Cradlesong Tour

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Cradlesong Tour
Tour by Rob Thomas
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Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album
Start dateSeptember 18, 2009 (2009-09-18)
End dateAugust 28, 2010 (2010-08-28)
Legs3
No. of shows
  • 59 in North America
  • 11 in Australia
  • 70 total
Rob Thomas concert chronology

The Cradlesong Tour (stylized cradlesong tour) was the second solo concert tour by Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas. The tour supported his second studio album, Cradlesong and the digital EP, Someday EP. The tour primarily visited North America and Australia. During the summer of 2010, the tour morphed into the Sidewalk Angels Tour, benefiting the charity of the same name. [1]

Contents

Background

The reason I do what I do is because I have all these songs that are always building up in my head, so it's really cathartic to get a load of them out into the world and start over again [and] the solo career is a really important way for me to do that. [2]

After the success of his debut album ...Something to Be , Thomas rejoined his band for the release of their first greatest hits album and tour. In 2008, Thomas went back into the studio and began recording his next album. The tour began in the fall of 2009 in Arizona and continued into 2010 with a few dates in Australia. After a three-month hiatus, Thomas continued to tour into the summer of 2010. The tour, given the name "Sidewalk Angels Tour" benefited the Sidewalk Angels Foundation, created by Thomas’ wife, Marisol. [3] Thomas described the summer outing as an intimate performance allowing the songs to speak for themselves. He further states, "It's a chance for me, as a songwriter, to really highlight lyric and melody and to create different versions of songs that I’ve been playing for years. We’ll be doing my solo stuff, Matchbox Twenty songs and covers. It will be a real ‘Storytellers’ kind of vibe." [4]

Opening acts

Setlist

North America

Leg 1

  1. "Fire on the Mountain"
  2. "Give Me the Meltdown"
  3. "Real World '09"
  4. "Lonely No More"
  5. "Mockingbird"
  6. "Sunday Morning, New York Blue"
  7. "Streetcorner Symphony"
  8. "Natural"
  9. Medley: "Getting Late" / "That's All Right"
  10. "Hard on You"
  11. "Ever the Same"
  12. "Cradlesong"
  13. "Someday"
  14. "Something to Be"
  15. "Gasoline"
  16. "Little Wonders"
  17. "Fallin' to Pieces" (contains excerpts from "I'm Yours")
  18. "Her Diamonds"
  19. "I Am an Illusion"
Encore
  1. "Bent"
  2. "Feel So Bad"
  3. "Smooth"
  4. "This Is How a Heart Breaks"

Source: [6]
Leg 2—Sidewalk Angels Tour

  1. "Mockingbird"
  2. "Sleep 'Til War is Over"
  3. "When the Heartache Ends"
  4. "Ever the Same"
  5. "Bent"
  6. "Save the Last Dance for Me"
  7. "3 A.M."
  8. Medley: "Getting Late" / "That's All Right"
  9. "Streetcorner Symphony"
  10. "Now Comes the Night"
  11. "Lonely No More"
  12. "Her Diamonds"
  13. "Someday"
  14. "Disease"
  15. "Unwell"
  16. "You Won't Be Mine"
Encore
  1. "Jane Says"
  2. "Smooth"
  3. "This Is How a Heart Breaks" (contains excerpts from "867-5309/Jenny")
  4. "Bright Lights"
Australia
  1. "Fire on the Mountain"
  2. "Give Me the Meltdown"
  3. "Real World '09"
  4. "Lonely No More"
  5. "Mockingbird"
  6. "Sunday Morning, New York Blue"
  7. "Streetcorner Symphony"
  8. "Natural"
  9. Medley: "Getting Late" / "That's All Right"
  10. "Feel So Bad"
  11. "Ever the Same"
  12. "Cradlesong"
  13. "Someday"
  14. "Something to Be"
  15. "Little Wonders"
  16. "Fallin' to Pieces" (contains excerpts from "I'm Yours")
  17. "Her Diamonds"
  18. "I Am an Illusion"
Encore
  1. "Remembered Well"
  2. "Smooth"
  3. "This Is How a Heart Breaks"
Source: [7]

