The Since I Saw You Last Tour was a concert tour by British singer-songwriter Gary Barlow in support of his fourth studio album Since I Saw You Last. The tour saw Barlow play some of the biggest arenas in the UK and Ireland performing both Take That and his solo material from his career spanning two decades as well as his new material.[1]
Tour by Gary Barlow | |
Location |
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Associated album | Since I Saw You Last |
Start date | 29 March 2014 |
End date | 17 October 2014 |
No. of shows | 18 |
Gary Barlow concert chronology |
Background
editDue to overwhelming demand, Barlow added a further four dates to the tour after the concert sold out less than 10 minutes after going on sale.[2][3]
Opening acts
editSet list
edit- "Opening" (Interlude)
- "Since I Saw You Last"
- "Greatest Day"
- "Candy"
- "Requiem"
- "Pray"
- "Shine" (with Eliza Doolittle)
- "A Million Love Songs"
- "Lie to Me"
- Acoustic Medley ("How Deep Is Your Love"/"Shame"/"So Help Me Girl")
- Swing Medley ("Sure"/"Everything Changes"/"Could It Be Magic")
- Ballads Medley ("Nobody Else"/"Love Ain't Here Anymore"/"Dying Inside"/"Said It All"/"The Garden"/"Forever Love")
- "Sing" (with a local school choir)
- "The Flood"
- "Face to Face" (with Elton John on the screens)
- "Back for Good"
- "Relight My Fire"
- "Let Me Go"
- "Rule the World"
- "Jump"
- "Never Forget"
Tour dates
editDate | City | Country | Venue |
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29 March 2014 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Arena |
31 March 2014 | Dublin | Ireland | 3Arena |
2 April 2014 | Glasgow | Scotland | The SSE Hydro |
3 April 2014 | Leeds | England | First Direct Arena |
5 April 2014 | London | The O2 Arena | |
6 April 2014 | |||
8 April 2014 | Birmingham | LG Arena | |
9 April 2014 | Cardiff | Wales | Motorpoint Arena Cardiff |
11 April 2014 | Liverpool | England | Echo Arena Liverpool |
12 April 2014 | Newcastle | Metro Radio Arena | |
14 April 2014 | Manchester | Phones 4u Arena | |
15 April 2014 | Liverpool | Echo Arena Liverpool | |
17 April 2014 | Nottingham | Capital FM Arena Nottingham | |
19 April 2014 | Birmingham | LG Arena | |
20 April 2014 | Sheffield | Motorpoint Arena Sheffield | |
22 April 2014 | London | Royal Albert Hall | |
23 April 2014 | Bournemouth | Bournemouth International Centre | |
17 October 2014 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Dubai Media City |
DVD release
editA DVD of the tour entitled Since You Saw Him Last: The Tour was recorded from a sold-out arena performance at the Manchester Arena and was released on 15 December 2014 in the UK.
Reception
editReviews on the tour were largely positive.[4][5][6] The Birmingham Mail commented positively saying "A thoroughly satisfactory evening's work, then, for one of Britain's most accomplished contemporary pop songwriters."[7] with regional magazine, East Midlands Music, adding it was "a brilliant, entertaining evening".[8]
Charts
editDVDs Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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Irish Music DVD Chart[9] | 3 |
UK Music DVD Chart[10] | 6 |
References
edit- ^ https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/gary-barlow-tickets-2014-uk-2358403 Gary Barlow confirms Since I Saw You Last 2014 tour – with tickets on sale now 11.10.13 Lydia Smith
- ^ http://www.music-news.com/ShowNews.asp?nItemID=71525 Gary Barlow adds dates as demand surges 16.11.13
- ^ http://metro.co.uk/2013/10/11/gary-barlow-fans-tipped-to-snap-up-tickets-for-take-that-singers-solo-tour-4142597/ Metro Gary Barlow announces second London date as fans jump at chance to see singer's solo tour 11.10.13
- ^ Virtue, Graeme (3 April 2014). "Gary Barlow review – 'The audience is in the palm of his hand'". The Guardian.
- ^ Sanders, Alison (10 April 2014). "Review: Gary Barlow at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena". WalesOnline.
- ^ Bourne, Dianne (14 April 2014). "Review: Gary Barlow @ Phones 4u Arena". Manchester Evening News.
- ^ "Review: Gary Barlow at LG Arena". Birmingham Mail. 9 April 2014.
- ^ "Gary Barlow Pulls out All the Numbers on Solo Tour". East Midlands Music. 18 April 2014. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014.
- ^ http://irma.ie/aucharts.asp#musicdvds Archived 11 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine IRMA Week Ending 20 December 2014
- ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/music-video-chart/ OCC Music Video top 40 27.12.2014