Wrecking Ball World Tour

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Wrecking Ball World Tour
Tour by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
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Associated album Wrecking Ball
Start dateMarch 18, 2012
End dateSeptember 21, 2013 [1]
Legs5
No. of shows134
Box office$340.6 million ($446.74 million in 2022 dollars) [2]
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band concert chronology

The Wrecking Ball World Tour was a concert tour by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band to promote Springsteen's seventeenth studio album, Wrecking Ball , which was released on March 5, 2012. [3] It was the first tour for the E Street Band without founding member Clarence Clemons, who died on June 18, 2011. The worldwide tour in support of the album, which ended in September 2013, reached 26 countries, the most ever for one of Springsteen's tours. The tour resumed in January 2014 to promote Springsteen's new album, High Hopes , and went under that album's name. [4]

Contents

In an attempt to fill the void left by Clemons, Springsteen added a full horn section, which included Jake Clemons, Clarence's nephew. Three background singers and a percussionist were also added, giving the E Street Band its largest lineup ever at seventeen members. [5] [6] As with previous tours, Springsteen's wife and band member, Patti Scialfa, did not appear at all the shows due to family commitments. Guitarist Steven Van Zandt was also unable to perform on the band's Australian leg due to the filming of his television show, Lilyhammer . Van Zandt was replaced by Tom Morello for those dates.

The tour featured over 215 different songs [7] performed, including some songs either making their live debuts or returning after an extended absence.

The tour was named the second highest-grossing tour of 2012 and was the most attended tour of the year, [8] winning the Billboard Touring Award for Top Draw. [9] For the first half of 2013, the tour was named one of the top three grossing tours for the year. [10]

At the end of 2012, the tour placed second on Pollstar's "Top 100 Worldwide Tours", grossing $210.2 million from 81 shows in Europe. [11] At the end of 2013, the tour placed fifth on Pollstar's "Top 100 Worldwide Tours", grossing $145.4 million from 46 shows in Europe. [12] Overall, the tour grossed $340.6 million from 124 shows.

Itinerary

Planning and rehearsals

Private rehearsals started in late January 2012 at the Expo Theater in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, the same site where rehearsals were held for the Tunnel of Love Express Tour and the Rising Tour . Some rehearsals were held at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton to allow the band and crew to try a new stage design. [13]

It was announced on February 9, 2012, that Eddie Manion and Clarence Clemons's nephew, Jake Clemons, would share saxophone duties with Clemons handling most of the lead solos. Additional horns were provided by Clark Gayton, Curt Ramm, and Barry Danielian. Everett Bradly provided percussion and backing vocals while Curtis King Jr. and Cindy Mizelle returned as background singers. [14] Michelle Moore joined the tour as a background singer featuring on Rocky Ground for the rap (as on the album).

In advance of the album's release on March 5, 2012, the band kicked off a string of warm-up performances prior to the tour, including a performance of the album's first single, "We Take Care of Our Own", at the 54th Grammy Awards. During the final week of February, talk show host Jimmy Fallon dedicated an entire week of his show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon , to Springsteen's music. Different artists covered Springsteen's songs each night of that week.[ citation needed ]

The new touring lineup performed their first full show together on March 9, 2012, at the Apollo Theater. [15] Springsteen then gave a keynote speech at the SXSW convention in Austin, Texas, on March 15, 2012, and was joined later in the evening by the E Street Band for a 2+1⁄2-hour set before a crowd of a few thousand. [16]

Ticket sales

On January 26, 2012, dates for the first U.S. leg of the Wrecking Ball world tour were announced to the public, with many going on sale during the first weekend of February.

Much like with the previous tour, many U.S. fans encountered problems, thought to be due to ticket scalpers, through Ticketmaster as the first dates of the tour went on sale. Shows were selling out within minutes and many tickets appeared, at much higher prices, on resale websites such as StubHub less than an hour after the onsale time. Ticketmaster said web traffic was 2.5 times the highest level of the past year during the online sales. U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, who introduced the BOSS ACT in 2009 to increase transparency in the ticket industry, said he would reintroduce the bill in Congress.

