Awake Tour
{{Short description|2007 concert tour by Josh Groban}}
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{{Infobox concert
| concert_tour_name = Awake Tour
| artist = Josh Groban
| location = North America, Europe, Australasia
| type = World
| album = Awake
| start_date = {{Start date|2007|02|17}}
| end_date = {{End date|2007|10|18}}
| number_of_legs = 5
| number_of_shows = 56 in North America
12 in Europe
11 in Oceania
2 in Asia
81 in total
| last_tour = Closer Tour
(2004-5)
| this_tour = Awake Tour
(2007)
| next_tour = Before We Begin
(2010)
| Misc =
}}
The Awake Tour is the second concert tour by American singer-songwriter and actor Josh Groban. Visiting North America, Europe and Australasia over 8 months the tour supported his third studio album, Awake, released on November 7, 2006.{{cite web |url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/josh-groban-29-city-north-american-arena-tour-announced-701686.htm|title=Josh Groban 29 city North American Arena tour announced|author= Market Wire |date=November 15, 2006 |work=Marketwired |publisher=Marketwired |accessdate=February 6, 2017}}
Background
The tour was announced on November 15, 2006 by 143/Reprise Records with initially only 29 dates from February 17 to April 7, 2007. European dates were announced later on and more summer dates in the U.S. and Canada were announced in June 2007. The tour concluded on October 18, 2007 in Manila.
Opening Acts
Set list
(As per most concerts)
- "You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)"
- "Mai"
- "Un Dia Llegara"
- "Un Giorno Per Noi"
- "Now or Never"
- "So She Dances"
- "February Song"
- "Alla Luce Del Sole"
Josh welcomes Lucia Micarelli
- "Aurora" (Lucia on violin)
- "Kashmir" (Lucia on violin)
Josh Groban returns entering through the audience
- "In Her Eyes"
- "Pearls" featuring Angelique Kidjo (Sade cover)
- "L'Ultima Notte"
- "Remember When It Rained"
- "Lullaby"
- "Weeping"
- "Machine"
Encore
- "Canto Alla Vita"
- "You Raise Me Up"
- "Awake"
Broadcasts and recordings
The {{start date|2007|8|28}} show in Salt Lake City was professionally filmed and recorded then released as Awake Live on {{Start date|2008|5|6}} following a showing in movie theatres on {{Start date|2008|5|1}} and before premiering on PBS Soundstage on {{Start date|2008|6|26}}.
Tour dates
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country ! scope="col" style="width:17em;"| Venue |
| colspan="4"| North America |
|---|
| February 17, 2007
| Verona | rowspan="6"|United States |
| February 18, 2007 |
| February 20, 2007 |
| February 21, 2007
| Columbus |
| February 23, 2007 |
| February 24, 2007
| Chicago |
| February 26, 2007
| London | rowspan="2"|Canada |
| February 27, 2007
| Ottawa |
| March 1, 2007
| rowspan="2"|United States |
| March 2, 2007
| Boston |
| March 4, 2007
| Montreal | rowspan="2"|Canada |
| March 5, 2007
| Toronto |
| March 7, 2007
| rowspan="17"|United States |
| March 8, 2007 |
| March 10, 2007 |
| March 12, 2007 |
| March 13, 2007 |
| March 16, 2007
| Raleigh |
| March 17, 2007
| Atlanta |
| March 19, 2007
| Dallas |
| March 21, 2007
| Houston |
| March 22, 2007 |
| March 25, 2007
| Phoenix |
| March 27, 2007 |
| March 28, 2007
| San Jose |
| March 31, 2007 |
| April 4, 2007
| Fresno |
| April 6, 2007 |
| April 7, 2007 |
| colspan="4"|Europe |
| May 18, 2007
| Oslo | Norway |
| May 19, 2007
| Sweden | Annexet |
| May 21, 2007 |
| May 22, 2007
| Germany |
| May 25, 2007
| rowspan="2"|England |
| May 27, 2007 |
| May 28, 2007
| Glasgow |
| May 30, 2007
| Dublin | Ireland |
| June 2, 2007
| Brussels | Belgium |
| June 3, 2007
| Paris | France |
| June 6, 2007
| London | England |
| June 8, 2007
| Lyon | rowspan="2"|France | Salle 3000 |
| June 10, 2007
| Nice |
| June 12, 2007
| Zürich |
| colspan ="4"|North America Leg 2 |
| July 17, 2007
|rowspan ="14"|United States |
| July 20, 2007
| Norfolk |
| July 21, 2007 |
| July 24, 2007 |
| July 25, 2007 |
| July 27, 2007 |
| July 28, 2007
| Albany |
| July 30, 2007 |
| July 31, 2007 |
| August 3, 2007
| Hershey |
| August 4, 2007 |
| August 7, 2007 |
| August 8, 2007 |
| August 10, 2007 |
| August 12, 2007
| Winnipeg |rowspan="4"|Canada |
| August 14, 2007
| Edmonton |
| August 15, 2007
| Calgary |
| August 17, 2007 |
| August 18, 2007
| Seattle |rowspan="9"|United States | KeyArena |
| August 21, 2007
| Boise |
| August 22, 2007
| Portland |
| August 24, 2007
| Stockton |
| August 25, 2007
| Anaheim |
| August 28, 2007
| EnergySolutions Arena |
| August 29, 2007
| Denver |
| August 31, 2007
| Omaha |
| September 2, 2007 |
| colspan ="4"|Oceania |
| September 28, 2007
|rowspan="11"|Australia |
| September 30, 2007
|rowspan="4"|Sydney |rowspan="4"|Sydney Opera House |
| October 1, 2007 |
| October 3, 2007 |
| October 4, 2007 |
| October 6, 2007
|rowspan="2"|Brisbane |rowspan="2"|Brisbane Concert Hall |
| October 7, 2007 |
| October 9, 2007
|rowspan="2"|Melbourne |rowspan="2"|Hamer Hall |
| October 10, 2007 |
| October 12, 2007
| Adelaide |
| October 14, 2007
| Perth |
| colspan ="4"|Asia |
| October 17, 2007
|rowspan="2"|Manila |rowspan="2"|Philippines |rowspan="2"|Philippine International Convention Center |
| October 18, 2007 |
Cancelled or Postponed shows
The July 18, 2007 in Charlotte was postponed 2 and a half hours before Angelique Kidjo was to begin due to Groban's ear and nose infection and rescheduled to {{Start date|2007|9|2}}.