An Evening with Michael Bublé was the sixth concert tour by Canadian singer Michael Bublé. Launched in support of his tenth studio album, Love (2018), the tour began on February 13, 2019, in Tampa and played 152 shows throughout North America, Europe and Australia.
Background Following the announcement of his son's cancer diagnosis, Bublé took a break from recording and touring. In the spring of 2018, it was revealed the singer completed recording his tenth album and retirement rumors began to spread, as he mentioned his family was his main priority and he no longer had the desire for fame. He performed a few spot stadium concerts in Dublin, London and Sydney during the summer of 2018. The tour was officially announced November 2018 on the singer's Instagram. Jokingly referred to as the "Don't Believe the Rumors Tour" or the "Don't Stop the Rumors Tour", Bublé and his publicist confirmed there were no plans to retire. Shortly after the tour was announced, PBS released the singer's concert special, "Tour Stop 148". Airing November 24, 2018, the special was featured as an installment of the station's long-running series, Great Performances.
During an interview with Billboard, Bublé expressed his excitement with returning to touring. He stated:"I'm going to go back to what I was made to do. I'm going to come back to a world that needs love and romance and laughter more than it has in a long time. I'm going to be a conduit to that. This is the greatest record I've ever made."
Fire Fight Australia benefit concert During his concert on 16 February 2020 at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, there was a live cross with three songs to the Fire Fight Australia benefit concert at Stadium Australia in Sydney to raise funds for the national bushfire relief following the Black Summer bushfires, which had an attendance of 75,000 and a live television audience peaking at 4.7 million viewers. The live charity album Artists Unite for Fire Fight: Concert for National Bushfire Relief, included his song Such a Night from the live cross. The album debuted at number one on the Australian albums chart.
Critical reception The tour received overwhelming praise from music critics and was treated as a welcomed return by the fans. Gabe Echazabal from Creative Loafing Tampa Bay described the concert at the Amalie Arena as a night full of love. He wrote: "Still, Bublé’s greatest asset — his voice — gained strength and richness as the night progressed. He was as potent during his stirring version of 'My Funny Valentine' as he was infectious during an homage to former singer and trumpet player Louis Prima. [...] Bublé turned the event into a dance party. As a nod to those who may feel uncomfortable or uneasy cutting loose, Bublé put no pressure on those folks".
In Pittsburgh, Patti Conley (of The Beaver County Times) followed the sentiments of Echazabal, describing the performance as heartfelt. She continued to say: "For two hours, Buble shared center stage with a 36-piece orchestra that impeccably accompanied and grounded him on a musical journey of life's highs and deepest lows. Buble sang and sashayed as if he were fingers on piano keys, running up steps to the orchestra, walking a runway touching outstretched hands and stopping to pose for selfies, and dancing — sort of — to whatever tempo the tunes demanded. He jumped like a jack-in-the-box".
Nancy J. Parisi of The Buffalo News says the show at the KeyBank Center was a triumphant return to form for Bublé. She goes on to say: "Thirty-four musicians, seated on four tiers, began 'Feeling Good' as an onstage circular monitor above undulated with red shimmering shapes. Bublé emerged in his signature blue suit, making his way down the staircase, singing, as the monitor's imagery morphed into a giant moon behind him. This arresting imagery flowed into a show highlighting what is known as The Great American Songbook, beloved classics, with a handful of Bublé pop compositions interspersed".
Setlist This set list is representative of the performance on February 17, 2019, in Duluth, Georgia. It does not represent the set list at all concerts for the duration of the tour.