The show

The world tour began on March 18, 2012, in Atlanta. [17] The early shows established a routine of using "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out", performed as the show closer, as a tribute song to Clarence Clemons. Following the lyric the Big Man joined the band, Springsteen paused the song so the band and audience could pay tribute to Clemons, following which the band resumed the remainder of the song. "My City of Ruins" was used as the band introduction song and frequently included a Springsteen rap about "ghosts", referring to Clemons and Danny Federici, the long-time E Street Band organist who died during the Magic Tour in April 2008. For cities that had more than one consecutive show, American Land was used as the show closer, with the entire band on the front line and finishing the show on the main center platform.

Per Springsteen's standard practice, the set list varied from night to night, sometimes significantly. The tour saw the revival of a number of long-absent aspects of Springsteen's concerts, such as the return (during some shows) of a lengthy instrumental introduction to "Prove It All Night" that fans had unsuccessfully requested during the "sign request" (also sometimes known as "Stump the Band") segments during the Magic and Working on a Dream Tours. The instrumental introduction had been a noted point of 1978's Darkness Tour show but had not been played since. Shows were longer than on recent tours, culminating in Helsinki on July 31, 2012, with the longest performance of Springsteen's career at 4 hours and 6 minutes. [18] Earlier the same night, prior to the show proper, Springsteen had performed a five-song acoustic set for early arrivals. [19]

Springsteen playing at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, UK, June 21, 2012 Springsteen playing in Sunderland, June 2012.jpg
Springsteen playing at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, UK, June 21, 2012

During the encore of Springsteen's show in London at the Hard Rock Calling festival, the city council pulled the plug on his performance because he ran a few minutes past the show's 10:30 pm curfew. Springsteen was performing "I Saw Her Standing There" and "Twist and Shout" with Paul McCartney when their microphones and instruments were shut off. Springsteen ended the set with a brief a cappella, unamplified version of "Goodnight Irene." [20] The incident resulted in the show being the lone concert on the tour at which "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out", with its Clarence Clemons tribute, was not performed. Following the performance, Steve Van Zandt took to Twitter and said, "English cops may be the only individuals left on earth that wouldn't want to hear one more from Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney!" and followed that up with "There's no grudges to be held. Just feel bad for our great fans. Hard Rock is cool. Live Nation is cool. It's some City Council stupid rule." [21] [22] When Springsteen next performed three nights later in Ireland, he poked fun at the London incident. During "Dancing in the Dark" the big screens by the stage displayed only a battery switched "On." A fake policeman came out to the stage to stop them playing "Twist and Shout" but Springsteen refused. While playing American Land, the fake policeman pulled the plug, but Van Zandt plugged it back in. [23]

The tour returned to the United States in August 2012 and focused on baseball and football stadiums. The tour's third (and final) show at MetLife Stadium on September 22, 2012, was delayed for two hours due to a strong thunderstorm. The show finally got underway around 10:30 pm, prompting fans to sing "Happy Birthday" to Springsteen at midnight to celebrate his 63rd birthday. [24] At the end of the show, Springsteen was presented with a guitar-shaped birthday cake onstage. [25]

On October 29, 2012, the New Jersey area was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. Springsteen's show in Rochester, New York, the following day was forced to be postponed until October 31, 2012. That night, Springsteen dedicated his performance to those affected by the storm and those helping to recover. Springsteen and the E Street Band performed "Land of Hope and Dreams" during a one-hour televised telethon called Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together on November 2, 2012. Springsteen also joined Billy Joel, Steven Tyler and Jimmy Fallon for a performance of "Under the Boardwalk". He later participated in the 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden, a benefit concert for Sandy victims. [26]

Due to filming of his television show, Lilyhammer , Steven Van Zandt was forced to miss the Australian leg of the tour in 2013. Tom Morello replaced Van Zandt for those dates. [27] Van Zandt made his return in late April 2013 when he opened the first of the band's two shows in Oslo, Norway, by singing Frank Sinatra's "My Kind of Town" in character as Frank "the fixer" Tagliano from Lilyhammer. As with 2009's Working on a Dream Tour, some shows featured full-album performances of Born to Run , Darkness on the Edge of Town , and Born in the U.S.A. The European leg ended in late July 2013.

