Beautiful World Tour 2007

The Beautiful World Tour 2007 was the sixth concert tour for the British pop group Take That. The tour ran from 11 October^[2] to 31 December 2007, with fifty stops in ten European countries.

A band member chose a band or musician to open the concert each night, including Sophie Ellis-Bextor, who sang at all UK shows except the 31 December concert at The O2 in London. That show, "Countdown to Midnight: Take That & The Sugababes", was broadcast on live ITV.

Set list

1. "Overture" (sung by Katherine Jenkins)
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" (contains elements of "Vertigo" and "Crazy") {accompanied by Lloyd Wade}
9. "Rule the World"
10. "Could It Be Magic" ("Barry Manilow version")
11. "Back For Good"
12. "Everything Changes"
13. "Wooden Boat"
14. "Give Good Feeling"
15. "Sure"
16. "Never Forget"

Encore

17. "Shine" (contains elements of "Mr Blue Sky")
18. "Pray"
19. "Mancunian Way" †

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

Take That at Midnight set list

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 data

Band

• Musical Director, Keys, Guitar, Sax: Mike Stevens
• Guitar: Milton McDonald
• Bass Guitar: Lee Pomeroy
• Drums: Donavan Hepburn
• Percussion: Karlos Edwards
• Keyboards: Jamie Norton, David Tench

Howard Donald injury

Early performances of the tour featured a "dance-off" routine by band members in the middle of the song "Sure". Band member Howard Donald suffered a cracked rib and a collapsed lung during this part of the 26 October show in Vienna.^[3] His injuries caused him to miss seven shows and limited his performance in subsequent concerts. He rejoined the band at the 7 November Oberhausen show.^[2]

DVD release

The O2 shows on 6 and 7 December 2007 were recorded. They were released on 25 February 2008 on a limited edition two-disc DVD set, Beautiful World Live, containing behind-the-scenes footage. A Blu-ray version was also released in 2008.

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