Glitterbug Tour 2015/2016

Glitterbug Tour 2015/2016

Tour by The Wombats
Poster for The Wombats show in Sydney.
Associated album	Glitterbug
Start date	January 15, 2015
End date	January 3, 2016
Legs	13
No. of shows	121

The Glitterbug Tour 2015 is a major concert tour by Liverpool alternative band The Wombats, in support of their third studio album Glitterbug, which was released in April 2015. The band played 121 shows in 22 different countries.

Synopsis

The tour started in January 2015 with a set of warm up shows in the UK and USA. The full tour began in March across continental Europe, continuing in the United Kingdom following the release of the album Glitterbug. This was followed by a tour of America in late April and May. The band then appeared in festivals across the world during the summer, including Splendour in the Grass where the band drew the largest crowd of the festival. The band followed this with additional tours of Europe, the United States and Australia, where they headlined the Byron Bay leg of Falls Festival on New Year's Eve. The tour concluded at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney on January 3, 2016.

Setlists

Notable absentees from the setlist were 2007 hit single Backfire at the Disco and Anti-D, as well as previous regular Euroscheisse only making infrequent appearances.

January 16, 2015 in Liverpool (The Magnet)

 

1. "Your Body is a Weapon"
2. "Jump into the Fog"
3. "Moving to New York"
4. "Give Me a Try"
5. "Techno Fan"
6. "Kill The Director"
7. "The English Summer"
8. "1996"
9. "Party in a Forest (Where's Laura?)"
10. "Greek Tragedy"
11. "Tokyo (Vampires and Wolves)"
12. "Let's Dance to Joy Division"
13. "Euroscheisse"

March 13, 2015 in Paris (La Cigale)

 

1. "Your Body is a Weapon"
2. "Jump into the Fog"
3. "Moving to New York"
4. "Greek Tragedy"
5. "Party in a Forest (Where's Laura?)"
6. "Be Your Shadow"
7. "1996"
8. "This Is Not a Party"
9. "Headspace"
10. "The English Summer"
11. "Techno Fan"
12. "Little Miss Pipedream"
13. "Kill the Director"
14. "Give Me a Try"
15. "Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)"
16. "Emoticons"
17. "Let's Dance to Joy Division"

April 13, 2015 in London (Brixton Academy)

 

1. "Your Body is a Weapon"
2. "Jump into the Fog"
3. "Moving to New York"
4. "Greek Tragedy"
5. "Party in a Forest (Where's Laura?)"
6. "Be Your Shadow"
7. "1996"
8. "This Is Not a Party"
9. "Headspace"
10. "The English Summer"
11. "Techno Fan"
12. "Little Miss Pipedream"
13. "Kill the Director"
14. "Give Me a Try"
15. "Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)"
16. "Emoticons"
17. "Let's Dance to Joy Division"
18. "Euroscheisse"

July 25, 2015 in Byron Bay (Splendour In The Grass)

 

1. "Your Body is a Weapon"
2. "Jump into the Fog"
3. "Moving to New York"
4. "Greek Tragedy"
5. "Be Your Shadow"
6. "1996"
7. "This Is Not a Party"
8. "Techno Fan"
9. "The English Summer"
10. "Give Me a Try"
11. "Emoticons"
12. "Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)"
13. "Let's Dance to Joy Division"
14. "Killing In The Name" (Rage Against The Machine cover)

October 1, 2015 in London (Alexandra Palace)

 

1. "Give Me A Try"
2. "Jump into the Fog"
3. "Moving to New York"
4. "1996"
5. "Be Your Shadow"
6. "Your Body is a Weapon"
7. "Patricia the Stripper"
8. "Pink Lemonade"
9. "Techno Fan"
10. "Emoticons"
11. "Curveballs"
12. "The English Summer"
13. "Kill the Director"
14. "Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)"
15. "Isabel"
16. "Greek Tragedy"
17. "Let's Dance to Joy Division"
18. "Killing In The Name" (Rage Against The Machine cover)

Songs

• "Kill the Director"
• "Moving to New York"
• "Party in a Forest (Where's Laura?)"
• "Let's Dance to Joy Division"
• "Little Miss Pipedream"
• "Patricia the Stripper"
• "Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)"
• "Jump into the Fog"
• "Techno Fan"
• "1996"
• "Emoticons"
• "Give Me a Try"
• "Greek Tragedy"
• "Be Your Shadow"
• "Headspace"
• "This Is Not a Party"
• "Isabel"
• "Your Body is a Weapon"
• "The English Summer"
• "Pink Lemonade"
• "Curveballs"
• "Euroscheisse"

Personnel

Band:

• Matthew Murphy – vocals, guitar, synths
• Dan Haggis – backing vocals, drums, stylophone, harmonica, melodica, synthesizers
• Tord Øverland Knudsen – backing vocals, bass, synths

Crew:

