Favourite Worst Nightmare Tour

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Favourite Worst Nightmare Tour
World tour by Arctic Monkeys
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Associated album Favourite Worst Nightmare
Start date10 February 2007 (2007-02-10)
End date17 December 2007 (2007-12-17)
No. of shows119
Arctic Monkeys concert chronology
  • Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Tour
    (2005–06)
  • Favourite Worst Nightmare Tour
    (2007)
  • Humbug Tour
    (2009–10)

The Favourite Worst Nightmare Tour was the second worldwide concert tour by British indie rock band Arctic Monkeys in support of their second studio album, Favourite Worst Nightmare .

Contents

The tour began from secret gig on 10 February 2007 in The Leadmill, Sheffield, England and ended on 17 December 2007 in Carling Apollo Manchester, Manchester, England. The last show of the tour was recorded for DVD At the Apollo .

During this tour, Arctic Monkeys played Glastonbury Festival in June 2007, first ever Friday at T in the Park in July 2007, two nights at Summer Sonic Tokyo Festival in Japan in August 2007, Austin City Limits Music Festival in US and Virgin Festival in Canada in September 2007 and many more shows all around the world.

Recording

The group released the concert film At the Apollo on DVD in 3 November 2008. The film was directed by Richard Ayoade, and filmed on super 16mm film with cinematography by Danny Cohen. It features footage of the band performing on 17 December 2007, at their last show of the tour in Manchester's Carling Apollo. [1] The film received the NME Award for Best Music DVD in 2009. [2]

Songs performed

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Favourite Worst Nightmare

Non-album single

B-sides

Covers

Unreleased

Set list

Average set list for the tour:[ citation needed ]

  1. This House Is a Circus
  2. Still Take You Home
  3. Dancing Shoes
  4. Brianstorm
  5. From the Ritz to the Rubble
  6. Teddy Picker
  7. Balaclava
  8. Fake Tales of San Francisco
  9. I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
  10. D Is for Dangerous
  11. Old Yellow Bricks
  12. The View From the Afternoon
  13. Fluorescent Adolescent
  14. Do Me a Favour
  15. When the Sun Goes Down
  16. If You Were There, Beware
  17. Leave Before the Lights Come On
  18. A Certain Romance