The final leg of the tour took place in September 2013 with Springsteen's first-ever show in Santiago, Chile, on September 12. The tour subsequently featured dates in Argentina and Brazil, with the final show at the Rock in Rio festival on September 21. The show, which was held at Cidade do Rock, was broadcast live on cable in Brazil and over the Internet via YouTube. In the concerts in Brazil, Springsteen performed a cover of "Sociedade Alternativa" by Raul Seixas in addition to his usual setlist.

Critical and commercial reception

The tour was a commercial success and was named the second highest-grossing tour of 2012, finishing behind Madonna, [8] and was the most attended tour of the year, winning the Billboard Touring Award for Top Draw. [9] It was also named the 21st highest-grossing tour worldwide as of December 2012. In July 2013, the tour was named one of the top three grossing tours for the first half of 2013, along with tours by Bon Jovi, who had grossed the highest so far, and the Rolling Stones. [10]

Springsteen was named the #1 musical act by Rolling Stone magazine in their August 2013 issue. [28]

Aftermath and Springsteen's response

During the tour, Springsteen felt inspired to start working on his eighteenth studio album, which eventually became High Hopes . The album was recorded in 2013 during breaks in the Wrecking Ball Tour and was released in January 2014. Springsteen cited Morello, who helped re-introduce some previously recorded songs and cover songs to the recording sessions and live shows, as a huge inspiration on the album.

Broadcasts and recordings

A number of the festival dates performed on the tour had excerpts from the performance broadcast on television. Additionally, 45 minutes of the 2012 Hyde Park show in London was released as a bonus feature on the Springsteen & I DVD release.

Coinciding with the Born in the U.S.A. album's 30th anniversary, Born in the U.S.A. Live: London 2013 , a live DVD of the full performance of the album recorded at the 2013 Hard Rock Calling festival, was released through Amazon.com as part of a deluxe edition of the High Hopes album.

Several shows were released as part of the Bruce Springsteen Archives:

Set list

  1. "We Take Care of Our Own"
  2. "Wrecking Ball"
  3. "Death to My Hometown"
  4. "My City of Ruins"
  5. "Spirit in the Night"
  6. "Out in the Street"
  7. "Hungry Heart"
  8. "Prove It All Night"
  9. "Jack of All Trades"
  10. "The Promised Land"
  11. "Badlands"
  12. "She's the One"
  13. "Working on the Highway"
  14. "Because the Night"
  15. "Darlington County"
  16. "The River"
  17. "Shackled and Drawn"
  18. "Waitin' on a Sunny Day"
  19. "The Rising"
  20. "Land of Hope and Dreams"
  21. "Thunder Road"
Encore
  1. "We Are Alive"
  2. "Rocky Ground"
  3. "Born in the U.S.A."
  4. "Born to Run"
  5. "Dancing in the Dark"
  6. "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out"
  7. "Twist and Shout" (The Top Notes cover)

