Concert by Hurts | |
Location | Europe, Asia, North America |
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Associated album | Happiness |
Start date | 22 February 2010 |
End date | 9 November 2012 |
No. of shows | 207 192 in Europe 14 in Asia 1 in North America |
Hurts concert chronology |
The Happiness Tour is the first concert tour by British band Hurts in support of their debut album Happiness . At the end of February 2010 Hurts played four concerts in the UK and Germany, and in April and May they joined the NME Radar tour, then they resumed their recitals and played at the festivals in Europe and Asia, including a debut performance at the festival in Japan. Since October, a variety of solo artists and groups increasingly began to play as the opening acts at Hurts' gigs, and by the end of 2010 Hurts themselves supported Scissor Sisters in their UK arena tour. In April 2011, Hurts held their debut performance in the US at the festival Coachella, and in May 2011 Hurts made an Asian tour, which was followed by a series of European summer festivals. 4 November 2011 was the final performance of a two-year Happiness Tour, in London Kylie Minogue joined the group to perform a duet of two songs. In 2012, the band played at a few summer music festivals.
During the whole show Theo Hutchcraft throws in a crowd white roses on long stems with cut off spikes, there are usually about 10 pieces in a rider. [1] [2] During "Evelyn" he breaks a microphone stand. [3] Before "Illuminated" he asks the crowd to light their phones. [4] On Theo's left hand there is Adam Anderson, he performs most of the songs while sitting at the synthesizer placed on a transparent plastic base, but at "Evelyn" he gets up and plays the guitar, [5] after that he throws a mediator in a crowd. Encore they perform song "Better Than Love". [6]
At the first legs of the tour Hurts usually play against a white screen, in time complemented by the same illuminated pillars of white fabric. [7] Since 27 June 2010 at large numbers of concerts Hurts hang up the backdrop of stage with a large black linen with a white band logo on it. [8]
At the first shows Theo appears with the accessories – a white scarf [9] and a comb in his pocket, [10] during the tour there are also appears black leather gloves, [11] and at summer festivals Theo and Adam often perform wearing sunglasses "Ray-Ban". [12] Adam sometimes wears a black scarf, [13] [14] bow tie or bolo tie, [15] and a long black overcoat. [16]
From the beginning of February 2011 Theo begin to appear on stage wear a cape draped over the suit. [17] At the same time for a while, till 19 March 2011, the usual Hurts' scenery with highlighted cloth pillars are replaced by big blinds, on which silhouettes of the dancers from their second video for "Wonderful Life" are projected. [18] Since 1 October 2011 blinds are replaced by a big banner with a house with big windows printed on it. [19]
On some summer festivals in 2012 images of glowing broken and crossing lines, and a variety of videos including their video clips are projected on the screens. [20] [21]
From the first show and till 6 August 2011 Hurts are accompanied by back-vocalist Richard Sidaway, [22] [23] who stays the whole show without any move, he also sings the second part of the song called "Verona", [24] invariably there are keyboarder Pete Watson and drummer Paul Walsham. 9 October 2010 at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire in London on "Wonderful Life" there were a female saxophonist and a female dancer dressed like the girl from the debut black-and-white video of "Wonderful Life". [25] Her dance is a mix of styles waacking and vogue.
