The Get Weird Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:The Get Weird Tour
Artist:Little Mix
Album:Get Weird
Number Of Legs:4
Number Of Shows:55
Gross:$25.7 million[1]
Last Tour:Salute Tour
(2014)
This Tour:The Get Weird Tour
(2016)
Next Tour:The Glory Days Tour
(2017-2018)

The Get Weird Tour was the third concert tour and the first worldwide tour held by British girl group Little Mix, in support of their third studio album, Get Weird, announced in July 2015.[2] The tour began on 13 March 2016 in Cardiff, Wales and concluded on 27 August 2016 in Newmarket, England.

The Get Weird Tour received positive reviews. It also marked the first time that the group had performed to audiences across Europe, Oceania and Asia. The tour consisted of 60 sold out shows, selling over 411,421 tickets worldwide, and grossed over $25.7 million.[3] In March 2016, Little Mix was awarded a plaque to commemorate them having the highest selling UK arena tour of 2016 at that time, selling over 300,000 tickets in the UK alone.[4]

Background

Little Mix released "Black Magic" as the lead single of their third studio album Get Weird in May 2015. On 17 July 2015, the group announced an extensive arena tour to commence in March 2016 in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[5] 21 extra shows in the United Kingdom and Ireland were added due to high demand. In October 2015, the group announced dates in Oceania, making this the first time the group would headline a world tour.[6] In December 2015, Asian dates were announced. In February 2016, further European dates were announced, including shows in Sweden, France and Spain. Gigs in Cologne and Milan were moved to bigger venues as a result of the high demand, as well as the extension of the UK tour. The tour started in March 2016 with Nathan Sykes, Jagmac and Joey Devries supporting in Europe and Jai Waetford supporting in Oceania. The Sam Willows were the support act in Asia and Philippa Hanna was the tour support in Europe, as well as the re-arranged Belfast gigs.

Concert synopsis

The show begins with a large screen showing fog rising. A book materializes, with sparks falling upon it. The book opens, flipping through the pages before landing on one. The right page lists the names of the group, while the camera zooms in on the blank left page. Sentences appear, eluding to the book calling the girls of band, with a background voice reading them out. The book fades, replaced by four hooded women who appear after each other and each say of name of one of the members. The screen abruptly cuts to black, before a man with black face paint stares into the audience. Suddenly, ominous music starts as sparks and fog fill the screen, with voices hissing. The screen rises to reveal the girls sitting on the floor in a circle, hands outstretched to each other. They then are flown up, and flail around as the man appears on the risen screen and says a phrase. The members are then lowered down as the lights are off. The same hooded women appear one after the other in a line whispering an incantation reminiscent of the lead single of the album, "Black Magic". The lights are switched on to reveal the girls standing up in brightly colored costumes before an intro. Right before the song begins, the background dancers rip off the pajamas, revealing the group in red and pink outfits and starting performing the sixth track on Get Weird, "Grown". It ends with extended dance breakdown making a transition to perform the next song placed on the setlist, "Hair". After the first interaction with fans, the group leads to perform "Change Your Life", following by "A.D.I.D.A.S." sitting on huge chairs whilst doing the choreography, and ending the first act with debut single, "Wings". The second act of the show starts with the first interlude on the screen, showing the band getting into a taxi to head to a club. In the video they're asking the taxi driver to change the radio station and eventually changes into multiple song repertoire such as "Move", the lead single from group's second studio project, Salute, "OMG" or the third single from Get Weird, "Secret Love Song". Unfortunately the taxi car stops in the dark forest, that is scaring the members, then it drives away. The interlude introduces the group for the second time within starting first song from the next act, "Lightning" along with "DNA", which includes a Viennese waltz choreography at the beginning, and extended outro. After that, the members of the group are adding one detail to their current outfits, starts the second conversation with fans, and performs "Secret Love Song, Pt. II", a solo version of the track without the feature from Jason Derulo. It comes with a transition to eight song from Get Weird, "OMG" where the background dancers wear suits and huge bunny heads, resembling in half Miley Cyrus' "We Can't Stop" music video, where the singer is dancing with a giant, white bear on her back with others. After the performance of it, the girls are starting talking to fans for third time before performing a medley of multiple songs as "Apache (Jump on It)" by American hip hop group The Sugarhill Gang, "Crazy in Love" by American singer Beyoncé featuring American rapper Jay-Z, "Fester Skank" by English rapper Lethal Bizzle featuring Dutch electro producer Dizortion, the snippet of "Where Are Ü Now" by American EDM duo Jack Ü featuring Canadian singer Justin Bieber and "Ring the Alarm", second song from the medley by Beyoncé. The second act is ended by performance of two last singles from group's second studio album, Salute respectively, "Salute" and "Little Me" with additional ending, that contains the elements of "Lightning". During it, the backup dancers shield the girls with a cloak as the girls drop through the stage, giving the illusion of them disappearing when they are hidden with a cloak.

