The Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour

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The Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour
World tour by Bruno Mars
Bruno mars the doo wops & hooligans tour.jpg
Promotional poster for the tour
LocationNorth America • Europe • Oceania • South America • Asia
Associated album Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Start dateNovember 16, 2010 (2010-11-16)
End dateJanuary 28, 2012 (2012-01-28)
No. of shows74
Bruno Mars concert chronology

The Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour was the first headlining concert tour by American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars. Launched in support of his 2010 debut studio album Doo-Wops & Hooligans , the tour was announced in October 2010 and included dates in North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, the Caribbean and South America.

Contents

The tour began in the United States on November 16, 2010, before moving on to Europe and Oceania. In mid-April 2011, Mars joined Janelle Monáe for a co-headline tour of North America dubbed Hooligans in Wondaland. This tour ended in mid-June and the Doo-Wops & Hooligans tour resumed, alternating between North America and Europe over the next seven months. The tour ended in Brazil in January 2012.

The tour set list featured most of the songs from the Doo-Wops & Hooligans album, as well as two covers of songs by other artists on which Mars had been a featured vocalist, B.o.B's "Nothin' on You" and Travie McCoy's "Billionaire". It also typically featured four or more covers of older tracks, which differed from one concert to another. Among these were Barrett Strong's "Money (That's What I Want)", The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army", Aaliyah's "Rock the Boat" and two Michael Jackson songs. On one of the tour's European legs, a song recently penned by Mars, "It Will Rain", was also performed, featuring guest artist Skylar Grey.

Mars's personal performances on the tour received high praise from some critics, who commended him for his professionalism, showmanship and singing, with several comparing his stage presence to that of Prince and/or Jackson. Critics were more divided on the overall impact of the show, with some very enthusiastic, while others were critical of some of the material or arrangements. The tour was nominated for a Pollstar award.

Background and development

On September 9, 2010, it was announced that Bruno Mars would promote his 2010 debut album Doo-Wops & Hooligans as the opening act for Maroon 5 and OneRepublic, on the fall leg of the Palm Trees & Power Lines Tour in North America. Afterwards, Mars joined Travie McCoy to co-headline a European tour, which ran from October 18 to November 3, 2010. [1]

Mars performed the first dates of his headline concerts, The Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour, in the United States from November 16 to November 30. [1] On November 11, tickets for additional dates for the North America leg of the tour went on sale. [2] [3] Dates for Europe and Oceania were announced in January 2011. [4] [5] The initial setlist included seven songs from the Doo-Wops & Hooligans album, plus an unreleased track and three covers. [6]

In February 2011, a co-headlining tour between Mars and Janelle Monáe was announced, dubbed the Hooligans in Wondaland Tour. This tour was completed in North America in May and June 2011, [7] [8] after which the Doo-Wops and Hooligans tour resumed in July. [9] [10]

Concert summary

Mars performing in Houston, Texas, on November 24, 2010. Bruno Mars Doowops.jpg
Mars performing in Houston, Texas, on November 24, 2010.

American rapper Donnis opened for the first leg of the North American tour. [11] Alex Hepburn appeared at some of the European shows, [12] while hip-hop duo Diafrix supported Mars in Australia. [13] Mars performed with his band, the Hooligans, which consisted of Phillip Lawrence (backup vocals), Phredley Brown (keyboard), Jamareo Artis (bass), Eric Hernandez (drums), Kameron Whalum, Dwayne Dugger and James King (horns), and Kenji Chan (guitar). [lower-alpha 1] Mars wore a black suit and tie at some shows in the United Kingdom. [14] He used a Fender Stratocaster guitar. [14] The set for the tour was about 75 minutes long, [15] [16] and included rehearsed comedic interludes. [17]

The concerts opened to the fanfare of Richard Strauss' symphonic tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra , heralding Mars's arrival on stage. This was evidently in homage to one of Mars' musical heroes, Elvis Presley, who used the same theme to open his 1973 comeback tour. [14] [16]

Mars would sometimes begin the concerts by playing an extended drum solo, [6] before breaking into the first two numbers on the set list, "The Other Side" and "Top of The World", [6] [18] with Mars dancing to the latter. [18] The third number was a mashup of Barrett Strong's "Money (That's What I Want)"—performed in "Beatlesque" [14] style—and Travie McCoy's "Billionaire", a song on which Mars had been a featured vocalist on the commercial release. [14] [18] The fourth number was "Our First Time". [6] [15] In early concerts, this was followed by a mashup of Michael Jackson's" Billie Jean"—"comically" [14] performed to the tune of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" [6] —and The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army". [6] [16] This mashup was later dropped in favor of "Runaway Baby". [15] [18]