Since 2 February 2011 show at Brighton Dome in United Kingdom at many gigs there are a male bass guitarist and a female viola player on stage with Hurts. [26]
3 June 2011 at the first summer festival named Rock im Park in Germany the band joined by two female dancers, two violinists and one cellist on a permanent basis, one of the girls also played the harp. [27]
The orchestra plays solo parts at the opening track "Intro music", [28] at instrumental part of the song "The Water" [29] and at the song with a grim history "Gloomy Sunday". [30]
Dancers appear on stage dressed in long black robes wear hoods during "Intro music" holding the black flags. [4] [31] On the first song "Silver Lining" they stay on the scene on their knees with their hands folded in prayer. On "Gloomy Sunday" they go on stage in black tutus and en pointes with long red ribbons tied around their wrists [32] and stay to dance on stage during the song "Better Than Love". In 2012 they put on red dresses for the song "Devotion". [33]
The song "Devotion" had two special performance during the tour:
– for the first time it was a duet with Clare Maguire, who supported Hurts at the gig at Oran Mor in Glasgow, 4 October 2010; [34]
– the second time was at the final show of the 2011 leg and it was a duet with Kylie Minogue at Brixton Academy in London, 4 November 2011. Also they sang together Kylie Minogue' song "Confide in Me". [35] [36] [37]
17 November 2010 at Union Chapel in London, United Kingdom [38] Adam Anderson was absent due to he has thrown his back out after trying to carry an old piano. It was the first Hurts' acoustic concert. That day Tali Lennox was on scene, she sat on the chair and plucked rose petals. [39]
15 January 2011 at The Shibuya DUO Music Exchange in Tokyo, Japan Adam Anderson was absent due to his tooth accident. [40]
Hurts used red confetti at their show at Somerset House in London, 14 July 2011, Edward Bovingdon wrote in gig review: "Theatre dramatics came in the form of sexy ballerinas during intervals and a wave of red confetti ended the evening with a shower of symbolic blood."; [41] glow sticks, confetti and fireworks at Zitadelle Spandau, in Berlin, 13 August 2011; [42] fireworks at Brixton Academy in London, 4 November 2011. [43]
On 8 November 2011 Hurts wrote at Facebook: [44]
Ladies & Gentlemen. Thank you. 22 months on tour is now over. Over 200 concerts. To over 500,000 people. Across 46 countries. From 200 people at St Philip's Church in Salford, our first ever gig, to 80,000 at Rock Am Ring in Germany. Along with almost 1 million albums & 1 million singles.
Unbelievable. Thank you to everyone we met on the way, all the gifts you gave us, every word you sang, every vote you cast, every kind word you wrote, for believing in us & making our dreams come true. Without you, we would be nothing. We love you... x
Critics mostly took the Happiness tour positively, unanimously made special mention of attention to the details of the show and consistency of the performance in the same style, the performances of the band even secured the definition "The Theatre of Hurts". Musicians call themselves the same way. [45]
There were more than 40 supporting acts for the tour. They are:
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During the tour the setlist was expanded more than two times.
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Date | City | Country | Venue/Event |
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Europe [87] | |||
22 January 2010 | Berlin | Germany | Friedrichstadt-Palast |
22 February 2010 | Salford | England | St Philip's with St Stephen's Church |
24 February 2010 | London | Wilton's Music Hall | |
26 February 2010 | Berlin | Germany | Magnet Club |
27 February 2010 | Cologne | Gebäude 9 | |
26 April 2010 [1] | Glasgow | Scotland | King Tut's Wah Wah Hut |
27 April 2010 [1] | Preston | England | 53 Degrees |
