An Evening with Michael Bublé
{{Short description|2019–22 concert tour by Michael Bublé}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox concert
| type = World
| concert_tour_name = An Evening with Michael Bublé
| image = An Evening with Michael Bublé.jpeg
| image_size = 220px
| border = yes
| caption = Promotional poster for the tour
| artist = Michael Bublé
| album = Love
| start_date = {{start date|2019|02|13}}
| end_date = {{start date|2022|07|25}}
| number_of_legs = 7
| number_of_shows = 151
| last_tour = To Be Loved Tour
(2013–2015)
| this_tour = An Evening with Michael Bublé
(2019–2022)
| next_tour = Higher Tour
(2022–2023)
}}
An Evening with Michael Bublé was the sixth concert tour by Canadian singer Michael Bublé. Launched in support of his tenth studio album, Love (2018), the tour began on February 13, 2019, in Tampa and played 152 shows throughout North America, Europe and Australia.
Background
Following the announcement of his son's cancer diagnosis, Bublé took a break from recording and touring.{{cite web |url=https://people.com/music/michael-buble-2019-tour-announced/ |title=Michael Bublé Will Go on Tour in 2019 — for the First Time Since Son Noah's Cancer Recovery |last1=Zauzmer |first1=Emily |date=November 8, 2018 |website=People |access-date=March 2, 2019}} In the spring of 2018, it was revealed the singer completed recording his tenth album and retirement rumors began to spread, as he mentioned his family was his main priority and he no longer had the desire for fame.{{cite web |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/10/michael-buble-retiring-from-music/ |title=Michael Bublé says he's done making music: "I'm retiring from the business" |last1=Roffman |first1=Michael |date=October 13, 2018 |website=Consequence of Sound |publisher= |access-date=March 2, 2019}} He performed a few spot stadium concerts in Dublin, London and Sydney during the summer of 2018.{{cite web |url=https://parade.com/715102/laurawhitmore/michael-buble-announces-u-s-tour-dates/ |title=Michael Bublé Announces U.S. Tour Dates |last1=Whitmore |first1=Laura |date=November 8, 2018 |website=Parade |access-date=March 2, 2019}} The tour was officially announced November 2018 on the singer's Instagram.{{cite web |url=http://www.michaelbuble.com/news/new-tour-dates-announced-53686 |title=NEW TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED! |author= |date=November 8, 2018 |website=Michael Bublé Official Website |publisher=Reprise Records |access-date=March 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190302031617/http://www.michaelbuble.com/news/new-tour-dates-announced-53686 |archive-date=March 2, 2019 |url-status=live }} Jokingly referred to as the "Don't Believe the Rumors Tour"{{cite web |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/985010/michael-buble-announces-first-tour-since-son-s-cancer-battle |title=Michael Bublé Announces First Tour Since Son's Cancer Battle |last1=Schnurr |first1=Samantha |date=November 8, 2018 |website=E! News |publisher=NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group |access-date=March 2, 2019}} or the "Don't Stop the Rumors Tour",{{cite web |url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/michael-buble-tour-msg-1.23123620 |title=Michael Bublé announces 27-city tour |last1=Bubbeo |first1=Daniel |date=November 8, 2018 |website=Newsday |publisher= |access-date=March 2, 2019}} Bublé and his publicist confirmed there were no plans to retire.{{cite web |url=https://wjla.com/news/entertainment/michael-buble-to-retire-from-music |title=UPDATE: Michael Buble is shutting down rumors that he's planning to retire |author= |date=October 14, 2018 |website=WJLA-TV |publisher=Sinclair Broadcast Group |access-date=March 2, 2019}} Shortly after the tour was announced, PBS released the singer's concert special, "Tour Stop 148". Airing November 24, 2018, the special was featured as an installment of the station's long-running series, Great Performances.{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Michael-Buble-Returns-to-GREAT-PERFORMANCES-20181113 |title=Michael Buble Returns to GREAT PERFORMANCES |author= |date=November 13, 2018 |website=Broadway World |publisher=Wisdom Digital Media |access-date=March 2, 2019}}
During an interview with Billboard, Bublé expressed his excitement with returning to touring. He stated:
"I'm going to go back to what I was made to do. I'm going to come back to a world that needs love and romance and laughter more than it has in a long time. I'm going to be a conduit to that. This is the greatest record I've ever made."{{cite web |url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a24887232/michael-buble-tickets-tour/ |title=Michael Bublé Is Going Back on Tour and Here's How You Can Get Tickets |last1=Reslen |first1=Eileen |date=November 9, 2018 |website=Good Housekeeping |access-date=March 2, 2019}}
=Fire Fight Australia benefit concert=
During his concert on 16 February 2020 at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, there was a live cross with three songs to the Fire Fight Australia benefit concert at Stadium Australia in Sydney to raise funds for the national bushfire relief following the Black Summer bushfires, which had an attendance of 75,000 and a live television audience peaking at 4.7 million viewers.{{Cite web |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/02/sunday-16-february-2020.html |title=Sunday 16 February 2020 |last=Knox |first=David |date=17 February 2020 |website=TV Tonight |publisher= |access-date=31 March 2023 |quote=}} The live charity album Artists Unite for Fire Fight: Concert for National Bushfire Relief, included his song Such a Night from the live cross. The album debuted at number one on the Australian albums chart.{{cite web|title=Artists Unite for Fire Fight Debuts at #1|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/2020/artists-unite-for-fire-fight-debuts-at-1|publisher=ARIA|date=21 March 2020|accessdate=31 March 2023}}
Critical reception
The tour received overwhelming praise from music critics and was treated as a welcomed return by the fans. Gabe Echazabal from Creative Loafing Tampa Bay described the concert at the Amalie Arena as a night full of love. He wrote: "Still, Bublé’s greatest asset — his voice — gained strength and richness as the night progressed. He was as potent during his stirring version of 'My Funny Valentine' as he was infectious during an homage to former singer and trumpet player Louis Prima. [...] Bublé turned the event into a dance party. As a nod to those who may feel uncomfortable or uneasy cutting loose, Bublé put no pressure on those folks".{{cite web |url=https://www.cltampa.com/music/reviews/article/21047438/michael-bubl-spreads-love-vulnerability-at-a-soldout-amalie-arena-in-tampa |title=Michael Bublé spreads love, vulnerability at a sold-out Amalie Arena in Tampa |last1=Echazabal |first1=Gabe |date=February 14, 2019 |website=Creative Loafing Tampa Bay |publisher=Euclid Media Group |access-date=March 2, 2019}}
In Pittsburgh, Patti Conley (of The Beaver County Times) followed the sentiments of Echazabal, describing the performance as heartfelt. She continued to say: "For two hours, Buble shared center stage with a 36-piece orchestra that impeccably accompanied and grounded him on a musical journey of life's highs and deepest lows. Buble sang and sashayed as if he were fingers on piano keys, running up steps to the orchestra, walking a runway touching outstretched hands and stopping to pose for selfies, and dancing — sort of — to whatever tempo the tunes demanded. He jumped like a jack-in-the-box".{{cite web |url=https://www.timesonline.com/entertainmentlife/20190223/michael-buble-gives-heartfelt-performance-in-pittsburgh |title=Michael Buble gives a heartfelt performance in Pittsburgh |last1=Conley |first1=Patti |date=February 23, 2019 |website=The Beaver County Times |access-date=March 2, 2019}}
Nancy J. Parisi of The Buffalo News says the show at the KeyBank Center was a triumphant return to form for Bublé. She goes on to say: "Thirty-four musicians, seated on four tiers, began 'Feeling Good' as an onstage circular monitor above undulated with red shimmering shapes. Bublé emerged in his signature blue suit, making his way down the staircase, singing, as the monitor's imagery morphed into a giant moon behind him. This arresting imagery flowed into a show highlighting what is known as The Great American Songbook, beloved classics, with a handful of Bublé pop compositions interspersed".{{cite web |url=https://buffalonews.com/2019/02/28/enchanting-michael-buble-leaves-buffalo-friends-feeling-good/ |title=Enchanting Michael Bublé leaves Buffalo friends 'Feeling Good' |last1=Parisi |first1=Nancy J. |date=February 28, 2019 |website=The Buffalo News |access-date=March 2, 2019}}
