| Concert Tour Name: | Straight to You Tour |
| Landscape: | no |
| Artist: | Josh Groban |
| Album: | Illuminations |
| Number Of Legs: | 4 |
| Last Tour: | Before We Begin (2010) |
| This Tour: | Straight to You Tour (2011) |
| Next Tour: | All That Echoes World Tour (2013) |
The Straight to You Tour is the fourth concert tour by American recording artist Josh Groban. Visiting North America, Europe and Africa, the tour will support Groban's fifth studio album, Illuminations.[1]
The tour was announced by Reprise Records on Valentine's Day 2011.[2] Initially with only three dates, many fans speculated Groban was expanding his intimate tour. Upon his 30th birthday, Groban posted a video on his Tumblr blog stating the tour's expansion in North America with additional dates in England.[3] This is later followed by a posting on his official website with a detailed itinerary of the tour.[4] During an interview with Gayle King, Groban mentions he still worries from time to time about his career. He further states given the current atmosphere in the entertainment industry, Groban is always worried about how the media and fans will approach an experimental sound and production.[5] To prepare for the tour, the singer embarked on a mini tour of the United States playing theaters and concert halls. The nine city tour, entailed "Before We Begin", gave the opportunity for Groban to perform in an intimate setting and connect with the audience in new ways.[6] Groban wants to continue the intimate theme even though he will play arenas.
To introduce the tour, Live Nation stated:[7]
"The "Straight To You" Tour will bring the feel of a theater experience to an arena setting though stage design, lighting, and projection, as well as through spontaneity and interactivity. Groban delighted his fans during last year's 'Before We Begin' shows, in which he solicited feedback from the audience on which songs should be included in the set-list. As a result, for the 'Straight To You' shows, Groban will continue to interact with audiences and perform favorites from his best-selling albums, including his self-titled debut, Closer, and Awake, as well as songs from Illuminations."
The following songs were performed at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. It does not represent all songs performed on tour.[9]
| Date | City | Country | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America[10] [11] [12] | ||||
| May 12, 2011 | United States | UNO Lakefront Arena | ||
| May 14, 2011 | Houston | |||
| May 16, 2011 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | ||
| May 18, 2011 | San Antonio | AT&T Center | ||
| May 20, 2011 | Tulsa | BOK Center | ||
| May 21, 2011 | Wichita | Intrust Bank Arena | ||
| May 24, 2011 | Omaha | Qwest Center Arena | ||
| May 25, 2011 | Kansas City | Sprint Center | ||
| May 27, 2011 | St. Louis | Scottrade Center | ||
| May 28, 2011 | Moline | iWireless Center | ||
| June 3, 2011 | Buffalo | HSBC Arena | ||
| June 4, 2011 | Cleveland | Quicken Loans Arena | ||
| June 8, 2011 | Duluth | Arena at Gwinnett Center | ||
| June 10, 2011 | Charlotte | Time Warner Cable Arena | ||
| June 11, 2011 | Raleigh | RBC Center | ||
| June 14, 2011 | Richmond | Richmond Coliseum | ||
| June 15, 2011 | Hershey | Giant Center | ||
| July 8, 2011 | Minneapolis | Target Center | ||
| July 9, 2011 | Green Bay | Resch Center | ||
| July 12, 2011 | Indianapolis | Conseco Fieldhouse | ||
| July 13, 2011 | Chicago | United Center | ||
| July 15, 2011 | Cincinnati | U.S. Bank Arena | ||
| July 16, 2011 | Auburn Hills | Palace of Auburn Hills | ||
| July 18, 2011 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | |
| July 19, 2011 | London | John Labatt Centre | ||
| July 22, 2011 | Ottawa | Scotiabank Place | ||
| July 23, 2011 | Montreal | Bell Centre | ||
| July 26, 2011 | Boston | United States | TD Garden | |
| July 27, 2011 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center | ||
| July 29, 2011 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | ||
| July 30, 2011 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena | ||
| August 2, 2011 | Newark | Prudential Center | ||
| August 3, 2011 | Pittsburgh | Consol Energy Center | ||
| August 5, 2011 | Columbus | Value City Arena | ||
| August 6, 2011 | Grand Rapids | Van Andel Arena | ||
