Reason Tour Explained

The Reason Tour (also known as the On a Mission Tour) was the third set of concerts performed by English singer Melanie C. The tour ran from 24 April until 17 December 2003.^{[1] [2]}

Personnel

• Melanie C – vocals
• Fergus Gerrand – drums/musical director
• Paul Gendler – guitar
• Greg Hatwell – guitar/backing vocals
• Georgina 'Grog' Lisee – bass/backing vocals (leg 1)
• Jenni Tarma – bass guitar (leg 2)
• Sarah de Courcy-Aston – keyboards/backing vocals

Broadcasts and recordings

On 9 May 2003, the Shepherd's Bush Empire concert was webcast on MelanieC.net, and has since then been uploaded to her YouTube channel.^[3] In November 2003, the Avo Session Basel concert was broadcast on 3sat.^[4]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Leg 1
24 April 2003	Middlesbrough	England	Town Hall
25 April 2003	Glasgow	Scotland	Academy
26 April 2003	Liverpool	England	Royal Court
28 April 2003	Manchester		Apollo
29 April 2003	York		Barbican
2 May 2003	Bristol		Academy
3 May 2003	Oxford		Apollo
4 May 2003	Ipswich		Regent
6 May 2003	Norwich		UEA
7 May 2003	Southampton		Southampton Guildhall
8 May 2003	London		Shepherd's Bush Empire
9 May 2003
11 May 2003	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Waterfront Hall
12 May 2003	Dublin	Ireland	Olympia
19 May 2003	Madrid	Spain	Pop Festival[5]
30 May 2003	Milan	Italy	Festivalbar[6]
Leg 2
23 October 2003	Brussels	Belgium	Radio Donna Center[7]
1 November 2003	Basel	Switzerland	Avo Session Basel[8]
9 December 2003	Cologne	Germany[9]	E-Werk[10]
10 December 2003	Hanover		The Neues Theater
12 December 2003	Berlin		Columbia Club
13 December 2003	Hamburg		Hamburg State Opera
15 December 2003	Neu-Isenburg		Hugenottenhalle
16 December 2003	Munich		Elserhalle
17 December 2003	Filderstadt		Central Theater

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . 20 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120220051341/http://www.portalmelaniec.com/melaniec/turnes/2003_reason_uk_ireland_tour/reason_uk_ireland_english.php . 20 February 2012 .
2. Web site: melaniec-online.net. www.melaniec-online.net.
3. Web site: Melanie C – Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire (2003) – YouTube. www.youtube.com.
4. Web site: Melanie C. Live at AVO Session DVD. matthewlc5.tripod.com.
5. Web site: Mel C during '40 Principales' Pop Festival at King Juan Carlos Park in Madrid, Spain.. Getty. 13 September 2011.
6. Web site: Melanie C (Live@FestivalBar). Daleal Play. 13 September 2011.
7. Web site: Melanie C – Radio Donna. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/zc3uGwVMh7U . 2021-12-20 . live. Tripod. 13 September 2011.
8. Web site: Melanie C. Live at AVO Session . Tripod. 13 September 2011.
9. Web site: Melanie C – on a mission tour 2003. Fun.de. 13 September 2011.
10. Web site: Melanie C – 2003 TOUR Poster. German. Ebay. 13 September 2011.