2003 Tour (Robbie Williams)

The 2003 Tour was a tour by British singer, Robbie Williams. Supporting his fifth studio album, Escapology, the tour played nearly 40 shows in Europe and Australasia. Officially, the tour was known as the Weekends of Mass Distraction, Cock of Justice and Aussie Typo.

2003 Tour
Tour by Robbie Williams
Associated albumEscapology
Start date28 June 2003
End date14 December 2003
Legs3
No. of shows34 in Europe
4 in Australasia
38 Total
Robbie Williams concert chronology

Background

This part of the tour took place in Summer 2003. Williams performed in front of 1.2 million people at 21 shows in Europe. In the United Kingdom, he broke all previous records for ticket sales selling out 375,000 tickets for 3 shows at Knebworth in less than 8 hours.[1] The attendance at these shows set a world record for a run of shows by a single artist. He also performed in Dublin's Phoenix for a crowd of over 120,000. The tour had a massive impact on Robbie's fan base across the continent and boosted sales of the current album Escapology, pushing it into the Top Three in most European countries. The second leg of the European tour was renamed Cock of Justice and took place during Autumn 2003. The final leg of tour in Australia and New Zealand was named Aussie Typo. Additional dates were planned for South America and South Africa but were subsequently cancelled.

Setlist
  1. "Let Me Entertain You"
  2. "Let Love Be Your Energy"
  3. "We Will Rock You"
  4. "Monsoon"
  5. "Come Undone"
  6. "Strong"
  7. "Me and My Monkey"
  8. "Hot Fudge"
  9. "Mr. Bojangles"
  10. "She's The One"
  11. "Supreme"
  12. "No Regrets"
  13. "Kids"
  14. "Better Man"
  15. "Nan's Song"
  16. "Feel
  17. "Rock DJ
  18. "Angels"
Notes
  • During the second European leg and in Australasia, Williams performed "Sexed Up"

Tour dates
Weekends of Mass Distraction
Date City Country Venue
Europe
28 June 2003 Edinburgh Scotland Murrayfield Stadium
29 June 2003
2 July 2003 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
4 July 2003 Vienna Austria Ernst-Happel-Stadion
6 July 2003 Munich Germany Olympiastadion
8 July 2003 Berlin Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide
9 July 2003 Waldbühne
11 July 2003 Mannheim Maimarktgelände
13 July 2003 Gelsenkirchen Arena AufSchalke
17 July 2003 Amsterdam Netherlands Amsterdam Arena
18 July 2003
20 July 2003 Hanover Germany Messegelände
22 July 2003 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
23 July 2003
25 July 2003 Copenhagen Denmark Parken Stadium
27 July 2003 Stockholm Sweden Stockholms Olympiastadion
1 August 2003 Knebworth England Knebworth Park
2 August 2003
3 August 2003
9 August 2003 Dublin Ireland Phoenix Park
Cock of Justice
Date City Country Venue
Europe
19 October 2003 Lisbon Portugal Pavilhão Atlântico
20 October 2003
22 October 2003 Madrid Spain Palacio Vistalegre
24 October 2003 Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi
25 October 2003 Lyon France Halle Tony Garnier
27 October 2003 Geneva Switzerland SEG Geneva Arena
28 October 2003
30 October 2003 Assago Italy FilaForum
3 November 2003 Budapest Hungary Papp László Budapest Sportaréna
4 November 2003 Prague Czech Republic T-Mobile Arena
6 November 2003 Katowice Poland Spodek
9 November 2003 Moscow Russia Olimpiisky
11 November 2003 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Areena
12 November 2003
14 November 2003 Oslo Norway Vallhall Arena
Aussie Typo
Date City Country Venue
Australasia
6 December 2003 Auckland New Zealand Western Springs Stadium
12 December 2003 Melbourne Australia Telstra Dome
13 December 2003 Sydney Aussie Stadium
14 December 2003

Boxscore Grosses
Commercial Reception
Date Venue City Attendance Ticket grossing
Tickets Sold Tickets On Sale
December 6, 2003[2] Western Springs Stadium Auckland 40,046 51,279 $2,474,273
December 10, 2003[2] Telstra Dome Melbourne 57,027 57,027 $3,992,582
December 13–14, 2003[2] Aussie Stadium Sydney 99,870 103,483 $6,827,100

See also

References
  1. http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/robbie-for-roundhay-1-2136197
  2. "Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses 31 January 2004". Billboard. 31 January 2004. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
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