Reason Tour

{{Infobox concert

| concert_tour_name = Reason Tour

| image = Melanie C - Reason Tour.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| artist = Melanie C

| location = Europe

| album = Reason

| start_date = 24 April 2003

| end_date = 17 December 2003

| number_of_shows = 25

| last_tour = Northern Star Tour
(2000–01)

| this_tour = Reason Tour
(2003)

| next_tour = The Barfly Mini-Tour
(2004)

}}

The Reason Tour (also known as the On a Mission Tour) was the third set of concerts performed by English singer Melanie C. The tour ran from 24 April until 17 December 2003.{{cite web |url=http://www.portalmelaniec.com/melaniec/turnes/2003_reason_uk_ireland_tour/reason_uk_ireland_english.php |title=Archived copy |accessdate=20 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220051341/http://www.portalmelaniec.com/melaniec/turnes/2003_reason_uk_ireland_tour/reason_uk_ireland_english.php |archivedate=20 February 2012 }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.melaniec-online.net/gigography.php?year=2003|title=melaniec-online.net|website=www.melaniec-online.net}}

Setlist

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"Yeh Yeh Yeh"
"Let's Love"
"Here It Comes Again"
"Water"
"Lose Myself in You"
"Melt"
"Soul Boy"
"Do I"
"If That Were Me"
"Never Be the Same Again"
"Positively Somewhere"
"When You're Gone"
"Home"
"Goin' Down"
"Go!"
"I Wish"
"On the Horizon
"Suddenly Monday"
"Reason"
"I Turn to You"

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"Yeh, Yeh, Yeh"
"Let's Love"
"Here It Comes Again"
"Northern Star / If That Were Me"
"Be the One"
"Never Be the Same Again"
"Positively Somewhere"
"On the Horizon"
"When You're Gone"
"Home"
"Goin' Down"
"Suddenly Monday"
"Go!"
"I Turn to You"

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Personnel

Melanie C – vocals
Fergus Gerrand – drums/musical director
Paul Gendler – guitar
Greg Hatwell – guitar/backing vocals
Georgina 'Grog' Lisee – bass/backing vocals (leg 1)
Jenni Tarma – bass guitar (leg 2)
Sarah de Courcy-Aston – keyboards/backing vocals

Broadcasts and recordings

On 9 May 2003, the Shepherd's Bush Empire concert was webcast on MelanieC.net, and has since then been uploaded to her YouTube channel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5B97DA18505FE01|title=Melanie C – Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire (2003) – YouTube|website=www.youtube.com}} In November 2003, the Avo Session Basel concert was broadcast on 3sat.{{Cite web|url=http://matthewlc5.tripod.com/id15.html|title=Melanie C. Live at AVO Session DVD|website=matthewlc5.tripod.com}}

Tour dates

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! width="150"\| Date ! width="150"\| City ! width="150"\| Country ! width="200"\| Venue
colspan="16"\| Leg 1
24 April 2003 \|Middlesbrough \|England \|Town Hall
25 April 2003 \|Glasgow \|Scotland \|Academy
26 April 2003 \|Liverpool \|rowspan="10"\|England \|Royal Court
28 April 2003 \|Manchester \|Apollo
29 April 2003 \|York \|Barbican
2 May 2003 \|Bristol \|Academy
3 May 2003 \|Oxford \|Apollo
4 May 2003 \|Ipswich \|Regent
6 May 2003 \|Norwich \|UEA
7 May 2003 \|Southampton \|Southampton Guildhall
8 May 2003 \|rowspan="2"\|London \|rowspan="2"\|Shepherd's Bush Empire
9 May 2003
11 May 2003 \|Belfast \|Northern Ireland \|Waterfront Hall
12 May 2003 \|Dublin \|Ireland \|Olympia
19 May 2003 \|Madrid \|Spain \|Pop Festival{{cite web\|url=http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/sarah-connor-during-40-principales-pop-festival-at-king-news-photo/111632616\|title=Mel C during '40 Principales' Pop Festival at King Juan Carlos Park in Madrid, Spain.\|publisher=Getty\|accessdate=13 September 2011}}
30 May 2003 \|Milan \|Italy \|Festivalbar{{cite web\|url=http://www.dalealplay.com.br/videos/Melanie-C-On-The-Horizont-LiveFestivalBar_188912\|title=Melanie C (Live@FestivalBar)\|publisher=Daleal Play\|accessdate=13 September 2011}}
colspan="9"\| Leg 2
23 October 2003 \|Brussels \|Belgium \|Radio Donna Center{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc3uGwVMh7U \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/zc3uGwVMh7U \|archive-date=2021-12-20 \|url-status=live\|title=Melanie C – Radio Donna\|publisher=Tripod\|accessdate=13 September 2011}}{{cbignore}}
1 November 2003 \|Basel \|Switzerland \|Avo Session Basel{{cite web\|url=http://matthewlc5.tripod.com/id15.html\|title=Melanie C. Live at AVO Session \|publisher=Tripod\|accessdate=13 September 2011}}
9 December 2003 \| Cologne \|rowspan="7"\|Germany{{cite web\|url=http://www.chatfun.de/f101/?_TID=1011373\|title=Melanie C – on a mission tour 2003\|publisher=Fun.de\|accessdate=13 September 2011}} \| E-Werk{{cite web\|url=http://www.ebay.it/itm/MELANIE-C-SPICE-GIRLS-2003-Konzertplakat-On-a-Mission-Tourposter-/321815637258\|title=Melanie C – 2003 TOUR Poster\|language=German\|publisher=Ebay\|accessdate=13 September 2011}}
10 December 2003 \| Hanover \| The Neues Theater
12 December 2003 \| Berlin \| Columbia Club
13 December 2003 \| Hamburg \| Hamburg State Opera
15 December 2003 \| Neu-Isenburg \| Hugenottenhalle
16 December 2003 \| Munich \| Elserhalle
17 December 2003 \| Filderstadt \| Central Theater