28 April 2010 [1] | Manchester | Manchester Academy 3 | |
30 April 2010 [1] | Stoke-on-Trent | The Sugarmill | |
1 May 2010 | Leeds | Live at Leeds Festival | |
2 May 2010 [1] | Middlesbrough | Teesside University | |
4 May 2010 [1] | Oxford | O2 Academy Oxford | |
5 May 2010 [1] | Bristol | The Thekla | |
6 May 2010 [1] | Wrexham | Wales | Central Station |
8 May 2010 [1] | York | England | The Duchess |
9 May 2010 [1] | Portsmouth | The Wedgewood Rooms | |
10 May 2010 [1] | London | KOKO | |
11 May 2010 [1] | Norwich | The Waterfront | |
12 May 2010 [1] | Northampton | The Roadmender | |
14 May 2010 | Brighton | The Great Escape Festival | |
15 May 2010 | Cologne | Germany | Luxor |
16 May 2010 | Berlin | Lido | |
20 May 2010 | Dublin | Ireland | Whelan's |
1 June 2010 | Berlin | Germany | Admiralspalast |
10 June 2010 | London | England | Dingwalls |
23 June 2010 | Madrid | Spain | Charada |
27 June 2010 | St. Gallen | Switzerland | Openair St. Gallen Festival |
3 July 2010 | Penrhos | Wales | Wakestock Festival |
9 July 2010 | Lisbon | Portugal | Optimus Alive Festival |
10 July 2010 | Punchestown | Ireland | Oxegen Festival |
11 July 2010 | Balado | Scotland | T in the Park Festival |
17 July 2010 | Gräfenhainichen | Germany | Melt! Festival |
18 July 2010 | London | England | Lovebox Festival |
31 July 2010 | Dorset | Camp Bestival | |
Asia | |||
7 August 2010 | Tokyo | Japan | Summer Sonic Festival |
8 August 2010 | Osaka | ||
Europe | |||
20 August 2010 | Hasselt | Belgium | Pukkelpop Festival |
21 August 2010 | Chelmsford | England | V Festival |
22 August 2010 | Stafford | ||
27 August 2010 | Helsinki | Finland | Club Yk |
28 August 2010 | Stockholm | Sweden | Popaganda |
1 September 2010 | London | England | RIBA |
3 September 2010 | Dublin | Ireland | Electric Picnic |
6 September 2010 | Manchester | United Kingdom | HMV |
11 September 2010 | Isle of Wight | Bestival | |
13 September 2010 | Zürich | Germany | Seefeld-Razzia |
15 September 2010 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Desmet Studios |
24 September 2010 | Baden-Baden | Germany | New Pop Festival |
2 October 2010 | Brighton | England | Concorde2 |
3 October 2010 | Leeds | Cockpit | |
4 October 2010 | Glasgow | Scotland | Oran Mor |
5 October 2010 | Manchester | England | The Ritz |
7 October 2010 [2] | Birmingham | HMV Institute | |
8 October 2010 | Bristol | Trinity Church | |
9 October 2010 | London | O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire | |
10 October 2010 [3] | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Paradiso |
12 October 2010 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Little Vega |
13 October 2010 | Aarhus | Voxhall | |
15 October 2010 | Reykjavík | Iceland | Iceland Airwaves Festival |
16 October 2010 | Stockholm | Sweden | Debaser Medis |
18 October 2010 [4] | Berlin | Germany | Kulturbrauerei |
19 October 2010 | Hamburg | Uebel & Gefährlich | |
20 October 2010 [5] | Cologne | Essigfabrik | |
22 October 2010 [6] | Munich | Theaterfabrik | |
23 October 2010 | Zürich | Switzerland | Harterei Club |
24 October 2010 | Milan | Italy | Magazzini Generali |
26 October 2010 [7] | Barcelona | Spain | Bikini |
27 October 2010 [8] | Madrid | Penelope | |
29 October 2010 [9] | Paris | France | Le Trabendo |
30 October 2010 | Brussels | Belgium | The Botanique |
31 October 2010 | Hollerich | Luxembourg | Den Atelier |
17 November 2010 [10] | London | England | Union Chapel |
3 December 2010 [11] | Birmingham | LG Arena | |
6 December 2010 [11] | Cardiff | Wales | Motorpoint Arena Cardiff |
8 December 2010 [11] | Glasgow | Glasgow | SECC |
10 December 2010 [11] | Newcastle | England | Metro Radio Arena |
11 December 2010 [11] | Manchester | Manchester Arena | |
12 December 2010 [11] | Brighton | Brighton Centre | |
14 December 2010 [11] | Nottingham | Trent FM Arena | |
15 December 2010 [11] | London | The O2 Arena | |
