Seize the Night tour

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Seize the Night
Tour by Meat Loaf
Dates 2007
Legs 2
Shows 112
Meat Loaf tour chronology
Hair of the Dog Seize the Night

Seize the Night (also known as the Three Bats tour) is a 2007 world tour by Meat Loaf to promote the Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose.

Some concerts in April were cancelled due to Meat Loaf's ill health. Just over an hour into a concert in Newcastle on Tyne on 31 October 2007 he told the audience that it was the last of his life, and walked off stage.[1] He was later diagnosed with an "inter-vocal cord cyst" and cancelled the remaining dates on his European tour. Playing down the comments he made at Newcastle, in a statement he said "I'll be back."[2]

A DVD of the tour was released in October 2007, entitled 3 Bats Live. It also contains a bonus disc featuring the promotional videos and animations from Bat III. The DVD also features Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise, a documentary about the tour.

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[edit] Musicians

Many musicians from recent tours returned to play in the Neverland Express band. The most major change was the departure of Patti Russo, who had toured with Meat Loaf for 13 years. Vocalist Aspen Miller and saxophonist/keyboardist Dave Luther joined the band. He opened the show as lead on "All Revved up with No Place to Go."

Paul Crook, Randy Flowers, Mark Alexander, and John Miceli performed on lead guitar, guitar, piano, and drums, respectively. Kasim Sulton was bass guitar and musical director.

Marion Raven joined Meat Loaf for the first leg. She was the supporting act, promoting her Set Me Free album. Meat Loaf introduced her on stage at the latter stages of the concerts to duet on "It's All Coming Back to Me Now".[3] Supporting acts for the second leg included backing singer C.C. Colletti and Mother Pearl.

[edit] Dates

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[edit] Leg 1

Date City Country Venue Notes
23rd February Pala, CA US Pala Casino
28th February Victoria, BC Can Save-On Food Centre
2nd March Vancouver, BC Can Pacific Coliseum
4th March Edmonton, AB Can Rexall Place
6th March Kelowna, BC " Prospera Place
8th March Calgary, AB " Pengrowth Saddledome
11th March Winnipeg, MB " MTS Centre
14th March Toronto, ON " Hummingbird Centre For Performing Arts
16th March Ottawa, ON " Scotiabank Place
18th March London, ON " The John Labatt Centre
20th March Hamilton, ON " Copps Coliseum
22nd March Syracuse, NY US War Memorial On Center
24th March Upper Darby, Pennsylvania " Tower Theater
26th March Poughkeepsie, NY " Mid Hudson Civic Center
28th March Binghamton, NY " Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
30th March Hershey, Pennsylvania " Giant Center
1st April Washington, DC " DAR Constitution Hall Concert postponed to 4/16
3rd April Clearwater, FL " Ruth Eckerd Hall Concert canceled as it was due to start; rescheduled for 9/1
5th April Boca Raton, FL " Mizner Amphitheater Concert stopped after 4 songs; rescheduled for 8/30
7th April Orlando, FL " Hard Rock Live Concert canceled
10th April Wallingford, CT " Chevrolet Theatre Concert canceled; not to be rescheduled - refunded
12th April New York City, NY " Theater @ Madison Square Garden Concert canceled; rescheduled to 7/18
13th April New York City, NY " Theater @ Madison Square Garden Concert canceled; rescheduled to 7/20
16th April Washington, DC " DAR Constitution Hall Concert replaced 4/1

[edit] Europe - May to June

Date City Venue
10th May Manchester, England Manchester Evening News Arena
12th May Manchester, England Manchester Evening News Arena
14th May Birmingham, England NEC Arena
16th May Birmingham, England NEC Arena
18th May Glasgow, Scotland SECC
20th May Newcastle upon Tyne, England Metro Radio Arena
23rd May London, England Wembley Arena
25th May London, England Wembley Arena
27th May Sheffield, England Hallam FM Arena
29th May Sheffield, England Hallam FM Arena
31st May Belfast, Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena
2nd June Dublin, Ireland The Point
4th June Dublin, Ireland The Point
7th June Sweden Rock Festival Solvesborg, Sweden
9th June Rock Under Broen Middelfart, Denmark
12th June Color Line Arena Hamburg, Germany
14th June Koln Arena Cologne, Germany
17th June Olympiahalle Munich, Germany
19th June Schleyerhalle Stuttgart, Germany
21st June Festhalle Frankfurt, Germany
23rd June Yello Strom World Bowl XV, Commerzbank Arena Franfurt, Germany
25th June St Jakobs Halle Basel, Switzerland
27th June Heineken Music Hall Amsterdam, Holland
29th June Ashton Gate Football Ground Bristol, England

[edit] US - July to September

18th July Theater @ Madison Square Garden New York City, NY

[edit] Europe - October to November

Date City Country Venue Notes
18th October Dortmund Germany Westfalenhalle
20th October Leipzig Germany Arena
22nd October Mannheim Germany SAP Arena
24th October Nurnberg Germany Arena
October 26 Bremen Germany AWD-Dome
October 28 Glasgow UK SECC
October 31 Newcastle upon Tyne UK Metro Radio Arena Concert cut short after 1hr 18mins.[1]
November 2 Birmingham UK NEC Cancelled; rescheduled for late November.
November 4 Manchester UK Evening News Arena Cancelled. Rescheduled for 27 November.[4]
November 6 London UK Wembley Arena Cancelled
November 8 Nottingham UK Nottingham Arena Cancelled
November 11 Cardiff UK Cardiff Arena Cancelled
November Horsens Denmark Cancelled
November Bergen Norway Cancelled
November Stockholm Sweden Cancelled
November 27 Manchester UK Evening News Arena Cancelled. (Rescheduled from Nov 4)

[edit] Set list

[edit] Critical reaction

The staging of "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" received a poor critical reaction due to the 32 years age difference between Meat Loaf and Aspen Miller, the latter dressed in a small costume. After consistent comments in the press, the staging was changed so that the band were dressed in 1970s clothing for the song so that it was divorced from reality. Meat Loaf even wore a wig for some concerts so that he appeared as he did when the first Bat album was released in 1977.[5]

[edit] Cancellations

Meat Loaf cancelled some concerts in April due to ill health.

During a performance in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK on October 31, 2007, at the opening of "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" he suggested that the crowd of thousands should enjoy the performance as it was the last of his career. He attempted to sing the first line of the song, but instead said "Ladies and gentlemen, I love you, thank you for coming, but I can no longer continue." Removing the jacket he was wearing, he thanked the audience for 30 years, said "goodbye forever" and left the stage. The next day his tour promoter, Andrew Miller, refuted that this was the end for Meat Loaf and that he would continue touring after suitable rest.[1]

His management initially claimed that the singer had "acute laryngitis."[4] Nearly a week later he announced that he had been diagnosed with an inter-vocal cyst, and cancelled the remaining dates of his European tour. He announced that he would return, however.[2]Meat Loaf has since announced a European tour titled Casa de Carne in summer 2008 featuring the return of his long-time duet partner Patti Russo.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c "'Stressed' Meat Loaf abandons gig", BBC.co.uk, 2007-11-01. Retrieved on 2007-11-01. 
  2. ^ a b "Ill Meat Loaf scraps Europe tour", BBC News, 2007-11-06. Retrieved on 2007-12-28. 
  3. ^ Norwegian singer tours UK with Meat Loaf. norway.org.uk. Retrieved on 2007-05-25.
  4. ^ a b "Meat Loaf calls off another show", BBC.co.uk, 2007-11-04. Retrieved on 2007-11-05. 
  5. ^ "In Search of Paradise", 3 Bats DVD