The Ceremonials Tour was the second concert tour by the English indie rock band Florence and the Machine. The tour included performances at music festivals because it is lead singer Florence Welch's favourite way to perform live. Welch had originally planned to spend over a year touring for Ceremonials (their previous tour lasted almost three and a half years) before announcing that the December 2012 dates would be the final performances of the tour.
The Ceremonials Tour was a critical and commercial success. Pollstar announced that it was the 40th best-selling tour in the world in 2012 having earned $31.8 million worldwide and having sold 618,436 tickets. Paste magazine ranked the tour the seventh best tour of 2012.
Opening acts Laura Marling – (Chicago Theatre) Two Door Cinema Club – (Midland Theatre) Cowboy Indian Bear – (Midland Theatre) The Head and the Heart – (WaMu Theater) Mat Kearney – (WaMu Theater) The Horrors – (UK & Ireland March 2012) Spector – (UK & Ireland March 2012, excluding 9, 10 March, and mainland Europe) Theme Park – (9 March) Alpines – 10 March (Alexandra Palace) Blood Orange – (Spring North American dates, Australia dates and New Zealand) The Walkmen – (Summer North American dates) The Maccabees – (Fall North American dates) The Weeknd – (Fall North American dates) Snow Patrol – (Phoenix Park, co-headlining) The Temper Trap – (Phoenix Park) Haim – (UK & Ireland December 2012) Yna – (Gaston Park)
Setlist
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueFestivals and promotional appearances- 13 October 2011New York CityUnited StatesThe Boom Boom Room15 October 2011BrooklynThe Creator's Project25 October 2011LondonEnglandHackney Empire15 November 2011SydneyAustraliaSeymour Centre4 December 2011ChicagoUnited StatesChicago Theatre5 December 2011Kansas CityMidland Theatre8 December 2011SeattleWaMu Theater9 December 2011OaklandOracle Arena10 December 2011San DiegoValley View Casino Center11 December 2011Los AngelesGibson Amphitheatre24 January 2012São PauloBrazilAnhembi Convention Center25 January 2012Rio de JaneiroHSBC Arena28 January 2012FlorianópolisStage Music Park1 February 2012TokyoJapanAkasaka Blitz14 February 2012EindhovenNetherlandsEffenaarEurope2 March 2012DublinIrelandThe O24 March 2012BournemouthEnglandBournemouth International Centre5 March 2012CardiffWalesMotorpoint Arena Cardiff6 March 2012NottinghamEnglandCapital FM Arena8 March 2012LondonAlexandra Palace9 March 201210 March 201212 March 2012GlasgowScotlandScottish Exhibition and Conference Centre13 March 2012BirminghamEnglandLG Arena15 March 2012ManchesterManchester Arena16 March 2012NewcastleMetro Radio Arena23 March 2012MunichGermanyMunich Tonhalle24 March 2012BerlinColumbiahalle25 March 2012HamburgGroße Freiheit27 March 2012ParisFranceCasino de Paris28 March 201230 March 2012CologneGermanyE-Werk31 March 2012BrusselsBelgiumAncienne Belgique1 April 2012AmsterdamNetherlandsParadiso3 April 2012LondonEnglandRoyal Albert HallNorth America14 April 2012Santa BarbaraUnited StatesSanta Barbara Bowl15 April 2012IndioEmpire Polo Club17 April 2012RenoGrand Sierra Resort18 April 2012DavisMondavi Center20 April 2012PhoenixComerica Theatre21 April 2012Las VegasCosmopolitan of Las Vegas22 April 2012IndioEmpire Polo Club27 April 2012MinneapolisMinneapolis State Theatre28 April 2012MilwaukeeEagles Ballroom29 April 2012St. LouisPeabody Opera House1 May 2012DallasPalladium Ballroom2 May 2012HoustonBayou Music Center3 May 2012New OrleansFair Grounds Race Course4 May 2012MemphisTom Lee Park8 May 2012New York CityRadio City Music Hall11 May 2012UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena12 May 2012Atlantic CityBorgata Events CenterOceania17 May 2012PerthAustraliaBurswood Dome20 May 2012MelbourneRod Laver Arena22 May 2012AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre24 May 2012SydneySydney Entertainment Centre25 May 2012Sydney Opera House26 May 2012BrisbaneRiverstage28 May 2012AucklandNew ZealandVector ArenaEurope22 June 2012ScheeßelGermanyEichenring Scheeßel23 June 2012TuttlingenNeuhausen Ob Eck24 June 2012LondonEnglandHackney Marshes29 June 2012St GallenSwitzerlandGallen Festival Grounds30 June 2012ArrasFranceCitadelle Vauban1 July 2012WerchterBelgiumWerchter Festival Grounds6 July 