Kiss My Brass Explained

Concert Tour Name:Kiss My Brass
Artist:Bette Midler
Start Date:10 December 2003
End Date:1 May 2005
Number Of Legs:3
Number Of Shows:77
Last Tour:The Divine Miss Millennium Tour
(1999–2000)
This Tour:Kiss My Brass
(2003–05)
Next Tour:The Showgirl Must Go On
(2008)

Bette Midler hit the road for the first time in four years with her 2003–05 Kiss My Brass concert tour. The first leg of the tour kicked off on December 10 in Chicago and went through the middle of February. The tour hit the top 40 cities across the U.S. with one stop in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The first leg of the tour ended in Atlantic City, New Jersey and the second leg of the tour began in Manchester, New Hampshire and ended in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

10 Australian dates were added in April and May 2005. It was the first Australian tour for Midler in 26 years.[1]

On the tour, she performed well-known hits and characters, as well as selected songs from her release, Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook.[2]

Setlist

Source:[3]

  1. "Kiss My Brass" / "Big Noise from Winnetka"
  2. "Stuff Like That There"
  3. "Skylark"
  4. "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"
  5. "Judge Judy"
  6. "I'm Sorry"
  7. "Nobody Else But You"
  8. "Friends"
  9. "Tenderly"
  10. "Chapel of Love"
  11. "That's How Heartaches are Made"
  12. "I Think It's Going to Rain Today"
  13. "When a Man Loves a Woman"
  14. "Walk Right In"
  15. "Those Wonderful Sophie Tucker Jokes"
  16. "Shiver Me Timbers"
  17. "Delores Delago: Fishtails Over Broadway" (Sketch Intermission)
  18. "I Had a Dream"
  19. "Everything's Coming Up Roses"
  20. "Tonight"
  21. "Cabaret"
  22. "You'll Never Walk Alone"
  23. "Tomorrow"
  24. "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"
  25. "All That Jazz"
  26. "One"
  27. "Hello, Dolly!"
  28. "Give My Regards to Broadway"
  29. "Oklahoma"
  30. "I Like to Be Told" / "September"
  31. "From A Distance"
  32. "Do You Wanna Dance"
  33. "Wind Beneath My Wings"
  34. "Keep On Rockin'"
  35. "The Rose"
  36. "Friends"
  37. "White Christmas"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
First leg[4]
December 10, 2003ChicagoUnited StatesUnited Center
December 13, 2003ColumbusNationwide Arena
December 15, 2003St. LouisSavvis Center
December 17, 2003MilwaukeeBradley Center
December 19, 2003Saint PaulXcel Energy Center
December 27, 2003Wilkes-BarreWachovia Arena
December 29, 2003HersheyGiant Center
December 31, 2003UncasvilleMohegan Sun
January 1, 2004
January 3, 2004UniondaleNassau Coliseum
January 5, 2004ClevelandGund Arena
January 8, 2004PittsburghMellon Arena
January 10, 2004Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills
January 12, 2004TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre
January 15, 2004PhiladelphiaUnited StatesWachovia Center
January 17, 2004New York CityMadison Square Garden
January 18, 2004
January 20, 2004BostonFleet Center
January 23, 2004Washington, D.C.MCI Center
January 25, 2004AtlantaPhilips Arena
January 29, 2004DallasAmerican Airlines Center
January 31, 2004DenverPepsi Center
February 3, 2004SeattleKeyArena
February 4, 2004PortlandRose Garden
February 7, 2004San JoseHP Pavilion at San Jose
February 10, 2004OaklandOakland Coliseum
February 12, 2004PhoenixGlendale Arena
February 14, 2004Las VegasMGM Grand Garden Arena
February 15, 2004
February 18, 2004San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena
February 20, 2004RenoLawlor Events Center
February 22, 2004AnaheimArrowhead Pond
February 24, 2004Los AngelesStaples Center
February 28, 2004SunriseOffice Depot Center
February 29, 2004
March 2, 2004TampaSt. Pete Times Forum
March 4, 2004ColumbiaColonial Center
March 6, 2004HamptonHampton Coliseum
March 9, 2004BuffaloHSBC Arena
March 11, 2004Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena
March 13, 2004East RutherfordContinental Airlines Arena
March 15, 2004BostonFleet Center
March 17, 2004AlbanyPepsi Arena
March 20, 2004Atlantic CityBoardwalk Hall
Second leg[5]
September 30, 2004ManchesterUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Arena
October 2, 2004UncasvilleMohegan Sun
October 5, 2004RochesterBlue Cross Arena
October 7, 2004AlbanyPepsi Arena
October 9, 2004Atlantic CityBoardwalk Hall
October 11, 2004Baltimore1st Mariner Arena
October 13, 2004New York CityRadio City Music Hall
October 14, 2004
October 16, 2004
October 17, 2004
October 19, 2004ProvidenceDunkin' Donuts Center
October 21, 2004RichmondRichmond Coliseum
October 28, 2004DuluthArena at Gwinnett Center
October 30, 2004MiamiAmerican Airlines Arena
November 1, 2004RaleighRBC Center
November 3, 2004PhiladelphiaWachovia Center
November 5, 2004Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills
November 6, 2004ChicagoUnited Center
November 8, 2004MolineMARK of the Quad Cities
November 10, 2004OmahaQwest Center
November 12, 2004Oklahoma CityFord Center
November 14, 2004San AntonioSBC Center
November 16, 2004Grand PrairieNokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
November 19, 2004HoustonToyota Center
November 21, 2004New OrleansNew Orleans Arena
November 26, 2004Las VegasMGM Grand Garden Arena
November 27, 2004PhoenixAmerica West Arena
November 30, 2004AnaheimArrowhead Pond
December 2, 2004SacramentoARCO Arena
December 4, 2004San JoseHP Pavilion at San Jose
December 7, 2004EverettEverett Events Center
December 10, 2004Grand ForksAlerus Center
December 12, 2004MinneapolisTarget Center
DateCityCountryVenue
Australian leg [6]
April 8, 2005BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane Entertainment Center
April 10, 2005
April 13, 2005SydneySydney SuperDome
April 15, 2005
April 18, 2005MelbourneRod Laver Arena
April 21, 2005
April 23, 2005
April 26, 2005AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre
April 30, 2005SydneySydney SuperDome
May 1, 2005

