Exile Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:	Exile Tour
Artist:	Hurts
Location:	Europe, Asia
Type:	Concert
Album:	Exile
Number Of Shows:	79 76 in Europe 3 in Asia
Last Tour:	Happiness Tour (2010–2012)
This Tour:	Exile Tour (2013–2014)
Next Tour:	Desire Tour (2017-2018)

The Exile Tour is the second concert tour by British band Hurts in support of their second album Exile. On 11 December 2012, Theo Hutchcraft posted an image on Twitter which announced the first 14 dates of the tour.^[1] Autumn 2013 dates were published by Hutchcraft on Twitter on 26 August 2013. The tour started on 5 October in Ukraine and will end on 22 November in Luxembourg, with 21 dates in total.^[2] In February and March 2014 Hurts took a part in Art on Ice Tour.^[3] Hurts was accompanied by the Youth Classics orchestra at the six shows in Zürich in February and March.^[4]

Background

At the beginning of the show, Hutchcraft appears on the scene wearing a hooded parka and leather gloves. He takes the parka off after the first song. As in the previous Happiness Tour, he throws white roses into the crowd.^{[5] [6]} During "The Road", he breaks the microphone stand. Adam Anderson performs most of the songs while sitting at the synthesizer, but during "Exile", "Miracle", "Evelyn", and "The Road", "Mercy", "Help", "Cupid" and acoustic version of "Blood Tears & Gold" he stands up and plays the guitar. For the encore, they perform their song "Stay" at the first leg of tour. The light design team has a trailer with scenery and 20,000 lights for each show.^[7] Unlike the previous tour, where dramatically dressed dancers followed the duo on stage, this tour focuses on the performance itself.^[8] Dancers appeared on stage at most of the many summer festivals since Rock im Park in Germany on 7 June.

On 25 October Hurts get new stage lighting equipment.

Hurts used red and white confetti at the end of the song called "Help" at their show at Troxy in London, 26 October 2013.

Instruments for performances: synthesizers; guitars "Manson", "Gretsch", "Fender Telecaster", "Fender Stratocaster", "Fender Precision Bass", effects unit "TC Electronic", "Mesa Boogie"; drums "Sonor", "Paiste"; saxophone, clarinet, viola, violins, cello.

Reception

Reviewers unanimously admit there is more drama in the new shows, agreeing that the emotional connection between the band and the crowd is stronger than ever.^{[9] [10]}

Opening acts

• Say Lou Lou (select dates in February, March, November 2013)^[11]
• Uniqplan (Warsaw, 20 March 2013)^[12]
• Make My Heart Explode (Prague, 28 March 2013)^[13]
• Bahroma (Kyiv, 5 October 2013)^[14]
• Pawws (UK, 25–26 October 2013)^[15]
• Golden Parazyth (Tallinn, 3 November 2013; Riga, 4 November 2013;
  Vilnius, 6 November 2013)^[16]
• XXANAXX (Warsaw, 7 November 2013)^[17]
• Glasvegas (Germany, 10–15 November 2013)^[18]
• Pegasus (Germany, 10–15 November 2013; Bern, 18 November 2013;
  Brussels 20 November 2013; Utrecht, 21 November 2013)^{[19] [20] [21]}

