Super Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Super Tour
Artist:Pet Shop Boys
Album:Super
Start Date:[1]
Number Of Legs:2
Last Tour:Electric Tour
(2013–15)
This Tour:Super Tour
(2016–19)
Next Tour:
(2022–24)

The Super Tour was synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys' 2016–19 world tour in support of their album Super. The tour started as a four-night residency entitled Inner Sanctum at the Royal Opera House in London, and visited North America, South America, Europe and Asia.

Concept

For the first time in many years, Pet Shop Boys have a full band playing with them onstage (mostly consisting of keyboardists, vocalists and percussionists).

Critical reception

Joe Lynch from Billboard described the New York City concert as "There was a stark white-and-black arcade game aesthetic, a picturesque sunset paired with smoky wide-beam lasers, concentric circles rendered in vibrant greens, blues and pinks, and glowing, multi-colored balloons at the close of the show."[2]

Set list

The following set list corresponds to their Berlin, Germany, concert on 1 December and reflects the typical set list of the tour.

The set list includes 4 songs from the album Super, 3 songs from their albums Please, Introspective and Electric each, 1 from Actually, Very, Bilingual, Nightlife, Release, Fundamental, Yes and Elysium each and 1 non-album song.

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe[3]
20 July 2016LondonEnglandRoyal Opera House
21 July 2016
22 July 2016
23 July 2016
South America
13 October 2016SantiagoChileEspacio Riesco Convention Center
15 October 2016Buenos AiresArgentinaBUE Festival 2016
North America
21 October 2016Las VegasUnited StatesThe Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan
22 October 2016Salt Lake CityThe Complex
24 October 2016VancouverCanadaQueen Elizabeth Theatre
25 October 2016PortlandUnited StatesKeller Auditorium
27 October 2016OaklandFox Oakland Theatre
28 October 2016
29 October 2016Los AngelesMicrosoft Theater
1 November 2016AustinLong Center for the Performing Arts
2 November 2016HoustonWhite Oak Music Hall
4 November 2016NashvilleTennessee Performing Arts Center
5 November 2016ChicagoCivic Opera House
6 November 2016TorontoCanadaSony Centre for the Performing Arts
9 November 2016BostonUnited StatesOrpheum Theatre
10 November 2016MorristownMayo Performing Arts Center
11 November 2016Washington, D.C.Warner Theatre
12 November 2016New York CityHulu Theater at Madison Square Garden
14 November 2016AtlantaSymphony Hall
15 November 2016St. PetersburgMahaffey Theater
16 November 2016Miami BeachFillmore Miami Beach
19 November 2016Mexico CityMexicoCorona Capital Festival
Europe & Middle East[4]
26 November 2016LeipzigGermanyArena Leipzig
27 November 2016ColognePalladium Köln
28 November 2016TilburgNetherlands013
30 November 2016HamburgGermanyMehr! Theater am Goßmarkt
1 December 2016BerlinTempodrom
2 December 2016Frankfurt Am MainJahrunderthalle Frankfurt
4 December 2016CopenhagenDenmarkCopenhagen Opera House
5 December 2016
8 December 2016MoscowRussiaVTP Park Legend Arena
18 February 2017LeedsEnglandFirst Direct Arena
19 February 2017ManchesterManchester Arena
21 February 2017GlasgowScotlandClyde Auditorium
22 February 2017EdinburghEdinburgh Playhouse
24 February 2017BirminghamEnglandBarclaycard Arena
26 February 2017BournemouthBournemouth International Centre
10 June 2017Tel AvivIsraelYarkon Park
17 June 2017BergenNorwayBergenfest
21 June 2017BlackpoolEnglandEmpress Ballroom
22 June 2017NottinghamMotorpoint Arena Nottingham
24 June 2017OdenseDenmarkTinderbox Festival
25 June 2017HanoverGermanySwiss Life Hall
26 June 2017Baden-BadenFestspielhaus
28 June 2017MainzHalle 45
29 June 2017DresdenFilmnächte am Elbufer
1 July 2017BerlinMercedes-Benz Arena
3 July 2017MontreuxSwitzerlandMontreux Jazz Festival
6 July 2017Henley-on-ThamesEnglandHenley Music Festival
8 July 2017BarcelonaSpainCruïlla Festival
10 July 2017MadridTeatro Real
17 July 2017BochumGermanyRuhrCongress
18 July 2017AmsterdamNetherlandsRoyal Theater Carré
22 July 2017TurkuFinlandTall Ships Races Music Festival
27 July 2017RättvikSwedenDalhalla
28 July 2017ÖstersundStorsjöyran Festival
31 July 2017LuccaItalyLucca Summer Festival
5 August 2017BrightonEnglandPreston Park
12 August 2017ZadarCroatiaJazine Open Air
15 August 2017BrusselsBelgiumBrussels Summer Festival
2 September 2017GatesheadEnglandSage Gateshead
3 September 2017
5 September 2017DublinIrelandBord Gáis Energy Theatre
6 September 2017
10 September 2017DorsetEnglandBestival
Latin America
15 September 2017Rio de JaneiroBrazilRock in Rio
17 September 2017BrasíliaNET Live Brasilía
19 September 2017São PauloEspaço das Américas
21 September 2017CuritibaLive Curitiba
23 September 2017Porto AlegrePepsi on Stage
27 September 2017LimaPeruAnfiteatro del Parque de la Exposición
1 October 2017MonterreyMexicoAuditorio Pabellón M
3 October 2017Mexico CityPalacio de los Deportes
6 October 2017MedellínColombiaBreakfest Festival
Europe[5]
6 July 2018TallinnEstoniaÕllesummer Festival
7 July 2018TörebodaSwedenTörebodafestivalen
18 July 2018MarbellaSpainStarlite Festival
21 July 2018BenicàssimFestival Internacional de Benicàssim
25 July 2018LondonEnglandRoyal Opera House
26 July 2018
27 July 2018
28 July 2018
2 August 2018HelsinkiFinlandHelsinki Ice Hall
4 August 2018VaasaWasa Open Air
24 August 2018SzegedHungarySZIN Festival
Asia
26 March 2019SingaporeSingaporeThe Star Performing Arts Centre
28 March 2019Hong KongHong KongAsiaWorld–Expo Hall 10
1 April 2019TokyoJapanNippon Budokan
2 April 2019OsakaFestival Hall

Personnel

Pet Shop Boys

Live band

Directors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tour dates.
  2. Pet Shop Boys Illustrate the Reenergizing Power of Dance Music As Super Tour Hits New York City. Billboard. 14 November 2016.
  3. Web site: Pet Shop Boys  - Tour. petshopboys.co.uk. 6 June 2020.
  4. Web site: Pet Shop Boys announce Super Tour dates, share video for "Twenty-something"  - watch. 10 May 2016. consequence.net. 26 June 2019.
  5. Web site: Pet Shop Boys  - Inner Sanctum. roh.org.uk. 12 May 2020.

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