Reunion Tour (The Stone Roses)

Reunion Tour
Tour by The Stone Roses

The Stone Roses in concert in Milan, 17 July 2012
Start date 23 May 2012
End date 11 August 2013
Legs 8
No. of shows 30 in Europe
8 in Asia
9 in Oceania
3 in North America
50 Total
The Stone Roses concert chronology

The Reunion Tour was a rock concert tour by The Stone Roses.[1][2][3] Three homecoming shows in Heaton Park, Manchester and a show in Phoenix Park, Dublin were the first shows to be announced by the band. Fifty shows eventually took place in Europe, Asia, North America and Oceania. The Heaton Park shows currently hold the record for the fastest selling rock gigs in UK history.[4] The Irish Independent described the Dublin leg of the tour as "one of the most anticipated gigs of the year."[5] The Stone Roses have also re-entered the music charts on the back of the tour.[6]

History

Reports of a reunion initially surfaced during April 2011, with several media outlets claiming that singer Ian Brown and guitarist John Squire had reconciled for the first time since Squire left the band in 1996.[7] At the time, these were swiftly denied by bassist Mani.[8]

However, on 18 October of the same year, the band called a press conference to confirm their reunion and two homecoming shows at Heaton Park, Manchester on 29 and 30 June 2012.[3][9] In addition to this, they also stated their intention to complete a reunion world tour and an album of new material.[10]

All 150,000 tickets for the initial two Heaton Park shows sold out in a record 14 minutes. A third show scheduled for 1 July 2012 was promptly put on sale.[4] In total, all 220,000 tickets for the shows sold out in 68 minutes - a record for a UK rock gig. Reviews for the Manchester shows were reported to be "bordering on the ecstatic."[11] However, tragedy struck when a young fan went missing following the Friday show.[12][13]

Whilst no specific dates were announced, during the reunion press conference Ian Brown stated that the band would visit Ireland, with Ian Brown saying "After Manchester, Ireland is always next on our list".[14][15] Their Dublin date was announced as being for Phoenix Park on 5 July 2012, on the weekend normally reserved for the Oxegen music festival, which did not take place in 2012.[16]

On 7 November 2011, three further dates were announced for festival headlining slots in Scotland, Spain and Japan.[17]

Schedule

On 15 December 2011, the band announced on their Facebook page, that they would play Germany's Hurricane and Southside Festivals in June,[18] and the Sziget Festival in August 2012.[19]

On 10 October 2012, it was confirmed that the band would tour Australia in 2013, headlining the Future Music Festival along with The Prodigy.[20]

The Stone Roses playing Phoenix Park, Dublin during their 2012 Reunion tour.

Ahead of the Heaton Park shows, Mani was asked if he would play for both Primal Scream and The Stone Roses on the same night. In reply, he said, "No. You can’t ride two bikes with one arse."[21]

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue S
Leg 1: Europe
23 May 2012 Warrington United Kingdom Parr Hall 1
8 June 2012 Barcelona Spain Razzmatazz 2
9 June 2012 3
12 June 2012 Amsterdam Netherlands Heineken Music Hall 4
14 June 2012 Hultsfred Sweden Folkets Park 5
16 June 2012 Aarhus Denmark Ådalen 6
22 June 2012 Scheeßel Germany Eichenring 7
24 June 2012 Neuhausen ob Eck Neuhausen ob Eck Airfield 8
25 June 2012 Lyon France Théâtre antique de Fourvière 9
29 June 2012 Manchester United Kingdom Heaton Park 10
30 June 2012 11
1 July 2012 12
5 July 2012 Dublin Ireland Phoenix Park 13
7 July 2012 Balado United Kingdom Balado Park & Airfield 14
13 July 2012 Lisbon Portugal Passeio Maritimo de Alges 15
14 July 2012 Benicàssim Spain Costa del Azahar 16
17 July 2012 Milan Italy Ippodromo del Galoppo 17
Leg 2: Asia
22 July 2012 Singapore Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium 18
24 July 2012 Hong Kong Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Arena 19
27 July 2012 Yuzawa Japan Naeba Ski Resort 20
28–29 July 2012 Icheon South Korea Jisan Valley Ski Resort 21
Leg 3: Europe
6 August 2012 London United Kingdom Village Underground 22
8 August 2012 Oslo Norway Middelalderparken 23
10 August 2012 Budapest Hungary Óbuda Island 24
17 August 2012 Kiewit Belgium Pukkelpop 25
18 August 2012 Chelmsford United Kingdom Hylands Park 26
19 August 2012 Weston-under-Lizard Weston Park 27
22 August 2012 Belfast Boucher Road Playing Field 28
Leg 4: Asia
21 February 2013 Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai Media City Amphitheatre 29
23 February 2013 Jakarta Indonesia Lapangan D-Senayan 30
Leg 5: Oceania
26 February 2013 Auckland New Zealand Vector Arena 31
1 March 2013 Brisbane Australia Riverstage 32
2 March 2013[A] Doomben Racecourse 33
3 March 2013[A] Joondalup Arena Joondalup 34
6 March 2013 Sydney Hordern Pavilion 35
7 March 2013 Melbourne Festival Hall 36
9 March 2013[A] Sydney Royal Randwick Racecourse 37
10 March 2013[A] Melbourne Flemington Racecourse 38
11 March 2013[A] Adelaide Bonython Park 39
Leg 6: North America
9 April 2013 Mexico City Mexico The Pepsi Center WTC 40
12 April 2013 Indio United States Coachella 41
19 April 2013 42
Leg 7: Europe
3 June 2013 Paris France La Cigale 43
4 June 2013 44
7 June 2013 London United Kingdom Finsbury Park 45
8 June 2013 46
14 June 2013 Newport Seaclose Park 47
15 June 2013 Glasgow Glasgow Green 48
Leg 8: Asia
August 9 2013 Chiba Japan Makuhari Messe 49
August 11 2013 Osaka Maishima 50
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A These concerts are a part of the "Future Music Festival"
Cancellations
12 August 2012 Buftea Romania Summer Well Festival Cancelled due to intense weather conditions.

