Affirmation World Tour

Affirmation World Tour
Tour by Savage Garden
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albumAffirmation
Start date2 April 2000 (2000-04-02)
End date17 December 2000 (2000-12-17)
Legs4
No. of shows
  • 7 in Asia
  • 16 in Australia
  • 37 in North America
  • 21 in Europe
  • 3 in Africa
  • 84 total
Savage Garden concert chronology
  • Future of Earthly Delites Tour
    (1998)
  • Affirmation World Tour
    (2000)

The Affirmation World Tour was the third and final concert tour by Australian group, Savage Garden. The tour was launched to support their second studio album, Affirmation (1999). The tour played over 80 shows in Asia, Australia, North America, Europe and Africa.

Concerts in Brisbane were recorded and released to video in 2001. Superstars and Cannonballs includes concert footage and the documentary, "Parallel Lives" and music videos.

Opening acts

Setlist

The following setlist was obtained from the 8 December 2000 concert, held at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[3]

  1. "The Best Thing"
  2. "Break Me Shake Me"
  3. "To the Moon and Back"
  4. "The Lover After Me"
  5. "I Don't Know You Anymore"
  6. "Santa Monica"
  7. "Two Beds and a Coffee Machine"
  8. "You Can Still Be Free"
  9. "The Animal Song"
  10. "Hold Me"
  11. "Gunning Down Romance"
  12. "Crash and Burn"
  13. "Truly Madly Deeply"
  14. "Chained to You"
  15. "I Want You"
  16. "I Knew I Loved You"
  17. "Affirmation"

