Gravity Tour
Tour by Westlife | |
![]() Promotional poster for tour | |
Associated album | Gravity |
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Start date | 7 March 2011 (2011-03-07) |
End date | 10 October 2011 (2011-10-10) |
Legs | 5 |
No. of shows | 33 in Europe 13 in Asia 2 in Africa 48 total |
Westlife concert chronology | |
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The Gravity Tour is the eleventh concert tour by Irish boy band, Westlife. The tour supported their eleventh studio album, Gravity. The tour visits Europe, Asia and Africa.[1] The tour was listed 55th in 2011 Worldwide First Quarter ticket sales list with 56,793 tickets sold at that time of the year only.[2]
Background
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The tour was announced a mere two weeks after the group completed their Where We Are Tour. The tour was directed by William Baker.[3]
Originally, tour dates were announced only for the United Kingdom,[3] but dates were added for Ireland, the Arabian Peninsula, and festival shows in Europe. Volkswagen supported this tour.[4]
During the concert at the Echo Arena Liverpool in Liverpool, England, the show was briefly paused as a set malfunction left the group hanging from the arena's ceiling by a swaying bar. A team of security guards helped lower the group, resuming the concert.[5]
Opening acts
- Wonderland (Europe—Leg 1)[6]
- Glenn Cal (Europe—Leg 1)[6]
- Young JV (Philippines)[7]
Set list
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The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on 18 March 2011, at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England.[8] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
- "No One's Gonna Sleep Tonight"
- "When You're Looking Like That"
- "World of Our Own"
- "What Makes a Man"
- "Safe"
- "Home"
- "Beautiful Tonight"
- "Medley:"
- "Viva la Vida"
- "Only Girl (In the World)"
- "The Time (Dirty Bit)"
- "Bad Romance"
- "I Predict a Riot"
- "Seasons in the Sun"
- "You Raise Me Up"
- "I'm Already There"
- "I Will Reach You"
- "Flying Without Wings"
- "What About Now"
- "Uptown Girl"
- Notes
- "No One's Gonna Sleep Tonight" was not performed in the Asian Leg.
- "My Love" was performed in the Asian Leg.
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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Europe[3][9] | |||
7 March 2011 | Cardiff | Wales | Motorpoint Arena |
8 March 2011 | |||
9 March 2011 | |||
11 March 2011 | London | England | The O2 |
12 March 2011 | |||
14 March 2011 | Newcastle | Metro Radio Arena | |
15 March 2011 | |||
16 March 2011 | Nottingham | Capital FM Arena | |
18 March 2011 | Liverpool | Echo Arena | |
19 March 2011 | Glasgow | Scotland | SECC Concert Hall 4 |
20 March 2011 | |||
22 March 2011 | Manchester | England | Manchester Evening News Arena |
23 March 2011 | |||
25 March 2011 | Birmingham | LG Arena | |
27 March 2011 | London | Wembley Arena | |
28 March 2011 | Sheffield | Motorpoint Arena | |
29 March 2011 | |||
31 March 2011 | Birmingham | LG Arena | |
2 April 2011 | Dublin | Ireland | The O2 |
3 April 2011 | |||
5 April 2011 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Arena |
6 April 2011 | |||
8 April 2011 | Dublin | Ireland | The O2 |
9 April 2011 | |||
10 April 2011 | |||
Asia[10][11][12] | |||
13 April 2011 | Muscat | Oman | InterContinental Gardens |
14 April 2011 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Jebel Ali Center of Excellence |
Europe[10][13] | |||
10 June 2011[A] | London | England | Base Court at Hampton Court Palace |
9 July 2011[B] | Cork | Ireland | The Docklands |
15 July 2011[C] | Brandon | England | Thetford Forest |
16 July 2011[C] | Tetbury | Westonbirt Arboretum | |
17 July 2011 | Hampshire | Broadlands Park | |
23 July 2011 | Hamilton | Hamilton Park Racecourse | |
30 July 2011 | Doncaster | Keepmoat Stadium | |
10 September 2011[D] | London | Hyde Park | |
Africa[14][15] | |||
16 September 2011[E] | Windhoek | Namibia | Wanderers Sports Grounds |
17 September 2011 | Centurion | South Africa | SuperSport Park |
Asia[16][17] | |||
21 September 2011 | Shanghai | China | Shanghai Indoor Stadium |
23 September 2011 | Guangzhou | Guangzhou International Sports Arena | |
25 September 2011 | Beijing | MasterCard Center | |
27 September 2011 | Hong Kong | VIVA | |
29 September 2011 | Quezon City | Philippines | Smart Araneta Coliseum |
1 October 2011 | Hanoi | Vietnam | Mỹ Đình National Stadium |
3 October 2011 | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium | |
5 October 2011 | Jakarta | Indonesia | Tennis Indoor Senayan |
7 October 2011 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Putra Indoor Stadium |
9 October 2011 | Seoul | South Korea | Hwajung Gymnasium |
10 October 2011 | Taipei | Taiwan | NTU Sports Center |
- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
- A This concert was a part of the Hampton Court Palace Festival[18]
- B This concert was a part of Live at the Marquee[19]
- C These concerts were a part of Forestry Commission—Live Music[20]
- D This concert was a part of the "BBC Proms in the Park"[21]
- E This concert was a part of the "FNB Festival"[22]
- Cancellations and rescheduled shows
19 June 2011 | Douglas, Isle of Man | Nobles Park | Cancelled.[23] This concert was a part of the Manx Telecom Bay Festival. |
Box office score data
Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
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The O2 Arena[A] | London | 21,128 / 25,000 (84%) | $1,420,080[24] |
Manchester Evening News Arena | Manchester | 14,255 / 16,069 (89%) | $938,521[25] |
The O2[B] | Dublin | 41,124 / 41,124 (100%) | $3,359,670[26] |
- A This concert ranked seventh in Billboard's "Hot Tours" for March 2011.[27]
- B This concert ranked as fifth in the Billboard's "Hot Tours" for June 2011.[28]
Personnel
Vocals
Band
- Simon Ellis - Keyboards / Musical Director
Crew
- Simon Ellis - Musical Director
External links
- Westlife's Official Website
References
- ^ "Westlife Announce 2011 UK Tour!!". Westlife's Official Website. Simco Limited. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- ^ "Pollstar data". 20 July 2011.
