Josh Groban on Stage

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Josh Groban on Stage
JGroban 2016TourPoster.png
Promotional poster for tour
Associated album
Start dateSeptember 12, 2015 (2015-09-12)
End dateAugust 27, 2016 (2016-08-27)
Legs6
No. of shows
  • 55 in North America
  • 19 in Europe
  • 4 in Africa
  • 6 in Oceania
  • 84 in total
concert chronology

Josh Groban on Stage [1] is a concert tour by American singer Josh Groban. Launched in support of his 2015 show tunes album Stages, the tour featured a night of Broadway songs and originals later on. The tour was announced on April 16, 2015, with dates running from September 12 to November 3, 2015 and tickets going on sale April 24. [2] However, Groban was sick for part of the tour so the first leg ended on December 21, 2015. [3]

Contents

Opening acts and guests

Set list

2015
  • This 2015 set list represents an example as per the Toronto concert [4]

Set I

  1. "Pure Imagination"
  2. "Try to Remember"
  3. "What I Did for Love"
  4. "Old Devil Moon"
  5. "All I Ask of You" feat. Lena Hall
  6. "Save Me"-Lena Hall solo
  7. "Anthem"

15-20 minute intermission Set II

  1. "Children Will Listen"/"Not While I'm Around"
  2. "Les Temps de Cathedrales"
  3. "Unusual Way"
  4. "Move On" (duet with Lena Hall)
  5. "Maybe I'm Amazed" (Lena Hall solo)
  6. "Bring Him Home"
  7. "You'll Never Walk Alone" (Featuring a Local choir from wherever Groban was performing)

Encore

  1. "Over the Rainbow"
2016

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
North America
September 12, 2015 Atlanta United States Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
September 14, 2015 Washington, D.C. DAR Constitution Hall
September 16, 2015 Upper Darby Tower Theater
September 17, 2015 Pittsburgh Benedum Center
September 19, 2015 New York City Kings Theatre
September 21, 2015 Toronto Canada Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
September 22, 2015
September 25, 2015 Boston United States Citi Performing Arts Center
September 26, 2015 Wallingford Oakdale Theatre
September 29, 2015New York City Beacon Theatre
September 30, 2015
October 2, 2015 Providence Providence Performing Arts Center
October 3, 2015 Albany Palace Theatre
October 6, 2015 Syracuse Landmark Theatre
October 7, 2015 Buffalo Shea's Performing Arts Center
October 9, 2015 Detroit Fox Theatre
October 10, 2015 Cleveland State Theatre
October 13, 2015 Louisville The Louisville Palace
October 14, 2015 Indianapolis Old National Centre
October 16, 2015 Chicago Chicago Theatre
October 17, 2015
October 19, 2015 St. Louis Peabody Opera House
October 29, 2015 Los Angeles Dolby Theatre
October 30, 2015
November 3, 2015 San Francisco Nob Hill Masonic Center
November 4, 2015
Europe
November 28, 2015 Manchester England Bridgewater Hall
November 29, 2015 Birmingham Symphony Hall
December 1, 2015 London Hammersmith Apollo
December 2, 2015 Paris France Zénith Paris
North America
December 19, 2015 Austin United States Bass Concert Hall
December 21, 2015 Houston Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
December 22, 2015 Dallas Music Hall at Fair Park
February 27, 2016 Fort Lauderdale Au-Rene Theater
February 28, 2016 Sarasota Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
March 1, 2016 Clearwater Ruth Eckerd Hall
March 2, 2016 Orlando Walt Disney Theater
South Africa and Australia
April 8, 2016 Johannesburg South Africa Coca-Cola Dome
April 10, 2016Durban ICC Arena
April 12, 2016Cape TownGrandWest
April 13, 2016
April 19, 2016Sydney Australia Sydney Opera House
April 20, 2016
April 22, 2016
April 25, 2016 Melbourne Palais Theatre
April 28, 2016Brisbane Brisbane Convention Centre
April 30, 2016Auckland New Zealand Vector Arena
Europe
May 5, 2016 Stockholm Sweden Stockholm Waterfront
May 6, 2016 Oslo Norway Oslo Concert Hall
May 8, 2016 Copenhagen Denmark Falkoner Center
May 10, 2016 Berlin Germany Tempodrom
May 11, 2016 Frankfurt Alte Oper
May 13, 2016 Amsterdam Netherlands AFAS Live
May 15, 2016 Ghent Belgium Capitole
May 17, 2016 Cardiff Wales Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
May 18, 2016LondonEngland Royal Albert Hall
May 21, 2016BirminghamSymphony Hall
May 22, 2016 Nottingham Theatre Royal
May 24, 2016 Glasgow Scotland SEC Armadillo
May 25, 2016ManchesterEnglandBridgewater Hall
May 27, 2016 Belfast Northern Ireland Waterfront Hall
May 29, 2016 Dublin Ireland Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
North America [6]
July 15, 2016 New Orleans United States Champions Square
July 17, 2016Atlanta Chastain Park Amphitheater
July 22, 2016 Wantagh Jones Beach Theater
July 23, 2016 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center
July 25, 2016 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 26, 2016 Darien Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 29, 2016 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
July 30, 2016 Boston Leader Bank Pavilion
August 2, 2016 Burgettstown KeyBank Pavilion
August 3, 2016 Camden BB&T Pavilion
August 5, 2016 Atlantic City Borgata
August 6, 2016 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live
August 9, 2016Chicago Huntington Bank Pavilion
August 10, 2016 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center
August 12, 2016 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
August 13, 2016 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 16, 2016 Kansas City Starlight Theatre
August 19, 2016 Denver Pepsi Center
August 20, 2016 West Valley City USANA Amphitheatre
August 23, 2016 Woodinville Chateau Ste. Michelle Amphitheatre
August 24, 2016 Troutdale McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater
August 26, 2016Los Angeles Greek Theatre

Box office data

VenueAttendanceRevenue
Chicago Theatre7,066 / 7,066 (100%)$671,220
Eventim Apollo3,479 / 3,603 (97%)$244,840
Broward Center for the Performing Arts2,588 / 2,588 (100%)$274,135
Ruth Eckerd Hall2,132 / 2,132 (100%)$282,627
Dr. Phillips Center, Walt Disney Theater2,640 / 2,711 (97%)$309,922
Palais Theatre2,727 / 2,727 (100%)$324,971
Capitole1,292 / 1,719 (75%)$104,212
Clyde Auditorium2,881 / 2,919 (99%)$207,536
Chastain Park Amphitheatre5,769 / 6,700 (86%)$483,160
Mohegan Sun Arena5,922 / 6,067 (98%)$500,136
Total36,496 / 38,232 (96%)$3,402,759

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References

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