Glitterbug Tour 2015

Glitterbug Tour 2015
Tour by The Wombats
Associated album Glitterbug
Start date January 15, 2015

The Glitterbug Tour 2015 is a major concert tour by Liverpool alternative band The Wombats, in support of their third studio album Glitterbug, which is to be released in April 2015.

Synopsis

The tour started in January 2015 with a set of warm up shows in the UK and USA.[1] The full tour begins in March across continental Europe, continuing in the United Kingdom following the release of the album Glitterbug.[2] This will be following by a tour of America in late April and May.

Setlists

A notable absentee from the setlist was 2007 hit single Backfire at the Disco, as well as Euroscheisse which was dropped following the warm-up shows. Euroscheisse later returned for The Wombats' performance at the Brixton Academy in London.

Personnel

Band:

  • Matthew Edward Murphy – vocals, guitar, synths
  • Dan Haggis – backing vocals, drums, stylophone, harmonica, melodica, synthesizers
  • Tord Øverland-Knudsen – backing vocals, bass, synths

Crew:

  • Simon Fuller - Tour Manager
  • Pete Bartlett - FOH Engineer
  • Paul Roberts - Monitor Engineer
  • Jamie Hicks - Drums/Keys/MIDI Technician
  • Joel Ashton - Guitar/Bass Technician
  • Dan Hill - Lighting Designer
  • Tony Hughes - Merchandise