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
North America [29] [30]
March 18, 2012 Atlanta United States Philips Arena 14,959 / 17,700$1,382,345
March 19, 2012 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum 12,919 / 15,400$1,169,147
March 23, 2012 Tampa Tampa Bay Times Forum 16,615 / 18,987$1,463,180
March 26, 2012 Boston TD Garden 16,779 / 16,779$1,577,847
March 28, 2012 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 38,034 / 38,034$3,647,374
March 29, 2012
April 1, 2012 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center 17,699 / 17,699$1,692,142
April 3, 2012 East Rutherford Izod Center 38,068 / 38,068$3,663,374
April 4, 2012
April 6, 2012 New York City Madison Square Garden 38,828 / 38,828$3,524,874
April 9, 2012
April 12, 2012 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,607 / 15,607$1,272,044
April 13, 2012 Buffalo First Niagara Center 18,344 / 18,344$1,508,680
April 16, 2012 Albany Times Union Center 14,962 / 14,962$1,401,386
April 17, 2012 Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena 18,624 / 18,624$1,565,518
April 24, 2012 San Jose HP Pavilion 15,716 / 17,170$1,515,818
April 26, 2012 Los Angeles Los Angeles Sports Arena 32,758 / 32,758$3,051,752
April 27, 2012
April 29, 2012 [lower-alpha 1] New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course ——
May 2, 2012 Newark Prudential Center 16,934 / 16,934$1,516,758
Europe [30] [31]
May 13, 2012 Seville Spain Estadio Olímpico 22,045 / 30,785$1,798,678
May 15, 2012 Las Palmas Estadio Gran Canaria 23,908 / 30,000$1,861,267
May 17, 2012 Barcelona Estadi Olímpic 79,430 / 86,000$6,692,818
May 18, 2012
May 25, 2012 Frankfurt Germany Commerzbank-Arena 40,219 / 40,219$3,759,361
May 27, 2012 Cologne RheinEnergieStadion 40,417 / 40,417$3,786,222
May 28, 2012 [lower-alpha 2] Landgraaf Netherlands Megaland Landgraaf ——
May 30, 2012 Berlin Germany Olympiastadion 55,491 / 55,491$4,514,798
June 2, 2012 San Sebastián Spain Estadio Anoeta 45,442 / 45,442$4,068,870
June 3, 2012 [lower-alpha 3] Lisbon Portugal Parque Bela Vista ——
June 7, 2012 Milan Italy Stadio San Siro 57,149 / 57,149$3,855,255
June 10, 2012 Florence Stadio Artemio Franchi 42,658 / 42,658$2,840,374
June 11, 2012 Trieste Stadio Nereo Rocco 28,109 / 28,109$2,232,817
June 17, 2012 Madrid Spain Estadio Santiago Bernabéu 54,639 / 54,639$4,971,750
June 19, 2012 Montpellier France Park&Suites Arena 13,289 / 13,289$1,301,350
June 21, 2012 Sunderland England Stadium of Light 41,564 / 52,900$3,693,333
June 22, 2012 Manchester Etihad Stadium 52,546 / 52,546$4,601,284
June 24, 2012 [lower-alpha 4] Isle of Wight Seaclose Park ——
July 4, 2012 Paris France Bercy Arena 33,224 / 33,224$3,259,155
July 5, 2012
July 7, 2012 [lower-alpha 5] Roskilde Denmark Roskilde Festival ——
July 9, 2012 Zürich Switzerland Stadion Letzigrund 41,560 / 41,560$5,193,564
July 11, 2012 Prague Czech Republic Synot Tip Arena 22,200 / 22,200$1,639,087
July 12, 2012 Vienna Austria Ernst Happel Stadion 50,293 / 50,293$4,502,648
July 14, 2012 [lower-alpha 6] London England Hyde Park ——
July 17, 2012 Dublin Ireland RDS Stadium 76,000 / 76,000$7,610,327
July 18, 2012
July 21, 2012 Oslo Norway Stadion Valle Hovin 39,984 / 39,984$4,874,294
July 23, 2012 Bergen Koengen Park 44,068 / 44,068$5,353,738
July 24, 2012
July 27, 2012 Gothenburg Sweden Ullevi Stadion 131,606 / 131,606$11,968,672
July 28, 2012
July 31, 2012 Helsinki Finland Olympic Stadium 43,534 / 43,534$3,988,494
North America [32]
August 14, 2012BostonUnited States Fenway Park 59,644 / 59,644$5,646,102
August 15, 2012
August 18, 2012 Foxborough Gillette Stadium 49,621 / 50,000$4,548,896
August 24, 2012 Toronto Canada Rogers Centre 38,986 / 40,000$3,672,176
August 26, 2012 Moncton Magnetic Park 30,200 / 30,200$3,400,901
August 29, 2012 Vernon United States Vernon Downs Raceway 15,595 / 20,000$1,475,410
September 2, 2012Philadelphia Citizens Bank Park 73,296 / 78,200$6,644,578
September 3, 2012
September 7, 2012 Chicago Wrigley Field 84,218 / 84,218$7,090,141
September 8, 2012
September 14, 2012Washington, D.C. Nationals Park 36,525 / 36,525$3,305,920
September 19, 2012East Rutherford MetLife Stadium 152,290 / 159,000$14,409,760
September 21, 2012
September 22, 2012
October 19, 2012 Ottawa Canada Scotiabank Place 16,271 / 16,271$1,678,662
