Love Revolution Tour

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Love Revolution Tour
Tour by Will Young
WillYoung 2015TourPoster.jpg
Promotional poster for tour
Associated album 85% Proof
Start date29 October 2015 (2015-10-29)
End date29 November 2015 (2015-11-29)
Legs1
No. of shows23 in Europe
Will Young concert chronology

The Love Revolution Tour [1] is the sixth headlining tour by English recording artist, Will Young. The tour supports his sixth studio album, 85% Proof . [2] Beginning in October 2015, the singer will primarily perform within theatres throughout United Kingdom and Ireland.

Contents

Background

The tour was announced in June 2015, a week after the album's release. [3] It is Young's first tour in three years. [4] After his 2011 tour, Young went on to star in a traveling production of the famed musical, Cabaret . Additionally, he released his autobiography, Funny Peculiar. He wrote political blogs for The Huffington Post and became mentor for up and coming musicians. [5]

Opening act

Setlist

This setlist was obtained from the 11 November 2015 concert, at the Newcastle City Hall in Newcastle, England. It does not represent all concerts during the tour. [6]

  1. "Brave Man"
  2. "U Think I’m Sexy"
  3. "Runaway"
  4. "Light My Fire"
  5. "Thank You"
  6. "Grace"
  7. "Switch It On"
  8. "You and I"
  9. "Gold"
  10. "Like a River"
  11. "Changes"
  12. "Your Game"
  13. "Who Am I"
  14. "Jealousy"

Encore

  1. "Love Revolution"
  2. "Joy"
  3. "Leave Right Now"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe [7] [8]
29 October 2015 York England Barbican Centre
30 October 2015 Liverpool Liverpool Empire Theatre
1 November 2015 Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions
2 November 2015 Brighton Brighton Centre
4 November 2015 Birmingham Symphony Hall
5 November 2015 Cambridge Cambridge Corn Exchange
6 November 2015 Westcliff-on-Sea Cliffs Pavilion
8 November 2015 Dublin Ireland Olympia Theatre
9 November 2015 Belfast Northern Ireland Waterfront Hall
11 November 2015 Newcastle England Newcastle City Hall
13 November 2015 Glasgow Scotland Clyde Auditorium
14 November 2015 Blackpool England Opera House Theatre
16 November 2015BirminghamSymphony Hall
17 November 2015 Ipswich Regent Theatre
18 November 2015 Cardiff Wales St David's Hall
20 November 2015 Bristol England Colston Hall
21 November 2015 Llandudno Wales Venue Cymru Arena
22 November 2015 Manchester England O2 Apollo
24 November 2015 Oxford New Theatre
25 November 2015 Swindon Oasis Leisure Centre
26 November 2015 Nottingham Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
28 November 2015 Bournemouth Windsor Hall
29 November 2015London Eventim Apollo

Box office score data

VenueCityTickets sold / availableGross revenue
Clyde AuditoriumGlasgow2,480 / 2,620 (95%)$138,590 [9]
Eventim ApolloLondon3,214 / 3,291 (98%)$207,214 [10]

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