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An Evening with Michael Bublé

An Evening with Michael Bublé was the sixth concert tour by Canadian singer Michael Bublé. Launched in support of his tenth studio album, Love (2018), the tour began on February 13, 2019, in Tampa and played 152 shows throughout North America, Europe and Australia.

An Evening with Michael Bublé
World tour by Michael Bublé
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albumLove
Start dateFebruary 13, 2019 (2019-02-13)
End dateJuly 25, 2022 (2022-07-25)
Legs7
No. of shows151
Michael Bublé concert chronology

Background

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Following the announcement of his son's cancer diagnosis, Bublé took a break from recording and touring.[1] In the spring of 2018, it was revealed the singer completed recording his tenth album and retirement rumors began to spread, as he mentioned his family was his main priority and he no longer had the desire for fame.[2] He performed a few spot stadium concerts in Dublin, London and Sydney during the summer of 2018.[3] The tour was officially announced November 2018 on the singer's Instagram.[4] Jokingly referred to as the "Don't Believe the Rumors Tour"[5] or the "Don't Stop the Rumors Tour",[6] Bublé and his publicist confirmed there were no plans to retire.[7] Shortly after the tour was announced, PBS released the singer's concert special, "Tour Stop 148". Airing November 24, 2018, the special was featured as an installment of the station's long-running series, Great Performances.[8]

During an interview with Billboard, Bublé expressed his excitement with returning to touring. He stated:

"I'm going to go back to what I was made to do. I'm going to come back to a world that needs love and romance and laughter more than it has in a long time. I'm going to be a conduit to that. This is the greatest record I've ever made."[9]

Fire Fight Australia benefit concert

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During his concert on 16 February 2020 at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, there was a live cross with three songs to the Fire Fight Australia benefit concert at Stadium Australia in Sydney to raise funds for the national bushfire relief following the Black Summer bushfires, which had an attendance of 75,000 and a live television audience peaking at 4.7 million viewers.[10] The live charity album Artists Unite for Fire Fight: Concert for National Bushfire Relief, included his song Such a Night from the live cross. The album debuted at number one on the Australian albums chart.[11]

Critical reception

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The tour received overwhelming praise from music critics and was treated as a welcomed return by the fans. Gabe Echazabal from Creative Loafing Tampa Bay described the concert at the Amalie Arena as a night full of love. He wrote: "Still, Bublé’s greatest asset — his voice — gained strength and richness as the night progressed. He was as potent during his stirring version of 'My Funny Valentine' as he was infectious during an homage to former singer and trumpet player Louis Prima. [...] Bublé turned the event into a dance party. As a nod to those who may feel uncomfortable or uneasy cutting loose, Bublé put no pressure on those folks".[12]

In Pittsburgh, Patti Conley (of The Beaver County Times) followed the sentiments of Echazabal, describing the performance as heartfelt. She continued to say: "For two hours, Buble shared center stage with a 36-piece orchestra that impeccably accompanied and grounded him on a musical journey of life's highs and deepest lows. Buble sang and sashayed as if he were fingers on piano keys, running up steps to the orchestra, walking a runway touching outstretched hands and stopping to pose for selfies, and dancing — sort of — to whatever tempo the tunes demanded. He jumped like a jack-in-the-box".[13]

Nancy J. Parisi of The Buffalo News says the show at the KeyBank Center was a triumphant return to form for Bublé. She goes on to say: "Thirty-four musicians, seated on four tiers, began 'Feeling Good' as an onstage circular monitor above undulated with red shimmering shapes. Bublé emerged in his signature blue suit, making his way down the staircase, singing, as the monitor's imagery morphed into a giant moon behind him. This arresting imagery flowed into a show highlighting what is known as The Great American Songbook, beloved classics, with a handful of Bublé pop compositions interspersed".[14]

Setlist

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This set list is representative of the performance on February 17, 2019, in Duluth, Georgia. It does not represent the set list at all concerts for the duration of the tour. [15]

  1. "Feeling Good"
  2. "Haven't Met You Yet"
  3. "My Funny Valentine"
  4. "I Only Have Eyes for You"
  5. "Sway"
  6. "Such a Night"
  7. "(Up A) Lazy River"
  8. "When You're Smiling"
  9. "Fly Me to the Moon"
  10. "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You"
  11. "When I Fall in Love"
  12. "Love You Anymore"
  13. "Forever Now"
  14. "Home"
  15. "Buona Sera Signorina"
  16. "Just a Gigolo" / "I Ain't Got Nobody"
  17. "You Never Can Tell"
  18. "Save the Last Dance for Me"
  19. "Nobody but Me"
  20. "Cry Me a River"
Encore
  2. "Where or When"
  3. "Everything"
  4. "Always on My Mind"

