The Close Encounters Tour was a concert tour by the English recording artist, Robbie Williams. Running from April to December 2006, the tour supported Williams' sixth studio album, Intensive Care. The tour saw Williams play over 50 shows in stadiums across Africa, Asia, Europe, Mexico, South America and Oceania. The name is derived from the 1977 film, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The tour sold 1.6 million tickets on its first day of sale in November 2005, breaking the world record for the most concert tickets sold in a single day. Williams held the record for nearly 17 years, until it was broken by Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour, which sold 2.4 million tickets in a single day in November 2022.
Opening acts Freshlyground (Africa) Chris Coco (Europe, South America, Australia) Basement Jaxx (Europe) Orson (Europe) Sneaky Sound System (Australia) La Portuaria (Buenos Aires)
Set list The following set list is that for the concert on 10 April 2006 at the ABSA Stadium in Durban, South Africa. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour. "Instrumental Sequence" (contains elements of "The Five Tones and Mountain Visions") "Radio" "Rock DJ" "Tripping" "Monsoon" "Sin Sin Sin" "Supreme" "The Trouble With Me" "Millennium" "Back for Good" "Advertising Space" "There She Goes" "Ghosts" "Come Undone" "Feel" "A Place to Crash" "Kids" "Make Me Pure" Encore "Let Me Entertain You" "Strong" "Angels"
Tour dates + List of 2006 concertsDateCityCountryVenue10 April 2006DurbanSouth AfricaABSA Stadium13 April 2006Cape TownGreen Point Stadium17 April 2006PretoriaLoftus Versfeld Stadium21 April 2006DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesNad Al Sheba Racecourse9 June 2006DublinIrelandCroke Park13 June 2006BrusselsBelgiumStade Roi Baudouin14 June 200617 June 2006ParisFranceParc des Princes21 June 2006AmsterdamNetherlandsAmsterdam Arena22 June 200624 June 200625 June 20061 July 2006GothenburgSwedenUllevi2 July 20066 July 2006CopenhagenDenmarkParken Stadium7 July 200610 July 2006DresdenGermanyFestwiese Ostragehege11 July 200614 July 2006HamburgTrabrennbahn Bahrenfeld15 July 200619 July 2006BudapestHungaryFerenc Puskás Stadium22 July 2006MilanItalySan Siro27 July 2006BerlinGermanyOlympiastadion28 July 20061 August 2006MunichOlympiastadion2 August 20063 August 20068 August 2006CologneJahnwiese9 August 200612 August 2006HockenheimHockenheimring13 August 200618 August 2006ViennaAustriaErnst-Happel-Stadion19 August 200623 August 2006BernSwitzerlandStade de Suisse24 August 20061 September 2006GlasgowScotlandHampden Park2 September 20068 September 2006LeedsEnglandRoundhay Park9 September 200614 September 2006Milton KeynesNational Bowl15 September 200616 September 200618 September 200619 September 200610 October 2006SantiagoChileEstadio Nacional14 October 2006Buenos AiresArgentinaRiver Plate Stadium15 October 200618 October 2006Rio de JaneiroBrazilPraça da Apoteose21 October 2006Mexico CityMexicoForo Sol22 October 200630 November 2006PerthAustraliaSubiaco Oval1 December 20065 December 2006AdelaideAAMI Stadium9 December 2006SydneyAussie Stadium10 December 200613 December 2006BrisbaneSuncorp Stadium14 December 200617 December 2006MelbourneTelstra Dome18 December 2006
Cancellations and rescheduled shows 14 September 2006London, EnglandWembley Stadium Relocated to the National Bowl in Milton Keynes due to the incompletion of Wembley Stadium.15 September 2006London, EnglandWembley StadiumRelocated to the National Bowl in Milton Keynes due to the incompletion of Wembley Stadium.16 September 2006London, EnglandWembley Stadium Relocated to the National Bowl in Milton Keynes due to the incompletion of Wembley Stadium.18 September 2006London, EnglandWembley Stadium Relocated to the National Bowl in Milton Keynes due to the incompletion of Wembley Stadium.19 September 2006London, EnglandWembley Stadium Relocated to the National Bowl in Milton Keynes due to the incompletion of Wembley Stadium.8 October 2006Caracas, VenezuelaEstadio UniversitarioCancelled4 November 2006Shanghai, ChinaHongkou Football StadiumCancelled10 November 2006Chek Lap Kok, Hong KongAsiaWorld–ArenaCancelled14 November 2006Bangkok, ThailandAktiv SquareCancelled18 November 2006Kallang, SingaporeNational StadiumCancelled22 November 2006Mumbai, IndiaBrabourne StadiumCancelled24 November 2006Bangalore, IndiaBangalore Palace GroundsCancelled
Box office score data VenueCityTickets sold / AvailableGross revenueForo SolMexico City102,956 / 108,414 (95%)$3,626,856
See also List of fastest-selling concert tours
External links Official site
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