Something to Be Tour

The Something to Be Tour was the debut concert tour by American recording artist and Matchbox Twenty frontman, Rob Thomas. Visiting numerous countries in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia, the tour supported his first solo record, ...Something to Be. The tour began in April 2005, shortly after the release of the album. As the popularity of the album grew, the tour venues progressed from nightclubs to theatres to arenas and amphitheaters.

Background

Shortly after ending the More Than You Think You Are Tour with Matchbox Twenty, Rob Thomas began recording his solo effort. Described as a fusion of adult contemporary and pop music, the album was tooled to distinguish Thomas from his popular band. As the first single hit airwaves, Thomas announced he would embark on a mini-club tour in the United States to help promote the record. Thomas wanted to focus on his solo material but understood that many fans of Matchbox Twenty would also be in the audience. He remarked, "I play the matchbox songs in the way I wrote them Then I don't use any of other parts the guys wrote. You want to ride that line because some of the fans came because they are fans of [M]atchbox [T]wenty and then there has to be that [musical] element of the reason you are on a break" As the popularity of the single grew, Thomas expanded his tour to England, Germany, Australia and Japan. Additionally, Thomas performed at several notable concert events including Live 8 in Philadelphia.

"The tour was amazing. That was, I think, just a really big…you know the only bad thing about it was there were only ten shows and we were done and we were ready for more. But I mean, I think it's been great. A lot of these songs were the kind of songs that, as you’re writing them and recording them, you’re thinking about you know you want to play them live. So a lot of them were born to be good live songs too." In October 2005, Thomas embarked on a full throttle tour of the U.S. performing in theatres. From there, Thomas journeyed to Australia to begin his trek into arenas. During the summer of 2006, Thomas co-headlined the tour with singer, Jewel. Many of Thomas' concerts benefited the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund and victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Opening acts Beth Hart (North America—Leg 1) Lisa Miskovsky (Europe) Antigone Rising (North America—Leg 2) (select shows) Anna Nalick (North America—Leg 2) (select shows) John Nicholls (North America—Leg 3, Vermont) Jewel (North America—Leg 4) (select shows) Jason Mraz (North America—Leg 4) (select shows) Toby Lightman (North America—Leg 4) (select shows)

Setlist

Additional notes During the European leg, "Time After Time" replaced "Push" during performances in Germany. During the first Australian leg, Thomas performed "Father Figure" during the encore section. During the performances at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Thomas performed "Bright Lights" in lieu of "The Chain". During the performance at Challenge Stadium in Perth, Western Australia, Australia; Thomas performed "Dancing in the Dark" in lieu of "You Know Me". For the final North American leg, Thomas performed "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" as a duet with Jewel. The song was performed in lieu of "The Chain" During the performance at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado; Thomas performed "Now Comes the Night" in lieu of "Unwell".

