Super Tour
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Tour by Pet Shop Boys | |
Location |
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Associated album | Super |
Start date | 20 July 2016[1] |
End date | 2 April 2019 |
Legs | 2 |
Pet Shop Boys concert chronology |
The Super Tour was synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys' 2016–19 world tour in support of their album Super. The tour started as a four-night residency entitled Inner Sanctum at the Royal Opera House in London, and visited North America, South America, Europe and Asia.
Concept
[edit]For the first time in many years, Pet Shop Boys have a full band playing with them onstage (mostly consisting of keyboardists, vocalists and percussionists).
Critical reception
[edit]Joe Lynch from Billboard described the New York City concert as "There was a stark white-and-black arcade game aesthetic, a picturesque sunset paired with smoky wide-beam lasers, concentric circles rendered in vibrant greens, blues and pinks, and glowing, multi-colored balloons at the close of the show."[2]
Set list
[edit]The following set list corresponds to their Berlin, Germany, concert on 1 December and reflects the typical set list of the tour.
- Inner Sanctum
- West End Girls
- The Pop Kids
- In the Night
- Burn
- Love Is a Bourgeois Construct
- New York City Boy
- Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)
- Twenty-something
- Love Comes Quickly
- Love Etc.
- The Dictator Decides
- Inside a Dream
- Winner (Andrew Dawson HappySad Remix)
- Home and Dry (Ambient Mix)
- The Enigma
- Vocal
- The Sodom and Gomorrah Show
- It's a Sin
- Left to My Own Devices (New Version)
- Go West
- Encore
- Domino Dancing (New Version)
- Always on My Mind
- The Pop Kids (Reprise)
- Inner Sanctum
- Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)
- The Pop Kids
- In the Night
- Burn
- Love Is a Bourgeois Construct
- New York City Boy
- Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)
- Love Comes Quickly
- Love Etc.
- The Dictator Decides
- Inside a Dream
- West End Girls
- Home and Dry (Ambient Mix)
- The Enigma
- Vocal
- The Sodom and Gomorrah Show
- It's a Sin
- Left to My Own Devices (New Version)
- Go West
- Encore
- Domino Dancing (New Version)
- Always on My Mind
- The Pop Kids (Reprise)
The set list includes 4 songs from the album Super, 3 songs from their albums Please, Introspective and Electric each, 1 from Actually, Very, Bilingual, Nightlife, Release, Fundamental, Yes and Elysium each and 1 non-album song.
Tour dates
[edit]Date | City | Country | Venue |
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Europe[3] | |||
20 July 2016 | London | England | Royal Opera House |
21 July 2016 | |||
22 July 2016 | |||
23 July 2016 | |||
South America[3] | |||
13 October 2016 | Santiago | Chile | Espacio Riesco Convention Center |
15 October 2016 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | BUE Festival 2016 |
North America[3] | |||
21 October 2016 | Las Vegas | United States | The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan |
22 October 2016 | Salt Lake City | The Complex | |
24 October 2016 | Vancouver | Canada | Queen Elizabeth Theatre |
25 October 2016 | Portland | United States | Keller Auditorium |
27 October 2016 | Oakland | Fox Oakland Theatre | |
28 October 2016 | |||
29 October 2016 | Los Angeles | Microsoft Theater | |
1 November 2016 | Austin | Long Center for the Performing Arts | |
2 November 2016 | Houston | White Oak Music Hall | |
4 November 2016 | Nashville | Tennessee Performing Arts Center | |
5 November 2016 | Chicago | Civic Opera House | |
6 November 2016 | Toronto | Canada | Sony Centre for the Performing Arts |
9 November 2016 | Boston | United States | Orpheum Theatre |
10 November 2016 | Morristown | Mayo Performing Arts Center | |
11 November 2016 | Washington, D.C. | Warner Theatre | |
12 November 2016 | New York City | Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden | |
14 November 2016 | Atlanta | Symphony Hall | |
15 November 2016 | St. Petersburg | Mahaffey Theater | |
16 November 2016 | Miami Beach | Fillmore Miami Beach | |
19 November 2016 | Mexico City | Mexico | Corona Capital Festival |
Europe & Middle East[4] | |||
26 November 2016 | Leipzig | Germany | Arena Leipzig |
27 November 2016 | Cologne | Palladium Köln | |
28 November 2016 | Tilburg | Netherlands | 013 |
30 November 2016 | Hamburg | Germany | Mehr! Theater am Goßmarkt |
1 December 2016 | Berlin | Tempodrom | |
2 December 2016 | Frankfurt Am Main | Jahrunderthalle Frankfurt | |