| August 9, 2011 | Milwaukee | Bradley Center | ||
| August 10, 2011 | Des Moines | Wells Fargo Arena | ||
| August 12, 2011 | Denver | Pepsi Center | ||
| August 13, 2011 | Salt Lake City | EnergySolutions Arena | ||
| August 17, 2011 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | ||
| August 19, 2011 | Phoenix | US Airways Center | ||
| August 20, 2011 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Garden Arena | ||
| August 23, 2011 | San Jose | HP Pavilion at San Jose | ||
| August 24, 2011 | Sacramento | Power Balance Pavilion | ||
| August 26, 2011 | Portland | |||
| August 27, 2011 | Seattle | KeyArena | ||
| August 30, 2011 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena | |
| September 1, 2011 | Calgary | Scotiabank Saddledome | ||
| September 2, 2011 | Edmonton | Rexall Place | ||
| September 4, 2011 | Winnipeg | MTS Centre | ||
| Europe[13] | ||||
| September 14, 2011 | Vienna | Austria | Großer Saal | |
| September 16, 2011 | Berlin | Germany | Tempodrom | |
| September 18, 2011 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Falkoner Teatret | |
| September 20, 2011 | Bergen | Norway | Vestlandshallen | |
| September 21, 2011 | Oslo | Oslo Spektrum | ||
| September 23, 2011 | Stockholm | Sweden | Ericsson Globe | |
| September 25, 2011 | Helsinki | Finland | Finlandia Hall | |
| September 26, 2011 | Tampere | Tampere Hall | ||
| September 30, 2011 | Munich | Germany | Philharmonie im Gasteig | |
| October 2, 2011 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Heineken Music Hall | |
| October 3, 2011 | Paris | France | Le Grand Rex | |
| October 6, 2011 | Lucerne | Switzerland | KKL Concert Hall | |
| October 9, 2011 | Düsseldorf | Germany | Philips Halle | |
| October 11, 2011 | London | England | HMV Hammersmith Apollo | |
| October 12, 2011 | Birmingham | Symphony Hall | ||
| October 14, 2011 | Manchester | Bridgewater Hall | ||
| October 16, 2011 | Glasgow | Scotland | Glasgow Royal Concert Hall | |
| October 18, 2011 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Waterfront Hall | |
| October 19, 2011 | Dublin | Ireland | Grand Canal Theatre | |
| North America | ||||
| October 26, 2011 | Sunrise | United States | BankAtlantic Center | |
| October 28, 2011 | Tampa | St. Pete Times Forum | ||
| October 29, 2011 | Orlando | Amway Center | ||
| November 1, 2011 | North Charleston | North Charleston Coliseum | ||
| November 2, 2011 | Norfolk | Norfolk Scope | ||
| November 4, 2011 | Uniondale | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | ||
| November 8, 2011 | Manchester | Verizon Wireless Arena | ||
| November 9, 2011 | Providence | Dunkin' Donuts Center | ||
| November 14, 2011 | New York City | |||
| Africa[14] [15] | ||||
| November 26, 2011 | North West Province | South Africa | Sun City Superbowl | |
| November 27, 2011 | ||||
| November 29, 2011 | Cape Town | Grand Arena at Grand West Casino | ||
| November 30, 2011 | ||||
| December 2, 2011 | Port Elizabeth | |||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 7, 2011 | Greenville, South Carolina | BI-LO Center | Cancelled[16] | ||||
| August 16, 2011 | San Diego, California | Viejas Arena | Cancelled[17] | ||||
| Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines Center | Dallas | 7,407 / 8,849 (84%) | $538,521[18] |
| i wireless Center | Moline | 5,871 / 6,000 (98%) | $302,706[19] |
| Air Canada Centre | Toronto | 7,658 / 8,000 (96%) | $731,996[20] |
| John Labatt Centre | London | 5,344 / 6,389 (84%) | $409,672[21] |
| Bell Centre | Montreal | 3,646 / 4,550 (80%) | $361,312[22] |
| Verizon Center | Washington, D.C. | 5,734 / 13,559 (42%) | $521,628[23] |
| Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville | 4,298 / 4,653 (92%) | $504,120[24] |
| Staples Center | Los Angeles | 9,296 / 10,220 (91%) | $684,452[25] |
| US Airways Center | Phoenix | 5,822 / 9,694 (60%) | $500,901[26] |
| Rose Garden Arena | Portland | 4,426 / 8,818 (49%) | $357,130[27] |
| Rexall Place | Edmonton | 5,963 / 11,080 (54%) | $504,672[28] |
| Waterfront Hall | Belfast | 1,892 / 1,892 (100%) | $126,651[29] |
| Grand Canal Theatre | Dublin | 2,038 / 2,038 (100%) | $126,773 |
| BankAtlantic Center | Sunrise | 6,977 / 7,794 (89%) | $404,208 |
| TOTAL | 71,946 / 94,718 (76%) | $5,717,612 | |