Box office score data

CityVenueTickets sold / availableGross revenue
St. LouisSavvis Center9,931/13,147 (75,5%)$686,670[7]
HersheyGiant Center8,782/8,782 (100%)$678,570
MilwaukeeBradley Center9,407/13,715 (68,6%)$568,885
Wilkes-BarreWachovia Arena8,146/8,146 (100%)$562,701
UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum11,582/11,848 (97%)$1,415,221[8]
ClevelandGund Arena12,420/14,723 (84%)$1,094,990
PhiladelphiaWachovia Center13,041/13,041 (100%)$1,329,078[9]
Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills11,964/15,064 (79%)$1,068,172
TorontoAir Canada Centre12,673/15,001 (84%)$973,333
New York CityMadison Square Garden25,770/27,240 (95%)$3,161,410[10]
BostonFleet Center12,396/12,396 (100%)$1,486,476
Washington, D.C.MCI Center11,965/14,608 (82%)$1,370,900
DallasAmerican Airlines Center13,147/13,147 (100%)$991,935[11]
AtlantaPhilips Arena11,303/12,757 (87%)$965,079
SeattleKeyArena10,519/11,297 (93%)$996,328[12]
DenverPepsi Center9,901/12,333 (80%)$870,309
PortlandRose Garden9,478/13,083 (72%)$752,874
San JoseHP Pavilion at San Jose11,415/11,888 (96%)$1,106,312[13]
GlendaleGlendale Arena12,494/13,101 (95%)$987,124
OaklandOakland Arena7,825/11,365 (69%)$882,764
Las VegasMGM Grand Garden Arena11,122/12,645 (88%)$1,977,356[14]
RenoLawlor Events Center5,938/8,506 (70%)$736,976
San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena6,748/9,944 (68%)$667,439
Los AngelesStaples Center11,728/12,771 (92%)$1,243,892[15]
AnaheimArrowhead Pond10,092/11,551 (87%)$1,206,920
SunriseOffice Depot Center20,185/31,160 (65%)$2,050,247[16]
TampaSt. Pete Times Forum9,783/12,816 (76%)$939,902[17]
BostonFleet Center9,832/13,354 (74%)$1,155,641[18]
East RutherfordContinental Airlines Arena12,858/13,854 (93%)$983,900
BuffaloHSBC Arena10,041/12,808 (78%)$715,173
HamptonHampton Coliseum8,048/8,407 (96%)$698,180
Atlantic CityBoardwalk Hall11,635/11,635 (100%)$1,396,940[19]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bette recalls Aussie 'pit'. Sydney Morning Herald. 30 March 2005. 10 January 2017.
  2. Web site: Bootleg Betty: New Tour Updates Page . Bootleg Betty . 2008-07-15.
  3. Web site: Bette Midler: Kiss My Brass Tour (2003–2004) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080516180423/http://www.betteontheboards.com/boards/tour-17.htm . 2008-05-16 . 2008-07-15.
  4. http://www.bootlegbetty.com/reviews/mr_KissMyBrass.htm BootLeg Betty Music Reviews
  5. http://www.bootlegbetty.com/reviews/mr_KissMyBrass2.htm BootLeg Betty Music Reviews
  6. Web site: Bette Midler Kiss My Brass Tour. The Age. 19 April 2005. 10 January 2017.
  7. Web site: Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses page 18. 2004-01-24. 2011-12-11. Billboard.
  8. Web site: Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses page 20. 2004-01-31. 2011-12-11. Billboard.
  9. Web site: Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses page 25. 2004-02-07. 2011-12-11. Billboard.
  10. Web site: Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses page 26. 2004-02-14. 2011-12-12. Billboard.
  11. Web site: Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses page 24. 2004-02-21. 2011-12-12. Billboard.
  12. Web site: Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses page 32. 2004-02-28. 2011-12-12. Billboard.
  13. Web site: Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses page 21. 2004-03-06. 2011-12-12. Billboard.
  14. Web site: Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses page 34. 2004-03-13. 2011-12-12. Billboard.
  15. Web site: Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses page 38. 2004-03-20. 2011-12-12. Billboard.
  16. Web site: Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses page 20. 2004-03-27. 2011-12-12. Billboard.
  17. Web site: Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses page 30. 2004-04-03. 2011-12-12. Billboard.
  18. Web site: Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses page 18. 2004-04-10. 2011-12-12. Billboard.
  19. Web site: Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses page 19. 2004-04-17. 2011-12-12. Billboard.

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