Heavy Rotation Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Heavy Rotation Tour
Artist:Anastacia
Location:Europe
Album:Heavy Rotation
Number Of Legs:2
Number Of Shows:33
Last Tour:Live at Last Tour
(2004–05)
This Tour:Heavy Rotation Tour
(2009)
Next Tour:Here Come the Girls
(2009–10)

The Heavy Rotation Tour was the second headlining concert tour by American recording artist Anastacia in support of her fourth studio album, Heavy Rotation (2008). The singer played over 30 shows in Europe.

Background

The tour was briefly mentioned in November 2008 by Anastacia.[1] A month later, fan footage of Anastacia leaving a hotel in Switzerland was posted on YouTube. When fans asked about the touring Zurich, Anastacia replied, "We don't have Zurich on the map yet. […] I know one of the territories close to you is Geneva […] I'm not even going to Rome on this one. That doesn't mean I don't want to come that just how they’re doing the routing."[2] The tour was confirmed via Anastacia's official website on February 27, 2009.

Keely Myers and Chris Vaughan of "The Production Office" were responsible for the technical production of the tour. The creative director and producer of the show is Kim Gavin. Live Nation has been listed as the tour promoter. The tour venues are smaller compared to the ones performed during her first concert tour, but she said that she wanted to create a more intimate show for her fans.

Anastacia made an appearance on This Morning on May 20, 2009, to promote the tour, where she also described the theme of the show as, "[...] a full day in the life..." because of the fact that many of her songs are "very storytelling" as well as "[...] a little bit Midler, a lot of theatre action going on, but video as well". On May 22, 2009, Anastacia announced on her official blog that her mother will also be appearing with her on stage during the shows in Italy, Graz, Prague and Calella de Palafrugell.[3]

Critical response

Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian reviewed the show at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo giving it four stars out of five[4]

Opening acts

Setlist

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on June 28, 2009, at the NIA Academy in Birmingham, England. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[12]

  1. "Video Sequence"
  2. "One Day in Your Life"
  3. "I Can Feel You"
  4. "Same Song"
  5. "I Thought I Told You That"
  6. "You'll Never Be Alone"
  7. "Defeated"
  8. "Cowboys & Kisses"
  9. "Why'd You Lie to Me"
  10. "In Your Eyes"
  11. "You'll Be Fine"
  12. "Video Sequence"
  13. "Paid My Dues"
  14. "Beautiful Messed Up World"
  15. "Sick and Tired"
  16. "I Belong to You (Il Ritmo della Passione)"
  17. "Not That Kind"
Encore
  2. "Heavy Rotation"
  3. "I'm Outta Love"
  4. "Left Outside Alone"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe[13]
June 6, 2009HelsinkiFinlandHartwall Areena
June 9, 2009StockholmSwedenAnnexet
June 11, 2009SønderborgDenmarkMølleparken
June 13, 2009AntwerpBelgiumLotto Arena
June 14, 2009AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music Hall
June 16, 2009Baden-BadenGermanyFestspielhaus Baden-Baden
June 18, 2009HamburgFreilichtbühne im Stadtpark
June 19, 2009DüsseldorfPhilips Halle
June 21, 2009FrankfurtAlte Oper
June 22, 2009MunichPhilharmonie im Gasteig
June 25, 2009LondonEnglandHMV Hammersmith Apollo
June 26, 2009CardiffWalesCardiff International Arena
June 28, 2009BirminghamEnglandNIA Academy
June 30, 2009CorkIrelandThe Docklands
July 2, 2009ManchesterEnglandCarling Apollo Manchester
July 5, 2009ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
July 8, 2009LuccaItalyPiazza Napoleone
July 10, 2009TaorminaTeatro antico di Taormina
July 12, 2009RomeCavea
July 14, 2009GrazAustriaFreiluftarena B
July 16, 2009PragueCzech RepublicTesla Arena
July 18, 2009Calella de PalafrugellSpainAuditori del Jardí Botànic de Caixa
July 20, 2009MadridEscenario Puerta del Ángel
July 21, 2009ValenciaJardines de Viveros
July 23, 2009GuimarãesPortugalPavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães
July 25, 2009LisbonPavilhão Atlântico
August 1, 2009East CowesEnglandOsborne House
September 1, 2009BucharestRomaniaSala Polivalentă
September 3, 2009Esch-sur-AlzetteLuxembourgRockhal
September 5, 2009BratislavaSlovakiaSibamac Arena
September 6, 2009BudapestHungarySYMA Sports and Conference Centre
September 10, 2009VilniusLithuaniaSiemens Arena
September 13, 2009KyivUkrainePalace of Sports
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
  • This concert was a part of "NDR Open Air"
  • This concert was a part of "Live at the Marquee"[14]
  • This concert was a part of the "Lucca Summer Festival"[15]
  • This concert was a part of the "Festival de Cap Roig"[16]
  • This concert was a part of "Veranos de la Villa"[17]
  • This concert was a part of "Feria de Julio"[18]
  • This concert was a part of the "Osborne House Summer Concerts"
    Cancellations and rescheduled shows
    <--Date--><--Location--><--Venue--><--Reason/Additional Info-->
    September 8, 2009Moscow, RussiaOlimpiyskiy North HallCancelled
    September 8, 2009Baku, AzerbaijanHeydar Aliyev PalaceCancelled
    September 11, 2009Tallinn, EstoniaSaku SuurhallCancelled