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue[ citation needed ]
Date (2007)CityCountryVenueOpening acts [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] AttendanceRevenue
10 February Sheffield England The Leadmill ———
13 February Leicester University of Leicester ———
17 February Morecambe The Dome———
27 February Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Town Hall ———
28 February Warrington Parr Hall ———
6 March Berlin GermanyFritzclub im PostbahnhofSDNMT——
8 March Copenhagen Denmark Store Vega ———
10 March Amsterdam Netherlands Melkweg The Max Alamo Race Track ——
14 March Paris France Élysée Montmartre ———
17 March Barcelona Spain Razzmatazz Les Très Bien Ensemble
Mendetz		——
19 March Milan ItalyRolling Stone———
29 March Tokyo Japan Zepp Tokyo 747s ——
9 April Southampton England Southampton Guildhall The Little Flames
Gas Club		——
10 April Exeter Great Hall, University of Exeter ——
12 April London London Astoria ——
13 April——
14 April Liverpool Carling Academy Liverpool ——
16 April Newcastle Carling Academy ——
17 April Dundee Scotland Caird Hall ——
17 April Glasgow Barrowland ——
20 April Birmingham England Carling Academy Birmingham ——
21 AprilSheffield The Leadmill ——
22 April——
27 April [lower-alpha 14] Indio US Empire Polo Club ———
29 April [lower-alpha 15] West Hollywood Troubadour —400/400—
1 May San Francisco The Warfield Be Your Own Pet —
2 May Portland Roseland Theater ——
3 May Seattle Showbox Comedy and Supper Club ——
4 May Vancouver Canada Commodore Ballroom ——
7 May Minneapolis US First Avenue ——
8 May Chicago Riviera Theatre ——
9 May Pontiac Clutch Cargo's——
11 May Toronto Canada Kool Haus ——
12 May Montreal Olympia de Montréal——
13 May Boston USAvalon——
15 May New York City Hammerstein Ballroom ——
16 May Washington D. C. 9:30 Club ——
17 May Philadelphia Electric Factory ——
19 May Atlanta Tabernacle ——
20 May Orlando Hard Rock Live——
27 May 27 Utrecht Netherlands Tivoli ———
28 May 28 [lower-alpha 16] Landgraaf Megaland———
29 May Luxembourg City Luxembourg den Atelier ———
1 June [lower-alpha 17] Nürburg Germany Nürburgring ———
2 June [lower-alpha 18] Nuremberg Zeppelinfeld
16 June Malahide Ireland Malahide Castle Supergrass
The Coral
Delorentos
Boss Volenti 		——
17 June
19 June Cardiff Wales Cardiff International Arena The Rascals
Reverend and the Makers 		——
20 June
22 June [lower-alpha 19] Pilton EnglandWorthy Farm———
25 June Oslo NorwaySentrum Scene———
26 June Stockholm Sweden Globen Annexet The Coral
Molotov Jive		——
28 June Hamburg GermanyStadtpark Open Air———
29 June [lower-alpha 20] Werchter BelgiumWerchter Festivalpark———
1 July [lower-alpha 21] St. Gallen SwitzerlandSittertobel
3 JulyParisFrance Zénith Paris The Coral ——
4 July Lille Zénith de Lille ———
6 July [lower-alpha 22] Kinross Scotland Balado ———
8 July [lower-alpha 23] Roskilde DenmarkDarupvej
9 July Berlin GermanyColumbiahalle The Coral ——
10 July Dresden Alter Schlachthof———
11 July Vienna Austria Arena The Coral ——
13 July [lower-alpha 24] Turin ItalyParco della Pellerina———
14 July [lower-alpha 25] Ferrara Piazza Castello
15 July [lower-alpha 26] Aix-les-Bains France Lac du Bourget Esplanade
18 July Lisbon Portugal Coliseu dos Recreios ———
19 July Vigo SpainAuditorio de CastrelosMendetz——
21 July [lower-alpha 27] Benicàssim Recinto de festivales de Benicàssim———
22 July [lower-alpha 28] Nîmes France Arena of Nîmes
24 July [lower-alpha 29] Nyon SwitzerlandPlaine de l'Asse
28 July Manchester England Old Trafford Cricket Ground Supergrass
Amy Winehouse
The Coral
The Parrots		100,000/100,000
29 July
3 August Sydney Australia Hordern Pavilion Operator Please ——
4 August Brisbane Tivoli ———
5 August [lower-alpha 30] Byron Bay Belongil Fields———
7 August 7 Melbourne Festival Hall ———
11 August [lower-alpha 31] Osaka Japan Maishima ———
12 August [lower-alpha 32] Chiba Chiba Marine Stadium
1 September [lower-alpha 33] Ibiza SpainBar M———
5 September [lower-alpha 34] New York City USRumsey Playfield Voxtrot ——
5 September Providence Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel ——
8 September [lower-alpha 35] TorontoCanadaToronto Island Park———
9 September [lower-alpha 36] Montreal Parc Jean Drapeau
11 September Columbus US Newport Music Hall Voxtrot ——
12 SeptemberChicagoRiviera Theatre——
13 September Kansas City Uptown Theater ——
15 September Austin Zilker Park ——
16 September Dallas Palladium Ballroom——
17 September Houston Verizon Wireless Theater ——
18 September New Orleans House of Blues ——
21 September Tempe Marquee Theatre ——
22 September Tucson Rialto Theatre ——
23 September [lower-alpha 37] Chula Vista Coors Amphitheatre ———
25 September Los Angeles Hollywood Palladium Voxtrot ——
27 SeptemberSan Francisco Bill Graham Civic Auditorium ——
29 September Seattle Paramount Theatre ——
30 SeptemberVancouverCanada PNE Forum ——
24 October Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio Luna Park Bicicletas——
26 October [lower-alpha 38] Rio de Janeiro Brazil Marina da Glória ———
28 October [lower-alpha 39] São Paulo Arena Skol Anhembi
31 October [lower-alpha 40] Curitiba Pedreira Paulo Leminski
27 November Rezé FranceLa Trocardière———
28 November Tournefeuille Le Phare Reverend and the Makers ——
30 November Madrid SpainLa Riviera———
1 DecemberBarcelonaEspacio Movistar———
3 December Cologne GermanyPalladium———
6 DecemberAmsterdamNetherlands Heineken Music Hall ———
8 DecemberLondonEngland Alexandra Palace The Rascals
The Horrors 		——
11 DecemberManchester Manchester Central ——
12 December——
14 December Aberdeen Scotland Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre ——
15 December——
17 DecemberManchesterEngland Carling Apollo Manchester The Rascals ——

