The Amazing Tour Is Not On Fire
The Amazing Tour Is Not On Fire, also known as TATINOF, is a quasi-fictional theatrical stage show and the first tour by YouTubers Dan and Phil (Daniel Howell and Phil Lester). It was performed as a companion to The Amazing Book Is Not On Fire (TABINOF).
| Tour by Dan and Phil | |
| Start date | 8 October 2015 |
|---|---|
| End date | 6 December 2016 |
| Legs | 4 |
| No. of shows | 76 total; 17 in the UK, 44 in North America, 10 in Australia, 5 in Europe |
| Dan and Phil concert chronology | |
The tour travelled around the United Kingdom during October and November 2015, ending with a show at the London Palladium.[1] During the tour, they sung original song "The Internet Is Here", which they later released as a charity single for Stand Up To Cancer, earning them a gold record disc for the sales of the song.[2]
In 2016, they took the tour to the US and Toronto,[3] starting with a show in Orlando, Florida on 22 April and ended on 24 June with a show at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California.[4] It was the largest tour ever achieved by YouTube creators.[5][6] They later toured Australia in August 2016, starting in Perth and ending in Brisbane,[7] and finished the tour with a European leg, performing in Stockholm, Berlin, and Dublin.[8]
Story
Phil quite literally breaks the Internet by microwaving his laptop in an experiment, exploding its contents like popcorn. As they attempt to fix the Internet, Dan and Phil bring their YouTube content past and present to the stage, forced by circumstance to learn how to entertain their audience and live without the very thing that made them.[9]
Development
Planning began as early as 2014. Howell and Lester wrote and produced the show themselves, and then a crew helped them bring it to life.[5] On 26 March 2015, they announced both their book and tour via a trailer on Howell's channel.[10] A second trailer for the U.S. leg was released in February 2016.[9]
YouTube Red originals and Dan and Phil Go Outside
In October 2016, The Amazing Tour Is Not on Fire, a live recording of the final U.S. show at the Dolby Theatre,[11] was released as a YouTube Red Original film by the same name along with a documentary, Dan and Phil's Story of TATINOF.[12][5] They were the first British YouTube creators to release content on the YouTube Red platform.
Alongside these films, they released a photo book, Dan and Phil Go Outside, in November 2016, which includes a personal collection of candid photos and insightful stories from the tour.[13] The book became a #1 New York Times bestseller.[14]
Tour dates
References
- "The Dan and Phil BOOK & TOUR! - YouTube". Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- Riley, Conor (13 October 2016). "Dan and Phil Release Charity Single". TenEighty. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- Fitzgerald, Clare (26 February 2016). "Dan Howell and Phil Lester Announce US Tour". TenEighty. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- "Dan & Phil - The Amazing Tour Is Not On Fire". danandphiltour.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- Spangler, Todd (4 October 2016). "Dan & Phil on Making Their YouTube Red Tour Special, Documentary". Variety. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- VidCon (24 June 2016), YouTube @ VidCon: Susan Wojcicki Keynote, retrieved 3 August 2016
- Townsend, Benedict (17 June 2016). "It's Official: Dan and Phil are FINALLY Coming to Australia!". We the Unicorns. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- "TATINOF Europe". Twitter. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- Larsen, Peter (23 June 2016). "YouTube stars Dan & Phil delight a packed house in Costa Mesa". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- Lightfoot, Ant (27 March 2015). "Dan & Phil Announce Book and Tour". TenEighty. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- Weiss, Geoff (29 September 2016). "Dan & Phil Share Trailers For YouTube Red Tour Film, Behind-The-Scenes Documentary". TubeFilter. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- Foley, Linds (24 June 2016). "YouTube Are Teaming Up With Dan & Phil For A Movie". MTV UK. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- Cowdrey, Katherine (5 August 2016). "YouTubers Dan and Phil pen new book for Ebury". The Book Seller. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- James Loke Hale (4 October 2018). "Dan & Phil Fans Can Soon Feast Their Eyes On The 'Interactive Introverts' Tour Film". TubeFilter. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.