In Blue Tour

In Blue Tour

Tour by The Corrs
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album	In Blue
Start date	31 October 2000 (2000-10-31)
End date	25 October 2001 (2001-10-25)
Legs	6
No. of shows	37 in Europe 8 in North America 8 in Australasia 9 in Asia 62 total
The Corrs concert chronology
Talk on Corners Tour (1997–99) In Blue Tour (2000–01) Borrowed Heaven Tour (2004)

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.

Opening acts

• Picturehouse (31 October – 18 November 2000)
• Brian Kennedy (20–22 December 2000, 8–19 January 2001, 14–16 March 2001, 1–11 April 2001) ^[1]
• BBMak ^[2] (6 April 2001)^{[ date missing ]}
• David Gray (11–17 October 2001)
• Nigel Kennedy (25 October 2001)

Setlist

The following setlist is obtained from the 18 November 2000 concert at the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm, Swden. 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

22. "At Your Side"
23. "So Young"
24. "Toss the Feathers"

Notes

• "Give It All Up" was performed on the opening night in Hamburg however was not performed again during the tour.
• During the first European Leg Sharon played Guitar on "Give Me A Reason".
• A Cover of John Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" was performed during the December London Wembley shows.
• "Don't Say You Love Me" and "Would You Be Happier?" were added to the setlist during the Asian/Oceanic Leg.
• "Haste to the Wedding Part 1 and 2 replaced Paddy McCarthy on the Asian/Oceanic leg.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe [3]
31 October 2000	Hamburg	Germany	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
1 November 2000	Hanover		Stadionsporthalle
3 November 2000	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Rotterdam Ahoy
4 November 2000	Paris	France	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 2000	Berlin		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 2000	London	England	Wembley Arena
21 December 2000
22 December 2000
8 January 2001 [G]	Newcastle		Telewest 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 2001	New York City		Radio City Music Hall
Europe [4] [7]
1 April 2001	Sheffield	England	Sheffield Arena
2 April 2001
4 April 2001	Manchester		Manchester 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 2001	Newcastle		Telewest 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	Australia	Brisbane Entertainment Centre
30 August 2001	Newcastle		Newcastle Entertainment Centre
1 September 2001	Sydney		Sydney Entertainment Centre
Asia [8]
20 September 2001	Osaka	Japan	Koseinenkin Kaikan Dai-Hall
22 September 2001	Tokyo		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 2001	Sydney	Australia	Sydney 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 2001	London	England	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 2001	Aberdeen, Scotland	AECC Arena	Rescheduled to 6 April 2001 [14]
22 January 2001	Newcastle, England	Telewest Arena	Rescheduled to 11 April 2001 [14]
24 January 2001	Sheffield, England	Sheffield Arena	Rescheduled to 1 April 2001 [14]
25 January 2001	Nottingham, England	Nottingham Arena	Rescheduled to 9 April 2001 [14]
27 January 2001	Manchester, England	Manchester Evening News Arena	Rescheduled to 4 April 2001 [14]
28 January 2001	Manchester, England	Manchester Evening News Arena	Rescheduled to 5 April 2001 [14]
29 January 2001	London, England	Royal Albert Hall	Cancelled. This concert was a part of The Prince's Trust. [15]
9 February 2001	Osaka, Japan	Koseinenkin Kaikan Dai-Hall	Rescheduled to 20 September 2001 [14]
11 February 2001	Tokyo, Japan	Tokyo International Forum	Rescheduled to 22 September 2001 [14]
12 February 2001	Tokyo, Japan	Tokyo International Forum	Rescheduled to 23 September 2001 [14]
14 February 2001	Singapore	Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre	Rescheduled to 6 October 2001 and moved to the Singapore Indoor Stadium [14]
16 February 2001	Quezon City, Philippines	Araneta Coliseum	Rescheduled to 29 September 2001 [14]
19 February 2001	Melbourne, Australia	Rod Laver Arena	Rescheduled to 16 October 2001 [14]
20 February 2001	Melbourne, Australia	Rod Laver Arena	Rescheduled to 17 October 2001 [14]
22 February 2001	Sydney, Australia	Sydney Entertainment Centre	Rescheduled to 11 October 2001 [14]
23 February 2001	Sydney, Australia	Sydney Entertainment Centre	Rescheduled to 12 October 2001 [14]
25 February 2001	Auckland, New Zealand	North Harbour Stadium	Rescheduled to 14 October 2001 [14]
27 February 2001	Jakarta, Indonesia	Plenary Hall	Rescheduled to 3 October 2001 [14]
1 March 2001	Kuala Lumpur, Malayasia	Putra Indoor Stadium	Rescheduled to 7 October 2001 [14]

Personnel

Band Andrea Corr (lead vocals, tin whistle) Sharon Corr (violin, vocals) Caroline Corr (drums, bodhran, piano, vocals) Jim Corr (guitars, keyboards, vocals) Keith Duffy (bass) Anthony Drennan (lead guitar) Management & Agents John Hughes (manager) Emma Hill (management assistant) John Giddings at Solo ITG (international agent) Barry Gaster (Irish agent)

The Crew Henry McGroggan (tour manager) Aiden Lee (production manager) Liam McCarthy (lighting designer) Max Bisgrove (sound engineer) Paul 'Mini' Moore (monitor engineer) Declan Hogan (drum technician) John Parsons (guitar technician) Oisin Murray (midi technician) Jay Mascrey (makeup)

Broadcasts and recordings

• On 21 December 2000 The Corrs performed a Christmas show at Wembley Arena which was broadcast live on Sky One. The recording was later edited and released as a live DVD named "The Corrs: Live in London".
• An Access All Arenas Documentary which was recorded in Sweden, Stockholm at Stockholm Globe Arena.
• After Christmas The Corrs did a charity concert in Newcastle upon Tyne at the Telewest Arena on lung Cancer
• In 2001 on Band's Australia Tour Arena TV recorded A Day in the Life seeing a promo day for the band and the in and out of being a superstar. (Also included live footage from 1 September in Sydney)

References

1. "Older News 1999: The Corrs". Brian Kennedy Official Website. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
2. "BB MAK IS BACK". HITS Daily Double. 22 August 2002.
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4. "Tour Dates". Closer to The Corrs. Archived from the original on 8 February 2001. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
5. Weiss, Neal (16 March 2001). "Set To Play Sold-Out Gig At Radio City Music Hall". Yahoo! News . Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
6. Cawn, Brad (16 March 2001). "Corrs A Musical Family In Search Of Heart, Soul". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 22 March 2014.
7. Williamson, Alexa (23 January 2001). "Illness forces the Corrs to reschedule January dates". LiveDaily. Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. Archived from the original on 5 October 2003. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
8. "Tour Dates". Closer to The Corrs. Archived from the original on 1 August 2001. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
9. The Corrs - Give Me a Reason - World AIDS Day Concert 2000. YouTube . Archived from the original on 11 December 2021.
10. "Jim Corr of the Corrs rehearsed for their appearance on 'My VH1 Music". 29 July 2003.
11. "Sharon and Andrea Corr of the Corrs perform during 'Vogue Takes". 29 July 2003.
12. Cohen, Johnathan (24 April 2001). "Aerosmith, Shaggy Top 'Zootopia' Concert Bill". Billboard . Archived from the original on 2 June 2002. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
13. O'Hanldon, Eamonn (2 September 2001). "Chart bands leave Corrs so breathless". Sunday Mirror; Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
14. "Current tour (2001)". The Corrs Online. Archived from the original on 10 June 2004. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
15. "The Corrs cancel royal concert". BBC News . 23 January 2001. Retrieved 22 March 2014.