Light Me Up Tour

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Light Me Up Tour
Tour by The Pretty Reckless
Taylor Momsen - Tattoo Rock Parlour (3).jpg
Momsen on tour on 26 February 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Associated album Light Me Up
Start dateAugust 19, 2010
End dateMarch 5, 2012
Legs12
No. of shows
  • 43 in Europe
  • 54 in North America
  • 8 in Asia
  • 7 in Oceania
  • 112 in total
The Pretty Reckless concert chronology

The Light Me Up Tour was the first headline tour by American rock band the Pretty Reckless, in support of their debut studio album, Light Me Up . [1] The tour began on August 19, 2010, and concluded on March 5, 2012, with a total of 112 shows.

Contents

Background

The Light Me Up tour kicked off in London, England, at the O2 Academy Islington; following these two performances, the band appeared at the V Festival.

In February 2011, the band toured the United States extensively; then, the band set off on a festival-based European summer tour performing at twelve major international music festivals. Some of these festivals included the Download Festival in England and the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals in Germany.

Throughout August 2011, the Pretty Reckless performed in Tokyo and Osaka as part of the Summer Sonic Festival. The band was scheduled to perform at the Soundwave Revolution [2] from September 24, 2011 – October 3, 2011, before the festival series was cancelled. [3] [4] Some of the artists scheduled to play were invited back to Australia to perform in a replacement mini-festival tour called Counter Revolution. The Pretty Reckless were among those artists that decided to return. [5] But they too eventually pulled out of the festival series. [6]

It was confirmed in October 2011 that the Pretty Reckless would perform at Soundwave in 2012. [7]

On July 26, 2011, Taylor Momsen announced via Twitter that the Pretty Reckless would tour Europe alongside Evanescence and Fair To Midland; eventually, a North American leg was announced with the Pretty Reckless and Rival Sons opening for Evanescence.

On February 9, 2012, the Pretty Reckless announced they would play two SideWaves in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.