Box office score data

Venue City Tickets Sold / Available Gross Revenue
Heaton Park Manchester 217,948 / 217,948 (100%) £11,400,323[22]

Setlists

The setlist number below coordinates with the numbers from each show above.

References

  1. ↑ "Stone Roses reunion: where have they been?". Daily Telegraph. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "The Stone Roses confirm reunion and two homecoming shows for 2012". NME. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  3. 1 2 Nissim, Mayer (18 October 2011). "The Stone Roses reunion: In their own words". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  4. 1 2 "£12m in 68 minutes: Stone Roses "overjoyed" as three Heaton Park concerts are sold out". Manchester Evening News. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  5. ↑ Sweeney, Ken (6 July 2012). "Stone Roses: Dreams come true for fans in bed of Roses". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Stone Roses: Dreams come true for fans in bed of Roses". NME. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "Stone Roses reunion reported as Ian Brown and John Squire 'bury hatchet". NME. 7 April 2011.
  8. ↑ "Mani on Stone Roses reunion rumour: 'Fuck off and leave it alone'". NME. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "The Stone Roses confirm reunion and two homecoming shows for 2012 | News". NME. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  10. ↑ Tate, Corey (18 October 2011). "Stone Roses Reunion Tour and New Album is Happening". The Space Lab. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  11. ↑ Boyd, Brian (5 July 2012). "Rain stays away as Stone Roses play". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  12. ↑ "Chris Brahney search: Stone Roses fan's phone 'in Edinburgh'". BBC. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  13. ↑ "Police appeal for information over man who went missing after Stone Roses' Heaton Park show". NME. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  14. ↑ Sweeney, Ken (19 October 2011). "Ireland, here we come, say resurrected Stone Roses". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  15. ↑ "Stone Roses to play Irish concert". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  16. ↑ McGreevy, Ronan (3 July 2012). "Phoenix Park concerts fill an Oxegen-shaped hole". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  17. ↑ All-Noise. "Stone Roses festival shows confirmed". All-Noise. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  18. ↑ Virtual Festivals: http://www.virtualfestivals.com (2011-12-15). "The Stone Roses for Hurricane, Southside 2012 - Wolfmother, The Kooks among latest confirmations - Festival News". Virtualfestivals.com. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  19. ↑ "The Stone Roses to headline Sziget 2012 - first act announced for Hungarian festival". Efestivals.co.uk. 2011-12-15. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  20. ↑ "Past and present acts at Future Music Festival 2013". Herald Sun. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  21. ↑ Smart, Gordon (6 July 2012). "Roses soar on Phoenix night". The Sun. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  22. ↑ "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. New York City, New York: Prometheus Global Media. 127 (7). 18 July 2012. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  23. ↑ "The Stone Roses Concert Setlist at Parr Hall, Warrington on May 23, 2012". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  24. ↑ "The Stone Roses Concert Setlist at Razzmatazz, Barcelona on June 8, 2012". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  25. ↑ "The Stone Roses Concert Setlist at Razzmatazz, Barcelona on June 9, 2012". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  26. ↑ "The Stone Roses Concert Setlist at Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam on June 12, 2012". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  27. ↑ "The Stone Roses Concert Setlist at Hultsfredsfestivalen 2012 on June 14, 2012". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  28. ↑ "The Stone Roses Concert Setlist at Northside Festival 2012 on June 16, 2012". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  29. ↑ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-stone-roses/2012/eichenring-scheessel-germany-2bdf14d2.html
  30. 1 2 "The Stone Roses Concert Setlist at Les Nuits de Fourvière Festival, Lyon on June 25, 2012". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  31. ↑ "The Stone Roses Concert Setlist at Heaton Park, Manchester on June 29, 2012". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  32. ↑ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-stone-roses/2012/heaton-park-manchester-england-bdf710e.html
  33. ↑ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-stone-roses/2012/heaton-park-manchester-england-1bdf6dd0.html
  34. ↑ "The Stone Roses Concert Setlist at Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland on July 5, 2012". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
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  38. ↑ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-stone-roses/2012/ippodromo-del-galoppo-milan-italy-63dcaaff.html
  39. ↑ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-stone-roses/2012/singapore-indoor-stadium-singapore-singapore-63dc9687.html
  40. ↑ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-stone-roses/2012/asia-world-expo-arena-hong-kong-hong-kong-7bdc8ad4.html
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  44. ↑ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-stone-roses/2012/middelalderparken-oslo-norway-5bdccb58.html
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