Here Come the Girls (concert tour)

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Here Come the Girls
Tour by Anastacia, Chaka Khan, Heather Small and Lulu
Here Come the Girls Tour.jpg
Promotional poster for 2009 tour
Start dateNovember 21, 2009 (2009-11-21)
End dateDecember 13, 2010 (2010-12-13)
Legs2
No. of shows34 in Europe
Anastacia tour chronology
Heavy Rotation Tour
(2009)
Here Come the Girls
(2009–10)
Resurrection Tour
(2014)

Here Come the Girls was a co-headlining concert tour by American recording artists Anastacia and Chaka Khan and Scottish recording artist Lulu. Their UK tour began in November 2009. [1] Described as a music extravaganza that mixes high octane, high camp, get up and dance songs, against a backdrop of glamour and fun, the trek became a hit, selling out all 20 dates in 2009. Due to demand, the tour continued into 2010, with English singer Heather Small replacing Chaka Khan. [2] The tour became praised by both critics and spectators alike. The tour being initially confined to the UK, concert promoters spoke of extending it in 2011 into Continental Europe and North America, though this never materialized. [3]

Contents

The show consisted mostly of covering songs because (collectively) the girls wanted to sing the music that inspired them versus singing only original material. The singers did solo selections but sang a majority of the songs as a trio. [4]

Singer Anastacia described the show as,"[...] an amazing, fun party like atmosphere!!! We want everyone standing, dancing and singing along!!! We are sure to make you laugh lots and may even draw a tear or two." [5] To promote the tour, the girls appeared on Good Morning Television, [6] BBC Breakfast , [7] Loose Women , [8] Afternoon Live with Kay Burley , [9] London Tonight [10] and Live from Studio Five . Additionally they opened the Royal Variety Performance at the Opera House Theatre, Blackpool with a performance of "Relight My Fire".

Setlist

2009
  1. "Here Come the Girls" (Video Introduction) (contains excerpts from "I'm Every Woman")
  2. "I'm Every Woman"
  3. "One Day in Your Life"
  4. "Independence"
  5. "The Beat Goes On"
  6. "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"
  7. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"
  8. "I Can't Turn You Loose" (contains excerpts from "Soul Man")
  9. Medley: "Stop! In the Name of Love" / "Baby Love" / "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
  10. "Dancing in the Street" (Anastacia)
  11. "Mercy" (Lulu)
  12. "Respect" (Chaka Khan)
  13. "Pop Royalty" (Dance Interlude) (contain elements of "Vogue", "Billie Jean", "Scream", "Doesn't Really Matter" and "Rhythm Nation" )
  14. Medley: "Just Dance" / "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" / "I Feel for You"
  15. "I'm Outta Love"
  16. "Proud Mary"
  17. "Lady Marmalade"
  18. "Hot Legs" (Dance Interlude)
  19. "Ain't Nobody"
  20. Medley: "Bad Girls" / "Hot Stuff"
  21. "Left Outside Alone" (Anastacia)
  22. "Shout" (Lulu)
  23. "Through the Fire" (Chaka Khan)
  24. "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"
  25. Medley: "Disco Inferno" / "Night Fever" / "I Will Survive"
  26. "Angels"
Encore
  1. "Relight My Fire" (contains excerpts from "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" and "Crazy in Love")
2010
  1. "Here Come the Girls" (Video Introduction) (contains excerpts from "I'm Every Woman")
  2. "I'm Every Woman"
  3. "One Day in Your Life"
  4. "Relight My Fire"
  5. "Moving On Up"
  6. "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"
  7. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"
  8. "I Can't Turn You Loose" (contains excerpts from "Soul Man")
  9. "Dancing in the Street" (Anastacia)
  10. "Mercy" (Lulu)
  11. "Valerie" (Heather Small)
  12. "I'm Outta Love"
  13. "Independence"
  14. "One Night in Heaven"
  15. "Proud Mary"
  16. "I Gotta Feeling"
  17. "Get the Party Started" (contains excerpts from "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)")
  18. "Itchycoo Park" (Heather Small)
  19. "Search for the Hero" (Heather Small)
  20. "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" (Anastacia)
  21. "Left Outside Alone" (Anastacia)
  22. "To Sir, with Love" (Lulu)
  23. "Shout" (Lulu)
  24. Medley: "Bad Romance" / "Just Dance" / "Poker Face" / "Paparazzi"
  25. "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"
  26. Medley: "Disco Inferno" / "Night Fever" / "I Will Survive"
Encore
  1. "Angels"
Source: [11]

Tour dates

Promotional poster for 2010 leg of tour Here Come the Girls Tour 2.jpg
Promotional poster for 2010 leg of tour
DateCityCountryVenue
Leg I [12] [13]
November 21, 2009 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall
November 23, 2009 Newcastle England Newcastle City Hall
November 24, 2009 Liverpool Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
November 26, 2009 Sheffield Sheffield City Hall
November 27, 2009 Oasis Leisure Centre
November 28, 2009 Bristol Colston Hall
November 30, 2009 Cardiff Wales Cardiff International Arena
December 2, 2009LondonEngland HMV Hammersmith Apollo
December 4, 2009 Oxford New Theatre Oxford
December 8, 2009 Nottingham Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
December 10, 2009 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
December 12, 2009 Bournemouth England Windsor Hall
December 13, 2009 Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions
December 14, 2009 Portsmouth Portsmouth Guildhall
December 16, 2009 Manchester Carling Apollo Manchester
December 17, 2009 Birmingham Symphony Hall
December 18, 2009 Kingston upon Hull Hull City Hall
December 20, 2009 Blackpool Opera House Theatre
December 21, 2009 Belfast Northern Ireland Waterfront Hall
Leg II [12] [14] [15]
November 22, 2010EdinburghScotland Edinburgh Playhouse
November 23, 2010Glasgow Clyde Auditorium
November 25, 2010LiverpoolEngland Echo Arena Liverpool
November 26, 2010Birmingham National Indoor Arena
November 27, 2010 Brighton Brighton Centre
November 29, 2010LondonHMV Hammersmith Apollo
November 30, 2010
December 2, 2010CardiffWalesCardiff International Arena
December 3, 2010PortsmouthEnglandPortsmouth Guildhall
December 4, 2010BournemouthWindsor Hall
December 6, 2010SheffieldSheffield City Hall
December 7, 2010Manchester Manchester Evening News Arena
December 8, 2010Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
December 10, 2010Nottingham Trent FM Arena Nottingham
December 12, 2010 Dublin Ireland The O2
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
December 3, 2009Brighton, EnglandBrighton CentreCancelled
December 21, 2009Belfast, Northern IrelandWaterfront HallThis concert was originally rescheduled to December 23, 2009 due to weather but ultimately cancelled [16]
December 13, 2010Belfast, Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena Cancelled due to illness

Box office

VenueCityTickets sold / availableGross revenue
Manchester Evening News ArenaManchester2,077 / 3,400 (61%)$121,985 [17]
The O2Dublin1,559 / 2,000 (78%)$102,362 [18]

Critical reception

The tour received high praise from spectators of the performance by the girls, however, music critics gave the tour mixed reviews.

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