Tour dates Date City Country Venue Opening ActNorth AmericaApril 15, 2005San FranciscoUnited StatesThe FillmoreBeth HartApril 16, 2005VenturaVentura TheaterApril 19, 2005Los AngelesAvalon TheatreApril 20, 2005Las VegasThe JointApril 22, 2005St. LouisRoberts Orpheum TheatreApril 23, 2005ColumbusPromowest PavilionApril 24, 2005ChicagoThe Vic TheatreApril 26, 2005PhiladelphiaElectric FactoryApril 27, 2005New York CityFillmore New York at Irving PlazaApril 29, 2005BostonAvalon BallroomApril 30, 2005Washington, D.C.9:30 ClubEuropeJune 20, 2005ManchesterEnglandManchester AcademyLisa MiskovskyJune 22, 2005LondonAstoria TheatreJune 23, 2005CologneGermanyGloria-TheaterJune 24, 2005BerlinFritzclub im PostbahnhofAustraliaJuly 17, 2005SydneyAustraliaThe Metro TheatreN/AJuly 18, 2005MelbourneMercury LoungeAsiaJuly 20, 2005TokyoJapanShibuya Club QuattroN/AJuly 21, 2005OsakaShinsaibashi Club QuattroNorth AmericaOctober 5, 2005AlbanyUnited StatesPalace TheatreAntigone RisingOctober 8, 2005Upper Darby TownshipTower TheaterOctober 9, 2005PittsburghHeinz Hall for the Performing ArtsOctober 11, 2005BostonOrpheum TheatreOctober 12, 2005VeronaTurning Stone Event CenterOctober 14, 2005WallingfordChevrolet TheatreOctober 15, 2005UncasvilleMohegan Sun ArenaOctober 16, 2005Washington, D.C.DAR Constitution HallOctober 18, 2005New York CityBeacon TheatreOctober 19, 2005October 21, 2005NewarkPrudential HallOctober 22, 2005Atlantic CityBorgata Events CenterOctober 24, 2005AtlantaThe TabernacleOctober 25, 2005MelbourneKing Center for the Performing ArtsOctober 28, 2005MemphisMud Island AmphitheatreOctober 29, 2005HoustonVerizon Wireless TheaterOctober 30, 2005Grand PrairieNokia Live at Grand PrairieNovember 1, 2005DenverWells Fargo TheatreNovember 2, 2005West Valley CityFord Theatre at E CenterNovember 4, 2005TucsonAVA AmphitheaterNovember 5, 2005PhoenixArizona Veterans Memorial ColiseumNovember 6, 2005BakersfieldFox TheaterAnna NalickNovember 8, 2005PortlandArlene Schnitzer Concert HallNovember 9, 2005SeattleParamount TheatreNovember 11, 2005SacramentoSacramento Memorial AuditoriumNovember 12, 2005FresnoSaroyan TheatreNovember 13, 2005RenoReno Events CenterNovember 15, 2005Los AngelesWiltern TheatreNovember 16, 2005November 17, 2005San DiegoCopley Symphony HallNovember 19, 2005TemeculaPechanga Showroom TheaterNovember 20, 2005OaklandParamount TheatreNovember 25, 2005ClevelandPalace TheatreNovember 26, 2005CincinnatiTaft TheatreNovember 27, 2005LouisvillePalace TheatreNovember 29, 2005MinneapolisOrpheum TheatreNovember 30, 2005MilwaukeeRiverside TheaterDecember 1, 2005Fort WayneEmbassy TheatreDecember 3, 2005Kansas CityUptown TheaterDecember 4, 2005Des MoinesCivic Center of Greater Des MoinesDecember 5, 2005ChicagoAuditorium TheatreDecember 9, 2005TorontoCanadaRoy Thomson HallDecember 10, 2005DetroitUnited StatesMasonic Temple TheatreAustraliaFebruary 13, 2006AdelaideAustraliaAdelaide Entertainment CentreN/AFebruary 14, 2006MelbourneRod Laver ArenaFebruary 15, 2006February 17, 2006NewcastleNewcastle Entertainment CentreFebruary 18, 2006SydneySydney Entertainment CentreFebruary 19, 2006WollongongWIN Entertainment CentreFebruary 21, 2006CanberraNCCC Royal TheatreFebruary 23, 2006BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment CentreFebruary 25, 2006PerthChallenge StadiumNorth AmericaMarch 7, 2006BurlingtonUnited StatesBurlington Memorial AuditoriumJohn NichollsMarch 8, 2006PortlandMerrill AuditoriumMarch 10, 2006MonctonCanadaMoncton ColiseumMarch 11, 2006Saint JohnHarbour StationMarch 12, 2006HalifaxHalifax Metro CentreMarch 14, 2006MontrealBell CentreMarch 15, 2006OttawaScotiabank PlaceMarch 16, 2006LondonJohn Labatt CentreMarch 18, 2006KitchenerKitchener Memorial AuditoriumMarch 19, 2006HamiltonHamilton Place TheatreMarch 23, 2006DuluthUnited StatesDECC AuditoriumMarch 24, 2006Sioux CityOrpheum TheatreMarch 26, 2006BozemanTheatre at the BrickMarch 27, 2006NampaIdaho Center TheaterMarch 28, 2006SpokaneSpokane Opera HouseMarch 30, 2006VictoriaCanadaSave-On-Foods Memorial CentreMarch 31, 2006VancouverQueen Elizabeth TheatreApril 1, 2006KelownaProspera PlaceApril 3, 2006EdmontonNorthern Alberta Jubilee AuditoriumApril 4, 2006CalgarySouthern Alberta Jubilee AuditoriumApril 6, 2006WinnipegMTS CentreMay 23, 2006ClearwaterUnited StatesRuth Eckerd HallMay 24, 2006Boca RatonCount de Hoernele AmphitheatreMay 25, 2006OrlandoTD Waterhouse CentreMay 27, 2006JacksonvilleMetropolitan ParkMay 28, 2006AndersonCivic Center of AndersonMay 29, 2006AtlantaChastain Park AmphitheaterMay 31, 2006PortsmouthNTELOS PavilionJune 2, 2006Atlantic CityBorgata Events CenterJune 3, 2006June 4, 2006UncasvilleMohegan Sun ArenaJune 6, 2006ColumbiaMerriweather Post PavilionJune 7, 2006ScrantonToyota Pavilion at Montage MountainJune 9, 2006BostonBank of America PavilionJune 10, 2006WantaghNikon at Jones Beach TheaterJune 11, 2006Holmdel TownshipPNC Bank Arts CenterJune 12, 2006ClevelandPlain Dealer PavilionJune 13, 2006ColumbusPromoWest PavilionJune 14, 2006Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music CenterJune 15, 2006ClarkstonDTE Energy Music TheatreJune 17, 2006ChicagoCharter One PavilionJune 18, 2006MinneapolisNorthrop AuditoriumJune 20, 2006NashvilleGaylord Entertainment CenterJune 21, 2006PelhamVerizon Wireless Music CenterJune 23, 2006AustinThe BackyardJune 24, 2006The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell PavilionJune 25, 2006HidalgoDodge ArenaJune 28, 2006MorrisonRed Rocks AmphitheatreJune 30, 2006Las VegasThe JointJuly 1, 2006AnaheimThe Theater at ArrowheadJuly 2, 2006Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara BowlJuly 5, 2006San DiegoEmbarcadero Marina ParkJuly 7, 2006MurphysIronstone AmphitheatreJuly 8, 2006KelseyvilleKonocti Field Amphitheatre

Cancellations and rescheduled shows October 7, 2005Providence, Rhode IslandProvidence TheaterCancelledOctober 26, 2005Hollywood, FloridaHard Rock LiveCancelled due to Hurricane WilmaOctober 28, 2005Biloxi, MississippiHard Rock Live BiloxiCancelled due to reconstruction due to Hurricane Katrina

Broadcasts and recordings The summer tour was filmed at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado. Initially filmed for a PBS Soundstage special, the concert was later released on DVD, entitled, "Something to Be Tour—Live at Red Rocks". The performances of "My, My, My" and "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around". A special performance of "Bent" took the place of "My, My, My" and the acoustic, "Now Comes the Night" was performed for the taping instead of "Push".

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