Setlist
This set list is representative of the performance on February 17, 2019, in Duluth, Georgia. It does not represent the set list at all concerts for the duration of the tour. {{cite web |url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/music/concert-review-and-photos-michael-buble-returns-full-joy-and-gratitude/HgDzPfAX6Paav7gZdPt78L/ |title=Michael Buble returns full of joy and gratitude |last1=Ruggieri |first1=Melissa |date=February 18, 2019 |website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |access-date=March 2, 2019}}
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- "Feeling Good"
- "Haven't Met You Yet"
- "My Funny Valentine"
- "I Only Have Eyes for You"
- "Sway"
- "Such a Night"
- "(Up A) Lazy River"
- "When You're Smiling"
- "Fly Me to the Moon"
- "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You"
- "When I Fall in Love"
- "Love You Anymore"
- "Forever Now"
- "Home"
- "Buona Sera Signorina"
- "Just a Gigolo" / "I Ain't Got Nobody"
- "You Never Can Tell"
- "Save the Last Dance for Me"
- "Nobody but Me"
- "Cry Me a River"
;Encore
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Tour dates
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|+ List of 2019 concertsNorth American tour dates (February 2019 – April 2019)
North American tour dates (July 2019 – August 2019):
European tour dates (September 2019 – December 2019):
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scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date
! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| City ! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Country ! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Venue ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Attendance ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Revenue |
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scope="row"| February 13, 2019
| Tampa | rowspan="27"|United States |13,548 / 13,548 |$1,683,607 |
scope="row"| February 15, 2019
| Sunrise |12,794 / 12,794 |$1,755,817 |
scope="row"| February 16, 2019
| Orlando |11,634 / 11,634 |$1,457,674 |
scope="row"| February 17, 2019
| Duluth |9,962 / 9,962 |$1,349,029 |
scope="row"| February 19, 2019
|12,261 / 12,261 |$1,534,292 |
scope="row"| February 20, 2019
|11,517 / 11,517 |$1,911,805 |
scope="row"| February 22, 2019
|12,608 / 12,608 |$1,495,889 |
scope="row"| February 23, 2019
| Newark |11,855 / 11,855 |$1,704,476 |
scope="row"| February 24, 2019
|13,089 / 13,089 |$1,569,148 |
scope="row"| February 26, 2019
|8,692 / 8,692 |$1,174,528 |
scope="row"| February 27, 2019
| Buffalo |12,126 / 12,126 |$1,325,822 |
scope="row"| March 1, 2019
| Detroit |12,294 / 12,294 |$1,475,464 |
scope="row"| March 17, 2019
| Rosemont |11,826 / 11,826 |$1,600,747 |
scope="row"| March 18, 2019
|13,161 / 13,161 |$1,575,909 |
scope="row"| March 20, 2019
|12,044 / 12,044 |$1,303,939 |
scope="row"| March 22, 2019
|12,837 / 12,837 |$1,482,490 |
scope="row"| March 23, 2019
| Lincoln |11,280 / 11,280 |$1,199,497 |
scope="row"| March 25, 2019
| Dallas |12,616 / 12,616 |$1,605,251 |
scope="row"| March 26, 2019
| Houston |11,285 / 11,285 |$1,479,292 |
scope="row"| March 27, 2019
|12,824 / 12,824 |$1,527,331 |
scope="row"| March 29, 2019
| Phoenix |12,105 / 12,105 |$1,516,125 |
scope="row"| March 30, 2019
|14,183 / 14,183 |$1,692,064 |
scope="row"| March 31, 2019
|10,024 / 10,024 |$1,227,042 |
scope="row"| April 2, 2019
|12,701 / 12,701 |$1,680,349 |
scope="row"| April 3, 2019
| Oakland |12,655 / 12,655 |$1,571,154 |
scope="row"| April 5, 2019
| Portland |11,848 / 11,848 |$1,369,401 |
scope="row"| April 6, 2019
| Tacoma |15,312 / 15,312 |$1,691,521 |
scope="row"| April 12, 2019
| rowspan="4"|Canada | rowspan="4" {{n/a}} | rowspan="4" {{n/a}} |
scope="row"| April 15, 2019
| Edmonton |
scope="row"| April 18, 2019 |
scope="row"| April 19, 2019
| Winnipeg |
scope="row"| May 20, 2019
| rowspan="2"| Birmingham | rowspan="2"|England | rowspan="2"| Resorts World Arena | rowspan="2"|22,565 / 22,565 | rowspan="2"|$2,244,390 |
scope="row"| May 21, 2019 |
scope="row"| May 23, 2019
| rowspan="2"| Glasgow | rowspan="2"|Scotland | rowspan="2"| SSE Hydro | rowspan="2"|20,631 / 20,662 | rowspan="2"|$2,482,650 |
scope="row"| May 24, 2019 |
scope="row"| May 26, 2019
