Concert Tour Name: | Favourite Worst Nightmare Tour |
Artist: | Arctic Monkeys |
Type: | World |
Album: | Favourite Worst Nightmare |
Number Of Shows: | 119 |
Last Tour: | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Tour (2005–06) |
This Tour: | Favourite Worst Nightmare Tour (2007) |
Next Tour: | Humbug Tour (2009–10) |
The Favourite Worst Nightmare Tour was the second worldwide concert tour by British indie rock band Arctic Monkeys in support of their second studio album, Favourite Worst Nightmare.
The tour began from secret gig on 10 February 2007 in The Leadmill, Sheffield, England and ended on 17 December 2007 in Carling Apollo Manchester, Manchester, England. The last show of the tour was recorded for DVD At the Apollo.
During this tour, Arctic Monkeys played Glastonbury Festival in June 2007, first ever Friday at T in the Park in July 2007, two nights at Summer Sonic Tokyo Festival in Japan in August 2007, Austin City Limits Music Festival in US and Virgin Festival in Canada in September 2007 and many more shows all around the world.
See main article: article and At the Apollo. The group released the concert film At the Apollo on DVD in 3 November 2008. The film was directed by Richard Ayoade, and filmed on super 16mm film with cinematography by Danny Cohen. It features footage of the band performing on 17 December 2007, at their last show of the tour in Manchester's Carling Apollo.[1] The film received the NME Award for Best Music DVD in 2009.[2]
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Non-album single
B-sides
Covers
Unreleased
Average set list for the tour:
City | Country | Venue | Opening acts[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] | Attendance | Revenue | ||
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10 February | Sheffield | England | The Leadmill | — | — | — | |
13 February | Leicester | University of Leicester | — | — | — | ||
17 February | Morecambe | The Dome | — | — | — | ||
27 February | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough Town Hall | — | — | — | ||
28 February | Warrington | Parr Hall | — | — | — | ||
6 March | Berlin | Germany | Fritzclub im Postbahnhof | SDNMT | — | — | |
8 March | Copenhagen | Denmark | Store Vega | — | — | — | |
10 March | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Melkweg The Max | Alamo Race Track | — | — | |
14 March | Paris | France | Élysée Montmartre | — | — | — | |
17 March | Barcelona | Spain | Razzmatazz | Les Très Bien Ensemble Mendetz | — | — | |
19 March | Milan | Italy | Rolling Stone | — | — | — | |
29 March | Tokyo | Japan | Zepp Tokyo | 747s | — | — | |
9 April | Southampton | England | Southampton Guildhall | The Little Flames Gas Club | — | — | |
10 April | Exeter | Great Hall, University of Exeter | — | — | |||
12 April | London | London Astoria | — | — | |||
13 April | — | — | |||||
14 April | Liverpool | Carling Academy Liverpool | — | — | |||
16 April | Newcastle | Carling Academy | — | — | |||
17 April | Dundee | Scotland | Caird Hall | — | — | ||
17 April | Glasgow | Barrowland | — | — | |||
20 April | Birmingham | England | Carling Academy Birmingham | — | — | ||
21 April | Sheffield | The Leadmill | — | — | |||
22 April | — | — | |||||
27 April | Indio | US< | -- "US" is acceptable, esp. in tables, see MOS:ABBR#Exceptions --> | Empire Polo Club | — | — | — |
29 April | West Hollywood | Troubadour | — | 400/400 | — | ||
1 May | San Francisco | The Warfield | — | ||||
2 May | Portland | Roseland Theater | — | — | |||
3 May | Seattle | Showbox Comedy and Supper Club | — | — | |||
4 May | Vancouver | Canada | Commodore Ballroom | — | — | ||
7 May | Minneapolis | US | First Avenue | — | — | ||
8 May | Chicago | Riviera Theatre | — | — | |||
9 May | Pontiac | Clutch Cargo's | — | — | |||
11 May | Toronto | Canada | Kool Haus | — | — | ||
12 May | Montreal | Olympia de Montréal | — | — | |||
13 May | Boston | US | Avalon | — | — | ||
15 May | New York City | Hammerstein Ballroom | — | — | |||
16 May | Washington D. C. | — | — | ||||
17 May | Philadelphia | Electric Factory | — | — | |||
19 May | Atlanta | Tabernacle | — | — | |||
20 May | Orlando | Hard Rock Live | — | — | |||
27 May 27 | Utrecht | Netherlands | Tivoli | — | — | — | |
28 May 28 | Landgraaf | Megaland | — | — | — | ||
29 May | Luxembourg City | Luxembourg | den Atelier | — | — | — | |
