Summer of Steps Tour
Appearance
Tour by Steps | |
An image detailing tour date information | |
Start date | 26 May 2018 |
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End date | 20 July 2018 |
Legs | 1 |
No. of shows | 17 in the United Kingdom |
Supporting act(s) | Björn Again[E] Blue Saara Aalto |
Website | Steps Official - Live Events |
Steps concert chronology |
The Summer of Steps Tour, promoted as the Grandslam 2018: Summer of Steps Tour, was the ninth concert tour by British group Steps. It was announced by the group on 13 November 2017, and was launched on 26 May 2018, in Cheltenham, England. Before continuing with a further 16 shows across the United Kingdom, and concluding on 20 July 2018 in Newcastle. Aqua was supposed to perform at the Canterbury show but pulled out due to "unforeseen circumstances."[1]
Set list
- "Summer of Love"
- "Better the Devil You Know"
- "5, 6, 7, 8"
- "Say You'll Be Mine"
- "It's the Way You Make Me Feel"
- "Chain Reaction"
- "Heartbeat"
- "Voulez-Vous" (ABBA cover)(interlude)
- "Stomp"
- "Glitter & Gold"
- "No More Tears On The Dancefloor"
- "Better Best Forgotten" / "Last Thing on My Mind" (Medley)
- "Neon Blue"
- "Love U More" / "You'll Be Sorry" / "After the Love Has Gone" / "Love's Got a Hold on My Heart" (Medley)
- "Deeper Shade of Blue"
- "Scared of the Dark"
- "One for Sorrow"
- "Tragedy"
Shows
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance | Revenue |
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Europe[3] | ||||||
26 May 2018 | Cheltenham | England | LCI Rail Stadium | Blue Saara Aalto |
— | — |
27 May 2018 | Darlington | The Darlington Arena | Björn Again Blue |
— | — | |
2 June 2018 | Peterborough | ABAX Stadium | Blue | — | — | |
3 June 2018 | Llanelli | Wales | Parc y Scarlets | Björn Again Blue |
— | — |
9 June 2018 | Canterbury | England | Spitfire Ground | Blue Saara Aalto |
— | — |
10 June 2018 | Yeovil | Huish Park | - | — | ||
16 June 2018 | Colchester | Colchester Castle | — | — | ||
17 June 2018 | Doncaster | Keepmoat Stadium | — | — | ||
22 June 2018 | Dundee | Scotland | Slessor Gardens | Björn Again Blue |
— | — |
23 June 2018 | Chester | England | Bolesworth Castle | Blue Saara Aalto |
— | — |
24 June 2018 | Coventry | Butts Park Arena | — | — | ||
29 June 2018[A] | Scarborough | Scarborough Open Air Theatre | Sister Sledge | — | — | |
5 July 2018[B] | London | Old Royal Naval College | Samantha Harvey | — | — | |
10 July 2018[C] | Kew Gardens | Björn Again Saara Aalto |
— | — | ||
15 July 2018 [D] | Glasgow | Scotland | Kelvingrove Park | — | — | — |
18 July 2018[E] | Lytham | England | Proms Arena | — | — | |
20 July 2018 [F] | Newcastle | Newcastle Town Moor | Whigfield & Vengaboys | — | — |
- Miscellaneous performances and other notes
- A Part of the annual Scarborough Open Air Theatre concert series.
- B Part of the annual Greenwich Music Time concert series
- C Part of the annual Kew the Music concert series.
- D Part of Glasgow Pride.
- E Part of the annual Lytham Festival concert series.
- FF Part of Newcastle Pride Launch Party.
Cancelled shows
Date[4] | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
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Belfast | Northern Ireland | Unforeseen circumstances | ||
Limerick | Ireland | |||
Ardingly | England |
References
- ^ "1990s favourites Aqua have pulled out of the Summer of Steps concert at the Spitfire Ground in Canterbury".
- ^ "Steps Setlist at Prince of Wales Stadium, Cheltenham, England".
- ^ Angus, Chris (13 November 2017). "Steps announce UK tour for 2018, tickets on sale Fri 17 Nov at 9am". The List. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "'Tragedy' for Belfast STEPS fans".