Dream Your Life Away Tour

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Dream Your Life Away Tour
Tour by Vance Joy
Location
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Oceania
Associated album
Start dateSeptember 9, 2014 (2014-09-09)
End dateMarch 28, 2015 (2015-03-28)
Legs4
No. of shows57
Supporting acts
Vance Joy concert chronology

The Dream Your Life Away Tour was the first major concert tour by Australian singer and songwriter Vance Joy, in support of his debut studio album, Dream Your Life Away (2014). The tour began on September 9, 2014, in New York, United States and concluded on March 28, 2015, in Newcastle, Australia.

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Background

In November 2013, it was announced that Vance Joy would embark on the tour of the American band Young The Giant as an opening act during the months of April and March 2014, thus marking her first experience giving a shows in North America. [1] During that period, Vance had the opportunity to promote his songs from his EP God Loves You When You're Dancing released on March 22, 2013. Before the tour beginning, Joy performed at several major music festivals, including Meredith Music Festival in Victoria, St Jerome's Laneway Festival in Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Fremantle, SXSW Festival in Austin, Groovin' the Moo in Adelaide, Oakbank, Maitland, Canberra, Victoria, Townsville and Bunbury, Bassinthegrass in Darwin, Field Trip Festival in Toronto, Bonnaroo Music Festival in Tennessee, Firefly Music Festival in Dover, 96X Fest in Portsmouth, Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, Splendour in the Grass in Byron Bay, Sonic Lunch in Ann Arbor, Lollapalooza in Chicago, Osheaga Festival in Montreal, Edmonton Folk Music Festival in Edmonton, Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in San Francisco, CD 102.5 Summerfest in Columbus, Pukkelpop in Hasselt and V Festival in Chelmsford.

On September 5, 2014, Joy released her first studio album Dream Your Life Away . The indie folk album was Joy's first album marketed as indie music. It was a commercial success in Australia, United States, Canada and England, selling over one million copies all over the world. Joy first announced the European dates in January 2014 and that New Zealand singer Ezra Vine would officiate as the opening act. [2] [3] On July 15, 2014, via his Facebook account announced the North American dates, where would the tour begin and it was reported that the American singer Jaymes Young would be the opening act during this stage. [4] On September 2, 2014, Joy announced the dates of he's world tour for Australia. [5] Australian band #1 Dads and Australian singer Airling was announced to be an opening act. [6] The tour was scheduled to begin on March 5, 2015 and end on March 28 of that year.

Critical response

The Dream Your Life Away Tour received positive reviews by critics, praise centered on his vocals and his performance on stage. In a review for Best New Bands, Liz Rowley appreciated Joy's ability to deliver the show, saying: "He is a high-caliber act, extraordinarily talented to boot, and his capacity to seduce an audience is seemingly second nature". [7] Jade Jurewicz, writing for Perth Show, acknowledged "Joy proved he is every bit as talented as he is genuine". [8] Irish Examiner critic Ed Power appreciated Joy's work on stage, writing: "He is enormously impassioned, blessed with a beautifully earthy quaver - and yet, there's an overspill of sincerity in his material that can feel cloying if you're not in the mood". [9] Carry Clancy from There Goes The Fear highlighted that: "Joy created a seamless if predictable set list" and in addition to: "Joy and his bandmates played a tight, well-rehearsed set, but while the songs themselves were exquisitely performed". [10]

Set list

This set list is from the show on October 29, 2014, in Boston. It is not intended to represent all concerts for the tour. [11]

  1. "Emmylou"
  2. "Red Eye"
  3. "Play With Fire"
  4. "Winds of Change"
  5. "Georgia"
  6. "Snaggletooth"
  7. "My Kind Of Man"
  8. "From Afar"
  9. "Wasted Time"
  10. "Best That I Can"
  11. "Riptide"
  12. "Mess Is Mine"

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening acts
DateCityCountryVenueOpening acts
Leg 1 – North America [12]
September 9, 2014 New York United States The SpectrumN/A
September 11, 2014 Boston Copley Square The Naked Stills
AJ Edwards
September 13, 2014 [A] Philadelphia Penn's Landing N/A
Leg 2 – Europe [13] [14] [15]
September 21, 2014 Belfast Northern Ireland Limelight Ezra Vine
September 22, 2014 Dublin Ireland The Academy
September 24, 2014 Glasgow Scotland Òran Mór
September 25, 2014 Manchester England Manchester Academy 2
September 26, 2014 Leeds Stylus
September 28, 2014 Birmingham Library
September 29, 2014 Bristol Anson Rooms
September 30, 2014 Brighton Concorde 2
October 2, 2014 London Shepherd's Bush Empire
October 3, 2014
October 6, 2014 Brussels Belgium Cirque Royal
October 7, 2014 Paris France Café de la Danse
October 9, 2014 Amsterdam Netherlands Melkweg
October 10, 2014 Cologne Germany Gloria-Theater
October 12, 2014 Hamburg Docks
October 13, 2014 Berlin Postbahnhof
Leg 3 – North America [12]
October 17, 2014 Dallas United States Trees Dallas Jaymes Young
October 18, 2014 Austin Emo's
October 19, 2014 Houston Fitzgerald's
October 21, 2014 Nashville Cannery Ballroom
October 22, 2014 Atlanta Terminal West
October 23, 2014 Charleston The Pour House
October 25, 2014 Washington 9:30 Club
October 28, 2014 New York Webster Hall
October 29, 2014 Boston Paradise Rock Club
October 30, 2014 Montreal Canada Corona Theatre
November 1, 2014 Toronto Phoenix Concert Theatre
November 3, 2014 Ottawa The Observatory
November 4, 2014 London Rum Runners
November 6, 2014 Columbus United States A&R Music Bar
November 7, 2014 Detroit Saint Andrew's Hall
November 8, 2014 Chicago Lincoln Hall
November 10, 2014 Minneapolis Varsity Theatre
November 11, 2014 Winnipeg Canada West End Cultural Centre
November 14, 2014 Calgary Republik
November 16, 2014 Vancouver Commodore Ballroom
November 19, 2014 Eugene United States W.O.W. Hall
November 21, 2014 Salt Lake City Urban Lounge
November 22, 2014 Denver Bluebird Theater
November 24, 2014 Tempe Marquee Theatre
November 25, 2014 San Diego House of Blues
November 28, 2014 Los Angeles The Fonda Theatre
November 29, 2014 San Francisco Slim's
December 1, 2014 Tulsa Tulsa Theater
Leg 4 – Oceania [16]
March 5, 2015 Gold Coast Australia Arts Centre #1 Dads
Airling
March 6, 2015 Brisbane The Tivoli
March 7, 2015 Sunshine Nambour Civic Centre
March 13, 2015 Melbourne Palais Theatre
March 14, 2015 Ballarat Regent Cinema Theatre
March 20, 2015 Perth Astor Theatre
March 21, 2015 Adelaide Thebarton Theatre
March 24, 2015 Wollongong Anita's Theatre
March 27, 2015 Sydney Enmore Theatre
March 28, 2015 Newcastle Civic Theatre
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
[A] This concert was part of the "Festival Pier at Penn's Landing"

Cancelled shows

DateCityCountryVenueReason
November 24, 2014 Phoenix United States Crescent BallroomRescheduled for the same day at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe due to its increased seating capacity as it had increased Joy's popularity. [10]

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References

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  3. ↑ "Ezra Vine ist Support auf der Tour im Herbst". Warner Music. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
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  9. ↑ Power, Ed (27 September 2014). "Music review: Vance Joy". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
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