Tour dates

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List of 2019 concerts[16][17][18][19]
Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
February 13, 2019 Tampa United States Amalie Arena 13,548 / 13,548 $1,683,607
February 15, 2019 Sunrise BB&T Center 12,794 / 12,794 $1,755,817
February 16, 2019 Orlando Amway Center 11,634 / 11,634 $1,457,674
February 17, 2019 Duluth Infinite Energy Center 9,962 / 9,962 $1,349,029
February 19, 2019 Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena 12,261 / 12,261 $1,534,292
February 20, 2019 New York City Madison Square Garden 11,517 / 11,517 $1,911,805
February 22, 2019 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 12,608 / 12,608 $1,495,889
February 23, 2019 Newark Prudential Center 11,855 / 11,855 $1,704,476
February 24, 2019 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 13,089 / 13,089 $1,569,148
February 26, 2019 Worcester DCU Center 8,692 / 8,692 $1,174,528
February 27, 2019 Buffalo KeyBank Center 12,126 / 12,126 $1,325,822
March 1, 2019 Detroit Little Caesars Arena 12,294 / 12,294 $1,475,464
March 17, 2019 Rosemont Allstate Arena 11,826 / 11,826 $1,600,747
March 18, 2019 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center 13,161 / 13,161 $1,575,909
March 20, 2019 Kansas City Sprint Center 12,044 / 12,044 $1,303,939
March 22, 2019 St. Louis Enterprise Center 12,837 / 12,837 $1,482,490
March 23, 2019 Lincoln Pinnacle Bank Arena 11,280 / 11,280 $1,199,497
March 25, 2019 Dallas American Airlines Center 12,616 / 12,616 $1,605,251
March 26, 2019 Houston Toyota Center 11,285 / 11,285 $1,479,292
March 27, 2019 San Antonio AT&T Center 12,824 / 12,824 $1,527,331
March 29, 2019 Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena 12,105 / 12,105 $1,516,125
March 30, 2019 Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena 14,183 / 14,183 $1,692,064
March 31, 2019 San Diego Pechanga Arena 10,024 / 10,024 $1,227,042
April 2, 2019 Los Angeles Staples Center 12,701 / 12,701 $1,680,349
April 3, 2019 Oakland Oracle Arena 12,655 / 12,655 $1,571,154
April 5, 2019 Portland Moda Center 11,848 / 11,848 $1,369,401
April 6, 2019 Tacoma Tacoma Dome 15,312 / 15,312 $1,691,521
April 12, 2019 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena — —
April 15, 2019 Edmonton Rogers Place
April 18, 2019 Saskatoon SaskTel Centre
April 19, 2019 Winnipeg Bell MTS Place
May 20, 2019 Birmingham England Resorts World Arena 22,565 / 22,565 $2,244,390
May 21, 2019
May 23, 2019 Glasgow Scotland SSE Hydro 20,631 / 20,662 $2,482,650
May 24, 2019
May 26, 2019 Manchester England Manchester Arena 24,840 / 25,605 $2,429,430
May 27, 2019
May 30, 2019 London The O2 Arena 29,616 / 29,616 $3,081,960
May 31, 2019
June 1, 2019 14,942 / 14,942 $1,553,130
June 3, 2019 Leeds First Direct Arena 21,087 / 22,536 $2,095,560
June 4, 2019
June 6, 2019 Dublin Ireland 3Arena — —
June 7, 2019
June 9, 2019 Belfast Northern Ireland SSE Arena
June 10, 2019
July 9, 2019 Los Angeles United States Staples Center 12,277 / 12,277 $1,564,228
July 10, 2019 Sacramento Golden 1 Center 11,637 / 11,637 $1,408,095
July 13, 2019 Denver Pepsi Center 11,096 / 11,096 $1,288,592
July 15, 2019 Tulsa BOK Center 10,162 / 10,162 $1,071,164
July 17, 2019 New Orleans Smoothie King Center 11,150 / 11,150 $1,179,339
July 19, 2019 Nashville Bridgestone Arena 12,698 / 12,698 $1,531,682
July 20, 2019 Rosemont Allstate Arena 11,582 / 11,582 $1,468,006
July 21, 2019 Columbus Value City Arena 11,479 / 11,479 $1,405,598
July 23, 2019 Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center 8,892 / 8,892 $1,156,894
July 24, 2019 New York City Madison Square Garden 11,567 / 11,567 $1,751,958
July 26, 2019 Toronto Canada Scotiabank Arena — —
July 27, 2019
July 29, 2019 London Budweiser Gardens
July 30, 2019 Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre
August 1, 2019 Montreal Bell Centre 11,321 / 26,435 $2,348,210
August 2, 2019
August 3, 2019 Quebec City Videotron Centre 10,459 / 11,173 $1,091,260
September 14, 2019 Sofia Bulgaria Armeets Arena — —
September 16, 2019 Zagreb Croatia Arena Zagreb
