Take Us Alive World Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Take Us Alive World Tour
Album:Saudades de Rock
Artist:Extreme
Start Date:July 11, 2008
End Date:December 15, 2008
Number Of Legs:3
Last Tour:2006 Reunion Mini-Tour
(2006)
This Tour:Take Us Alive World Tour
(2008)
Next Tour:East Meets West Tour '09
(2009)

The Take Us Alive World Tour was a concert tour by hard rock band Extreme, taking place in from mid to late 2008, in support of Saudades de Rock, their first album of original material in 13 years, and the first since their reunion in 2007. It was considered their reunion tour, and their first full-scale world tour together since 1995. It was also the band's first tour with new drummer, Kevin Figueiredo.

The band began the North American leg with a performance at the Rocklahoma in Pryor, Oklahoma, on July 11, with the official headlining North American leg beginning on July 29, supported by King's X, with Living Colour also supporting on one date. Most of the European leg was supported by Voodoo Six the London-based UK rock band formed by former Dirty Deeds bass player and producer Tony Newton, and The Duvals, with Hot Leg and The Duvals supporting on all UK dates.

Various covers were played during the tour including Led Zeppelin's "Communication Breakdown", Queen's "Nevermore" and James Brown's "Mother Popcorn".

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueSupport act(s)
North America[1] [2] [3]
July 11, 2008PryorUnited StatesRocklahoma
July 29, 2008PoughkeepsieThe ChanceKing's X
July 31, 2008BostonBOA Pavilion
August 1, 2008Long IslandBrookhaven AmphitheaterLiving Colour
King's X
August 2, 2008BaltimoreRams Head Live!King's X
August 4, 2008New York CityThe Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
August 5, 2008LancasterChameleon Club
August 6, 2008ClevelandHouse of Blues
August 8, 2008DetroitEmerald Theater
August 9, 2008ChicagoHouse of Blues
August 10, 2008CincinnatiUnion Centre Boulevard Bash
August 12, 2008CharlotteAmos' Southend
August 13, 2008AtlantaCenter Stage
August 15, 2008OrlandoHouse of Blues
August 16, 2008Fort LauderdaleRevolution
August 18, 2008New OrleansHouse of Blues
August 19, 2008HoustonMeridian
August 20, 2008DallasHouse of Blues
August 22, 2008PhoenixThe Marquee
August 23, 2008Las VegasHouse of Blues
August 25, 2008San FranciscoThe Fillmore
August 26, 2008Los AngelesHouse of Blues
August 30, 2008SyracuseGreat New York State Fair
Europe[4] [5]
September 13, 2008MilanItalyRock of Ages Festival
October 29, 2008LisbonPortugalColiseumVoodoo Six
October 31, 2008MadridSpainLa Riviera
November 1, 2008BilbaoRock Star Live
November 3, 2008TilburgNetherlands013 Tilburg
November 4, 2008ParisFranceÉlysée Montmartre
November 5, 2008CologneGermanyEssigfabrik
November 8, 2008DublinIrelandThe Academy
November 9, 2008BelfastNorthern IrelandSpring & Airbrake
November 11, 2008CambridgeEnglandCambridge Corn ExchangeVoodoo Six
The Duvals
November 12, 2008NorwichNorwich UEA
November 14, 2008LeedsO2 Academy LeedsHot Leg
The Duvals
November 15, 2008GlasgowScotlandO2 Academy Glasgow
November 17, 2008Newcastle upon TyneEnglandNewcastle City Hall
November 18, 2008ManchesterManchester Academy
November 20, 2008NewportWalesNewport Centre
November 21, 2008SouthamptonEnglandSouthampton Guildhall
November 23, 2008BirminghamO2 Academy Birmingham
November 24, 2008LondonLondon Astoria
Asia[6] [7]
December 1, 2008TokyoJapanShibuya C.C. Lemon Hallrowspan="9"
December 2, 2008
December 4, 2008
December 5, 2008
December 8, 2008OsakaKoseinenkin Kaikan
December 9, 2008NagoyaNagoya Civic Assembly Hall
December 10, 2008HiroshimaYubin Chokin Hall
December 13, 2008SeoulSouth KoreaMelon-AX Hall[8]
December 15, 2008JakartaIndonesiaTennis Indoor Senayan

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Official Extreme Site » TAKE US ALIVE WORLD TOUR 2008 . extreme-band.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080721021040/http://extreme-band.com/site/?page_id=3 . 2008-07-21.
  2. Web site: Hard Rock Hideout .
  3. Web site: The Wayback Machine has not archived that URL. . pimpbiznez.multiply.com .
  4. Web site: The Official Extreme Site » TAKE US ALIVE WORLD TOUR 2008 . extreme-band.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080721021040/http://extreme-band.com/site/?page_id=3 . 2008-07-21.
  5. Web site: Hard Rock Hideout .
  6. Web site: The Official Extreme Site » TAKE US ALIVE WORLD TOUR 2008 . extreme-band.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080721021040/http://extreme-band.com/site/?page_id=3 . 2008-07-21.
  7. Web site: EXTREME "Take Us Alive" World Tour 2008. 22 October 2008.
  8. http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20081011000056 "Events Calendar"