4 December 2016 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Copenhagen Opera House |
5 December 2016 | |||
8 December 2016 | Moscow | Russia | VTP Park Legend Arena |
18 February 2017 | Leeds | England | First Direct Arena |
19 February 2017 | Manchester | Manchester Arena | |
21 February 2017 | Glasgow | Scotland | Clyde Auditorium |
22 February 2017 | Edinburgh | Edinburgh Playhouse | |
24 February 2017 | Birmingham | England | Barclaycard Arena |
26 February 2017 | Bournemouth | Bournemouth International Centre | |
10 June 2017 | Tel Aviv | Israel | Yarkon Park |
17 June 2017 | Bergen | Norway | Bergenfest |
21 June 2017 | Blackpool | England | Empress Ballroom |
22 June 2017 | Nottingham | Motorpoint Arena Nottingham | |
24 June 2017 | Odense | Denmark | Tinderbox Festival |
25 June 2017 | Hanover | Germany | Swiss Life Hall |
26 June 2017 | Baden-Baden | Festspielhaus | |
28 June 2017 | Mainz | Halle 45 | |
29 June 2017 | Dresden | Filmnächte am Elbufer | |
1 July 2017 | Berlin | Mercedes-Benz Arena | |
3 July 2017 | Montreux | Switzerland | Montreux Jazz Festival |
6 July 2017 | Henley-on-Thames | England | Henley Music Festival |
8 July 2017 | Barcelona | Spain | Cruïlla Festival |
10 July 2017 | Madrid | Teatro Real | |
17 July 2017 | Bochum | Germany | RuhrCongress |
18 July 2017 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Royal Theater Carré |
22 July 2017 | Turku | Finland | Tall Ships Races Music Festival |
27 July 2017 | Rättvik | Sweden | Dalhalla |
28 July 2017 | Östersund | Storsjöyran Festival | |
31 July 2017 | Lucca | Italy | Lucca Summer Festival |
5 August 2017 | Brighton | England | Preston Park |
12 August 2017 | Zadar | Croatia | Jazine Open Air |
15 August 2017 | Brussels | Belgium | Brussels Summer Festival |
2 September 2017 | Gateshead | England | Sage Gateshead |
3 September 2017 | |||
5 September 2017 | Dublin | Ireland | Bord Gáis Energy Theatre |
6 September 2017 | |||
10 September 2017 | Dorset | England | Bestival |
Latin America[4] | |||
15 September 2017 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Rock in Rio |
17 September 2017 | Brasília | NET Live Brasilía | |
19 September 2017 | São Paulo | Espaço das Américas | |
21 September 2017 | Curitiba | Live Curitiba | |
23 September 2017 | Porto Alegre | Pepsi on Stage | |
27 September 2017 | Lima | Peru | Anfiteatro del Parque de la Exposición |
1 October 2017 | Monterrey | Mexico | Auditorio Pabellón M |
3 October 2017 | Mexico City | Palacio de los Deportes | |
6 October 2017 | Medellín | Colombia | Breakfest Festival |
Europe[5] | |||
6 July 2018 | Tallinn | Estonia | Õllesummer Festival |
7 July 2018 | Töreboda | Sweden | Törebodafestivalen |
18 July 2018 | Marbella | Spain | Starlite Festival |
21 July 2018 | Benicàssim | Festival Internacional de Benicàssim | |
25 July 2018 | London | England | Royal Opera House |
26 July 2018 | |||
27 July 2018 | |||
28 July 2018 | |||
2 August 2018 | Helsinki | Finland | Helsinki Ice Hall |
4 August 2018 | Vaasa | Wasa Open Air | |
24 August 2018 | Szeged | Hungary | SZIN Festival |
Asia[3] | |||
26 March 2019 | Singapore | Singapore | The Star Performing Arts Centre |
28 March 2019 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | AsiaWorld–Expo Hall 10 |
1 April 2019 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan |
2 April 2019 | Osaka | Festival Hall |
Personnel
[edit]Pet Shop Boys
- Neil Tennant – vocals
- Chris Lowe – keyboards
Live band
- Afrika Green – percussion, backing vocals
- Christina Hizon – keyboards, violin, backing vocals
- Simon Tellier – percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
Directors
- Stuart Price – music producer
- Pete Gleadall – musical director and programmer
- Es Devlin – creative director and set design
- Lynne Page – stage director
- Luke Halls – video content
- Tal Rosner – video content
- Ben Cash – lighting director
- Rob Sinclair – lighting director
- Robert Alsopp – masks and headpieces
References
[edit]- ^ "Tour dates".
- ^ "Pet Shop Boys Illustrate the Reenergizing Power of Dance Music As Super Tour Hits New York City". Billboard. 14 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Pet Shop Boys – Tour". petshopboys.co.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Pet Shop Boys announce Super Tour dates, share video for "Twenty-something" – watch". consequence.net. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Pet Shop Boys – Inner Sanctum". roh.org.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2020.