The Fire and the Flood Tour

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The Fire and the Flood Tour
Tour by Vance Joy
Location
  • North America
  • Oceania
Associated album
Start dateJanuary 13, 2016 (2016-01-13)
End dateApril 30, 2016 (2016-04-30)
Legs2
No. of shows57
Supporting acts
Vance Joy concert chronology

The Fire and the Flood Tour was the second major concert tour by Australian singer and songwriter Vance Joy, in support of his first debut studio album, Dream Your Life Away (2014). The tour began on January 13, 2016, in Vancouver, Canada and concluded on April 30, 2016, in Brisbane, Australia.

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Background

In September 2015, during The 1989 World Tour by Taylor Swift, Joy announced that he would once again embark on a main act tour for the first half of 2016, confirming the first dates for Canada and the United States, where he would begin playing in Vancouver on January 13 and end in Boston on April 1, counting a total of 40 concerts for that leg of the tour. [1] In addition, he reported that he was promoting "Straight into Your Arms" and "Fire and the Flood", the two new songs from the special edition of his first album, Dream Your Life Away (2014). [1] Canadian band Reuben and the Dark, English singer Jamie Lawson, American singer Elle King and American indie band Blind Pilot was announced to be an opening act. [2]

Joy first announced the Australia dates on November 26, 2015. The tour was scheduled to begin on April 23, 2016, in Melbourne and end on April 30 in Brisbane, having as opening act the Australian band Holy Holy. [3]

Critical response

The Fire and the Flood Tour was praised by critics, highlighting above all the voice and interpretation of Joy of his songs. Sylvia Borgo from Owl and Bear was positive towards Joy's performance, saying: "Joy made the audience swoon with his sweet and delicate voice" and "was perfectly charming throughout the night". [4] Kelly Fox of Front Row Report deemed "No part of the set list felt abrupt or forced, but rather fluid and natural". [5] The website The Writer's Bloc appreciated Joy's ability to connect with her audiences, saying: "His incredible charisma and ability to speak to his audience are far from mundane. Each and every one of his songs beautifully tells of the desire, the longing, simply the sublime qualities of love we experience, yet cannot find the words to describe". [6]

Reviewing the tour's Brisbane show, Drew Creighton from The North West Star highlighted that "His music had an energy to it and while his voice suffered at the extremes of his range, it made for a lively and almost fiery performance". Creighton also added that "Joy knows how to connect with his audience and his show is designed to help with that connection, with the lights almost entirely focused on him for the whole gig". [7]

Set list

This set list is from the show on February 19, 2016, in Denver. It is not intended to represent all concerts for the tour. [8]

  1. "Mess Is Mine"
  2. "Red Eye"
  3. "Winds of Change"
  4. "All I Ever Wanted"
  5. "Straight into Your Arms"
  6. "From Afar"
  7. "Wasted Time"
  8. "Play With Fire"
  9. "Emmylou"
  10. "Georgia"
  11. "Best That I Can"
  12. "Riptide"
  13. "You Can Call Me Al" (Paul Simon cover) / "Cheerleader" (Omi cover)

Encore

  1. "My Kind Of Man"
  2. "Fire and the Flood"

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening acts
DateCityCountryVenueOpening acts
Leg 1 – North America
January 13, 2016 Vancouver Canada Orpheum Theatre Reuben and the Dark
January 14, 2016 Kelowna Kelowna Community Theatre
January 16, 2016 Edmonton Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
January 17, 2016 Calgary Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
January 19, 2016 Winnipeg Burton Cummings Theatre
January 20, 2016 Minneapolis United States Northrop Auditorium
January 22, 2016 Chicago Riviera Theatre
January 25, 2016 Windsor Canada The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor —
January 26, 2016 Toronto Massey Hall Reuben and the Dark
January 27, 2016
January 29, 2016 Montreal Métropolis
January 30, 2016
January 31, 2016
February 2, 2016 Sherbrooke Théâtre Granada
February 3, 2016 Quebec City Grand Théâtre de Québec
February 4, 2016 Rimouski Salle Desjardins Telus
February 6, 2016 Moncton The Centre at Casino New Brunswick
February 7, 2016 Halifax Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
February 8, 2016
February 10, 2016 Portland United States State Theatre
February 11, 2016 Wallingford The Dome at Toyota Presents Oakdale Theatre
February 15, 2016 Cleveland House of Blues Cleveland —
February 16, 2016 Indianapolis Mandalay Bay Events Center Jamie Lawson
February 17, 2016 Kansas City Arvest Bank Theatre At The Midland Jamie Lawson
Elle King
February 19, 2016 Denver 1stBank Center
February 20, 2016 Salt Lake City Saltair
February 23, 2016 Portland Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
February 24, 2016 Seattle Paramount Ballroom
February 26, 2016 Oakland Fox Theatre
February 27, 2016
February 29, 2016 San Diego Balboa Theatre
March 1, 2016 Phoenix The Marquee
March 3, 2016 Los Angeles The Shrine Expo Hall
March 4, 2016 Pomona Foz Theater
March 5, 2016 Las Vegas Brooklyn Bowl
March 8, 2016 Austin Stubb's
March 9, 2016
March 11, 2016 Dallas Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
March 12, 2016 Houston Revention Music Center
March 14, 2016 St. Petersburg Jannus Live Jamie Lawson
Blind Pilot
March 15, 2016 Orlando House of Blues Orlando
March 16, 2016 Miami The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater
March 18, 2016 Nashville The Ryman Auditorium
March 19, 2016 Atlanta Tabernacle
March 21, 2016 Columbus Express Live!
March 22, 2016 Detroit The Fillmore Detroit
March 23, 2016 Pittsburgh Stage AE
March 25, 2016 Washington 9:30 Club
March 26, 2016
March 28, 2016 Philadelphia Electric Factory
March 29, 2016 New York Beacon Theatre
March 30, 2016
April 1, 2016 Boston House of Blues Boston
Leg 2 – Oceania
April 23, 2016 Melbourne Australia Margaret Court Arena Holy Holy
April 24, 2016 Sydney Opera House Concert Hall
April 25, 2016
April 30, 2016 Brisbane Riverstage

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References

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  2. ↑ Mansfield, Brian (9 September 2015). "Vance Joy talks Taylor Swift, headline tour". USA Today. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Vance Joy Announces Fire & The Flood Tour". AAA Backstage. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. ↑ Borgo, Sylvya (17 March 2016). "Live Review & Photos: Vance Joy and Elle King at The Balboa Theater, February 26, 2016". Owl and Bear. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. ↑ Fox, Kelly (14 March 2016). "Live Review: Vance Joy in Indianapolis". Front Row Report. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Review: Vance Joy Brings Songs of Bittersweet Love to 9:30". The Writer's Bloc. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  7. ↑ Creighton, Drew (1 May 2016). "Review: Vance Joy, humble performer who made it big". The North West Star. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
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