The Affirmation World Tour was the third and final concert tour by Australian group, Savage Garden. The tour was launched to support their second studio album, Affirmation (1999). The tour played over 80 shows in Asia, Australia, North America, Europe and Africa.
Concerts in Brisbane were recorded and released to video in 2001. Superstars and Cannonballs includes concert footage and the documentary, "Parallel Lives" and music videos.
Opening acts Vanessa Amorosi Kina S.O.A.P. Nine Days (North America)
Setlist The following setlist was obtained from the 8 December 2000 concert, held at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
"The Best Thing" "Break Me Shake Me" "To the Moon and Back" "The Lover After Me" "I Don't Know You Anymore" "Santa Monica" "Two Beds and a Coffee Machine" "You Can Still Be Free" "The Animal Song" "Hold Me" "Gunning Down Romance" "Crash and Burn" "Truly Madly Deeply" "Chained to You" "I Want You" "I Knew I Loved You" "Affirmation"
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueAsia2 April 2000TokyoJapanNHK Hall4 April 2000YokohamaKanagawa Kenmin Hall5 April 2000AkasakaAkasaka Blitz7 April 2000FukuokaFukuoka Skala Espacio8 April 2000OsakaZepp Osaka10 April 2000NagoyaNagoya Diamond Hall12 April 2000TokyoNHK HallAustralia28 April 2000CairnsAustraliaCCC Great Hall29 April 2000TownsvilleTownsville Entertainment Centre1 May 2000MelbourneRod Laver Arena2 May 20004 May 2000AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre6 May 2000PerthPerth Entertainment Centre7 May 200010 May 2000CanberraCanberra Theatre13 May 2000SydneySydney Entertainment Centre14 May 200016 May 2000NewcastleNewcastle Entertainment Centre17 May 2000WollongongWollongong Entertainment Centre20 May 2000BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment Centre21 May 200024 May 2000LauncestonSilverdome25 May 2000HobartDerwent Entertainment CentreNorth America14 July 2000AugustaUnited StatesFort Gordon15 July 2000JacksonvilleCamp Lejeune17 July 2000OrlandoHard Rock Live18 July 2000SunriseSunrise Musical Theater20 July 2000Myrtle BeachPalace Theatre22 July 2000PhiladelphiaMann Center for the Performing Arts24 July 2000BostonFleetBoston Pavilion25 July 2000New York CityRadio City Music Hall27 July 2000TroyAlparon Park28 July 2000BostonFleetBoston Pavilion29 July 2000BristowNissan Pavilion31 July 2000MontrealCanadaThéâtre du Centre Molson1 August 2000TorontoMolson Canadian Amphitheatre2 August 2000IoniaUnited StatesCountry Fresh Grandstand5 August 2000ColumbusCeleste Center6 August 2000West AllisWisconsin State Fair Grandstand9 August 2000BethlehemPPL RiverPlace11 August 2000FairleaAllegheny Power Grandstand13 August 2000SpringfieldIllinois State Fairgrounds Grandstand14 August 2000MidlandMidland County Fair Grandstand17 August 2000SedaliaMissouri State Fair Grandstand18 August 2000ChicagoAuditorium Theatre19 August 2000LimaInfield Grandstand21 August 2000InterlochenKresge Auditorium22 August 2000Rochester HillsMeadow Brook Music Festival25 August 2000DenverFillmore Auditorium26 August 2000PuebloColorado State Fair Events Center28 August 2000SaskatoonCanadaSaskatchewan Place29 August 2000CalgaryPengrowth Saddledome30 August 2000EdmontonSkyreach Centre1 September 2000VancouverGeneral Motors Place2 September 2000SeattleUnited StatesMemorial Stadium3 September 2000PortlandTom McCall Waterfront Park6 September 2000ConcordChronicle Pavilion8 September 2000Los AngelesUniversal Amphitheatre9 September 2000San DiegoSDSU Open Air Theatre10 September 2000Las VegasHouse of Blues13 September 2000MinneapolisOrpheum TheatreEurope9 November 2000NewcastleEnglandTelewest Arena10 November 2000BirminghamNEC Arena12 November 2000ParisFranceL'Olympia14 November 2000UtrechtNetherlandsMuziekcentrum Vredenburg15 November 2000HamburgGermanyGroße Freiheit 3617 November 2000CopenhagenDenmarkValby-Hallen18 November 2000GothenburgSwedenScandinavium20 November 2000StockholmAnnexet22 November 2000HelsinkiFinlandHartwall Areena23 November 2000TallinnEstoniaEesti Näituste Messikeskus26 November 2000HerningDenmarkHerning Kongrescenter28 November 2000BerlinGermanyColumbiahalle29 November 2000NottinghamEnglandNottingham Arena30 November 2000ManchesterManchester Evening News Arena2 December 2000MunichGermanyGroßen Elser-Halle4 December 2000MilanItalyDiscoteca Alcatraz5 December 2000BernSwitzerlandFesthalle Bern6 December 2000CologneGermanyE-Werk8 December 2000DublinIrelandPoint Theatre9 December 2000ManchesterEnglandManchester Evening News Arena11 December 2000LondonLondon ArenaAfrica14 December 2000JohannesburgSouth AfricaMTN Sundome15 December 2000DurbanABSA Stadium17 December 2000BellvilleBellville Velodrome
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
This concert was a part of the "Uncle Sam Jam" This concert was a part of the "Troy Fair" This concert was a part of "Z 4 All" This concert was a part of the "Ionia Free Fair" This concert was a part of the "Ohio State Fair" This concert was a part of the "Wisconsin State Fair" This concert was a part of "Musikfest" This concert was a part of the "State Fair of West Virginia" This concert was a part of the "Illinois State Fair" This concert was a part of the "Midland County Fair" This concert was a part of the "Missouri State Fair" This concert was a part of the "Allen County Fair" This concert was a part of the "Interlochen Arts Festival" This concert was a part of the "Colorado State Fair" This concert was a part of "Bumbershoot" This concert was a part of the "Last Chance Summer Dance"
Cancellations and rescheduled shows 14 July 2000Augusta, GeorgiaAugusta-Richmond County Civic CenterMoved to Fort Gordon14 August 2000Midland, MichiganMidland Center for the ArtsMoved to the Midland County Fair Grandstand3 September 2000Portland, OregonPortland MeadowsMoved to the Tom McCall Waterfront Park28 November 2000Berlin, GermanyPostbahnhofMoved to Columbiahalle29 November 2000Prague, Czech RepublicZimní stadion EdenCancelled30 November 2000Vienna, AustriaLibro Music HallCancelled
Personnel Band Drums: Karl Lewis Guitar: Ben Carey and Daniel Jones Bass guitar: Lee Novak Keyboards: Jennifer Blakeman and Daniel Jones Backing vocalists: Angela Bekker, Elisa Fiorillo and Anna Maria La Spina
Crew Tour manager: Peter McFee Assistant tour manager: Susie Steadman Stage manager: Colin Skals Wardrobe: Nina De Palma Production design: Willy Williams and Bruce Ramus Lighting director: Bruce Ramus Lighting operator: Sean Hackett FOH Engineer: Colin Ellis Monitor engineer: Scott Pike Guitar technician: Adrian Dessent and Lindsay McKay Drum technician: Simon Moran
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