Live the Life Tour

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Live the Life Tour
World tour by Rod Stewart
Live the Life Tour.jpg
Promotional poster for the tour
Location
  • North America
  • Europe
Associated album Time
Start date1 June 2013
End date15 December 2013
Legs2
No. of shows
  • 24 in Europe
  • 11 in North America
  • 35 in total
Rod Stewart concert chronology

The Live the Life Tour is a concert tour by singer Rod Stewart to promote his 2013 album, Time .

Contents

Background

The Live the Life Tour was officially announced on 4 December 2012 at Stewart's official website. [1] Seven shows were announced for the United States as well as two Canadian concerts. Shows in New York City, Newark and Greensboro were announced later. By 26 December 2012, the schedule also includes shows in England, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands and Germany.

Steve Winwood has been announced to be joining the tour in North America. [2]

In Europe, Moya will be the opening act at fourteen of the fifteen shows (the exception being Oslo). [3]

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueTickets sold / availableGross revenue
Europe
1 June 2013 Nottingham England Capital FM Arena 6,562 / 6,562$704,373
4 June 2013London The O2 Arena 13,652 / 15,616$1,389,170
8 June 2013 Manchester Manchester Arena 25,909 / 25,909$2,428,447
9 June 2013
12 June 2013 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome 12,099 / 12,099$833,468
15 June 2013 Stockholm Sweden Ericsson Globe 8,893 / 8,893$1,009,431
16 June 2013 [A] Oslo Norway Frognerbadet
19 June 2013 Birmingham England LG Arena 22,338 / 22,338$1,963,150
20 June 2013
23 June 2013 Sheffield Motorpoint Arena Sheffield 11,494 / 11,494$1,174,214
26 June 2013 Belfast Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena 16,006 / 16,006$1,573,200
27 June 2013
29 June 2013 Dublin Ireland RDS Arena 25,653 / 25,653$2,765,196
3 July 2013 Dortmund Germany Westfalenhallen
11 July 2013LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena14,443 / 14,443$1,264,155
12 September 2013 Hamburg Germany O2 World Hamburg 5,703 / 6,955$692,068
14 September 2013 Rybnik Poland Stadion Miejski Rybniku
17 September 2013 Liverpool England Echo Arena Liverpool 9,734 / 9,734$985,306
20 September 2013LondonThe O2 Arena28,261 / 28,261$2,606,105
21 September 2013
24 September 2013 Leeds First Direct Arena 11,050 / 11,050$1,032,578
27 September 2013 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena 8,856 / 8,856$920,440
30 September 2013 Glasgow Scotland The Hydro 46,080 / 46,080$4,850,478
2 October 2013
4 October 2013
5 October 2013
North America
14 October 2013 University Park United States Bryce Jordan Center
17 October 2013 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum
19 October 2013 Atlanta Philips Arena 7,596 / 9,518$626,539
24 October 2013 Chicago United Center
26 October 2013 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills
4 December 2013 Boston TD Garden
7 December 2013 Newark Prudential Center
9 December 2013New York City Madison Square Garden
11 December 2013 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
14 December 2013 Montreal Canada Bell Centre
15 December 2013 Toronto Air Canada Centre
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of "Norwegian Wood"
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
10 April 2013United CenterChicagoRescheduled to 24 October 2013 [2]
12 April 2013Wells Fargo CenterPhiladelphiaRescheduled to 11 October 2013 [2]
13 April 2013TD GardenBostonRescheduled to 4 December 2013 [2]
16 April 2013Bell CentreMontrealRescheduled to 14 December 2013 [2]
19 April 2013Madison Square GardenNew York CityRescheduled to 9 December 2013 [2]
21 April 2013Prudential CenterNewarkRescheduled to 7 December 2013 [2]
25 April 2013The PalaceAuburn HillsRescheduled to 26 October 2013 [2]
27 April 2013Greensboro ColiseumGreensboroRescheduled to 17 October 2013 [2]
28 April 2013AtlantaPhilips CenterRescheduled to 19 October 2013 [2]
1 May 2013Air Canada CentreTorontoRescheduled to 14 December 2013 [2]

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References

  1. "ROD STEWART ANNOUNCES "LIVE THE LIFE" NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH STEVE WINWOOD!". Rod Stewart. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Rod Stewart Reschedules "Live The Life" Tour Dates". Rod Stewart. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  3. "Moya Confirms Tour with Rod Stewart".[ permanent dead link ]