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Revision as of 01:20, 20 May 2008
Tour by Girls Aloud | |
File:Girls Aloud in Glasgow.JPG | |
Start date | 03 May 2008 |
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End date | 29 August 2008 |
Legs | 2 |
No. of shows | 24 (scheduled) |
Girls Aloud concert chronology |
The Tangled Up Tour is Girls Aloud's third arena-based concert tour and their fourth tour overall. The tour began on 3 May 2008 in Belfast, with the final show on 4 June in Birmingham. They will also perform ten open air concerts over the summer. The twenty-four arena dates and ten summer shows make the tour their longest yet.
History
The first dates were announced by various news sources towards the end of November 2007. Pre-sale tickets were offered on Girls Aloud's official website on 22 November, 2007.[1] Initially, there was one date per venue, but the demand caused extra tour dates to be scheduled. In March 2008, Girls Aloud signed a deal to front an ad campaign for a new low-calorie KitKat bar called "Senses". The chocolate bar manufacturer will also sponsor the tour.[2]
The show reportedly cost an estimated £3 million to stage, with £250,000 worth of pyrotechnics.[3] The stage outfits were designed by Welsh designer Julien MacDonald.[4] Luigi Masi, Billiam and new girl group The Saturdays provide support for Girls Aloud on the tour.[5]
The announcement of the tour helped to stop rumours that the band were splitting up. The stories surfaced after Nadine Coyle pulled out of a reality television show for the second time.[6] It was widely reported in April 2008 that Cheryl Cole was working on solo material with T2.[7][8] These accusations were quickly denied, with Cole saying that she "had been in tour rehearsals everyday."[9] Kimberley Walsh told press that the band was "really excited about the tour" and had "loads of things planned."[10] Sarah Harding said that "over the years it gets bigger and more elaborate."[11] In addition to covers of Robyn, Salt-n-Pepa, and a short excerpt of Kelis' "Trick Me", Girls Aloud are reportedly working on a Pussycat Dolls song to add to the setlist.[12]
The tour is also being recorded on 17 May at the O2 Arena and will be shown live across 50 Vue cinemas up and down the country.[13] Girls Aloud will additionally play at Pop in the Park and 2008's V Festival.[14] They previously performed in 2006 with a shortened set of their Chemistry Tour.
Critical response
Many reviews focused on Girls Aloud's provocative attire, comparing it to Madonna's Erotica era.[3][15][16][17] The Mirror called it "the most sexually-charged performance of their career".[15] The Independent gave the show four stars, saying that "even their between-song chatter is amusing". Although low points were noted, the review continued that "Girls Aloud remain confidently the only pop show in town."[18] The Daily Record said they "pulled out all the stops."[19]
The Times only gave the show two stars. "The songs varied wildly in quality. While upbeat belters... tapped into the hedonistic rush of classic gay disco, too much of the set felt graceless and flat."[20] The critique even said "the famous five could easily have been interchangeable Stepford androids."[20]
Set List
- Sci-Fi: Video Intro / Costumes: Black, blue and white PVC outfits
01. Sexy! No No No...
02. Girl Overboard
03. Sound of the Underground
04. Close to Love
- Cabaret: Costume change: Black cabaret outfits
05. Can't Speak French
06. Love Machine
07. Black Jacks
08. Biology
- Feathers: Costume change: Multicoloured dresses
09. Whole Lotta History
10. With Every Heartbeat (Robyn cover)
11. I'll Stand By You
- Glamour: Costume change: Gold dresses
12. Fling
13. Push It (Salt N Pepa cover)
14. Wake Me Up
15. Walk This Way(Aerosmith cover)
16. Control of the Knife/Trick Me (Kelis cover)
17. Call The Shots
18. Jump
- Encore: Costume change: Neon lycra leotards
Tour dates
Costumes
Entrance - Sci-Fi
Nadine: Black and white corset with a futuristic look with black knee high boots.
Cheryl: Black and white PVC suit, quite like the one use in The Sound of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits Tour.
Nicola: Black, white and blue corset with futuristic look with black knee high boots.
Sarah: Black and white corset with a futuristic look with black knee high boots.
Kimberley: Black and white PVC suit, quite like Cheryl's.
The girls performed Girl Overboard, Sound of the Underground and Close To Love in these costumes. As the girls "flew" onto the stage for Sexy! No No No..., they had black capes over them, but were removed at the start of the song.
Costume Change 1: Cabaret
All the girls wore black "cabaret" type corsets, with sequins and feathers. They each had a tail of feathers over their backside. They wore black knee high stockings and black elbow high gloves.
Each girl had a different design on their corset.
The girls preformed Can't Speak French, Love Machine, Black Jacks and Biology in these costumes.
