Neon Nature Tour
| Tour by Marina and the Diamonds | |
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| Associated album | Froot |
|---|---|
| Start date | October 12, 2015 |
| End date | March 5, 2016 |
| Legs | 3 |
| Number of shows |
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| Marina and the Diamonds concert chronology | |
The Neon Nature Tour is the third concert tour by Welsh recording artist Marina and the Diamonds in support of her third studio album, Froot (2015). The tour was officially announced three months after the release of the album, on June 23, 2015. The tour began on October 12, 2015 in Houston, Texas at the Revention Music Center and is set to conclude on March 5, 2016 in Athens, Greece, with a total of forty-six shows over the course of six months. However, Diamandis has stated that the tour will continue on to other continents, as well as extending its runs in North America, Europe and South America.
Background
After the release of Froot, Diamandis embarked on a promotional concert tour that was mostly composed of festival performances during the spring and summer of 2015. During the series of promotional concerts, Diamandis expressed an interest in doing a formal concert tour in the fall of that year. In April 2015, when speaking about the tour, Diamandis said "I think I’m calling my tour the Neon Nature tour. Creating this cyber garden on-stage, something exotic, but electrical."[1]
Two months after the initial idea was expressed, on June 23, 2015, the tour's North American leg was officially announced with nineteen dates over the span of two months.[2] About two weeks after the tour's initial announcement, on July 6, 2015, the tour's European leg was announced with ten dates across the United Kingdom and Ireland.[3] As the tour began to develop, additional dates were added to both legs of the tour.
Development
In the months leading up to the tour, Diamandis began to tease what the tour's visual concept and theme would be. In an interview, Diamandis stated, "With the Neon Nature Tour, I really like the idea of taking natural things and blending them. I feel like it’s something I’m always interested in anyway, and I feel like it’s also something a lot of people connect to, like, 'How can you live a life that’s natural while still progressing and being part of the technological world.' So the themes for Neon Nature involve a lot of flowers, fruit, very surreal elements … but it’s definitely the biggest kind of tour I’ve ever done production-wise. I want to see what people think." She also revealed how the set list would be structured as well as what type of merchandise will be for sale on the tour. When speaking of the set list for the tour, Diamandis stated, "I have three acts in the show. My first act is devoted to my first album (The Family Jewels), the second is my second album, and the third is Froot. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a while. Each era has such a defined look that it didn’t make sense for me to mix them. I quite like theatre, and this is a theatrical show. It felt good to put it into three acts. I don’t think that often happens in alternative shows."[4] When discussing what the merchandise stand would consist of, Diamandis exclaimed, "Well, I plan to go one up from what I’ve done in the past. I really want to do scratch and sniff T-shirts. Maybe those Global Hypercolor ones. I want to put my colour palette onto eye shadows and nail varnish. I also want glow in the dark T-shirts that people can buy and then be part of the show."[5]
In November 2015, Diamandis announced the postponement of her Mainland Europe tour dates due to family illness.[6] The shows were postponed to Spring 2016 and an additional Greek date was added to the tour.[7]
Concert synopsis
The show is split into three acts, each one devoted to an album by Diamandis, beginning with "The Family Jewels". During most, but not all, shows, the show is performed on a double stage, comprising the venue's original stage floor and a balcony-style stage above three video screens.
The show's opener, "Mowgli's Road" is performed while Diamandis enters wearing an outfit designed by Paula Knor featuring headbands with two jewels on them. The show continues with "I Am Not a Robot" and "Oh No!"; Diamandis briefly talks to the audience and moves to a keyboard to perform "Obsessions" while the video screens display footage from Betty Boop shorts. This section closes with a performance of "Hollywood".