"Feeling Good" "Haven't Met You Yet" "My Funny Valentine" "I Only Have Eyes for You" "Sway" "Such a Night" "(Up A) Lazy River" "When You're Smiling" "Fly Me to the Moon" "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" "When I Fall in Love" "Love You Anymore" "Forever Now" "Home" "Buona Sera Signorina" "Just a Gigolo" / "I Ain't Got Nobody" "You Never Can Tell" "Save the Last Dance for Me" "Nobody but Me" "Cry Me a River" Encore "Where or When" "Everything" "Always on My Mind"
Tour dates + List of 2019 concertsNorth American tour dates (February 2019 – April 2019)European tour dates (May 2019 – June 2019):North American tour dates (July 2019 – August 2019):European tour dates (September 2019 – December 2019): Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue February 13, 2019 TampaUnited States Amalie Arena13,548 / 13,548$1,683,607 February 15, 2019 Sunrise BB&T Center12,794 / 12,794$1,755,817 February 16, 2019 Orlando Amway Center11,634 / 11,634$1,457,674 February 17, 2019 Duluth Infinite Energy Center9,962 / 9,962$1,349,029 February 19, 2019 Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena12,261 / 12,261$1,534,292 February 20, 2019 New York City Madison Square Garden11,517 / 11,517$1,911,805 February 22, 2019 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena12,608 / 12,608$1,495,889 February 23, 2019 Newark Prudential Center11,855 / 11,855$1,704,476 February 24, 2019 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center13,089 / 13,089$1,569,148 February 26, 2019 Worcester DCU Center8,692 / 8,692$1,174,528 February 27, 2019 Buffalo KeyBank Center12,126 / 12,126$1,325,822 March 1, 2019 Detroit Little Caesars Arena12,294 / 12,294$1,475,464 March 17, 2019 Rosemont Allstate Arena11,826 / 11,826$1,600,747 March 18, 2019 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center13,161 / 13,161$1,575,909 March 20, 2019 Kansas City Sprint Center12,044 / 12,044$1,303,939 March 22, 2019 St. Louis Enterprise Center12,837 / 12,837$1,482,490 March 23, 2019 Lincoln Pinnacle Bank Arena11,280 / 11,280$1,199,497 March 25, 2019 Dallas American Airlines Center12,616 / 12,616$1,605,251 March 26, 2019 Houston Toyota Center11,285 / 11,285$1,479,292 March 27, 2019 San Antonio AT&T Center12,824 / 12,824$1,527,331 March 29, 2019 Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena12,105 / 12,105$1,516,125 March 30, 2019 Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena14,183 / 14,183$1,692,064 March 31, 2019 San Diego Pechanga Arena10,024 / 10,024$1,227,042 April 2, 2019 Los Angeles Staples Center12,701 / 12,701$1,680,349 April 3, 2019 Oakland Oracle Arena12,655 / 12,655$1,571,154 April 5, 2019 Portland Moda Center11,848 / 11,848$1,369,401 April 6, 2019 Tacoma Tacoma Dome15,312 / 15,312$1,691,521 April 12, 2019 VancouverCanada Rogers Arena rowspan="4" rowspan="4" April 15, 2019 Edmonton Rogers Place April 18, 2019 Saskatoon SaskTel Centre April 19, 2019 Winnipeg Bell MTS Place May 20, 2019 BirminghamEngland Resorts World Arena22,565 / 22,565$2,244,390 May 21, 2019 May 23, 2019 GlasgowScotland SSE Hydro20,631 / 20,662$2,482,650 May 24, 2019 May 26, 2019 ManchesterEngland Manchester Arena24,840 / 25,605$2,429,430 May 27, 2019 May 30, 2019 London The O2 Arena44,558 / 44,558$4,635,090 May 31, 2019 June 1, 2019 June 3, 2019 Leeds First Direct Arena21,087 / 22,536$2,095,560 June 4, 2019 June 6, 2019 DublinIreland 3Arena rowspan="4" rowspan="4" June 7, 2019 June 9, 2019 BelfastNorthern Ireland SSE Arena June 10, 2019 July 9, 2019Los AngelesUnited StatesStaples Center12,277 / 12,277$1,564,228 July 10, 2019 Sacramento Golden 1 Center11,637 / 11,637$1,408,095 July 13, 2019 Denver Pepsi Center11,096 / 11,096$1,288,592 July 15, 2019 Tulsa BOK Center10,162 / 10,162$1,071,164 July 17, 2019 New Orleans Smoothie King Center11,150 / 11,150$1,179,339 July 19, 2019 Nashville Bridgestone Arena12,698 / 12,698$1,531,682 July 20, 2019RosemontAllstate Arena11,582 / 11,582$1,468,006 July 21, 2019 Columbus Value City Arena11,479 / 11,479$1,405,598 July 23, 2019 Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center8,892 / 8,892$1,156,894 July 24, 2019New York CityMadison Square Garden11,567 / 11,567$1,751,958 July 26, 2019 TorontoCanada Scotiabank Arena rowspan="4" rowspan="4" July 27, 2019 July 29, 2019 London Budweiser Gardens July 30, 2019 Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre August 1, 2019 Montreal Bell Centre11,321 / 26,435$2,348,210 August 2, 2019 August 3, 2019 Quebec City Videotron Centre10,459 / 11,173$1,091,260 September 14, 2019 Sofia Bulgaria Armeets Arena rowspan="38" rowspan="38" September 16, 2019 Zagreb Croatia Arena Zagreb September 17, 2019 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena September 19, 2019 Łódź Poland Atlas Arena September 20, 2019 Kraków Tauron Arena September 21, 2019 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle September 23, 2019 Milan Italy Mediolanum Forum September 24, 2019 September 25, 2019 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion September 27, 2019 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi September 28, 2019 Madrid WiZink Center September 30, 2019 Lisbon Portugal Altice Arena October 1, 2019 October 21, 2019 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Arena October 23, 2019 Stockholm Sweden Ericsson Globe October 24, 2019 Fornebu Norway Telenor Arena October 26, 2019 Copenhagen Denmark Royal Arena October 27, 2019 October 29, 2019 Hannover Germany TUI Arena October 30, 2019 Berlin Mercedes-Benz Arena October 31, 2019 Hamburg Barclaycard Arena November 2, 2019 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome November 3, 2019 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis November 5, 2019 Cologne Germany Lanxess Arena November 6, 2019 Oberhausen König Pilsener Arena November 8, 2019 Mannheim SAP Arena November 9, 2019 Leipzig Arena Leipzig November 10, 2019 Munich Olympiahalle November 27, 2019 Aberdeen Scotland P&J Live November 28, 2019 November 30, 2019 NewcastleEngland Utilita Arena Newcastle December 1, 2019 December 3, 2019 Liverpool M&S Bank Arena December 4, 2019 December 6, 2019 Nottingham Motorpoint Arena Nottingham December 7, 2019 December 9, 2019 London The O2 Arena December 10, 2019
+ List of 2020 concerts Date City Country Venue February 1, 2020 NapierNew ZealandMission Estate Winery February 4, 2020 BrisbaneAustralia Brisbane Entertainment Centre February 5, 2020 February 7, 2020 Sydney Qudos Bank Arena February 8, 2020 February 12, 2020 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre February 13, 2020 February 15, 2020 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena February 16, 2020 February 18, 2020 February 21, 2020 Perth RAC Arena February 22, 2020
+ List of 2021 concerts* Date City Country Venue September 9, 2021 Allentown United States PPL Center September 11, 2021 Louisville KFC Yum! Center September 13, 2021 Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena September 14, 2021 Milwaukee Fiserv Forum September 16, 2021 Moline TaxSlayer Center September 17, 2021 Des Moines Wells Fargo Arena September 19, 2021 Oklahoma City Paycom Center September 21, 2021 Fort Worth Dickies Arena September 24, 2021 Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena September 25, 2021 Anaheim Honda Center September 28, 2021 Fresno Save Mart Center September 29, 2021 San Francisco Chase Center October 1, 2021 Salt Lake City Vivint Arena October 15, 2021 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum October 16, 2021 Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall October 18, 2021 Boston TD Garden October 19, 2021 Albany Times Union Center October 21, 2021 Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse October 22, 2021 Cincinnati Heritage Bank Center October 24, 2021 Charlotte Spectrum Center October 26, 2021 Raleigh PNC Arena October 27, 2021 Greenville Bon Secours Wellness Arena October 28, 2021 Jacksonville VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
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