• Simon Fuller - Tour Manager
• Pete Bartlett - FOH Engineer
• Paul Roberts - Monitor Engineer
• Jamie Hicks - Drums/Keys/MIDI Technician
• Joel Ashton - Guitar/Bass Technician
• Dan Hill - Lighting Designer
• Tony Hughes - Merchandise
• Fuller's Ma - Vibes

Support acts

• Cheerleader
• Circa Waves
• Compny
• Darlia
• Kid Astray
• Life in Film
• POP ETC
• Prides
• Royal Teeth
• Sundara Karma
• Team Me

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Support act(s)
Warm up dates
January 15, 2015	London	United Kingdom	Old Blue Last	Sundara Karma
January 16, 2015	Liverpool		The Magnet
January 19, 2015	New York City	United States	Rough Trade	-
January 20, 2015			Mercury Lounge
January 22, 2015	San Francisco		Popscene at the Rickshaw
January 23, 2015	Los Angeles		Bootleg Hifi
January 24, 2015
February 24, 2015	Melbourne	Australia	Shebeen
February 25, 2015[A]	Sydney		Sydney Harbour
Leg I: Europe I
March 13, 2015	Paris	France	Cigale	Compny Sundara Karma
March 15, 2015	Antwerp	Belgium	Trix
March 16, 2015	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Melkweg Max
March 18, 2015	Frankfurt	Germany	Batschkapp	-
March 19, 2015	Bremen		Aladin
March 21, 2015	Odense	Denmark	Posten
March 22, 2015	Oslo	Norway	Rockefeller
March 23, 2015	Stockholm	Sweden	Debaser Medis
March 25, 2015	Hamburg	Germany	Grosse Freiheit	Darlia
March 26, 2015	Berlin		Astra
March 27, 2015	Munich		Tonhalle
March 29, 2015	Stuttgart		LKA Longhorn
March 30, 2015	Cologne		Ewerk
March 31, 2015	Zürich	Switzerland	Xtra	-
April 2, 2015	Rome	Italy	Orion
April 3, 2015	Milan		Fabrique
April 5, 2015	Vienna	Austria	Arena
Leg II: United Kingdom I
April 8, 2015	Bristol	United Kingdom	Bristol Academy	Darlia Team Me
April 9, 2015	Manchester		Manchester Academy
April 10, 2015	Birmingham		Birmingham Academy
April 11, 2015	Sheffield		Leadmill
April 13, 2015	London		Brixton Academy	Darlia Compny
April 15, 2015	Oxford		Oxford Academy
April 16, 2015	London		The Hippodrome	Sundara Karma
April 17, 2015	Glasgow		Barrowlands	Darlia Compny
April 18, 2015	Liverpool		Liverpool Academy	Compny Jennifer Davies
April 19, 2015	Newcastle		Newcastle Academy	Darlia Compny
Leg III: North America I
April 21, 2015	Toronto	Canada	Lee's Palace	Cheerleader Life In Film
April 23, 2015	Philadelphia	United States	Union Transfer
April 24, 2015	South Burlington		Higher Ground
April 25, 2015	Pawtucket		The Met
April 27, 2015	New York City		Webster Hall
April 28, 2015	Boston		Paradise Rock Club
April 30, 2015	Washington, D.C.		9:30 Club
May 1, 2015	Albany		Hollow Bar + Kitchen
May 2, 2015	Rochester		Montage Hall
May 4, 2015	Columbus		Newport Music Hall
May 5, 2015	Indianapolis		Deluxe at the Old National Centre
May 6, 2015	Minneapolis		Varsity Theater
May 8, 2015	Lawrence		Granada Theatre
May 9, 2015	Denver		Bluebird Theatre
May 12, 2015	Los Angeles		Fonda Theatre
May 13, 2015	San Diego		House of Blues
May 15, 2015	Santa Ana		Constellation
May 16, 2015	San Francisco		Fillmore
May 18, 2015	Portland		Wonder Ballroom
May 19, 2015	Seattle		The Crocodile
May 20, 2015	Vancouver	Canada	Imperial
Leg IV: Europe II
May 23, 2015	London	United Kingdom	Roehampton University	-
June 5, 2015[B]	Valencia	Spain	Ciudad de las Artes y Las Ciencias de Valencia
June 10, 2015	London	United Kingdom	Nambucca
June 13, 2015[C]	Landgraaf	Netherlands	Megaland
June 24, 2015[D]	Seinäjoki	Finland	Törnävä Island
June 26, 2015[E]	Budapest	Hungary	Margitsziget
June 27, 2015[F]	Moscow	Russia	Muzeon Park
July 4, 2015	Coventry	United Kingdom	War Memorial Park
July 8, 2015[G]	Lisbon	Portugal	Passeio Maritimo de Alges
July 10, 2015[H]	Strathallan	United Kingdom	Blairgowrie
July 15, 2015[I]	Mons	Belgium	Dour
July 18, 2015	Tromsø	Norway	Telegrafbukta
July 19, 2015[J]	Cuxhaven	Germany	Nordholz
Leg V: Australia I
