Since I Saw You Last Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Since I Saw You Last Tour
Artist:Gary Barlow
Album:Since I Saw You Last
Start Date:29 March 2014
End Date:17 October 2014
Number Of Shows:18
Last Tour:Gary Barlow in Concert
(2011–13)
This Tour:Since I Saw You Last Tour
(2014)
Next Tour:Gary Barlow in Concert
(2018)

The Since I Saw You Last Tour was a concert tour by British singer-songwriter Gary Barlow in support of his fourth studio album Since I Saw You Last. The tour saw Barlow play some of the biggest arenas in the UK and Ireland performing both Take That and his solo material from his career spanning two decades as well as his new material.[1]

Background

Due to overwhelming demand, Barlow added a further four dates to the tour after the concert sold out less than 10 minutes after going on sale.[2] [3]

Opening acts

Set list

  1. "Opening" (Interlude)
  2. "Since I Saw You Last"
  3. "Greatest Day"
  4. "Candy"
  5. "Requiem"
  6. "Pray"
  7. "Shine" (with Eliza Doolittle)
  8. "A Million Love Songs"
  9. "Lie to Me"
  10. Acoustic Medley ("How Deep Is Your Love"/"Shame"/"So Help Me Girl")
  11. Swing Medley ("Sure"/"Everything Changes"/"Could It Be Magic")
  12. Ballads Medley ("Nobody Else"/"Love Ain't Here Anymore"/"Dying Inside"/"Said It All"/"The Garden"/"Forever Love")
  13. "Sing" (with a local school choir)
  14. "The Flood"
  15. "Face to Face" (with Elton John on the screens)
  16. "Back for Good"
  17. "Relight My Fire"
  18. "Let Me Go"
  19. "Rule the World"
  20. "Jump"
  21. "Never Forget"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
29 March 2014BelfastNorthern IrelandOdyssey Arena
31 March 2014DublinIreland3Arena
2 April 2014GlasgowScotlandThe SSE Hydro
3 April 2014LeedsEnglandFirst Direct Arena
5 April 2014LondonThe O2 Arena
6 April 2014
8 April 2014BirminghamLG Arena
9 April 2014CardiffWalesMotorpoint Arena Cardiff
11 April 2014LiverpoolEnglandEcho Arena Liverpool
12 April 2014NewcastleMetro Radio Arena
14 April 2014ManchesterPhones 4u Arena
15 April 2014LiverpoolEcho Arena Liverpool
17 April 2014Nottingham
19 April 2014BirminghamLG Arena
20 April 2014SheffieldMotorpoint Arena Sheffield
22 April 2014LondonRoyal Albert Hall
23 April 2014BournemouthBournemouth International Centre
17 October 2014DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesDubai Media City

DVD release

A DVD of the tour entitled Since You Saw Him Last: The Tour was recorded from a sold-out arena performance at the Manchester Arena and was released on 15 December 2014 in the UK.

Reception

Reviews on the tour were largely positive.[4] [5] [6] The Birmingham Mail commented positively saying "A thoroughly satisfactory evening's work, then, for one of Britain's most accomplished contemporary pop songwriters."[7] with regional magazine, East Midlands Music, adding it was "a brilliant, entertaining evening".[8]

Charts

DVDs Chart (2014)Peak
position
Irish Music DVD Chart[9] 3
UK Music DVD Chart[10] 6

Notes and References

  1. https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/gary-barlow-tickets-2014-uk-2358403 Gary Barlow confirms Since I Saw You Last 2014 tour – with tickets on sale now 11.10.13 Lydia Smith
  2. http://www.music-news.com/ShowNews.asp?nItemID=71525 Gary Barlow adds dates as demand surges 16.11.13
  3. http://metro.co.uk/2013/10/11/gary-barlow-fans-tipped-to-snap-up-tickets-for-take-that-singers-solo-tour-4142597/ Metro Gary Barlow announces second London date as fans jump at chance to see singer's solo tour 11.10.13
  4. News: Gary Barlow review – 'The audience is in the palm of his hand'. The Guardian. 3 April 2014. Graeme. Virtue.
  5. News: Review: Gary Barlow at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena. WalesOnline. 10 April 2014. Alison. Sanders.
  6. News: Review: Gary Barlow @ Phones 4u Arena. Manchester Evening News. 14 April 2014. Dianne. Bourne.
  7. News: Review: Gary Barlow at LG Arena. Birmingham Mail. 9 April 2014.
  8. News: Gary Barlow Pulls out All the Numbers on Solo Tour. https://web.archive.org/web/20140522233444/http://www.eastmidlandsmusic.co.uk/reviews/gary-barlow-nottingham-review/. East Midlands Music. 22 May 2014. 18 April 2014.
  9. http://irma.ie/aucharts.asp#musicdvds IRMA Week Ending 20 December 2014
  10. http://www.officialcharts.com/music-video-chart/ OCC Music Video top 40 27.12.2014