In what one reviewer described as a high point of the concert, [19] Mars would then perform a trio of songs: the ballad "Marry You", the novelty [20] number "The Lazy Song", and the folksy "Count On Me", with the artist accompanying the latter on ukelele. [18] [19] Next on the setlist was originally a rendition of Mars's guest feature on B.o.B's "Nothin' on You", with Mars contributing one of the rap verses himself, [18] [19] but in later concerts, it was preceded by the addition to the setlist of "Liquor Store Blues". [15] [16]

Mars initially rounded off the concerts with a performance of "Just the Way You Are", and after leaving the stage, would return to perform his then-latest hit "Grenade" as an encore, [6] [18] with the live performance featuring the addition of "pumping beats". [18] By mid-2011, the presentation of these two songs had been reversed, while for the encore, either a mashup of a shortened version of "Lighters" and "Talking to the Moon" was used, or a medley of two Michael Jackson songs, "Dirty Diana" and "Billie Jean", on which Mars showcased his guitar skills. [15] [18] Some concerts included additional numbers, such as Aaliyah's "Rock the Boat" [20] or, on the European circuit, a recently-penned Mars's number, "It Will Rain", featuring American singer-songwriter Skylar Grey as guest artist. [21] [22]

Audiences were reportedly composed largely of women and girls in their early twenties or younger, but also included a fair proportion of young men, as well as older fans. [6] [19] [23] Mars typically worked to establish a good rapport with his audiences; in one concert, for example, he dedicated a song to "one lucky girl", [19] while another number was dedicated to "each and every" attendee. [19] He strongly encouraged audience participation, treating some songs as a "back and forth" [19] between audience and artist, or encouraging one side of the audience to compete for enthusiasm against the other. [16] Even without prompting, audiences generally sang along with gusto. [14] [23] [24]

Critical reception

Mars performing in Houston, Texas, on November 24, 2010. Let's take a photo to Bruno Mars.jpg
Mars performing in Houston, Texas, on November 24, 2010.

Mars's personal performances on the tour attracted high praise from some critics, who commended him for his professionalism, showmanship and singing. [18] [19] [23] Several compared his stage presence to that of two of his musical inspirations, Prince and Michael Jackson. [14] [16] [20] [23] [24] Critics were more divided on the overall impact of the show, with some very enthusiastic, [18] [19] [23] while others were lukewarm about some of the material or arrangements. [6] [14] [16] [18]

Ara Jansen of The West Australian said Mars came across as "positively dangerous and devastatingly confident in his musical skin", [23] and that the show itself was "one of the most creative and exciting displays of musical artistry seen in a long time." [23] She went on to presciently describe Mars as "a superstar in the making". [23] Lynn Olanoff of The Express-Times described the show as "fun, exciting and sexy", [18] and complimented Mars on his "soaring tenor voice", [18] which she thought was best highlighted on the ballads. [18] Deanna Ramsay of The Jakarta Post similarly praised Mars's "superb vocal abilities" [19] and "skilful falsetto", [19] which in live performance she thought fully lived up to his studio recordings. [19] She described Mars, with his mixed-race background, as "a good example of what a truly global star can look like, able to traverse boundaries and effecting a true likeability and charm while managing that delicate balance of wholesome schoolboy and rebellious hoodlum". [19]

Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph said that while some of Mars's studio recordings, particularly his ballads, might lead one to dismiss him as a "cheesy featherweight", [14] there was an unexpected "heat and intensity" [14] to his live performance, which combined with "a swaggering musicality and showmanship", [14] was "almost ludicrously entertaining." [14] Gareth Grundy of The Guardian was less impressed by Mars than some of the other critics, conceding only that he made "a small amount of boy-next-door charm go some distance" [20] and that there was "too much showbiz polish for the show to be souped-up karaoke". [20] Jim Sullivan of the Boston Herald praised Mars for his "supple tenor voice" [16] and "soulful" [16] genre blending, but found some of the ballads "sappy". [16]

Arrangements for songs on the tour setlist sometimes differed substantially from the studio versions. McCormick noted favorably that in the live performance, songs were "amped up, slowed down, and twisted around, so that even smouldering ballads can suddenly switch to percussive funk and power-chord rockers", [14] with Mars "effortlessly" [14] transitioning "from honey-dripping soul crooner to rock belter, while firing off sharp guitar solos." [14] Some of these changes were, however, not always appreciated by critics, with Jansen complaining that Mar's voice was sometimes overpowered by the backing band, [23] while Olanoff thought the addition of "pumping beats" [18] to two of his biggest hits was not an improvement. [18]