July 23, 2015	Perth	Australia	Metro City	Circa Waves
July 25, 2015[K]	Byron Bay		North Byron Parklands	-
July 27, 2015	Sydney		The Hordern Pavilion	Circa Waves
July 25, 2015	Melbourne		Margaret Court Arena
July 30, 2015	Adelaide		Entertainment Centre Theatre
Leg VI: North America II
August 1, 2015	Chicago	United States	Double Door	-
August 2, 2015[L]			Grant Park	-
Leg VII: Europe III
August 7, 2015[M]	Mohelnice	Czech Republic	Morava Camp	-
August 9, 2015[N]	Buftea	Romania	Domeniul Stirbey
August 14, 2015[O]	Yverdon-les-Bains	Switzerland	Rives Park
August 15, 2015[P]	Leipzig	Germany	Störmthaler See
August 20, 2015[Q]	St Polten	Austria	Green Park
August 29, 2015[R]	Reading	United Kingdom	Richfield Avenue
August 30, 2015[R]	Leeds		Bramham Park
Leg VIII: North America III
September 12, 2015	Sterling Heights	United States	Freedom Hill Amphitheatre	-
September 13, 2015	Philadelphia		Festival Pier
Leg IX: United Kingdom II
September 26, 2015	Stoke	United Kingdom	Keele University	Sundara Karma, Prides & COMPNY!
September 27, 2015	Norwich		University of East Anglia
September 28, 2015	Nottingham		Rock City
September 30, 2015	Southampton		Guildhall
October 1, 2015	London		Alexandra Palace
October 2, 2015	Cardiff		Cardiff University
October 21, 2015	Manchester		Apollo
October 23, 2015	Liverpool		Guild of Students
Leg X: Europe IV
October 29, 2015	Stavanger	Norway	Folken	-
October 30, 2015	Bergen		Logen Theatre
October 31, 2015	Trondheim		Byscenen
November 1, 2015	Oslo		Rockefeller
November 3, 2015	Paris	France	La Trabendo
November 4, 2015	Luxembourg City	Luxembourg	Den Atelier
November 6, 2015	Utrecht	Netherlands	Ronda
November 7, 2015	Groningen		Oosperpoort
November 8, 2015	The Hague		Paard
November 9, 2015	Leuven	Belgium	Depot
November 10, 2015	Cologne	Germany	Palladium
November 12, 2015	Eindhoven	Netherlands	Efenaar
November 13, 2015	Solothurn	Switzerland	Kofmehl
November 14, 2015	Linz	Austria	Posthof
November 16, 2015	Berlin	Germany	Astra Kulturhaus
November 17, 2015	Prague	Czech Republic	Lucerna Music Bar
November 18, 2015	Hamburg	Germany	Grosse Freiheit 36
November 19, 2015	Munich		Tonhalle
Leg XI: North America IV
November 23, 2015	Boston	United States	House of Blues	Royal Teeth and POP ETC
November 24, 2015	New York City		Terminal 5
November 25, 2015	Buffalo		The Waiting Room
November 27, 2015	Baltimore		Rams Head Live
November 28, 2015	Wilmington		Ziggy's by the Sea
November 29, 2015	Atlanta		The Loft
November 30, 2015	Nashville		Mercy Lounge
December 1, 2015	St Louis		Duck Room	-
December 3, 2015	Minneapolis		Carlson Family Stage
December 4, 2015	Chicago		Aragon Ballroom
December 5, 2015	Broomfield		1stbank Centre
December 8, 2015	Salt Lake City		The Urban Lounge
December 13, 2015	San Diego		Valley View Casino Centre
December 18, 2015	Columbus		A and R Music Bar
December 20, 2015	Wilkes-Barre		F. M. Kirby Centre
Leg XII: Australia II
December 29, 2015[S]	Victoria	Australia	Lorne	-
December 30, 2015[S]	Tasmania		Marion Bay
December 31, 2015[S]	New South Wales		Byron Bay
January 3, 2016	Sydney		Hordern Pavilion	Last Dinosaurs

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A Part of "[V] Island Party"

^B Part of "El Festival de les Arts"

^C Part of "Pinkpop Festival"

^D Part of "Provinssirock Festival"

^E Part of "Budapest Essentials Festival"

^F Part of "Fingers Up Festival"

^G Part of "NOS Alive"

^H Part of "T in the Park"

^I Part of "Dour Festival"

^J Part of "Deichbrand Festival"

^K Part of "Splendour in the Grass"

^L Part of "Lollapalooza"

^M Part of "Ahmad Tea Music Festival"

^N Part of "Summer Well Festival"

^O Part of "Antidote Festival"

^P Part of "Highfield Festival"

^Q Part of "FM4 Frequency Festival"

^R Part of "Reading and Leeds Festival"

^S Part of "Falls Festival"

References