Straight to You Tour
2011 concert tour by Josh Groban
Straight to You Tour Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album Illuminations Start date May 12, 2011 (2011-05-12 ) End date December 2, 2011 (2011-12-02 ) Legs 4 No. of shows59 in North America 19 in Europe 5 in Africa 83 in total
The Straight to You Tour is the fourth concert tour by American recording artist Josh Groban . Visiting North America, Europe and Africa, the tour will support Groban's fifth studio album, Illuminations .[ 1]
Background
The tour was announced by Reprise Records on Valentine's Day 2011.[ 2] Initially with only three dates, many fans speculated Groban was expanding his intimate tour. Upon his 30th birthday, Groban posted a video on his Tumblr blog stating the tour's expansion in North America with additional dates in England.[ 3] This is later followed by a posting on his official website with a detailed itinerary of the tour.[ 4] During an interview with Gayle King , Groban mentions he still worries from time to time about his career. He further states given the current atmosphere in the entertainment industry, Groban is always worried about how the media and fans will approach an experimental sound and production.[ 5] To prepare for the tour, the singer embarked on a mini tour of the United States playing theaters and concert halls . The nine city tour, entailed "Before We Begin", gave the opportunity for Groban to perform in an intimate setting and connect with the audience in new ways.[ 6] Groban wants to continue the intimate theme even though he will play arenas .
To introduce the tour, Live Nation stated:[ 7]
"The "Straight To You" Tour will bring the feel of a theater experience to an arena setting though stage design, lighting, and projection, as well as through spontaneity and interactivity. Groban delighted his fans during last year's 'Before We Begin' shows, in which he solicited feedback from the audience on which songs should be included in the set-list. As a result, for the 'Straight To You' shows, Groban will continue to interact with audiences and perform favorites from his best-selling albums, including his self-titled debut , Closer , and Awake , as well as songs from Illuminations ."
Opening act
ELEW (North America) (select dates) [ 8]
Setlist
The following songs were performed at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. It does not represent all songs performed on tour.[ 9]
"Straight to You" (Instrumental Introduction)
"Changing Colors"
"February Song"
"You Are Loved (Don't Give Up) "
"Oceano"
"Aléjate"
"Bells of New York City"
"Higher Window "
"Alla Luce del Sole"
"War at Home"
"Instrumental Sequence"
"Você Existe em Mim"
"Caruso "
"Galileo (Someone Like You)"
"Awake"
"Weeping "
"Machine"
"Broken Vow "
"Per Te"
Encore
"Play Me "
"You Raise Me Up "
Tour dates
Date
City
Country
Venue
North America [ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
May 12, 2011
New Orleans
United States
UNO Lakefront Arena
May 14, 2011
Houston
Toyota Center
May 16, 2011
Dallas
American Airlines Center
May 18, 2011
San Antonio
AT&T Center
May 20, 2011
Tulsa
BOK Center
May 21, 2011
Wichita
Intrust Bank Arena
May 24, 2011
Omaha
Qwest Center Arena
May 25, 2011
Kansas City
Sprint Center
May 27, 2011
St. Louis
Scottrade Center
May 28, 2011
Moline
iWireless Center
June 3, 2011
Buffalo
HSBC Arena
June 4, 2011
Cleveland
Quicken Loans Arena
June 8, 2011
Duluth
Arena at Gwinnett Center
June 10, 2011
Charlotte
Time Warner Cable Arena
June 11, 2011
Raleigh
RBC Center
June 14, 2011
Richmond
Richmond Coliseum
June 15, 2011
Hershey
Giant Center
July 8, 2011
Minneapolis
Target Center
July 9, 2011
Green Bay
Resch Center
July 12, 2011
Indianapolis
Conseco Fieldhouse
July 13, 2011
Chicago
United Center
July 15, 2011
Cincinnati
U.S. Bank Arena
July 16, 2011
Auburn Hills
Palace of Auburn Hills
July 18, 2011
Toronto
Canada
Air Canada Centre
July 19, 2011
London
John Labatt Centre
July 22, 2011
Ottawa
Scotiabank Place
July 23, 2011
Montreal
Bell Centre
July 26, 2011
Boston
United States
TD Garden
July 27, 2011
Washington, D.C.