Its third act of the show begins with second part of the interlude, where scared members of the group get back into taxi after frightening experience in the forest. Unexpectedly, the taxi driver is revealed to be a drag queen. To brighten up their makeup and hair fixing together, the driver plays the debut hit single by British girlgroup Spice Girls, "Wannabe" requested by Jade Thirlwall. When the girls are on the way to the venue, the video ends as the screen rises. Third act is introduced by performance of "Move" with an extended swing-esque intro, where the snaps and sultry vocals can be heard. Before starting the next song, "How Ya Doin'?" featuring American rapper Missy Elliott, the group shows their dance routine matched to the theme along with backup dancers, also the middle of the song is suddenly interrupted by a cover of "Hotline Bling" by Canadian rapper Drake. After that, the group sings the first track from deluxe version of Get Weird, "I Won't". By the end of it the screens falls down, the members are taking of their shirts to show off simple, glittery, black one pieces and perform second single from the album, "Love Me Like You" ending the third part of the gig.

The last act before the encore starts with the third interlude, where one of the band members, Jesy Nelson makes her own guide for audience how to do weird moves as the clip is set in a Hollywood's golden era style. When the screen rises, it reveals the group in colorful outfits and leads to perform "Weird People" within the background shows visuals of the formation dancing against a green screen background. Right before the song ends the members are moved down by a platform.

An encore begins with the last interlude starts with the band standing side by side and singing "The Beginning" in the back of golden lighting. After its ending, the girls start perform last song from a standard version of Get Weird, "The End" until the outfits are not revealed into white glittery black pieces. It makes a transition to perform "Black Magic", where its lyrics are shown in a big, black book, reminiscent of the song's official music video. Near the end, the group thanks the audience and leaps the back of stage.[7] [8]

Critical reception

The Get Weird Tour was met with positive reviews from critics. Caroline Sullivan from at The Guardian, gave their performance a four out of five star rating.[9] Hannah Britt from who attended one of their shows at The O2 Arena, in London, gave them a four star rating and commented "Last night the girls put on a proper pop show. Listening to their tight harmonies and powerful high notes, their vocals are allowed to shine during Secret Love Song and The End. Fun and feel-good, Little Mix are the Spice Girls for Generation Snapchat. Girl power continues".[10]

Vicki Newman at the Shields Gazette who attended a show of theirs at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle commented "They were forced to defend their tour outfirs earlier this week with some saying they were too skimpy. But the girls are all in their 20s and have grown into confident, and successful women. The girls gave an energetic performance of fast-paced choreography without missing a single note."[11]

The group also received positive reviews for the tour's first concert in the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave the concert four out of five stars, writing: "And for all the big spectacle, towering ad libs and swift costume changes, Little Mix never let the energy dip. 'This is a blimmin' hard show, innit?' says Leigh-Anne Pinnock, but you'd never consider it from the way they make it look so effortless." [...] "the only magic here is a combination of their pop brilliance and their ability to give it the big stage show it deserves – and it will most likely be the best one you'll see this year."[12]