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Asia
2 April 2000 Tokyo Japan NHK Hall
4 April 2000 Yokohama Kanagawa Kenmin Hall
5 April 2000 Akasaka Akasaka Blitz
7 April 2000 Fukuoka Fukuoka Skala Espacio
8 April 2000 Osaka Zepp Osaka
10 April 2000 Nagoya Nagoya Diamond Hall
12 April 2000 Tokyo NHK Hall
Australia
28 April 2000 Cairns Australia CCC Great Hall
29 April 2000 Townsville Townsville Entertainment Centre
1 May 2000 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
2 May 2000
4 May 2000 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
6 May 2000 Perth Perth Entertainment Centre
7 May 2000
10 May 2000 Canberra Canberra Theatre
13 May 2000 Sydney Sydney Entertainment Centre
14 May 2000
16 May 2000 Newcastle Newcastle Entertainment Centre
17 May 2000 Wollongong Wollongong Entertainment Centre
20 May 2000 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre
21 May 2000
24 May 2000 Launceston Silverdome
25 May 2000 Hobart Derwent Entertainment Centre
North America[4]
14 July 2000[A] Augusta United States Fort Gordon
15 July 2000[A] Jacksonville Camp Lejeune
17 July 2000 Orlando Hard Rock Live
18 July 2000 Sunrise Sunrise Musical Theater
20 July 2000 Myrtle Beach Palace Theatre
22 July 2000 Philadelphia Mann Center for the Performing Arts
24 July 2000 Boston FleetBoston Pavilion
25 July 2000 New York City Radio City Music Hall
27 July 2000[B] Troy Alparon Park
28 July 2000 Boston FleetBoston Pavilion
29 July 2000[C] Bristow Nissan Pavilion
31 July 2000 Montreal Canada Théâtre du Centre Molson
1 August 2000 Toronto Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
2 August 2000[E] Ionia United States Country Fresh Grandstand
5 August 2000[E] Columbus Celeste Center
6 August 2000[F] West Allis Wisconsin State Fair Grandstand
9 August 2000[G] Bethlehem PPL RiverPlace
11 August 2000[H] Fairlea Allegheny Power Grandstand
13 August 2000[I] Springfield Illinois State Fairgrounds Grandstand
14 August 2000[J] Midland Midland County Fair Grandstand
17 August 2000[K] Sedalia Missouri State Fair Grandstand
18 August 2000 Chicago Auditorium Theatre
19 August 2000[L] Lima Infield Grandstand
21 August 2000[M] Interlochen Kresge Auditorium
22 August 2000 Rochester Hills Meadow Brook Music Festival
25 August 2000 Denver Fillmore Auditorium
26 August 2000[N] Pueblo Colorado State Fair Events Center
28 August 2000 Saskatoon Canada Saskatchewan Place
29 August 2000 Calgary Pengrowth Saddledome
30 August 2000 Edmonton Skyreach Centre
1 September 2000 Vancouver General Motors Place
2 September 2000[O] Seattle United States Memorial Stadium
3 September 2000[P] Portland Tom McCall Waterfront Park
6 September 2000 Concord Chronicle Pavilion
8 September 2000 Los Angeles Universal Amphitheatre
9 September 2000 San Diego SDSU Open Air Theatre
10 September 2000 Las Vegas House of Blues
13 September 2000 Minneapolis Orpheum Theatre
Europe
9 November 2000 Newcastle England Telewest Arena
10 November 2000 Birmingham NEC Arena
12 November 2000 Paris France L'Olympia
14 November 2000 Utrecht Netherlands Muziekcentrum Vredenburg
15 November 2000 Hamburg Germany Große Freiheit 36
17 November 2000 Copenhagen Denmark Valby-Hallen
18 November 2000 Gothenburg Sweden Lisebergshallen
20 November 2000 Stockholm Annexet
22 November 2000 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Areena
23 November 2000 Tallinn Estonia Eesti Näituste Messikeskus
26 November 2000 Herning Denmark Herning Kongrescenter
28 November 2000 Berlin Germany Columbiahalle
29 November 2000 Nottingham England Nottingham Arena
30 November 2000 Manchester Manchester Evening News Arena
2 December 2000 Munich Germany Großen Elser-Halle
4 December 2000 Milan Italy Discoteca Alcatraz
5 December 2000 Bern Switzerland Festhalle Bern
6 December 2000 Cologne Germany E-Werk
8 December 2000 Dublin Ireland Point Theatre
9 December 2000 Manchester England Manchester Evening News Arena
11 December 2000 London London Arena
Africa[5]
14 December 2000 Johannesburg South Africa MTN Sundome
15 December 2000 Durban ABSA Stadium
17 December 2000 Bellville Bellville Velodrome
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of the "Uncle Sam Jam"
B This concert was a part of the "Troy Fair"[6]
C This concert was a part of "Z 4 All"[7]
D This concert was a part of the "Ionia Free Fair"[8]
E This concert was a part of the "Ohio State Fair"[9]
F This concert was a part of the "Wisconsin State Fair"[10]
G This concert was a part of "Musikfest"[11]
H This concert was a part of the "State Fair of West Virginia"
I This concert was a part of the "Illinois State Fair"[12]
J This concert was a part of the "Midland County Fair"[13]
K This concert was a part of the "Missouri State Fair"[14]
L This concert was a part of the "Allen County Fair"
M This concert was a part of the "Interlochen Arts Festival"[15]
N This concert was a part of the "Colorado State Fair"
O This concert was a part of "Bumbershoot"[16]
P This concert was a part of the "Last Chance Summer Dance"[17]
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
14 July 2000 Augusta, Georgia Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center Moved to Fort Gordon
14 August 2000 Midland, Michigan Midland Center for the Arts Moved to the Midland County Fair Grandstand
3 September 2000 Portland, Oregon Portland Meadows Moved to the Tom McCall Waterfront Park
28 November 2000 Berlin, Germany Postbahnhof Moved to Columbiahalle
29 November 2000 Prague, Czech Republic Zimní stadion Eden Cancelled
30 November 2000 Vienna, Austria Libro Music Hall Cancelled

Personnel

Band
Crew
  • Tour manager: Peter McFee
    • Assistant tour manager: Susie Steadman
  • Stage manager: Colin Skals
  • Wardrobe: Nina De Palma
  • Production design: Willy Williams and Bruce Ramus
  • Lighting director: Bruce Ramus
    • Lighting operator: Sean Hackett
  • FOH Engineer: Colin Ellis
  • Monitor engineer: Scott Pike
  • Guitar technician: Adrian Dessent and Lindsay McKay
  • Drum technician: Simon Moran

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