Summer Tour 2009 (Chickenfoot)

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Summer Tour 2009
Tour by Chickenfoot
ChickenFoot BosPop 2009.jpg
The band during the Bospop Festival.
Associated album Chickenfoot
Start dateJune 20, 2009 (2009-06-20)
End dateDecember 5, 2009 (2009-12-05)
No. of showsTotal: 45
  • Europe: 11
  • North America: 34
Chickenfoot concert chronology

The Chickenfoot Summer Tour 2009 (also known as the Summer Tour 2009) was a worldwide concert tour by the American supergroup Chickenfoot featuring guitarist Joe Satriani, former Van Halen members singer Sammy Hagar and bassist Michael Anthony as well as Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. The tour took place to promote their debut studio album Chickenfoot , released in 2009. The Rock band played a series of concerts in both North America and Europe spanning from June until December 2009. It followed the sell-out Road Test Tour which took place in spring of 2009.

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Background

Before going on an international world tour in 2009, the band organized a series of shows in the United States to seak critical acclaim and reaction of their fans. These nine dates which took place in the spring of 2009 were titled as the Chickenfoot Road Test Tour 2009. [1] As the tour was quickly sold out, the band shared in a press release on April 21, 2009: "The band was blown away by your response and can't wait to take the show on the road. Chickenfoot will be back […]". [2] On June 5, 2009, Chickenfoot promoted both the upcoming album as well as the summer tour on the program Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien . [3]

On November 6, 2009, the band promoted their final concerts on the show Jimmy Kimmel Live! . [4] Ultimately, the Chickenfoot Summer Tour 2009 was announced on June 3, 2009. [5] The tour started with a total of 14 planned shows in Europe before the tour would be concluded in North America with two shows in Canada, 31 shows in the United States as well as one show in Mexico. In Europe, the band played in Austria, Ireland, England, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, France, Sweden and Switzerland. However, some of the shows were cancelled (see notes).

Set list

This set list is representative of the show on 23 September 2009. [6]

  1. "Avenida Revolucion"
  2. "Sexy Little Thing"
  3. "Soap on a Rope"
  4. "My Kinda Girl"
  5. "Down the Drain"
  6. "Bitten By The Wolf"
  7. "Oh Yeah"
  8. "Learning to Fall"
  9. "Get It Up"
  10. "Turnin' Left"
  11. "Future in the Past"
  12. "Bad Motor Scooter"
  13. "My Generation"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue [7]
DateCityCountryVenue
Europe
20 June 2009 Nickelsdorf Austria Nova Rock Festival
23 June 2009 Cork Ireland Live at the Marquee
25 June 2009LondonEngland Shepherd's Bush Empire
26 June 2009 Heerhugowaard Netherlands Waerdse Tempel
28 June 2009 Dessel Belgium Graspop Metal Meeting
29 June 2009ParisFrance Olympia
2 July 2009 [upper-alpha 1] Madrid Spain Palacio de Deportes
3 July 2009 Pistoia Italy Blues Festival
4 July 2009 Montreux Switzerland Jazz Festival
5 July 2009 Udine Italy Riverside Beach
8 July 2009 [upper-alpha 2] Hamburg Germany Große Freiheit
9 July 2009 [upper-alpha 3] Copenhagen Denmark Vega Hall
10 July 2009 Kilafors Sweden Rockweekend Festival
12 July 2009 Weert Netherlands Bospop Festival
North America
2 August 2009 Halifax Canada Citadel Hill
4 August 2009 [upper-alpha 4] Toronto Sound Academy
5 August 2009 [upper-alpha 5] Pittsburgh United States Riverplex Amphitheatre
5 August 2009TorontoCanadaSound Academy
7 August 2009 Chicago United States The Theatre
8 August 2009 Detroit The Fillmore
11 August 2009 Kansas City Uptown Theatre
13 August 2009 Comstock Park Fifth Third Ballpark
15 August 2009 Cleveland Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
17 August 2009New York City Beacon Theatre
18 August 2009 Baltimore Lyric Opera House
20 August 2009 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
21 August 2009 Atlantic City Music Box
22 August 2009 House of Blues
23 August 2009 Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
24 August 2009 Boston Bank of America Pavilion
26 August 2009 Portsmouth nTelos Pavilion
27 August 2009 Charlotte Uptown Amphitheatre
29 August 2009 North Myrtle Beach House of Blues
30 August 2009 Atlanta The Tabernacle
5 September 2009 Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel and Casino
11 September 2009 Denver The Fillmore
Columbus Ohio State Fair
12 September 2009 Grand Junction Loudwire Music Festival
14 September 2009 Tulsa Brady Theater
16 September 2009 Houston Verizon Wireless Theater
17 September 2009 Corpus Christi Concrete Street Pavilion
18 September 2009 Austin Travis County Expo
20 September 2009 San Antonio Sunset Station
21 September 2009 Grand Prairie Nokia Theatre
23 September 2009 Phoenix Dodge Theatre
25 September 2009 Berkeley Greek Theatre
26 September 2009 Valley Center Open Sky Theater
27 September 2009 Universal City Gibson Amphitheater
10 October 2009 Cabo San Lucas Mexico Cabo Wabo Cantina
5 December 2009 Las Vegas United States The Joint

Notes

  1. This show was cancelled due a serious injury to drummer Chad Smith. [8]
  2. This show was cancelled due a serious injury to drummer Chad Smith. [8]
  3. This show was cancelled due a serious injury to drummer Chad Smith. [8]
  4. This show was cancelled due logistical reasons and rescheduled to August 5, 2009. [9]
  5. This show was cancelled due logistical reasons and was not rescheduled during this tour. [9]

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