In Blue Tour
2000–01 concert tour by the Corrs
In Blue Tour Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album In Blue Start date 31 October 2000 (2000-10-31 ) End date 25 October 2001 (2001-10-25 ) Legs 6 No. of shows37 in Europe 8 in North America 8 in Australasia 9 in Asia 62 total
The In Blue Tour is the third concert tour by Irish band the Corrs . Promoting their third studio album, In Blue , the tour performed in Europe, North America, Australasia and Asia. The band performed over shows beginning October 2000 until October 2001.
Opening acts
Setlist
The following setlist is obtained from the 31 October 2000 concert at the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle in Hamburg, Germany. It does not represent all concerts during the tour.
"Instrumental Sequence" (contains elements of "(Lough) Erin Shore")
"Only When I Sleep "
"Give Me a Reason "
"Irresistible "
"Forgiven, Not Forgotten"
"What Can I Do? "
"Joy of Life"
"Hurt Before"
"Somebody For Someone"
"Dreams "
"The Right Time "
"I Never Loved You Anyway "
"Runaway "
"All the Love in the World "
"Old Town "
"All in a Day"
"Queen of Hollywood"
"Paddy McCarthy"
"Radio "
"No More Cry"
"Breathless "
Encore
Band Introduction
"At Your Side"
"So Young "
"Toss the Feathers"
Notes
A Cover of John Lennon 's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over) " was performed during the December London Wembley shows.
"Don't Say You Love Me" and "Would You Be Happier? " were added to the setlist during the Asian/Oceanic Leg.
"Haste to the Wedding Part 1 and 2 replaced Paddy McCarthy on the Asian/Oceanic leg.
Tour dates
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A World Aids Day benefit concert[ 9]
B VH1 Music Awards [ 10]
C Vogue Takes over Miami [ 11]
D Christmas in Washington
E 92 PRO-FM Jingle Mingle
F QBash
G Charity concert benefiting the Freeman Hospital [citation needed ]
H Zootopia[ 12]
I Kiss Concert 2001
J Goodwill Games Opening Ceremony [ 13]
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
21 January 2001
Aberdeen, Scotland
AECC Arena
Rescheduled to 6 April 2001[ 14]
22 January 2001
Newcastle, England
Telewest Arena
Rescheduled to 11 April 2001[ 14]
24 January 2001
Sheffield, England
Sheffield Arena
Rescheduled to 1 April 2001[ 14]
25 January 2001
Nottingham, England
Nottingham Arena
Rescheduled to 9 April 2001[ 14]
27 January 2001
Manchester, England
Manchester Evening News Arena
Rescheduled to 4 April 2001[ 14]
28 January 2001
Manchester, England
Manchester Evening News Arena
Rescheduled to 5 April 2001[ 14]
29 January 2001
London, England
Royal Albert Hall
Cancelled. This concert was a part of The Prince's Trust .[ 15]
9 February 2001
Osaka, Japan
Koseinenkin Kaikan Dai-Hall
Rescheduled to 20 September 2001[ 14]
11 February 2001
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo International Forum
Rescheduled to 22 September 2001[ 14]
12 February 2001
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo International Forum
Rescheduled to 23 September 2001[ 14]
14 February 2001
Singapore
Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre
Rescheduled to 6 October 2001 and moved to the Singapore Indoor Stadium [ 14]
16 February 2001
Quezon City, Philippines
Araneta Coliseum
Rescheduled to 29 September 2001[ 14]
19 February 2001
Melbourne, Australia
Rod Laver Arena
Rescheduled to 16 October 2001[ 14]
20 February 2001
Melbourne, Australia
Rod Laver Arena
Rescheduled to 17 October 2001[ 14]
22 February 2001
Sydney, Australia
Sydney Entertainment Centre
Rescheduled to 11 October 2001[ 14]
23 February 2001
Sydney, Australia
Sydney Entertainment Centre
Rescheduled to 12 October 2001[ 14]