Additional notes

Tour dates

Thomas performing at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta Rob Thomas 09.jpg
Thomas performing at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta
DateCityCountryVenue
North America [8] [9]
September 18, 2009 Tempe United States Tempe Beach Park Amphitheatre
September 23, 2009 Hollywood Hard Rock Live
September 25, 2009 Orlando Hard Rock Live
September 26, 2009 Clearwater Ruth Eckerd Hall
September 28, 2009 Cary Koka Booth Amphitheatre
September 29, 2009 Charlotte Uptown Amphitheatre
September 30, 2009 Atlanta Fox Theatre
October 4, 2009 Houston Verizon Wireless Theater
October 5, 2009 Grand Prairie Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
October 7, 2009 Oklahoma City Ford Center
October 9, 2009 Council Bluffs Harrah's Stir Concert Cove
October 10, 2009 Milwaukee Riverside Theater
October 11, 2009 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center
October 14, 2009 Vancouver CanadaThe Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts
October 15, 2009 Seattle United States WaMu Theater
October 17, 2009 Reno Reno Events Center
October 18, 2009 San Jose Event Center Arena
October 20, 2009Los Angeles Gibson Amphitheatre
October 21, 2009 San Diego SDSU Open Air Theatre
October 23, 2009 Temecula Pechanga Showroom Theater
October 24, 2009 Las Vegas Pearl Concert Theater
October 25, 2009 Tucson Tucson Music Hall
October 27, 2009 Denver Magness Arena
October 29, 2009 Kansas City Midland Theatre
October 30, 2009 Hammond The Venue at Hammond Horseshoe
October 31, 2009 St. Louis Fox Theatre
November 2, 2009 Detroit The Fillmore Detroit
November 4, 2009 Toronto Canada Massey Hall
November 9, 2009 Boston United States Wang Theatre
November 10, 2009 Fairfax Patriot Center
November 12, 2009New York City Beacon Theatre
November 13, 2009
November 14, 2009
December 3, 2009 Bossier City Riverdome
December 4, 2009 Tunica Tunica Events Center
December 5, 2009 Biloxi Studio A
December 8, 2009 Verona Turning Stone Event Center
December 18, 2009 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
January 9, 2010 Atlantic City Borgata Event Center
Australia [8] [10] [11]
February 5, 2010 Melbourne Australia Rod Laver Arena
February 6, 2010 [A] Portarlington Scotchmans Hill
February 7, 2010 [A] Adelaide Leconfield Wines Estate
February 10, 2010 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre
February 12, 2010 Pokolbin Hope Estate Winery Amphitheatre
February 13, 2010
February 14, 2010 [A] Bowral Centennial Vineyards
February 17, 2010 Sydney Acer Arena
February 19, 2010 Canberra Royal Theatre
February 20, 2010 [A] Yarra Valley Rochford Wines Estate
February 21, 2010 [A] Caversham Sandalford Wines Estate
North America [8]
Sidewalk Angels Foundation—Summer Tour 2010
June 25, 2010 [B] Endicott United StatesEn-Joie Golf Course
July 2, 2010 [C] Chicago Petrillo Music Shell
July 10, 2010 [D] Orlando Universal Music Plaza Stage
July 15, 2010 Orillia Canada Casino Rama Entertainment Centre
July 16, 2010 Hinckley United StatesGrand Casino Hinckley Amphitheater
July 24, 2010 Niagara Falls Seneca Niagara Events Center
August 6, 2010TemeculaPechanga Showroom Theater
August 7, 2010 Indio Fantasy Springs Special Events Center
August 9, 2010 Friant Table Mountain Event Center
August 11, 2010 Worley Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Event Center
August 12, 2010 Snoqualmie Mountain View Plaza
August 14, 2010Las Vegas Sandbar at Red Rock
August 15, 2010 Saratoga Mountain Winery
August 20, 2010Atlantic CityBorgata Music Box
August 21, 2010
August 22, 2010
August 24, 2010UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena
August 27, 2010TunicaTunica Events Center
August 28, 2010BiloxiStudio A
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A These concerts were a part of the "A Day on the Green Festival" [12]
B This event was a part of the "2010 Dick's Sporting Goods Open" [13]
C This event was a part of the "2010 Taste of Chicago" [14]
D This event was a part of the "2010 Universal Studios Orlando Summer Concert Series [15]

Box office score data

VenueCityTickets sold / availableGross revenue
Ruth Eckerd HallClearwater2,082 / 2,082 (100%)$145,897 [16]
Uptown AmphitheatreCharlotte3,075 / 4,983 (62%)$86,228 [17]
Fox TheatreAtlanta3,455 / 4,650 (74%)$191,160 [18]
Riverside TheaterMilwaukee2,395 / 2,428 (99%)$122,539 [17]
Xcel Energy CenterSaint Paul4,368 / 4,368 (100%)$231,620 [19]
Event Center ArenaSan Jose2,554 / 3,425 (74%)$142,110 [20]
Gibson AmphitheatreLos Angeles5,451 / 5,969 (91%)$209,385 [20]
Magness ArenaDenver4,453 / 5,330 (83%)$189,212 [21]
The Venue at Hammond HorseshoeHammond2,206 / 2,206 (100%)$126,575 [22]
Fox TheatreSt. Louis2,656 / 3,943 (67%)$143,700 [22]
The Fillmore DetroitDetroit2,886 / 2,886 (100%)$109,712 [21]
Massey HallToronto2,511 / 2,511 (100%)$155,002 [23]
Wang TheatreBoston2,939 / 3,536 (83%)$128,886 [24]
Patriot CenterFairfax3,632 / 5,500 (66%)$188,864 [25]
Beacon TheatreNew York City8,309 / 8,309 (100%)$552,127 [24] [26]
RiverdomeBossier City1,276 / 1,400 (91%)$85,137 [27]
Tunica Events CenterTunica4,161 / 4,850 (86%)$256,246 [27] [28]
Mohegan Sun ArenaUncasville6,990 / 6,994 (~100%)$231,564 [25]
Rod Laver ArenaMelbourne9,800 / 10,500 (93%)$969,267 [29]
Brisbane Entertainment CentreBrisbane8,243 / 8,830 (93%)$953,729 [29]
Hope Estate Winery AmphitheatrePokolbin15,701 / 25,337 62%)$1,327,790 [30]
Acer ArenaSydney7,705 / 7,941 (97%)$845,556 [29]
Royal TheatreCanberra2,863 / 4,530 (63%)$242,762 [30]
TOTAL112,236 / 135,972 (82%)$7,749,662

Broadcasts and recordings

For the tour, Thomas' created USB wristbands that included highlights of songs from the tour. Fans were able to vote on the songs included on the wristbands. Entitled the "Best of…cradlesong tour", the USB included 30 songs from various concerts on the first North American and Australian leg of the tour. An additional USB wristband was made available for the Sidewalk Angels tour. [31]

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