September 17, 2019 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena
September 19, 2019 Łódź Poland Atlas Arena
September 20, 2019 Kraków Tauron Arena
September 21, 2019 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
September 23, 2019 Milan Italy Mediolanum Forum
September 24, 2019
September 25, 2019 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
September 27, 2019 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi
September 28, 2019 Madrid WiZink Center
September 30, 2019 Lisbon Portugal Altice Arena
October 1, 2019
October 21, 2019 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Arena
October 23, 2019 Stockholm Sweden Ericsson Globe
October 24, 2019 Fornebu Norway Telenor Arena
October 26, 2019 Copenhagen Denmark Royal Arena
October 27, 2019
October 29, 2019 Hannover Germany TUI Arena
October 30, 2019 Berlin Mercedes-Benz Arena
October 31, 2019 Hamburg Barclaycard Arena
November 2, 2019 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome
November 3, 2019 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
November 5, 2019 Cologne Germany Lanxess Arena
November 6, 2019 Oberhausen König Pilsener Arena
November 8, 2019 Mannheim SAP Arena
November 9, 2019 Leipzig Arena Leipzig
November 10, 2019 Munich Olympiahalle
November 27, 2019 Aberdeen Scotland P&J Live
November 28, 2019
November 30, 2019 Newcastle England Utilita Arena Newcastle
December 1, 2019
December 3, 2019 Liverpool M&S Bank Arena
December 4, 2019
December 6, 2019 Nottingham Motorpoint Arena Nottingham
December 7, 2019
December 9, 2019 London The O2 Arena
December 10, 2019
List of 2020 concerts[20][21]
Date City Country Venue
February 1, 2020 Napier New Zealand Mission Estate Winery
February 4, 2020 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre
February 5, 2020
February 7, 2020 Sydney Qudos Bank Arena
February 8, 2020
February 12, 2020 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
February 13, 2020
February 15, 2020 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
February 16, 2020
February 18, 2020
February 21, 2020 Perth RAC Arena
February 22, 2020
List of 2021 concerts[a][22]
Date City Country Venue
September 9, 2021 Allentown United States PPL Center
September 11, 2021 Louisville KFC Yum! Center
September 13, 2021 Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena
September 14, 2021 Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
September 16, 2021 Moline TaxSlayer Center
September 17, 2021 Des Moines Wells Fargo Arena
September 19, 2021 Oklahoma City Paycom Center
September 21, 2021 Fort Worth Dickies Arena
September 24, 2021 Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena
September 25, 2021 Anaheim Honda Center
September 28, 2021 Fresno Save Mart Center
September 29, 2021 San Francisco Chase Center
October 1, 2021 Salt Lake City Vivint Arena
October 15, 2021 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum
October 16, 2021 Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
October 18, 2021 Boston TD Garden
October 19, 2021 Albany Times Union Center
October 21, 2021 Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
October 22, 2021 Cincinnati Heritage Bank Center
October 24, 2021 Charlotte Spectrum Center
October 26, 2021 Raleigh PNC Arena
October 27, 2021 Greenville Bon Secours Wellness Arena
October 28, 2021 Jacksonville VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
List of 2022 concerts[b][23]
Date City Country Venue
June 25, 2022[c] Madrid Spain Estadio Wanda Metropolitano
July 2, 2022 Aylesbury England Waddesdon Manor
July 4, 2022 Kelso Scotland Floors Castle
July 6, 2022 County Durham England Emirates Riverside
July 8, 2022 Leeds Harewood House
July 9, 2022 Derby Incora County Ground
July 11, 2022 Norwich Blickling Estate
July 13, 2022 Warwick Warwick Castle
July 15, 2022 Bath Bath Royal Crescent
July 16, 2022
July 18, 2022 New Milton Chewton Glen
July 20, 2022 Cardiff Wales Cardiff Castle
July 21, 2022 Hove England The 1st Central County Ground
July 23, 2022 Hatfield Hatfield House
July 24, 2022 Canterbury The Spitfire Ground
July 25, 2022 Exeter Powderham Castle