Opening the next section, a remixed version of "Electra Heart" is played by the band alongside a video interlude where Diamandis' face is seen flowing to her signature Electra Heart look while the album's title flashes. A silhoutte of Diamandis appears on the screens, whilst Diamandis enters wearing a pink catsuit with a similar-coloured cape attached to it and the signature heart on her left cheek; she begins to perform an energetic performance of "Bubblegum Bitch" with the video screens displaying various phrases such as 'Tweet Me', 'Marry Me', 'Cwtch Me', 'Miracles Happen'. The next number, "Teen Idle" (earlier in the tour, "Radioactive") is performed, which is followed by "How To Be A Heartbreaker". "Primadonna" is performed after Diamandis re-introduces the robotic poodle 'Marilyn', who also made an appearance in the majority of "The Lonely Hearts Club Tour". The section closes with a performance of "Lies" where lights start flashing around the stage, and Diamandis exits for another costume change. The next section opens with a video interlude displaying Diamandis' Electra Heart look transforming to her face as seen in the cover of Froot, with a starry background and various fruits as well as the album's name flashing on the screen.
Diamandis re-appears above the video screens wearing a sparkly blue catsuit with similar colored cape attached and similar colored cherries used as a head accsesory and begins to perform "Froot"; following this she moves to the lower stage and performs "Savages," "Can't Pin Me Down" and "I'm A Ruin" (From December 1 to 3, "Gold"). "Forget" is performed next, followed by "Immortal" where home video footage is seen on the screens. After briefly leaving the stage, Diamandis begins the encore by performing "Happy" against a starry background; the show ends with a performance of "Blue", followed by her thanking the audience for coming and introducing her band members and exiting the stage.
Broadcast
The performance on November 4 in Boston was live-streamed by Yahoo.[8][9]
Set list
This set list is representative of the show on November 4, 2015 in Boston. It does not represent all dates throughout the tour.
Act 1: The Family Jewels
- "Mowgli's Road"
- "I Am Not a Robot"
- "Oh No!"
- "Obsessions"
- "Hollywood"
Act 2: Electra Heart
- "Bubblegum Bitch"
- "Teen Idle"
- "How to Be a Heartbreaker"
- "Primadonna"
- "Lies"
Act 3: Froot
- "Froot"
- "Savages"
- "Can't Pin Me Down"
- "I'm a Ruin"
- "Forget"
- "Immortal"
Encore
- "Happy"
- "Blue"
- From October 12 to November 3, "Radioactive" was performed in place of "Teen Idle".
- From December 1 to 3, "Gold" was performed in place of "I'm a Ruin".
Shows
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance | Revenue[10][11] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America[12][13] | ||||||
| October 12, 2015 | Houston | United States | Revention Music Center | Shamir | — | — |
| October 13, 2015 | Austin | Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater | 2,200 / 2,200 | $61,600 | ||
| October 14, 2015 | Dallas | South Side Ballroom | — | — | ||
| October 16, 2015 | Tempe | Marquee Theatre | — | — | ||
| October 17, 2015 | Pomona | Pomona Fox Theater | Christine and the Queens | 2,000 / 2,000 | $60,000[14] | |
| October 19, 2015 | Los Angeles | Greek Theatre | — | — | ||
| October 20, 2015 | Oakland | Fox Oakland Theatre | — | — | ||
| October 21, 2015 | 2,800 / 2,800 | $98,000 | ||||
| October 23, 2015 | Portland | Roseland Theater | — | — | ||
| October 24, 2015 | Vancouver | Canada | Commodore Ballroom | — | — | |
| October 25, 2015 | Seattle | United States | Paramount Theatre | — | — | |
| October 27, 2015 | Salt Lake City | The Complex | — | — | ||
| October 28, 2015 | Denver | Ogden Theatre | — | — | ||
| October 30, 2015 | Minneapolis | Northrop Auditorium | — | — | ||
| October 31, 2015 | Chicago | Riviera Theatre | 2,510 / 2,510 | $77,810 | ||
| November 2, 2015 | Toronto | Canada | The Sound Academy | — | — | |
| November 3, 2015 | Montreal | Métropolis | 2,274 / 2,274 | $60,882 | ||
