Humbug Tour

The Humbug Tour was a world concert tour by British indie rock band Arctic Monkeys in support of their third studio album, Humbug.[1] Although Humbug was not released until 25 August 2009, the tour started with a series of shows in Australia and New Zealand in the January of that year. Following this leg, there was a break for the band to put the finishing touches on the record. The tour then resumed in Poland on 2 July 2009. The band proceeded to tour through 2009 and into 2010, ending with 15 dates in April across the United States and Mexico.[2]

Humbug Tour
World tour by Arctic Monkeys
Associated albumHumbug
Start date13 January 2009
End date22 April 2010
Legs10
No. of shows11 in Oceania
47 in Europe
45 in North America
2 in Asia
105 in Total
Arctic Monkeys concert chronology

Set list

The set list evolved over the duration of the tour, but primarily focused on songs from "Humbug". Songs from Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not were primarily left out of the set, with "The View From The Afternoon", "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor", and "Still Take You Home" being the only songs to regularly feature from the band's record breaking debut album. The set list was briefly modified to include "When The Sun Goes Down" and a snippet of "Mardy Bum" during the November 2009 European Leg. "When the Sun Goes Down" also returned for select shows in 2010, but "Mardy Bum" did not.

Generally, the band opened each gig with a song from "Humbug" (either "Pretty Visitors" or "Dance Little Liar"), followed by "Brianstorm", "This House is a Circus" and "Still Take You Home". The mid-part of the set list was commonly rotated but generally featured two songs from "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not", three songs from "Favourite Worst Nightmare", seven from "Humbug" and a cover of Nick Cave's 1994 hit; Red Right Hand. In addition, a B-side from the "Humbug" sessions would often make the set list (often "Sketchead" or "Catapult"), although Favourite Worst Nightmare B-side "Nettles" was included during the last US leg in Spring 2010. Following the last song of the main set (usually "Do Me a Favour" in North America and "Secret Door" in Europe), the band returned for a two-song encore.

The encore typically consisted of a new version of "Fluorescent Adolescent", which had been transposed to include a snippet of a different song (most commonly "Only You Know" by Dion or "Strange" by Patsy Kline), as well as standard closing number "505". Both songs in the encore were generally from the band's 2007 album "Favourite Worst Nightmare" as a few variations included either "If You Were There, Beware", or the aforementioned B-side "Nettles".

