Paradiso Homecoming Tour was a concert tour by New Zealand classical crossover singer Hayley Westenra.
| Tour by Hayley Westenra | |||||||
| Associated album | "Paradiso" | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | 17 September 2011 | ||||||
| End date | 8 March 2012 | ||||||
| Legs | 3 | ||||||
| No. of shows | 10 in New Zealand 8 in UK 18 total | ||||||
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To promote the 5th international studio album and spread love messages from Paradiso, New Zealands biggest selling artist of all time, Westenra embarked the Paradiso Homecoming Tour, a tour of UK, New Zealand, the east of Asia.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
During the New Zealand homecoming tour, Westenra would perform with guest artist Sir Edmund Hillary-Scholar Chase Douglas and would raise charity attention to her UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador appeal and the Christchurch Earthquake Relief fund to support revival of Christchurch.[8][9][10][11][12]
Tour dates
edit| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | |||
| 17 September 2011 | Blaina | Wales | Ebbw Vale |
| 24 September 2011 | Conwy | Llandudno | |
| Oceania | |||
| 15 November 2011 | Hamilton | New Zealand | Claudelands Arena |
| 16 November 2011 | Auckland | Auckland Civic Theatre | |
| 18 November 2011 | Wellington | Michael Fowler Centre | |
| 20 November 2011 | Addington | CBS Canterbury Arena | |
| 21 November 2011 | Timaru | Theatre Royal | |
| 23 November 2011 | Invercargill | Civic Theatre | |
| 24 November 2011 | Dunedin | Regent Theatre | |
| 26 November 2011 | Palmerston North | Regent on Broadway | |
| 27 November 2011 | New Plymouth | TBS Theatre - TBS Showpiece | |
| 29 November 2011 | Napier | Napier Municipal Theatre | |
| Asia | |||
| 14 December 2011 | Tainan | Taiwan | Tainan Culture Centre Hall |
| 16 December 2011 | Taichung | Taichung Yuanman Outdoor Theatre | |
| 17 December 2011 | Taipei | National Concert Hall | |
| Europe | |||
| 29 February 2012 | Gateshead | England | Gateshead The Sage |
| 1 March 2012 | Rhyl | Wales | Rhyl Pavilion[13][14] |
| 4 March 2012 | Northampton | England | Northampton Derngate |
| 5 March 2012 | Manchester | Bridgewater Hall | |
| 7 March 2012 | Westcliff-on-Sea | Cliffs Pavilion | |
| 8 March 2012 | Bournemouth | Bournemouth Pavilion | |
References
edit- ^ "Upcoming Live Shows". Official site. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Hayley Westenra: Paradiso 10th Anniversary Homecoming Tour - Wellington". wotzon.com. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Paradiso-Hayley Westenra Concert". mna.com.tw. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Hayley Westenra Concert". eventfinder.co.nz. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Hayley Westenra Discusses Upcoming Tour". femalefirst.co.uk. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "20 Questions for...Hayley Westenra". northamptonchron.co.uk. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Hayley Westenra gets set to bring her Paradiso tour to the UK". Official Charts Company. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Waikato Hillary Scholar to tour with Hayley Westenra". waikato.ac.nz. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Hayley Westenra's Promise to Christchurch". decca.com. 7 March 2011. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Kiwi Supporters". unicef.org.nz. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Kiwi songbird's style professional and classic". stuff.co.nz. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "REVIEW: Westenra the 'complete' popular singer". odt.co.nz. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Hayley Westenra to play the Pavilion Theatre in Rhyl". chesterchronicle.co.uk. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Opera superstar Hayley Westenra comes to the Rhyl Pavilion". dailypost.co.uk. 24 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.