Tangled Up Tour

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Tangled Up Tour
Arena tour by Girls Aloud
Associated album Tangled Up
Start date 3 May 2008
End date 29 August 2008
Legs 2
Shows 35
Girls Aloud tour chronology
The Sound of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits Tour
(2007)		 Tangled Up Tour
(2008)		 Out of Control Tour
(2009)

The Tangled Up Tour was the fourth concert tour third arena tour, by British pop group Girls Aloud, in support of the group's fourth studio album Tangled Up. The tour was initially announced to reach arenas across the United Kingdom in November 2007. The shows commenced in Belfast on 3 May 2008 and concluded in Birmingham on 4 June. In addition to twenty-four arena dates, Girls Aloud also performed eleven open air concerts over the summer.

The stage outfits, designed by Welsh designer Julien MacDonald, received comparisons to Madonna's Erotica. Girls Aloud began the show suspended from the ceiling wearing black cloaks. The show was divided into four sets, including a ballad section on a smaller stage in the centre of the arena. Billiam, Luigi Masi, and The Saturdays provided support for Girls Aloud on the tour. The tour generated positive reviews from critics.

The Tangled Up Tour has been broadcast on a number of private channels and footage was released on DVD and Blu-ray in October and November 2008.

Contents

[edit] Background

The first dates were announced by various news sources towards the end of November 2007. Pre-sale tickets were offered on Girls Aloud's official website on 22 November 2007.[1]

In March 2008, Girls Aloud signed a deal to front an ad campaign for a new low-calorie KitKat bar called "Senses". The chocolate bar manufacturer also sponsored the tour.[2] These chocolate bar were handed out for free at the arenas.

The announcement of the tour helped to stop rumours that the band were splitting up. The stories surfaced after Nadine Coyle pulled out of a reality television show for the second time.[3] It was widely reported in April 2008 that Cheryl Cole was working on solo material with T2.[4][5] These accusations were quickly denied, with Cole saying that she "had been in tour rehearsals every day."[6] The band put a further stop to these rumours at their London show, by announcing that they would be recording a new album.[7] Kimberley Walsh told press that the band was "really excited about the tour" and had "loads of things planned."[8] Sarah Harding said that "over the years it gets bigger and more elaborate."[9]

[edit] Development

The show reportedly cost an estimated £3 million to stage, with £250,000 worth of pyrotechnics.[10] The stage outfits were designed by Welsh designer Julien MacDonald.[11]

For the opening of the Tangled Up Tour, the band members were suspended from the ceiling wearing black cloaks. During the show, Girls Aloud perform various covers. During their ballad section, they perform a stripped-down cover of Robyn's "With Every Heartbeat".[12] They originally performed the song for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, a recording of which is available on the "Can't Speak French" single.[13] The group also performed a cover of Salt-n-Pepa's "Push It".[14] Additionally, Cheryl Cole sang a "quick incerpt" of Kelis' "Trick Me" at the end of "Control of the Knife".[15]

Girls Aloud were scheduled to play at Pop in the Park and 2008's V Festival.[16] They previously performed in 2006 with a shortened set of their Chemistry Tour.

Luigi Masi, Billiam and The Saturdays provided support for Girls Aloud on the tour.[17]

[edit] Critical response

Many reviews focused on Girls Aloud's provocative attire, comparing it to Madonna's Erotica era.[10][18][19][20] The Mirror called it "the most sexually-charged performance of their career".[18] The Independent gave the show four stars, saying that "even their between-song chatter is amusing". Although low points were noted, the review continued that "Girls Aloud remain confidently the only pop show in town."[21] The Daily Record said they "pulled out all the stops."[22]

The Times only gave the show two stars. "The songs varied wildly in quality. While upbeat belters... tapped into the hedonistic rush of classic gay disco, too much of the set felt graceless and flat."[23] The critique even said "the famous five could easily have been interchangeable Stepford androids."[23]

[edit] Supporting act

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[edit] Setlist

Act 1:Sci-Fi

Act 2: Cabaret

Act 3: Feathers

Act 4: Gold Sequened Dresses

Act 5: Swimming Costumes

[edit] Broadcasts and recordings

Tangled Up: Live from The O2 2008
Video by Girls Aloud
Recorded O2 Arena
17 May 2008
Genre Pop
Length 102 mins
Label Polydor
Girls Aloud video chronology
Style
(2007)		 Tangled Up Tour
(2008)

The tour was recorded on 17 May at the O2 Arena and shown live across 50 Vue cinemas up and down the country.[24] The Tangled Up Tour was released on Blu-ray on 27 October 2008. In addition to the show, bonus features included a backstage documentary, music videos and trailers for the Tangled Up album. A shortened version of the recording was shown on Channel 4 various times in December 2008.

[edit] Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
First Leg
3 May 2008 Belfast Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena[25]
4 May 2008
5 May 2008
7 May 2008 Glasgow Scotland SECC[26]
8 May 2008
10 May 2008 Bournemouth1 England Bournemouth International Centre
11 May 2008
13 May 2008 Brighton1 The Brighton Centre[27]
14 May 2008
16 May 2008 London O2 Arena[28]
17 May 2008
18 May 2008 Cardiff Wales Cardiff International Arena[29]
20 May 2008 Nottingham England Trent FM Arena[26]
21 May 2008 Sheffield Sheffield Arena[26]
23 May 2008 Birmingham National Indoor Arena
24 May 2008 Newcastle Newcastle Metro Radio Arena[30]
25 May 2008
27 May 2008 Aberdeen Scotland AECC[31]
28 May 2008
30 May 2008 Liverpool England Liverpool Echo Arena[32]
31 May 2008 Manchester Manchester Evening News Arena
1 June 2008
3 June 2008 Cardiff Wales Cardiff International Arena[33]
4 June 2008 Birmingham England LG Arena[33]
Summer Leg
4 July 2008 Warwick England Warwick Castle[34]
17 July 2008 Esher Sandown Park[35]
18 July 2008 Newmarket Newmarket Racecourse[36]
25 July 2008 Edinburgh Scotland Edinburgh Castle[37]
27 July 2008 East Cowes England Osborne House[38]
3 August 2008 Nantwich, Cheshire Dorfold Hall
16 August 2008 Peterborough Elton Hall[39]
16 August 2008 V Festival Weston Park[16]
17 August 2008 Hylands Park[16]
23 August 2008 Battle Battle Abbey[40]
24 August 2008 Durham Beamish Hall[41]
29 August 2008 Leeds Harewood House[42]
14 September 2008 Calne Bowood House[43]
  • Struck out dates indicate that the show had to be cancelled because of weather problems at the venue.
  • 1= No walk way or mini stage due to arena being to small

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