Cancelled shows

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List of cancelled concerts[d]
Date City Country Venue Reason
March 18, 2021 Indianapolis United States Bankers Life Fieldhouse Scheduling conflicts[24]
September 20, 2021 Austin Frank Erwin Center Conflicts regarding COVID protocols [25]
November 3, 2021 Porto Alegre Brazil Arena do Grêmio [26]
November 9, 2021 Monterrey Mexico Arena Monterrey COVID-19 pandemic[27]
November 11, 2021 Mexico City Mexico City Arena
November 12, 2021
November 13, 2021

Notes

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  1. ^ The shows in North America from February to March 2021 were originally scheduled to take place from March to May 2020 and then from February to March 2021, but were rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. ^ These shows in the UK in July 2021 were originally scheduled to take place from July to August 2020 and then July 2021, but were rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  3. ^ This concert is a part of Cadena 100 30 Aniversario 2022.
  4. ^ These shows in Mexico in October 2021 were originally scheduled to take place in April 2020 and then November 2020, but were rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

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  1. ^ Zauzmer, Emily (November 8, 2018). "Michael Bublé Will Go on Tour in 2019 — for the First Time Since Son Noah's Cancer Recovery". People. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  2. ^ Roffman, Michael (October 13, 2018). "Michael Bublé says he's done making music: "I'm retiring from the business"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  3. ^ Whitmore, Laura (November 8, 2018). "Michael Bublé Announces U.S. Tour Dates". Parade. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "NEW TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED!". Michael Bublé Official Website. Reprise Records. November 8, 2018. Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  5. ^ Schnurr, Samantha (November 8, 2018). "Michael Bublé Announces First Tour Since Son's Cancer Battle". E! News. NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  6. ^ Bubbeo, Daniel (November 8, 2018). "Michael Bublé announces 27-city tour". Newsday. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  7. ^ "UPDATE: Michael Buble is shutting down rumors that he's planning to retire". WJLA-TV. Sinclair Broadcast Group. October 14, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  8. ^ "Michael Buble Returns to GREAT PERFORMANCES". Broadway World. Wisdom Digital Media. November 13, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  9. ^ Reslen, Eileen (November 9, 2018). "Michael Bublé Is Going Back on Tour and Here's How You Can Get Tickets". Good Housekeeping. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  10. ^ Knox, David (February 17, 2020). "Sunday 16 February 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  11. ^ "Artists Unite for Fire Fight Debuts at #1". ARIA. March 21, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  12. ^ Echazabal, Gabe (February 14, 2019). "Michael Bublé spreads love, vulnerability at a sold-out Amalie Arena in Tampa". Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Euclid Media Group. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  13. ^ Conley, Patti (February 23, 2019). "Michael Buble gives a heartfelt performance in Pittsburgh". The Beaver County Times. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  14. ^ Parisi, Nancy J. (February 28, 2019). "Enchanting Michael Bublé leaves Buffalo friends 'Feeling Good'". The Buffalo News. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  15. ^ Ruggieri, Melissa (February 18, 2019). "Michael Buble returns full of joy and gratitude". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  16. ^ North American tour dates (February 2019 – April 2019)
  17. ^ European tour dates (May 2019 – June 2019):
  18. ^ North American tour dates (July 2019 – August 2019):
  19. ^ European tour dates (September 2019 – December 2019):
  20. ^ "Michael Bublé to play Hawke's Bay same week as Sir Elton John". New Zealand: Newshub. June 6, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  21. ^ "Michael Buble Announces New Shows In Melbourne And Perth". Broadway World.
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  23. ^ European tour dates (June 2022 – July 2022):
  24. ^ Fieldhouse, Bankers Life. "CANCELED: An Evening With Michael Bublé | Bankers Life Fieldhouse". www.bankerslifefieldhouse.com.
  25. ^ "Michael Bublé Official Website Austin - 9/20 Show Statement from Michael".
  26. ^ "Michael Bublé Tour | Livepass".
  27. ^ "Michael Bublé Official Website Mexico Dates Cancelled". September 23, 2021.
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