In Blue Tour

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In Blue Tour
Tour by The Corrs
Corrs 2000TourPoster.jpg
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album In Blue
Start date31 October 2000 (2000-10-31)
End date25 October 2001 (2001-10-25)
Legs6
No. of shows
  • 37 in Europe
  • 8 in North America
  • 8 in Australasia
  • 9 in Asia
  • 62 total
The Corrs concert chronology

The In Blue Tour is the third concert tour by Irish band, The Corrs. Promoting their third studio album, In Blue , the tour performed in Europe, North America, Australasia and Asia. The band performed over shows beginning October 2000 until October 2001.

Contents

Opening acts

Setlist

The following setlist is obtained from the 31 October 2000 concert at the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle in Hamburg, Germany. It does not represent all concerts during the tour.

  1. "Instrumental Sequence" (contains elements of "(Lough) Erin Shore")
  2. "Only When I Sleep"
  3. "Give Me a Reason"
  4. "Irresistible"
  5. "Forgiven, Not Forgotten"
  6. "What Can I Do?"
  7. "Joy of Life"
  8. "Hurt Before"
  9. "Somebody For Someone"
  10. "Dreams"
  11. "The Right Time"
  12. "I Never Loved You Anyway"
  13. "Runaway"
  14. "All the Love in the World"
  15. "Old Town"
  16. "All in a Day"
  17. "Queen of Hollywood"
  18. "Paddy McCarthy"
  19. "Radio"
  20. "No More Cry"
  21. "Breathless"

Encore

Band Introduction

  1. "At Your Side"
  2. "So Young"
  3. "Toss the Feathers"

Notes

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe [3]
31 October 2000 Hamburg Germany Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
1 November 2000 Hanover Stadionsporthalle
3 November 2000 Rotterdam Netherlands Rotterdam Ahoy
4 November 2000ParisFrance Zénith de Paris
6 November 2000 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
7 November 2000 Milan Italy PalaVobis
9 November 2000 Düsseldorf Germany Philipshalle
10 November 2000 Brussels Belgium Forest National
12 November 2000 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle Frankfurt
13 November 2000Berlin ICC Berlin Hall 1
14 November 2000 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
16 November 2000 Munich Germany Olympiahalle
18 November 2000 Stockholm Sweden Stockholm Globe Arena
North America
21 November 2000 [A] New York City United States Beacon Theatre
30 November 2000 [B] Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium
6 December 2000 [C] Miami Level Nightclub
10 December 2000 [D] Washington, D.C. National Building Museum
11 December 2000 [E] Providence Providence Civic Center
12 December 2000 [F] Portland Cumberland County Civic Center
14 December 2000 Raleigh Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
15 December 2000 St. Petersburg Mahaffey Theater
Europe [3] [4]
20 December 2000LondonEngland Wembley Arena
21 December 2000
22 December 2000
8 January 2001 [G] NewcastleTelewest Arena
9 January 2001 Birmingham NEC Arena
10 January 2001
12 January 2001
13 January 2001
15 January 2001 Clyst St Mary Westpoint Arena
16 January 2001
18 January 2001 Glasgow Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
19 January 2001
North America [5] [6]
14 March 2001 Chicago United States Vic Theatre
16 March 2001New York City Radio City Music Hall
Europe [4] [7]
1 April 2001SheffieldEnglandSheffield Arena
2 April 2001
4 April 2001ManchesterManchester Evening News Arena
5 April 2001
6 April 2001 Aberdeen AECC Arena
8 April 2001 Birmingham NEC Arena
9 April 2001 Nottingham Nottingham Arena
11 April 2001NewcastleTelewest Arena
North America [8]
1 June 2001 [H] Uniondale United States Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2 June 2001 [I] Mansfield Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
Australasia [8]
28 August 2001 [J] Brisbane AustraliaBrisbane Entertainment Centre
30 August 2001 Newcastle Newcastle Entertainment Centre
1 September 2001 Sydney Sydney Entertainment Centre
Asia [8]
20 September 2001 Osaka JapanKoseinenkin Kaikan Dai-Hall
22 September 2001Tokyo Tokyo International Forum
23 September 2001
27 September 2001 Hong Kong Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
29 September 2001 Quezon City Philippines Araneta Coliseum
30 September 2001
3 October 2001 Jakarta Indonesia Plenary Hall
6 October 2001 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium
7 October 2001 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Putra Indoor Stadium
Australasia [8]
11 October 2001SydneyAustraliaSydney Entertainment Centre
12 October 2001
14 October 2001 Auckland New Zealand North Harbour Stadium
16 October 2001 Melbourne Australia Rod Laver Arena
17 October 2001
Europe
25 October 2001LondonEngland Royal Albert Hall
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A World Aids Day benefit concert [9]
B VH1 Music Awards [10]
C Vogue Takes over Miami [11]
D Christmas in Washington
E 92 PRO-FM Jingle Mingle
F QBash
G Charity concert benefiting the Freeman Hospital [ citation needed ]
H Zootopia [12]
I Kiss Concert 2001
J Goodwill Games Opening Ceremony [13]
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
21 January 2001Aberdeen, ScotlandAECC ArenaRescheduled to 6 April 2001 [14]
22 January 2001Newcastle, EnglandTelewest ArenaRescheduled to 11 April 2001 [14]
24 January 2001Sheffield, EnglandSheffield ArenaRescheduled to 1 April 2001 [14]
25 January 2001Nottingham, EnglandNottingham ArenaRescheduled to 9 April 2001 [14]
27 January 2001Manchester, EnglandManchester Evening News ArenaRescheduled to 4 April 2001 [14]
28 January 2001Manchester, EnglandManchester Evening News ArenaRescheduled to 5 April 2001 [14]
29 January 2001London, EnglandRoyal Albert HallCancelled. This concert was a part of The Prince's Trust. [15]
9 February 2001Osaka, JapanKoseinenkin Kaikan Dai-HallRescheduled to 20 September 2001 [14]
11 February 2001Tokyo, JapanTokyo International ForumRescheduled to 22 September 2001 [14]
12 February 2001Tokyo, JapanTokyo International ForumRescheduled to 23 September 2001 [14]
14 February 2001Singapore Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre Rescheduled to 6 October 2001 and moved to the Singapore Indoor Stadium [14]
16 February 2001Quezon City, PhilippinesAraneta ColiseumRescheduled to 29 September 2001 [14]
19 February 2001Melbourne, AustraliaRod Laver ArenaRescheduled to 16 October 2001 [14]
20 February 2001Melbourne, AustraliaRod Laver ArenaRescheduled to 17 October 2001 [14]
22 February 2001Sydney, AustraliaSydney Entertainment CentreRescheduled to 11 October 2001 [14]
23 February 2001Sydney, AustraliaSydney Entertainment CentreRescheduled to 12 October 2001 [14]
25 February 2001Auckland, New ZealandNorth Harbour StadiumRescheduled to 14 October 2001 [14]
27 February 2001Jakarta, IndonesiaPlenary HallRescheduled to 3 October 2001 [14]
1 March 2001Kuala Lumpur, MalayasiaPutra Indoor StadiumRescheduled to 7 October 2001 [14]

Personnel

Broadcasts and recordings

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