The Porcelain Tour was a 19 date concert tour by Matt Cardle in support of his 2013 album Porcelain. It took place over Ireland and the UK through April 2014, ending in Telford on 25 April.
Background
The tour was announced on 30 October 2013, with tickets on general sale on 4 November 2013. The tour began on 1 April 2014 in Belfast, followed by one date in Ireland then moving to Scotland and England. Cardle played guitar and was backed by a live band. He was joined by Melanie C on three shows to perform their duet Loving You.
Reception
Joe Hoffman of The Upcoming gave 5 out of 5 stars for the show saying "He is an unbelievable musical talent, and he did not fail to bring it all to a sold out show last night at Shepherd’s Bush Empire" and "Cardle’s voice is incredible, with a falsetto that can send shivers down your spine." Ann Clarkson from Native Monster gave it a favourable review saying "The vocals sounded effortless, which is a hard trick to pull off when you have a massive four-octave range and use most of that during one evening."
Setlist Your Kind Of Love Starlight All For Nothing The Fire In Chains Not Over You Faithless When We Collide Water (Belfast only) Lately (Belfast and London only) It's Only Love (Performed as encore in London) Hit My Heart Letters When You Were My Girl This Trouble Is Ours Porcelain
Encore: Loving You (Performed with Mel C in Manchester, Liverpool and London)
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueApril 1, 2014BelfastNorthern IrelandMandela HallApril 2, 2014DublinIrelandThe AcademyApril 4, 2014EdinburghScotlandQueens HallApril 5, 2014GlasgowThe ArchesApril 6, 2014NewcastleEnglandO2 Academy NewcastleApril 8, 2014SheffieldO2 Academy SheffieldApril 9, 2014ManchesterThe RitzApril 10, 2014LiverpoolO2 Academy LiverpoolApril 12, 2014BirminghamO2 Academy BirminghamApril 13, 2014OxfordO2 Academy OxfordApril 14, 2014BournemouthO2 Academy BournemouthApril 16, 2014WorthingPavilion TheatreApril 17, 2014BathKomediaApril 18, 2014LondonShepherd's Bush EmpireApril 20, 2014High WycombeSwan TheatreApril 21, 2014ChesterThe Live RoomsApril 22, 2014CoventryArts Centre TheatreApril 24, 2014BristolO2 Academy BristolApril 25, 2014TelfordOakengates Theatre
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