Rachel Mainwaring of Wales Online was very positive, giving the concert a rating of five-out-of-five-stars, declaring: "These girls can sing and these girls can dance. And everything about the show was loud, brash and positive."[13]

Accolade

Following Little Mix three sold out shows at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, Little Mix was awarded a plaque in recognition for selling over 300,000 tickets. The group had the highest selling UK arena of 2016 at that time.[4]

The Get Weird Tour Live

The making of the Get Weird Tour DVD was confirmed by Jesy Nelson, who spoke with three other members of the group on KMFM on 15 April 2016. She revealed that their upcoming date at The SSE Arena, Wembley on 22 April 2016 will be filmed for the DVD, which was likely to be released later that year. The band announced that the DVD would come with the deluxe edition of their fourth studio album, Glory Days, released on 18 November 2016.

Set list

This set list was obtained from the concert of 13 March 2016 held at Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. It does not represent all shows throughout the tour. Note that during the Oceania, Asia and Europe legs, "A.D.I.D.A.S.", "OMG" and "I Won't" was removed from the set list due to production being stripped back.[14] [15]

UK and Ireland leg

  1. "Grown")
  2. "Hair"
  3. "Change Your Life"
  4. "A.D.I.D.A.S."
  5. "Wings"
  6. "Lightning"
  7. "DNA"
  8. "Secret Love Song Pt.II"
  9. "OMG"
  10. Medley: "Apache (Jump on It)" / "Crazy in Love" / "Fester Skank"
  11. "Salute"
  12. "Little Me"
  13. "Move"
  14. "How Ya Doin'?"
  15. "I Won't"
  16. "Love Me Like You"
  17. "Weird People"

Encore

  1. "The Beginning" (Interlude)
  2. "The End"
  3. "Black Magic"

Europe, Oceania and Asia leg

  1. "Grown")
  2. "Move"
  3. "Hair"
  4. "Change Your Life"
  5. "Wings"
  6. "Lightning"
  7. "DNA"
  8. "Secret Love Song Pt.II"
  9. Medley: "Apache (Jump on It)" / "Crazy in Love"
  10. "Salute"
  11. "Little Me"
  12. "How Ya Doin'?"
  13. "Love Me Like You"
  14. "Weird People"

