The Casa de Carne Tour

{{Infobox concert

| concert_tour_name = Casa de Carne

| image =

| artist = Meat Loaf

| album = Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose

| start_date = 27 June 2008

| end_date = 6 December 2008

| number_of_legs = 2

| number_of_shows = 29

| last_tour = The Seize the Night Tour
(2006–2007)

| this_tour = The Casa de Carne Tour
(2008)

| next_tour = The Hang Cool Tour
(2010–2011)

}}

Casa de Carne ({{langx|es|House of Meat}}) is the name of Meat Loaf's 2008 European Summer Tour. After his 2007 tour was cut short due to a cyst on his vocal cord,{{cite news |title=Ill Meat Loaf scraps Europe tour |date=2007-11-06 |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7080957.stm |accessdate=2007-12-28}} Meat Loaf returned to the stage. To the delight of fans, Meat Loaf made his return alongside his longtime duet partner Patti Russo,{{Citation | url = http://meatloaf.net/news/index.php?mode=fullstory&id=318| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120213180125/http://meatloaf.net/news/index.php?mode=fullstory&id=318| url-status = dead| archive-date = 2012-02-13| title=News | Meat Loaf }} who debuted one of her own original songs during Loaf's show. The tour kicked off in Plymouth, England on 27 June 2008 and continued through July and August with 20 showdates throughout Europe. Six United States showdates were also added for October and December 2008.

Tour dates

colspan="4"\| Europe
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! width="150"\| Date ! width="150"\| City ! width="150"\| Country ! width="300"\| Venue
June 27, 2008	Plymouth	England	Home Park, Plymouth Argyle F.C.
June 29, 2008	Cork	Ireland	The Marquee
July 2, 2008	Liverpool	rowspan="6"\|England	The Liverpool Summer Pops
July 4, 2008	Bath	Bath Recreational Ground
July 6, 2008	Hampshire	Broadlands, Romsey
July 9, 2008	Nottingham	Nottingham Arena
July 11, 2008	North Yorkshire	Castle Howard
July 13, 2008	Norfolk	Blickling Hall
July 15, 2008	Donegal	Ireland	Marquee, Great Northern Hotel
July 19, 2008	Gelsenkirchen	rowspan="3"\|Germany	Gelsenkirchen Amphitheater
July 21, 2008	Berlin	Zitadelle Spandau
July 23, 2008	Hamburg	Stadtpark
July 26, 2008	Lisbon	Portugal	Atlântico Hall
August 2, 2008	London	England	The Excel, Docklands
August 4, 2008	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Heineken Music Hall
August 8, 2008	Bergen	Norway	Grieghallen
August 11, 2008	Helsinki	Finland	Helsinki Ice Hall
August 13, 2008	Linköping	Sweden	Cloetta Center
August 15, 2008	Kolding	rowspan="2"\|Denmark	Kolding Stadium
August 16, 2008	Hillerød	Hilleroed Stadium
colspan="4"\|North America
October 17, 2008	Clearwater	rowspan="6"\|United States	Ruth Eckerd Hall
October 18, 2008	Pompano Beach	Pompano Beach Amphitheatre
October 31, 2008	Temecula	Pechanga Resort and Casino
December 2, 2008	Youngstown	Chevrolet Center
December 5, 2008	Asbury Park	Asbury Park Convention Hall
December 6, 2008	New York City	United Palace Theater

Setlists

=UK leg=

"I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News)" (Eagles of Death Metal cover)
"If It Ain't Broke (Break It)"
"Out of the Frying Pan (And into the Fire)"
"Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back"
"Bad for Good" (Omitted from US Leg)
"Dead Ringer for Love"
"45 Seconds of Ecstasy" (Omitted from US Leg)
"Amnesty Is Granted" (Omitted from US Leg)
"Bring Me a Bible and a Beer" (Patti Russo song) (Omitted from US Leg)
"Blind as a Bat" (Omitted from US Leg)
"Dissentience" (instrumental)
"Paradise by the Dashboard Light"
"Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through"
"You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)"
"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"
"Bat Out of Hell"
"Roadhouse Blues" (The Doors cover)
"Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" (The Beatles cover)
"Mercury Blues" (Only on a few occasions was this performed)

=US leg=

"I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News)" (Eagles of Death Metal cover)
"If It Ain't Broke (Break It)"
"Out of the Frying Pan (And into the Fire)"
"Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back"
"Dead Ringer for Love"
"Dissentience" (instrumental)
"Paradise by the Dashboard Light"
"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"
"Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"
"Bat Out of Hell"
"Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through"
"Roadhouse Blues" (The Doors cover)
"Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" (The Beatles cover)
"You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)"

Performers

Meat Loaf: Lead Vocals
Patti Russo: Lead Female Vocals
Paul Crook: Guitar
Randy Flowers: Guitar, Backing vocals
Kasim Sulton: Bass, Backing vocals, Music Director
Mark Alexander: Piano, Backing vocals
Dave Luther: Saxophone, Keyboards, Backing vocals
John Miceli: Drums
C.C. Coletti: Backing vocals

References

External links

=Reviews=

[https://web.archive.org/web/20080920105933/http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/news/GOING-LIKE-BAT-HELL/article-199927-detail/article.html Still going "like a bat out of hell"]
[http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/meat-may-be-a-tad-overdone-but-still-in-rare-form-1424677.html Meat may be a tad overdone but still in rare form]
[http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-arts/2008/07/03/review-meat-loaf-echo-arena-64375-21220419/ MUSIC REVIEW: Meat Loaf, Summer Pops, Liverpool]
[https://www.derwesten.de/nachrichten/staedte/gelsenkirchen/2008/7/21/news-63573385/detail.html ...und der Fleischklops rockt noch immer]
[http://www.abendblatt.de/daten/2008/07/25/911744.html Rock-Märchen im Gitarrengewitter]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080921102248/http://www.correiomanha.pt/noticia.aspx?contentid=945D3CD0-7B2B-458F-B538-517893EB2D2E&channelid=00000185-0000-0000-0000-000000000185 Rock com rugas e muita potencia]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080728191137/http://blitz.aeiou.pt/gen.pl?p=stories&op=view&fokey=bz.stories%2F29193 Lisbon Calling]
[http://www.nt.se/noje/artikel.aspx?articleid=4081531 Kraften finns kvar hos Meat Loaf]
[http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/crossfade/2008/10/last_night_meat_loaf_at_pompan.php Meat Loaf at Pompano Beach, Florida]

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