LP World Tour explained

Concert Tour Name:LP World Tour 2009
Artist:Laura Pausini
Album:Primavera in anticipo / Primavera anticipada
Start Date:28 February 2009
End Date:23 December 2009
Number Of Legs:5
Number Of Shows:71 in Europe
16 in America
87 in total
Last Tour:Laura Pausini Live
(2005–06)
This Tour:LP World Tour
(2009)
Next Tour:Inedito World Tour
(2011–12)

The LP World Tour 2009 was the fifth concert tour by Italian singer Laura Pausini, starting in Brescia on 28 February 2009 and ending in Milan on 23 December 2009. This tour was in support of Pausini's album Primavera in anticipo / Primavera anticipada which was released in 2008.

It reached Europe and the Americas. It was the longest world tour made by Pausini in her career so far.

Background

During 2008, the singer announced about touring a whole year during 2009 from February to December, which gives her performances in Italy, Europe and the Americas. The tour took place in important cities like Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, Zürich, Geneva, Helsinki, Turku, Stockholm, Brussels and others. Then, made a few stops on North American cities, such as Dominican Republic, United States, Canada and Mexico; continues to South America reaching Argentina, Chile, Peru and Brasil.

To conclude the tour, she returned to Italy and performed during November–December and finally end the promotion. Due to the massive sold-out shows and tickets demand for the tour, the World Tour 2009 took place in Milan during six nights, five in Rome; the shows in Turin and Florence were triplicated while in Bologna, Brescia, Morrone del Sannio, Catania, Eboli, Mantua and Treviso were duplicated to please the demand.

Broadcast and recordings

See main article: Laura Live World Tour 09.

Laura Live was anticipated by the release of Laura Pausini's single Con la musica alla radio on 25 September 2009. The DVD presents recordings from shows in particular nights and countries. It has the most of the show recorded in Italian and Spanish. For hispanoamerican countries the CD+DVD release comes with a CD that includes Spanish tracks and the DVD recorded between Italian and Spanish songs.

Also, extra features present three inedit songs with their respective video and a backstage video of the tour.

Setlist

The repertory presents variations in every continent.

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Italy: First Leg
28 February 2009BresciaItalyPalasport San Filippo[1]
5 March 2009TurinPalasport Olimpico
6 March 2009
7 March 2009MantuaPalaBam
9 March 2009PerugiaPalaEvangelisti
11 March 2009FlorenceNelson Mandela Forum
14 March 2009RomePalaLottomatica
15 March 2009
16 March 2009
19 March 2009EboliPalaSele
21 March 2009Reggio CalabriaPalaCalafiore
24 March 2009AcirealePalaTupparello
25 March 2009
27 March 2009CasertaPalaMaggiò
28 March 2009
31 March 2009AnconaPalaRossini
1 April 2009PesaroAdriatic Arena
3 April 2009BolognaFuturshow Station
5 April 2009BresciaPalaBrescia
7 April 2009BolzanoPalaOnda
14 April 2009MilanMediolanum Forum
16 April 2009TrevisoPalaVerde
17 April 2009
19 April 2009LivornoPalaLivorno
20 April 2009GenoaVaillant Palace
22 April 2009MilanMediolanum Forum
23 April 2009
24 April 2009
Europe
28 April 2009MadridSpainMadrid Arena
30 April 2009BarcelonaPalau Sant Jordi
2 May 2009MarseilleFranceLe Dôme de Marseille
4 May 2009NantesLe Zénith
6 May 2009MetzGalaxie Amnéville
8 May 2009ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
10 May 2009GenevaSEG Geneva Arena
12 May 2009ParisFranceZénith de Paris
17 May 2009TampereFinlandTampere Hall
18 May 2009TurkuHK Arena
20 May 2009HelsinkiHartwall Areena
22 May 2009StockholmSwedenCirkus
25 May 2009BrusselsBelgiumForest National
27 May 2009DortmundGermanyWestfalenhalle
30 May 2009ValladolidSpainEstadio Nuevo José ZorrillaIV Festival Valladolid Latino
2 June 2009FlorenceItalyNelson Mandela Forum
Summer Tour
25 June 2009RavennaItalyPalaDeAndrè
27 June 2009CodroipoVilla Manin
29 June 2009VeronaVerona Arena
1 July 2009Piazzola sul BrentaAnfiteatro Camerini
3 July 2009MonzaVilla Reale di Monza
5 July 2009AlessandriaStadium Moccagatta
8 July 2009LocarnoSwitzerlandPiazza Grande Moon&Stars Festival
9 July 2009BergamoItalyArena estiva della Fiera di Bergamo
11 July 2009NaplesMostra d'Oltremare
14 July 2009TeramoNuovo Stadio Comunale a Piano D'Accio
16 July 2009BarlettaCastello
18 July 2009PalermoVelodromo Paolo Borsellino
21 July 2009VallettaMaltaLuxol Parade Grounds[2]
25 July 2009CagliariItalyFiera Campionaria
15 August 2009Monte CarloMonacoSalle des Etoiles
The Americas
19 September 2009Santo DomingoDominican RepublicPalacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto[3]
24 September 2009Los AngelesUnited StatesWiltern Theater[4]
27 September 2009LimaPeruJockey Club
30 September 2009SantiagoChileMovistar Arena
2 October 2009Buenos AiresArgentinaEstadio G.E.B.A.
4 October 2009Rio de JaneiroBrazilCitibank Hall
6 October 2009São PauloCredicard Hall
7 October 2009
10 October 2009Mexico CityMexicoNational Auditorium
12 October 2009MonterreyArena Monterrey
14 October 2009HollywoodUnited StatesHard Rock Live[5]
16 October 2009New York CityLincoln Center
18 October 2009Atlantic CityMark G. Etess Arena
21 October 2009MontrealCanadaBell Centre
23 October 2009TorontoAir Canada Centre
25 October 2009MashantucketUnited StatesMGM Theatre at Foxwoods
Italy: Final Leg
13 November 2009RiminiItaly105 Stadium
14 November 2009MantuaPalaBam
25 November 2009JesoloPalazzo del Turismo
27 November 2009RomePalaLottomatica
28 November 2009
1 December 2009AcirealePalaTupparello
3 December 2009EboliPalaSele
5 December 2009BolognaFuturshow Station
7 December 2009FlorenceNelson Mandela Forum
9 December 2009TurinPalasport Olimpico
22 December 2009MilanMediolanum Forum
23 December 2009
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
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15 May 2009CopenhagenDenmarkFalkoner TheatreThe show was cancelled due to Pausini having voice problems.
17 November 2009TurinItalyPalaOlimpicoThe show was rescheduled to 9 December 2009 due to pandemic flu.
20 November 2009MilanMediolanum ForumThe show was rescheduled to 22 December 2009 due to pandemic flu.
21 November 2009The show was rescheduled to 23 December 2009 due to pandemic flu.

