2011–14 concert tour by Florence and the Machine
Ceremonials Tour Location North America, Europe, Oceania, South America, Asia Associated album Ceremonials Start date 13 October 2011 End date 14 June 2014 No. of shows126
The Ceremonials Tour was the second concert tour by the English indie rock band Florence and the Machine . The tour included performances at music festivals because it is lead singer Florence Welch's favourite way to perform live.[ 1] Welch had originally planned to spend over a year touring for Ceremonials (their previous tour lasted almost three and a half years)[ 2] before announcing that the December 2012 dates would be the final performances of the tour.[ 3] On 25 February 2013, it was announced that Florence and the Machine would be playing at the Coke Live Music Festival in Poland on 10 August 2013,[ 4] and, on 26 March 2013, it was announced that the band would be playing at Chime for Change's "The Sound of Change Live" concert at Twickenham Stadium in London alongside Beyoncé , Ellie Goulding and Haim , amongst others.[ 5]
The Ceremonials Tour was a critical and commercial success. Pollstar announced that it was the 40th best-selling tour in the world in 2012 having earned $31.8 million worldwide and having sold 618,436 tickets.[ 6] Paste magazine ranked the tour the seventh best tour of 2012.[ 7]
Opening acts
Setlist
UK & Ireland: Leg 1
The main setlist for the first UK & Ireland leg was:[ 15]
"Only If for a Night"
"What the Water Gave Me "
"Strangeness and Charm" (2, 5, 6 March)
"Seven Devils" (4, 8 March)
"Cosmic Love "
"Between Two Lungs" (played before "Cosmic Love": 16 March)
"Shake It Out "
"Dog Days Are Over "
"Breaking Down"
"Drumming Song " (10 March)
"Lover to Lover" (9 March)
"Heartlines" (Acoustic)
"Leave My Body"
"All This and Heaven Too" (added to the encore: 8 March; played before "Shake It Out": 12 & 13 March; played before "Leave My Body": 16 March)
"You've Got the Love " (added to the encore: 9, 10, 15 & 16 March before "Never Let Me Go")
"Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) "
"Spectrum "
Encore:
"Never Let Me Go " (played last in the encore 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 March)
"No Light, No Light " (played second in the encore after "All This and Heaven Too": 8 March; last song in main set: 9, 10, 15 & 16 March )
Europe: Leg 1
The main setlist for the first European leg was:
"Only If for a Night"
"What the Water Gave Me "
"Cosmic Love "
"Between Two Lungs"
"All This and Heaven Too" (played before "No Light, No Light" in the encore: 23 March; played before "Lover to Lover": 30 March; not played: 28 March)
"Shake It Out "
"Dog Days Are Over "
"Breaking Down" (not played: 25, 27, 28, 30 March)
"Heartlines" (Acoustic) (played before "Cosmic Love": 30 March)
"Lover to Lover" (Acoustic) (28, 30 March)
"Strangeness and Charm" (28 March)
"Leave My Body" (not played: 28 March; played after "Dog Days Are Over": 30 March)
"You've Got the Love "
"Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) "
"Spectrum "
Encore:
"Never Let Me Go " (played before "You've Got the Love": 23 March)
"No Light, No Light "
Sydney Entertainment Centre Concert, 24 May 2012
T in the Park, 6 July 2012
Lollapalooza, 5 August 2012
Bestival, 7 September 2012
Corona Capital 2012, 14 October 2012
Tour dates
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of "MasterCard Priceless Music Series"
B This concert was a part of "93XRT Holiday Concert"
C This concert was a part of "The Nite The Buzz Stole XMAS"
D This concert was a part of "KMTT's Winter Warmth"
E This concert was a part of "Live 105's Not So Silent Night"
F This concert was a part of "91X Wrex The Halls Night"
G This concert was a part of "22nd Annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas"
H This concert was a part of "Summer Soul Festival"
I This concert was a part of "Teenage Cancer Trust Concert 2012"
J This concert was a part of "Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival "
K This concert was a part of "New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival "
L This concert was a part of "Beale Street Music Festival "
M This concert was a part of "Vivid Sydney Festival"
N This concert was a part of "Hurricane Festival "
O This concert was a part of "Southside Festival "
P This concert was a part of "BBC Radio One's Hackney Weekend"
Q This concert was a part of "Openair St Gallen Festival"
R This concert was a part of "Main Square Festival "
S This concert was a part of "Rock Werchter "
T This concert was a part of "Open'er Festival "
U This concert was a part of "T in the Park "
V This concert was a part of "Rock in Rio "
W This concert was a part of "Sandance 2013"
X This concert was a part of "The Sound of Change Live" concert
Y This concert was a part of "Osheaga 2012"
Z This concert was a part of "Lollapalooza "
AA This concert was a part of "Øyafestivalen "
AB This concert was a part of "Way Out West Festival "
AC This concert was a part of "Reading and Leeds Festivals "
AD This concert was a part of "Deluna Festival"
AE This concert was a part of "Austin City Limits Festival "
AF This concert was a part of "Music Midtown 2012"
AG This concert was a part of "Bestival "
AH This concert was a part of the "Corona Capital Festival"
AI This concert was a part of "Radio 2 in Concert" series and broadcast on BBC Red Button.
AJ This concert was a part of the "Coke Live Music Festival 2013"
AK This concert is a part of the "Orange Warsaw Festival 2014"
Background and reception
Florence and the Machine played their first performance in support of Ceremonials at New York City's The Boom Boom Room. The performance was sponsored by Interview Magazine , which Florence Welch appeared on the October 2011 cover of.[ 21] [ 22]
The band played at the Seymour Centre in Sydney, Australia in November where Florence performed in a Jason Wu Fall 2011 dress.[ 23] The Daily Telegraph reported that the Seymour Centre show was sold-out and called the performance "wonderful" and "another awesome music memory".[ 24]
Selected box office score data
Venue
City
Tickets sold / available
Gross revenue
Chicago Theatre
Chicago
3,087 / 3,087 (100%)
$145,089[ 25]
The O2
Dublin
12,488 / 12,488 (100%)
$598,146[ 26]
Manchester Arena
Manchester
15,716 / 16,255 (96%)
$727,423[ 27]
Santa Barbara Bowl
Santa Barbara
4,971 / 4,971 (100%)
$218,944[ 28]
Grand Sierra Resort
Reno
1,887 / 1,887 (100%)
$66,045[ 28]
Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
Davis
1,708 / 1,708 (100%)
$72,590[ 28]
State Theatre
Minneapolis
2,058 / 2,058 (100%)
$98,961[ 29]
Radio City Music Hall
New York City
5,780 / 5,961 (96%)
$340,915[ 30]
Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville
5,489 / 6,032 (90%)
$271,706[ 31]
Burswood Dome
Perth
12,294 / 12,946 (95%)
$948,518[ 29]
Rod Laver Arena
Melbourne
12,897 / 12,897 (100%)
$1,029,120[ 29]
Entertainment Centre
Adelaide
7,813 / 8,044 (97%)
$631,659[ 29]
Entertainment Centre
Sydney
12,131 / 12,472 (97%)
$944,259[ 29]
River Stage
Brisbane
8,829 / 9,000 (98%)
$710,662[ 29]
Vector Arena
Auckland
11,525 / 11,559 (99%)
$615,240[ 30]
Lotto Arena
Antwerp
7,341 / 7,347 (~100%)
$274,498[ 32]
TOTAL
126,014 / 128,712 (98%)
$7,693,775
External links
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