The Afterlove TourSources for tour title: is the fifth concert tour by English recording artist James Blunt. Launched in support of his fifth studio album, The Afterlove (2017). Beginning October 2017, the tour is set to play over 100 shows in Europe, Asia, Australasia and South America.
Background Blunt mentioned touring alongside his album announcement in December 2016. A month later, shows in Europe were announced for the fall of 2017. During the summer, Blunt joined Ed Sheeran on the North American leg of his tour. After this stint with Sheeran, Blunt revealed shows in Australia and New Zealand.
Opening acts Jamie Lawson Morgan Evans Mainfelt Madison Violet Mattia De Simone
Setlist The following setlist was obtained from the 18 October 2017 concert, held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour. "Heart to Heart" "I'll Take Everything" "Wisemen" "Heartbeat" "Someone Singing Along" "Lose My Number" "Carry You Home" "Postcards" "Make Me Better" "Goodbye My Lover" "Time of Our Lives" "High" "You're Beautiful" "Bartender" "OK" "Same Mistake" Encore "Don't Give Me Those Eyes" "Stay the Night" "1973" "Bonfire Heart"
Tour dates + List of 2017 concertsSources for tour dates in Europe: DateCityCountryVenue12 October 2017StuttgartGermanyHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle13 October 2017MunichOlympiahalle14 October 2017ErfurtMessehallen Erfurt16 October 2017BerlinMercedes-Benz Arena17 October 2017HamburgBarclaycard Arena18 October 2017CologneLanxess Arena19 October 2017LeipzigArena Leipzig21 October 2017HanoverTUI Arena22 October 2017FrankfurtFesthalle Frankfurt24 October 2017HalleGerry Weber Stadion25 October 2017OberhausenKönig Pilsener Arena26 October 2017MannheimSAP Arena28 October 2017NurembergArena Nürnberger Versicherung29 October 2017KemptenBigbox Allgäu31 October 2017ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle1 November 2017SalzburgSalzburgarena3 November 2017BrusselsBelgiumForest National4 November 2017TrierGermanyArena Trier6 November 2017AmsterdamNetherlandsAFAS Live7 November 2017ParisFranceZénith Paris8 November 2017GenevaSwitzerlandSEG Geneva Arena9 November 2017ZürichHallenstadion12 November 2017RomeItalyPalaLottomatica13 November 2017FlorenceNelson Mandela Forum14 November 2017MilanMediolanum Forum17 November 2017NottinghamEnglandMotorpoint Arena18 November 2017LeedsFirst Direct Arena20 November 2017GlasgowScotlandSEC Armadillo21 November 2017BirminghamEnglandArena Birmingham23 November 2017LondonEventim Apollo24 November 2017BrightonBrighton Centre25 November 2017BournemouthWindsor Hall27 November 2017DublinIreland3Arena
+ List of 2018 concertsSources for tour dates in South America:Sources for tour dates in Australasia:Sources for tour dates in Asia:Sources for festival shows in Europe:DateCityCountryVenue22 February 2018Ciudad de la CostaUruguayCentro de Espectáculos Landia23 February 2018CorrientesArgentinaEstadio Abierto de Deportivo Juventus24 February 2018Buenos AiresEstadio Luna Park25 February 2018São PauloBrazilTom Brasil27 February 2018CórdobaArgentinaQuality Espacio1 March 2018MostazalChileGran Arena2 March 2018SantiagoTeatro Caupolicán6 March 2018AucklandNew ZealandSpark Arena8 March 2018ChristchurchHorncastle Arena10 March 2018PokolbinAustraliaBimbadgen Amphitheatre11 March 2018Mount CottonSirromet Winery13 March 2018SydneyThe Star Event Centre14 March 201816 March 2018MelbournePalais Theatre17 March 2018WahgunyahAll Saints Estate20 March 2018PerthPioneer Women's Memorial23 March 2018TampinesSingaporeMax Pavilion25 March 2018BentongMalaysiaArena of Stars27 March 2018BangkokThailandRoyal Paragon Hall29 March 2018Chek Lap KokHong KongVIVA31 March 2018TaipeiTaiwanTPEC Gymnasium2 April 2018GuangzhouChinaSun Yat-sen Memorial Hall4 April 2018ShanghaiMercedes-Benz Arena6 April 2018BeijingCadillac Arena9 April 2018BengaluruIndiaPhoenix Marketcity8 May 2018BudapestHungaryLászló Papp Budapest Sports Arena10 May 2018BratislavaSlovakiaAegon Arena12 May 2018WarsawPolandTorwar Hall14 May 2018Saint PetersburgRussiaOktyabrskiy Big Concert Hall16 May 2018KrasnogorskCrocus City Hall18 May 2018VilniusLithuaniaSiemens Arena19 May 2018TallinnEstoniaNordea Kontserdimaja20 May 2018RigaLatviaArēna Rīga22 May 2018OsloNorwaySentrum Scene23 May 2018StockholmSwedenAnnexet24 May 2018JellingDenmarkJelling Festivalpladsen25 May 2018HanoverGermanyExpo Plaza26 May 2018TbilisiGeorgiaMikheil Meskhi Stadium16 June 2018LondonEnglandRoyal Hospital Chelsea18 June 2018DouglasIsle of ManRoyal Hall29 June 2018NewmarketEnglandAdnams July Course1 July 2018RankwellAustriaMarktplatz Rankweil6 July 2018CognacFranceJardin public de Cognac8 July 2018AlbiBase de Loisirs de