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Close Encounters Tour

The Close Encounters Tour was a concert tour by English recording artist, Robbie Williams. Running from April to December 2006, the tour supported Williams' sixth studio album, Intensive Care. To date, it was the singer's largest tour, playing over 50 shows in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Australia. The name is derived from the 1977 film, Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

Close Encounters Tour
Tour by Robbie Williams
Promotional advert for the tour
Associated albumIntensive Care
Start date10 April 2006
End date18 December 2006
Legs4
No. of shows
  • 3 in Africa
  • 1 in Asia
  • 38 in Europe
  • 4 in South America
  • 2 in North America
  • 9 in Australia
  • 57 total
Robbie Williams concert chronology

Opening acts edit

Setlist edit

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on 10 April 2006, at the ABSA Stadium in Durban, South Africa.[1] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Instrumental Sequence" (contains elements of "The Five Tones and Mountain Visions")
  2. "Radio"
  3. "Rock DJ"
  4. "Tripping"
  5. "Monsoon"
  6. "Sin Sin Sin"
  7. "Supreme"
  8. "The Trouble With Me"
  9. "Millennium"
  10. "Back for Good"
  11. "Advertising Space"
  12. "There She Goes"
  13. "Ghosts"
  14. "Come Undone"
  15. "Feel"
  16. "A Place to Crash"
  17. "Kids"
  18. "Make Me Pure"
Encore
  2. "Let Me Entertain You"
  3. "Strong"
  4. "Angels"

Tour dates edit

DateCityCountryVenue
Africa
10 April 2006DurbanSouth AfricaABSA Stadium
13 April 2006Cape TownGreen Point Stadium
17 April 2006PretoriaLoftus Versfeld Stadium
Asia[2]
21 April 2006DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesNad Al Sheba Racecourse
Europe
9 June 2006DublinIrelandCroke Park
13 June 2006BrusselsBelgiumStade Roi Baudouin
14 June 2006
17 June 2006ParisFranceParc des Princes
21 June 2006AmsterdamNetherlandsAmsterdam Arena
22 June 2006
24 June 2006
25 June 2006
1 July 2006GothenburgSwedenUllevi
2 July 2006
6 July 2006CopenhagenDenmarkParken Stadium
7 July 2006
10 July 2006DresdenGermanyFestwiese Ostragehege
11 July 2006
14 July 2006HamburgTrabrennbahn Bahrenfeld
15 July 2006
19 July 2006BudapestHungaryFerenc Puskás Stadium
22 July 2006MilanItalySan Siro
27 July 2006BerlinGermanyOlympiastadion
28 July 2006
1 August 2006MunichOlympiastadion
2 August 2006
3 August 2006
8 August 2006CologneJahnwiese
9 August 2006
12 August 2006HockenheimHockenheimring
13 August 2006
18 August 2006ViennaAustriaErnst-Happel-Stadion
19 August 2006
23 August 2006BernSwitzerlandStade de Suisse
24 August 2006
1 September 2006GlasgowScotlandHampden Park
2 September 2006
8 September 2006LeedsEnglandRoundhay Park
9 September 2006
14 September 2006Milton KeynesNational Bowl
15 September 2006
16 September 2006
18 September 2006
19 September 2006
Latin America
10 October 2006SantiagoChileEstadio Nacional
14 October 2006Buenos AiresArgentinaRiver Plate Stadium
15 October 2006
18 October 2006Rio de JaneiroBrazilPraça da Apoteose
21 October 2006Mexico CityMexicoForo Sol
22 October 2006
Australia[3]
30 November 2006PerthAustraliaSubiaco Oval
1 December 2006
5 December 2006AdelaideAAMI Stadium
9 December 2006SydneyAussie Stadium
10 December 2006
13 December 2006BrisbaneSuncorp Stadium
14 December 2006
17 December 2006MelbourneTelstra Dome
18 December 2006
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
14 September 2006London, EnglandWembley StadiumRelocated to the National Bowl in Milton Keynes due to the incompletion of Wembley Stadium.[4]
15 September 2006London, EnglandWembley StadiumRelocated to the National Bowl in Milton Keynes due to the incompletion of Wembley Stadium.[4]
16 September 2006London, EnglandWembley StadiumRelocated to the National Bowl in Milton Keynes due to the incompletion of Wembley Stadium.[4]
18 September 2006London, EnglandWembley StadiumRelocated to the National Bowl in Milton Keynes due to the incompletion of Wembley Stadium.[4]
19 September 2006London, EnglandWembley StadiumRelocated to the National Bowl in Milton Keynes due to the incompletion of Wembley Stadium.[4]
8 October 2006Caracas, VenezuelaEstadio UniversitarioCancelled[5]
4 November 2006Shanghai, ChinaHongkou Football StadiumCancelled[5]
10 November 2006Chek Lap Kok, Hong KongAsiaWorld–ArenaCancelled[5]
14 November 2006Bangkok, ThailandAktiv SquareCancelled[5]
18 November 2006Kallang, SingaporeNational StadiumCancelled[5]
22 November 2006Mumbai, IndiaBrabourne StadiumCancelled[5]
24 November 2006Bangalore, IndiaBangalore Palace GroundsCancelled[5]

Box office score data edit

VenueCityTickets sold / AvailableGross revenue
Foro SolMexico City102,956 / 108,414 (95%)$3,626,856[6]

See also edit

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ Coetzer, Diane (13 April 2006). "Robbie Kicks Off World Tour in South Africa". Billboard. VNU Business Media. Archived from the original on 18 April 2006. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Robe Light Robbie Williams in Dubai". ULA Group. www.freezepage.com/1372640602TDMOEBGYYG?url=http://www.ula.com.au/index.php?option%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dview%26id%3D469%26Itemid%3D80. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  3. ^ "ROBBIE'S SUPER-SIZED WORLD TOUR WILL FINISH IN AUSTRALIA". Chugg Entertainment. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Williams shifts Wembley concerts". BBC News Online. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Robbie Williams Cancels Asian Tour Dates". Billboard. VNU Business Media. 16 September 2006. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Boxscore Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 46. Nashville, Tennessee: VNU Business Media. 18 November 2006. p. 12. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
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