| rowspan="2"| Manchester | rowspan="7"|England | rowspan="2"| Manchester Arena | rowspan="2"|24,840 / 25,605 | rowspan="2"|$2,429,430 |
scope="row"| May 27, 2019 |
scope="row"| May 30, 2019
| rowspan="3"| London | rowspan="3"| The O2 Arena | rowspan="2"|29,616 / 29,616 | rowspan="2"|$3,081,960 |
scope="row"| May 31, 2019 |
scope="row"| June 1, 2019
|14,942 / 14,942 |$1,553,130 |
scope="row"| June 3, 2019
| rowspan="2"| Leeds | rowspan="2"| First Direct Arena | rowspan="2"|21,087 / 22,536 | rowspan="2"|$2,095,560 |
scope="row"| June 4, 2019 |
scope="row"| June 6, 2019
| rowspan="2"| Dublin | rowspan="2"|Ireland | rowspan="2"| 3Arena | rowspan="4" {{n/a}} | rowspan="4" {{n/a}} |
scope="row"| June 7, 2019 |
scope="row"| June 9, 2019
| rowspan="2"| Belfast | rowspan="2"|Northern Ireland | rowspan="2"| SSE Arena |
scope="row"| June 10, 2019 |
scope="row"| July 9, 2019
|Los Angeles | rowspan="10"|United States |Staples Center |12,277 / 12,277 |$1,564,228 |
scope="row"| July 10, 2019
|11,637 / 11,637 |$1,408,095 |
scope="row"| July 13, 2019
| Denver |11,096 / 11,096 |$1,288,592 |
scope="row"| July 15, 2019
| Tulsa |10,162 / 10,162 |$1,071,164 |
scope="row"| July 17, 2019
|11,150 / 11,150 |$1,179,339 |
scope="row"| July 19, 2019
|12,698 / 12,698 |$1,531,682 |
scope="row"| July 20, 2019
|Rosemont |Allstate Arena |11,582 / 11,582 |$1,468,006 |
scope="row"| July 21, 2019
| Columbus |11,479 / 11,479 |$1,405,598 |
scope="row"| July 23, 2019
|8,892 / 8,892 |$1,156,894 |
scope="row"| July 24, 2019
|New York City |Madison Square Garden |11,567 / 11,567 |$1,751,958 |
scope="row"| July 26, 2019
| rowspan="2"| Toronto | rowspan="7"|Canada | rowspan="2"| Scotiabank Arena | rowspan="4" {{n/a}} | rowspan="4" {{n/a}} |
scope="row"| July 27, 2019 |
scope="row"| July 29, 2019
| London |
scope="row"| July 30, 2019
| Ottawa |
scope="row"| August 1, 2019
| rowspan="2"| Montreal | rowspan="2"| Bell Centre | rowspan="2"|11,321 / 26,435 | rowspan="2"|$2,348,210 |
scope="row"| August 2, 2019 |
scope="row"| August 3, 2019
|10,459 / 11,173 |$1,091,260 |
scope="row"| September 14, 2019
| Sofia | Bulgaria | rowspan="38" {{n/a}} | rowspan="38" {{n/a}} |
scope="row"| September 16, 2019
| Zagreb | Croatia |
scope="row"| September 17, 2019
| Prague | Czech Republic | O2 Arena |
scope="row"| September 19, 2019
| Łódź | rowspan="2"| Poland |
scope="row"| September 20, 2019
| Kraków |
scope="row"| September 21, 2019
| Vienna | Austria |
scope="row"| September 23, 2019
| rowspan="2"| Milan | rowspan="2"| Italy | rowspan="2"| Mediolanum Forum |
scope="row"| September 24, 2019 |
scope="row"| September 25, 2019
| Zürich | Switzerland |
scope="row"| September 27, 2019
| rowspan="2"| Spain |
scope="row"| September 28, 2019
| Madrid |
scope="row"| September 30, 2019
| rowspan="2"| Lisbon | rowspan="2"| Portugal | rowspan="2"| Altice Arena |
scope="row"| October 1, 2019 |
scope="row"| October 21, 2019
| Helsinki | Finland |
scope="row"| October 23, 2019
| Sweden |
scope="row"| October 24, 2019
| Fornebu | Norway |
scope="row"| October 26, 2019
| rowspan="2"| Copenhagen | rowspan="2"| Denmark | rowspan="2"| Royal Arena |
scope="row"| October 27, 2019 |
scope="row"| October 29, 2019
| Hannover | rowspan="3"| Germany |
scope="row"| October 30, 2019
| Berlin |
scope="row"| October 31, 2019
| Hamburg |
scope="row"| November 2, 2019
| Netherlands |
scope="row"| November 3, 2019
| Antwerp | Belgium |
scope="row"| November 5, 2019
| Cologne | rowspan="5"| Germany |
scope="row"| November 6, 2019 |
scope="row"| November 8, 2019
| Mannheim |
scope="row"| November 9, 2019
| Leipzig |
scope="row"| November 10, 2019
| Munich |
scope="row"| November 27, 2019
| rowspan="2"| Aberdeen | rowspan="2"| Scotland | rowspan="2"| P&J Live |
scope="row"| November 28, 2019 |
scope="row"| November 30, 2019
| rowspan="2"| Newcastle | rowspan="8"|England | rowspan="2"| Utilita Arena Newcastle |
scope="row"| December 1, 2019 |
scope="row"| December 3, 2019
| rowspan="2"| Liverpool | rowspan="2"| M&S Bank Arena |
scope="row"| December 4, 2019 |
scope="row"| December 6, 2019
| rowspan="2"| Nottingham | rowspan="2"| Motorpoint Arena Nottingham |
scope="row"| December 7, 2019 |
scope="row"| December 9, 2019
| rowspan="2"| London | rowspan="2"| The O2 Arena |
scope="row"| December 10, 2019 |