2012KinrossScotlandBalado Airfield8 July 2012 DublinIrelandPhoenix ParkNorth America20 July 2012BurnabyCanadaDeer Lake Park21 July 2012AuburnUnited StatesWhite River Amphitheatre22 July 2012TroutdaleEdgefield Amphitheater25 July 2012MorrisonRed Rocks Amphitheatre26 July 2012DenverWells Fargo Theater29 July 2012IndianapolisWhite River State Park30 July 2012ClevelandJacobs Pavilion at Nautica31 July 2012DetroitFox Theatre2 August 2012TorontoCanadaMolson Canadian Amphitheatre3 August 2012MontrealParc Jean-Drapeau5 August 2012ChicagoUnited StatesGrant ParkEurope8 August 2012OsloNorwayMiddelalderparken9 August 2012GothenburgSwedenSlottsskogen22 August 2012BelfastNorthern IrelandBoucher Playing Fields25 August 2012ReadingEnglandLittle John's Farm26 August 2012LeedsBramham Park7 September 2012Isle of WightRobin Hill Country ParkNorth America14 September 2012MansfieldUnited StatesComcast Center15 September 2012WantaghNikon at Jones Beach Theater16 September 2012SaratogaSaratoga Performing Arts Center18 September 2012CamdenSusquehanna Bank Center19 September 2012ColumbiaMerriweather Post Pavilion21 September 2012RaleighRaleigh Amphitheater and Festival Site22 September 2012AtlantaPiedmont Park23 September 2012PensacolaPensacola Beach25 September 2012Tampa BayUSF Sun Dome26 September 2012SunriseBankAtlantic Center29 September 2012The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion30 September 2012DallasGexa Energy Pavilion1 October 2012Kansas CityStarlight Theatre4 October 2012Chula VistaCricket Wireless Amphitheatre5 October 2012Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre7 October 2012Los AngelesHollywood Bowl8 October 201210 October 2012AlbuquerqueThe Pavilion12 October 2012AustinZilker Park14 October 2012 Mexico CityMexicoForo SolEurope8 November 2012LondonEnglandRivoli Ballroom20 November 2012MilanItalyMediolanum Forum21 November 2012WinterthurSwitzerlandEishalle Deutweg22 November 2012MunichGermanyZenith24 November 2012AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music Hall25 November 2012AntwerpBelgiumLotto Arena27 November 2012ParisFranceZénith de Paris28 November 2012EschLuxembourgRockhal30 November 2012DüsseldorfGermanyMitsubishi Electric Halle1 December 2012BerlinTreptow Arena2 December 2012Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle4 December 2012Exeter EnglandWestpoint5 December 2012London The O2 Arena6 December 20128 December 2012Coventry Ricoh Arena9 December 2012Aberdeen ScotlandAberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre10 December 2012Liverpool EnglandEcho Arena12 December 2012DublinIrelandThe O2
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
Background and reception Florence and the Machine played their first performance in support of Ceremonials at New York City's The Boom Boom Room. The performance was sponsored by Interview Magazine, which Florence Welch appeared on the October 2011 cover of.
The band played at the Seymour Centre in Sydney, Australia in November where Florence performed in a Jason Wu Fall 2011 dress. The Daily Telegraph reported that the Seymour Centre show was sold-out and called the performance "wonderful" and "another awesome music memory".
Selected box office score data Venue City Tickets sold / available Gross revenueChicago TheatreChicago3,087 / 3,087 (100%)$145,089The O2Dublin12,488 / 12,488 (100%)$598,146Manchester ArenaManchester15,716 / 16,255 (96%)$727,423Santa Barbara BowlSanta Barbara4,971 / 4,971 (100%)$218,944Grand Sierra ResortReno1,887 / 1,887 (100%)$66,045 Mondavi Center for the Performing ArtsDavis1,708 / 1,708 (100%)$72,590State TheatreMinneapolis2,058 / 2,058 (100%)$98,961Radio City Music HallNew York City5,780 / 5,961 (96%)$340,915Mohegan Sun ArenaUncasville5,489 / 6,032 (90%)$271,706Burswood DomePerth12,294 / 12,946 (95%)$948,518Rod Laver ArenaMelbourne12,897 / 12,897 (100%)$1,029,120Entertainment CentreAdelaide7,813 / 8,044 (97%)$631,659Entertainment CentreSydney12,131 / 12,472 (97%)$944,259River StageBrisbane8,829 / 9,000 (98%)$710,662Vector ArenaAuckland11,525 / 11,559 (99%)$615,240Lotto ArenaAntwerp7,341 / 7,347 (~100%)$274,498TOTAL126,014 / 128,712 (98%) $7,693,775
External links Florence and the Machine's Official Website
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