| Tour by The Saturdays | |
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| Associated album | Finest Selection: The Greatest Hits |
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| Start date | 7 September 2014 |
| End date | 23 September 2014 |
| No. of shows | 12 in Europe |
| The Saturdays concert chronology | |
Greatest Hits Live! (also known as the Finest Selection Tour) was the fourth and final headlining concert tour by English-Irish girl group The Saturdays. It was their first tour in three years, launched in support of their greatest hits album, Finest Selection: The Greatest Hits .
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Just a few months after releasing their fourth studio album Living for the Weekend (2013), the group announced they would release a Greatest Hits album and tour in support for the album. [1] The tour was the group's first in three years. The tour played a mixture of theatres and arenas with most dates sold out at full capacity. The largest attendance for a single show was Wembley Arena, London with almost 10,000 in attendance. During the Glasgow show, Frankie Bridge had a pre-recorded segment to show she was competing on the twelfth season of Strictly Come Dancing that would start airing three days after the tour completed. [2]
The following set list is representative of the show on 7 September 2014. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour. [3]
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
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| 7 September 2014 | Glasgow | Scotland | Clyde Auditorium |
| 9 September 2014 | Newcastle | England | Newcastle City Hall |
| 10 September 2014 | Sheffield | Sheffield City Hall | |
| 12 September 2014 | Nottingham | Nottingham Royal Concert Hall | |
| 14 September 2014 | Manchester | O2 Apollo Manchester | |
| 15 September 2014 | Birmingham | National Indoor Arena | |
| 17 September 2014 | Dublin | Ireland | Olympia Theatre |
| 18 September 2014 | Cardiff | Wales | Motorpoint Arena Cardiff |
| 19 September 2014 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| 20 September 2014 | Brighton | Brighton Centre | |
| 22 September 2014 | Bournemouth | Bournemouth International Centre | |
| 23 September 2014 | Plymouth | Plymouth Pavilions | |
| Venue | City | Tickets Sold |
|---|---|---|
| Clyde Auditorium | Glasgow | 2,550 / 2,550 |
| City Hall | Newcastle | 2,135 / 2,135 |
| City Hall | Sheffield | 2,271 / 2,271 |
| Royal Concert Hall | Nottingham | 2,499 / 2,499 |
| O2 Apollo | Manchester | 2,693 / 2,693 |
| National Indoor Arena | Birmingham | 4,370 / 4,500 |
| Olympia | Dublin | 1,240 / 1,240 |
| Motorpoint Arena | Cardiff | 5,000 / 5,000 |
| Wembley Arena | London | 9,563 / 10,900 |
| Centre | Brighton | 4,500 / 4,500 |
| International Centre | Bournemouth | 3,640 / 4,100 |
| Pavilions | Plymouth | 4,000 / 4,000 |
| TOTAL | 44,461 / 46,388 | |
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