    Personnel

    Band

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Anastacia . 2022-09-29 . Anastacia . en.
    2. Anastacia . December 14, 2008 . Anastacia talking about Heavy Rotation Tour . FLV . YouTube . San Bruno, California . March 3, 2009 . 0:09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160414190239/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxZT7oER8jo . April 14, 2016 .
    3. Web site: Official Website : Blog . Anastacia . September 22, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100105061311/http://anastacia.com/blog . January 5, 2010.
    4. News: Pop review: Anastacia, Hammersmith Apollo, London. The Guardian. June 27, 2009. September 22, 2009 . Caroline . Sullivan.
    5. Web site: STEVIE APPLETON E LA SUA MUSICA SENZA ETICHETTE . Italian . STEVIE APPLETON AND HIS MUSIC WITHOUT LABELS . Maisano . Emanuela . April 13, 2018 . . Gruppo Mediaset . August 27, 2018.
    6. Web site: Voz e ancas poderosas no concerto de Anastacia . Portuguese . Powerful voice and hips at Anastacia concert . Pinheiro . Irene . July 26, 2009 . . . August 27, 2018.
    7. Web site: King Jack in voorprogramma Anastacia . Dutch . King Jack is the support act for Anastacia . . June 4, 2009 . . De Persgroep . August 27, 2018.
    8. Web site: KARIMA AMMAR SI COCCOLA IL SUO PRODUTTORE . Italian . KARIMA AMMAR CUDDLES HER PRODUCER. Alfano . Laura . July 26, 2009 . Televisionando . August 27, 2018.
    9. Web site: A pranzo da Zucchero con Irene Fornaciari . Italian . Lunch at Zucchero with Irene Fornaciari . . May 26, 2009 . Rockol . August 27, 2018.
    10. Web site: Mi lesz Anastacia előtt? - Noémi Virág remek Reggelivel melegített . Hungarian . What about Anastacia? - Noemi Virág was warm with the breakfast . Katalin . Anna . September 6, 2009 . Zene . August 27, 2018.
    11. Web site: Concert Anastacia: Claudia Cream susţine un recital în deschiderea concertului . Romanian . Anastacia Concert: Claudia Cream holds a recital in opening the concert . Mazilu . Cristina . August 27, 2009 . . MediaPro Group . August 27, 2018.
    12. Web site: Anastacia @ Birmingham NIA – 28th June 2009 . . June 28, 2009 . Birmingham Live . August 27, 2018.
    13. Sources for tour dates in Europe:
    14. Web site: LIVE @ THE MARQUEE 2009 . . February 2009 . GoldenPlec . August 27, 2018.
    15. Web site: Dal rock al pop, dal jazz al reggae la mappa dell'estate in musica . Italian . From rock to pop, from jazz to reggae, the map of summer in music . Calabro . Roberto . June 26, 2009 . . . August 27, 2018.
    16. Web site: Michael Bolton canta a Sinatra en el festival de música de Cap Roig . Spanish . Michael Bolton sings Sinatra at the Cap Roig music festival . . July 12, 2009 . . August 27, 2018.
    17. Web site: Veranos de la Villa . Spanish . Summers of the Villa . . May 26, 2009 . . . August 27, 2018.
    18. Web site: Anastacia, Fangoria y Bosé actuarán en la Feria de Julio . Spanish . Anastacia, Fangoria and Bosé will perform at the July Fair . Plá . Alejandro . May 8, 2009 . Las Provincias . Grupo Vocento . August 27, 2018.
    19. Web site: Concert Tickets and Tour Dates | Live Nation . Livenationinternational.com . September 12, 2009 . September 22, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090210231502/http://livenationinternational.com/tours/ . February 10, 2009 . dead .

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