Opening acts

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe [12]
August 19, 2010LondonEngland O2 Academy Islington
August 21, 2010 [A] Chelmsford Hylands Park
August 22, 2010 [A] Staffordshire Weston Park
North America [13]
October 10, 2010 Baltimore United StatesBourbon Street Ballroom
October 16, 2010 Niagara Falls Hard Rock Cafe
October 17, 2010 Toronto Canada Bovine Sex Club
Europe [14]
December 9, 2010ParisFranceLa Maroquinerie
December 13, 2010 Glasgow Scotland Barrowland Ballroom
December 14, 2010 Manchester England Manchester Academy
December 15, 2010 Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
December 16, 2010London Shepherd's Bush Empire
December 17, 2010 Cologne GermanyLuxor
North America [15]
February 11, 2011Los AngelesUnited States El Rey Theatre
February 12, 2011 San Diego Soma Sidestage
February 14, 2011 Scottsdale Martini Ranch
February 16, 2011 Austin Stubb's
February 17, 2011 Houston House of Blues Houston
February 19, 2011 Dallas House of Blues Dallas
February 20, 2011 Oklahoma City The Conservatory
February 22, 2011 St. Louis Firebird
February 23, 2011 Indianapolis Earth House
February 24, 2011 Pontiac The Pike Room
February 25, 2011 Niagara Falls Hard Rock Cafe Niagara Falls
February 26, 2011TorontoCanada Tattoo Rock Parlour
February 27, 2011 Montreal La Tulipe
March 2, 2011New York CityUnited States Santos Party House
March 3, 2011 Boston Brighton Music Hall
March 4, 2011 Philadelphia World Cafe Live
March 10, 2011 Chicago Beat Kitchen
March 11, 2011 Columbus The Basement
March 12, 2011 Cleveland The Grog Shop
March 13, 2011 Pittsburgh Club AE
March 16, 2011 Baltimore The Ottobar
March 17, 2011 Vienna Jammin' Java
March 18, 2011 Asbury Park Wonder Bar
March 20, 2011 Hartford Webster Underground
Europe [16]
March 25, 2011 [B] ParisFranceFnac Champs-Elyseés
North America [17]
April 12, 2011 [C] New York CityUnited StatesBest Buy 14th Street
April 16, 2011 [C] Long Island Looney Tunes
April 21, 2011 [C] Los AngelesHard Rock Cafe Los Angeles
May 28, 2011 Dover Dover Brick House
Europe [18]
June 3, 2011 [D] Nürburg Germany Nürburgring
June 5, 2011 [E] Nuremberg Frankenstadion
June 6, 2011 Hamburg Uebel & Gefährlich
June 7, 2011BerlinColumbia Club
June 8, 2011ParisFrance Le Trianon
June 9, 2011 Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso
June 11, 2011 [F] Venice Italy Parco San Giuliano
June 12, 2011 [G] Leicester England Donington Park
June 13, 2011 [H] Nickelsdorf Austria Burgenland
July 1, 2011 [I] Arras FranceCitadelle Vauban
July 2, 2011 [J] Werchter BelgiumWerchter Festival Grounds
July 3, 2011 [K] LondonEngland Hyde Park
July 4, 2011 [L] Monteux Switzerland Lake Geneva Bay
July 6, 2011 Barcelona SpainBarcelona Music Hall
July 7, 2011 Madrid Sala Caracol
July 9, 2011 [M] County Kildare Ireland Punchestown Racecourse
July 10, 2011 [N] Kinross Scotland Balado Airfield
July 12, 2011MoscowRussia Arena Moscow
July 13, 2011 [O] St. Petersburg City Park
North America [19]
July 22, 2011 [C] Lockport United StatesUlrich City Center
August 6, 2011 [P] Chicago Grant Park
August 7, 2011Hard Rock Hotel: Chicago
Asia [20]
August 11, 2011 Seoul South Korea Club Ellui
August 13, 2011 [Q] TokyoJapan Makuhari Messe
August 14, 2011 [Q] Osaka Maishima Sports Island
September 12, 2011 [R] Beijing China Beijing Chaoyang Park
September 14, 2011 Hangzhou Dian Livehouse
September 15, 2011 Shanghai MAO Live House Shanghai
September 17, 2011 Guangzhou Xi Wo Livehouse
September 18, 2011 Shenzhen Huanggang Business Center
North America [21]
October 8, 2011 [S] Tulsa United States QuikTrip Center
October 10, 2011 [T] Oakland Fox Oakland Theatre
October 11, 2011 [T] Los Angeles Hollywood Palladium
October 14, 2011 [T] Phoenix Comerica Theatre
October 15, 2011 [T] Tucson AVA Amphitheater
October 18, 2011 [T] San Antonio Sunken Garden Amphitheater
October 19, 2011 [T] Dallas Palladium Ballroom
October 20, 2011 Kansas City The Beaumont Club
October 21, 2011 [T] Milwaukee Eagles Ballroom
October 22, 2011 [T] Chicago Congress Theater
October 24, 2011 [T] Royal Oak Royal Oak Music Theatre
October 25, 2011 [T] TorontoCanada Sound Academy
October 26, 2011 Ottawa Ritual Nightclub
October 27, 2011 [T] Montreal Métropolis
October 28, 2011 [T] Worcester United States Worcester Palladium
30 October 2011 [T] Atlantic City House of Blues Atlantic City
1 November 2011 [T] New York City Terminal 5
Europe [22]
November 4, 2011 [T] LondonEngland HMV Hammersmith Apollo
November 5, 2011 [T]
November 7, 2011 [T] Manchester Manchester Apollo
November 8, 2011 [T] GlasgowScotland O2 Academy Glasgow
November 10, 2011 [T] Plymouth England Plymouth Pavilions
November 12, 2011 [T] Leeds O2 Academy Leeds
November 13, 2011 [T] Birmingham O2 Academy Birmingham
November 14, 2011 Lille France Le Splendid
November 15, 2011 Strasbourg La Laiterie
November 16, 2011 Utrecht Netherlands Tivoli
November 17, 2011 [T] Offenbach Germany Stadthalle Offenbach
November 18, 2011 [T] Düsseldorf Mitsubishi Electric Halle
November 20, 2011 [T] BerlinC-Halle
November 21, 2011 [T] Munich Zenith
North America [23]
November 25, 2011 [U] WorcesterUnited States DCU Center
November 26, 2011 [U] Camden Susquehanna Bank Center
November 28, 2011 [U] Hamilton Canada Copps Coliseum
Oceania [24]
February 25, 2012 [V] Brisbane Australia RNA Showgrounds
February 26, 2012 [V] Sydney Sydney Showground
February 27, 2012The Bald Faced Stag Hotel
March 1, 2012 Melbourne Thornbury Theatre
March 2, 2012 [V] Melbourne Showground
March 3, 2012 [V] Adelaide Bonython Park
March 5, 2012 [V] Perth Claremont Showground

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

Cancellations and rescheduled shows [25]
July 8, 2011Oeiras, PortugalPasseio Marítimo de AlgesOptimus Alive!Cancelled
September 24, 2011Brisbane, AustraliaRNA ShowgroundsSoundwave RevolutionCancelled
September 24, 2011Brisbane, AustraliaThe RiverstageCounter RevolutionCancelled
September 25, 2011Sydney, AustraliaOld Kings OvalSoundwave RevolutionCancelled
September 25, 2011Sydney, AustraliaLuna Park Big TopCounter RevolutionCancelled
September 30, 2011Melbourne, AustraliaTabcorp ParkSoundwave RevolutionCancelled
September 30, 2011Melbourne, AustraliaMyer Music BowlCounter RevolutionCancelled
October 1, 2011Adelaide, AustraliaShowgroundsSoundwave RevolutionCancelled
October 2, 2011Adelaide, AustraliaFowlers Live and CourtyardCounter RevolutionCancelled
October 3, 2011Perth, AustraliaArena JoondalupSoundwave RevolutionCancelled
October 3, 2011Perth, AustraliaCapitol and AmpliferCounter RevolutionCancelled

Box office score data

VenueCityTickets sold/availableGross revenue [26]
La TulipeMontreal700/700 (100%)$10,737
The BasementColumbus300/300 (100%)$4,902
Club AEPittsburgh208/400 (52%)$3,858
Music TheaterRoyal Oak1,700/1,700 (100%)$61,200
MetropolisMontreal2,298/2,300 (99%)$85,161
House of BluesAtlantic City2,550/2,550 (100%)$91,405
TOTAL7,756/7,950 (98%)$257,263

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