Take Us Alive World Tour

The Take Us Alive World Tour was a concert tour by hard rock band Extreme, taking place in from mid to late 2008, in support of Saudades de Rock, their first album of original material in 13 years, and the first since their reunion in 2007. It was considered their reunion tour, and their first full-scale world tour together since 1995. It was also the band's first tour with new drummer, Kevin Figueiredo.

Take Us Alive World Tour
Tour by Extreme
Associated albumSaudades de Rock
Start dateJuly 11, 2008
End dateDecember 15, 2008
Legs3
No. of shows51
23 North America
19 Europe
9 Asia
Extreme concert chronology

The band began the North American leg with a performance at the Rocklahoma in Pryor, Oklahoma, on July 11, with the official headlining North American leg beginning on July 29, supported by King's X, with Living Colour also supporting on one date. Most of the European leg was supported by Voodoo Six the London-based UK rock band formed by former Dirty Deeds bass player and producer Tony Newton, and The Duvals, with Hot Leg and The Duvals supporting on all UK dates.

Various covers were played during the tour including Led Zeppelin's "Communication Breakdown", Queen's "Nevermore" and James Brown's "Mother Popcorn".

Set list
North American Leg[1]

Encore

European Leg[2]
  • "Comfortably Dumb"
  • "Decadence Dance"
  • "Rest in Peace"
  • "It ('s a Monster)"
  • "Star"
  • "Tell Me Something I Don't Know"
  • "Kid Ego"
  • "Little Girls"
  • "Teacher's Pet"
  • "Play with Me"
  • "Midnight Express"
  • "More Than Words"
  • "Ghost"
  • "Cupid's Dead"
  • "Take Us Alive"
  • "Flight of the Wounded Bumblebee"
  • "Get the Funk Out"

Encore

  • "Am I Ever Gonna Change"
  • "Hole Hearted"
  • "Mutha (Don't Wanna Go to School Today)"
Asian Leg[3]
  • "Comfortably Dumb"
  • "Decadence Dance"
  • "Rest in Peace"
  • "Warheads"
  • "Star"
  • "Tell Me Something I Don't Know"
  • "Kid Ego"
  • "Little Girls"
  • "Teacher's Pet"
  • "Play with Me"
  • "Midnight Express"
  • "Nevermore" (Queen cover)
  • "More Than Words"
  • "Ghost"
  • "Mother Popcorn" (James Brown cover)
  • "Cupid's Dead"
  • "Take Us Alive"
  • "He-Man Woman Hater"
  • "Get the Funk Out"

Encore

  • "Am I Ever Gonna Change"
  • "Hole Hearted"

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue Support act(s)
North America[4][5][6]
July 11, 2008 Pryor United States Rocklahoma N/A
July 29, 2008 Poughkeepsie The Chance King's X
July 31, 2008 Boston BOA Pavilion
August 1, 2008 Long Island Brookhaven Amphitheater Living Colour
August 2, 2008 Baltimore Rams Head Live! King's X
August 4, 2008 New York City The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
August 5, 2008 Lancaster Chameleon Club
August 6, 2008 Cleveland House of Blues
August 8, 2008 Detroit Emerald Theater
August 9, 2008 Chicago House of Blues
August 10, 2008 Cincinnati Union Centre Boulevard Bash
August 12, 2008 Charlotte Amos' Southend
August 13, 2008 Atlanta Center Stage
August 15, 2008 Orlando House of Blues
August 16, 2008 Fort Lauderdale Revolution
August 18, 2008 New Orleans House of Blues
August 19, 2008 Houston Meridian
August 20, 2008 Dallas House of Blues
August 22, 2008 Phoenix The Marquee
August 23, 2008 Las Vegas House of Blues
August 25, 2008 San Francisco The Fillmore
August 26, 2008 Los Angeles House of Blues
August 30, 2008 Syracuse Great New York State Fair
Europe[7][8][9]
September 13, 2008 Milan Italy Rock of Ages Festival N/A
October 29, 2008 Lisbon Portugal Coliseum Voodoo Six
October 31, 2008 Madrid Spain La Riviera
November 1, 2008 Bilbao Rock Star Live
November 3, 2008 Tilburg Netherlands 013 Tilburg
November 4, 2008 Paris France Élysée Montmartre
November 5, 2008 Cologne Germany Essigfabrik
November 8, 2008 Dublin Ireland The Academy
November 9, 2008 Belfast Northern Ireland Spring & Airbrake
November 11, 2008 Cambridge England Cambridge Corn Exchange Voodoo Six
The Duvals
November 12, 2008 Norwich Norwich UEA
November 14, 2008 Leeds O2 Academy Leeds Hot Leg
The Duvals
November 15, 2008 Glasgow Scotland O2 Academy Glasgow
November 17, 2008 Newcastle upon Tyne England Newcastle City Hall
November 18, 2008 Manchester Manchester Academy
November 20, 2008 Newport Wales Newport Centre
November 21, 2008 Southampton England Southampton Guildhall
November 23, 2008 Birmingham O2 Academy Birmingham
November 24, 2008 London London Astoria
Asia[10][11]
December 1, 2008 Tokyo Japan Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall N/A
December 2, 2008
December 4, 2008
December 5, 2008
December 8, 2008 Osaka Koseinenkin Kaikan
December 9, 2008 Nagoya Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall
December 10, 2008 Hiroshima Yubin Chokin Hall
December 13, 2008 Seoul South Korea Melon-AX Hall[12]
December 15, 2008 Jakarta Indonesia Tennis Indoor Senayan

Personnel

References
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  12. "Events Calendar" Korea Herald. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 2012-04-10
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