The Reunion Tour was a 2012—2013 rock concert tour by English band the Stone Roses. Three homecoming shows in Heaton Park, Manchester and a show in Phoenix Park, Dublin were the first shows to be announced by the band. Fifty shows eventually took place in Europe, Asia, North America and Oceania. The Heaton Park shows currently hold the record for the fastest selling rock gigs in UK history. The Irish Independent described the Dublin leg of the tour as "one of the most anticipated gigs of the year." The Stone Roses also re-entered the music charts on the back of the tour.
History Reports of a reunion initially surfaced during April 2011, with several media outlets claiming that singer Ian Brown and guitarist John Squire had reconciled for the first time since Squire left the band in 1996."Stone Roses reunion reported as Ian Brown and John Squire 'bury hatchet". NME. 7 April 2011. At the time, these were swiftly denied by bassist Mani.
However, on 18 October of the same year, the band called a press conference to confirm their reunion and two homecoming shows at Heaton Park, Manchester on 29 and 30 June 2012. In addition to this, they also stated their intention to complete a reunion world tour and an album of new material.
All 150,000 tickets for the initial two Heaton Park shows sold out in a record 14 minutes. A third show scheduled for 1 July 2012 was promptly put on sale. In total, all 220,000 tickets for the shows sold out in 68 minutes - a record for a UK rock gig. Reviews for the Manchester shows were reported to be "bordering on the ecstatic." However, tragedy struck when a young fan went missing following the Friday show.
Whilst no specific dates were announced, during the reunion press conference Ian Brown stated that the band would visit Ireland, with Ian Brown saying "After Manchester, Ireland is always next on our list". Their Dublin date was announced as being for Phoenix Park on 5 July 2012, on the weekend normally reserved for the Oxegen music festival, which did not take place in 2012.
On 7 November 2011, three further dates were announced for festival headlining slots in Scotland, Spain and Japan.
Schedule On 15 December 2011, the band announced on their Facebook page, that they would play Germany's Hurricane and Southside Festivals in June, and the Sziget Festival in August 2012.
On 10 October 2012, it was confirmed that the band would tour Australia in 2013, headlining the Future Music Festival along with The Prodigy.
Tour dates Date City Country Venue Leg 1: Europe 23 May 2012 Warrington England Parr Hall1 8 June 2012 Barcelona Spain Razzmatazz2 9 June 20123 12 June 2012 Amsterdam Netherlands Heineken Music Hall4 14 June 2012 Hultsfred Sweden Folkets Park5 16 June 2012 Aarhus Denmark Ådalen6 22 June 2012 Scheeßel Germany Eichenring7 24 June 2012 Neuhausen ob Eck Neuhausen ob Eck Airfield8 25 June 2012 Lyon France Théâtre antique de Fourvière9 29 June 2012 Manchester England Heaton Park10 30 June 201211 1 July 2012 12 5 July 2012 Dublin Ireland Phoenix Park13 7 July 2012 Balado Scotland Balado Park & Airfield(T in the Park 2012)14 13 July 2012 Lisbon Portugal Passeio Maritimo de Alges15 14 July 2012 Benicàssim Spain Costa del Azahar16 17 July 2012 Milan Italy Ippodromo del Galoppo17 Leg 2: Asia 22 July 2012 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium18 24 July 2012 Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Arena19 27 July 2012 Yuzawa Japan Naeba Ski Resort20 28–29 July 2012 Icheon South Korea Jisan Valley Ski Resort21 Leg 3: Europe 6 August 2012 London England Village Underground22 8 August 2012 Oslo Norway Middelalderparken23 10 August 2012 Budapest Hungary Óbuda Island24 17 August 2012 Kiewit Belgium Pukkelpop25 18 August 2012 Chelmsford England Hylands Park26 19 August 2012 Weston-under-Lizard Weston Park27 22 August 2012 Belfast Northern Ireland Boucher Road Playing Field28 Leg 4: Asia 21 February 2013 Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai Media City Amphitheatre29 23 February 2013 Jakarta Indonesia Lapangan D-Senayan30 Leg 5: Oceania 26 February 2013 Auckland New Zealand Vector Arena31 1 March 2013 Brisbane Australia Riverstage32 2 March 2013 Doomben Racecourse33 3 March 2013 Joondalup Arena Joondalup34 6 March 2013 Sydney Hordern Pavilion35 7 March 2013 Melbourne Festival Hall36 9 March 2013 Sydney Royal Randwick Racecourse37 10 March 2013 Melbourne Flemington Racecourse38 11 March 2013 Adelaide Bonython Park39 Leg 6: North America 9 April 2013 Mexico City Mexico The Pepsi Center WTC40 12 April 2013 Indio United States Coachella41 19 April 201342 Leg 7: Europe 3 June 2013 Paris France La Cigale43 4 June 201344 7 June 2013 London England Finsbury Park45 8 June 201346 14 June 2013 Newport Seaclose Park47 15 June 2013 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Green48 Leg 8: Asia August 9, 2013 Chiba Japan Makuhari Messe49 August 11, 2013 Osaka Maishima50
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
These concerts are a part of the "Future Music Festival"
Cancellations 12 August 2012BufteaRomaniaSummer Well FestivalCancelled due to intense weather conditions.
Box office score data Venue City Tickets Sold / Available Gross Revenue Heaton ParkManchester217,948 / 217,948 (100%)£11,400,323
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