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Close Encounters Tour

2006 concert tour by Robbie Williams

2006 concert tour by Robbie Williams

FieldValue
concert_tour_nameClose Encounters Tour
imageRobbieW 2006TourPoster.jpg
image_size220px
captionPromotional advert for the tour
artistRobbie Williams
location
album*Intensive Care*
start_date10 April 2006
end_date18 December 2006
number_of_legs4
number_of_shows57
last_tour2003 Tour
(2003)
this_tour**Close Encounters Tour**
(2006)
next_tourTake the Crown Stadium Tour
(2013)

(2003) (2006) (2013)

The Close Encounters Tour was a concert tour by the English recording artist, Robbie Williams. Running from April to December 2006, the tour supported Williams' sixth studio album, Intensive Care. The tour saw Williams play over 50 shows in stadiums across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Oceania. The name is derived from the 1977 film, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The tour sold 1.6 million tickets on its first day of sale in November 2005, breaking the world record for the most concert tickets sold in a single day. Williams held the record for nearly 17 years, until it was broken by Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour, which sold 2.4 million tickets in a single day in November 2022.

Opening acts

  • Freshlyground (Africa)
  • Chris Coco (Europe, South America, Australia)
  • Basement Jaxx (Europe)
  • Orson (Europe)
  • Sneaky Sound System (Australia)
  • La Portuaria (Buenos Aires)

Set list

The following set list is that for the concert on 10 April 2006 at the ABSA Stadium in Durban, South Africa. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Instrumental Sequence" (contains elements of "The Five Tones and Mountain Visions")
  2. "Radio"
  3. "Rock DJ"
  4. "Tripping"
  5. "Monsoon"
  6. "Sin Sin Sin"
  7. "Supreme"
  8. "The Trouble With Me"
  9. "Millennium"
  10. "Back for Good"
  11. "Advertising Space"
  12. "There She Goes"
  13. "Ghosts"
  14. "Come Undone"
  15. "Feel"
  16. "A Place to Crash"
  17. "Kids"
  18. "Make Me Pure" ;Encore
  19. "Let Me Entertain You"
  20. "Strong"
  21. "Angels"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
10 April 2006DurbanSouth AfricaABSA Stadium
13 April 2006Cape TownGreen Point Stadium
17 April 2006PretoriaLoftus Versfeld Stadium
21 April 2006DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesNad Al Sheba Racecourse
9 June 2006DublinIrelandCroke Park
13 June 2006BrusselsBelgiumStade Roi Baudouin
14 June 2006
17 June 2006ParisFranceParc des Princes
21 June 2006AmsterdamNetherlandsAmsterdam Arena
22 June 2006
24 June 2006
25 June 2006
1 July 2006GothenburgSwedenUllevi
2 July 2006
6 July 2006CopenhagenDenmarkParken Stadium
7 July 2006
10 July 2006DresdenGermanyFestwiese Ostragehege
11 July 2006
14 July 2006HamburgTrabrennbahn Bahrenfeld
15 July 2006
19 July 2006BudapestHungaryFerenc Puskás Stadium
22 July 2006MilanItalySan Siro
27 July 2006BerlinGermanyOlympiastadion
28 July 2006
1 August 2006MunichOlympiastadion
2 August 2006
3 August 2006
8 August 2006CologneJahnwiese
9 August 2006
12 August 2006HockenheimHockenheimring
13 August 2006
18 August 2006ViennaAustriaErnst-Happel-Stadion
19 August 2006
23 August 2006BernSwitzerlandStade de Suisse
24 August 2006
1 September 2006GlasgowScotlandHampden Park
2 September 2006
8 September 2006LeedsEnglandRoundhay Park
9 September 2006
14 September 2006Milton KeynesNational Bowl
15 September 2006
16 September 2006
18 September 2006
19 September 2006
10 October 2006SantiagoChileEstadio Nacional
14 October 2006Buenos AiresArgentinaRiver Plate Stadium
15 October 2006
18 October 2006Rio de JaneiroBrazilPraça da Apoteose
21 October 2006Mexico CityMexicoForo Sol
22 October 2006
30 November 2006PerthAustraliaSubiaco Oval
1 December 2006
5 December 2006AdelaideAAMI Stadium
9 December 2006SydneyAussie Stadium
10 December 2006
13 December 2006BrisbaneSuncorp Stadium
14 December 2006
17 December 2006MelbourneTelstra Dome
18 December 2006

;Cancellations and rescheduled shows

Box office score data

VenueCityTickets sold / AvailableGross revenue
Foro SolMexico City102,956 / 108,414 (95%)$3,626,856

References

References

  1. (November 25, 2005). "Robbie sets ticket sales record". [[The Age]].
  2. Sharf, Zack. (November 17, 2022). "Ticketmaster Cancels Taylor Swift Tour's Public Tickets Sale Due to 'High Demand' and 'Insufficient Inventory'".
  3. Coetzer, Diane. (13 April 2006). "Robbie Kicks Off World Tour in South Africa". VNU Business Media.
  4. "Robe Light Robbie Williams in Dubai". www.freezepage.com/1372640602TDMOEBGYYG?url=http://www.ula.com.au/index.php?option%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dview%26id%3D469%26Itemid%3D80.
  5. "ROBBIE'S SUPER-SIZED WORLD TOUR WILL FINISH IN AUSTRALIA". Chugg Entertainment.
  6. (5 May 2006). "Williams shifts Wembley concerts". [[BBC.
  7. (16 September 2006). "Robbie Williams Cancels Asian Tour Dates". VNU Business Media.
  8. (18 November 2006). "Boxscore Concert Grosses". VNU Business Media.
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