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Out of Control Tour
Arena tour by Girls Aloud
Associated albumOut of Control
Start date24 April 2009
End date6 June 2009
No. of shows32
Girls Aloud concert chronology

The Out of Control Tour is Girls Aloud's fourth arena-based concert tour and their fifth tour overall. The tour started on 24 April 2009 in Manchester's MEN Arena, with the final show on 6 June 2009 in Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena. Thirty-two dates have been announced for the arena tour.

History

Girls Aloud announced their plans to tour in support of Out of Control in mid-November 2008. Initially, just ten tour dates in bigger arenas across the United Kingdom and Ireland were announced, with tickets going on sale on 14 November.[1] Nadine Coyle said, "We can't wait to get back out on the road to see our fans. We'll play the music that we love from the past albums. And it'll be great doing the new songs in those arenas, too."[2] The girl group began rehearsals "straight after Christmas."[3] Emma Deigman has been confirmed as the supporting act during the tour.[4]

Due to arenas selling out, Girls Aloud had to add a number of live shows to the tour. Cheryl Cole's hometown of Newcastle sold particularly well, with the girl group scheduled to play a record-breaking four nights. Girls Aloud are also scheduled to play three dates in Belfast, Birmingham,[5] Glasgow,[6] Liverpool, and four dates in London and Manchester. The group are performing three nights in O2 Arena and two at Wembley Arena.[7]

In addition to their own dates, Girls Aloud have been confirmed as the support act for Coldplay's Viva la Vida Tour at Wembley Stadium on 18 September 2009.[8]

According to The Sun on 17 April 2009, the group have included "Biology", "Love Machine", "Call the Shots", "The Promise", "The Loving Kind", "Fix Me Up" and a cover of Britney Spears' "Womanizer" in the show's setlist. The show opens with "The Promise" and also closes with a reprise of the same song. The same article revealed that "...at one point in the show they will fly from the main stage to a specially constructed smaller stage in the middle of the arena to perform two songs." They will also be using a pole-dancing routine when performing "Fix Me Up".[9]

Setlist

1. "The Promise"

2. "Love is the Key"

3. "Biology"

4. "Miss You Bow Wow"

  • Costume Change

5. "The Loving Kind"

6. "Waiting"

7. "Love Machine"

8. "Rolling Back the Rivers in Time"

  • Costume Change

9. "Untouchable"

10. "Sexy! No No No..." (Contains Elements of "Disturbia" by Rihanna)

11. "Love is Pain"

12. "Call the Shots"

  • Costume Change

13. "Revolution in the Head"

14. "Sound of the Underground"

15. "Fix Me Up"

16. "Womanizer" (Britney Spears cover)

17. "Broken Strings" (James Morrison cover)

18. "Something Kinda Ooooh"

Encore:

19. "Girls Aloud Medley" ** "The Show"

20. "The Promise" (Reprise)

[10]


Notes:

  • At the Dublin shows, due to the shape of the arena, there was no room for the B-Stage. Therefore, the band sang "Untouchable" and "Broken Strings" on the flying platform. They then returned to the main stage to sing "Sexy! No No No...", "Love is Pain" and "Call the Shots".

Tour dates

Date City Venue
Britain
24 April 2009 Manchester Manchester Evening News Arena
25 April 2009 Sheffield Sheffield Arena
26 April 2009 London O2 Arena
28 April 2009 Belfast Odyssey Arena
29 April 2009
30 April 2009
Ireland
2 May 2009 Dublin The O2
3 May 2009
Britain
5 May 2009 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
6 May 2009
8 May 2009 Glasgow SECC
9 May 2009
11 May 2009 Nottingham Trent FM Arena
12 May 2009
13 May 2009 Sheffield Sheffield Arena
15 May 2009
16 May 2009 Manchester MEN Arena
17 May 2009
19 May 2009 Liverpool Echo Arena
20 May 2009 Birmingham National Indoor Arena
21 May 2009
23 May 2009 London O2 Arena
24 May 2009
26 May 2009 Wembley Arena
27 May 2009
29 May 2009 Manchester MEN Arena
30 May 2009 Glasgow SECC
1 June 2009 Birmingham NIA
2 June 2009 Liverpool Echo Arena
3 June 2009
5 June 2009 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
6 June 2009
Additional Dates
18 September 2009Template:Fn London Wembley Stadium

Footnotes:

References

  1. ^ Tom Thorogood (2008-11-11). "Girls Aloud announce tour". MTV News. MTV. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
  2. ^ Kim Dawson (2008-11-11). "Girls line up big gigs". Daily Star. Northern and Shell. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
  3. ^ "Girls Aloud announce arena tour". Newsbeat. BBC Radio 1. 2008-11-10. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
  4. ^ "Emma Deigman on the road with the Girls!". 2009-03-19. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  5. ^ "Girls Aloud announce third concert". Shropshire Star. Midland News Association. 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
  6. ^ "Girls Aloud add third city gig". Evening Times. Newsquest. 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
  7. ^ Tom Thorogood (2008-11-24). "Girls Aloud announce next single". MTV News. MTV. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  8. ^ a b "Girls Aloud to support Coldplay". Newsbeat. BBC Radio 1. 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  9. ^ http://www.myparkmag.co.uk/articles/girls-alouds-pole-dancing-performance.html
  10. ^ "Girls Aloud tear off their skirts in a tribute to Bucks Fizz at Manchester Gig". The Sun. 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
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