It Won't Be Soon Before Long Tour

The It Won't Be Soon Before Long Tour was the third concert tour by the American pop rock band Maroon 5, in support of their second studio album, It Won't Be Soon Before Long (2007).[1][2] The tour began on September 29, 2007 in Auburn Hills, Michigan and concluded on December 17, 2008 in Cape Town, South Africa, comprising 93 concerts.

It Won't Be Soon Before Long Tour
Tour by Maroon 5
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albumIt Won't Be Soon Before Long
Start dateSeptember 29, 2007 (2007-09-29)
End dateDecember 17, 2008 (2008-12-17)
Legs10
No. of shows93
Maroon 5 concert chronology
2008 Summer Tour
(2008)
It Won't Be Soon Before Long Tour
(2007–2008)
Palm Trees & Power Lines Tour
(2010)

Opening acts

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Setlist

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2007
  1. "If I Never See Your Face Again"
  2. "Makes Me Wonder"
  3. "Harder to Breathe"
  4. "The Sun"
  5. "Can't Stop"
  6. "Secret"
  7. "In the Air Tonight" (Phil Collins cover)
  8. "Shiver"
  9. "Wake Up Call"
  10. "Sunday Morning"
  11. "Won't Go Home Without You"
  12. "This Love"
  13. "Little of Your Time"
  14. "She Will Be Loved"
  15. "Back at Your Door"
2008
  1. "This Love"
  2. "If I Never See Your Face Again"
  3. "Makes Me Wonder"
  4. "Tangled"
  5. "Roxanne" (The Police cover) / "The Sun"
  6. "Be My Baby" (The Ronettes cover) / "Won't Go Home Without You"
  7. "Secret"
  8. "Kiwi"
  9. "Shiver"
  10. "Harder to Breathe"
  11. "Wake Up Call"
  12. "Sunday Morning"
  13. "Wicked Game" (Chris Isaak cover) / "She Will Be Loved"
  14. "Sweetest Goodbye"

Music videos

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The two music videos was based on the tour are "Story" and "Japan Tour 2008". The first video was "Japan Tour 2008", was released on July 11, 2008 by Amnesty International,[5] and was used with the original version of the song "If I Never See Your Face Again", where Maroon 5 heading to Japan was part of the tour.[6] The second video titled "Story" released in 2009, the video was used with a song of the same name, where the band performing during the tour.[7] The latter video released to raise awareness for the Harlem Children's Zone. Both videos are mainly an animated slideshow, which was created by the animated company Vitamin and directed by Bob Carmichael.