| November 4, 2015 | Boston | United States | House of Blues | — | — | |
| November 6, 2015 | Washington, D.C. | Lincoln Theatre | — | — | ||
| November 7, 2015 | Philadelphia | Electric Factory | — | — | ||
| November 9, 2015 | New York City | Terminal 5 | — | — | ||
| November 10, 2015 | ||||||
| Europe[15] | ||||||
| November 20, 2015 | Cambridge | England | Corn Exchange | Clock Opera | — | — |
| November 21, 2015 | Bournemouth | O2 Academy Bournemouth | — | — | ||
| November 23, 2015 | Manchester | The Ritz | RIVRS | — | — | |
| November 24, 2015 | Newcastle | O2 Academy Newcastle | — | — | ||
| November 25, 2015 | Glasgow | Scotland | O2 ABC Glasgow | Clock Opera | — | — |
| November 27, 2015 | Birmingham | England | The Institute | — | — | |
| November 28, 2015 | Cardiff | Wales | The Great Hall | — | — | |
| December 1, 2015 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | The Limelight | — | — | |
| December 2, 2015 | Dublin | Ireland | The Academy | — | — | |
| December 3, 2015 | ||||||
| December 6, 2015 | London | England | London Palladium | — | — | |
| February 16, 2016 | Glasgow | Scotland | O2 Academy Glasgow | KLOE[16] | — | — |
| February 17, 2016 | Leeds | England | O2 Academy Leeds | Shura | — | — |
| February 18, 2016 | Manchester | Manchester Academy | — | — | — | |
| February 20, 2016 | London | The Roundhouse | — | — | — | |
| February 21, 2016 | ||||||
| February 24, 2016 | Brussels | Belgium | Cirque Royal | Aprile | — | — |
| February 25, 2016 | Utrecht | Netherlands | Tivoli | LGHTNNG | — | — |
| February 26, 2016 | The Hague | Paard van Troje | PollyAnna | — | — | |
| February 28, 2016 | Tourcoing | France | Le Grand Mix | LYS | — | — |
| February 29, 2016 | Stuttgart | Germany | Im Wizemann | — | — | — |
| March 2, 2016 | Prague | Czech Republic | Incheba Arena | — | — | — |
| March 3, 2016 | Budapest | Hungary | Akvárium Klub | Mary PopKids | — | — |
| March 5, 2016 | Athens | Greece | Piraeus Academy | Ilia Darlin | — | — |
| Total | 11,784 / 11,784 | $358,292 | ||||
References
- ↑ Bennett, Kim Taylor (April 3, 2015). "Marina and the Diamonds: "I Conquered a Fear About Who I Was And What I Was Capable Of"". Noisey. Vice Media, Inc. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ↑ Marotta, Michael (June 23, 2015). "Marina & The Diamonds Announce Neon Nature Fall Tour, Finally Give Us Another Boston Club Date". Vanyaland. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Marina and the Diamonds Announces UK & Ireland Neon Nature Tour". DIY. July 6, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ↑ Gokhman, Roman (October 16, 2015). "Interview: Marina and the Diamonds brings ‘FROOT’ to Oakland". The Bay Bridge. Silver Systems. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ↑ Cragg, Michael (January 30, 2015). "Marina and the Diamonds: ‘I killed Electra Heart with sleeping pills’". The Guardian. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/MarinasDiamonds/status/665134003419258880
- ↑ https://twitter.com/MarinasDiamonds/status/665134272777494529
- ↑ http://popcrush.com/marina-and-the-diamonds-neon-nature-yahoo-live-stream/
- ↑ https://screen.yahoo.com/live/event/marina-the-diamonds
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore
- ↑ http://www.webcitation.org/6cwTD0cl1
- ↑ North American leg information for The Neon Nature Tour:
- Williott, Carl (June 23, 2015). "Marina And The Diamonds Announces US Dates For Neon Nature Tour". Idolator. SpinMedia. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
- ↑ North American leg boxscore:
- "Current Boxscore". Billboard. October 28, 2015. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore
- ↑ European leg information for The Neon Nature Tour:
- Pollard, Alexandra (October 14, 2015). "Marina and the Diamonds' UK Tour Just Got Bigger - Tickets". Gigwise. Giant Digital LTD. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/MarinasDiamonds/status/687329218762543104
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