The Amazing Tour Is Not on Fire

The Amazing Tour Is Not on Fire, also known as TATINOF, is a quasi-fictional theatrical stage show and the first tour by YouTubers Dan and Phil (Daniel Howell and Phil Lester). It was performed as a companion to The Amazing Book Is Not on Fire (TABINOF).

The Amazing Tour Is Not on Fire
Tour by Dan and Phil
Start date8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)
End date6 December 2016 (2016-12-06)
Legs4
No. of shows76 total; 17 in the UK, 44 in North America, 10 in Australia, 5 in Europe
Dan and Phil concert chronology

The tour travelled around the United Kingdom during October and November 2015, ending with a show at the London Palladium.[1] During the tour, they sung original song "The Internet Is Here", which they later released as a charity single for Stand Up To Cancer, earning them a gold record disc for the sales of the song.[2]

In 2016, they took the tour to the US and Toronto,[3] starting with a show in Orlando, Florida on 22 April and ended on 24 June with a show at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California.[4] It was the largest tour ever achieved by YouTube creators.[5][6] They later toured Australia in August 2016, starting in Perth and ending in Brisbane,[7] and finished the tour with a European leg, performing in Stockholm, Berlin, and Dublin.[8]

Story

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Phil quite literally breaks the Internet by microwaving his laptop in an experiment, exploding its contents like popcorn. As they attempt to fix the Internet, Dan and Phil bring their YouTube content past and present to the stage, forced by circumstance to learn how to entertain their audience and live without the very thing that made them.[9]

Development

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Planning began as early as 2014. Howell and Lester wrote and produced the show themselves, and then a crew helped them bring it to life.[5] On 26 March 2015, they announced both their book and tour via a trailer on Howell's channel.[10] A second trailer for the U.S. leg was released in February 2016.[9]

YouTube Red originals and Dan and Phil Go Outside

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In October 2016, The Amazing Tour Is Not on Fire, a live recording of the final U.S. show at the Dolby Theatre,[11] was released as a YouTube Red Original film of the same name along with a documentary, Dan and Phil's Story of TATINOF.[12][5] They were the first British YouTube creators to release content on the YouTube Red platform.[citation needed]

Alongside these films, they released a photo book, Dan and Phil Go Outside, in November 2016, which includes a personal collection of candid photos and insightful stories from the tour.[13] The book became a #1 New York Times bestseller.[14]

