Swings Both Ways Live

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Swings Both Ways Live
Tour by Robbie Williams
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Associated album Swings Both Ways
Start date25 April 2014
End date28 September 2014
Legs4
No. of shows
  • 41 in Europe
  • 1 in Asia
  • 8 in Australia
  • 50 total
Robbie Williams concert chronology

Swings Both Ways Live [1] [2] (also known as The Swing Tour Live) was the tenth concert tour by English recording artist, Robbie Williams. The tour supports his tenth studio album, Swings Both Ways . [3] Beginning April 2014, the tour played 50 shows in Europe, Australia and Asia.

Contents

Setlist

The following setlist is obtained from the concert of 25 April 2014 at the Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary. It does not represents all concerts during the tour. [4]

  1. "Shine My Shoes"
  2. "Puttin' On the Ritz"
  3. "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"
  4. "Minnie the Moocher"
  5. "Swing Supreme"
  6. "No One Likes a Fat Pop Star"
  7. "That's Amore"
  8. "Mr. Bojangles"
  9. "I Wan'na Be Like You"
  10. "High Hopes"
  11. "Swings Both Ways"
  12. "Soda Pop"
  13. "Fever"
  14. "If I Only Had a Brain"
  15. "Go Gentle"
  16. "Do Nothing till You Hear from Me"
  17. "Theme from New York"
  18. "Angels"
  19. "Sensational"
Notes

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe [6] [7] [8]
25 April 2014 Budapest Hungary Budapest Sports Arena
26 April 2014 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena
28 April 2014 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
29 April 2014
1 May 2014 Turin Italy Torino Palasport Olimpico
3 May 2014 [A] Ischgl AustriaSilvrettaseilbahn AG
4 May 2014 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome
5 May 2014
7 May 2014 Düsseldorf Germany ISS Dome
8 May 2014
10 May 2014 Herning Denmark Jyske Bank Boxen
11 May 2014
13 May 2014 Fornebu Norway Telenor Arena
15 May 2014 Stockholm Sweden Ericsson Globe
18 May 2014 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Areena
19 May 2014
21 May 2014 Hamburg Germany O2 World Hamburg
22 May 2014
25 May 2014 [B] Lisbon Portugal Parque da Bela Vista
28 May 2014BerlinGermany O2 World
29 May 2014
31 May 2014 Monte Carlo Monaco Salle des Étoiles
2 June 2014 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
3 June 2014
13 June 2014 Belfast Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena
14 June 2014
16 June 2014 Leeds England First Direct Arena
17 June 2014
22 June 2014 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
23 June 2014
26 June 2014 Glasgow Scotland SSE Hydro
27 June 2014
29 June 2014 Manchester England Phones 4u Arena
30 June 2014
2 July 2014
5 July 2014 Birmingham LG Arena
6 July 2014
8 July 2014 London The O2 Arena
9 July 2014
11 July 2014
12 July 2014
Australia [9]
11 September 2014 Perth Australia Perth Arena
12 September 2014
16 September 2014 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
17 September 2014
Asia [10]
20 September 2014 [C] Marina Bay Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit
Australia [11]
22 September 2014 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre
23 September 2014
27 September 2014 Sydney Allphones Arena
28 September 2014
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A Top of the Mountain Concert [12]
B Rock in Rio Lisboa [13]
C 2014 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix [14]

Box office score data

VenueCityTickets sold / AvailableGross revenue
O2 World HamburgHamburg24,307 / 25,292 (96%)$2,399,880 [15]
O2 WorldBerlin26,474 / 27,418 (97%)$2,709,230 [15]
HallenstadionZürich26,000 / 26,000 (100%)$3,236,680 [15]
Phones 4u ArenaManchester8,582 / 9,428 (91%)$1,108,450 [16]
The O2 ArenaLondon62,040 / 66,256 (94%)$8,492,880 [16]
Perth ArenaPerth24,202 / 25,334 (96%)$3,472,580 [17]
Rod Laver ArenaMelbourne22,790 / 22,790 (100%)$3,316,660 [16]
Brisbane Entertainment CentreBrisbane17,752 / 21,304 (83%)$2,575,460 [17]
Allphones ArenaSydney26,398 / 26,398 (100%)$3,667,500 [16]
TOTAL238,545 / 250,220 (95%)$30,979,320

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