October 21, 2012 Hamilton Copps Coliseum 16,115 / 18,238$1,764,732
October 23, 2012 Charlottesville United States John Paul Jones Arena 9,931 / 13,000$921,996
October 25, 2012 Hartford XL Center 14,042 / 15,800$1,329,751
October 27, 2012 Pittsburgh Consol Energy Center 17,956 / 17,956$1,692,278
October 31, 2012 [lower-alpha 7] Rochester Blue Cross Arena 10,405 / 12,323$1,008,272
November 1, 2012 University Park Bryce Jordan Center 12,078 / 15,458$1,220,555
November 3, 2012 Louisville KFC Yum! Center 16,699 / 20,491$1,394,816
November 11, 2012 St. Paul Xcel Energy Center 28,228 / 28,228$2,708,266
November 12, 2012
November 15, 2012 Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha 10,269 / 10,269$947,630
November 17, 2012 Kansas City Sprint Center 13,875 / 13,875$1,094,111
November 19, 2012 Denver Pepsi Center 14,027 / 17,260$1,284,576
November 26, 2012 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena 17,009 / 17,009$1,824,330
November 28, 2012 Portland United States Rose Garden Arena 13,790 / 14,798$1,260,800
November 30, 2012 Oakland Oracle Arena 16,268 / 17,400$1,499,818
December 4, 2012 Anaheim Honda Center 13,743 / 13,800$1,279,194
December 6, 2012 Glendale Jobing.com Arena 12,660 / 12,660$1,197,272
December 10, 2012 Mexico City Mexico Palacio de los Deportes 7,690 / 12,000$366,479
December 12, 2012 [lower-alpha 8] New York CityUnited StatesMadison Square Garden——
Oceania [34]
March 14, 2013 Brisbane Australia Entertainment Centre 24,493 / 24,493$4,289,920
March 16, 2013
March 18, 2013 Sydney Allphones Arena 47,796 / 48,000$7,966,677
March 20, 2013
March 22, 2013
March 24, 2013 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena 46,740 / 46,740$7,662,705
March 26, 2013
March 27, 2013
March 30, 2013 Macedon Hanging Rock 34,142 / 34,142$5,395,624
March 31, 2013
Europe [35] [36]
April 29, 2013 Bærum Norway Telenor Arena 43,918 / 43,918$5,836,045
April 30, 2013
May 3, 2013 Stockholm Sweden Friends Arena 169,325 / 169,325$17,932,099
May 4, 2013
May 7, 2013 Turku Finland HK Arena 18,558 / 18,558$2,382,847
May 8, 2013
May 11, 2013StockholmSwedenFriends Arena [lower-alpha 9] [lower-alpha 9]
May 14, 2013 Copenhagen Denmark Parken Stadion 49,017 / 49,017$5,102,138
May 16, 2013 Herning Jyske Bank Boxen 14,938 / 14,938$1,828,163
May 23, 2013 Naples Italy Piazza del Plebiscito 11,647 / 15,000$951,459
May 26, 2013 Munich Germany Olympiastadion 41,579 / 41,579$3,958,563
May 28, 2013 Hanover AWD-Arena 36,859 / 37,000$3,876,987
May 31, 2013 Padua Italy Stadio Euganeo 36,208 / 40,000$3,102,414
June 3, 2013MilanStadio San Siro56,670 / 56,670$4,209,027
June 15, 2013LondonEngland Wembley Stadium 70,425 / 70,425$6,479,237
June 18, 2013 Glasgow Scotland Hampden Park 44,000 / 46,988$4,182,184
June 20, 2013 Coventry England Ricoh Arena 37,262 / 37,262$3,480,677
June 22, 2013 Nijmegen Netherlands Goffertpark 64,900 / 64,900$6,309,898
June 26, 2013 Gijón Spain El Molinón Stadium 30,571 / 30,571$2,624,674
June 29, 2013ParisFrance Stade de France 61,867 / 61,867$5,785,660
June 30, 2013 [lower-alpha 10] LondonEngland Olympic Park ——
July 3, 2013 Geneva Switzerland Stade de Genève 22,391 / 40,000$3,115,860
July 5, 2013 Mönchengladbach Germany Borussia-Park 34,050 / 37,800$3,809,644
July 7, 2013 Leipzig Red Bull Arena 46,346 / 46,346$4,297,021
July 11, 2013 Rome Italy Ippodromo delle Capannelle 27,024 / 37,000$2,261,922
July 13, 2013 [lower-alpha 11] Werchter Belgium Werchter Grounds 60,000 / 60,000—
July 16, 2013 Limerick Ireland Thomond Park 28,091 / 28,091$3,226,410
July 18, 2013 Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh 37,328 / 37,328$4,263,690
July 20, 2013 Belfast Northern Ireland King's Hall 28,211 / 28,211$3,131,421
July 23, 2013 Cardiff Wales Millennium Stadium 27,722 / 29,000$2,507,945
July 24, 2013 Leeds England Leeds Arena 11,367 / 11,367$1,134,415
July 27, 2013 Kilkenny Ireland Nowlan Park 54,292 / 54,292$6,223,768
July 28, 2013
South America [36]
September 12, 2013 Santiago Chile Movistar Arena 5,256 / 10,100$481,791
September 14, 2013 Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio G.E.B.A. 7,095 / 12,000$729,946
September 18, 2013 São Paulo BrazilEspaço das Américas5,359 / 7,500$670,466
September 21, 2013 [lower-alpha 12] Rio de Janeiro Parque dos Atletas ——
Total3,378,629 / 3,456,384 (97.8%)$340,599,114

