Better Tour

Better Tour

Tour by Boyzone
Associated album	Back Again... No Matter What
Start date	May 25, 2008 (2008-05-25)
End date	June 27, 2009 (2009-06-27)
Legs	3
No. of shows	58 in Europe
Boyzone concert chronology

The Better Tour (also known as the Greatest Hits Tour) was a reunion tour by Irish boy band, Boyzone and the last one to feature Stephen Gately. They played arenas all over the UK and Germany. The tour finished with 3 dates in Germany on the 25th, 26th and 27 June. The tour was seen by 350,000 fans in 2008 and 180,000 fans in 2009 and generated £21,000,000 at the box office.

Background

Supported the greatest hits collection.

Support act

Eoghan Quigg

Setlist 2008

1. Picture of You
2. One Kiss at a Time
3. Isn't It a Wonder
4. All That I Need
5. And I
6. Words
7. Father and Son
8. Love Me for a Reason
9. Bright Eyes
10. Michael Jackson Medley (I Want You Back, Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough, Billie Jean, Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, Black or White)
11. When You Say Nothing at All
12. When the Going Gets Tough
13. Baby Can I Hold You
14. You Needed Me
15. I Love the Way You Love Me
16. I Can't Stop Thinking About You
17. Life is a Rollarcoaster
18. A Different Beat
19. No Matter What
20. Melting Pot

Setlist 2009

1. Love You Anyway
2. Picture of You
3. Must Have Been High
4. Isn't It a Wonder
5. And I
6. Father and Son
7. Everyday I Love You
8. Single Ladies - Beyoncé (Stephen solo)
9. Queen Medley: I Want to Break Free, Under Pressure, We Will Rock You, It's a Kind of Magic, Bohemian Rhapsody
10. Time After Time
11. When the Going Gets Tough
12. Better
13. You Needed Me
14. Can't Stop Thinking About You
15. Love Me for a Reason
16. No Matter What
17. Life is a Rollercoaster
18. Words
19. Baby Can I Hold You
20. A Different Beat

DVD Release

The dates from Manchester were used to make a DVD of the full concert which was released on the 13 October 2008.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
May 25, 2008	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Odyssey Arena
May 26, 2008
May 29, 2008	Cardiff	Wales	Cardiff International Arena
May 30, 2008	London	England	The O2 Arena
May 31, 2008
June 1, 2008			Wembley Arena
June 3, 2008	Nottingham		Trent FM Arena
June 4, 2008
June 6, 2008	Cardiff	Wales	Cardiff International Arena
June 7, 2008
June 8, 2008
June 10, 2008	Birmingham	England	National Exhibition Centre
June 11, 2008
June 13, 2008	Manchester		Manchester Evening News Arena
June 14, 2008
June 15, 2008	Liverpool		Echo Arena Liverpool
June 17, 2008	Newcastle		Metro Radio Arena
June 18, 2008
June 19, 2008	Sheffield		Motorpoint Arena Sheffield
June 20, 2008
June 22, 2008	Glasgow	Scotland	Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
June 23, 2008
June 24, 2008
June 26, 2008	Aberdeen		Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre
June 28, 2008	Dublin	Ireland	RDS Arena
July 5, 2008	Hampshire	England	Broadlands
July 18, 2008	Edinburgh	Scotland	Edinburgh Castle
August 15, 2008	Newmarket	England	Newmarket Racecourse
August 16, 2008	Newbury		Newbury Racecourse
August 23, 2008	Carlisle		Carlisle Bitts Park
August 24, 2008
May 24, 2009	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Odyssey Arena
May 25, 2009
May 26, 2009	Dublin	Ireland	The O2
May 27, 2009
May 29, 2009	London	England	Wembley Arena
May 30, 2009
June 1, 2009	Cardiff	Wales	Cardiff International Arena
June 2, 2009
June 6, 2009	Sheffield	England	Motorpoint Arena Sheffield
June 7, 2009	Nottingham		Trent FM Arena
June 9, 2009	Newcastle		Metro Radio Arena
June 10, 2009
June 12, 2009	Glasgow	Scotland	Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
June 13, 2009
June 15, 2009	Birmingham	England	National Indoor Arena
June 16, 2009
June 17, 2009	Liverpool		Echo Arena Liverpool
June 19, 2009	Manchester		Manchester Evening News Arena
June 20, 2009
June 22, 2009	London		The O2 Arena
June 23, 2009
June 25, 2009	Hamburg	Germany	Color Line Arena
June 26, 2009	Oberhausen		König Pilsener Arena
June 27, 2009	Mannheim		SAP Arena
August 5, 2009	Newmarket	England	Newmarket Racecourse
August 6, 2009	Surrey		Sandown Park Racecourse
August 14, 2009	Newmarket		Newmarket Racecourse

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