The Brother Tour was the first tour by Irish boy band Boyzone following the death of Stephen Gately.
Background At first the band were uncertain about promoting Brother but due to the album's success they decided to go on tour. The act included their entire discography as well as the newer songs from the brother album. They promoted the tour on various television shows. The band attempted to have a hologram of Stephen Gately but this wasn't possible.
Show incidents and events Keith Duffy fell through a trap door at the Cardiff show but he continued the performance. A subsequent check at the hospital revealed nothing broken.
Support acts Barbarellas Wonderland – (Select dates) Guy Sebastian – (Select dates) The Saturdays – (Edinburgh) Shayne Ward – (Inverness)
A Huge contribution to the background and lead vocals has come from backing vocalist Jo Garland who has sung with Ronan Keating in his solo ventures since 2001 and with Boyzone since 2008, her vocals have been more prominent often covering for vocals that Stephen Gately sung.
Setlist Too Late for Hallelujah Love Is a Hurricane Picture of You All That I Need Ruby Words When the Going Gets Tough Gave It All Away Better One More Song Til the Sun Goes Down Love Me for a Reason No Matter What You Needed Me Love You Anyway Lovin' Each Day Let Your Wall Fall Down Right Here Waiting Baby Can I Hold You Life Is a Rollercoaster
Tour dates Date City Country Venue 21 February 2011 Liverpool England Echo Arena Liverpool 22 February 2011CardiffWalesCardiff International Arena 23 February 2011 24 February 2011 26 February 2011 LondonEngland Wembley Arena 27 February 2011 Sheffield Motorpoint Arena Sheffield 1 March 2011 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena 2 March 2011 Birmingham LG Arena 3 March 2011 Nottingham Capital FM Arena 5 March 2011 Manchester Evening News Arena 6 March 2011BrightonBrighton Centre 7 March 2011 8 March 2011 London The O2 Arena 10 March 2011AberdeenScotlandAECC 11 March 2011 12 March 2011GlasgowSECC 13 March 2011 15 March 2011 DublinIreland The O2 16 March 2011 Killarney INEC 17 March 2011 Castlebar Royal Theatre 18 March 2011 Belfast Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena 5 August 2011 Suffolk England Newmarket Nightshttp://www.eadt.co.uk/news/boyzone_added_ to_newmarket_nights_2011_line_up_1_838141 6 August 2011 Edinburgh Scotland Hopetoun House 7 August 2011 Lytham St Annes England Lytham Prom Festival 27 August 2011 Inverness Scotland Northern Meeting Park
Box office score date Venue City Tickets sold / available Gross revenue Echo Arena Liverpool 7,046 / 7,340 (96%) $397,989 Motorpoint Arena Cardiff 10,200 / 10,800 (94%) $556,785 Motorpoint Arena Sheffield 8,905 / 9,700 (92%) $501,937 Metro Radio Arena Newcastle 7,002 / 7,520 (93%) $385,555 Wembley Arena London 9,897 / 10,500 (94%) $558,557 LG Arena Birmingham 9,537 / 10,600 (90%) $533,755 Capital FM Arena Nottingham 6,800 / 6,800 (100%) $367,895 Evening News Arena Manchester 11,261 / 11,500 (97%) $638,835 Brighton Centre Brighton 6,281 / 6,281 (100%) $358,444 The O2 Arena London 10,020 / 10,500 (95%) $584,427 Press & Journal Arena Aberdeen 7,046 / 7,360 (96%) $394,727 SECC Glasgow 12,102 / 14,212 (85%) $649,561 The O2 Dublin 6,097 / 6,500 (94%) $448,153 INEC Killarney 1,101 / 1,101 (100%) $67,072 Royal Theatre Castlebar 858 / 1,000 (86%) $52,298 Odyssey Arena Belfast 8,500 / 8,500 (100%) $477,204 Newmarkets nights Suffolk 10,000 / 10,000 (100%) $731,778 Hopetoun House Edinburgh 8,000 / 8,000 (100%) $455,428 Lyntham Prom Festival Lancashire 7,000 / 8,000 (100%) $438,293 Northern Meeting Park Inverness 6,500 / 6,500 (100%) $406,991TOTAL154,153 / 162,714 (94.73%)$9,005,684/£6,047,289
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