Encore

  1. "The Beginning" (Interlude)
  2. "The End"
  3. "Black Magic"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening act.
DateCityCountryVenueAttendance[16] Revenue
Europe[17]
13 March 2016CardiffWalesMotorpoint Arena Cardiff9,634 / 9,866$520,647
14 March 2016BrightonEnglandBrighton Centre4,270 / 4,270$189,063
15 March 2016BournemouthWindsor Hall
17 March 2016NewcastleMetro Radio Arena28,289 / 29,944$1,456,597
18 March 2016BirminghamGenting Arena12,229 / 13,819$627,503
19 March 2016GlasgowScotlandSSE Hydro21,700 / 21,700$1,053,430
22 March 2016LiverpoolEnglandEcho Arena29,482 / 31,997$1,512,194
23 March 2016NottinghamMotorpoint Arena Nottingham15,685 / 18,479$811,104
24 March 2016ManchesterManchester Arena28,047 / 28,403$1,394,470
26 March 2016LeedsFirst Direct Arena22,325 /24,378$1,139,993
27 March 2016LondonThe O2 Arena30,860 / 31,847$1,621,100
28 March 2016CardiffWalesMotorpoint Arena
30 March 2016DublinIreland3Arena17,709 / 18,265$864,134
2 April 2016SheffieldEnglandSheffield Arena24,380 / 25,577$1,234,548
3 April 2016BirminghamGenting Arena25,099 / 27,758$1,265,772
5 April 2016GlasgowScotlandSSE Hydro11,068 / 11,068$527,738
7 April 2016ManchesterEnglandManchester Arena
8 April 2016NottinghamMotorpoint Arena Nottingham
9 April 2016NewcastleMetro Radio Arena
11 April 2016AberdeenScotlandOil & Gas Arena9,849/ 9,560$493,502
12 April 2016
14 April 2016LiverpoolEnglandEcho Arena
15 April 2016LeedsFirst Direct Arena
16 April 2016NewcastleMetro Radio Arena
18 April 2016DublinIreland3Arena
19 April 2016BelfastNorthern IrelandSSE Arena17,952 / 17,952$899,511
21 April 2016LiverpoolEnglandEcho Arena
22 April 2016LondonSSE Arena, Wembley12,554 / 12,434$578,370
23 April 2016SheffieldSheffield Arena
Oceania[18]
12 May 2016BrisbaneAustraliaBCE Great Hall3,252 / 3,372$184,536
13 May 2016SydneyQudos Bank Arena5,867 / 7,096$313,929
14 May 2016MelbourneMargaret Court Arena6,355 / 6,355$410,717
Asia[19]
16 May 2016TokyoJapanAkasaka Blitz1,400 / 1,400$102,545
17 May 2016OsakaBig Cat800 / 800$58,597
18 May 2016NagoyaDiamond Hall800 / 800$55,887
20 May 2016Quezon CityPhilippinesKia Theatre2,301 / 2,301$202,649
21 May 2016Kuala LumpurMalaysiaKL Live at Life Centre3,000 / 3,000$148,620
23 May 2016SingaporeThe Star Performing Arts Centre3,715 / 3,715$241,475
Europe[20]
12 June 2016StockholmSwedenGröna Lund Tivoli5,500 / 5,500$88,000
13 June 2016OsloNorwaySentrum Scene1,400 / 1,750$58,689
14 June 2016DenmarkFalkoner Theater2,400 / 3,000$71,306
16 June 2016NetherlandsHeineken Music Hall3,385 / 3,500$135,767
17 June 2016AntwerpBelgiumTrix1,100 / 1,100$39,645
19 June 2016GermanyPalladium4,240 / 4,240$149,770
20 June 2016ItalyAssago Summer Arena5,000 / 5,000$141,209
21 June 2016SwitzerlandVolkshaus1,850 / 1,850$103,337
23 June 2016ParisFranceLe Grand Rex2,702 / 2,702$106,134
24 June 2016BarcelonaSpainRazzmatazz2,000 / 2,000$69,022
25 June 2016MadridLa Riviera1,800 / 1,800$58,821
2 July 2016BelfastNorthern IrelandSSE Arena17,952 / 17,952$1,799,511
3 July 2016CorkIreland The Marqueerowspan="5"
4 July 2016
20 August 2016England Hylands Park
21 August 2016StaffordshireWeston Park
27 August 2016 Newmarket Racecourse

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: 2016 Year End Worldwide Ticket Sales Top100 Tours . . 9 September 2021.
  4. Web site: 2016-06-01 . Little Mix's Get Weird tour is highest selling of the year . 2022-07-27 . www.shieldsgazette.com . en.
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  6. News: Little Mix to bring Get Weird tour to Australia in May 2016. 14 March 2016. 13 October 2015. Press Party. 15 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160315104916/http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/LittleMix/view/133857/. live.
  7. Web site: Little Mix: Get Weird Tour, Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle . Shields Gazette . 18 May 2021.
  8. Web site: Little Mix: Get Weird Tour in Liverpool ECHO Arena . Liverpool Echo . 23 March 2016 . 18 May 2021.
  9. Web site: Little Mix review – cheery, big-budget zinger of a show Pop and rock The Guardian . 2022-07-27 . amp.theguardian.com.
  10. Web site: Britt . Hannah . 2016-03-28 . Live review - Little Mix - The O2, London . 2022-07-27 . Express.co.uk . en.
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