Support Acts

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Warm Up Dates
January 15, 2015 London United Kingdom Old Blue Last
January 16, 2015 Liverpool The Magnet
January 19, 2015 Brooklyn United States Rough Trade
January 20, 2015 New York City Mercury Lounge
January 22, 2015 San Francisco Popscene at the Rickshaw
January 23, 2015 Los Angeles Bootleg Hifi
January 24, 2015
February 24, 2015 Melbourne Australia[3] Shebeen
February 25, 2015[A] Sydney Sydney Harbour
Leg I: Europe I
March 13, 2015 Paris France Cigale
March 15, 2015 Antwerp Belgium Trix
March 16, 2015 Amsterdam Netherlands Melkweg Max
March 18, 2015 Frankfurt Germany Batschkapp
March 19, 2015 Bremen Aladin
March 21, 2015 Odense Denmark Posten
March 22, 2015 Oslo Norway Rockefeller
March 23, 2015 Stockholm Sweden Debaser Medis
March 25, 2015 Hamburg Germany Grosse Freiheit
March 26, 2015 Berlin Astra
March 27, 2015 Munich Tonhalle
March 29, 2015 Stuttgart LKA Longhorn
March 30, 2015 Cologne Ewerk
March 31, 2015 Zurich Switzerland Xtra
April 2, 2015 Rome Italy Orion
April 3, 2015 Milan Fabrique
April 5, 2015 Vienna Austria Arena
Leg II: United Kingdom I
April 8, 2015 Bristol United Kingdom Bristol Academy
April 9, 2015 Manchester Manchester Academy
April 10, 2015 Birmingham Birmingham Academy
April 11, 2015 Sheffield Leadmill
April 13, 2015 London Brixton Academy
April 15, 2015 Oxford Oxford Academy
April 16, 2015 London The Hippodrome
April 17, 2015 Glasgow Barrowlands
April 18, 2015 Liverpool Liverpool Academy
April 19, 2015 Newcastle Newcastle Academy
Leg III: North America I
April 21, 2015 Toronto Canada Lee's Palace
April 23, 2015 Philadelphia United States Union Transfer
April 24, 2015 South Burlington Higher Ground
April 25, 2015 Pawtucket The Met
April 27, 2015 New York City Webster Hall
April 28, 2015 Boston Paradise Rock Club
April 30, 2015 Washington D.C. 9:30 Club
May 1, 2015 Albany Hollow Bar + Kitchen
May 2, 2015 Rochester Montage Hall
May 4, 2015 Columbus A & R Music Bar
May 5, 2015 Indianapolis Deluxe at G.N.C.
May 6, 2015 Minneapolis Varsity Theater
May 8, 2015 Lawrence Granada Theatre
May 9, 2015 Denver Bluebird Theatre
May 12, 2015 Los Angeles Fonda Theatre
May 13, 2015 San Diego House of Blues
May 15, 2015 Santa Ana Constellation
May 16, 2015 San Francisco Fillmore
May 18, 2015 Portland Wonder Ballroom
May 19, 2015 Seattle The Crocodile
May 20, 2015 Vancouver Canada Imperial
Leg IV: Europe II
June 5, 2015[B] Valencia Spain Ciudad de las Artes y Las Ciencias de Valencia
June 13, 2015[C] Landgraaf Netherlands Megaland
June 27, 2015[D] Moscow Russia Muzeon Park
July 8, 2015[E] Lisbon Portugal Passeio Maritimo de Alges
July 10, 2015[F] Strathallan United Kingdom Blairgowrie
July 15, 2015[G] Mons Belgium Dour
July 19, 2015 Cuxhaven Germany Deichbrand
Leg V: Australia
July 23, 2015 Perth Australia Metro City
July 25, 2015[H] Byron Bay North Byron Parklands
July 27, 2015 Sydney The Hordern Pavilion
July 25, 2015 Melbourne Margaret Court Arena
July 25, 2015 Adelaide Thebarton Theatre
Leg VI: North America II
August 2, 2015[I] Chicago United States Grant Park
Leg VII: Europe III
August 7, 2015[J] Mohelnice Czech Republic Morava Camp
August 9, 2015 Buftea Romania Summer Well
August 14, 2015 Yverdon-les-Bains Switzerland Rives Park
August 15, 2015[K] Leipzig Germany Störmthaler See
August 20, 2015[L] St Polten Austria Green Park
Leg VIII: United Kingdom II
August 29, 2015[M] Reading United Kingdom Richfield Avenue
August 30, 2015[M] Leeds Bramham Park
September 26, 2015 Liverpool Echo Arena
October 1, 2015 London Alexandra Palace
Leg IX: Europe IV
October 27, 2015 Stockholm Sweden Debaser Medis
October 29, 2015 Stavanger Norway Folken
October 30, 2015 Bergen Logen Theatre
October 31, 2015 Trondheim Byscenen
November 1, 2015 Oslo Rockefeller
November 3, 2015 Paris France La Trabendo
November 4, 2015 Luxembourg City Luxembourg Den Atelier
November 6, 2015 Utrecht Netherlands Ronda
November 7, 2015 Groningen Oosperpoort
November 8, 2015 The Hague Paard
November 9, 2015 Leuven Belgium Depot
November 10, 2015 Cologne Germany Palladium
November 12, 2015 Eindhoven Netherlands Efenaar
November 13, 2015 Solothurn Switzerland Kofmehl
November 19, 2015 Munich Germany Tonhalle
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A Part of "[V] Island Party"[4]
B Part of "El Festival de les Arts"[5]
C Part of "Pinkpop Festival"[6]
D PArt of "Fingers Up Festival"[7]
E Part of "NOS Alive"[8]
F Part of "T in the Park"[9]
G Part of "Dour Festival"[10]
H Part of "Splendour in the Grass"[11]
I Part of "Lollapalooza"[12]
J Part of "Ahmad Tea Music Festival"[13]
K Part of "Highfield Festival"[14]
L Part of "FM4 Frequency Festival"[15]
M Part of "Reading and Leeds Festival"[16]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/gig-review-wombats-magnet-8464385
  2. ↑ http://www.nme.com/news/the-wombats/81142
  3. ↑ http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2015/02/17/the-wombats-to-play-two-aussie-shows-in-support-of-new-album/
  4. ↑ http://www.vmusic.com.au/win/entryform.aspx?id=366
  5. ↑ http://noticias.lainformacion.com/arte-cultura-y-espectaculos/the-wombats-supersubmarina-nueva-vulcano-y-hinds-se-suman-al-festival-de-les-arts_YhMRAI1axMsxbmseSnNkB6/
  6. ↑ http://www.gigwise.com/news/98402/muse-foo-fighters-and-robbie-williams-to-headline-pinkpop
  7. ↑ http://www.fingersup.cz/#lineup
  8. ↑ http://www.xfm.co.uk/artists/wombats/news/the-wombats-jesus-and-mary-chain-nos-alive-2015/
  9. ↑ http://www.tinthepark.com/line-up.aspx
  10. ↑ http://www.dourfestival.eu/en/lineup/abc/
  11. ↑ http://www.splendourinthegrass.com/main-lineup.html
  12. ↑ http://www.lollapalooza.com/2015-lineup-by-day/
  13. ↑ http://ahmadteafest.ru/
  14. ↑ http://www.efestivals.co.uk/news/14/141216h.shtml
  15. ↑ http://www.ringrocker.com/festivals.php?op=showf&fm4-frequency-2015&fid=1912
  16. ↑ http://www.readingfestival.com/line-up