Paradiso 10th Anniversary Homecoming Tour
| Tour by Hayley Westenra | |||||||
| Associated album | "Paradiso" | ||||||
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| Start date | 17 September 2011 | ||||||
| End date | 8 March 2012 | ||||||
| Legs | 3 | ||||||
| No. of shows | 10 in New Zealand 8 in UK 18 total | ||||||
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Paradiso Homecoming Tour is a concert tour by New Zealand classical crossover singer Hayley Westenra.
To promote the 5th international studio album and spread love messages from Paradiso, New Zealands biggest selling artist of all time, Westenra embarked the Paradiso Homecoming Tour, a tour of UK, New Zealand, the east of Asia.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
During the New Zealand homecoming tour, Westenra would perform with guest artist Sir Edmund Hillary-Scholar Chase Douglas and would raise charity attention to her UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador appeal and the Christchurch Earthquake Relief fund to support revival of Christchurch.[8][9][10][11][12]
Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | |||
| 17 September 2011 | Blaina | Wales | Ebbw Vale |
| 24 September 2011 | Conwy | Llandudno | |
| Oceania | |||
| 15 November 2011 | Hamilton | New Zealand | Claudelands Arena |
| 16 November 2011 | Auckland | Auckland Civic Theatre | |
| 18 November 2011 | Wellington | Michael Fowler Centre | |
| 20 November 2011 | Addington | CBS Canterbury Arena | |
| 21 November 2011 | Timaru | Theatre Royal | |
| 23 November 2011 | Invercargill | Civic Theatre | |
| 24 November 2011 | Dunedin | Regent Theatre | |
| 26 November 2011 | Palmerston North | Regent on Broadway | |
| 27 November 2011 | New Plymouth | TBS Theatre - TBS Showpiece | |
| 29 November 2011 | Napier | Napier Municipal Theatre | |
| Asia | |||
| 14 December 2011 | Tainan | Taiwan | Tainan Culture Centre Hall |
| 16 December 2011 | Taichung | Taichung Yuanman Outdoor Theatre | |
| 17 December 2011 | Taipei | National Concert Hall | |
| Europe | |||
| 29 February 2012 | Gateshead | England | Gateshead The Sage |
| 1 March 2012 | Rhyl | Wales | Rhyl Pavilion[13][14] |
| 4 March 2012 | Northampton | England | Northampton Derngate |
| 5 March 2012 | Manchester | Bridgewater Hall | |
| 7 March 2012 | Westcliff-on-Sea | Cliffs Pavilion | |
| 8 March 2012 | Bournemouth | Bournemouth Pavilion | |
References
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- ^ "20 Questions for...Hayley Westenra". northamptonchron.co.uk. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Hayley Westenra gets set to bring her Paradiso tour to the UK". officialcharts.com. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Waikato Hillary Scholar to tour with Hayley Westenra". waikato.ac.nz. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Hayley Westenra's Promise to Christchurch". decca.com. 7 March 2011. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Kiwi Supporters". unicef.org.nz. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Kiwi songbird's style professional and classic". stuff.co.nz. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "REVIEW: Westenra the 'complete' popular singer". odt.co.nz. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Hayley Westenra to play the Pavilion Theatre in Rhyl". chesterchronicle.co.uk. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Opera superstar Hayley Westenra comes to the Rhyl Pavilion". dailypost.co.uk. 24 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.