On a Mission Tour

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On A Mission Tour
Tour by Katy B
Katy B @ Wellington Square.jpg
Katy B
Associated album On a Mission
Start date8 October 2011 (2011-10-08)
End date5 November 2011 (2011-11-05)
Legs1
No. of shows18 Total

The On A Mission Tour [1] was the debut concert tour by English recording artist Katy B, in support of her debut album On a Mission. The tour visited venues across the United Kingdom, before culminating with a date in Belgium.

Contents

Reception

Support acts

Source: [4]

Setlist

  1. Broken Record
  2. Movement
  3. Louder
  4. Easy Please Me
  5. Power on Me
  6. Witches' Brew
  7. Go Away
  8. Disappear
  9. Good Life / Show Me Love
  10. Hard To Get
  11. Why You Always Here
  12. Perfect Stranger
  13. Crossover

Encore:

  1. Katy on a Mission
  2. Lights On

Source: [2]

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe [4] [5]
30 April 2011 Bristol England O2 Academy Bristol
8 October 2011 Ipswich Regent Theatre
11 October 2011 Leeds O2 Academy Leeds
12 October 2011 Manchester O2 Apollo Manchester
13 October 2011 Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle Academy
14 October 2011 Glasgow Scotland O2 Academy Glasgow
16 October 2011 Liverpool England O2 Academy 1
17 October 2011 Sheffield Sheffield Academy
18 October 2011 Nottingham Rock City
20 October 2011 Birmingham Birmingham Academy
21 October 2011 Cardiff Wales Great Hall
22 October 2011 Brighton England Brighton Centre
24 October 2011 London The O2 Arena
25 October 2011
29 October 2011 Cambridge Cambridge Corn Exchange
30 October 2011 Bournemouth Solent Hall
31 October 2011 Brighton Brighton Dome
2 November 2011 Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions
5 November 2011 Brussels Belgium Palais 12

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