Setlist

The tour's setlist generally consists of half of the songs from Happiness and half from Exile.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue/Event
Europe, Asia, Leg #1^[22]
7 February 2013	London	United Kingdom	Heaven
9 February 2013	Berlin	Germany	Postbahnhof
14 March 2013	Cologne		Essigfabrik
15 March 2013	Munich		Theatrefabrik
16 March 2013	Hamburg		Uebel & Gefährlich
18 March 2013	Stockholm	Sweden	Debaser Medis
20 March 2013	Warsaw	Poland	Palladium
23 March 2013	Zürich	Switzerland	Kaufleuten
25 March 2013	Milan	Italy	Magazzini Generali
27 March 2013	Vienna	Austria	Arena
28 March 2013	Prague	Czech Republic	Lucerna Music Bar
30 March 2013	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Melkweg The Max
1 April 2013	Manchester	United Kingdom	Manchester Academy 2
2 April 2013	Glasgow		The Garage
19 April 2013	Bratislava	Slovakia	Electronic Beats Festival
25 April 2013	Beijing	China	CAFA
24 May 2013	Hanover	Germany	NDR 2 Plaza Festival
7 June 2013	Nuremberg		Rock im Park Festival
8 June 2013			Rock am Ring Festival
23 June 2013	Vienna	Austria	Danube Island Festival
29 June 2013	Somerset	United Kingdom	Glastonbury Festival
2 July 2013	Minsk	Belarus	MOST Festival
4 July 2013	Sopron	Hungary	VOLT Festival
5 July 2013	Turku	Finland	Ruisrock Festival
6 July 2013	Moscow	Russia	Subbotnik Festival
12 July 2013	Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	The Best City.ua Festival
14 July 2013	Kinross	United Kingdom	T In The Park Festival
18 July 2013	Benicàssim	Spain	FIB Festival
20 July 2013	Bern	Switzerland	Gurtenfestival
21 July 2013	London	United Kingdom	Lovebox Festival
26 July 2013	Niigata	Japan	Fuji Rock Festival
28 July 2013	Ansan	Korea	Jisan Valley Rock Festival
2 August 2013	Minsk	Belarus
15 August 2013	Hasselt	Belgium	Pukkelpop Festival
16 August 2013	Biddinghuizen	Netherlands	Lowlands Festival
17 August 2013	Sankt Pölten	Austria	FM4 Frequency Festival
31 August 2013	County Laois	Ireland	Electric Picnic Festival
7 September 2013	Istanbul	Turkey	Rock'n Coke Festival
21 September 2013	Poznań	Poland	Lech brewery
Leg #2
5 October 2013	Kyiv	Ukraine	Palace of Sports
7 October 2013	Odesa		Palace of Sports
9 October 2013	Kharkiv		Palace of Sports
11 October 2013	Bucharest	Romania	Romexpo
25 October 2013	Manchester	United Kingdom	The O2 Apollo Manchester
26 October 2013	London		Troxy
2 November 2013	Helsinki	Finland	Helsinki Ice Hall
3 November 2013	Tallinn	Estonia	Saku Arena
4 November 2013	Riga	Latvia	Arena Riga
6 November 2013	Vilnius	Lithuania	Siemens Arena
7 November 2013	Warsaw	Poland	Torwar Hall
8 November 2013	Prague	Czech Republic	Incheba Hall
10 November 2013	Berlin	Germany	Velodrom
11 November 2013	Munich		Zenith
13 November 2013	Düsseldorf		Mitsubishi Electric Halle
14 November 2013	Frankfurt		Jahrhunderthalle
15 November 2013	Hamburg		Sporthalle
17 November 2013	Vienna	Austria	Gasometer
18 November 2013	Bern	Switzerland	Festhalle
20 November 2013	Brussels	Belgium	AB
21 November 2013	Utrecht	Netherlands	Vredenburg
22 November 2013	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Sonic Visions Festival
Leg #3
27 February 2014	Zurich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
28 February 2014
4 March 2014	Lausanne		CIG de Malley
5 March 2014
7 March 2014	Davos		Vaillant Arena
8 March 2014
11 March 2014	Helsinki	Finland	Hartwall Areena
13 March 2014	Stockholm	Sweden	Ericsson Globe Arena
Leg #4
14 June 2014	Warsaw	Poland	Orange Warsaw Festival
5 July 2014	Sopron	Hungary	VOLT Festival
11 July 2014	Tallinn	Estonia	Õllesummer Festival
13 July 2014	Novi Sad	Serbia	Exit Festival
18 July 2014	Pori	Finland	Pori Jazz Festival
7 August 2014	Schaffhausen	Switzerland	Stars in Town Festival

Notes

The show in Amsterdam was originally scheduled at the Old Hall, but it was moved to The Max.^[23]

This performance is a part of Art on Ice Tour.^[24]

