler's album Between the Earth and the Stars had been announced. German singer-songwriter C.B. Green was announced as the support act for 11 tour dates. [1]

Critical reception

Ulrike Borowczyk of Berliner Morgenpost noted the audience's diverse age range, a "powerful lights show" and a "storm of electric guitars" at Tyler's show in Berlin. [2] Léna Lutaud of Le Figaro noted the diversity of Tyler's stage material, featuring country music and album-oriented rock. [3]

Set list

The following set list is from the concert on 20 May 2019 in Paris. [3] It is not intended to represent all shows of the tour.

  1. "Flat on the Floor"
  2. "Hold On"
  3. "It's a Heartache"
  4. "Seven Waves Away"
  5. "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"
  6. "Move"
  7. "This Is Gonna Hurt"
  8. "Let's Go Crazy Tonight"
  9. "Bad for Loving You"
  10. "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
  11. "Between the Earth and the Stars"
  12. "Faster Than the Speed of Night"
Encore
  1. "Turtle Blues"
  2. "Slow Walk"
  3. "The Best"'
  4. "Holding Out for a Hero"
  5. "Older"

Tour dates

Between the Earth and the Stars Live Tour
DateCityCountryVenueOpening act(s)
28 April 2019 Munich Germany Circus Krone C.B. Green
29 April 2019 Nuremberg Meistersingerhalle
2 May 2019 Suhl Congress Centrum
4 May 2019 Cologne Musical Dome
5 May 2019 Ostend BelgiumKursaal
7 May 2019 Halle GermanyGeorg-Friedrich-Händel-Halle
8 May 2019 Berlin Admiralspalast
10 May 2019 Bremen Metropol TheaterMore Than Words
11 May 2019 Utrecht Netherlands TivoliVredenburg
13 May 2019 Zürich Switzerland Volkshaus C.B. Green
14 May 2019 Karlsruhe GermanySchwarzwaldhalle
16 May 2019 Zwickau StadthalleMore Than Words
17 May 2019 Osnabrück OsnabrückHalle
19 May 2019 Luxembourg City Luxembourg Den Atelier
20 May 2019 Paris France L'Olympia
22 May 2019 Singen GermanyStadthalle
23 May 2019 Ulm Congress Centrum
25 May 2019 Vienna Austria Stadthalle F
26 May 2019 Graz Helmut List Halle
28 May 2019 Hannover Germany Theater am Aegi C.B. Green
29 May 2019 Rostock Stadthalle
31 May 2019 Dortmund Westfalenhallen Halle 3A More Than Words
1 June 2019 Frankfurt Alte Oper

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References

  1. Paulus, Christof (5 April 2019). "C.B. Green geht mit Weltstar auf Tour" . Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  2. Borowczyk, Ulrike (8 May 2019). "Bonnie Tyler rockt in Bestform". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 Lutaud, Léna (21 May 2019). "Bonnie Tyler rugit à l'Olympia". Le Figaro (in French). Archived from the original on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2024.