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Straight to You Tour

2011 concert tour by Josh Groban

2011 concert tour by Josh Groban

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concert_tour_nameStraight to You Tour
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captionPromotional poster for the tour
artistJosh Groban
albumIlluminations
start_date
end_date
number_of_legs4
number_of_shows
last_tourBefore We Begin
(2010)
this_tourStraight to You Tour
(2011)
next_tourAll That Echoes World Tour
(2013)

(2010) (2011) (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.

Background

The tour was announced by Reprise Records on Valentine's Day 2011. 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. This is later followed by a posting on his official website with a detailed itinerary of the tour. 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. 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. Groban wants to continue the intimate theme even though he will play arenas.

To introduce the tour, Live Nation stated: "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."

Opening act

  • ELEW (North America) (select dates)

Setlist

The following songs were performed at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. It does not represent all songs performed on tour.

  1. "Straight to You" (Instrumental Introduction)
  2. "Changing Colors"
  3. "February Song"
  4. "You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)"
  5. "Oceano"
  6. "Aléjate"
  7. "Bells of New York City"
  8. "Higher Window"
  9. "Alla Luce del Sole"
  10. "War at Home"
  11. "Instrumental Sequence"
  12. "Você Existe em Mim"
  13. "Caruso"
  14. "Galileo (Someone Like You)"
  15. "Awake"
  16. "Weeping"
  17. "Machine"
  18. "Broken Vow"
  19. "Per Te" ;Encore:
  20. "Play Me"
  21. "You Raise Me Up"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
North America
May 12, 2011New OrleansUnited StatesUNO Lakefront Arena
May 14, 2011HoustonToyota Center
May 16, 2011DallasAmerican Airlines Center
May 18, 2011San AntonioAT&T Center
May 20, 2011TulsaBOK Center
May 21, 2011WichitaIntrust Bank Arena
May 24, 2011OmahaQwest Center Arena
May 25, 2011Kansas CitySprint Center
May 27, 2011St. LouisScottrade Center
May 28, 2011MolineiWireless Center
June 3, 2011BuffaloHSBC Arena
June 4, 2011ClevelandQuicken Loans Arena
June 8, 2011DuluthArena at Gwinnett Center
June 10, 2011CharlotteTime Warner Cable Arena
June 11, 2011RaleighRBC Center
June 14, 2011RichmondRichmond Coliseum
June 15, 2011HersheyGiant Center
July 8, 2011MinneapolisTarget Center
July 9, 2011Green BayResch Center
July 12, 2011IndianapolisConseco Fieldhouse
July 13, 2011ChicagoUnited Center
July 15, 2011CincinnatiU.S. Bank Arena
July 16, 2011Auburn HillsPalace of Auburn Hills
July 18, 2011TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre
July 19, 2011LondonJohn Labatt Centre
July 22, 2011OttawaScotiabank Place
July 23, 2011MontrealBell Centre
July 26, 2011BostonUnited StatesTD Garden
July 27, 2011Washington, D.C.Verizon Center
July 29, 2011PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center
July 30, 2011UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena
August 2, 2011NewarkPrudential Center
August 3, 2011PittsburghConsol Energy Center
August 5, 2011ColumbusValue City Arena
August 6, 2011Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena
August 9, 2011MilwaukeeBradley Center
August 10, 2011Des MoinesWells Fargo Arena
August 12, 2011DenverPepsi Center
August 13, 2011Salt Lake CityEnergySolutions Arena
August 17, 2011Los AngelesStaples Center
August 19, 2011PhoenixUS Airways Center
August 20, 2011Las VegasMGM Grand Garden Arena
August 23, 2011San JoseHP Pavilion at San Jose
August 24, 2011SacramentoPower Balance Pavilion
August 26, 2011PortlandRose Garden
August 27, 2011SeattleKeyArena
August 30, 2011VancouverCanadaRogers Arena
September 1, 2011CalgaryScotiabank Saddledome
September 2, 2011EdmontonRexall Place
September 4, 2011WinnipegMTS Centre
Europe
September 14, 2011ViennaAustriaGroßer Saal
September 16, 2011BerlinGermanyTempodrom
September 18, 2011CopenhagenDenmarkFalkoner Teatret
September 20, 2011BergenNorwayVestlandshallen
September 21, 2011OsloOslo Spektrum
September 23, 2011StockholmSwedenEricsson Globe
September 25, 2011HelsinkiFinlandFinlandia Hall
September 26, 2011TampereTampere Hall
September 30, 2011MunichGermanyPhilharmonie im Gasteig
October 2, 2011AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music Hall
October 3, 2011ParisFranceLe Grand Rex
October 6, 2011LucerneSwitzerlandKKL Concert Hall
October 9, 2011DüsseldorfGermanyPhilips Halle
October 11, 2011LondonEnglandHammersmith Apollo
October 12, 2011BirminghamSymphony Hall
October 14, 2011ManchesterBridgewater Hall
October 16, 2011GlasgowScotlandGlasgow Royal Concert Hall
October 18, 2011BelfastNorthern IrelandWaterfront Hall
October 19, 2011DublinIrelandGrand Canal Theatre
North America
October 26, 2011SunriseUnited StatesBankAtlantic Center
October 28, 2011TampaSt. Pete Times Forum
October 29, 2011OrlandoAmway Center
November 1, 2011North CharlestonNorth Charleston Coliseum
November 2, 2011NorfolkNorfolk Scope
November 4, 2011UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
November 8, 2011ManchesterVerizon Wireless Arena
November 9, 2011ProvidenceDunkin' Donuts Center
November 14, 2011New York CityMadison Square Garden
Africa
November 26, 2011North West ProvinceSouth AfricaSun City Superbowl
November 27, 2011
November 29, 2011Cape TownGrand Arena at Grand West Casino
November 30, 2011
December 2, 2011Port ElizabethNelson Mandela Bay Stadium

;Cancellations and rescheduled shows

Box office score data

VenueCityTickets sold / availableGross revenue
American Airlines CenterDallas7,407 / 8,849 (84%)$538,521
i wireless CenterMoline5,871 / 6,000 (98%)$302,706
Air Canada CentreToronto7,658 / 8,000 (96%)$731,996
John Labatt CentreLondon5,344 / 6,389 (84%)$409,672
Bell CentreMontreal3,646 / 4,550 (80%)$361,312
Verizon CenterWashington, D.C.5,734 / 13,559 (42%)url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsptitle=Billboard Boxscore: Issue Date 11/12/2011author=date=12 November 2011magazine=Billboardaccess-date=3 November 2011archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219150959/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jspurl-status=deadarchive-date=19 February 2012}}
Mohegan Sun ArenaUncasville4,298 / 4,653 (92%)$504,120
Staples CenterLos Angeles9,296 / 10,220 (91%)$684,452
US Airways CenterPhoenix5,822 / 9,694 (60%)$500,901
Rose Garden ArenaPortland4,426 / 8,818 (49%)$357,130
Rexall PlaceEdmonton5,963 / 11,080 (54%)$504,672
Waterfront HallBelfast1,892 / 1,892 (100%)date=25 February 2012title=Billboard Boxscoremagazine=Billboardvolume=124issue=6location=New Yorkissn=0006-2510access-date=19 February 2012url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsparchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219150959/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jspurl-status=deadarchive-date=19 February 2012}}
Grand Canal TheatreDublin2,038 / 2,038 (100%)$126,773
BankAtlantic CenterSunrise6,977 / 7,794 (89%)$404,208
TOTAL71,946 / 94,718 (76%)$5,717,612

References

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