Perfect Symmetry World Tour

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Perfect Symmetry World Tour
Tour by Keane
Keane Toronto 2009.jpg
Keane performing at the Sound Academy, Toronto in May 2009
Associated album Perfect Symmetry
Start date26 October 2008
End date29 October 2009
Legs8
No. of shows96
50 in Europe
2 in Middle East
26 in North America
6 in South America
5 in Australia
7 in Asia
Keane concert chronology

The Perfect Symmetry World Tour was the third tour given by the British Band Keane, following the launch of the album Perfect Symmetry .

Contents

Keane

Opening acts

Set list

As was the case on previous tours, Keane's set list changed regularly. Among new cover songs, they played The Beatles's "Golden Slumbers", "Disco 2000" by Pulp and "Under Pressure" by Queen and David Bowie.

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe
27 October 2008 Antwerp Belgium Lotto Arena
28 October 2008 Rotterdam Netherlands Rotterdam Ahoy
31 October 2008 Copenhagen DenmarkValby Hall
1 November 2008 Stockholm SwedenAnnex
3 November 2008 Oslo Norway Sentrum
5 November 2008 Cologne GermanyPalladium
6 November 2008BerlinTempodrom
7 November 2008 Munich Zenith
9 November 2008 Barcelona SpainRazzmatazz
11 November 2008 Madrid La Riviera
12 November 2008 Lisbon Portugal Coliseu dos Recreios
20 November 2008ParisFrance Zénith de Paris
UK 2009 Tour
23 January 2009 Belfast Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena
25 January 2009 Dublin Ireland The O2, Dublin
27 January 2009 Newcastle upon Tyne England Newcastle Arena
29 January 2009 Glasgow Scotland SECC
31 January 2009 Manchester England MEN Arena
1 February 2009 Nottingham Nottingham Arena
3 February 2009 Bournemouth Bournemouth International Centre
4 February 2009 Cardiff Wales Cardiff Arena
6 February 2009 Sheffield England Hallam FM Arena
7 February 2009 Liverpool Echo Arena Liverpool
9 February 2009 Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions
10 February 2009 Brighton Brighton Centre
12 February 2009London The O2 Arena
13 February 2009
Latin America
25 February 2009 Guadalajara Mexico Telmex Auditorium
27 February 2009Mexico City Palacio de los Deportes
28 February 2009 Monterrey Monterrey Arena
3 March 2009 Bogotá Colombia Coliseo Cubierto el Campín
5 March 2009 Santiago Chile Movistar Arena
7 March 2009 Buenos Aires Argentina Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires
10 March 2009 São Paulo Brazil Credicard Hall
12 March 2009 Belo Horizonte Chevrolet Hall
13 March 2009 Rio de Janeiro Citibank Hall
Australia/Japan
13 April 2009 Perth Australia Metropolis Fremantle
16 April 2009 Melbourne The Palace
17 April 2009SydneyMetro
18 April 2009
20 April 2009 Brisbane Tivoli
23 April 2009 Osaka JapanBig Cat
24 April 2009TokyoStudio Coast
Europe Leg 2
2 May 2009 Murcia SpainSOS 4.8 Festival/Recinto Ferial de La Fica
North America
8 May 2009 Oakland United StatesThe Fox Theater
9 May 2009Los AngelesThe Palladium
10 May 2009 Anaheim The Grove
12 May 2009 Salt Lake City Kingsbury Hall
13 May 2009 Denver Ogden Theatre
15 May 2009 Minneapolis The Myth
16 May 2009ChicagoAragon Ballroom
19 May 2009Washington, D.C. DAR Constitution Hall
20 May 2009 Upper Darby Tower Theater
21 May 2009 Boston Bank of America Pavilion
23 May 2009TorontoCanadaThe Sound Academy
24 May 2009 Cleveland United States Tower City Amphitheater
26 May 2009 Montclair Wellmont Theater
27 May 2009New York City Radio City Music Hall
Europe Leg 3 / Festival Leg
30 May 2009LondonEngland Shepherd's Bush Empire
31 May 2009 Landgraaf Netherlands Pinkpop Festival
15 June 2009 Oslo Norway Norwegian Wood
16 June 2008 Cologne Germany E-Werk
17 June 2009Berlin Kesselhaus
19 June 2009 Neuhausen ob Eck Southside Festival
20 June 2009 Werchter Belgium Werchter Park
21 June 2009 Scheeßel Germany Eichenring Speedway
25 June 2009 Borlänge SwedenPeace and Love Festival
Middle East
6 July 2009 Byblos Lebanon Byblos Festival
8 July 2009 Dubai United Arab Emirates Madinat Arena
Festival Leg 2
10 July 2009 Naas Ireland Oxegen
12 July 2009 Kinross ScotlandT in The Park
14 July 2009 Ibiza SpainIbiza Rocks
17 July 2009 Vigo Auditorio de Castrelos
18 July 2009 Vila Nova de Gaia / Porto Portugal Festival Marés Vivas
Asia
7 August 2009 Osaka Japan Maishima
8 August 2009Tokyo Chiba Marine Stadium
11 August 2009Hong KongHong KongHITEC Hall
13 August 2009Singapore City Singapore Fort Canning
15 August 2009 Seoul South KoreaETP Festival
Europe Leg 4 / Festival Leg 3
22 August 2009 Staffordshire England Weston Park
23 August 2009 Chelmsford Hylands Park
28 August 2009Paris/Saint-Cloud France Rock en Seine
29 August 2009 The Hague NetherlandsBeatstad Festival
30 August 2009 Winterthur SwitzerlandMusikfestwochen
2 September 2009 Saint Petersburg Russia GlavClub
3 September 2009MoscowB1 Club
North America Leg 2
9 September 2009 Portland United StatesRoseland Theater
10 September 2009 Seattle The Moore Theatre
11 September 2009 Vancouver CanadaCentre for Performing Arts
13 September 2009 Edmonton Edmonton Event Centre
14 September 2009 Calgary MacEwan Hall
16 September 2009 Winnipeg Burton Cummings Theatre
17 September 2009 Thunder Bay Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
19 September 2009 Kitchener Centre In The Square
20 September 2009 Montreal Metropolis
Europe Leg 5
27 October 2009 Barcelona SpainSan Miguel Unique's Barcelona
29 October 2009 Bilbao San Miguel Unique's Bilbao

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