"Grenade", a song where the protagonist offers to perform various suicidal missions for love of his girl, was singled out for particular criticism, with McCormick finding it "whiny", [14] while Nicki Escudero of the Phoenix New Times thought it an anticlimactic end to the concert, suggesting that the preceding number, "Just the Way You Are", would have made a more appropriate finale. [6] Mars himself appears to have reached a similar conclusion, as the order of the two songs was switched in later performances. [6] [15]

Accolades

Mars earned a nomination for Best New Touring Artist at the Pollstar Awards in 2011. [25]

Set lists

The set lists given below were performed in November 2010 and August 2011, respectively. [6] [15] The list evolved over the course of the tour, and sometimes included other numbers. These included Aaliyah's "Rock the Boat", [20] a medley of Michael Jackson's "Dirty Diana" and "Billie Jean" (performed as an encore), [18] and "It Will Rain", a song penned by Mars while on tour and performed by featured artist Skylar Grey. [21] [22]

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, continent, venue and opening act
DateCityCountryContinentVenueOpening act
November 16, 2010 San Francisco United StatesNorth America [2] [11] Slim's Donnis
November 19, 2010 San Diego Price Center N/A
November 20, 2010 Scottsdale Martini Ranch Donnis
November 23, 2010 Dallas The Loft
November 24, 2010 Houston Warehouse Live
November 26, 2010 Sauget Pop's
November 27, 2010 Chicago Bottom Lounge
November 28, 2010 Cleveland Heights Grog Shop
November 30, 2010 Boston Paradise Rock Club
December 19, 2010 Honolulu Neal S. Blaisdell Arena N/A
December 21, 2010 Kahului Maui Arts & Cultural Center
January 24, 2011 London EnglandEurope [4] [12] [26] Café de Paris
March 3, 2011 Berlin GermanyPostbahnhof Alex Hepburn
March 5, 2011 Paris France La Cigale
March 6, 2011 Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso
March 7, 2011 Stuttgart GermanyRohre
March 9, 2011 Dublin Ireland Olympia Theatre N/A
March 10, 2011 Manchester England Manchester Academy
March 11, 2011 Glasgow Scotland O2 ABC Glasgow
March 13, 2011LondonEngland Koko
March 14, 2011
March 15, 2011 Birmingham HMV Institute
March 17, 2011 Cologne GermanyGloriaAlex Hepburn
March 18, 2011 Munich Theaterfabrik
March 20, 2011 Hamburg Docks
March 23, 2011 Copenhagen DenmarkStore Vega
April 5, 2011 Jakarta IndonesiaAsia [27] Istora Senayan N/A
April 7, 2011 Cebu City PhilippinesWaterfront Hotel
April 8, 2011 Quezon City Araneta Coliseum
April 10, 2011 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Putra World Trade Center
April 12, 2011 Perth AustraliaOceania [13] Astor Theatre Diafrix
April 14, 2011 Sydney Luna Park Sydney
April 15, 2011 Adelaide Thebarton Theatre
April 16, 2011 Melbourne Festival Hall
April 18, 2011 Auckland New Zealand Vector Arena
July 1, 2011 [lower-alpha 2] LondonEnglandEurope [10] Hyde Park N/A
July 5, 2011AmsterdamNetherlands Heineken Music Hall
July 6, 2011ParisFrance Paris Olympia
July 8, 2011 [lower-alpha 3] LondonEngland The Roundhouse
July 9, 2011 [lower-alpha 4] Punchestown Ireland Punchestown Racecourse
July 10, 2011 [lower-alpha 5] Kinross Scotland Balado
August 16, 2011LondonEngland HMV Hammersmith Apollo
August 17, 2011
August 18, 2011Birmingham O2 Academy Birmingham
August 20, 2011 [lower-alpha 6] Chelmsford Hylands Park
August 21, 2011 [lower-alpha 7] Staffordshire Weston Park
August 30, 2011 [lower-alpha 8] Allentown United StatesNorth America [33] Allentown Fairgrounds
August 31, 2011 [lower-alpha 9] Syracuse New York State Fairgrounds
September 1, 2011 Essex Junction Champlain Valley Exposition
September 3, 2011 Nassau BahamasAtlantis Paradise Grand Ballroom
September 8, 2011 San Juan Puerto Rico Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot
September 15, 2011 [lower-alpha 10] Baden-Baden GermanyEurope Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
September 23, 2011Las VegasUnited StatesNorth America [36] MGM Grand Garden Arena
October 3, 2011 Valby DenmarkEurope [33] [37] Valby-Hallen Skylar Grey
October 5, 2011HamburgGermany Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
October 6, 2011Berlin Max-Schmeling-Halle
October 8, 2011Munich Zenith
October 10, 2011 Milan Italy Mediolanum Forum
October 12, 2011 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
October 13, 2011 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
October 15, 2011 Oberhausen Germany König Pilsener Arena
October 16, 2011 Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle
October 17, 2011 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg Rockhal
October 19, 2011 Brussels Belgium Forest National
October 20, 2011ParisFrance Zénith de Paris
October 21, 2011 Nantes Zénith Nantes Métropole
October 23, 2011LondonEngland Brixton Academy
October 31, 2011GlasgowScotland Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Tanya Lacey
November 1, 2011 Nottingham England Capital FM Arena
November 2, 2011Manchester O2 Apollo Manchester
January 19, 2012 Santiago ChileSouth America [38] [39] Movistar Arena Madvanna
January 21, 2012 [lower-alpha 11] Mar del Plata ArgentinaMute Club de Mar Babasónicos & Zolvein Vixon
January 24, 2012 [lower-alpha 12] São Paulo Brazil Anhembi Convention Center N/A
January 25, 2012 [lower-alpha 13] Rio de Janeiro HSBC Arena
January 28, 2012 [lower-alpha 14] Florianópolis Stage Music Park
List of cancelled concerts
DateCityCountryContinentVenueReason
January 26, 2012Belo HorizonteBrazilSouth America Mineirinho Logistical problems [40]

