Since I Saw You Last Tour
Tour by Gary Barlow
Promotional poster for the tour
Location
  • United Kingdom
  • Ireland
  • UAE
Associated albumSince I Saw You Last
Start date29 March 2014
End date17 October 2014
No. of shows18
Gary Barlow concert chronology

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]

Background

Due 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

Set list

  1. "Opening" (Interlude)
  2. "Since I Saw You Last"
  3. "Greatest Day"
  4. "Candy"
  5. "Requiem"
  6. "Pray"
  7. "Shine" (with Eliza Doolittle)
  8. "A Million Love Songs"
  9. "Lie to Me"
  10. Acoustic Medley ("How Deep Is Your Love"/"Shame"/"So Help Me Girl")
  11. Swing Medley ("Sure"/"Everything Changes"/"Could It Be Magic")
  12. Ballads Medley ("Nobody Else"/"Love Ain't Here Anymore"/"Dying Inside"/"Said It All"/"The Garden"/"Forever Love")
  13. "Sing" (with a local school choir)
  14. "The Flood"
  15. "Face to Face" (with Elton John on the screens)
  16. "Back for Good"
  17. "Relight My Fire"
  18. "Let Me Go"
  19. "Rule the World"
  20. "Jump"
  21. "Never Forget"

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
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

A 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

Reviews 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

DVDs Chart (2014) Peak
position
Irish Music DVD Chart[9] 3
UK Music DVD Chart[10] 6

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ http://www.music-news.com/ShowNews.asp?nItemID=71525 Gary Barlow adds dates as demand surges 16.11.13
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ Virtue, Graeme (3 April 2014). "Gary Barlow review – 'The audience is in the palm of his hand'". The Guardian.
  5. ^ Sanders, Alison (10 April 2014). "Review: Gary Barlow at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena". WalesOnline.
  6. ^ Bourne, Dianne (14 April 2014). "Review: Gary Barlow @ Phones 4u Arena". Manchester Evening News.
  7. ^ "Review: Gary Barlow at LG Arena". Birmingham Mail. 9 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Gary Barlow Pulls out All the Numbers on Solo Tour". East Midlands Music. 18 April 2014. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014.
  9. ^ http://irma.ie/aucharts.asp#musicdvds Archived 11 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine IRMA Week Ending 20 December 2014
  10. ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/music-video-chart/ OCC Music Video top 40 27.12.2014
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