Shows

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Date City Country Venue
2007
North America
September 29 Auburn Hills United States The Palace of Auburn Hills
October 1 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center
October 2 Rosemont Allstate Arena
October 4 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
October 5 Cleveland United States Quicken Loans Arena
October 7 Columbus Nationwide Arena
October 8 Charlottesville John Paul Jones Arena
October 10 New York City Madison Square Garden
October 12 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
October 13 Philadelphia Wachovia Spectrum
October 15 Boston TD Banknorth Garden
October 16 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center
October 18 Columbia Colonial Center
October 20 Sunrise BankAtlantic Center
October 21 Tampa St. Pete Times Forum
October 23 Orlando Amway Arena
October 24 Duluth The Arena @ Gwinnett Center
October 26 Houston Toyota Center
October 27 Fort Worth FWCC Arena
October 29 Denver Pepsi Center
October 30
November 3 Vancouver Canada Pacific Coliseum
November 5 Sacramento United States ARCO Arena
November 6 San Jose HP Pavilion at San Jose
November 8 Los Angeles Staples Center
November 9 San Diego Cox Arena
November 10 Las Vegas The Pearl Concert Theater
Europe
November 25 Nottingham England Nottingham Arena
November 27 Glasgow Scotland S.E.C.C. Hall 4
November 28 Manchester England Manchester Evening News Arena
November 29 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
December 1 Birmingham NEC Arena
December 2 London Wembley Arena
December 5 Brighton Brighton Centre
December 7 Paris France Palais Omnisports
December 8 Den Bosch Netherlands Brabanthallen
December 9 Antwerp Belgium Lotto Arena
December 11 Copenhagen Denmark KB Hallen
December 12 Hamburg Germany Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
December 14 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
December 15 Munich Germany Zenith
December 16 Milan Italy Alcatraz
December 17 Winterthur Switzerland Eulachhalle
2008
Asia
March 3 Bangkok Thailand Impact Arena
March 5 Quezon City Philippines Araneta Coliseum
March 7 Seoul South Korea Olympic Gymnastics Arena
March 10 Tokyo Japan Nippon Budokan
March 11
March 13 Osaka Osaka-jō Hall
March 15 Hiroshima Hiroshima Sun Plaza
March 16 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Bukit Kiara Equestrian Park
March 19 Hong Kong AsiaWorld–Arena
March 22 Shanghai China Shanghai International Gymnastics Center
March 25 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium
Oceania
March 28 Perth Australia Burswood Dome
March 30 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
March 31 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
April 2 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre
April 4 Sydney Acer Arena
North America
May 10 San Antonio United States Sunset Station
May 11 Austin Austin Music Hall
May 15 Maplewood The Myth
May 16 Camden Susquehanna Bank Center
May 18 Boston Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
Europe
May 24[a] Madrid Spain Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas
May 26 Grenoble France Paul Mistral Park
May 28 Marseille Old Port of Marseille
May 29 Montpellier Place de I'Europe
May 30 Toulouse Capitole de Toulouse
June 3 Bordeaux Place de la Victoire
June 5 Tours Anatole Place
June 6 Amiens Parc de La Hotoie
June 7 Vaud Switzerland Crans
June 10 Dijon France Mail de Laborde
June 12 Besançon Parking Chamars
June 13 Paris L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix
June 14 Saint Germain Issy Les Moulineaux
North America
June 27[b] New York United States Bryant Park
Latin America
November 2 Monterrey Mexico Arena Monterrey
November 3 Guadalajara Auditorio Telmex
November 4 Mexico City Palacio de los Deportes
November 7 Rio de Janeiro Brazil HSBC Arena
November 8[c] Santa Luzia Mega Space
November 9 São Paulo Via Funchal
November 11 Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio Luna Park
November 12 Santiago de Chile Chile Movistar Arena
November 15 Caracas Venezuela Estadio de Fútbol de la USB
November 18 Panama City Panama Figali Convention Center
November 20 Bogotá Colombia Coliseo Cubierto El Campin
Middle East
December 10 Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai Media City Amphitheater
Africa
December 13 Johannesburg South Africa Coca-Cola Dome
December 14 Durban ICC Durban Arena
December 17 Cape Town Grand West Arena

Cancelled shows

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List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
Date City Country Venue Reason
2007
October 30 Salt Lake City United States EnergySolutions Arena Moved to Pepsi Center.
November 2 Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum Scheduling conflict.
December 17 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion Moved to Eulachhalle.
December 18 Milan Italy PalaSharp Due to unforeseen circumstances.
December 20 Stuttgart Germany Porsche-Arena
December 21 Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle
December 22 Düsseldorf Philipshalle
2008
April 6 Auckland New Zealand Vector Arena Scheduling conflict.[10]
April 18 Salt Lake City United States Rice-Eccles Stadium Logistical issues.[11]

Notes

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  1. ^ The concert on May 24, 2008 in Madrid was part of the MTV Day 2008.
  2. ^ The concert on June 27, 2008 in New York was part of Good Morning America's Summer Concert Series.[8]
  3. ^ The concert on November 8, 2008 in Santa Luzia was part of the 2008 Pop Rock Brasil Festival.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Maroon 5 Announces Plans for 2007 'It Won't Be Soon Before Long' World Tour". KEYT3 Santa Barbara. July 9, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2007.
  2. ^ "It Won't Be Soon Before Long Tour". Pollstar. March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  3. ^ "Captain Stu on Expresso Show". www.expressoshow.com. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  4. ^ a b "Virgin Mobile and 5FM present Maroon 5 with special guests One Republic". Media Update.co.za. November 5, 2008. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "Amnesty Video Debut". Maroon 5.com. July 11, 2008. Archived from the original on October 4, 2008. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "Maroon 5 – If I Never See Your Face Again (Japan Tour 2008)". Maroon 5.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  7. ^ "Maroon 5 – Story". YouTube.
  8. ^ Salazar, Lauren (June 27, 2008). "Maroon 5 Rock the Hell Out of Good Morning America". Vulture. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "Pop Rock Brasil 2008 Takes Offspring and Maroon 5 To BH". Virgula. November 6, 2008. Retrieved August 16, 2008.
  10. ^ "Maroon 5 Cancels Concert in Auckland". Frontier. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  11. ^ "Girdiron Bash Is Postponed". Utah Ates. March 31, 2008.