Wonderful Wonderful World Tour

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Wonderful Wonderful World Tour
Tour by The Killers
Wonderful Uk Tour Poster.jpeg
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album Wonderful Wonderful
Start dateFebruary 11, 2017
End dateSeptember 19, 2018
Legs10
No. of shows
  • 54 in Europe
  • 52 in North America
  • 12 in Latin America
  • 12 in Oceania
  • 5 in Asia
  • 135 in total
The Killers concert chronology

The Wonderful Wonderful World Tour is the fifth major concert tour by the American rock band The Killers, in support of their fifth studio album Wonderful Wonderful , which was released on September 22, 2017. The tour include dates in thirty four countries of Europe, Asia, the Americas and Oceania.

Contents

History

Confetti falls during the Sydney, Australia concert in April 2018. The Killers Sydney 2018.jpg
Confetti falls during the Sydney, Australia concert in April 2018.

Throughout the summer of 2017, The Killers played festivals across Europe and North America as well as performances in smaller venues. At many of these shows, the band previewed several new songs from the then-upcoming album Wonderful Wonderful including the singles "The Man" and "Run for Cover". [1] On August 28, 2017, the band announced on its website and via Instagram and Twitter posts that guitarist Dave Keuning and bassist Mark Stoermer would not be present on the tour; guitarist/keyboardist Ted Sablay and bassist/keyboardist/guitarist Jake Blanton, both of whom have toured with the band in the past, will fill in for Keuning and Stoermer respectively. [2] The band also added more touring musicians: Robbie Connolly (keyboards, guitar), Taylor Milne (guitar, keyboards) and backing vocalists Erica Canales, Danielle Withers and Amanda Brown. On December 1, 2017, Dave Keuning and Mark Stoermer performed with the band in Las Vegas for the Vegas Strong Benefit Concert to raise money for October 1 tragedy victims fund.

