It Won't Be Soon Before Long Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:It Won't Be Soon Before Long Tour
Artist:Maroon 5
Album:It Won't Be Soon Before Long
Number Of Legs:10
Number Of Shows:93
Last Tour:Songs About Jane Tour
(2003–2005)
This Tour:It Won't Be Soon Before Long Tour
(2007–2008)
Next Tour:2008 Summer Tour
(2008)

The It Won't Be Soon Before Long Tour was the third concert tour by the American pop rock band Maroon 5, in support of their second studio album, It Won't Be Soon Before Long (2007).[1] [2] The tour began on September 29, 2007 in Auburn Hills, Michigan and concluded on December 17, 2008 in Cape Town, South Africa, comprising 93 concerts.

Opening acts

Music videos

The two music videos was based on the tour are "Story" and "Japan Tour 2008". The first video was "Japan Tour 2008", was released on July 11, 2008 by Amnesty International,[5] and was used with the original version of the song "If I Never See Your Face Again", where Maroon 5 heading to Japan was part of the tour.[6] The second video titled "Story" released in 2009, the video was used with a song of the same name, where the band performing during the tour.[7] The latter video released to raise awareness for the Harlem Children's Zone. Both videos are mainly an animated slideshow, which was created by the animated company Vitamin and directed by Bob Carmichael.

Shows

DateCityCountryVenue
2007
North America
September 29Auburn HillsUnited StatesThe Palace of Auburn Hills
October 1 Saint PaulXcel Energy Center
October 2RosemontAllstate Arena
October 4CanadaAir Canada Centre
October 5United StatesQuicken Loans Arena
October 7Nationwide Arena
October 8CharlottesvilleJohn Paul Jones Arena
October 10New York CityMadison Square Garden
October 12UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena
October 13PhiladelphiaWachovia Spectrum
October 15BostonTD Banknorth Garden
October 16Washington, D.C.Verizon Center
October 18ColumbiaColonial Center
October 20SunriseBankAtlantic Center
October 21TampaSt. Pete Times Forum
October 23OrlandoAmway Arena
October 24DuluthThe Arena @ Gwinnett Center
October 26HoustonToyota Center
October 27Fort WorthFWCC Arena
October 29DenverPepsi Center
October 30
November 3CanadaPacific Coliseum
November 5SacramentoUnited StatesARCO Arena
November 6HP Pavilion at San Jose
November 8Los Angeles Staples Center
November 9San DiegoCox Arena
November 10Las VegasThe Pearl Concert Theater
Europe
November 25NottinghamEnglandNottingham Arena
November 27GlasgowScotlandS.E.C.C. Hall 4
November 28ManchesterEnglandManchester Evening News Arena
November 29NewcastleMetro Radio Arena
December 1BirminghamNEC Arena
December 2LondonWembley Arena
December 5BrightonBrighton Centre
December 7ParisFrancePalais Omnisports
December 8Den BoschNetherlandsBrabanthallen
December 9AntwerpBelgiumLotto Arena
December 11CopenhagenDenmarkKB Hallen
December 12HamburgGermanyAlsterdorfer Sporthalle
December 14ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle
December 15MunichGermany Zenith
December 16MilanItalyAlcatraz
December 17WinterthurSwitzerlandEulachhalle
2008
Asia
March 3BangkokThailandImpact Arena
March 5Quezon CityPhilippinesAraneta Coliseum
March 7SeoulSouth KoreaOlympic Gymnastics Arena
March 10TokyoJapan
March 11
March 13OsakaOsaka-jō Hall
March 15HiroshimaHiroshima Sun Plaza
March 16Kuala LumpurMalaysiaBukit Kiara Equestrian Park
March 19Hong KongAsiaWorld–Arena
March 22ShanghaiChinaShanghai International Gymnastics Center
March 25SingaporeSingapore Indoor Stadium
Oceania
March 28PerthAustralia Burswood Dome
March 30MelbourneRod Laver Arena
March 31AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre
April 2BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment Centre
April 4SydneyAcer Arena
North America
May 10San AntonioUnited StatesSunset Station
May 11AustinAustin Music Hall
May 15MaplewoodThe Myth
May 16CamdenSusquehanna Bank Center
May 18BostonTweeter Center for the Performing Arts
Europe
May 24MadridSpainPlaza de Toros de Las Ventas
May 26GrenobleFrancePaul Mistral Park
May 28MarseilleOld Port of Marseille
May 29MontpellierPlace de I'Europe
May 30ToulouseCapitole de Toulouse
June 3BordeauxPlace de la Victoire
June 5ToursAnatole Place
June 6AmiensParc de La Hotoie
June 7VaudSwitzerlandCrans
June 10DijonFranceMail de Laborde
June 12BesançonParking Chamars
June 13ParisL'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix
June 14Saint GermainIssy Les Moulineaux
North America
June 27New YorkUnited StatesBryant Park
Latin America
November 2MonterreyMexicoArena Monterrey
November 3GuadalajaraAuditorio Telmex
November 4Mexico CityPalacio de los Deportes
November 7Rio de JaneiroBrazilHSBC Arena
November 8Santa LuziaMega Space
November 9São PauloVia Funchal
November 11Buenos AiresArgentinaEstadio Luna Park
November 12Santiago de Chile ChileMovistar Arena
November 15CaracasVenezuelaEstadio de Fútbol de la USB
November 18Panama CityPanamaFigali Convention Center
November 20BogotáColombiaColiseo Cubierto El Campin
Middle East
December 10DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesDubai Media City Amphitheater
Africa
December 13JohannesburgSouth AfricaCoca-Cola Dome
December 14DurbanICC Durban Arena
December 17Cape TownGrand West Arena

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
DateCityCountryVenueReason
2007
October 30Salt Lake CityUnited StatesEnergySolutions ArenaMoved to Pepsi Center.
November 2PortlandVeterans Memorial ColiseumScheduling conflict.
December 17ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadionMoved to Eulachhalle.
December 18MilanItalyPalaSharpDue to unforeseen circumstances.
December 20StuttgartGermany Porsche-Arena
December 21FrankfurtJahrhunderthalle
December 22DüsseldorfPhilipshalle
2008
April 6AucklandNew Zealand Vector ArenaScheduling conflict.[8]
April 18Salt Lake CityUnited StatesRice-Eccles StadiumLogistical issues.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maroon 5 Announces Plans for 2007 'It Won't Be Soon Before Long' World Tour . KEYT3 Santa Barbara . July 9, 2007 . July 25, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927010100/http://www.keyt.com/entertainment/8394852.html . September 27, 2007.
  2. Web site: It Won't Be Soon Before Long Tour. Pollstar. March 15, 2018. March 15, 2018.
  3. Web site: Captain Stu on Expresso Show. www.expressoshow.com. en. 2020-01-02.
  4. Web site: Virgin Mobile and 5FM present Maroon 5 with special guests One Republic. Media Update.co.za. November 5, 2008. March 5, 2022.
  5. Web site: Amnesty Video Debut. Maroon 5.com. July 11, 2008. March 21, 2022. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081004121958/http://www.maroon5.com/news/detail/amnesty_video_debut/. October 4, 2008.
  6. Web site: Maroon 5 – If I Never See Your Face Again (Japan Tour 2008). Maroon 5.com. May 29, 2020.
  7. Web site: Maroon 5 – Story. YouTube.
  8. Web site: Maroon 5 Cancels Concert in Auckland. Frontier. March 6, 2022.
  9. Web site: Girdiron Bash Is Postponed. Utah Ates. March 31, 2008.