The Sea – Live
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| Tour by Melanie C | ||||
| Associated album | The Sea | |||
| Start date | 28 November 2011 | |||
| End date | 7 March 2012 | |||
| Legs | 1 | |||
| Shows |
17 in Europe 17 total | |||
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The Sea - Live is a tour by British singer Melanie C in support of her fifth studio album The Sea. The tour began in Cologne, Germany on 28 November 2011. The DVD of the tour was released on 27 February 2012 for a limited time and it was filmed at Gloria Theater (Cologne), Gruenspan (Hamburg) and C-Club (Berlin).
Production
Early June 2011, Melanie announced that she would be touring with her songs from her album The Sea.
In November 2011, Melanie's official website released the following: "With 5 albums under her belt, it's difficult for Melanie to decide which tracks to include on the setlist, that's why she needs your help. Melanie and the band have selected 5 oldies that they love to play live, but can't include on the setlist every night. So they have decided to give you the choice to pick 1 of the following 5 tracks you want to see live in concert. There will be a separate poll for each gig of the tour. The 5 track's are "Be the One", "Here It Comes Again", "If That Were Me", "Reason" and "Why". The song that gains the highest votes will be announced each night by Melanie, and then performed."
The same day, rehearsal footage was also released on her website. It was also announced that the London dates had sold out and a larger venue had to be hired because of ticket demand.
Support acts
- Schmidt (Germany, Austria and Switzerland)
- James Walsh (Liverpool)
- Ben Montague (London)
- Franclassic (Brighton)
- Keywest (Dublin)
Set list
- "Rock Me"
- "Yeh Yeh Yeh"
- "Think About It"
- "Weak"
- "Northern Star"
- "Never Be the Same Again"
- Fan's Choice
- "Here It Comes Again" (performed in Cologne, Berlin, Zurich and Vienna)
- "Why" (performed in Hamburg)
- "Reason" (performed in Munich)
- "One By One"
- "Burn"
- "All About You"
- "Drown"
- "Next Best Superstar"
- "When You're Gone"
- "Let There Be Love"
- Encore
- "Stupid Game" (includes sample of "Tainted Love")
- "I Turn to You"
- "First Day of My Life"
- "Rock Me"
- "Yeh Yeh Yeh"
- "Weak"
- "Northern Star"
- "Never Be the Same Again"
- "Reason"
- "If That Were Me/Fragile" (Performed in Brighton)
- "Goin' Down" (Performed in Glasgow)
- "Here It Comes Again"
- "One By One"
- "Get Out of Here" (performed in Liverpool)
- "Burn"
- "Too Soon"
- "Beautiful Intentions" (Performed in Glasgow)
- "All About You"
- "Drown"
- "Next Best Superstar"
- "When You're Gone"
- "Think About It"
- Encore
- "Stupid Game" (includes sample of "Tainted Love")
- "One Vision" (duet with Brian May - performed in Scala in London)
- "I Turn to You"
Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
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| 28 November 2011 | Cologne | Germany | Gloria |
| 29 November 2011 | Hamburg | Grünspan | |
| 1 December 2011 | Berlin | C-Club | |
| 4 December 2011 | Liverpool | United Kingdom | O2 Academy |
| 9 December 2011 | London | Scala | |
| 12 December 2011 | Zurich | Switzerland | Härterei |
| 13 December 2011 | Vienna | Austria | WuK |
| 15 December 2011 | Munich | Germany | Backstage Werk |
| 25 February 2012 | Manchester | United Kingdom | Club Academy |
| 26 February 2012 | Newcastle | O2 Academy 2 | |
| 27 February 2012 | Glasgow | O2 ABC | |
| 29 February 2012 | Sheffield | O2 Academy 2 | |
| 1 March 2012 | London | O2 Islington Academy | |
| 2 March 2012 | Birmingham | HMV Library | |
| 4 March 2012 | Belfast | The Limelight | |
| 5 March 2012 | Dublin | Ireland | Olympia Theatre |
| 7 March 2012 | Brighton | United Kingdom | Concorde 2 |
Personnel
Melanie C - lead vocals
Greg Hatwell - musical director, guitars, backing vocals
Paul Gendler - guitars
Scott Firth - bass guitar, backing vocals
Nick Nasmyth - keyboards
Vinnie Lammi - drums
LaDonna Harley-Peters - backing vocals
Sharlene Hector - backing vocals
Tony Gittins - tour manager
Andy Hurst - lighting designer
Mark Kennedy - FOH engineer
Ben Milton - monitor engineer
Adam Birch - guitar tech
Ben Adams - keyboard tech
Phil Laycock - bus driver
Dennis Westermann - audio post production and mastering
Marc Hauber - director, producer
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