Beautiful World Tour 2007

The Beautiful World Tour 2007 was the sixth concert tour by British pop group Take That. The show ran from 11 October to 31 December 2007 and was performed in many European countries, including the UK. The Beautiful World Tour was Take That's highest selling tour with tickets for very performance selling out in less than 40 minutes. This was one of the biggest tours in British history, and it received positive reviews from the critics. Support was provided by Sophie Ellis-Bextor who was a special guest at all UK performances, except the 31 December concert at The O2 Arena. The New Years Eve concert was advertised as Countdown to Midnight: Take That & Sugababes, with the Sugababes taking to the stage at 11:15 pm for 25 minutes and Take That performing for 55 minutes, from 11:50 pm. Each night a member of Take That chose an unsigned band/artist to support. The production of the show cost around £4 million. Each member of the band received £2,000,000 from the tour after tax.

Setlist

1. "Overture"
2. "Reach Out"
3. "It Only Takes a Minute"
4. "Beautiful World"
5. "Patience"
6. "Hold On"
7. "I'd Wait for Life"
8. "Relight My Fire"
9. "Rule the World"
10. "Could It Be Magic"
11. "Back For Good"
12. "Everything Changes"
13. "Wooden Boat"
14. "Give Good Feeling"
15. "Sure"
16. "Never Forget"

Encore

17. "Shine"
18. "Pray"
19. <li value="19>"Mancunian Way" †

† "Mancunian Way" was only played at a few gigs in Manchester at the end of this tour

Take That at Midnight setlist

1. "Shine" (Take That/S. Robson)
2. "Patience" (Take That/J. Shanks)
3. "Auld Lang Syne" (Rock Version) (Traditional)
4. "Relight My Fire" (Gnarls Barkley Remix) (D.Hartman)
5. "Rule the World" (Take That)
6. "Could It Be Magic" (B.Manilow/A.Anderson)
7. "Crowd Sing-along Medley" (G.Barlow)
8. "Back for Good" (G.Barlow)
9. "Never Forget" (G.Barlow)

Tour dates

Box office score data

Show incidents

Early performances of the tour included a 'dance-off' routine in the middle of the song 'Sure'. This was a comedic section involving all four members performing various moves, including Gary making light of his infamous lack of dancing ability compared to the other three members. However Howard Donald suffered a cracked rib and a collapsed lung during this part of the show in Vienna, resulting in him missing a number of European dates and performing a restricted role in others. It eventually resulted in that section being dropped from the show and does not feature on the DVD release, as it was filmed in London towards the end of the tour. The incident is explained in 'The Journey' (special features on The Beautiful World concert DVD), including footage of Howard's appearances to greet the crowd at the beginning of several concerts whilst he was recovering. On one occasion he appeared on stage in a hospital gown and he turned around to flash his bare behind. On another occasion, Howard appeared on stage in drag. Bandmate Jason Orange said 'it was typically Howard to make light of a bad situation'. There were no cancellations of concert dates whilst Howard was out of action. Howard re-joined the band at the Oberhausen show.

DVD release

The O2 Arena gigs on 6 and 7 December 2007 were recorded and release on a limited edition 2-disc DVD set Beautiful World Live (DVD), containing behind-the-scenes footage. A later Blu-ray was released in 2008.

The concert on 31 December 2007 leading up to a New Year's countdown with the Sugababes taking to the stage at 11:15 pm for 25 minutes and Take That performing for 55 minutes from 11:50 pm, was broadcast live on television channel ITV as "Countdown to Midnight: Take That & Sugababes".

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