The In Blue Tour is the third concert tour by Irish band the Corrs. Promoting their third studio album, In Blue, the tour performed in Europe, North America, Australasia and Asia. The band performed over shows beginning October 2000 until October 2001.

In Blue Tour
Tour by The Corrs
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albumIn Blue
Start date31 October 2000 (2000-10-31)
End date25 October 2001 (2001-10-25)
Legs6
No. of shows
  • 37 in Europe
  • 8 in North America
  • 8 in Australasia
  • 9 in Asia
  • 62 total
The Corrs concert chronology

Opening acts

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Setlist

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The following setlist is obtained from the 31 October 2000 concert at the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle in Hamburg, Germany. It does not represent all concerts during the tour.

  1. "Instrumental Sequence" (contains elements of "(Lough) Erin Shore")
  2. "Only When I Sleep"
  3. "Give Me a Reason"
  4. "Irresistible"
  5. "Forgiven, Not Forgotten"
  6. "What Can I Do?"
  7. "Joy of Life"
  8. "Hurt Before"
  9. "Somebody For Someone"
  10. "Dreams"
  11. "The Right Time"
  12. "I Never Loved You Anyway"
  13. "Runaway"
  14. "All the Love in the World"
  15. "Old Town"
  16. "All in a Day"
  17. "Queen of Hollywood"
  18. "Paddy McCarthy"
  19. "Radio"
  20. "No More Cry"
  21. "Breathless"

Encore

Band Introduction

  1. "At Your Side"
  2. "So Young"
  3. "Toss the Feathers"

Notes

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  • A Cover of John Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" was performed during the December London Wembley shows.
  • "Don't Say You Love Me" and "Would You Be Happier?" were added to the setlist during the Asian/Oceanic Leg.
  • "Haste to the Wedding Part 1 and 2 replaced Paddy McCarthy on the Asian/Oceanic leg.

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue
Europe[3]
31 October 2000 Hamburg Germany Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
1 November 2000 Hanover Stadionsporthalle
3 November 2000 Rotterdam Netherlands Rotterdam Ahoy
4 November 2000 Paris France Zénith de Paris
6 November 2000 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
7 November 2000 Milan Italy PalaVobis
9 November 2000 Düsseldorf Germany Philipshalle
10 November 2000 Brussels Belgium Forest National
12 November 2000 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle Frankfurt
13 November 2000 Berlin ICC Berlin Hall 1
14 November 2000 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
16 November 2000 Munich Germany Olympiahalle
18 November 2000 Stockholm Sweden Stockholm Globe Arena
North America
21 November 2000[A] New York City United States Beacon Theatre
30 November 2000[B] Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium
6 December 2000[C] Miami Level Nightclub
10 December 2000[D] Washington, D.C. National Building Museum
11 December 2000[E] Providence Providence Civic Center
12 December 2000[F] Portland Cumberland County Civic Center
14 December 2000 Raleigh Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
15 December 2000 St. Petersburg Mahaffey Theater
Europe[3][4]
20 December 2000 London England Wembley Arena
21 December 2000
22 December 2000
8 January 2001[G] Newcastle Telewest Arena
9 January 2001 Birmingham NEC Arena
10 January 2001
12 January 2001
13 January 2001
15 January 2001 Clyst St Mary Westpoint Arena
16 January 2001
18 January 2001 Glasgow Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
19 January 2001
North America[5][6]
14 March 2001 Chicago United States Vic Theatre
16 March 2001 New York City Radio City Music Hall
Europe[4][7]
1 April 2001 Sheffield England Sheffield Arena
2 April 2001
4 April 2001 Manchester Manchester Evening News Arena
5 April 2001
6 April 2001 Aberdeen AECC Arena
8 April 2001 Birmingham NEC Arena
9 April 2001 Nottingham Nottingham Arena
11 April 2001 Newcastle Telewest Arena
North America[8]
1 June 2001[H] Uniondale United States Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2 June 2001[I] Mansfield Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
Australasia[8]
28 August 2001[J] Brisbane Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre
30 August 2001 Newcastle Newcastle Entertainment Centre
1 September 2001 Sydney Sydney Entertainment Centre
Asia[8]
20 September 2001 Osaka Japan Koseinenkin Kaikan Dai-Hall
22 September 2001 Tokyo Tokyo International Forum
23 September 2001
27 September 2001 Hong Kong Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
29 September 2001 Quezon City Philippines Araneta Coliseum
30 September 2001
3 October 2001 Jakarta Indonesia Plenary Hall
6 October 2001 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium
7 October 2001 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Putra Indoor Stadium
Australasia[8]
11 October 2001 Sydney Australia Sydney Entertainment Centre
12 October 2001
14 October 2001 Auckland New Zealand North Harbour Stadium
16 October 2001 Melbourne Australia Rod Laver Arena
17 October 2001
Europe
25 October 2001 London England Royal Albert Hall
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A World Aids Day benefit concert[9]
B VH1 Music Awards[10]
C Vogue Takes over Miami [11]
D Christmas in Washington
E 92 PRO-FM Jingle Mingle
F QBash
G Charity concert benefiting the Freeman Hospital[citation needed]
H Zootopia[12]
I Kiss Concert 2001
J Goodwill Games Opening Ceremony[13]
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
21 January 2001 Aberdeen, Scotland AECC Arena Rescheduled to 6 April 2001[14]
22 January 2001 Newcastle, England Telewest Arena Rescheduled to 11 April 2001[14]
24 January 2001 Sheffield, England Sheffield Arena Rescheduled to 1 April 2001[14]
25 January 2001 Nottingham, England Nottingham Arena Rescheduled to 9 April 2001[14]
27 January 2001 Manchester, England Manchester Evening News Arena Rescheduled to 4 April 2001[14]
28 January 2001 Manchester, England Manchester Evening News Arena Rescheduled to 5 April 2001[14]
29 January 2001 London, England Royal Albert Hall Cancelled. This concert was a part of The Prince's Trust.[15]
9 February 2001 Osaka, Japan Koseinenkin Kaikan Dai-Hall Rescheduled to 20 September 2001[14]
11 February 2001 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo International Forum Rescheduled to 22 September 2001[14]
12 February 2001 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo International Forum Rescheduled to 23 September 2001[14]
14 February 2001 Singapore Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre Rescheduled to 6 October 2001 and moved to the Singapore Indoor Stadium [14]
16 February 2001 Quezon City, Philippines Araneta Coliseum Rescheduled to 29 September 2001[14]
19 February 2001 Melbourne, Australia Rod Laver Arena Rescheduled to 16 October 2001[14]
20 February 2001 Melbourne, Australia Rod Laver Arena Rescheduled to 17 October 2001[14]
22 February 2001 Sydney, Australia Sydney Entertainment Centre Rescheduled to 11 October 2001[14]
23 February 2001 Sydney, Australia Sydney Entertainment Centre Rescheduled to 12 October 2001[14]
25 February 2001 Auckland, New Zealand North Harbour Stadium Rescheduled to 14 October 2001[14]
27 February 2001 Jakarta, Indonesia Plenary Hall Rescheduled to 3 October 2001[14]
1 March 2001 Kuala Lumpur, Malayasia Putra Indoor Stadium Rescheduled to 7 October 2001[14]

