Favourite Worst Nightmare Tour Explained

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.

Recording

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]

Songs performed

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Favourite Worst Nightmare

Non-album single

B-sides

Covers

Unreleased

Set list

Average set list for the tour:

  1. This House Is a Circus
  2. Still Take You Home
  3. Dancing Shoes
  4. Brianstorm
  5. From the Ritz to the Rubble
  6. Teddy Picker
  7. Balaclava
  8. Fake Tales of San Francisco
  9. I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
  10. D Is for Dangerous
  11. Old Yellow Bricks
  12. The View From the Afternoon
  13. Fluorescent Adolescent
  14. Do Me a Favour
  15. When the Sun Goes Down
  16. If You Were There, Beware
  17. Leave Before the Lights Come On
  18. A Certain Romance

Tour dates

Date (2007)! scope="col" style="width:10em;"
CityCountryVenueOpening acts[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] AttendanceRevenue
10 FebruarySheffieldEnglandThe Leadmill
13 FebruaryLeicesterUniversity of Leicester
17 FebruaryMorecambeThe Dome
27 FebruaryMiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough Town Hall
28 FebruaryWarringtonParr Hall
6 MarchBerlinGermanyFritzclub im PostbahnhofSDNMT
8 MarchCopenhagenDenmarkStore Vega
10 MarchAmsterdamNetherlandsMelkweg The MaxAlamo Race Track
14 MarchParisFranceÉlysée Montmartre
17 MarchBarcelonaSpainRazzmatazzLes Très Bien Ensemble
Mendetz
19 MarchMilanItalyRolling Stone
29 MarchTokyoJapanZepp Tokyo747s
9 AprilSouthamptonEnglandSouthampton GuildhallThe Little Flames
Gas Club
10 AprilExeterGreat Hall, University of Exeter
12 AprilLondonLondon Astoria
13 April
14 AprilLiverpoolCarling Academy Liverpool
16 AprilNewcastleCarling Academy
17 AprilDundeeScotlandCaird Hall
17 AprilGlasgowBarrowland
20 AprilBirminghamEnglandCarling Academy Birmingham
21 AprilSheffieldThe Leadmill
22 April
27 AprilIndioUS<-- "US" is acceptable, esp. in tables, see MOS:ABBR#Exceptions -->Empire Polo Club
29 AprilWest HollywoodTroubadour400/400
1 MaySan FranciscoThe Warfield
2 MayPortlandRoseland Theater
3 MaySeattleShowbox Comedy and Supper Club
4 MayVancouverCanadaCommodore Ballroom
7 MayMinneapolisUSFirst Avenue
8 MayChicagoRiviera Theatre
9 MayPontiacClutch Cargo's
11 MayTorontoCanadaKool Haus
12 MayMontrealOlympia de Montréal
13 MayBostonUSAvalon
15 MayNew York CityHammerstein Ballroom
16 MayWashington D. C.
17 MayPhiladelphiaElectric Factory
19 MayAtlantaTabernacle
20 MayOrlandoHard Rock Live
27 May 27UtrechtNetherlandsTivoli
28 May 28LandgraafMegaland
29 MayLuxembourg CityLuxembourgden Atelier
1 JuneNürburgGermanyNürburgring
2 JuneNurembergZeppelinfeld
16 JuneMalahideIrelandMalahide CastleSupergrass
The Coral
Delorentos
Boss Volenti
17 June
19 JuneCardiffWalesCardiff International ArenaThe Rascals
Reverend and the Makers
20 June
22 JunePiltonEnglandWorthy Farm
25 JuneOsloNorwaySentrum Scene
26 JuneStockholmSwedenGloben AnnexetThe Coral
Molotov Jive
28 JuneHamburgGermanyStadtpark Open Air
29 JuneWerchterBelgiumWerchter Festivalparkrowspan="2"
1 JulySt. GallenSwitzerlandSittertobel
3 JulyParisFranceZénith ParisThe Coral