Cancelled dates

<	--Date-->	<	--Location-->	<	--Venue-->	<	--Reason/Additional Info-->
18 October 2013	Glasgow, United Kingdom	O2 Academy Glasgow	Performance was cancelled before going on sale.^[25]
28 October 2013	Copenhagen, Denmark	Pumpehuset	Performance in Scandinavia was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.^[26]
29 October 2013	Oslo, Norway	Rockefeller Music Hall	Performance in Scandinavia was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.^[27]
31 October 2013	Malmö, Sweden	KB	Performance in Scandinavia was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.^[28]
27 July 2014	Schönwalde-Glien, Germany	Greenville Festival	The festival was canceled due to low ticket sales.^[29] ^[30]

Personnel

Main

• Matt Vines, Neil Reeves – management/tour management
• Rick Smith – production management
• Rob Sinclair - lighting and stage design^[31]
• Matt Arthur – lighting director
• Chris Freeman – backline
• Lee Birchall – backline
• Adam Pendse – FOH engineer
• Paul Roberts – choreographer
• Caroline Royce, Emily Rumbles – dancers

Source:^[32]

Band

Hurts

• Theo Hutchcraft – vocals
• Adam Anderson – keyboards, guitar

Musicians

• Lael Goldberg – bass, backing vocals
• Pete Watson – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
• Paul Walsham – drums
• Amy May – saxophone, clarinet, viola, backing vocals
• Paloma Deike, Penny Anscow – violin, backing vocals
• Rhian Porter – cello

