Close Encounters Tour
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The Close Encounters Tour is Robbie Williams' 2006 worldwide concert tour. It kicked off in Durban's ABSA Stadium on 10 April, and is scheduled to end in Melbourne in December. The tour has been a great success financially, with every date selling out the morning the tickets go on sale.
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[edit] History
The name "Close Encounters" from movie Close Encounters of the third kind (Steven Spielberg) is the Fanfare Let there be light (Intro). 'This symbol shows, that "we are not alone"', Robbie said before the tour. The show is a little "Space-show"...
[edit] Set List
During the spring leg of the tour, the set list was:
- Intro (Let there be light)
- Radio
- Rock DJ
- Tripping
- Monsoon
- Sin Sin Sin
- Supreme
- The Trouble With Me
- Millennium
- Back For Good
- No Regrets
- Advertising Space
- There She Goes
- Ghosts
- Come Undone
- Feel
- A Place To Crash
- Kids
- Make Me Pure
- Let Me Entertain You
- Strong
- Angels
The set list was different during the summer leg and, until the Hamburg concert on 15 July 2006, ran like so:
- Intro (Let there be light)
- Radio
- Rock DJ
- Tripping
- Monsoon
- Sin Sin Sin
- The Trouble With Me
- Make Me Pure
- Me and My Shadow (With Jonathan Wilkes)
- Strong (Also with Jonathan Wilkes)
- Back For Good
- No Regrets
- Advertising Space
- A Place To Crash
- Come Undone
- Feel
- Let Me Entertain You
- Angels
However, this changed on July 19 at Budapest and stayed the same for the rest of the European part of the tour.
- Intro (Let there be light)
- Radio
- Rock DJ
- Tripping
- Monsoon
- Sin Sin Sin
- Millennium
- Make Me Pure
- Me and My Shadow (With Jonathan Wilkes)
- Strong (Also with Jonathan Wilkes)
- Back For Good
- Advertising Space
- Come Undone
- Feel
- Let Me Entertain You
- Rudebox
- Angels
- Kids
The set list played in Santiago de Chile and both dates of Buenos Aires was supposed to stay the same for the rest of the Latin American Tour.
- Intro (Let there be light)
- Radio
- Rock DJ
- Tripping
- Monsoon
- Sin Sin Sin
- Millennium
- Make Me Pure
- Me and My Shadow (With Jonathan Wilkes)
- Strong (Also with Jonathan Wilkes)
- Back For Good
- Advertising Space
- Come Undone
- Feel
- Let Me Entertain You
- Rudebox
- Angels
- She's The One
- Better Man
However, Robbie changed the setlist in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil had a special and unique setlist following the European one, adding the hits Better Man and She's The One.
- Intro (Let there be light)
- Radio
- Rock DJ
- Tripping
- Monsoon
- Sin Sin Sin
- Make Me Pure
- Me and My Shadow (With Jonathan Wilkes)
- Strong (Also with Jonathan Wilkes)
- Back For Good
- Advertising Space
- Come Undone
- Better Man
- Feel
- Let Me Entertain You
- Rudebox
- She's The One
- Angels
- Kids
Robbie changed the setlist in Mexico City.... the setlist was:
- Intro (Let there be light)
- Radio
- Rock DJ
- Tripping
- Monsoon
- Sin Sin Sin
- Make Me Pure
- Me and My Shadow (With Jonathan Wilkes)
- Strong (Also with Jonathan Wilkes)
- Back For Good
- Advertising Space
- Come Undone
- Feel
- Let Me Entertain You
- Rudebox
- Better Man (with Omar Chaparro, just on October 21)
- Angels
- She's The One (just on October 21)
Robbie changed the setlist in Perth for the Australian leg.... the setlist was:
- Intro (Let there be light)
- Radio
- Rock DJ
- Tripping
- Monsoon
- Lovelight (This was the world premiere on November 30)
- Sin Sin Sin
- Make Me Pure
- Me and My Shadow (With Jonathan Wilkes)
- Strong (Also with Jonathan Wilkes)
- Back For Good
- Advertising Space
- Come Undone
- Feel
- Let Me Entertain You
- Rudebox
- Angels
- Kids
Robbie changed the setlist in Adelaide .... the setlist was:
- Intro (Let there be light)
- Radio
- Rock DJ
- Tripping
- Monsoon
- Sin Sin Sin
- Make Me Pure
- Me and My Shadow (With Jonathan Wilkes)
- Stayin Alive (acapella)
- Strong (Also with Jonathan Wilkes)
- Back For Good
- Advertising Space
- Come Undone
- Feel
- Let Me Entertain You
- Rudebox
- Angels
- Kids
Robbie changed the setlist in Sydney on the 10/12/06 .... the setlist was:
Intro (Let there be light)
- Radio
- Rock DJ
- Tripping
- Monsoon
- Sin Sin Sin
- Millennium
- Make Me Pure
- Me and My Shadow (With Jonathan Wilkes)
- Stayin Alive (acapella)
- Strong (Also with Jonathan Wilkes)
- Back For Good
- Advertising Space
- Come Undone
- Feel
- Let Me Entertain You
- Rudebox
- Angels
Note: The concert was cut short of normal running time, as the Sydney Council placed a curfew upon concerts at Aussie Stadium, ensuring it was over by 10.30pm.
Robbie changed the setlist in Brisbane .... the setlist was:
- Intro (Let there be light)
- Radio
- Rock DJ
- Tripping
- Monsoon
- Sin Sin Sin
- Millennium
- Make Me Pure
- Me and My Shadow (With Jonathan Wilkes)
- Stayin Alive (acapella)
- Strong (Also with Jonathan Wilkes)
- Back For Good
- Advertising Space
- Come Undone
- Feel
- Let Me Entertain You
- Rudebox
- Angels
- Kids
[edit] Support Acts
The Ordinary Boys were originally meant to be one of the support acts, but dropped out at the last minute. Orson took their place going on first.
Basement Jaxx were the top support act, which surprised many people, as the band are doing their own sold out arena tour in December. Many thought that the Jaxx were too big to do a support slot. The support slot also conicides with the release of their latest album, Crazy Itch Radio.
Basement Jaxx did not tour on the Americas. In Buenos Aires, La Portuaria, an argentinean band reminiscent of David Byrne was chosen to support. The supporting act in Cape Town was the local afro-fusion band Freshly Ground, who has the hit single doo be doo. The supporting act in Australia is Sneaky Sound System.
[edit] Timings
At most concerts, the times run :
- 6pm - 6:35pm: Orson
- 7:05pm - 7.55pm: Basement Jaxx
- 8:35pm - 10:25pm: Robbie Williams