16 December 2010 [11] | Bournemouth | BIC | |
Asia | |||
13 January 2011 | Osaka | Japan | Club Quattro |
14 January 2011 | Tokyo | The Shibuya DUO Music Exchange | |
15 January 2011 [12] | |||
Europe | |||
21 January 2011 | Kraków | Poland | Studio |
22 January 2011 | Warsaw | Stodola | |
23 January 2011 | Gdańsk | Parlament | |
25 January 2011 [13] | Tallinn | Estonia | Kalevi Spordihall |
26 January 2011 [14] | Helsinki | Finland | The Circus |
2 February 2011 | Brighton | United Kingdom | Brighton Dome |
3 February 2011 | London | HMV Forum | |
4 February 2011 | Glasgow | Scotland | O2 ABC |
6 February 2011 | Leeds | England | O2 Academy Leeds |
7 February 2011 | Dublin | Ireland | Academy |
8 February 2011 | Manchester | England | Manchester Academy 1 |
12 February 2011 | Barcelona | Spain | Sala Apolo |
13 February 2011 | Madrid | Joy Eslava | |
15 February 2011 | Porto | Portugal | Hard Club |
18 February 2011 | Bologna | Italy | Estragon |
19 February 2011 | Bern | Switzerland | Bierhübeli |
20 February 2011 | Zürich | X-tra | |
21 February 2011 | |||
1 March 2011 | Brussels | Belgium | Ancienne Belgique |
2 March 2011 | Groningen | Netherlands | De Oosterpoort |
3 March 2011 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Store Vega |
5 March 2011 | Stockholm | Sweden | Berns |
6 March 2011 | Oslo | Norway | Rockefeller |
8 March 2011 | Hamburg | Germany | Grosse Freiheit 36 |
9 March 2011 | Frankfurt | Hugenottenhalle | |
11 March 2011 | Dresden | Alter Schlachthof | |
12 March 2011 [15] | Berlin | C-Club | |
13 March 2011 | Prague | Czech Republic | Lucerna Music Bar |
15 March 2011 | Vienna | Austria | Arena |
16 March 2011 | Munich | Germany | Tonhalle |
17 March 2011 [16] | Cologne | Palladium | |
19 March 2011 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Melkweg |
20 March 2011 | Reykjavík | Iceland | Vodafone Sports Hall |
25 March 2011 | Thessaloniki | Greece | Block 33 |
26 March 2011 [17] | Tavros | Fuzz Club | |
1 April 2011 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | GlavClub |
2 April 2011 | Moscow | GlavClub | |
3 April 2011 | Ekaterinburg | Tele-Club | |
5 April 2011 | Kyiv | Ukraine | Crystal Hall |
7 April 2011 [18] | Bucharest | Romania | Fratelli Studios |
North America [88] | |||
15 April 2011 | Indio | United States | Coachella Festival |
Asia | |||
6 May 2011 | Bangsar | Malaysia | Mist Club |
7 May 2011 | Jakarta | Indonesia | Nylon Music Festival |
8 May 2011 | Bali | Hard Rock Cafe | |
10 May 2011 | Downtown Core | Singapore | Esplanade Concert Hall |
11 May 2011 | Kowloon | Hong Kong | KITEC Rotunda |
13 May 2011 | Taipei | Taiwan | Legacy |
14 May 2011 | Beijing | China | Club Tango 3rd Floor |
17 May 2011 | Tel Aviv | Israel | Reading 3 |
19 May 2011 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Irish Village |
Europe | |||
25 May 2011 | Belgrad | Serbia | Belgrade Arena |
26 May 2011 | Skopje | Macedonia | Metropolis Arena |
28 May 2011 | Bristol | England | Dot to Dot Festival |
29 May 2011 | Nottingham | ||
30 May 2011 | Manchester | ||
3 June 2011 | Nuremberg | Germany | Rock im Park |
4 June 2011 | Rock am Ring | ||
5 June 2011 | Dresden | Junge Garde | |
7 June 2011 | Hamburg | Stadtpark Freilichtbuhne | |
8 June 2011 | Berlin | Tape Club | |
9 June 2011 | Crans-près-Céligny | Switzerland | Caribana Festival |
11 June 2011 | Newport | England | Isle of Wight Festival |
12 June 2011 | Landgraaf | Netherlands | Pinkpop Festival |
22 June 2011 | Odesa | Ukraine | Ibiza Club |
24 June 2011 | Razlog | Bulgaria | Elevation Music Festival |
26 June 2011 | Shepton Mallet | England | Glastonbury Festival |
30 June 2011 | Werchter | Belgium | Rock Werchter Festival |
2 July 2011 | St. Gallen | Switzerland | Open Air St. Gallen Festival |
3 July 2011 | Gdynia | Poland | Heineken Open'er Festival |
5 July 2011 | Munich | Germany | Pavillon 21 MINI Opera Space |
