The Amazing Tour Is Not on Fire explained

Concert Tour Name:The Amazing Tour Is Not on Fire
Artist:Dan and Phil
Number Of Legs:4
Number Of Shows:76 total; 17 in the UK, 44 in North America, 10 in Australia, 5 in Europe
This Tour:The Amazing Tour Is Not on Fire
(2015–2016)
Next Tour:Interactive Introverts
(2018)

The Amazing Tour Is Not on Fire, also known as TATINOF, is a quasi-fictional theatrical stage show and the first tour by YouTubers Dan and Phil (Daniel Howell and Phil Lester). It was performed as a companion to The Amazing Book Is Not on Fire (TABINOF).

The tour travelled around the United Kingdom during October and November 2015, ending with a show at the London Palladium.[1] During the tour, they sung original song "The Internet Is Here", which they later released as a charity single for Stand Up To Cancer, earning them a gold record disc for the sales of the song.[2]

In 2016, they took the tour to the US and Toronto,[3] starting with a show in Orlando, Florida on 22 April and ended on 24 June with a show at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California.[4] It was the largest tour ever achieved by YouTube creators. They later toured Australia in August 2016, starting in Perth and ending in Brisbane,[5] and finished the tour with a European leg, performing in Stockholm, Berlin, and Dublin.[6]

Story

Phil quite literally breaks the Internet by microwaving his laptop in an experiment, exploding its contents like popcorn. As they attempt to fix the Internet, Dan and Phil bring their YouTube content past and present to the stage, forced by circumstance to learn how to entertain their audience and live without the very thing that made them.[7]

Development

Planning began as early as 2014. Howell and Lester wrote and produced the show themselves, and then a crew helped them bring it to life. On 26 March 2015, they announced both their book and tour via a trailer on Howell's channel.[8] A second trailer for the U.S. leg was released in February 2016.[7]

YouTube Red originals and Dan and Phil Go Outside

In October 2016, The Amazing Tour Is Not on Fire, a live recording of the final U.S. show at the Dolby Theatre,[9] was released as a YouTube Red Original film of the same name along with a documentary, Dan and Phil's Story of TATINOF.[10] [11] They were the first British YouTube creators to release content on the YouTube Red platform.

Alongside these films, they released a photo book, Dan and Phil Go Outside, in November 2016, which includes a personal collection of candid photos and insightful stories from the tour.[12] The book became a #1 New York Times bestseller.[13]

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
United Kingdom
8 October 2015GlasgowScotlandGlasgow Royal Concert Hall
9 October 2015NewcastleEnglandNewcastle City Hall
11 October 2015 MatineeSalford, Greater ManchesterThe Lowry
11 October 2015 Evening
12 October 2015SheffieldSheffield City Hall
13 October 2015GlasgowScotlandGlasgow Royal Concert Hall
18 October 2015 MatineeLeedsEnglandLeeds Town Hall
18 October 2015 Evening
20 October 2015PlymouthPlymouth Pavilions
25 October 2015 MatineeBirminghamSymphony Hall
25 October 2015 Evening
26 October 2015 MatineeCardiffWalesSt David's Hall
26 October 2015 Evening
28 October 2015BelfastNorthern IrelandWaterfront Hall
31 October 2015 MatineeBrightonEnglandBrighton Dome
31 October 2015 Evening
3 November 2015NottinghamNottingham Royal Concert Hall
5 November 2015LiverpoolLiverpool Empire Theatre
8 November 2015 MatineeLondonLondon Palladium
8 November 2015 Evening
10 November 2015BasingstokeThe Anvil
12 November 2015FolkestoneLeas Cliff Hall
15 November 2015 MatineeLondonLondon Palladium
15 November 2015 Evening
North America
22 April 2016 MatineeOrlandoUnited StatesPlaylist Live
22 April 2016 Evening
25 April 2016JacksonvilleTimes-Union Center for the Performing Arts
26 April 2016Fort LauderdaleBroward Center for the Performing Arts
27 April 2016Clearwater, FloridaRuth Eckerd Hall
29 April 2016AtlantaFox Theatre
1 May 2016Reading, PennsylvaniaSantander Arena
2 May 2016New York CityBeacon Theatre
3 May 2016
5 May 2016BostonWang Theatre
7 May 2016TorontoCanadaSony Centre for the Performing Arts
8 May 2016
10 May 2016DetroitUnited StatesFox Theatre
11 May 2016Kalamazoo, MichiganMiller Auditorium
12 May 2016Akron, OhioE. J. Thomas Hall
14 May 2016Louisville, KentuckyThe Kentucky Center
15 May 2016Columbus, OhioPalace Theatre
17 May 2016Charlotte, North CarolinaBelk Theater
18 May 2016Durham, North CarolinaDurham Performing Arts Center
20 May 2016PhiladelphiaKimmel Center for the Performing Arts
21 May 2016BaltimoreLyric Opera House
22 May 2016Washington, D.C.Warner Theatre
24 May 2016Nashville, TennesseeTennessee Performing Arts Center
25 May 2016IndianapolisMurat Theater
26 May 2016Des Moines, IowaCivic Center of Greater Des Moines
27 May 2016ChicagoChicago Theatre
28 May 2016
29 May 2016MilwaukeeMilwaukee Theatre
1 June 2016MinneapolisOrpheum Theatre
2 June 2016Kansas City, MissouriArvest Bank Theatre
3 June 2016St. LouisPeabody Opera House
5 June 2016DenverBellco Theatre
8 June 2016HoustonHobby Center for the Performing Arts
9 June 2016San AntonioTobin Center for the Performing Arts
10 June 2016Austin, TexasBass Concert Hall
12 June 2016Las VegasSmith Center for the Performing Arts
14 June 2016Oakland, CaliforniaParamount Theatre
15 June 2016Sacramento, CaliforniaCommunity Center Theater
16 June 2016Cupertino, CaliforniaFlint Center
18 June 2016SeattleParamount Theatre
21 June 2016Phoenix, ArizonaComerica Theater
22 June 2016Costa Mesa, CaliforniaSegerstrom Center for the Arts
23 June 2016 MatineeHollywoodDolby Theatre
23 June 2016 Evening
Australia
12 August 2016PerthAustraliaRiverside Theatre
14 August 2016
19 August 2016 MatineeAdelaideThebarton Theatre
19 August 2016 Evening
21 August 2016 MatineeMelbournePalais Theatre
21 August 2016 Evening
22 August 2016SydneyBig Top Sydney
23 August 2016
24 August 2016BrisbaneQueensland Performing Arts Centre
25 August 2016
Europe
21 November 2016DublinIrelandOlympia Theatre
27 November 2016 MatineeBerlinGermanyAdmiralspalast
27 November 2016 Evening
5 December 2016StockholmSwedenCirkus
6 December 2016