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|+ List of 2021 concerts{{efn|name=NA rescheduled|The shows in North America from February to March 2021 were originally scheduled to take place from March to May 2020 and then from February to March 2021, but were rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.}}
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scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date
! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| City ! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Country ! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Venue |
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scope="row"| September 9, 2021
| rowspan="23"| United States |
scope="row"| September 11, 2021 |
scope="row"| September 13, 2021 |
scope="row"| September 14, 2021 |
scope="row"| September 16, 2021
| Moline |
scope="row"| September 17, 2021 |
scope="row"| September 19, 2021 |
scope="row"| September 21, 2021 |
scope="row"| September 24, 2021
| Las Vegas | T-Mobile Arena |
scope="row"| September 25, 2021
| Anaheim |
scope="row"| September 28, 2021
| Fresno |
scope="row"| September 29, 2021 |
scope="row"| October 1, 2021 |
scope="row"| October 15, 2021 |
scope="row"| October 16, 2021 |
scope="row"| October 18, 2021
| Boston |
scope="row"| October 19, 2021
| Albany |
scope="row"| October 21, 2021 |
scope="row"| October 22, 2021 |
scope="row"| October 24, 2021 |
scope="row"| October 26, 2021
| Raleigh |
scope="row"| October 27, 2021 |
scope="row"| October 28, 2021 |
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|+ List of 2022 concerts{{efn|name=UK rescheduled|These shows in the UK in July 2021 were originally scheduled to take place from July to August 2020 and then July 2021, but were rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.}} European tour dates (June 2022 – July 2022):
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scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date
! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| City ! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Country ! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Venue |
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scope="row"| June 25, 2022{{efn|This concert is a part of Cadena 100 30 Aniversario 2022.}}
| Madrid | Spain |
scope="row"| July 2, 2022
| England |
scope="row"| July 4, 2022
| Kelso | Scotland |
scope="row"| July 6, 2022
| rowspan="8"| England |
scope="row"| July 8, 2022
| Leeds |
scope="row"| July 9, 2022
| Derby |
scope="row"| July 11, 2022
| Norwich |
scope="row"| July 13, 2022
| Warwick |
scope="row"| July 15, 2022
| rowspan="2"| Bath | rowspan="2"| Bath Royal Crescent |
scope="row"| July 16, 2022 |
scope="row"| July 18, 2022 |
scope="row"| July 20, 2022
| Cardiff | Wales |
scope="row"| July 21, 2022
| Hove | rowspan="4"| England |
scope="row"| July 23, 2022
| Hatfield |
scope="row"| July 24, 2022 |
scope="row"| July 25, 2022
| Exeter |
=Cancelled shows=
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|+ List of cancelled concerts{{efn|name=Mexico rescheduled|These shows in Mexico in October 2021 were originally scheduled to take place in April 2020 and then November 2020, but were rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.}} |
scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date
! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| City ! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Country ! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Venue ! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Reason |
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scope="row"| March 18, 2021
| rowspan="2"| United States |
scope="row"| September 20, 2021
| Austin | Conflicts regarding COVID protocols {{Cite web|url=https://www.michaelbuble.com/news/austin-920-show-statement-michael-54466|title = Michael Bublé Official Website Austin - 9/20 Show Statement from Michael}} |
scope="row"| November 3, 2021
| Brazil |
scope="row"| November 9, 2021
| rowspan="4"| Mexico | rowspan="4"| COVID-19 pandemic{{Cite web|url=https://www.michaelbuble.com/news/mexico-dates-cancelled-54496|title = Michael Bublé Official Website Mexico Dates Cancelled| date=September 23, 2021 }} |
scope="row"| November 11, 2021
| rowspan="3"| Mexico City | rowspan="3"| Mexico City Arena |
scope="row"| November 12, 2021 |
scope="row"| November 13, 2021 |
=Notes=
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