Affirmation World Tour

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.

Affirmation World Tour
Tour by Savage Garden
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albumAffirmation
Start date2 April 2000 (2000-04-02)
End date17 December 2000 (2000-12-17)
Legs4
No. of shows
  • 7 in Asia
  • 16 in Australia
  • 37 in North America
  • 21 in Europe
  • 3 in Africa
  • 84 total
Savage Garden concert chronology
  • Future of Earthly Delites Tour
    (1998)
  • Affirmation World Tour
    (2000)

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

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Setlist

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The 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]

  1. "The Best Thing"
  2. "Break Me Shake Me"
  3. "To the Moon and Back"
  4. "The Lover After Me"
  5. "I Don't Know You Anymore"
  6. "Santa Monica"
  7. "Two Beds and a Coffee Machine"
  8. "You Can Still Be Free"
  9. "The Animal Song"
  10. "Hold Me"
  11. "Gunning Down Romance"
  12. "Crash and Burn"
  13. "Truly Madly Deeply"
  14. "Chained to You"
  15. "I Want You"
  16. "I Knew I Loved You"
  17. "Affirmation"

Tour dates

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DateCityCountryVenue
Asia
2 April 2000TokyoJapanNHK Hall
4 April 2000YokohamaKanagawa Kenmin Hall
5 April 2000AkasakaAkasaka Blitz
7 April 2000FukuokaFukuoka Skala Espacio
8 April 2000OsakaZepp Osaka
10 April 2000NagoyaNagoya Diamond Hall
12 April 2000TokyoNHK Hall
Australia
28 April 2000CairnsAustraliaCCC Great Hall
29 April 2000TownsvilleTownsville Entertainment Centre
1 May 2000MelbourneRod Laver Arena
2 May 2000
4 May 2000AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre
6 May 2000PerthPerth Entertainment Centre
7 May 2000
10 May 2000CanberraCanberra Theatre
13 May 2000SydneySydney Entertainment Centre
14 May 2000
16 May 2000NewcastleNewcastle Entertainment Centre
17 May 2000WollongongWollongong Entertainment Centre
20 May 2000BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment Centre
21 May 2000
24 May 2000LauncestonSilverdome
25 May 2000HobartDerwent Entertainment Centre
North America[4]
14 July 2000[A]AugustaUnited StatesFort Gordon
15 July 2000[A]JacksonvilleCamp Lejeune
17 July 2000OrlandoHard Rock Live
18 July 2000SunriseSunrise Musical Theater
20 July 2000Myrtle BeachPalace Theatre
22 July 2000PhiladelphiaMann Center for the Performing Arts
24 July 2000BostonFleetBoston Pavilion
25 July 2000New York CityRadio City Music Hall
27 July 2000[B]TroyAlparon Park
28 July 2000BostonFleetBoston Pavilion
29 July 2000[C]BristowNissan Pavilion
31 July 2000MontrealCanadaThéâtre du Centre Molson
1 August 2000TorontoMolson Canadian Amphitheatre
2 August 2000[E]IoniaUnited StatesCountry Fresh Grandstand
5 August 2000[E]ColumbusCeleste Center
6 August 2000[F]West AllisWisconsin State Fair Grandstand
9 August 2000[G]BethlehemPPL RiverPlace
11 August 2000[H]FairleaAllegheny Power Grandstand
13 August 2000[I]SpringfieldIllinois State Fairgrounds Grandstand
14 August 2000[J]MidlandMidland County Fair Grandstand
17 August 2000[K]SedaliaMissouri State Fair Grandstand
18 August 2000ChicagoAuditorium Theatre
19 August 2000[L]LimaInfield Grandstand
21 August 2000[M]InterlochenKresge Auditorium
22 August 2000Rochester HillsMeadow Brook Music Festival
25 August 2000DenverFillmore Auditorium
26 August 2000[N]PuebloColorado State Fair Events Center
28 August 2000SaskatoonCanadaSaskatchewan Place
29 August 2000CalgaryPengrowth Saddledome
30 August 2000EdmontonSkyreach Centre
1 September 2000VancouverGeneral Motors Place
2 September 2000[O]SeattleUnited StatesMemorial Stadium
3 September 2000[P]PortlandTom McCall Waterfront Park
6 September 2000ConcordChronicle Pavilion
8 September 2000Los AngelesUniversal Amphitheatre
9 September 2000San DiegoSDSU Open Air Theatre
10 September 2000Las VegasHouse of Blues
13 September 2000MinneapolisOrpheum Theatre
Europe
9 November 2000NewcastleEnglandTelewest Arena
10 November 2000BirminghamNEC Arena
12 November 2000ParisFranceL'Olympia
14 November 2000UtrechtNetherlandsMuziekcentrum Vredenburg
15 November 2000HamburgGermanyGroße Freiheit 36
17 November 2000CopenhagenDenmarkValby-Hallen
18 November 2000GothenburgSwedenLisebergshallen
20 November 2000StockholmAnnexet
22 November 2000HelsinkiFinlandHartwall Areena
23 November 2000TallinnEstoniaEesti Näituste Messikeskus
26 November 2000HerningDenmarkHerning Kongrescenter
28 November 2000BerlinGermanyColumbiahalle
29 November 2000NottinghamEnglandNottingham Arena
30 November 2000ManchesterManchester Evening News Arena
2 December 2000MunichGermanyGroßen Elser-Halle
4 December 2000MilanItalyDiscoteca Alcatraz
5 December 2000BernSwitzerlandFesthalle Bern
6 December 2000CologneGermanyE-Werk
8 December 2000DublinIrelandPoint Theatre
9 December 2000ManchesterEnglandManchester Evening News Arena
11 December 2000LondonLondon Arena
Africa[5]
14 December 2000JohannesburgSouth AfricaMTN Sundome
15 December 2000DurbanABSA Stadium
17 December 2000BellvilleBellville Velodrome
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 2000Augusta, GeorgiaAugusta-Richmond County Civic CenterMoved to Fort Gordon
14 August 2000Midland, MichiganMidland Center for the ArtsMoved to the Midland County Fair Grandstand
3 September 2000Portland, OregonPortland MeadowsMoved to the Tom McCall Waterfront Park
28 November 2000Berlin, GermanyPostbahnhofMoved to Columbiahalle
29 November 2000Prague, Czech RepublicZimní stadion EdenCancelled
30 November 2000Vienna, AustriaLibro Music HallCancelled

Personnel

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Band
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

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  2. ^ "Nine Days Tells Story Behind The "Story Of A Girl"". MTV. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  3. ^ Smith, Laura (11 December 2000). "Savage Garden - Point Theatre". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Savage Garden arrives in SA". News24. Naspers. 12 December 2000. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Fair History-Past Entertainers". Troy Fair. November 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Events - Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge". The Washington Post. June 2000. Archived from the original on 2000-06-20. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Entertainment". Ionia Free Fair Homepage. July 2000. Archived from the original on 1 November 2000. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Entertainment". Ohio State Fair. Ohio Expo Center. August 2000. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Daily Schedule: August 6, 2000". Wisconsin State Fair. August 2000. Archived from the original on 12 December 2000. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Illinois State Fair Grandstand Performers" (PDF). Illinois State Fair Museum Foundation. August 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Missouri State Fair granstand lineup announced". High Plains Journal. 1 January 2000. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "The Stranger's Bumbershoot Guide". The Stranger. 31 August 2000. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  17. ^ "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.