Let Me Entertain You Tour

The Let Me Entertain You Tour[1] was the eleventh concert tour by British recording artist, Robbie Williams. The tour began in March 2015 in Europe and continued into Asia and Australasia, with over 40 shows. The tour grossed $27.1 million with 235,100 tickets sold.[2]

Let Me Entertain You Tour
Tour by Robbie Williams
Start date25 March 2015
End date3 November 2015
Legs4
No. of shows28 in Europe
2 in Asia
12 in Australia
42 Total
Robbie Williams concert chronology

Background

Shortly after the birth of his son,[3] Williams announced the tour via YouTube.[4] The video displays the pop singer walking around a neighbourhood in Los Angeles. He recites an updated, spoken word version of his hit, "Let Me Entertain You". Williams exclaimed the tour will visit new places or areas where he has not toured in a long time.[5] The announcement was shortly followed with a posting on his official website. In May 2015, Williams performed in Israel for the first time, before 50,000 fans at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv. He began the performance wearing devil horns. In the second half of the show, he donned a kilt. Underneath he wore tight black briefs with a tiger on the front. The shows in Paris, France were recorded for a live album which is available on Williams' official website.[6]

Opening acts

Setlist

The following setlist is obtained from the concerts held in Madrid and Barcelona, March 2015. This setlist does not represent all concerts during the tour.[11]

  1. "Video Introduction" (contains elements of "O Fortuna")
  2. "Let Me Entertain You"
  3. "Rock DJ"
  4. "We Will Rock You" / "I Love Rock n Roll"
  5. "Monsoon"
  6. "Tripping"
  7. "Bodies" (contains excerpts from "Royals")
  8. "The Road to Mandalay" (performed with Baskery)
  9. "Video Sequence"
  10. "Minnie The Moocher"
  11. "Swing Supreme" (contains excerpts from "I Will Survive")
  12. "Ignition (Remix)" / "Shout"
  13. "Motherfucker" (contains excerpts from "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star")
  14. "Better Man"
  15. "Video Sequence"
  16. "Radio" (contains elements of "Push It")
  17. "No Regrets"
  18. "Come Undone" (contains excerpts from "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For")
  19. "Candy"
  20. "Feel"
  21. "Millennium" (contains excerpts from "99 Problems")
  22. "Kids" (contains elements of "Back in Black")
Encore
  1. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
  2. "Angels"

Notes
  • During the show of 25 March in Madrid, Williams performed "Better Man" with his father. During the same show, he dedicated his performance of "Angels" to the victims of the Germanwings Flight 9525 crash.[12]
  • "No Regrets" contained excerpts from "Fastlove" during the show in Madrid and "Freedom '90" for the concert in Barcelona.

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Europe[13]
25 March 2015 Madrid Spain Barclaycard Center
27 March 2015 Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi
30 March 2015 Paris France Zénith Paris
31 March 2015
1 April 2015
5 April 2015 Kaunas Lithuania Žalgiris Arena
6 April 2015 Riga Latvia Arena Riga
9 April 2015 Saint Petersburg Russia Ice Palace
12 April 2015 Moscow Olimpiysky
15 April 2015 Minsk Belarus Minsk-Arena
17 April 2015 Kraków Poland Tauron Arena
18 April 2015 Bratislava Slovakia Zimný Štadión Ondreja Nepelu
21 April 2015 Linz Austria TipsArena Linz
22 April 2015
Asia[14][15]
25 April 2015 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates du Arena
2 May 2015 Tel Aviv Israel Hayarkon Park
Europe[16][17][18][19]
13 June 2015[A] Landgraaf Netherlands Megaland Landgraaf
17 June 2015 Belgrade Serbia Ušće Park
20 June 2015[B] Malakasa Greece Terra Vibe Park
26 June 2015[C] Norrköping Sweden Bråvalla flygflottilj
28 June 2015[D] Odense Denmark Tusindårsskoven
4 July 2015[E] Werchter Belgium Werchter Festival Grounds
7 July 2015[F] Rome Italy Ippodromo delle Capannelle
12 July 2015[G] Monaco-Ville Monaco Place du Palais
17 July 2015 Bucharest Romania Piața Constituției
20 July 2015[H] Nyon Switzerland Plaine de l'Asse
23 July 2015[I] Lucca Italy Piazza Napoleone
25 July 2015[J] Barcelona Spain Platja del Fòrum
7 August 2015[K] Burgas Bulgaria Central Beach
10 August 2015[L] Budapest Hungary Óbudai Island
Australasia [20]
9 October 2015 Perth Australia Perth Arena
10 October 2015
13 October 2015 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
14 October 2015
17 October 2015 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre
22 October 2015 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
23 October 2015
24 October 2015
27 October 2015 Sydney Allphones Arena
28 October 2015
31 October 2015 Wellington New Zealand Basin Reserve
3 November 2015 Auckland Vector Arena
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A Pinkpop Festival[21]
B Rockwave Festival[22]
C Bråvalla Festival[23]
D Tinderbox Music Festival[24]
E TW Classic[25]
F Rock in Roma[26]
G Celebration of the Tenth Anniversary of the Reign of Prince Albert II[27]
H Paléo Festival[28]
I Lucca Summer Festival[29]
J Hard Rock Rising[30]
K Spirit of Burgas[31]
L Sziget Festival[32]
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
26 April 2015 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates du Arena Rescheduled to 25 April 2015[33]
17 September 2015 Beijing, China MasterCard Center Cancelled[34]
20 September 2015 Shanghai, China Mercedes-Benz Arena Cancelled[34]
23 September 2015 Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong AsiaWorld–Arena Cancelled[34]
27 September 2015 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Stadium Merdeka Cancelled[34]
30 September 2015 Bangkok, Thailand Impact Arena Cancelled[34]
4 October 2015 Kallang, Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium Cancelled[34]

Box office score data

Venue City Tickets sold / Available Gross revenue
Perth Arena Perth 20,427 / 21,190 (96%) $2,196,330[35]
Brisbane Entertainment Centre Brisbane 10,642 / 10,642 (100%) $1,214,730[36]
Rod Laver Arena Melbourne 32,449 / 33,600 (97%) $3,758,970[35]
Allphones Arena Sydney 22,419 / 23,320 (96%) $2,531,970[37]
TOTAL 85,937 / 88,752 (97%) $9,702,000

References

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