Notes and References

1. Web site: European tour in March 2013. 2013-12-11. 2013-08-31. theohurts. Theo Hutchcraft.
2. Web site: The Exile Tour. Oct/Nov 2013.. 2013-12-11. 2013-08-26. theohurts. Theo Hutchcraft.
3. Web site: Hurts: Kniha Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí je fantastická. Šárka Hellerová. 2013-11-16. 2014-01-16. Novinky.cz. cs.
4. Web site: The Youth Classics Orchestra will perform together with Khatia Buniatishvili & Hurts. 2013-11-26. 2014-01-16. Art on Ice.
5. Web site: Мастер-классы от хедлайнеров "The Best City". 2013-06-25. 2013-08-31. ABSURDU.NET. ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20131014004812/http://absurdu.net/absurd/master-klassy-ot-xedlajnerov-the-best-city-i-vozmozhnaya-svadba-s-uchastnikami-gruppy-hurts/. 2013-10-14. dead.
6. Web site: NME Live Reviews - Hurts. Emily Mackay. 2013-02-22. NME.COM . 2013-09-19.
7. Web site: FRESH Новости - БелМузТВ - 10 июля 2013. 2013-07-12. 2013-08-31. FreshNovosti. ru.
8. Web site: HURTS – Austria, Vienna, Arena, 27.03.2013. 2013-02-13. 2013-08-31. Venia-Mag.net. Ilhana Škrgić.
9. Web site: NME Live Reviews - Hurts. 2013-02-22. 2013-08-31. NME.COM. NME. Emily Mackay.
10. Web site: Hurts - Heaven London, Feb 7th 2013. 2013-02-13. 2013-08-31. FrontStageMusic. Timothy.
11. Web site: Say Lou Lou with a full European tour in support of HURTS. Clash Magazine. ROBIN MURRAY. 2013-03-14. 2013-08-31.
12. Web site: Uniqplan zagra jako support grupy Hurts. Muzyka. HAL. 2013-03-18. 2013-08-31. pl. https://web.archive.org/web/20131012011105/http://muzyka.onet.pl/alternatywa/uniqplan-zagra-jako-support-grupy-hurts/xnz47. 2013-10-12. dead.
13. Web site: Make my heart explode. United Islands České spořitelny. United Islands České spořitelny. March 2013. 2013-08-31. dead. https://archive.today/20140324051852/http://unitedislands.cz/en/interpret/make-my-heart-explode-2. 2014-03-24.
14. Web site: Hurts разогреет Bahroma. itop. 2013-10-04. 2013-10-05. ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20131012053005/http://itop.fm/news/14624-hurts-razogreet-bahroma/. 2013-10-12. dead.
15. Web site: Listen to Pawws' new track, 'Outside', new tour dates News. The 405. Hayley Fox. 2013-09-24. 2013-10-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20131012041302/http://thefourohfive.com/news/article/listen-to-pawws-new-track-outside-new-tour-dates. 2013-10-12. dead.
16. Web site: Golden Parazyth iesildīs Hurts Baltijas koncertus. Bilesuserviss. 2013-11-03. 2013-11-03. lv. dead. https://archive.today/20131104135756/http://www.bilesuserviss.lv/lat/zinas/golden-parazyth-iesildis-hurts-baltijas-koncertus/. 2013-11-04.
17. Web site: Wiemy już kto wystąpi w roli supportu przed koncertem Hurts, 7 listopada na warszawskim Torwarze. Będzie to polski elektroniczny duet xxanaxx!. xxanaxx. 2013-10-23. 2013-10-26.
18. Web site: GLASVEGAS EPK & HURTS support in Deutschland. Clash Magazine. CD-Bewertungen.de. Linda. 2013-08-09. 2013-08-31.
19. Web site: Glasvegas und Pegasus supporten Hurts. AMPYA. 2013-08-02. 2013-08-31. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130806003535/http://www.ampya.com/news/Live/Glasvegas-und-Pegasus-supporten-Hurts-SN103263/. 2013-08-06.
20. Web site: Pegasus als Support von Hurts. energy. 2013-08-06. 2013-10-03. de. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131012023507/http://www.energy.ch/aktuell/id/pegasus-als-support-von-hurts/. 2013-10-12.
21. Web site: Overview - Hurts + Pegasus - Concerts - Ancienne Belgique. abconcerts. 2013. 2013-10-03. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131012064417/http://www.abconcerts.be/en/concerts/p/detail/hurts-20-11-2013. 2013-10-12.
22. Web site: Archive – HURTS – Live. 2013-12-04. 2013-08-31. informationhurts. Hurts. https://web.archive.org/web/20120616011944/http://www.informationhurts.com/gb/live/archive/. 2012-06-16. dead .
23. Web site: Melkweg Amsterdam concert has been moved from the Old Hall to The Max . 2013-02-28 . Melkweg Amsterdam . 2013-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131012043856/http://www.melkweg.nl/artikelpagina.jsp?artikelid=2041974 . 2013-10-12 . dead .
24. Web site: ART ON ICE 2014: Hurts ja Sotchin Olympialaisten tähdet muodostavat kaikkien aikojen mukaansatempaavimman kokoonpanon Tiedote. STT Info. 2013-10-22. 2013-10-26. fi. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141205034704/https://www.sttinfo.fi/release?0&releaseId=8930178ART. 2014-12-05.
25. Web site: Hurts Cancelled Before going on sale in Glasgow, GLG - 18 Oct 2013 7:00 PM. Eventful. 2013. 2013-10-13.
26. Web site: Hurts - Pumpehuset. Pumpehuset. 2013-10-13. 2013-10-13. Danish.
27. Web site: Rockefeller: HURTS (29/10-2013). Rockefeller. 2013-10-13. 2013-10-13. no.
28. Web site: Kulturbolaget Hurts. Kulturbolaget. 2013-10-13. 2013-10-13. sv. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130528232101/http://kulturbolaget.se/Artister/Hurts.aspx. 2013-05-28.
29. Web site: GREENVILLE music festival 2014 ABGESAGT. greenvillefestival.com. 2014-07-08. 2014-07-08. de. https://web.archive.org/web/20140712014923/http://www.greenvillefestival.com/greenville-festival-2014-abgesagt. 2014-07-12. dead.
30. Web site: "Greenville Festival" 2014 abgesagt. Musikmarkt. 2014-07-03. 2014-07-03. de. https://web.archive.org/web/20140707071937/http://www.musikmarkt.de/Aktuell/News/Greenville-Festival-2014-abgesagt. 2014-07-07. dead.
31. Web site: Hurts.
32. Web site: Lech Brewery, setlist…. blackoftheblackestocean. 2013-09-22. 2013-10-03.

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