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Dan and Phil BOOK & TOUR! - YouTube. . 20 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150508080740/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huAYjF2FY9c. 8 May 2015.
  2. Web site: Dan and Phil Release Charity Single. TenEighty. Conor. Riley. 13 October 2016. 10 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170817120426/http://teneightymagazine.com/2016/10/13/dan-and-phil-release-charity-single/. 17 August 2017.
  3. Dan Howell and Phil Lester Announce US Tour. TenEighty. Clare. Fitzgerald. 26 February 2016. 19 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Dan & Phil - The Amazing Tour Is Not on Fire. danandphiltour.com. 27 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160227003524/http://danandphiltour.com/. 27 February 2016.
  5. Web site: It's Official: Dan and Phil are FINALLY Coming to Australia!. Benedict. Townsend. We the Unicorns. 17 June 2016. 10 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180110234217/http://www.wetheunicorns.com/news/dan-phil-tour-tatinof-australia-dates-tickets-show/. 10 January 2018.
  6. Web site: TATINOF Europe. Twitter. 28 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170206063224/https://twitter.com/tatinofeurope?lang=en. 6 February 2017.
  7. YouTube stars Dan & Phil delight a packed house in Costa Mesa. The Orange County Register. Peter. Larsen. 23 June 2016. 19 October 2020.
  8. Dan & Phil Announce Book and Tour. TenEighty. Ant. Lightfoot. 27 March 2015. 9 June 2016.
  9. Dan & Phil Share Trailers For YouTube Red Tour Film, Behind-The-Scenes Documentary. TubeFilter. Geoff. Weiss. 29 September 2016. 19 October 2020.
  10. Web site: YouTube Are Teaming Up With Dan & Phil For A Movie. Linds. Foley. MTV UK. 24 June 2016. 9 January 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824014003/http://www.mtv.co.uk/youtube/news/dan-phil-doing-a-movie. 24 August 2017.
  11. Web site: Dan & Phil on Making Their YouTube Red Tour Special, Documentary. Todd. Spangler. Variety. 4 October 2016. 9 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171006003037/http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/dan-howell-phil-lester-youtube-red-tour-special-documentary-1201877905/. 6 October 2017.
  12. Web site: YouTubers Dan and Phil pen new book for Ebury. Katherine. Cowdrey. The Book Seller. 5 August 2016. 9 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180110054922/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/ebury-release-new-book-youtubers-dan-and-phil-371416. 10 January 2018.
  13. Dan & Phil Fans Can Soon Feast Their Eyes On The 'Interactive Introverts' Tour Film. James Loke Hale. TubeFilter. 4 October 2018. 21 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181022073438/https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/10/04/dan-phil-interactive-introverts-movie-youtube-premium-film/. 22 October 2018.