Supporting acts

Personnel

The E Street Band

and

with

The E Street Horns: [5] [6]

The E Street Choir:

Guest musicians/appearances

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The April 29, 2012, concert in New Orleans at the Fair Grounds Race course was a part of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
  2. ↑ The May 28, 2012, concert in Landgraaf at the Megaland Landgraaf was a part of the Pinkpop Festival.
  3. ↑ The June 3, 2012, concert in Lisbon, Portugal, at the Parque Bela Vista was a part of the Rock in Rio Festival.
  4. ↑ The June 24, 2012, concert in Isle of Wight at the Seaclose Park was a part of the Isle of Wight Festival.
  5. ↑ The July 7, 2012, concert in Roskilde, Denmark at the Dyrskuepladen was a part of the Roskilde Festival.
  6. ↑ The July 14, 2012, concert in London at Hyde Park was a part of Hard Rock Calling.
  7. ↑ The October 31, 2012, concert in Rochester, New York, at the Blue Cross Arena was originally planned to take place on October 30 but was rescheduled due to Hurricane Sandy. [33]
  8. ↑ The December 12, 2012, concert in New York at Madison Square Garden was a part of the nl:12-12-12 The Concert for Sandy Relief.
  9. 1 2 The score data is representative of the three shows at the Friends Arena on May 3, 4, and 11 respectively.
  10. ↑ The June 30, 2013, concert in London at the Olympic Park was a part of Hard Rock Calling.
  11. ↑ The July 13, 2013, concert in Werchter at the Werchter Grounds was a part of the TW Classic Festival.
  12. ↑ The September 21, 2013, concert in Rio de Janeiro at the Parque dos Atletas was a part of the Rock in Rio Festival.

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Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour was the first of two theatrical productions by Cirque du Soleil to combine the music of Michael Jackson with Cirque du Soleil's signature acrobatic performance style. The show was written and directed by Jamie King and produced in partnership with the Estate of Michael Jackson. The arena show—which is very similar to a rock concert—began its tour on October 2, 2011, in Montreal. After touring North America for one year, Immortal continued through Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East before returning to North America in February 2014 for a total of 501 shows from 141 cities. It is the most financially successful Cirque production and highest grossing tribute show in history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">I'm with You World Tour</span> 2011–13 concert tour by Red Hot Chili Peppers

