The Affirmation World Tour was the third and final concert tour by Australian group, Savage Garden. The tour was launched to support their second studio album, Affirmation (1999). The tour played over 80 shows in Asia, Australia, North America, Europe and Africa.
| Tour by Savage Garden | |
 Promotional poster for the tour | |
| Associated album | Affirmation |
|---|---|
| Start date | 2 April 2000 |
| End date | 17 December 2000 |
| Legs | 4 |
| No. of shows |
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| Savage Garden concert chronology | |
Concerts in Brisbane were recorded and released to video in 2001. Superstars and Cannonballs includes concert footage and the documentary, "Parallel Lives" and music videos.
Opening acts
editSetlist
editThe following setlist was obtained from the 8 December 2000 concert, held at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[3]
- "The Best Thing"
- "Break Me Shake Me"
- "To the Moon and Back"
- "The Lover After Me"
- "I Don't Know You Anymore"
- "Santa Monica"
- "Two Beds and a Coffee Machine"
- "You Can Still Be Free"
- "The Animal Song"
- "Hold Me"
- "Gunning Down Romance"
- "Crash and Burn"
- "Truly Madly Deeply"
- "Chained to You"
- "I Want You"
- "I Knew I Loved You"
- "Affirmation"
Tour dates
edit- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
- A This concert was a part of the "Uncle Sam Jam"
- B This concert was a part of the "Troy Fair"[6]
- C This concert was a part of "Z 4 All"[7]
- D This concert was a part of the "Ionia Free Fair"[8]
- E This concert was a part of the "Ohio State Fair"[9]
- F This concert was a part of the "Wisconsin State Fair"[10]
- G This concert was a part of "Musikfest"[11]
- H This concert was a part of the "State Fair of West Virginia"
- I This concert was a part of the "Illinois State Fair"[12]
- J This concert was a part of the "Midland County Fair"[13]
- K This concert was a part of the "Missouri State Fair"[14]
- L This concert was a part of the "Allen County Fair"
- M This concert was a part of the "Interlochen Arts Festival"[15]
- N This concert was a part of the "Colorado State Fair"
- O This concert was a part of "Bumbershoot"[16]
- P This concert was a part of the "Last Chance Summer Dance"[17]
- Cancellations and rescheduled shows
| 14 July 2000 | Augusta, Georgia | Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center | Moved to Fort Gordon |
| 14 August 2000 | Midland, Michigan | Midland Center for the Arts | Moved to the Midland County Fair Grandstand |
| 3 September 2000 | Portland, Oregon | Portland Meadows | Moved to the Tom McCall Waterfront Park |
| 28 November 2000 | Berlin, Germany | Postbahnhof | Moved to Columbiahalle |
| 29 November 2000 | Prague, Czech Republic | Zimní stadion Eden | Cancelled |
| 30 November 2000 | Vienna, Austria | Libro Music Hall | Cancelled |
Personnel
edit- Band
- Drums: Karl Lewis
- Guitar: Ben Carey and Daniel Jones
- Bass guitar: Lee Novak
- Keyboards: Jennifer Blakeman and Daniel Jones
- Backing vocalists: Angela Bekker, Elisa Fiorillo and Anna Maria La Spina
- Crew
- Tour manager: Peter McFee
- Assistant tour manager: Susie Steadman
- Stage manager: Colin Skals
- Wardrobe: Nina De Palma
- Production design: Willy Williams and Bruce Ramus
- Lighting director: Bruce Ramus
- Lighting operator: Sean Hackett
- FOH Engineer: Colin Ellis
- Monitor engineer: Scott Pike
- Guitar technician: Adrian Dessent and Lindsay McKay
- Drum technician: Simon Moran
References
edit- ^ Century, Douglas (23 July 2000). "One Foot in Motown, One in Led Zeppelin". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Nine Days Tells Story Behind The "Story Of A Girl"". MTV. Archived from the original on August 22, 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ Smith, Laura (11 December 2000). "Savage Garden - Point Theatre". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ Thomas, David (19 July 2000). "Savage Garden Kicks Off North American Tour". MTV News. MTV Networks. Archived from the original on 2003-03-12. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Savage Garden arrives in SA". News24. Naspers. 12 December 2000. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Fair History-Past Entertainers". Troy Fair. November 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Events - Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge". The Washington Post. June 2000. Archived from the original on 2000-06-20. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Entertainment". Ionia Free Fair Homepage. July 2000. Archived from the original on 1 November 2000. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Entertainment". Ohio State Fair. Ohio Expo Center. August 2000. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Daily Schedule: August 6, 2000". Wisconsin State Fair. August 2000. Archived from the original on 12 December 2000. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ Moser, John (10 August 2000). "Savage Garden Hot At Sultry Musikfest Band Doesn't 'crash And Burn". The Morning Call. Times Mirror Company. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Illinois State Fair Grandstand Performers" (PDF). Illinois State Fair Museum Foundation. August 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ Brink, Mary Lou (10 April 2002). "Country's back! Brooks and Dunn playing at county fair". Midland County Fair. Hearst Communications. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Missouri State Fair granstand lineup announced". High Plains Journal. 1 January 2000. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Summer Festival Performances". Interlochen Center for the Arts. Northern Michigan Connection. June 2000. Archived from the original on 24 August 2000. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "The Stranger's Bumbershoot Guide". The Stranger. 31 August 2000. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Z100's Last Chance Summer Dance 2000". KKRZ. Clear Channel Communications. August 2000. Archived from the original on 1 September 2000. Retrieved 17 December 2017.