Verizon Center
July 29, 2011
Philadelphia
Wells Fargo Center
July 30, 2011
Uncasville
Mohegan Sun Arena
August 2, 2011
Newark
Prudential Center
August 3, 2011
Pittsburgh
Consol Energy Center
August 5, 2011
Columbus
Value City Arena
August 6, 2011
Grand Rapids
Van Andel Arena
August 9, 2011
Milwaukee
Bradley Center
August 10, 2011
Des Moines
Wells Fargo Arena
August 12, 2011
Denver
Pepsi Center
August 13, 2011
Salt Lake City
EnergySolutions Arena
August 17, 2011
Los Angeles
Staples Center
August 19, 2011
Phoenix
US Airways Center
August 20, 2011
Las Vegas
MGM Grand Garden Arena
August 23, 2011
San Jose
HP Pavilion at San Jose
August 24, 2011
Sacramento
Power Balance Pavilion
August 26, 2011
Portland
Rose Garden
August 27, 2011
Seattle
KeyArena
August 30, 2011
Vancouver
Canada
Rogers Arena
September 1, 2011
Calgary
Scotiabank Saddledome
September 2, 2011
Edmonton
Rexall Place
September 4, 2011
Winnipeg
MTS Centre
Europe [ 10] [ 13]
September 14, 2011
Vienna
Austria
Großer Saal
September 16, 2011
Berlin
Germany
Tempodrom
September 18, 2011
Copenhagen
Denmark
Falkoner Teatret
September 20, 2011
Bergen
Norway
Vestlandshallen
September 21, 2011
Oslo
Oslo Spektrum
September 23, 2011
Stockholm
Sweden
Ericsson Globe
September 25, 2011
Helsinki
Finland
Finlandia Hall
September 26, 2011
Tampere
Tampere Hall
September 30, 2011
Munich
Germany
Philharmonie im Gasteig
October 2, 2011
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Heineken Music Hall
October 3, 2011
Paris
France
Le Grand Rex
October 6, 2011
Lucerne
Switzerland
KKL Concert Hall
October 9, 2011
Düsseldorf
Germany
Philips Halle
October 11, 2011
London
England
HMV Hammersmith Apollo
October 12, 2011
Birmingham
Symphony Hall
October 14, 2011
Manchester
Bridgewater Hall
October 16, 2011
Glasgow
Scotland
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
October 18, 2011
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Waterfront Hall
October 19, 2011
Dublin
Ireland
Grand Canal Theatre
North America [ 10]
October 26, 2011
Sunrise
United States
BankAtlantic Center
October 28, 2011
Tampa
St. Pete Times Forum
October 29, 2011
Orlando
Amway Center
November 1, 2011
North Charleston
North Charleston Coliseum
November 2, 2011
Norfolk
Norfolk Scope
November 4, 2011
Uniondale
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
November 8, 2011
Manchester
Verizon Wireless Arena
November 9, 2011
Providence
Dunkin' Donuts Center
November 14, 2011
New York City
Madison Square Garden
Africa [ 14] [ 15]
November 26, 2011
North West Province
South Africa
Sun City Superbowl
November 27, 2011
November 29, 2011
Cape Town
Grand Arena at Grand West Casino
November 30, 2011
December 2, 2011
Port Elizabeth
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
Box office score data
Venue
City
Tickets sold / available
Gross revenue
American Airlines Center
Dallas
7,407 / 8,849 (84%)
$538,521[ 18]
i wireless Center
Moline
5,871 / 6,000 (98%)
$302,706[ 19]
Air Canada Centre
Toronto
7,658 / 8,000 (96%)
$731,996[ 20]
John Labatt Centre
London
5,344 / 6,389 (84%)
$409,672[ 21]
Bell Centre
Montreal
3,646 / 4,550 (80%)
$361,312[ 22]
Verizon Center
Washington, D.C.
5,734 / 13,559 (42%)
$521,628[ 23]
Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville
4,298 / 4,653 (92%)
$504,120[ 24]
Staples Center
Los Angeles
9,296 / 10,220 (91%)
$684,452[ 25]
US Airways Center
Phoenix
5,822 / 9,694 (60%)
$500,901[ 26]
Rose Garden Arena
Portland
4,426 / 8,818 (49%)
$357,130[ 27]
Rexall Place
Edmonton
5,963 / 11,080 (54%)
$504,672[ 28]
Waterfront Hall
Belfast
1,892 / 1,892 (100%)
$126,651[ 29]
Grand Canal Theatre
Dublin
2,038 / 2,038 (100%)
$126,773[ 29]
BankAtlantic Center
Sunrise
6,977 / 7,794 (89%)
$404,208[ 23]
TOTAL
71,946 / 94,718 (76%)
$5,717,612
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