Harajuku Lovers Tour 2005
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| Harajuku Lovers Tour 2005 | ||
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| Tour by Gwen Stefani | ||
| Start date | October 23, 2005 | |
| End date | December 21, 2005 | |
| Legs | 1 | |
| Shows | 42 in North America | |
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| Harajuku Lovers Tour (2005) |
The Sweet Escape Tour (2007) |
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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 a five piece band, dancers, a marching band, pirates, and Stefani's four Harajuku Girls. The openers for this North American tour included Ciara, the Black Eyed Peas, Ladytron, Goldfrapp 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, California.
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[edit] Reception
The tour received mixed, but fairly positive, reviews from critics. The Seattle Times found that the material used was "...eminently unforgettable...," 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. Also noted was 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. Stefani ended up touring while pregnant which forbade her from performing at optimum level.[3]
[edit] DVD release
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| Released | December 5, 2006 | ||||
| Genre | Dance, New Wave, Rock, Pop | ||||
| Label | Interscope | ||||
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A DVD video titled Harajuku Lovers Live documents Stefani's performance in Anaheim, California. The DVD was released on December 5, 2006 in conjunction with the promotion for her second album The Sweet Escape (2006).
Because of Stefani's profanity-filled on-stage persona, the DVD carries a Parental Advisory sticker (clean version also available). The set list includes all the songs from her debut album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (2004) and two then-new tracks ("Wind It Up" and "Orange County Girl") from The Sweet Escape. The DVD was certified gold in Australia[4] and platinum in Canada. [5] Extras include a 'Countdown to Tour' documentary with behind-the-scenes preparation footage with Gwen, 'Meet the Band and Dancers', a photo gallery, and the video of "The Real Thing".
[edit] Set list
- "Harajuku Girls"
- "What You Waiting For?"
- "The Real Thing"
- "Crash"
- "Luxurious"
- "Rich Girl"
- "Danger Zone"
- "Long Way to Go"
- "Wind It Up"
- "Orange County Girl"
- "Cool"
- "Serious"
- "Bubble Pop Electric"
- "Hollaback Girl"
[edit] Tour dates
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[edit] Gallery
 "Harajuku Girls" |
 "What You Waiting For?" |
 "The Real Thing" |
 "Crash" |
 "Luxurious" |
 "Cool" |
 "Hollaback Girl" |
[edit] References
- ^ MacDonald, Patrick. "Gwen Stefani: She sings! She designs! She dances ... uh, um, no". The Seattle Times. November 18, 2005. Retrieved March 30, 2007.
- ^ a b Graham, Adam. "Stefani's solo act falls short at Palace". The Detroit News. October 31, 2005. Retrieved March 30, 2007.
- ^ Williams, Rob."Live Review: Gwen Stefani in Winnipeg". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved from Jam! March 30, 2007.
- ^ "Accreditations - 2006 DVD". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 14, 2007.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 14, 2007.
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