Costume Change 2: Feathers
Nadine: An orange halter top, with a black belt with a silver buckle, and a shocking pink mini skirt and heels.
Cheryl: An orange boob tube, purple wrap round belt, and a yellow skirt, which falls to the floor at back, but ends at the knee in the front, with heels.
Nicola: A pale pink mini dress, quite like Nadine's in style.
Sarah: Quite like Nadine's and Nicola's costumes, but silver straps at top, pink around midriff, shiny purple belt and purple mini skirt, with heels.
Kimberley: A pink halter neck top, with a gold belt, and an orange mini skirt and heels.
The songs Whole Lotta History, With Every Heartbeat (Robyn cover) and I'll Stand By You were preformed in these costumes.
Costume Change 3: Glamour
Each girl wore the same sparkly gold mini dress and heels for this segment of the show.
The girls performed Fling, Push It (Salt N Pepa cover), Wake Me Up, Walk This Way, Control of the Knife/Trick Me (Kelis cover), Call The Shots and Jump in these dresses.
Costume Change 4: Encore
As the girls emerged on stage, they were "tangled up" in ropes.
Nadine: Fluorescent orange leotard with hood, pink belt, pink leg warmers and sunglasses.
Cheryl: Fluorescent pink leotard with hood, yellow belt, yellow leg warmrs and sunglasses.
Nicola: Fluorescent blue leotard with hood, pink belt, pink leg warmers and sunglasses.
Sarah: Fluorescent pink leotard with hood, blue belt, blue leg warmers and sunglasses.
Kimberley: Fluorescent yellow leotard with hood, pink belt, pink leg warmers and sunglasses.
The girls performed Something Kinda Ooooh in these costumes. Before the song started, they took off the glasses and tucked them into their belts.
References
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- ^ "Girlband get million pound payout from KitKat". The Sun. 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
- ^ a b "Material Girls Aloud". Metro.co.uk. 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
- ^ Jessica Bumpus (2008-05-08). "Girls in sparkle". Vogue.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ^ "Luigi Masi and Billiam support the Girls!". Girls Aloud. 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- ^ Maureen Coleman (2007-11-21). "Nadine tangled up in band split rumours (again)". The Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ Tom Thorogood (2008-04-16). "Cheryl Cole's solo plans". MTV News. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- ^ Gordon Smart (2008-04-16). "Girls Aloud star Cheryl plans solo music career". The Sun. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- ^ "A Message From Cheryl". GirlsAloud.co.uk. 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- ^ "Girls Aloud relaxing ahead of tour". Press Association. 2008-03-31. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ "Girls Aloud plan for spectacular tour". Monsters and Critics. 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- ^ Sarah Tetteh (2008-05-05). "Girls Aloud launch Tangled up tour with raunchy performance". The Mirror. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ Phil Robinson (2008-05-02). "Girls Aloud gig to be screened live at Vue". icCheshireOnline. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- ^ a b c "2008 Line Up". VFestival.com. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ a b "Girls Aloud launch Tangled Up tour with raunchy performance". The Mirror. 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ Kim Dawson (2008-05-04). "Attack of the cones". Daily Star. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ Beverley Lyons and Laura Sutherland (2008-05-05). "Girls get Into the Groove". Daily Record. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ^ David Pollock (2008-05-08). "First Night: Girls Aloud, SECC, Glasgow". The Independent. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ^ Beverley Lyons and Laura Sutherland (2008-05-08). "You know when you've been Tangled". Daily Record. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ^ a b "Girls Aloud at SECC,Glasgow". The Times. 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ a b c Maureen Coleman (2007-12-10). "Girls Aloud add extra Belfast date". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ^ a b c d Jack Foley (2007-11-22). "Girls Aloud announced Tangled Up tour". IndieLondon. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ^ a b "Girls Aloud at The Brighton Centre". BrightonCentre.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ^ a b Amar Singh (2008-01-03). "Kylie seals Dome's glory as most popular venue". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ^ "Girls' Welsh gig revealed". Western Mail. 2007-11-22. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ^ a b Gary Welford (2007-12-17). "Girls Aloud set for double date on Tyneside". Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ "Girls Aloud in concert". Aecc.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
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- ^ Michelle Fiddler (2007-11-20). "Girls Aloud to play Liverpool ECHO Arena". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ Gareth Rogers (2008-03-05). "Girls Aloud line up a second date in city". South Wales Echo. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ Gareth Rogers (2008-03-05). "Girls Aloud line up a second date in city". South Wales Echo. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ Dayle Crutchlow (2008-03-10). "Girls Aloud to rock Warwick Castle". Coventry Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
- ^ "Girls Aloud 'Call the Shots' at Sandown Park's Music Night". Sandown.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
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- ^ Henry Northmore (2008-02-21). "Girls Aloud and Runrig to play Edinburgh Castle gigs". The List. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
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