Box office score data

Partial list of concerts showing tickets sold compared to number of available tickets, and gross revenue
Date
(2011)		CityVenueAttendanceRevenue
March 9 Dublin Olympia Theatre 1,601 / 1,601 (100%)$41,283 [41]
April 18 Auckland Vector Arena 7,117 / 7,616 (93%)$304,695 [42]
September 8 San Juan José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 8,183 / 8,183 (100%)$585,213 [43]
Total16,901 / 17,400$931,191

Personnel

Credits adapted from several sources: [44] [45]

Notes

    1. ↑ Mars's band references can be seen in the Personnel section under Band
    2. ↑ The July 1, 2011 concert in London at the Hyde Park was a part of the "Wireless Festival". [28]
    3. ↑ The July 8, 2011 concert in London at The Roundhouse was a part of the "iTunes Festival". [29]
    4. ↑ The July 9, 2011 concert in Punchestown at the Punchestown Racecourse was a part of the "Oxegen". [30]
    5. ↑ The July 10, 2011 concert in Kinross at the Balado was a part of the "T in the Park". [31]
    6. ↑ The August 20, 2011 concert in Chelmsford at the Hylands Park was a part of the "V Festival". [32]
    7. ↑ The August 21, 2011 concert in Staffordshire at the Weston Park was a part of the "V Festival". [32]
    8. ↑ August 30, 2011 concert in Allentown at the Allentown Fairgrounds was a part of the Great Allentown Fair. [18]
    9. ↑ The August 31, 2011 concert in Syracuse at the New York State Fairgrounds was a part of the "New York State Fair". [34]
    10. ↑ The September 15, 2011 concert in Baden-Baden at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden was a part of the "New POP Festival". [35]
    11. ↑ The January 21, 2012 concert in Mar del Plata at the Mute Club de Mar was a part of the "Fiesta de la P". [39]
    12. ↑ The January 24, 2012 concert in São Paulo at the Anhembi Convention Center was a part of the "Summer Soul Festival". [40]
    13. ↑ The January 25, 2012 concert in Rio de Janeiro at the HSBC Arena was a part of the "Summer Soul Festival". [40]
    14. ↑ The January 28, 2012 concert in Florianópolis at the Stage Music Park was a part of the "Summer Soul Festival". [40]

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    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Hooligans in Wondaland Tour</span> 2011 concert tour by Bruno Mars and Janelle Monáe

    The Hooligans in Wondaland Tour was a concert tour that was headlined by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars and Janelle Monáe to support Mars' and Monáe's 2010 debut studio albums, Doo-Wops & Hooligans and The ArchAndroid, respectively. The co-headlining concerts were announced in February 2011; it coincided with their performances at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. In April 2011, a promotional trailer was released through Mars's YouTube channel and a dedicated website, which was designed to further promote the tour. The concerts took place in North America in May and June of that year.

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