8 July 2011 | Turku | Finland | Ruisrock Festival |
9 July 2011 | Naas | Ireland | Oxegen Festival |
10 July 2011 | Kinross | Scotland | T in the Park Festival |
14 July 2011 | London | England | Somerset House |
15 July 2011 | Salacgriva | Latvia | Positivus Festival |
16 July 2011 | Hultsfred | Sweden | Hultsfred Festival |
17 July 2011 | Suffolk | England | Latitude Festival |
27 July 2011 | Dortmund | Germany | Dortmunder Music Week Festival |
4 August 2011 | Castellón | Spain | Arenal Sound Festival |
6 August 2011 | Benešov | Czech Republic | Sazava Festival |
8 August 2011 | Budapest | Hungary | Sziget Festival |
12 August 2011 | Piešťany | Slovakia | Grape Festival |
13 August 2011 | Berlin | Germany | Spandau Citadel Music Festival |
14 August 2011 | Hildesheim | M'era Luna Festival | |
18 August 2011 | Sankt Pölten | Austria | FM4 Frequency Festival |
21 August 2011 | Chelmsford | England | V Festival |
18 September 2011 | London | Claridge's | |
30 September 2011 | Stuttgart | Germany | Porsche-Arena |
1 October 2011 | Frankfurt | Jahrhunderthalle | |
2 October 2011 | Munich | Zenith | |
4 October 2011 | Düsseldorf | Mitsubishi Electric Halle | |
5 October 2011 | Erfurt | Thüringenhalle | |
7 October 2011 | Aachen | 1Live eine Nacht | |
8 October 2011 | Prague | Czech Republic | Lucerna Music Hall |
9 October 2011 | Poznań | Poland | MTP |
11 October 2011 | Minsk | Belarus | Sport Palace |
12 October 2011 | Kaunas | Lithuania | Karaliaus Mindaugo pr. 50 |
14 October 2011 | Tallinn | Estonia | Saku Suurhall Arena |
15 October 2011 | Helsinki | Finland | Old Ice Hall |
17 October 2011 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | GlavClub |
18 October 2011 [19] | Moscow | Arena Moscow | |
20 October 2011 | Kyiv | Ukraine | Sport Palace |
23 October 2011 | Zagreb | Croatia | Bocarski dom |
24 October 2011 | Vienna | Austria | Gasometer |
26 October 2011 | Milan | Italy | Alcatraz |
27 October 2011 | Innsbruck | Austria | Dogana |
29 October 2011 | Basel | Switzerland | Avo Session Basel |
30 October 2011 | Zürich | Maag Event Hall | |
31 October 2011 | |||
3 November 2011 | Glasgow | Scotland | O2 Academy Glasgow |
4 November 2011 | London | England | O2 Academy Brixton |
8 August 2012 | Budapest | Hungary | Sziget Festival |
11 August 2012 | Buftea | Romania | Summer Well Festival |
12 August 2012 | Zofingen | Switzerland | Heitere Open Air Festival |
14 August 2012 | Palanga | Lithuania | Pildyk Friends Festival |
18 August 2012 | Espoo | Finland | Weekend Festival |
17 September 2012 | Hanover | Germany | Volkswagen |
20 September 2012 | Novosibirsk | Russia | Crystal Hall |
22 September 2012 | Chelyabinsk | World Trade Centre | |
24 September 2012 | Kazan | Piramida | |
26 September 2012 | Samara | Metelica | |
28 September 2012 | Voronezh | Zavod | |
9 November 2012 | Warsaw | Poland | Studio Las |
8 November 2010 Theo Hutchcraft wrote on Twitter, that he has caused himself a frightening injury – his eardrum has perforated. He will be OK, but the doctor said that if he put strain on it and play a full show, it could be very damaging.
11 November 2010 | Bucharest, Romania | Silver Church | Rescheduled to 7 April 2011. [97] |
12 November 2010 | Athens, Greece | Kyttaro | Rescheduled to 26 March 2011 due to Theo's eardrum has perforated. [99] |
13 November 2010 | Thessaloniki, Greece | Block 33 | Rescheduled to 25 March 2011 due to Theo's eardrum has perforated. [99] |
9 September 2010 | Milan, Italy | Piazzetta Crocerossa | Performance was cancelled due to failing to obtain work visa. [100] |
10 February 2011 | Paris, France | Le Trianon | Performance was cancelled without explanation. [101] |
2 November 2011 | Brighton, United Kingdom | Brighton Centre | Performance was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. [102] |
Source: [103] |
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