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! width="150"| Date

! width="150"| City

! width="150"| Country

! width="200"| Venue

colspan="16"| Leg 1

24 April 2003

|Middlesbrough

|England

|Town Hall

25 April 2003

|Glasgow

|Scotland

|Academy

26 April 2003

|Liverpool

|rowspan="10"|England

|Royal Court

28 April 2003

|Manchester

|Apollo

29 April 2003

|York

|Barbican

2 May 2003

|Bristol

|Academy

3 May 2003

|Oxford

|Apollo

4 May 2003

|Ipswich

|Regent

6 May 2003

|Norwich

|UEA

7 May 2003

|Southampton

|Southampton Guildhall

8 May 2003

|rowspan="2"|London

|rowspan="2"|Shepherd's Bush Empire

9 May 2003

11 May 2003

12 May 2003

|Ireland

19 May 2003

|Spain

|Pop Festival{{cite web|url=http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/sarah-connor-during-40-principales-pop-festival-at-king-news-photo/111632616|title=Mel C during '40 Principales' Pop Festival at King Juan Carlos Park in Madrid, Spain.|publisher=Getty|accessdate=13 September 2011}}

30 May 2003

|Milan

|Italy

|Festivalbar{{cite web|url=http://www.dalealplay.com.br/videos/Melanie-C-On-The-Horizont-LiveFestivalBar_188912|title=Melanie C (Live@FestivalBar)|publisher=Daleal Play|accessdate=13 September 2011}}

colspan="9"| Leg 2

23 October 2003

|Brussels

|Belgium

|Radio Donna Center{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc3uGwVMh7U |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/zc3uGwVMh7U |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Melanie C – Radio Donna|publisher=Tripod|accessdate=13 September 2011}}{{cbignore}}

1 November 2003

|Basel

|Switzerland

|Avo Session Basel{{cite web|url=http://matthewlc5.tripod.com/id15.html|title=Melanie C. Live at AVO Session |publisher=Tripod|accessdate=13 September 2011}}

9 December 2003

| Cologne

|rowspan="7"|Germany{{cite web|url=http://www.chatfun.de/f101/?_TID=1011373|title=Melanie C – on a mission tour 2003|publisher=Fun.de|accessdate=13 September 2011}}

| E-Werk{{cite web|url=http://www.ebay.it/itm/MELANIE-C-SPICE-GIRLS-2003-Konzertplakat-On-a-Mission-Tourposter-/321815637258|title=Melanie C – 2003 TOUR Poster|language=German|publisher=Ebay|accessdate=13 September 2011}}

10 December 2003

| Hanover

| The Neues Theater

12 December 2003

| Berlin

| Columbia Club

13 December 2003

| Hamburg

| Hamburg State Opera

15 December 2003

| Neu-Isenburg

| Hugenottenhalle