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue
United Kingdom
8 October 2015 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
9 October 2015 Newcastle England Newcastle City Hall
11 October 2015 Matinee Salford, Greater Manchester The Lowry
11 October 2015 Evening
12 October 2015 Sheffield Sheffield City Hall
13 October 2015 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
18 October 2015 Matinee Leeds England Leeds Town Hall
18 October 2015 Evening
20 October 2015 Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions
25 October 2015 Matinee Birmingham Symphony Hall
25 October 2015 Evening
26 October 2015 Matinee Cardiff Wales St David's Hall
26 October 2015 Evening
28 October 2015 Belfast Northern Ireland Waterfront Hall
31 October 2015 Matinee Brighton England Brighton Dome
31 October 2015 Evening
3 November 2015 Nottingham Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
5 November 2015 Liverpool Liverpool Empire Theatre
8 November 2015 Matinee London London Palladium
8 November 2015 Evening
10 November 2015 Basingstoke The Anvil
12 November 2015 Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall
15 November 2015 Matinee London London Palladium
15 November 2015 Evening
North America
22 April 2016 Matinee Orlando United States Playlist Live
22 April 2016 Evening
25 April 2016 Jacksonville Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts
26 April 2016 Fort Lauderdale Broward Center for the Performing Arts
27 April 2016 Clearwater, Florida Ruth Eckerd Hall
29 April 2016 Atlanta Fox Theatre
1 May 2016 Reading, Pennsylvania Santander Arena
2 May 2016 New York City Beacon Theatre
3 May 2016
5 May 2016 Boston Wang Theatre
7 May 2016 Toronto Canada Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
8 May 2016
10 May 2016 Detroit United States Fox Theatre
11 May 2016 Kalamazoo, Michigan Miller Auditorium
12 May 2016 Akron, Ohio E. J. Thomas Hall
14 May 2016 Louisville, Kentucky The Kentucky Center
15 May 2016 Columbus, Ohio Palace Theatre
17 May 2016 Charlotte, North Carolina Belk Theater
18 May 2016 Durham, North Carolina Durham Performing Arts Center
20 May 2016 Philadelphia Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
21 May 2016 Baltimore Lyric Opera House
22 May 2016 Washington, D.C. Warner Theatre
24 May 2016 Nashville, Tennessee Tennessee Performing Arts Center
25 May 2016 Indianapolis Murat Theater
26 May 2016 Des Moines, Iowa Civic Center of Greater Des Moines
27 May 2016 Chicago Chicago Theatre
28 May 2016
29 May 2016 Milwaukee Milwaukee Theatre
1 June 2016 Minneapolis Orpheum Theatre
2 June 2016 Kansas City, Missouri Arvest Bank Theatre
3 June 2016 St. Louis Peabody Opera House
5 June 2016 Denver Bellco Theatre
8 June 2016 Houston Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
9 June 2016 San Antonio Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
10 June 2016 Austin, Texas Bass Concert Hall
12 June 2016 Las Vegas Smith Center for the Performing Arts
14 June 2016 Oakland, California Paramount Theatre
15 June 2016 Sacramento, California Community Center Theater
16 June 2016 Cupertino, California Flint Center
18 June 2016 Seattle Paramount Theatre
21 June 2016 Phoenix, Arizona Comerica Theater
22 June 2016 Costa Mesa, California Segerstrom Center for the Arts
23 June 2016 Matinee Hollywood Dolby Theatre
23 June 2016 Evening
Australia
12 August 2016 Perth Australia Riverside Theatre
14 August 2016
19 August 2016 Matinee Adelaide Thebarton Theatre
19 August 2016 Evening
21 August 2016 Matinee Melbourne Palais Theatre
21 August 2016 Evening
22 August 2016 Sydney Big Top Sydney
23 August 2016
24 August 2016 Brisbane Queensland Performing Arts Centre
25 August 2016
Europe
21 November 2016 Dublin Ireland Olympia Theatre
27 November 2016 Matinee Berlin Germany Admiralspalast
27 November 2016 Evening
5 December 2016 Stockholm Sweden Cirkus
6 December 2016

References

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  1. ^ "The Dan and Phil BOOK & TOUR! - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. ^ Riley, Conor (13 October 2016). "Dan and Phil Release Charity Single". TenEighty. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. ^ Fitzgerald, Clare (26 February 2016). "Dan Howell and Phil Lester Announce US Tour". TenEighty. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Dan & Phil - The Amazing Tour Is Not on Fire". danandphiltour.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  5. ^ a b c Spangler, Todd (4 October 2016). "Dan & Phil on Making Their YouTube Red Tour Special, Documentary". Variety. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  6. ^ VidCon (24 June 2016), YouTube @ VidCon: Susan Wojcicki Keynote, retrieved 3 August 2016
  7. ^ Townsend, Benedict (17 June 2016). "It's Official: Dan and Phil are FINALLY Coming to Australia!". We the Unicorns. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  8. ^ "TATINOF Europe". Twitter. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  9. ^ a b Larsen, Peter (23 June 2016). "YouTube stars Dan & Phil delight a packed house in Costa Mesa". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  10. ^ Lightfoot, Ant (27 March 2015). "Dan & Phil Announce Book and Tour". TenEighty. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  11. ^ Weiss, Geoff (29 September 2016). "Dan & Phil Share Trailers For YouTube Red Tour Film, Behind-The-Scenes Documentary". TubeFilter. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  12. ^ Foley, Linds (24 June 2016). "YouTube Are Teaming Up With Dan & Phil For A Movie". MTV UK. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  13. ^ Cowdrey, Katherine (5 August 2016). "YouTubers Dan and Phil pen new book for Ebury". The Book Seller. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  14. ^ James Loke Hale (4 October 2018). "Dan & Phil Fans Can Soon Feast Their Eyes On The 'Interactive Introverts' Tour Film". TubeFilter. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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