Box office score data (Billboard)

VenueCityTickets sold / AvailableGross revenue
Palasport Olimpico (March)Turin18,638 / 18,638 (100%)$828,003 *
PalaEvangelistiPerugia5,503 / 5,503 (100%)$216,296 *
Nelson Mandela ForumFlorence6,817 / 7,600 (90%)$292,884 *
PalaLottomatica (March)Rome23,311 / 23,311 (100%)$1,079,429 *
Mediolanum Forum (Apr)Milan40,072 / 40,072 (100%)$2,356,899 *
Fiera CampionariaCagliari9,085 / 9,120 (99%)$538,753 **
Wiltern TheaterLos Angeles1,236 / 1,888 (65%)$97,556 ***
Citibank HallRio de Janeiro2,251 / 3,336 (67%)$236,487 **
Credicard HallSão Paulo7,512 / 8,096 (93%)$808,085 **
National AuditoriumMexico City8,565 / 9,569 (90%)$341,004 ***
Bell CentreMontreal2,246 / 3.000 (75%)$212,480 ****
PalaLottomatica (Nov)Rome14,390 / 15,426 (93%)$777,263[6]
Futurshow Station (Dec)Bologna8,348 / 11,500 (73%)$433,962
Palasport Olimpico (Dec)Turin9,273 / 10,210 (91%)$485,785
Mediolanum Forum (Dec)Milan20,036 / 20,036 (100%)$1,299,280[7]
TOTAL138,173 / 148,748 (93%)$7,570,989

Band

References

(*) Pulse Music Board – Billboard Boxscore 20 June 2009

(**) Pulse Music Board – Billboard Boxscore 21 November 2009

(***) Pulse Music Board – Billboard Boxscore 7 November 2009

(****) Pulse Music Board – Billboard Boxscore 14 November 2009

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: www.cicciapausi.it Laura Pausini UnofficialWebSite "Vivi di Musica" – WORLD WIDE TOUR 2009 . 21 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091204155138/http://www.cicciapausi.it/Pages_TOUR/WWT2009.htm . 4 December 2009 . dead .
  2. http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090723/local/laura-pausini-attracts-9-000-strong-crowd.266334 Laura Pausini attracts 9,000 strong crowd – timesofmalta.com
  3. Web site: Laura Pausini to open Latin American tour in Santo Domingo . 20 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120327220112/http://infosurhoy.com/cocoon/saii/xhtml/en_GB/features/saii/features/2009/07/24/feature-01 . 27 March 2012 . dead .
  4. Web site: http://www.thelaguide.com/events/laura-pausini-at-0800-pm_20188.php . 21 July 2012 .
  5. http://www.theaircanadacentre.com/news.asp?story_id=402 Laura Pausini Coming To ACC – The Air Canada Centre
  6. http://www.marksaw.com/music/boxscores/2010_Boxscores/2010-07-03_26.html
  7. http://www.marksaw.com/music/boxscores/2010_Boxscores/2010-06-26_25.html