The Sweet Escape Tour

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The Sweet Escape Tour

Tour by Gwen Stefani
Start date	April 21, 2007
End date	October 17, 2007
Legs	4
Shows	46 in North America 2 in Latin America 7 in Australia 2 in Asia 21 in Europe 78 shows in total
Gwen Stefani tour chronology
Harajuku Lovers Tour (2005)	The Sweet Escape Tour (2007)

The Sweet Escape Tour is American singer Gwen Stefani's second concert tour, scheduled to take place starting in April 2007 in support of her December 2006 album The Sweet Escape.

Lady Sovereign has recently posted on her MySpace that she will be opening for Gwen. The dates of when she is opening is on her myspace.[1] Akon is also going to open for Gwen Stefani.[2] It was recently announced Gym Class Heroes will open for Gwen while the tour moves on into Australia during the end of the summer.[3]

The first North American leg starts in Las Vegas, Nevada and takes place in outdoor amphitheatres and casinos as well as large scale arenas. Gwen will also tour Australia in late July and finish Early August [4]. Originally, five Australian shows were scheduled but due to high demand, two extra dates were added for Sydney and Melborune. [5] The tour will also Latin America and Asia The European leg was announced in mid-March and will see the tour visit countries including the UK, Germany, Sweden and Holland among many others.^[1]

The tour follows her North American-only Harajuku Lovers Tour 2005. Stefani's December 2006 appearance on Saturday Night Live suggests that some of the features of that tour may be present again, including her four Harajuku Girls.

Behind the scenes footage is available at the Verizon Sweet Escape Tour page. Gwen has confirmed that What You Waiting For?, Hollaback Girl, Wind It Up, The Sweet Escape, 4 In The Morning, Early Winter, and Wonderful Life, will all be performed during the show. Gwen also stated in a recent interview that the single Crash had been cut from the setlist.

[edit] Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
April 21	Las Vegas, Nevada	United States	Pearl Concert Theater
April 22	San Diego, California	United States	Coors Amphitheatre
April 24	Fresno, California	United States	Save Mart Center
April 25	Bakersfield, California	United States	Rabobank Arena
April 27	Los Angeles, California	United States	Gibson Ampitheatre
April 28	Phoenix, Arizona	United States	Cricket Pavilion
April 30	Salt Lake City, Utah	United States	The E Center
May 2	Denver, Colorado	United States	Pepsi Center
May 3	Albuquerque, New Mexico	United States	Journal Pavilion
May 5	Dallas, Texas	United States	Smirnoff Music Centre
May 6	Houston, Texas	United States	Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
May 8	Tampa, Florida	United States	Ford Amphitheatre
May 9	West Palm Beach, Florida	United States	Sound Advice Amphitheatre
May 11	Atlanta, Georgia	United States	HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
May 12	Charlotte, North Carolina	United States	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
May 14	Raleigh, North Carolina	United States	Alltel Pavilion
May 15	Virginia Beach, Virginia	United States	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
May 17	Washington, D.C.	United States	Nissan Pavilion
May 18	Holmdel, New Jersey	United States	PNC Bank Arts Center
May 20	Wantagh, New York	United States	Jones Beach Theatre
May 21	Uncasville, Connecticut	United States	Mohegan Sun Arena
May 23	Boston, Massachusetts	United States	Tweeter Center
May 24	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	United States	Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
May 27	Atlantic City, New Jersey	United States	Borgata
May 29	Montreal, Quebec	Canada	Bell Centre
May 30	Toronto, Ontario	Canada	Air Canada Centre
June 1	Detroit, Michigan	United States	Palace of Auburn Hills
June 2	Noblesville, Indiana	United States	Verizon Wireless Music Center
June 4	Omaha, Nebraska	United States	Qwest Center
June 5	Saint Paul, Minnesota	United States	Xcel Energy Center
June 7	London, Ontario	Canada	John Labatt Centre
June 8	Chicago, Illinois	United States	First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
June 10	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Canada	MTS Centre
June 12	Edmonton, Alberta	Canada	Rexall Place
June 13	Calgary, Alberta	Canada	Pengrowth Saddledome
June 15	Vancouver, British Columbia	Canada	General Motors Place
June 16	Seattle, Washington	United States	White River Amphitheatre
June 18	Sacramento, California	United States	Sleep Train Amphitheatre
June 19	San Francisco, California	United States	Shoreline Amphitheatre
June 22	Irvine, California	United States	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
June 23	Irvine, California	United States	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
June 26	Santa Barbara, California	United States	Santa Barbara Bowl
June 27	Santa Barbara, California	United States	Santa Barbara Bowl
June 29	Reno, Nevada	United States	Reno Events Center
August 24	Honolulu, Hawaii	United States	Neal S. Blaisdell Center
August 25	Honolulu, Hawaii	United States	Neal S. Blaisdell Center
Latin America
July 13	Monterrey	Mexico	Monterrey Arena
July 18	San Juan	Puerto Rico	José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
Australia
July 28	Brisbane	Australia	Brisbane Entertainment Centre
July 30	Sydney	Australia	Acer Arena
July 31	Sydney	Australia	Acer Arena
August 2	Melbourne	Australia	Rod Laver Arena
August 3	Melbourne	Australia	Rod Laver Arena
August 5	Adelaide	Australia	Adelaide Entertainment Center
August 7	Perth	Australia	Burswood Dome
Asia
August 11	Tokyo	Japan	Summer Sonic Festival
August 12	Osaka	Japan	Summer Sonic Festival
Europe
September 10	Hamburg	Germany	Color Line Arena
September 12	Munich	Germany	Olympiahalle
September 14	Berlin	Germany	Velodrom
September 15	Cologne	Germany	Cologne Arena
September 16	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Ahoy
September 17	Paris	France	Palais Omnisport de Bercy
September 20	Glasgow	United Kingdom	SECC
September 22	Manchester	United Kingdom	MEN Arena
September 25	Birmingham	United Kingdom	NIA Arena
September 28	London	United Kingdom	Wembley Arena
October 1	Belfast	United Kingdom	Odyssey Arena
October 2	Dublin	Ireland	RDS Simmonscourt
October 4	Merksem	Belgium	Sportpaleis
October 6	Zurich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
October 7	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Rockhal
October 9	Oslo	Norway	Spektrum Arena
October 10	Stockholm	Sweden	Globe Arena
October 12	Helsinki	Finland	Hartwall Arena
October 14	Copenhagen	Denmark	Forum
October 16	Milan	Italy	Datchforum
October 17	Vienna	Austria	Stadthalle