Pratgraussals10 July 2018GenoaItalyArena del Mare11 July 2018PaduaGran Teatro Geox13 July 2018PistoiaPiazza del Duomo15 July 2018LocarnoSwitzerlandPiazza Grande16 July 2018CarpiItalyPiazza dei Martiri17 July 2018RomeCavea dell'Auditorium Parco della Musica20 July 2018PoriFinlandKirjurinluoto Arena22 July 2018BalingenGermanyBalinger Marktplatz23 July 2018Freiburg im BreisgauFürstenberg Freilichtbühne24 July 2018DresdenJunge Garde26 July 2018TettnangSchlossgarten Tettnang27 July 2018KlamAustriaBurg Clam28 July 2018TüßlingGermanySchlossgarten Tüßling29 July 2018LudwigsburgSchlosshof de Residenzschloss3 August 2018MarbellaSpainAuditorio de Marbella4 August 2018BorrianaPlaya de L'Arenal5 August 2018Calella de PalafrugellAuditori a l'aire liure8 August 2018KlagenfurtAustriaOpen Air Gelände der Schleppe Alm9 August 2018HückelhovenGermanySchacht 310 August 2018HeidenheimBrenz-Arena11 August 2018SchaffhausenSwitzerlandDeutschschweizer Piazza Grande12 August 2018ZofingenHeitere-Platz15 August 2018AvenchesAmphithéâtre d'Avenches16 August 2018AschaffenburgGermanyDarmstädter Straße17 August 2018BochumKemnader See18 August 2018CoburgCoburger Schloßplatz31 August 2018BrașovRomaniaPiața Sfatului1 September 2018PapenburgGermanyVeranstaltungsgelände vor der Meyer-Werft2 September 2018BerlinIFA Sommergarten8 September 2018HavirovCzech RepublicMěstská sportovní hala Slávie13 September 2018Saint HelierJerseyGloucester Hall15 September 2018BathEnglandBath Racecourse
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
This concert was a part of "A Day on the Green" This concert was a part of the "Jelling Musikfestival" This concert was a part of the "NDR 2 Plaza Festival" This concert was a part of the "Independence Day Festival" This concert was a part of "Live at Chelsea" This concert was a part of "Newmarket Nights" This concert was a part of the "Rankweiler Open Air" This concert was a part of the "Festival Blues Passions de Cognac" This concert was a part of the "Festival Pause Guitare" This concert was a part of the "Pistoia Blues Festival" This concert was a part of "Moon and Stars" This concert was a part of the "Carpi Summer Fest" This concert was a part of the "Roma Summer Fest" This concert was a part of "Pori Jazz" This concert was a part of the "Regionalwerk Bodensee-Schlossgarten Open Air" This concert was a part of "Raiffeisen Kultursommer" This concert was a part of "KSK Music Open" This concert was a part of the "Starlite Festival" This concert was a part of the "Arenal Sound Festival" This concert was a part of the "Cap Roig Festival" This concert was a part of "SommerMusik" This concert was a part of the "Brenzpark-Festival" This concert was a part of "Stars in Town" This concert was a part of the "Heitere Open Air" This concert was a part of "Rock Oz'Arènes" This concert was a part of the "Afrika-Karibik-Festival" This concert was a part of the "Zeltfestival Ruhr" This concert was a part of the "HUK-Open-Air-Sommer" This concert is a part of "Cerbul de Aur" This concert is a part of the "NDR 2 Papenburg Festival" This concert is a part of "IFA-Konzerte unter dem Funkturm" This concert is a part of "Havířovské slavnosti" This concert is a part of the "Bath Cup Festival"
Cancellations and rescheduled shows 23 February 2018Corrientes, ArgentinaEstadio José Jorge ConteMoved to the Estadio Abierto de Deportivo Juventus23 March 2018Marina Bay, SingaporeMarina Bay Sands Expo BallroomMoved to the Max Pavilion in Tampines, Singapore27 March 2018Bangkok, ThailandImpact ArenaMoved to the Thunder Dome27 March 2018Bangkok, ThailandThunder DomeMoved to the Royal Paragon Hall
Box office score data VenueCityTickets sold / AvailableGross revenueHanns-Martin-Schleyer-HalleStuttgart6,309 / 8,994 (70%)$327,536OlympiahalleMunich7,518 / 10,255 (73%)$405,811Messehallen ErfurtErfurt5,470 / 5,583 (98%)$283,761Mercedes-Benz ArenaBerlin7,437 / 9,733 (76%)$371,238 Barclaycard ArenaHamburg5,382 / 7,750 (69%)$285,394Lanxess ArenaCologne6,004 / 13,476 (45%)$331,690Arena LeipzigLeipzig5,570 / 7,618 (73%)$289,105TUI ArenaHanover6,961 / 8,805 (79%)$358,463Festhalle FrankfurtFrankfurt6,385 / 7,914 (81%)$344,334Gerry Weber StadionHalle3,004 / 3,338 (90%)$163,885SAP ArenaMannheim4,405 / 8,428 (52%)$233,350Arena Nürnberger VersicherungNuremberg6,704 / 6,704 (100%)$260,173Bigbox AllgäuKempten3,973 / 3,973 (100%)$168,095Wiener StadthalleVienna6,020 / 11,533 (52%)$320,978SalzburgarenaSalzburg3,068 / 5,682 (54%)$163,668Arena TrierTrier4,302 / 4,302 (100%)$208,808HallenstadionZürich10,806 / 13,000 (83%)$767,701Eventim ApolloLondon3,422 / 3,422 (100%)$250,632TOTAL102,740 / 140,510 (73%)$5,534,622
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