Symphonicity Tour

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Symphonicity Tour
Tour by Sting
Location
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Australia
  • Asia
Associated album Symphonicities
Start dateMay 26, 2010
End dateJuly 31, 2011
No. of shows133
Sting concert chronology

The Symphonicity Tour was a worldwide concert tour by musician Sting in support of his album Symphonicities , which was released in 2010. He was accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The concerts themselves featured material from the album as well as several hits from his solo career and The Police.

Contents

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe [1]
26 May 2010 Wolfsburg GermanyKraftwerk
27 May 2010
Africa
29 May 2010 [I] Rabat Morocco Mawazine Festival
North America
2 June 2010 Vancouver CanadaThe Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts
4 June 2010 Portland United States Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
5 June 2010
6 June 2010 Auburn White River Amphitheatre
9 June 2010 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre
10 June 2010
12 June 2010 Concord Sleep Train Pavilion
13 June 2010 Chula Vista Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
15 June 2010Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl
16 June 2010 Irvine Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
18 June 2010 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena
21 June 2010 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center
23 June 2010 Maryland Heights Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
25 June 2010 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
26 June 2010 New Orleans UNO Lakefront Arena
28 June 2010 Atlanta Chastain Park Amphitheatre
29 June 2010
2 July 2010 West Palm Beach Cruzan Amphitheatre
3 July 2010 Tampa 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
6 July 2010 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
7 July 2010 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center
9 July 2010 Atlantic City Borgata Event Center
10 July 2010 Camden Susquehanna Bank Center
11 July 2010 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live
13 July 2010New York City Metropolitan Opera House
14 July 2010
16 July 2010 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre
17 July 2010 [A] Highland Park Ravinia Pavilion
18 July 2010
20 July 2010 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
21 July 2010 London Canada John Labatt Centre
22 July 2010
23 July 2010 Toronto Molson Amphitheatre
24 July 2010 Montreal Bell Centre
25 July 2010 Ottawa Scotiabank Place
27 July 2010 Wantagh United States Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
29 July 2010 Mansfield Comcast Center
30 July 2010 Bethel Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
31 July 2010 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Europe
3 September 2010 Oslo Norway Oslo Konserthus
5 September 2010 Copenhagen Denmark Royal Danish Theatre
6 September 2010
8 September 2010 Stockholm Sweden Ericsson Globe
10 September 2010 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Arena
11 September 2010 Tallinn Estonia Saku Suurhall
13 September 2010 Saint Petersburg Russia Ice Palace
15 September 2010Moscow Crocus City Hall
17 September 2010 Vilnius Lithuania Siemens Arena
18 September 2010 Minsk Belarus Minsk-Arena
20 September 2010 Poznań Poland Stadion Miejski
21 September 2010BerlinGermany O2 World Berlin
22 September 2010 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena
24 September 2010 Cologne Germany Lanxess Arena
26 September 2010 Geneva Switzerland SEG Geneva Arena
28 September 2010 Zürich Hallenstadion
30 September 2010ParisFrance Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
1 October 2010LondonEngland Royal Albert Hall
2 October 2010
4 October 2010 Manchester O2 Apollo Manchester
5 October 2010 Gateshead The Sage Gateshead
7 October 2010 Dublin Ireland The O2
