Out of Control Tour
Tour by Girls Aloud | |
Start date | 24 April 2009 |
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End date | 6 June 2009 |
Legs | 1 |
No. of shows | 32 (arena dates scheduled) |
Girls Aloud concert chronology |
The Out of Control Tour is Girls Aloud's fourth arena-based concert tour and their fifth tour overall. The tour will begin on 24 April 2009 in Manchester's MEN Arena, with the final show on 6 June 2009 in Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena. Thirty-two dates have been announced for the arena tour.
History
Girls Aloud announced their plans to tour in support of Out of Control in mid-November 2008. Initially, just ten tour dates in bigger arenas across the United Kingdom and Ireland were announced, with tickets going on sale on 14 November.[1] Nadine Coyle said, "We can't wait to get back out on the road to see our fans. We'll play the music that we love from the past albums. And it'll be great doing the new songs in those arenas, too."[2] The girl group began rehearsals "straight after Christmas."[3] Emma Deigman has been confirmed as the supporting act during the tour.[4]
Due to arenas selling out, Girls Aloud had to add a number of live shows to the tour. Cheryl Cole's hometown of Newcastle sold particularly well, with the girl group scheduled to play a record-breaking four nights. Girls Aloud are also scheduled to play three dates in Belfast, Birmingham,[5] Glasgow,[6] Liverpool, and four dates in London and Manchester. The group are performing three nights in O2 Arena and two at Wembley Arena.[7]
In addition to their own dates, Girls Aloud have been confirmed as the support act for Coldplay's Viva la Vida Tour at Wembley Stadium on 18 September 2009.[8]
According to The Sun on 17 April 2009, the group have included "Biology", "Love Machine", "Call the Shots", "The Promise", "The Loving Kind", "Fix Me Up" and a cover of Britney Spears' "Womanizer" in the show's setlist. The show opens with "The Promise" and also closes with a reprise of the same song. The same article revealed that "...at one point in the show they will fly from the main stage to a specially constructed smaller stage in the middle of the arena to perform two songs." They will also be using a pole-dancing routine when performing "Fix Me Up".[9]
Set list
This article documents a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses, and initial news reports may be unreliable. The latest updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. (April 2009) |
- "The Promise"
- "Love Is The Key"
- "Biology"
- "Miss You Bow Wow"
- "The Loving Kind"
- "Waiting"
- "Love Machine"
- "Rolling Back the Rivers in Time"
- "Untouchable"
- "Sexy! No No No"
- "Broken Strings" (James Morrison cover)
- "Love is Pain"
- "Call the Shots"
- "Revolution in the Head"
- "Sound of the Underground"
Tour dates
Date | City | Venue |
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Britain | ||
24 April 2009 | Manchester | Manchester Evening News Arena |
25 April 2009 | Sheffield | Sheffield Arena |
26 April 2009 | London | O2 Arena |
28 April 2009 | Belfast | Odyssey Arena |
29 April 2009 | ||
30 April 2009 | ||
Ireland | ||
2 May 2009 | Dublin | The O2 |
3 May 2009 | ||
Britain | ||
5 May 2009 | Newcastle | Metro Radio Arena |
6 May 2009 | ||
8 May 2009 | Glasgow | SECC |
9 May 2009 | ||
11 May 2009 | Nottingham | Trent FM Arena |
12 May 2009 | ||
13 May 2009 | Sheffield | Sheffield Arena |
15 May 2009 | ||
16 May 2009 | Manchester | MEN Arena |
17 May 2009 | ||
19 May 2009 | Liverpool | Echo Arena |
20 May 2009 | Birmingham | National Indoor Arena |
21 May 2009 | ||
23 May 2009 | London | O2 Arena |
24 May 2009 | ||
26 May 2009 | Wembley Arena | |
27 May 2009 | ||
29 May 2009 | Manchester | MEN Arena |
30 May 2009 | Glasgow | SECC |
1 June 2009 | Birmingham | NIA |
2 June 2009 | Liverpool | Echo Arena |
3 June 2009 | ||
5 June 2009 | Newcastle | Metro Radio Arena |
6 June 2009 | ||
Additional Dates | ||
18 September 2009Template:Fn | London | Wembley Stadium |
Footnotes:
- Template:Fnb Support for Coldplay.[8]
References
- ^ Tom Thorogood (2008-11-11). "Girls Aloud announce tour". MTV News. MTV. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
- ^ Kim Dawson (2008-11-11). "Girls line up big gigs". Daily Star. Northern and Shell. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
- ^ "Girls Aloud announce arena tour". Newsbeat. BBC Radio 1. 2008-11-10. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
- ^ "Emma Deigman on the road with the Girls!". 2009-03-19. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ "Girls Aloud announce third concert". Shropshire Star. Midland News Association. 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
- ^ "Girls Aloud add third city gig". Evening Times. Newsquest. 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
- ^ Tom Thorogood (2008-11-24). "Girls Aloud announce next single". MTV News. MTV. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ^ a b "Girls Aloud to support Coldplay". Newsbeat. BBC Radio 1. 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
- ^ http://www.myparkmag.co.uk/articles/girls-alouds-pole-dancing-performance.html
- ^ http://twitter.com/outofcontrol09?