Psychédélices Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Psychédélices Tour
Artist:Alizée
Album:Psychédélices
Number Of Shows:1 in Europe
5 in North America
6 Total
Last Tour:En concert Tour
(2003–2004)
This Tour:Psychédélices Tour
(2008)

The Psychédélices Tour by French singer Alizée began in 2008. She promoted her album with the tour which was highly focused in Mexico, being one of the countries where Alizée has experienced most of her success. On 2008, she appeared in one performance in Russia and five in Mexico. The performance in Paris, France, on Le Grand Rex was cancelled, making this the only tour by Alizée that had no venues in France. She returned to Mexico in 2009 for one concert for San Marcos Fair, where she appeared as an international guest. The follow-up concert was not part of the actual tour and had only a partial song list performed.

Background and development

In March 2008, Alizée visited Mexico for the first time on a short promotional tour. On 5 March she was supposed to hold the second-ever public autograph session of her career but it was cancelled due to problems with the store's security. Alizée held an improvised press conference to apologise to all her Mexican fans and to explain that it was not her fault.[1] Sony BMG Mexico also released a statement saying it was not Alizée's fault, that it was the store who had problems with the security, and that they did not expect so many people in attendance; fences had been broken and children were in danger. Alizée also promised to make amends by having another autograph session when she returned to the country on the following tour.[2] She also stated that her tour would start on 18 May in Moscow, followed by concerts in Mexico and then France.[3] [4] She also commented that piracy in music has two sides "one good" and "one bad" saying that sometimes it's good because her music reaches places that she never thought to reach.[5] After the success of Alizée's tour in Mexico and in an attempt to amend the damage caused during her first promotional visit, Alizée announced an autograph session with fans on 26 June 2008 in Mexico City, over 300 CDs were signed and the record label executives of Sony BMG Mexico presented a Gold certification for shipments over 50,000 copies of Psychédélices – Tour Edition.[6] A new cover singing in Mexico was Madonna's cover, "La Isla Bonita"; it has gone on to become Alizée's first top ten on the airplay chart.[7]

Following the success of Alizée en concert and Psychédélices in Mexico, Alizée's former music label, Universal Music released a compilation album, titled Tout Alizée.[8] The compilation, which is a Mexico-only release, consists of 15 tracks (with 4 remixes) from her first two studio albums. It is augmented with a bonus DVD featuring some of her music videos. The compilation debuted to #62 on the Mexican Top 100 Albums Chart and #20 on the Mexican International Top 20 Albums Chart.[9] [10]

Setlist

Russia

  1. "Lilly Town
  2. "Fifty-Sixty
  3. "Mon Taxi Driver
  4. "Idealiser
  5. "Par les Paupières
  6. "Moi... Lolita
  7. "Hey! Amigo!
  8. "Jamais Plus
  9. "J'en ai marre!
  10. "The Sound of Silence
  11. "L'Effet
  12. "Amélie m'a dit
  13. "Lonely List
  14. "L'Alizé
  15. "99 Luftballons
  16. "J'ai pas vingt ans
  17. "Décollage
  18. "Mademoiselle Juliette
  19. "Psychédélices

Reprise

  1. "Fifty-Sixty

Mexico

  1. "Lilly Town
  2. "Mademoiselle Juliette
  3. "Mon Taxi Driver
  4. "J'en ai marre!
  5. "Jamais Plus
  6. "Moi... Lolita
  7. "Par Les Paupières
  8. "Fifty-Sixty
  9. "Lonely List
  10. "J'ai pas vingt ans
  11. "The Sound of Silence
  12. "L'Effet
  13. "La Isla Bonita
  14. "Hey! Amigo!
  15. "Décollage
  16. "Psychédélices

Reprise

  1. "J'en ai marre!

Concerts

DateCityCountryVenue
18 May 2008MoscowRussiaOpera Theatre
17 June 2008Mexico CityMexicoAuditorio Nacional
18 June 2008
20 June 2008GuadalajaraAuditorio Telmex
21 June 2008PueblaAuditorio Siglo XXI
25 June 2008MonterreyArena Monterrey
Cancelled Concerts
DateCityCountryVenueExtra Info
22 June 2008QueretaroMexicostyle="text-align:center;" -Announced but never on sale.[11] archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510112838/http://www.rcamusic.fr/news/138 archivedate=10 May 2008 title=Alizée - Un vent frais souffle sur la pop
23 June 2008LeonMexicostyle="text-align:center;" -Announced but never on sale.[12]
11 September 2008NantesFrancestyle="text-align:center;" -Announced but never on sale.[13]
12 September 2008BrusselsBelgiumCirque RoyalAnnounced but never on sale.
13 September 2008LiègeBelgiumLe ForumAnnounced but never on sale.
28 March 2009ParisFranceLe Grand RexFirst rescheduled two weeks before the concert (original date was 23 October 2008).
Finally cancelled.[14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: (in Spanish) . 1 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309031254/http://tvazteca.com/espectaculos/2008/03/03/006.shtml . 9 March 2016 . dead .
  2. http://www.milenio.com/index.php/2008/03/05/204284/ (in Spanish)
  3. http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/diario/noticia/musica/espectaculos/expresa_alizee_que_uno_de_sus_suenos_es_cantar_a_dueto_con_madonna/129717 Expresa Alizée que uno de sus sueños es cantar a dueto con Madonna (in spanish)
  4. http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/diario/noticia/famosos/espectaculos/alizee_confiesa_sus_suenos/129833 Alizée confiesa sus sueños (in spanish)
  5. http://www.esmas.com/musica/pop/noticias/710257.html La piratería tiene sus ventajas: Alizée (in Spanish)
  6. http://www.esmas.com/musica/pop/noticias/744370.html (in Spanish)
  7. http://www.lostiempos.com/noticias/26-06-08/26_06_08_ultimas_cul3.php Mexican Top 10 Airplay Chart
  8. Web site: Mixup Music Store: Tout Alizée . 17 January 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080603150930/http://www.mixup.com.mx/mixup/product.asp?sku=7509967901724&subdept_id=2401&dept_id=1 . 3 June 2008.
  9. http://mexicancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aliz%E9e&titel=Tout+Aliz%E9e&cat=a Mexico Top 100 Album Chart 6 January 2007
  10. http://greaves.tv/amprofon3/Top100.pdf Mexico Top 100 Album Chart 6 January 2007
  11. http://www.rcamusic.fr/news/138
  12. Web site: Alizée - Un vent frais souffle sur la pop. https://web.archive.org/web/20080510112838/http://www.rcamusic.fr/news/138 . 10 May 2008 .
  13. Web site: The French Tour . 1 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140517152910/http://www.alizee-forum.com/showthread.php?22275-The-France-tour-(Cancelled) . 17 May 2014 . dead .
  14. Web site: Paris concert cancelled . 1 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140517195105/http://www.alizee-forum.com/showthread.php?23912-Grand-Rex-Concert-Cancelled!-(March-28-2009) . 17 May 2014 . dead .