Personnel

The Killers

Additional musicians

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Warm Up Dates
February 11, 2017 Orlando United States Orange County Convention Center
March 31, 2017 Monterrey Mexico Parque Fundidora
June 10, 2017 Atlantic City United States Borgata Casino
June 11, 2017 Camden BB&T Pavilion
June 22, 2017 Odense Denmark Tusindårsskoven
June 24, 2017 Piraeus GreeceEjekt Festival
June 25, 2017 Pilton England Glastonbury Festival
June 29, 2017 Seinäjoki Finland Provinssirock
July 1, 2017 Norrköping Sweden Bråvalla festival
July 5, 2017 Novi Sad Serbia EXIT festival
July 7, 2017 Bilbao Spain Bilbao BBK Live
July 8, 2017LondonEngland British Summer Time
July 31, 2017 Las Vegas United States Caesars Palace
August 2, 2017 Milwaukee Eagles Ballroom
August 4, 2017 Chicago Lollapalooza
September 12, 2017LondonEngland Brixton Academy
September 15, 2017 Cologne Germany Live Music Hall
September 19, 2017 Brooklyn United States Brooklyn Steel
September 22, 2017New York City Terminal 5
September 23, 2017 Global Citizen Festival
September 29, 2017 Melbourne AustraliaHowler
September 30, 2017 2017 AFL Grand Final
October 8, 2017 Austin United States Austin City Limits Music Festival
October 12, 2017Continental Club
October 15, 2017 Austin City Limits Music Festival
October 21, 2017 Phoenix Lost Lake Festival
October 29, 2017 New Orleans Voodoo Experience
Europe
November 6, 2017 Birmingham England Genting Arena
November 7, 2017
November 9, 2017 Liverpool Echo Arena
November 10, 2017 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
November 13, 2017 Manchester Manchester Arena
November 14, 2017
November 16, 2017 Dublin Ireland 3Arena
November 17, 2017 Belfast Northern Ireland SSE Arena
November 19, 2017 Leeds England First Direct Arena
November 20, 2017 Glasgow Scotland The SSE Hydro
November 21, 2017 Aberdeen BHGE Arena
November 23, 2017 Nottingham England Motorpoint Arena Nottingham
November 25, 2017 Sheffield FlyDSA Arena
November 27, 2017London The O2 Arena
November 28, 2017
North America
December 1, 2017 Las Vegas United States T-Mobile Arena [A]
December 5, 2017 Seattle KeyArena
December 6, 2017 Vancouver Canada Thunderbird Sports Centre
December 7, 2017 Portland United States Theater of the Clouds
December 9, 2017 Oakland Oracle Arena
December 10, 2017 Inglewood The Forum
December 11, 2017 Las Vegas Pearl Concert Theater
January 5, 2018 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
January 6, 2018 Laval Place Bell
January 7, 2018 Boston United States TD Garden
January 9, 2018 Brooklyn Barclays Center
January 10, 2018Washington, D.C. The Anthem
January 12, 2018New York City Madison Square Garden
January 13, 2018 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
January 15, 2018 Detroit Detroit Masonic Temple
January 16, 2018 Chicago United Center
January 17, 2018 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center
January 19, 2018 St. Louis Chaifetz Arena
January 21, 2018 Duluth Infinite Energy Arena
January 23, 2018 Miami American Airlines Arena
January 24, 2018 Orlando Hard Rock Live
January 26, 2018 Sugar Land Smart Financial Centre
January 27, 2018 Irving The Pavilion
January 30, 2018 San Diego Valley View Casino Center
February 1, 2018Los Angeles Staples Center
February 2, 2018
February 3, 2018 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena
February 5, 2018 Broomfield 1stBank Center
February 6, 2018 Salt Lake City Vivint Smart Home Arena
Europe
February 23, 2018 Oslo Norway Telenor Arena
February 24, 2018 Stockholm Sweden Ericsson Globe
February 25, 2018 Copenhagen Denmark Royal Arena
February 27, 2018BerlinGermany Mercedes-Benz Arena
February 28, 2018 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome
March 1, 2018 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg Rockhal
March 3, 2018ParisFrance Zénith Paris
March 5, 2018 Cologne Germany Lanxess Arena
March 6, 2018 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
Latin America [3]
March 15, 2018 Alajuela Costa Rica Anfiteatro Coca-Cola
March 17, 2018 [lower-alpha 1] San Isidro Argentina Hipódromo de San Isidro
March 18, 2018 [lower-alpha 2] Santiago Chile O'Higgins Park
March 21, 2018 [lower-alpha 3] Asunción ParaguayEspacio Idesa
March 23, 2018 [lower-alpha 4] Bogotá ColombiaParque Deportivo 222
March 25, 2018 [lower-alpha 5] São Paulo Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace
March 27, 2018 Lima Peru Jockey Club del Perú
April 2, 2018 Monterrey Mexico Arena Monterrey
April 3, 2018
April 5, 2018 Mexico City Foro Sol
April 7, 2018 [lower-alpha 6] Guadalajara Foro Alterno
Oceania
April 20, 2018 Auckland New Zealand Spark Arena
April 21, 2018 Wellington TSB Bank Arena
April 24, 2018 Christchurch Horncastle Arena
April 27, 2018 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre
April 28, 2018 Sydney Qudos Bank Arena
May 1, 2018 Perth Perth Arena
May 4, 2018 Melbourne Hisense Arena
May 5, 2018
May 6, 2018
May 8, 2018 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
North America
May 18, 2018 [lower-alpha 7] Gulf Shores United States101 East Beach Boulevard
May 25, 2018 [lower-alpha 8] Boston City Hall Plaza
May 26, 2018 [lower-alpha 9] Napa Napa Valley Expo
June 8, 2018 Noblesville Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
June 10, 2018 [lower-alpha 10] Manchester Great Stage Park
June 15, 2018 [lower-alpha 11] Dover Dover Motor Speedway
Europe
June 20, 2018RomeItaly Rock in Roma
June 21, 2018 Milan Area Expo
June 23, 2018 Swansea Wales Liberty Stadium
June 24, 2018 Newport England Seaclose Park
June 26, 2018 Dublin Ireland RDS Arena
June 28, 2018 Saint Gallen SwitzerlandSaint Gallen Open Air
June 29, 2018 Lisbon Portugal Rock in Rio Lisboa
June 30, 2018 Santiago De Compostela SpainO Son Do Camiño
July 6, 2018 Werchter Belgium Rock Werchter
July 8, 2018 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Green
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
July 13, 2018 Bolton England Macron Stadium
July 14, 2018 Southwold Latitude Festival
July 18, 2018 Nyon Switzerland Paleo Festival
July 19, 2018 Benicàssim Spain Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
July 20, 2018 Cuxhaven GermanyDeichbrand Festival
July 21, 2018ParisFrance Hippodrome de Longchamp [C]
July 24, 2018 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Arena
July 26, 2018 Esch-Sur-Alzette Luxembourg Rockhal
North America
July 29, 2018 [lower-alpha 12] New York CityUnited States Randall's Island
September 4, 2018 Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
September 9, 2018 [lower-alpha 13] Vancouver Canada Stanley Park
Asia
September 12, 2018 Tokyo Japan Nippon Budokan
September 13, 2018 Osaka Japan Zepp Osaka Bayside
September 15, 2018 Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit [D]
September 17, 2018 Pak Kret Thailand SCG Stadium
September 19, 2018 Hong Kong Hong Kong AsiaWorld–Arena
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert is the only one with Dave Keuning and Mark Stoermer, to say nothing of some warm-up dates
B This concert is a part of Lollapalooza Argentina
C This concert is a part of Lollapalooza France
D This concert is a part of the Formula 1 2018 Singapore Grand Prix. [4]

