We Started Nothing Tour

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We Started Nothing Tour
Tour by The Ting Tings
Associated album We Started Nothing
Start date17 October 2007
End date31 July 2010
Legs4
No. of shows75 in Europe
23 in North America
3 in Latin America
4 in Australia
105 Total
The Ting Tings concert chronology

In order to promote the new wave duo, The Ting Tings debut album, they embarked on a worldwide promotional tour. The tour encompassed most of Europe, North America, Latin America and Australasia. [1]

Contents

Setlist

Typical UK setlist

A typical setlist in the first UK leg was:

Encore

"Hands" was also added to the setlist in July 2010 inbetween "We Started Nothing" and "Shut Up and Let Me Go". "Traffic Light" was dropped during the 2010 tour dates.

Support acts

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe
17 October 2007 Salford United Kingdom Islington Mill
7 November 2007London Electrowerkz
11 December 2007 Manchester Manchester Apollo
29 December 2007 Belfast Mandela Hall
11 February 2008 Sheffield Octagon Centre
13 February 2008 Norwich University of East Anglia
15 February 2008 Cambridge Cambridge Corn Exchange
16 February 2008 Leicester University of Leicester
17 February 2008 Oxford O2 Academy Oxford
20 February 2008 Cardiff Cardiff University
21 February 2008 Portsmouth Portsmouth Pyramids
22 February 2008London O2 Academy Brixton
29 February 2008 Koko
2 April 2008Cardiff Club Ifor Bach
3 April 2008 Exeter Exeter Phoenix
4 April 2008 Northampton Soundhaus
7 April 2008 Coventry Kasbah
8 April 2008 Nottingham Bodega
10 April 2008 Stoke-on-Trent The Sugarmill
11 April 2008Belfast Spring & Airbrake
13 April 2008 Glasgow King Tut's
15 April 2008 York Fibbers
16 April 2008London University of London Union
27 April 2008Cambridge The Junction
28 April 2008London Islington Academy
29 April 2008 Liverpool O2 Academy Liverpool
10 May 2008 Maidstone Radio 1's Big Weekend
15 May 2008 Brighton Komedia
16 May 2008 Concorde II
17 May 2008 Newcastle Newcastle University
18 May 2008Manchester Manchester Academy 2
19 May 2008OxfordO2 Academy Oxford
20 May 2008 Birmingham Irish Centre
22 May 2008London London Astoria
23 May 2008Sheffield The Leadmill
24 May 2008Glasgow Queen Margaret Union
25 May 2008 Leeds Cockpit
27 June 2008 Glastonbury Glastonbury Festival 2008
9 July 2008London iTunes Festival
13 July 2008 Kinross T in the Park
23 August 2008 Reading Reading and Leeds Festivals
24 August 2008Leeds
20 September 2008LiverpoolO2 Academy Liverpool
21 September 2008Glasgow Barrowlands
23 September 2008Newcastle O2 Academy Newcastle
24 September 2008Nottingham Rock City
25 September 2008 Southampton Southampton Guildhall
26 September 2008Sheffield O2 Academy Sheffield
28 September 2008NorwichUniversity of East Anglia
29 September 2008 Lincoln Engine Shed
30 September 2008LeicesterUniversity of Leicester
2 October 2008ManchesterManchester Academy
3 October 2008
4 October 2008Birmingham O2 Academy Birmingham
5 October 2008Cardiff Cardiff University Great Hall
7 October 2008 Bristol O2 Academy Bristol
8 October 2008London Shepherd's Bush Empire
9 October 2008 London Forum
10 October 2008
25 February 2009Glasgow O2 Academy Glasgow
26 February 2009ManchesterManchester Apollo
1 March 2009Leeds O2 Academy Leeds
2 March 2009 Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Civic Hall
3 March 2009Portsmouth Portsmouth Guildhall
5 March 2009 Swindon Oasis Leisure Centre
6 March 2009LondonO2 Academy Brixton
North America
15 March 2009 New York City United StatesMusic Hall of Williamsburg
16 March 2009Webster Hall
18 March 2009 Boston Paradise
19 March 2009 Philadelphia Sanctuary
20 March 2009 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
21 March 2009 Carrboro Cat's Cradle
23 March 2009 Norfolk NorVa
24 March 2009 Richmond Canal Club
26 March 2009 Jacksonville Jack Rabbit's
27 March 2009 Miami Ultrafest
28 March 2009 Orlando The Social
29 March 2009 Tampa Orpheum
31 March 2009 Tallahassee Club Downunder
2 April 2009 Birmingham WorkPlay Theatre
3 April 2009 St. Louis Blueberry Hill
5 April 2009 Chicago Metro
6 April 2009 Minneapolis Varsity Theater
7 April 2009 Kansas City Record Bar
8 April 2009 Denver Bluebird Theater
9 April 2009 Salt Lake City Urban Lounge
12 April 2009 Seattle Crocodile Cafe
13 April 2009 Portland Doug Fir Lounge
15 April 2009 San Francisco The Fillmore
Europe
22 May 2009LondonUnited KingdomO2 Academy Brixton
12 June 2009 Isle of Wight Isle of Wight Festival
26 June 2009Glastonbury Glastonbury Festival 2009
11 July 2009KinrossT in the Park
14 July 2009London Somerset House
22 August 2009 Chelmsford V Festival
23 August 2009 Staffordshire
Latin America
8 November 2009 Buenos Aires Argentina Pepsi Fest
10 November 2009 Mexico City Mexico Metropolitan Theatre
20 November 2009 São Paulo Brazil Playcenter
Europe
2 July 2010LondonUnited Kingdom Wireless Festival
4 July 2010Wales Wakestock
Australia
24 July 2010 Perth Australia Splendour in the Grass
26 July 2010 Melbourne Palace Theatre
28 July 2010 Sydney Enmore Theatre
31 July 2010 Brisbane Splendour in the Grass

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