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
Oceania
13 January 2009 Wellington New Zealand Wellington Town Hall
15 January 2009 Auckland The Powerstation
16 January 2009[lower-alpha 1] Mount Smart Stadium
18 January 2009[lower-alpha 1] Gold Coast Australia Gold Coast Parklands
20 January 2009 Melbourne Palais Theatre
22 January 2009 Sydney Hordern Pavilion
23 January 2009[lower-alpha 1] Sydney Olympic Park
24 January 2009 Melbourne Palais Theatre
26 January 2009[lower-alpha 1] Flemington Racecourse
30 January 2009[lower-alpha 1] Adelaide Adelaide Showground
1 February 2009[lower-alpha 1] Perth Claremont Showground
Europe
2 July 2009[lower-alpha 2] Gdynia Poland Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport
4 July 2009[lower-alpha 3] Hradec Králové Czech Republic Hradec Králové Airport
5 July 2009 Vienna Austria Arena
7 July 2009 Split Croatia Prokurative
9 July 2009[lower-alpha 4] Novi Sad Serbia Petrovaradin Fortress
North America
1 August 2009[lower-alpha 5] Jersey City United States Liberty State Park
2 August 2009[lower-alpha 6] Montreal Canada Parc Jean-Drapeau
3 August 2009 New York City United States Highline Ballroom
5 August 2009 Boston Paradise Rock Club
7 August 2009 Chicago Metro Chicago
8 August 2009[lower-alpha 7] Grant Park
Leg #4, Europe
13 August 2009OsloNorwayOya Festival
14 August 2009GothenburgSwedenWay Out West Festival
15 August 2009CopenhagenDenmarkBeat Day Festival
21 August 2009ErfurtGermanyHighfield Festival
22 August 2009HasseltBelgiumPukkelpop Festival
23 August 2009BiddinghuizenNetherlandsLowlands Festival
26 August 2009LondonEnglandBrixton Academy
28 August 2009LeedsLeeds Festival
29 August 2009ReadingReading Festival
Leg #5, North America
14 September 2009San DiegoUnited StatesSoma San Diego
15 September 2009Los AngelesHollywood Palladium
16 September 2009OaklandFox Theatre
18 September 2009PortlandWonder Ballroom
19 September 2009SeattleThe Showbox @ The Market
20 September 2009VancouverCanadaMalkin Bowl
22 September 2009Salt Lake CityUnited StatesIn The Venue
23 September 2009DenverOgden Theatre
25 September 2009MinneapolisFirst Avenue
26 September 2009MilwaukeeThe Rave
28 September 2009ColumbusNewport Music Hall
29 September 2009TorontoCanadaKool Haus
30 September 2009PhiladelphiaUnited StatesElectric Factory
2 October 2009New OrleansHouse of Blues
3 October 2009HoustonHouse of Blues
4 October 2009AustinAustin City Limits Festival
5 October 2009DallasThe Palladium Ballroom
Leg #6, Japan
18 October 2009TokyoJapanLiquid Room
19 October 2009Budokan
Leg #7, Europe
3 November 2009AntwerpBelgiumLotto Arena
5 November 2009ParisFranceZenith
6 November 2009
8 November 2009BerlinGermanyTreptow Arena
10 November 2009AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music Hall
11 November 2009
13 November 2009LiverpoolEnglandEcho Arena
14 November 2009SheffieldSheffield Arena
16 November 2009Newcastle upon TyneMetro Radio Arena
17 November 2009LondonWembley Arena
18 November 2009
20 November 2009BirminghamNational Indoor Arena
21 November 2009ManchesterManchester Evening News Arena
22 November 2009NottinghamTrent FM Arena
24 November 2009GlasgowScotlandSECC
25 November 2009BelfastNorthern IrelandOdyssey Arena
26 November 2009DublinIrelandThe O2
Leg #8, North America
6 December 2009ChicagoUnited StatesRiviera Theatre
7 December 2009PittsburghMr. Smalls Theatre
8 December 2009Washington, D.C.9:30 Club
10 December 2009New York CityTerminal 5
11 December 2009
13 December 2009BostonHouse of Blues
14 December 2009MontrealCanadaMétropolis
Leg #9, Europe
26 January 2010MilanItalyPalasharp
27 January 2010GrenobleFranceSummum
29 January 2010RennesLiberté (venue)
30 January 2010BordeauxMedoquine
31 January 2010MontpellierZenith
2 February 2010PortoPortugalColiseum
3 February 2010LisbonCampo Pequeno
5 February 2010MadridSpainPalacio Vistalegre
6 February 2010BarcelonaSant Jordi Club
8 February 2010MunichGermanyZenith
9 February 2010Offenbach am MainStadthalle Offenbach
10 February 2010DüsseldorfPhilipshalle
13 February 2010ValenciaSpainCiudad de las Artes y las Ciencias
27 March 2010LondonEnglandRoyal Albert Hall
28 March 2010O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
Leg #10, North America
1 April 2010Miami BeachUnited StatesFillmore Miami Beach at Jackie
2 April 2010TampaThe Ritz
3 April 2010HollywoodHard Rock Live
5 April 2010Athens40 Watt Club
6 April 2010RaleighDisco Rodeo
7 April 2010BaltimoreRams Head Live
9 April 2010CovingtonMadison Theatre
11 April 2010St. LouisThe Pageant
12 April 2010LawrenceLiberty Hall
13 April 2010TulsaCain's Ballroom
15 April 2010TempeThe Marquee
16 April 2010Las VegasHouse of Blues
18 April 2010PioneertownPappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace
21 April 2010Mexico CityMexicoEstadio Azteca's Esplande
22 April 2010GuadalajaraForo Alterno

Personnel
Arctic Monkeys
Touring musicians
  • John Ashton – keyboards, additional guitar, backing vocals

Notes
  1. The concerts on 16, 18, 23, 26, 30 January and 1 February 2009 concerts were part of the Big Day Out festival series.[3]
  2. The 2 July 2009 concert in Gdynia was part of Open'er Festival.
  3. The 4 July 2009 concert in Hradec Králové was part of Rock for People.
  4. The 9 July 2009 concert in Novi Sad was part of Exit Festival.
  5. The 1 August 2009 concert in Jersey City was part of All Points West Festival.
  6. The 2 August 2009 concert in Montreal was part of Osheaga Festival.
  7. The 8 August 2009 concert in Chicago was part of Lollapalooza.

References
  1. Eliscu, Jenny. "Arctic Monkeys' Desert Journey: The Making of 'Humbug'". Rolling Stone Magazine. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. News, Relax. "Arctic Monkeys to tour Europe in January 2010". The Independent. The Independent. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. "Big Day Out 2009 – First Lineup Announcement". pedestrian.tv. Pedestrian. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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