4 JulyLilleZénith de Lille
6 JulyKinrossScotlandBaladorowspan="2"
8 JulyRoskildeDenmarkDarupvej
9 JulyBerlinGermanyColumbiahalleThe Coral
10 JulyDresdenAlter Schlachthof
11 JulyViennaAustriaArenaThe Coral
13 JulyTurinItalyParco della Pellerinarowspan="3"
14 JulyFerraraPiazza Castello
15 JulyAix-les-BainsFrance
18 JulyLisbonPortugalColiseu dos Recreios
19 JulyVigoSpainAuditorio de CastrelosMendetz
21 JulyBenicàssimRecinto de festivales de Benicàssimrowspan="3"
22 JulyNîmesFranceArena of Nîmes
24 JulyNyonSwitzerlandPlaine de l'Asse
28 JulyManchesterEnglandOld Trafford Cricket GroundSupergrass
Amy Winehouse
The Coral
The Parrots
100,000/100,000
29 July
3 AugustSydneyAustraliaHordern PavilionOperator Please
4 AugustBrisbaneTivoli
5 AugustByron BayBelongil Fields
7 August 7MelbourneFestival Hall
11 AugustOsakaJapanMaishimarowspan="2"
12 AugustChibaChiba Marine Stadium
1 SeptemberIbizaSpainBar M
5 SeptemberNew York CityUSRumsey PlayfieldVoxtrot
5 SeptemberProvidenceLupo's Heartbreak Hotel
8 SeptemberTorontoCanadaToronto Island Parkrowspan="2"
9 SeptemberMontrealParc Jean Drapeau
11 SeptemberColumbusUSNewport Music HallVoxtrot
12 SeptemberChicagoRiviera Theatre
13 SeptemberKansas CityUptown Theater
15 SeptemberAustinZilker Park
16 SeptemberPalladium Ballroom
17 SeptemberHoustonVerizon Wireless Theater
18 SeptemberNew OrleansHouse of Blues
21 SeptemberTempeMarquee Theatre
22 SeptemberTucsonRialto Theatre
23 SeptemberChula VistaCoors Amphitheatre
25 SeptemberLos AngelesHollywood PalladiumVoxtrot
27 SeptemberSan FranciscoBill Graham Civic Auditorium
29 SeptemberSeattleParamount Theatre
30 SeptemberVancouverCanadaPNE Forum
24 OctoberBuenos AiresArgentinaEstadio Luna ParkBicicletas
26 OctoberRio de JaneiroBrazilMarina da Glóriarowspan="3"
28 OctoberSão PauloArena Skol Anhembi
31 OctoberCuritibaPedreira Paulo Leminski
27 NovemberRezéFranceLa Trocardière
28 NovemberTournefeuilleLe PhareReverend and the Makers
30 NovemberMadridSpainLa Riviera
1 DecemberBarcelonaEspacio Movistar
3 DecemberCologneGermanyPalladium
6 DecemberAmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music Hall
8 DecemberLondonEnglandAlexandra PalaceThe Rascals
The Horrors
11 DecemberManchesterManchester Central
12 December
14 DecemberAberdeenScotlandAberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre
15 December
17 DecemberManchesterEnglandCarling Apollo ManchesterThe Rascals

Personnel

Arctic Monkeys
Guests

Notes and References

  1. https://pitchfork.com/news/30177-arctic-monkeys-to-issue-live-dvd/ Arctic Monkeys to Issue Live DVD
  2. Web site: Shockwaves NME Awards 2009 – The Winners In Full. Chester. Tim. 26 February 2009. NME. 9 January 2023.
  3. Web site: The Little Flames announce new single. 19 March 2007. NME. 28 July 2023.
  4. Web site: Arctic Monkeys & Be Your Own Pet - 2007 Tour Dates. 12 March 2007. Brooklyn Vegan. 28 July 2023.
  5. Web site: Arctic Monkeys' Malahide line-up confirmed. 26 April 2007. Hot Press. 28 July 2023.
  6. Web site: Arctic Monkeys Take Voxtrot On U.S. Tour. 28 August 2007. Artists Direct. 28 July 2023.
  7. Web site: The Horrors To Support Arctic Monkeys. 18 October 2007. Gigwise. 28 July 2023.