25 February 2001
Auckland, New Zealand
North Harbour Stadium
Rescheduled to 14 October 2001[ 14]
27 February 2001
Jakarta, Indonesia
Plenary Hall
Rescheduled to 3 October 2001[ 14]
1 March 2001
Kuala Lumpur, Malayasia
Putra Indoor Stadium
Rescheduled to 7 October 2001[ 14]
Personnel
Band
Andrea Corr (lead vocals, tin whistle)
Sharon Corr (violin, vocals)
Caroline Corr (drums, bodhran, piano, vocals)
Jim Corr (guitars, keyboards, vocals)
Keith Duffy (bass)
Anthony Drennan (lead guitar)
Management & Agents
John Hughes (manager)
Emma Hill (management assistant)
John Giddings at Solo ITG (international agent)
Barry Gaster (Irish agent)
The Crew
Henry McGroggan (tour manager)
Aiden Lee (production manager)
Liam McCarthy (lighting designer)
Max Bisgrove (sound engineer)
Paul 'Mini' Moore (monitor engineer)
Declan Hogan (drum technician)
John Parsons (guitar technician)
Oisin Murray (midi technician)
Jay Mascrey (makeup)
Broadcasts and recordings
On 21 December 2000 The Corrs performed a Christmas show at Wembley Arena which was broadcast live on Sky One . The recording was later edited and released as a live DVD named "The Corrs: Live in London ".
An Access All Arenas Documentary which was recorded in Sweden, Stockholm at Stockholm Globe Arena .
After Christmas The Corrs did a charity concert in Newcastle upon Tyne at the Telewest Arena on lung Cancer
In 2001 on Band's Australia Tour Arena TV recorded A Day in the Life seeing a promo day for the band and the in and out of being a superstar. (Also included live footage from 1 September in Sydney)
References
^ "Older News 1999: The Corrs" . Brian Kennedy Official Website . Retrieved 22 March 2014 .
^ "BB MAK IS BACK" . HITS Daily Double . 22 August 2002.
^ a b Williamson, Alexa (17 October 2000). "Corrs set European agenda" . LiveDaily . Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. Archived from the original on 2 December 2000. Retrieved 21 March 2014 .
^ a b "Tour Dates" . Closer to The Corrs . Archived from the original on 8 February 2001. Retrieved 21 March 2014 .
^ Weiss, Neal (16 March 2001). "Set To Play Sold-Out Gig At Radio City Music Hall" . Yahoo! News . Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2014 .
^ Cawn, Brad (16 March 2001). "Corrs A Musical Family In Search Of Heart, Soul" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 22 March 2014 .
^ Williamson, Alexa (23 January 2001). "Illness forces the Corrs to reschedule January dates" . LiveDaily . Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. Archived from the original on 5 October 2003. Retrieved 21 March 2014 .
^ a b c d "Tour Dates" . Closer to The Corrs . Archived from the original on 1 August 2001. Retrieved 21 March 2014 .
^ The Corrs - Give Me a Reason - World AIDS Day Concert 2000 . YouTube . Archived from the original on 11 December 2021.
^ "Jim Corr of the Corrs rehearsed for their appearance on 'My VH1 Music" . 29 July 2003.
^ "Sharon and Andrea Corr of the Corrs perform during 'Vogue Takes" . 29 July 2003.
^ Cohen, Johnathan (24 April 2001). "Aerosmith, Shaggy Top 'Zootopia' Concert Bill" . Billboard . Archived from the original on 2 June 2002. Retrieved 22 March 2014 .
^ O'Hanldon, Eamonn (2 September 2001). "Chart bands leave Corrs so breathless" . Sunday Mirror ; Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 22 March 2014 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Current tour (2001)" . The Corrs Online . Archived from the original on 10 June 2004. Retrieved 21 March 2014 .
^ "The Corrs cancel royal concert" . BBC News . 23 January 2001. Retrieved 22 March 2014 .
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