Brother Tour

Brother Tour
Tour by Boyzone
Associated albumBrother
Start date21 February 2011 (2011-02-21)
End date27 August 2011 (2011-08-27)
Legs1
No. of shows25 in UK and Ireland[1][2]
Boyzone concert chronology
  • Back Again... No Matter What/Better Tour
    (2008–09)
  • Brother Tour
    (2011)
  • BZ20 Tour
    (2013–15; 2017)

The Brother Tour was the first tour by Irish boy band Boyzone following the death of Stephen Gately.

Background

At first the band were uncertain about promoting Brother but due to the album's success they decided to go on tour. The act included their entire discography as well as the newer songs from the brother album. They promoted the tour on various television shows.[3] The band attempted to have a hologram of Stephen Gately but this wasn't possible.[4]

Show incidents and events

Keith Duffy fell through a trap door at the Cardiff show but he continued the performance. A subsequent check at the hospital revealed nothing broken.[5]

Support acts

A Huge contribution to the background and lead vocals has come from backing vocalist Jo Garland who has sung with Ronan Keating in his solo ventures since 2001 and with Boyzone since 2008, her vocals have been more prominent often covering for vocals that Stephen Gately sung.

Setlist

  1. Too Late for Hallelujah
  2. Love is a Hurricane
  3. Picture of You
  4. All That I Need
  5. Ruby
  6. Words
  7. When the Going Gets Tough
  8. Gave It All Away
  9. Better
  10. One More Song
  11. Til the Sun Goes Down
  12. Love Me for a Reason
  13. No Matter What
  14. You Needed Me
  15. Love You Anyway
  16. Lovin' Each Day
  17. Let Your Wall Fall Down
  18. Right Here Waiting
  19. Baby Can I Hold You
  20. Life is a Rollercoaster

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
21 February 2011 Liverpool England Echo Arena Liverpool
22 February 2011 Cardiff Wales Cardiff International Arena
23 February 2011
24 February 2011
26 February 2011 London England Wembley Arena
27 February 2011 Sheffield Motorpoint Arena Sheffield
1 March 2011 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
2 March 2011 Birmingham LG Arena
3 March 2011 Nottingham Capital FM Arena
5 March 2011 Manchester Evening News Arena
6 March 2011 Brighton Brighton Centre
7 March 2011
8 March 2011 London The O2 Arena
10 March 2011 Aberdeen Scotland AECC
11 March 2011
12 March 2011 Glasgow SECC
13 March 2011
15 March 2011 Dublin Ireland The O2
16 March 2011 Killarney INEC
17 March 2011 Castlebar Royal Theatre
18 March 2011 Belfast Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena
5 August 2011 Suffolk England Newmarket Nights[7]
6 August 2011 Edinburgh Scotland Hopetoun House
7 August 2011 Lytham St Annes England Lytham Prom Festival[8]
27 August 2011 Inverness Scotland Northern Meeting Park

Box office score date

Venue City Tickets sold / available Gross revenue
Echo Arena Liverpool 7,046 / 7,340 (96%) $397,989[9]
Motorpoint Arena Cardiff 10,200 / 10,800 (94%) $556,785[9]
Motorpoint Arena Sheffield 8,905 / 9,700 (92%) $501,937[9]
Metro Radio Arena Newcastle 7,002 / 7,520 (93%) $385,555[9]
Wembley Arena London 9,897 / 10,500 (94%) $558,557[9]
LG Arena Birmingham 9,537 / 10,600 (90%) $533,755[9]
Capital FM Arena Nottingham 6,800 / 6,800 (100%) $367,895[9]
Evening News Arena Manchester 11,261 / 11,500 (97%) $638,835[9]
Brighton Centre Brighton 6,281 / 6,281 (100%) $358,444[9]
The O2 Arena London 10,020 / 10,500 (95%) $584,427[9]
Press & Journal Arena Aberdeen 7,046 / 7,360 (96%) $394,727[9]
SECC Glasgow 12,102 / 14,212 (85%) $649,561[9]
The O2 Dublin 6,097 / 6,500 (94%) $448,153[10]
INEC Killarney 1,101 / 1,101 (100%) $67,072[10]
Royal Theatre Castlebar 858 / 1,000 (86%) $52,298[10]
Odyssey Arena Belfast 8,500 / 8,500 (100%) $477,204[9]
Newmarkets nights Suffolk 10,000 / 10,000 (100%) $731,778[9]
Hopetoun House Edinburgh 8,000 / 8,000 (100%) $455,428[9]
Lyntham Prom Festival Lancashire 7,000 / 8,000 (100%) $438,293[9]
Northern Meeting Park Inverness 6,500 / 6,500 (100%) $406,991[9]
TOTAL 154,153 / 162,714 (94.73%) $9,005,684/£6,047,289

References

  1. ^ "boyzonetour: Brother Tour". boyzonetour.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011.
  2. ^ "News of first gig (official site)". boyzonebrotheralbum.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Boyzone are back on tour | Music | Entertainment | Daybreak". ITV.com. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  4. ^ demandfive. "The Vanessa Show – The Vanessa Show: Series 2011 – Tuesday 15 February". Retrieved 3 May 2012 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Boyzone star Keith Duffy falls 15ft through trapdoor – 3am & Mirror Online". Mirror. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Official Web Portal – Official Boyzone Network". Boyzone. Retrieved 3 May 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/boyzone_added_[permanent dead link‍] to_newmarket_nights_2011_line_up_1_838141
  8. ^ "Boyzone : Official site – News". Boyzonebrotheralbum.com. 8 March 2010. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  10. ^ a b c "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. Promethues Global Media. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.