The I'm with You World Tour was a worldwide concert tour by American rock band, the Red Hot Chili Peppers in support of the band's tenth studio album, I'm with You. It marked the band's first tour in four years and first with guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, who replaced John Frusciante in 2009. The band was also joined for the first time by backing musicians Mauro Refosco (percussion) and Chris Warren (keyboards). The first North American leg of the tour was briefly postponed due to a leg injury sustained by singer Anthony Kiedis which required surgery. Klinghoffer also broke his foot during the tour; however, no dates were cancelled due to his injury. During the tour the band saw a few milestones come and go such as their own 30th anniversary since forming in 1983 and the 10th, 20th and 25th anniversaries of their albums, By the Way, Blood Sugar Sex Magik and The Uplift Mofo Party Plan. Despite these milestones, the band made little to no mention of them and no special performances were given on their behalf. The band was also named 2012 inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame while on tour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stronger Tour</span>

The Stronger Tour was the sixth headlining tour by American pop recording artist Kelly Clarkson. Beginning on January 13, 2012, the tour supported her fifth studio album, Stronger (2011). With over fifty dates, the tour traveled to the Americas, Australia and Europe. It ended on October 20, 2012, in London, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Because We Can (concert tour)</span> 2013 concert tour by Bon Jovi

Because We Can was a concert tour by American rock band, Bon Jovi. The tour was in support of the band's twelfth studio album What About Now. The tour was named after the lead single from What About Now. All five major continents were visited during the 2013 tour. The tour saw the band travel to Wales for the first time in 12 years since their 2001 One Wild Night Tour and was also the first time in 18 years since their 1995 These Days Tour that the band returned to Africa for two dates in South Africa. Furthermore, the tour also saw the band travel to Cologne performing in the Müngersdorfer Stadion also for the first time in 12 years since their 2001 tour, this tour was the first time in the band's 30-year history that they visited Bulgaria and Poland. The tour ranked 1st on Pollstar's annual "Top 100 Mid Year Worldwide Tours". It earned $142.1 million from 60 shows. At the end of 2013, the tour placed 1st on Pollstar's "Top 100 Worldwide Tours", grossing $259.5 million from 102 shows.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Tour</span> 2012–13 concert tour by Matchbox Twenty

The North Tour is the fifth concert tour by American pop-rock band, Matchbox Twenty. The tour supports the band's fourth studio album, North. Beginning October 2012, the band has played over 60 shows in Australia, the Americas, Europe and Asia. The tour ranked 66th on Pollstar's annual "Top 100 Mid Year North American Tour". It earned $4.9 million from 40 shows.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">High Hopes Tour</span> 2014 concert tour by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

The High Hopes Tour was a concert tour by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band with special guest guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine. The tour was seen as a continuation of his previous tour and was in support of eighteenth studio album, High Hopes, which was released in January 2014.

<i>Apollo Theater 3/09/12</i> 2014 live album by Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band

Apollo Theater 03/09/12 is a live album by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, released in November 2014 and was the first official release through the Bruce Springsteen Archives. The concert is available on CD and digital download at http://live.brucespringsteen.net.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The River Tour (2016)</span> 2016–17 concert tour by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

The River Tour was a concert tour by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in support of Springsteen's 2015 The Ties That Bind: The River Collection box set and in celebration of the 35th anniversary of Springsteen's 1980 album, The River. The River Tour ended in September 2016. Subsequently, the Summer '17 tour in Australia and New Zealand continued the tour using the same promotional image from the original legs.

<i>Olympiastadion, Helsinki, July 31, 2012</i> 2017 live album by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

Olympiastadion, Helsinki, July 31, 2012 is a live album by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, released on May 23, 2017. It is the thirteenth such release by the Bruce Springsteen Archives. The concert is notable for being, as of the time of its release, the longest by Springsteen and the band, at four hours and six minutes in length. The show also included a brief five-song acoustic set for fans who had arrived early; this is not included on the recording. The concert is the third full-length show from the Wrecking Ball Tour to be released, following Apollo Theater 3/09/12, a rehearsal for the tour, and Ippodromo delle Capannelle, Rome 2013.

The Power Windows Tour was a concert tour by Canadian rock band Rush, in support of the band's eleventh studio album Power Windows.

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