All That Echoes World Tour

All That Echoes World Tour
Tour by Josh Groban

Promotional poster for 2013 tour
Associated album All That Echoes
Start date April 13, 2013 (2013-04-13)
End date November 13, 2013 (2013-11-13)
Legs 4
No. of shows 9 in Australasia
21 in Europe
33 in North America
66 Total
Josh Groban concert chronology

The All That Echoes World Tour is the fifth concert tour by American recording artist, Josh Groban. Promoting his sixth studio album, All That Echoes, the tour performed over 60 shows in Australasia, Europe and North America.

Background

The tour was announced on February 2, 2013 via Groban's official website. Initially showing four shows in Australia, the announcement tied into Groban's first concert film. Titled, Josh Groban Live: All That Echoes, the film debuted in select theaters (in the U.S.) on February 4, 2013.[1] The show was filmed at the Allen Room, located within the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, in New York City. The film was later shown as a PBS special hosted by Audra McDonald, airing April 12, 2013.[2] The film's distributor, Fathom Events, re-released the film on July 16, 2013 as a part of its "Artist's Cut" series.[1]

For the first North American leg, Groban performed alongside several symphony orchestras. Deemed the All That Echoes Symphony Tour, the singer visited numerous amphitheaters during the summer of 2013. In May 2013, Groban announced his second North American leg. Here, the singer would play arenas in the U.S. and Canada in the round.[3] The In the Round Tour was the first for the performer in his touring career. He explained wanting to take the intimacy of a theater and translate it into an arena setting.[4] He went on to say:

"It has been a vision of mine to do a tour in the round for a while now, it was just a matter of when was the right time. I have always had moments during the show where I walked through the crowd and interacted with the fans. I felt that now was the time to bring it all together. I can't wait to bring music from throughout my career, great fun and new experiences to my fans".[5]

Orchestras

For the first North American leg, known as the "All That Echoes Symphony Tour", Groban performed each show with a local symphony orchestra.

Opening acts

Setlist

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Australasia[17][18][19]
April 13, 2013 Auckland New Zealand Vector Arena
April 16, 2013 Perth Australia Riverside Theatre
April 18, 2013 Adelaide Festival Theatre
April 20, 2013 Melbourne Palais Theatre
April 21, 2013
April 23, 2013 Sydney Sydney Opera House
April 24, 2013
April 26, 2013 Brisbane QPAC Concert Hall
April 27, 2013
Europe[19][20]
May 19, 2013 Moscow Russia Crocus City Hall
May 21, 2013 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Areena
May 23, 2013 Turku HK Arena
May 25, 2013 Stockholm Sweden Ericsson Globe
May 27, 2013 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
May 28, 2013 Copenhagen Denmark Falkoner Teatret
May 30, 2013 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
May 31, 2013 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
June 2, 2013 Berlin Germany Tempodrom
June 3, 2013 Hamburg CCH Hall 1
June 5, 2013 Düsseldorf Mitsubishi Electric Halle
June 7, 2013 Frankfurt Alte Oper
June 9, 2013 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome
June 10, 2013 Paris France Le Grand Rex
June 12, 2013 Brussels Belgium Cirque Royal
June 14, 2013 London England The O2 Arena
June 16, 2013 Manchester O2 Apollo Manchester
June 17, 2013 Birmingham Symphony Hall
June 19, 2013 Nottingham Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
June 21, 2013 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
June 23, 2013 Dublin Ireland The O2
North America[5][21][22]
July 2, 2013 Los Angeles United States Hollywood Bowl
July 3, 2013
July 4, 2013
July 7, 2013 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre
July 24, 2013 Rohnert Park Weill Hall and Lawn
August 10, 2013 Highland Park Ravinia Pavilion
August 12, 2013 Interlochen Kresge Auditorium
August 13, 2013 Kettering Fraze Pavilion
August 16, 2013 Vienna Filene Center
August 18, 2013 Atlanta Chastain Park Amphitheater
October 2, 2013 Boise Taco Bell Arena
October 4, 2013 Seattle KeyArena
October 6, 2013 Sacramento Sleep Train Arena
October 7, 2013 San Jose SAP Center at San Jose
October 9, 2013 Phoenix US Airways Center
October 11, 2013 Salt Lake City EnergySolutions Arena
October 13, 2013 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena
October 16, 2013 Kansas City Sprint Center
October 19, 2013 Minneapolis Target Center
October 20, 2013 Chicago United Center
October 22, 2013 Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena
October 23, 2013 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills
October 25, 2013 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
October 26, 2013 Montreal Bell Centre
October 28, 2013 Boston United States TD Garden
October 30, 2013 Newark Prudential Center
November 2, 2013 Pittsburgh Consol Energy Center
November 3, 2013 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
November 6, 2013 Sunrise BB&T Center
November 8, 2013 Tampa Tampa Bay Times Forum
November 9, 2013 Orlando Amway Center
November 12, 2013 Houston Toyota Center
November 13, 2013 Dallas American Airlines Center
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
April 16, 2013 Perth, Australia King's Park & Botanic Garden Moved to the Riverside Theatre[23]