Source: [5]

Box office score data

VenueCityTickets sold / availableGross revenueRef.
Terminal 5New York City2,802 / 2,802 (100%)$210,255 [6]
Manchester ArenaManchester30,100 / 31,232 (96%)$2,282,540 [7]
SSE HydroGlasgow12,567 / 12,625 (99%)$925,451 [8]
The O2 ArenaLondon35,629 / 36,748 (97%)$3,021,730 [9]
Air Canada CentreToronto14,096 / 14,096 (100%)$780,552 [10]
Place BellLaval7,776 / 7,776 (100%)$427,199 [6]
TD GardenBoston12,695 / 13,185 (96%)$729,879 [7]
Barclays CenterBrooklyn13,718 / 16,933 (81%)$831,384 [11]
The AnthemWashington, D.C.6,000 / 6,000 (100%)$465,350 [12]
Madison Square GardenNew York City13,518 / 13,518 (100%)$847,440 [12]
Wells Fargo CenterPhiladelphia14,466 / 14,789 (98%)$839,085 [7]
United CenterChicago14,027 / 14,027 (100%)$814,493 [13]
Xcel Energy CenterSaint Paul10,251 / 11,496 (89%)$513,190 [7]
Chaifetz ArenaSt. Louis7,629 / 7,847 (97%)$398,818 [7]
Infinite Energy ArenaDuluth10,060 / 10,383 (97%)$558,360 [7]
Smart Financial CentreSugar Land6,114 / 6,402 (95%)$352,927 [7]
The PavilionIrving4,218 / 4,345 (97%)$306,473 [7]
Valley View Casino CenterSan Diego10,179 / 10,543 (96%)$561,990 [7]
Staples CenterLos Angeles26,428 / 26,428 (100%)$1,716,139 [8]
MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas12,791 / 12,791 (100%)$904,742 [14]
Vivint Smart Home ArenaSalt Lake City11,449 / 12,062 (95%)$553,965 [15]
Mercedes-Benz ArenaBerlin11,386 / 11,581 (98%)$569,396 [16]
Anfiteatro Coca-ColaGuácima9,849 / 10,287 (96%)$876,499 [17]
Spark ArenaAuckland9,584 / 9,584 (100%)$604,183 [18]
TSB Bank ArenaWellington5,269 / 5,271 (99%)$316,954 [18]
Horncastle ArenaChristchurch7,508 / 7,508 (100%)$420,526 [18]
Brisbane Entertainment CentreBrisbane11,239 / 11,239 (100%)$942,082 [7]
Qudos Bank ArenaSydney14,738 / 15,097 (98%)$1,234,150 [19]
Perth ArenaPerth14,140 / 14,140 (100%)$1,161,670 [15]
Hisense ArenaMelbourne31,738 / 31,738 (100%)$2,459,460 [18]
Adelaide Entertainment CentreAdelaide8,282 / 8,282 (100%)$666,223 [18]

Notes

  1. This concert is a part of Lollapalooza Argentina.
  2. This concert is a part of Lollapalooza Chile.
  3. This concert is a part of Asunciónico Festival.
  4. This concert is a part of Estéreo Picnic Festival.
  5. This concert is a part of Lollapalooza Brazil.
  6. This concert is a part of Corona Capital Guadalajara.
  7. This concert is a part of Hangout Music Festival.
  8. This concert is a part of Boston Calling Music Festival.
  9. This concert is a part of BottleRock Napa Valley.
  10. This concert is a part of Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival.
  11. This concert is a part of Firefly Music Festival.
  12. This concert is a part of Panorama Music Festival.
  13. This concert is a part of Skookum Festival.

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