Harajuku Lovers Tour 2005

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Harajuku Lovers Tour 2005
Tour by Gwen Stefani
Start date October 23, 2005
End date December 21, 2005
Legs 1
Shows 42 in North America
Gwen Stefani tour chronology
Harajuku Lovers Tour
(2005)		 The Sweet Escape Tour
(2007)

The Harajuku Lovers Tour 2005 was a concert tour in support of Gwen Stefani's first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby (2004). The tour featured break dancers, a marching band, pirates, and Stefani's four Harajuku Girls. The openers for this North American tour included the Black Eyed Peas, Ciara, and M.I.A.

Stefani's first solo concert tour coincided with the launch of her Harajuku Lovers line of accessories. Tour performances were documented on her late 2006 Harajuku Lovers Live DVD, which was filmed at her first tour stop in her hometown, Anaheim.

Contents

[edit] Setlist

The typical tour setlist featured tracks from Love. Angel. Music. Baby., and in addition, Stefani introduced two new songs to the line-up; "Wind It Up" and "Orange County Girl".

Setlist For Orange County California Show

  1. "Harajuku Girls"
  2. "What You Waiting For?" (followed by costume change)
  3. "The Real Thing"
  4. "Crash" (followed by costume change)
  5. "Luxurious" (followed by costume change)
  6. "Rich Girl"
  7. "Danger Zone"
  8. "Long Way To Go" (followed by costume change)
  9. "Wind It Up" (followed by costume change)
  10. "Orange County Girl" (followed by costume change)
  11. "Cool" (followed by costume change)
  12. "Serious"
  13. "Bubble Pop Electric" (followed by costume change)
  14. "Hollaback Girl" (encore)

[edit] Reception

The tour received negative reviews from critics. The Seattle Times found that the material used was "eminently forgettable", and reviewers stated that Stefani should have used songs from her work with No Doubt.[1][2] The Detroit News stated that the show focused too much on style and fashion at the expense of performance and noted that "though she makes great dance music…Stefani can't dance".[2] Winnipeg Sun agreed, noting there were three costume changes during the first four songs.[3] Reviewers stated that the Black Eyed Peas, who performed songs including "Pump It", "My Humps", and "Let's Get Retarded",[4] performed better than and upstaged Stefani.[1]

[edit] Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
North America
October 15 Las Vegas, Nevada United States Aladdin Resort and Casino
October 16 Phoenix, Arizona United States America West Arena
October 18 San Jose, California United States HP Pavilion
October 20 San Diego, California United States Cox Arena
October 21 Los Angeles, California United States Hollywood Bowl
October 23 Sacramento, California United States ARCO Arena
October 25 Salt Lake City, Utah United States The E Center
October 26 Denver, Colorado United States Magness Arena
October 28 Rosemont, Illinois United States Allstate Arena
October 29 Detroit, Michigan United States Palace of Auburn Hills
October 31 Boston, Massachusetts United States TD Banknorth Garden
November 1 New York, New York United States Madison Square Garden
November 3 Atlantic City, New Jersey United States Borgata
November 5 Fairfax, Virginia United States Patriot Center
November 6 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States Wachovia Center
November 8 Duluth United States Gwinnett Center
November 10 Houston United States Toyota Center
November 11 Dallas United States Reunion Arena
November 13 Milwaukee United States Bradley Center
November 14 Saint Paul United States Xcel Energy Center
November 16 Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada MTS Centre
November 18 Edmonton, Alberta Canada Rexall Place
November 20 Vancouver, British Columbia Canada General Motors Place
November 21 Seattle, Washington United States Key Arena
November 23 Portland, Oregon United States Memorial Coliseum
November 25 Fresno, California United States Save Mart Center
November 26 Anaheim United States Honda Center
November 28 Anaheim United States Honda Center
November 29 Bakersfield, California United States Rabobank Arena
December 1 Oakland United States Oracle Arena
December 3 Las Vegas United States Mandalay Bay Events Center
December 4 San Diego United States iPayOne Center
December 8 Cleveland United States Quicken Loans Arena
December 9 Toronto, Ontario Canada Air Canada Centre
December 11 Montreal, Quebec Canada Bell Centre
December 12 Uncasville, Connecticut United States Mohegan Sun Arena
December 14 Derona, New York United States [[]]
December 15 New York, New York United States [[]]
December 17 Columbus United States Nationwide Arena
December 18 Nashville United States Gaylord Entertainment Center
December 20 Orlando United States TD Waterhouse Cente
December 21 Ft. Lauderdale United States BankAtlantic Center

[edit] Gallery

"Harajuku Girls"

"What You Waiting For?"

"The Real Thing"

"Crash"

"Luxurious"

"Rich Girl"

"Cool"

"Serious"

"Bubble Pop Electric"

"Hollaback Girl"

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b MacDonald, Patrick. "Gwen Stefani: She sings! She designs! She dances ... uh, um, no". The Seattle Times. November 18, 2005. Retrieved March 30, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Graham, Adam. "Stefani's solo act falls short at Palace". The Detroit News. October 31, 2005. Retrieved March 30, 2007.
  3. ^ Williams, Rob."Live Review: Gwen Stefani in Winnipeg". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved from Jam! March 30, 2007.
  4. ^ Harrington, Jim. "Live Review: Gwen Stefani in San Jose, CA". LiveDaily. October 19, 2005. Retrieved March 30, 2007.
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