Farewell tour
A farewell tour is a concert or show tour intended to signal the retirement of a singer, a disbanding of a band, or the end of a show's run. Many of the tours end up not being the last tour, with frequent regroupings, or revivals of shows. Notable farewell tours include:
- Cream's Farewell Concert (reunion tour in 2005)
- The Beatles' London rooftop performance documented in their 1970 film, Let It Be
- The Last Stand, 1983/84 concert tour by Cold Chisel
- The Last Waltz concert by the Band, 1976
- Led Zeppelin's Tour Over Europe 1980
- 1987 Countdown Music and Video Awards, from the Sydney Entertainment Centre, July 19, 1987
- Farewell Tour (album), a 1983 live album by the American band the Doobie Brothers
- Farewell Tour, an alternate name for Greatest Hits Tour (Westlife), a 2012 concert tour by Irish band Westlife
- The Farewell Tour (video), a 2003 live music video by American singer Cher
- Enz Of An Era, 1984 concert tour by Split Enz
- Farewell to the World, a 1996 concert by Crowded House in Sydney Opera House
- The American Farewell Tour, a 2003 compilation album by the American band Alabama
- Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne, a 2005 live music video by the American band Eagles
- Foreign Affair: The Farewell Tour, a 1990 concert tour by American singer Tina Turner
- Kiss Farewell Tour, a 2000–2001 concert tour by the American band Kiss
- Live! The Farewell Tour, a 2003 live album by American singer Cher
- Living Proof: The Farewell Tour, a 2002 concert tour by American singer Cher
- Sunsets Farewell Tour, a 2010 concert tour by Australian band Powderfinger
- The Cowboy Rides Away Tour, a 2013–14 concert tour by American country music artist George Strait
- Mötley Crüe Final Tour, a 2014–2015 concert tour by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe
- The Wiggles' final performance at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on December 23, 2012
- One Last Tour, a worldwide tour by EDM group Swedish House Mafia as a farewell tour before the group disbanded.
- Man Machine Poem Tour, a 2016 concert tour by Canadian band The Tragically Hip; though the band did not call it a farewell tour, it was widely reported by the country's media as such, as it came shortly after lead singer Gord Downie was diagnosed with glioblastoma
- The End Tour, a 2016–2017 concert tour by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath
- Bang and Whimper 2017 – The Farewell Tour, a 2017 concert tour by Finnish gothic rock band HIM
- Slayer Farewell Tour, a 2018–2019 concert tour by American heavy metal band Slayer
- No More Tours II, a 2018–2022 concert tour by British heavy metal musician Ozzy Osbourne
- Farewell Yellow Brick Road, a 2018–2021 concert tour by British singer Elton John
- Homeward Bound – The Farewell Tour, a 2018 concert tour by American singer Paul Simon
- End of the Road World Tour, a 2019–2021 concert tour by American band Kiss.
External links
The dictionary definition of farewell tour at Wiktionary
