Roulette Tour

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Roulette Tour
Europe tour by Blue
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Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album Roulette
Start date2 May 2013
End date8 November 2013
Legs2
No. of shows36 in Europe
Blue concert chronology

The Roulette Tour is the fourth headlining concert tour by the English boy band Blue. On 27 March 2013, the group announced live on British daytime magazine programme This Morning that they would be embarking on their first headlining tour after reuniting later on in the year. After one concert in London, the tour kicked off in Germany with nine dates and additional five dates one each in Austria, Switzerland, France and two in Italy all in late May and early June. The second leg led the tour through further twenty-one dates in United Kingdom. In 2018, the tour led to the release of The Roulette Tour 2013 (Live at The Hammersmith Apollo), their second live album. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Sam Rigby from Digital Spy called the show "a welcome trip down memory lane." He found that "despite the fact that their new material is largely forgettable, Blue succeed in giving their fans a welcome trip down memory lane. Whether they can sustain their comeback remains to be seen, but for now, it's just nice to see those dance moves on show again." [2]

Set list

This set list is representative of the 2 May 2013 show in London. [3]

First leg

Act 1

  1. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
  2. "Breathe Easy"
  3. "U Make Me Wanna"
  4. "Break My Heart"
  5. "I Can"
  6. "Best in Me"
  7. "Don't Treat Me Like a Fool"
  8. "Long Time"

Act 2

  1. "All Rise"
  2. "Too Close"
  3. "Fly by II"
  4. "Bubblin'"
  5. "We've Got Tonight"
  6. "Guilty"
  7. "If You Come Back"
  8. "Hurt Lovers"

Encores

  1. "Curtain Falls"
  2. "One Love"
  3. "Without You"
  4. "Sing for Me"

Second leg

Act 1

  1. "We've Got Tonight" (Single Remix)
  2. "Bubblin"' (Single Remix)
  3. "Fly By II"
  4. "Too Close"
  5. "Ayo"
  6. "Black Box"
  7. "U Make Me Wanna"
  8. "Sing for Me" (Single Remix)

Act 2

  1. "Paradise"
  2. "Break My Heart"
  3. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
  4. "If You Come Back"
  5. "Broken"
  6. "Without You"
  7. "Break You Down"
  8. "Heart on My Sleeve"
  9. "Hurt Lovers"
  10. "One Love"

Encores

  1. "Breathe Easy"
  2. "All Rise"

Notes

Tour dates

List of concerts [3] [4]
DateCityCountryVenue
First leg
2 May 2013 London England Shepherd's Bush Empire
21 May 2013 Cologne GermanyEssigfabrik
22 May 2013 Recklinghausen Vestarena
24 May 2013 Leipzig Haus Auensee
26 May 2013 Berlin Columbia Club
28 May 2013 Hamburg Gruenspan
29 May 2013 Osnabrück Rosenhof
31 May 2013 Hagen Stadthalle
2 June 2013 Mannheim Alte Seilerei
4 June 2013 Munich Theaterfabrik
5 June 2013 Vienna Austria Arena
7 June 2013 Bern SwitzerlandBierhübeli
8 June 2013 Milan ItalyMaggazzini Genrali
9 June 2013 Rome Palatlantico
11 June 2013 Paris FranceLa Maroquinerie
14 September 2013 Ulaanbaatar MongoliaCentral Stadium
Second leg
13 October 2013 Nottingham England Rock City
14 October 2013 Norwich UEA, The Nick Rayns LCR
15 October 2013 Manchester O2 Apollo
17 October 2013 Newcastle O2 Academy
18 October 2013 Leeds O2 Academy
19 October 2013 Glasgow Scotland O2 Academy
21 October 2013 Birmingham England O2 Academy
22 October 2013London Hammersmith Apollo
23 October 2013 Bristol O2 Academy
25 October 2013 Oxford O2 Academy
26 October 2013 Sheffield O2 Academy
27 October 2013 Liverpool O2 Academy
29 October 2013 Bournemouth O2 Academy
30 October 2013 Cardiff WalesGreat Hall
31 October 2013 Plymouth England Plymouth Pavilions
2 November 2013 Portsmouth Portsmouth Guildhall
3 November 2013 Cambridge Cambridge Corn Exchange
4 November 2013 Ipswich Regent Theatre
6 November 2013 Southend Cliffs Pavilion
7 November 2013BirminghamO2 Academy
8 November 2013 Brighton Brighton Centre
21 November 2013MilanItalyAlcatraz
22 November 2013RomeAtlantico Live
23 November 2013 San Biagio di Callalta Supersonic Music Arena
25 November 2013ParisFranceL'alhambra
26 November 2013MannheimGermanyAlte Seilerei
28 November 2013 Minsk Belarus Palace of the Republic
30 November 2013 Istanbul Turkey Zorlu Center
2 December 2013HamburgGermanyDocks Hamburg
3 December 2013CologneEssigfabrik
4 December 2013 Bremen Aladin Music Hall

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