Tour by Matchbox Twenty | |
Associated album | North |
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Start date | October 20, 2012 |
End date | November 10, 2013 |
Legs | 5 |
No. of shows | 11 in Australia 43 in North America 8 in Europe 3 in South America 2 in Asia 61 Total |
Matchbox Twenty concert chronology |
The North Tour is the fifth concert tour by American pop-rock band, Matchbox Twenty. The tour supports the band's fourth studio album, North . Beginning October 2012, the band has played over 60 shows in Australia, the Americas, Europe and Asia. The tour ranked 66th on Pollstar's annual "Top 100 Mid Year North American Tour". It earned $4.9 million from 40 shows. [1]
The tour was announced in August 2012, via the band's official website. While promoting the album at several festival shows (including the iTunes Festival [2] ), the tour was marked to begin in Australia; October 2012. Dates in North America and Europe were revealed in November 2012. [3] For the tour, the band has teamed up with Tickets-for-Charity, a charity offering tickets that supported charitable causes. [4] With each ticket purchased through their website, TFC will donate a portion of the proceeds to the Children's Health Fund. [5] Additionally, the band has partnered with Mobile Roadie to create a free app to follow the band on tour. The app will feature the band's video history, along with, previews of their current album. [6] Users will also be able to follow an interactive map of the tour route and purchase tickets. Each person who downloads the app has a chance to win backstage passes for the tour.
November 8, 2013 | Pasay, Philippines | Mall of Asia Arena | Cancelled due to Typhoon Haiyan [20] |
Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
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Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Brisbane | 11,228 / 12,087 (93%) | $1,611,060 [21] |
Sydney Entertainment Centre | Sydney | 11,025 / 11,908 (92%) | $1,341,170 [22] |
Perth Arena | Perth | 9,838 / 9,838 (100%) | $1,296,360 [23] |
Braden Auditorium | Normal | 3,358 / 3,358 (100%) | $206,959 [24] |
Civic Center of Greater Des Moines | Des Moines | 2,544 / 2,544 (100%) | $189,279 [24] |
Embassy Theatre | Fort Wayne | 2,339 / 2,339 (100%) | $159,915 [24] |
The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor | Windsor | 4,672 / 4,672 (100%) | $66,272 [25] |
Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville | 5,379 / 5,582 (96%) | $266,261 [26] |
Landmark Theater | Richmond | 3,272 / 3,393 (96%) | $197,416 [27] |
Johnny Mercer Theatre | Savannah | 2,379 / 2,379 (100%) | $116,159 [28] |
Espaço das Américas | São Paulo | 3,650 / 5,000 (73%) | $287,231 [29] |
Master Hall | Curitiba | 1,171 / 2,600 (45%) | $107,722 [29] |
TOTAL | 60,855 / 65,700 (93%) | $5,845,804 | |
The shows in Australia received moderate praise from music critics. Noel Mengel ( The Courier-Mail ) stated the shows at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, "restore his faith in modern rock 'n' roll", He says, "Matchbox pursue the middle path and they are very good at it. But after two hours of it, it seems the only one in the room who feels like smashing a guitar is me". [30] For the two shows in Sydney, George Palathingal ( The Canberra Times ) gave the shows two and a half out of five stars. He explains, "[…] the songs follow such a similar pattern —big, promising opening guitar riffs lead to anthemic-but-generic soft-rock choruses, with Thomas's over-emoted vocals on top—that the set soon gets tiresome. Most in the room probably did 'have a good time tonight'. But that big finish was scant reward for those of us who just want better music throughout a headlining set". [31] In Perth, the concert was deemed "an impressive evening" by Courtney Pearson ( The West Australian ). She says "They came back for an encore with synth-driven 'Put Your Hands Up' and 1997 hit 'Push', Thomas' voice so arresting you had to stand still and watch". [32]
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