Greatest Hits Live! (tour) explained

Concert Tour Name:Greatest Hits Live!
Artist:The Saturdays
Album:
Start Date:7 September 2014
End Date:23 September 2014
Number Of Shows:12 in Europe
Last Tour:All Fired Up!
(2011)
This Tour:Greatest Hits Live!
(2014)
Next Tour:N/A

Greatest Hits Live! (also known as the Finest Selection Tour) was the fourth and final headlining concert tour by English-Irish girl group The Saturdays. It was their first tour in three years, launched in support of their greatest hits album, .

Background

Just a few months after releasing their fourth studio album Living for the Weekend (2013), the group announced they would release a Greatest Hits album and tour in support for the album.[1] The tour was the group's first in three years. The tour played a mixture of theatres and arenas with most dates sold out at full capacity. The largest attendance for a single show was Wembley Arena, London with almost 10,000 in attendance. During the Glasgow show, Frankie Bridge had a pre-recorded segment to show she was competing on the twelfth season of Strictly Come Dancing that would start airing three days after the tour completed.[2]

Setlist

The following set list is representative of the show on 7 September 2014. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.[3]

  1. "What Are You Waiting For?"
  2. "Up"
  3. "808"
  4. "Work"
  5. "Forever Is Over"
  6. "Higher"
  7. "Gentleman"
  8. "Just Can't Get Enough"
  9. "My Heart Takes Over"
  10. "Disco Love" (with incorporation of "Stayin' Alive" and "...Baby One More Time")
  11. "30 Days" / "Wildfire" / "Get Ready, Get Set" / "One Shot" / "Don't Let Me Dance Alone" / "Missing You"
  12. "Not Giving Up"
  13. "If This Is Love"
  14. "Notorious"
  15. "Walking Through The Desert"
  16. "Ego"
  17. "Chasing Lights"
  18. "Issues"
  19. "All Fired Up"
  20. "What About Us"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe[4]
7 September 2014GlasgowScotlandClyde Auditorium
9 September 2014NewcastleEnglandNewcastle City Hall
10 September 2014SheffieldSheffield City Hall
12 September 2014NottinghamNottingham Royal Concert Hall
14 September 2014ManchesterO2 Apollo Manchester
15 September 2014BirminghamNational Indoor Arena
17 September 2014DublinIrelandOlympia Theatre
18 September 2014CardiffWalesMotorpoint Arena Cardiff
19 September 2014LondonEnglandWembley Arena
20 September 2014BrightonBrighton Centre
22 September 2014BournemouthBournemouth International Centre
23 September 2014PlymouthPlymouth Pavilions

Box office score data

VenueCityTickets Sold
Clyde AuditoriumGlasgow2,550 / 2,550
City HallNewcastle2,135 / 2,135
City HallSheffield2,271 / 2,271
Royal Concert HallNottingham2,499 / 2,499
O2 ApolloManchester2,693 / 2,693
National Indoor ArenaBirmingham4,370 / 4,500
OlympiaDublin1,240 / 1,240
Motorpoint ArenaCardiff5,000 / 5,000
Wembley ArenaLondon9,563 / 10,900
CentreBrighton4,500 / 4,500
International CentreBournemouth 3,640 / 4,100
PavilionsPlymouth4,000 / 4,000
TOTAL44,461 / 46,388

Notes and References

  1. News: The Saturdays announce greatest hits album and tour. BBC News . 3 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Frankie Bridge in two places at once as she juggles Strictly Come Dancing and The Saturdays. 8 September 2014.
  3. Web site: The Saturdays begin Greatest Hits tour: Check out full setlist & pictures. Corner. Lewis. 9 September 2014. Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 24 September 2014.
  4. Web site: The Saturdays confirm first Greatest Hits album and tour. Corner. Lewis. 4 April 2014. Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 4 April 2014.