1 June | Nürburg | Germany | Nürburgring | — | — | — | |
2 June | Nuremberg | Zeppelinfeld | |||||
16 June | Malahide | Ireland | Malahide Castle | Supergrass The Coral Delorentos Boss Volenti | — | — | |
17 June | |||||||
19 June | Cardiff | Wales | Cardiff International Arena | The Rascals Reverend and the Makers | — | — | |
20 June | |||||||
22 June | Pilton | England | Worthy Farm | — | — | — | |
25 June | Oslo | Norway | Sentrum Scene | — | — | — | |
26 June | Stockholm | Sweden | Globen Annexet | The Coral Molotov Jive | — | — | |
28 June | Hamburg | Germany | Stadtpark Open Air | — | — | — | |
29 June | Werchter | Belgium | Werchter Festivalpark | rowspan="2" | |||
1 July | St. Gallen | Switzerland | Sittertobel | ||||
3 July | Paris | France | Zénith Paris | The Coral | — | — | |
4 July | Lille | Zénith de Lille | — | — | — | ||
6 July | Kinross | Scotland | Balado | rowspan="2" | |||
8 July | Roskilde | Denmark | Darupvej | ||||
9 July | Berlin | Germany | Columbiahalle | The Coral | — | — | |
10 July | Dresden | Alter Schlachthof | — | — | — | ||
11 July | Vienna | Austria | Arena | The Coral | — | — | |
13 July | Turin | Italy | Parco della Pellerina | rowspan="3" | |||
14 July | Ferrara | Piazza Castello | |||||
15 July | Aix-les-Bains | France | |||||
18 July | Lisbon | Portugal | Coliseu dos Recreios | — | — | — | |
19 July | Vigo | Spain | Auditorio de Castrelos | Mendetz | — | — | |
21 July | Benicàssim | Recinto de festivales de Benicàssim | rowspan="3" | ||||
22 July | Nîmes | France | Arena of Nîmes | ||||
24 July | Nyon | Switzerland | Plaine de l'Asse | ||||
28 July | Manchester | England | Old Trafford Cricket Ground | Supergrass Amy Winehouse The Coral The Parrots | 100,000/100,000 | ||
29 July | |||||||
3 August | Sydney | Australia | Hordern Pavilion | Operator Please | — | — | |
4 August | Brisbane | Tivoli | — | — | — | ||
5 August | Byron Bay | Belongil Fields | |||||
7 August 7 | Melbourne | Festival Hall | — | — | — | ||
11 August | Osaka | Japan | Maishima | rowspan="2" | |||
12 August | Chiba | Chiba Marine Stadium | |||||
1 September | Ibiza | Spain | Bar M | ||||
5 September | New York City | US | Rumsey Playfield | Voxtrot | |||
5 September | Providence | Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel | — | — | |||
8 September | Toronto | Canada | Toronto Island Park | rowspan="2" | |||
9 September | Montreal | Parc Jean Drapeau | |||||
11 September | Columbus | US | Newport Music Hall | Voxtrot | — | — | |
12 September | Chicago | Riviera Theatre | — | — | |||
13 September | Kansas City | Uptown Theater | — | — | |||
15 September | Austin | Zilker Park | — | — | |||
16 September | Palladium Ballroom | — | — | ||||
17 September | Houston | Verizon Wireless Theater | — | — | |||
18 September | New Orleans | House of Blues | — | — | |||
21 September | Tempe | Marquee Theatre | — | — | |||
22 September | Tucson | Rialto Theatre | — | — | |||
23 September | Chula Vista | Coors Amphitheatre | |||||
25 September | Los Angeles | Hollywood Palladium | Voxtrot | — | — | ||
27 September | San Francisco | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | — | — | |||
29 September | Seattle | Paramount Theatre | — | — | |||
30 September | Vancouver | Canada | PNE Forum | — | — | ||
24 October | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Estadio Luna Park | Bicicletas | — | — | |
26 October | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Marina da Glória | rowspan="3" | |||
28 October | São Paulo | Arena Skol Anhembi | |||||
31 October | Curitiba | Pedreira Paulo Leminski | |||||
27 November | Rezé | France | La Trocardière | — | — | — | |
28 November | Tournefeuille | Le Phare | Reverend and the Makers | — | — | ||
30 November | Madrid | Spain | La Riviera | — | — | — | |
1 December | Barcelona | Espacio Movistar | — | — | — | ||
3 December | Cologne | Germany | Palladium | — | — | — | |
6 December | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Heineken Music Hall | — | — | — | |
8 December | London | England | Alexandra Palace | The Rascals The Horrors | — | — | |
11 December | Manchester | Manchester Central | — | — | |||
12 December | — | — | |||||
14 December | Aberdeen | Scotland | Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre | — | — | ||
15 December | — | — | |||||
17 December | Manchester | England | Carling Apollo Manchester | The Rascals | — | — | |