- ^ a b c "Westlife announce 2011 UK Tour=". Live Nation UK. Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- ^ "Volkswagen supports Westlife on Gravity Tour". Volkswagen. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ^ Moodie, Clemmie (22 March 2011). "Westlife left dangling at gig in set malfunction". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Westlife perform for Welsh fans". South Wales Guardian. Newsquest Media Group. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "Young JV to open Westlife show". ABS-CBN Corporation. 21 September 2011. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021.
- ^ Jones, Laura (19 March 2011). "Westlife wow Liverpool crowds at the ECHO arena". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ Additional sources for dates in Europe:
- "Westlife :: Tour Archives". Westlife's Official Website. Simco Limited. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- "Westlife :: Tour Archives". Westlife's Official Website. Simco Limited. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- "Westlife :: Tour Archives". Westlife's Official Website. Simco Limited. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- "Westlife Announce 2011 Tour". Glasswerk National. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- Nissim, Mayer (6 September 2010). "Westlife announce 2011 UK tour dates". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Westlife :: Upcoming Events". Westlife's Official Website. Simco Limited. Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "Westlife to perform live in Muscat on April 13". Oman Daily Observer. Oman Establishment for Press, News Publication and Advertising. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ Seaman, Anna (21 March 2011). "Westlife to perform at Jebel Ali concert". The National. Mubadala Development Company. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ Provan, Gillian (21 March 2011). "The boys of summer: Westlife to perform at Hamilton Park". STV News. STV Group plc. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ Graig, Augetto (18 May 2011). "Windhoek Hart beats to Music". Namibian Sun. 7. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Westlife Coming To SA". Music Industry Online (MIO). 13 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Westlife九月重临香港 携多首经典歌曲开唱" [Westlife return to Hong Kong in September]. CQ News (in Chinese). 15 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ Additional sources for dates in Asia:
- Vi, Ngân (29 July 2011). "Westlife đến Việt Nam vào tháng 10" [Westlife arrive in Vietnam in October]. Thanh Nien News (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- "2011 Westlife Gravity Tour Shanghai Concert". China On-Line Ticket Affairs. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- Dai, Michelle (3 August 2011). "Superstars Coming To Beijing: Westlife, Will.i.am & Eminem (maybe)". The Beijinger. True Run Media. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- "Westlife coming to Singapore in October". Channel NewsAsia. Media Corporation of Singapore. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ Stickler, Jon (6 April 2011). "Westlife & More Added To Hampton Court Palace Festival 2011 Line-Up & Tickets". Stereoboard. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ Meagher, Kev (7 March 2011). "Live at the Marquee: Bob Dylan and Paul Simon and more join lineup". Goldenplec: Irish Music Magazine. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ Stickler, Jon (14 March 2011). "Westlife Forest Dates Announced & Tickets". Stereoboard. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "Westlife to headline Proms In The Park 2011" (Press release). BBC. 13 June 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ "Irish band Westlife for FNB Festival". Windhoek Observer. 14 July 2011. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Bay Festival cancelled". Isle of Man Examiner. Johnston Press. 17 May 2011. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 123, no. 10. Nashville, Tennessee: Prometheus Global Media. 26 March 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ^ "Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 123, no. 20. Nashville, Tennessee: Prometheus Global Media. 11 June 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses: Current Scores". Billboard. Vol. 123, no. 22. Nashville, Tennessee: Prometheus Global Media. 25 June 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ Allen, Bob (17 March 2011). "Hot Tours: Lady Gaga, Usher, Heart". Billboard. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ^ Allen, Bob (17 June 2011). "Hot Tours: Roger Waters, Iron Maiden, Kings of León". Billboard. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
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