9 October 2010 Edinburgh Scotland Edinburgh Playhouse
11 October 2010 Nantes France Zénith Nantes Métropole
13 October 2010 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
15 October 2010 Arnhem Netherlands GelreDome
16 October 2010
19 October 2010 Hamburg Germany O2 World Hamburg
20 October 2010 Frankfurt Festhalle Frankfurt
23 October 2010 Stuttgart Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
25 October 2010 Florence Italy Teatro Verdi
27 October 2010 Bilbao Spain Bizkaia Arena
29 October 2010 Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi
30 October 2010 Madrid Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad
2 November 2010 Milan ItalyTeatro Arcimboldi
3 November 2010 Turin Torino Palasport Olimpico
5 November 2010 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
6 November 2010 Budapest Hungary Budapest Sports Arena
8 November 2010 Zagreb Croatia Arena Zagreb
10 November 2010RomeItaly Sala Santa Cecilia
Asia
11 January 2011 Seoul South Korea Jamsil Arena
13 January 2011 Osaka JapanChuo Gymnasium
14 January 2011 Nagoya Aichi Gymnasium
17 January 2011Tokyo Nippon Budokan
18 January 2011
19 January 2011
Oceania
22 January 2011 Perth AustraliaSandalford Estate, Swan Valley
26 January 2011 Adelaide Barossa Arts and Convention Centre
28 January 2011 Melbourne Sidney Myer Music Bowl
31 January 2011 Sydney Sydney Opera House
1 February 2011
3 February 2011
4 February 2011
5 February 2011 Hunter Valley Hope Estate Winery
7 February 2011 Brisbane Riverstage
10 February 2011 Christchurch New Zealand CBS Canterbury Arena
12 February 2011 Napier Mission Estate Winery
South America
23 February 2011 Lima Peru Estadio Monumental "U"
25 February 2011 [B] Viña del Mar Chile Quinta Vergara Amphitheater
North America
28 April 2011New York CityUnited States Apollo Theater
Europe
6 June 2011 Bucharest Romania Piata Constitutiei
7 June 2011 Sofia Bulgaria Gerogi Asparuhov Stadium
8 June 2011 Belgrade Serbia Belgrade Arena
10 June 2011 Ljubljana Slovenia Arena Stožice
11 June 2011 Graz AustriaSchwarlz Freizeitzentrum
13 June 2011MoscowRussia Olympic Stadium
16 June 2011Saint PetersburgPalace Square Saint Petersburg
18 June 2011 Gdańsk Poland Ergo Arena
20 June 2011 Aalborg Denmark Aalborghallen
22 June 2011 Mönchengladbach Germany Warsteiner HockeyPark
23 June 2011 Leipzig Leipzig Arena
25 June 2011 Salem Schloss Salem
27 June 2011VilniusLithuania Vingis Park
29 June 2011 Bratislava Slovakia Zimny Stadion Ondreja Nepelu
30 June 2011BudapestHungaryBudapest Sports Arena
2 July 2011 Kazan Russia TatNeft Arena
7 July 2011 Kyiv Ukraine Palace of Sports
9 July 2011 [C] Locarno SwitzerlandPiazza Grande Locarno
11 July 2011 [D] Montreux Auditorium Stravinski
13 July 2011 Las Palmas SpainEstadio de Gran Canaria
15 July 2011 Granada Plaza de Toros de Granada
18 July 2011 Mannheim Germany SAP Arena
19 July 2011 Munich Olympiahalle
21 July 2011 [E] Lyon France Ancient Theatre of Fourvière
22 July 2011 [F] Saint-Malô-du-Bois Le Théâtre de Verdure
23 July 2011 [G] Nîmes Arena of Nîmes
25 July 2011 [H] Monte Carlo Monaco Sporting Monte-Carlo
27 July 2011PalermoItalyComplesso Monumentale Castello a Mare
29 July 2011 Venice Piazza San Marco
30 July 2011Rome Parco della Musica
31 July 2011 Brescia Piazza Della Loggia
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of "Ravinia Festival"
B This concert was a part of "2011 Viña del Mar International Song Festival"
C This concert was a part of "Moon & Stars Festival"
D This concert was a part of "Montreux Jazz Festival"
E This concert was a part of "Les Nuits de Fourvière"
F This concert was a part of "Festival de Poupet"
G This concert was a part of "Festival de Nîmes"
H This concert was a part of "Monte Carlo Sporting Club Summer Festival"
I This concert was a part of "Mawazine Festival"

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References

  1. ↑ "Symphonicity : 2010/11". sting.com. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
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