Awake Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Awake Tour
Artist:Josh Groban
Location:North America, Europe, Australasia
Type:World
Album:Awake
Number Of Legs:5
Number Of Shows:56 in North America
12 in Europe
11 in Oceania
2 in Asia
81 in total
Last Tour:Closer Tour
(2004-5)
This Tour:Awake Tour
(2007)
Next Tour:Before We Begin
(2010)

The Awake Tour is the second concert tour by American singer-songwriter and actor Josh Groban. Visiting North America, Europe and Australasia over 8 months the tour supported his third studio album, Awake, released on November 7, 2006.[1]

Background

The tour was announced on November 15, 2006 by 143/Reprise Records with initially only 29 dates from February 17 to April 7, 2007. European dates were announced later on and more summer dates in the U.S. and Canada were announced in June 2007. The tour concluded on October 18, 2007 in Manila.

Opening Acts

Angelique Kidjo

Set list

(As per most concerts)

  1. "You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)"
  2. "Mai"
  3. "Un Dia Llegara"
  4. "Un Giorno Per Noi"
  5. "Now or Never"
  6. "So She Dances"
  7. "February Song"
  8. "Alla Luce Del Sole"

Josh welcomes Lucia Micarelli

  1. "Aurora" (Lucia on violin)
  2. "Kashmir" (Lucia on violin)

Josh Groban returns entering through the audience

  1. "In Her Eyes"
  2. "Pearls" featuring Angelique Kidjo (Sade cover)
  3. "L'Ultima Notte"
  4. "Remember When It Rained"
  5. "Lullaby"
  6. "Weeping"
  7. "Machine"

Encore

  1. "Canto Alla Vita"
  2. "You Raise Me Up"
  3. "Awake"

Broadcasts and recordings

The show in Salt Lake City was professionally filmed and recorded then released as Awake Live on following a showing in movie theatres on and before premiering on PBS Soundstage on .

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
North America
February 17, 2007VeronaUnited StatesTurning Stone Event Center
February 18, 2007ClevelandQuicken Loans Arena
February 20, 2007Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena
February 21, 2007ColumbusNationwide Arena
February 23, 2007Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills
February 24, 2007ChicagoUnited Center
February 26, 2007LondonCanadaJohn Labatt Centre
February 27, 2007OttawaScotiabank Place
March 1, 2007PhiladelphiaUnited StatesWachovia Center
March 2, 2007BostonTD Banknorth Garden
March 4, 2007MontrealCanadaBell Centre
March 5, 2007TorontoAir Canada Centre
March 7, 2007ProvidenceUnited StatesDunkin' Donuts Center
March 8, 2007UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena
March 10, 2007RochesterBlue Cross Arena
March 12, 2007New York CityMadison Square Garden
March 13, 2007Washington, D.C.Verizon Center
March 16, 2007RaleighRBC Center
March 17, 2007AtlantaPhilips Arena
March 19, 2007DallasAmerican Airlines Center
March 21, 2007HoustonToyota Center
March 22, 2007San AntonioAT&T Center
March 25, 2007PhoenixUS Airways Center
March 27, 2007SacramentoARCO Arena
March 28, 2007San JoseHP Pavilion at San Jose
March 31, 2007Los AngelesStaples Center
April 4, 2007FresnoSave Mart Center
April 6, 2007San DiegoiPayOne Center
April 7, 2007Las VegasMGM Grand Garden Arena
Europe
May 18, 2007OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum
May 19, 2007StockholmSwedenAnnexet
May 21, 2007AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music Hall
May 22, 2007FrankfurtGermanyAlte Oper
May 25, 2007BirminghamEnglandSymphony Hall
May 27, 2007ManchesterBridgewater Hall
May 28, 2007GlasgowScotlandClyde Auditorium
May 30, 2007DublinIrelandPoint Theatre
June 2, 2007BrusselsBelgiumCirque Royal
June 3, 2007ParisFranceGrand Amphitheatre
June 6, 2007LondonEnglandHampton Court Palace
June 8, 2007LyonFranceSalle 3000
June 10, 2007NicePalais Nikaïa
June 12, 2007ZürichSwitzerlandKongresshaus
North America Leg 2
July 17, 2007 GreenvilleUnited States Bi-Lo Center
July 20, 2007NorfolkNorfolk Scope
July 21, 2007Atlantic CityBoardwalk Hall
July 24, 2007East RutherfordContinental Airlines Arena
July 25, 2007UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
July 27, 2007ManchesterVerizon Wireless Arena
July 28, 2007AlbanyPepsi Arena
July 30, 2007UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena
July 31, 2007Wilkes-BarreWachovia Arena
August 3, 2007HersheyGiant Center
August 4, 2007PittsburghMellon Arena
August 7, 2007MilwaukeeUS Cellular Arena
August 8, 2007Green BayResch Center
August 10, 2007Saint PaulXcel Energy Center
August 12, 2007WinnipegCanadaMTS Centre
August 14, 2007EdmontonRexall Place
August 15, 2007CalgaryScotiabank Saddledome
August 17, 2007VancouverGeneral Motors Place
August 18, 2007SeattleUnited StatesKeyArena
August 21, 2007BoiseTaco Bell Arena
August 22, 2007 PortlandRose Garden
August 24, 2007StocktonStockton Arena
August 25, 2007AnaheimHonda Center
August 28, 2007Salt Lake CityEnergySolutions Arena
(DVD and PBS special filming)
August 29, 2007DenverPepsi Center
August 31, 2007OmahaQwest Center Omaha
September 2, 2007CharlotteCharlotte Bobcats Arena
Oceania
September 28, 2007MelbourneAustraliaHamer Hall
September 30, 2007Sydney Opera House
October 1, 2007
October 3, 2007
October 4, 2007
October 6, 2007BrisbaneBrisbane Concert Hall
October 7, 2007
October 9, 2007MelbourneHamer Hall
October 10, 2007
October 12, 2007AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre
October 14, 2007PerthSupreme Court Gardens
Asia
October 17, 2007ManilaPhilippinesPhilippine International Convention Center
October 18, 2007

Cancelled or Postponed shows

The July 18, 2007 in Charlotte was postponed 2 and a half hours before Angelique Kidjo was to begin due to Groban's ear and nose infection and rescheduled to .

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Josh Groban 29 city North American Arena tour announced. Market Wire . November 15, 2006 . . Marketwired . February 6, 2017.

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