Box office score data

Venue City Tickets sold / available Gross revenue
Hallenstadion Zurich 2,329 / 7,100 (33%) $183,188[24]
The O2 Arena London 6,641 / 8,448 (79%) $442,522[25]
Air Canada Centre Toronto 4,680 / 5,318 (88%) $369,178[26]

Critical reception

The tour was well received amongst spectators and critics. In New Zealand, Stacey Hunt (Yahoo! New Zealand) gave the show at the Vector Arena five out of five stars. She writes "With the audience seemingly in high spirits it was a great note to end on and the whoops and cheers from the crowd were as good an indicator as any as to how much the show was enjoyed. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I did enjoy it. It was two hours of great music and comic genius and a night I would recommend to both fans and non-fans alike".[27] The good press continued for show in Perth. Lucy Gibson (The West Australian) stated "Indeed, Groban's is a voice that delights and he hit all the right notes with a diverse repertoire that included Don McLean's much- covered ballad, "Vincent', Glen Hansard's exquisite Oscar-winning song 'Falling Slowly', and Jimmy Webb's 'The Moon is a Harsh Mistress'".[28]

For the show in Melbourne at the Palais Theatre, Ching Pei Khoo (The Music) stated Groban showed a great combination of vocals and stage presence. He continues, "He balances the gravity and sombreness of his tenor's voice by constantly peppering genial conviviality and rapid banter in between tracks, whether he is encouraging a fan to toss one cent coins at him on stage or comparing the cuddliness of his buffed guitarist Tariqh Akoni with that of a koala he’d held in Perth".[29] Good reviews continued as the tour reach stateside. Jennifer Durrant (Daily Herald) wrote the concert in Salt Lake City was on her musical bucket list. She continued, "Garnering repeated standing ovations, Groban performed two encore songs'You Raise Me Up' and the Charlie Chaplin song 'Smile'songs perfectly descriptive of the mood of the thousands of concertgoers as they left the arena singing and humming their favorite tunes of the night".[30]

John Serba (mLive) called the concert at the Van Andel Arena, "a greeting card come to life". He went on to say, "There's a distinctly polished, accomplished adult-contemporary tone to The Grobester's music that makes it feel processed and safe. Few risks are taken. If it was performed by anyone else, it might be suffocating. Emotionally, he stops short of the watery melodrama of Sarah McLachlan; he's several hair tosses away from Yanni-style cheeze. He follows the tradition of Barry Manilow and Neil Diamond, the bearers of bathos, but he bears the easy charisma of a grounded 21st-century personality not concerned with pop stardom".[31] For the final show in Dallas, Hunter Hauk (The Dallas Morning News) called the show a "victory lap to the finish line". He goes on to say, "While an in-the-round setup might be awkward for performers who hog the spotlight, Groban seemed happy to let his trumpet player, violinist and guitarists share in the crowd's love on the outer catwalk. When the production called for extra arena drama, starry lighting displays and other elegant set embellishments were lowered on command".[32]

Band

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External links

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