Personnel

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Broadcasts and recordings

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  • On 21 December 2000 The Corrs performed a Christmas show at Wembley Arena which was broadcast live on Sky One. The recording was later edited and released as a live DVD named "The Corrs: Live in London".
  • An Access All Arenas Documentary which was recorded in Sweden, Stockholm at Stockholm Globe Arena.
  • After Christmas The Corrs did a charity concert in Newcastle upon Tyne at the Telewest Arena on lung Cancer
  • In 2001 on Band's Australia Tour Arena TV recorded A Day in the Life seeing a promo day for the band and the in and out of being a superstar. (Also included live footage from 1 September in Sydney)

References

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  1. ^ "Older News 1999: The Corrs". Brian Kennedy Official Website. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  2. ^ "BB MAK IS BACK". HITS Daily Double. 22 August 2002.
  3. ^ a b Williamson, Alexa (17 October 2000). "Corrs set European agenda". LiveDaily. Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. Archived from the original on 2 December 2000. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Tour Dates". Closer to The Corrs. Archived from the original on 8 February 2001. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  5. ^ Weiss, Neal (16 March 2001). "Set To Play Sold-Out Gig At Radio City Music Hall". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  6. ^ Cawn, Brad (16 March 2001). "Corrs A Musical Family In Search Of Heart, Soul". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  7. ^ Williamson, Alexa (23 January 2001). "Illness forces the Corrs to reschedule January dates". LiveDaily. Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. Archived from the original on 5 October 2003. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  8. ^ a b c d "Tour Dates". Closer to The Corrs. Archived from the original on 1 August 2001. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  9. ^ The Corrs - Give Me a Reason - World AIDS Day Concert 2000. YouTube. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Jim Corr of the Corrs rehearsed for their appearance on 'My VH1 Music". 29 July 2003.
  11. ^ "Sharon and Andrea Corr of the Corrs perform during 'Vogue Takes". 29 July 2003.
  12. ^ Cohen, Johnathan (24 April 2001). "Aerosmith, Shaggy Top 'Zootopia' Concert Bill". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  13. ^ O'Hanldon, Eamonn (2 September 2001). "Chart bands leave Corrs so breathless". Sunday Mirror; Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Current tour (2001)". The Corrs Online. Archived from the original on 10 June 2004. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  15. ^ "The Corrs cancel royal concert". BBC News. 23 January 2001. Retrieved 22 March 2014.