Personnel

Notes

  1. ↑ played occasionally from March to August 2007
  2. ↑ played occasionally from March to September 2007
  3. ↑ played occasionally from April to December 2007
  4. ↑ played on 17 December 2007
  5. ↑ Credited to Richard Hawley & Death Ramps
  6. ↑ added on 27 November 2007
  7. ↑ played occasionally from September to December 2007
  8. ↑ played on 22, 28, 29 July 2007, officially added on 8 December 2007
  9. ↑ played on 22 June 2007, 8 December 2007
  10. ↑ played occasionally in February and March 2007
  11. ↑ played occasionally from April to June 2007
  12. ↑ played occasionally from September to December 2007
  13. ↑ added on 28 November 2007
  14. ↑ The concert on 27 April 2007 at Empire Polo Club in Indio was part of Coachella
  15. ↑ Secret show
  16. ↑ The concert on 28 May 2007 at Megaland was part of Pinkpop
  17. ↑ The concert on 1 June 2007 at Nürburgring was part of Rock am Ring
  18. ↑ The concert on 2 June 2007 at Nürburgring was part of Rock im Park
  19. ↑ The concert on 22 June 2007 at Worthy Farm was part of Glastonbury
  20. ↑ The concert on 22 June 2007 at Festivalpark Werchter was part of Rock Werchter
  21. ↑ The concert on 1 July 2007 at Sittertobel was part of OpenAir St. Gallen
  22. ↑ The concert on 6 July 2007 at Balado was part of T in the Park
  23. ↑ The concert on 8 July 2007 at Darupvej was part of Roskilde Festival
  24. ↑ The concert on 13 July 2007 at Parco della Pellerina was part of Traffic Festival
  25. ↑ The concert on 14 July 2007 at Piazza Castello was part of Ferrara Sotto Le Stelle
  26. ↑ The concert on 15 July 2007 in Aix Les Bains is part of Musilac
  27. ↑ The concert on 21 July 2007 at Recinto de festivales de Benicàssim was part of Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
  28. ↑ The concert on 22 July 2007 in Nîmes is part of Festival de Nîmes
  29. ↑ The concert on 24 July 2007 in Nyon is part of Paléo Festival
  30. ↑ The concert on 5 August 2007 in Byron Bay is part of Splendour in the Grass
  31. ↑ The concert on 11 August 2007 in Osaka is part of Summer Sonic Festival
  32. ↑ The concert on 12 August 2007 in Tokyo is part of Summer Sonic Festival
  33. ↑ The concert on 1 September 2007 at Bar M was part of Ibiza Rocks Festival
  34. ↑ The concert on 5 September 2007 at Rumsey Playfield was part of Central Park SummerStage
  35. ↑ The concert on 8 September 2007 at Toronto Island Park was part of Virgin Festival
  36. ↑ The concert on 9 September 2007 at Parc Jean Drapeau was part of Osheaga Festival
  37. ↑ The concert on 23 September 2007 at Coors Amphitheatre was part of San Diego Street Scene
  38. ↑ The concert on 26 October 2007 at Marina da Glória was part of TIM Festival Rio
  39. ↑ The concert on 28 October 2007 at Arena Skol Anhembi was part of TIM Festival Sao Paulo
  40. ↑ The concert on 31 October 2007 at Pedreira Paulo Leminski was part of TIM Festival Curitiba

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