The Glitterbug Tour 2015 is a major concert tour by Liverpool alternative band the Wombats, in support of their third studio album Glitterbug, which was released in April 2015. The band played 121 shows in 22 different countries.
Synopsis The tour started in January 2015 with a set of warm up shows in the UK and USA. The full tour began in March across continental Europe, continuing in the United Kingdom following the release of the album Glitterbug. This was followed by a tour of America in late April and May. The band then appeared in festivals across the world during the summer, including Splendour in the Grass where the band drew the largest crowd of the festival. The band followed this with additional tours of Europe, the United States and Australia, where they headlined the Byron Bay leg of Falls Festival on New Year's Eve. The tour concluded at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney on 3 January 2016.
Setlists Notable absentees from the setlist were 2007 hit single "Backfire at the Disco" and "Anti-D", as well as previous regular "Euroscheisse" only making infrequent appearances.
Songs "Kill the Director" "Moving to New York" "Party in a Forest (Where's Laura?)" "Let's Dance to Joy Division" "Little Miss Pipedream" "Patricia the Stripper" "Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)" "Jump into the Fog" "Techno Fan" "1996" "Emoticons" "Give Me a Try" "Greek Tragedy" "Be Your Shadow" "Headspace" "This Is Not a Party" "Isabel" "Your Body is a Weapon" "The English Summer" "Pink Lemonade" "Curveballs" "Euroscheisse"
Personnel Band: Matthew Murphy – vocals, guitar, synths Dan Haggis – backing vocals, drums, stylophone, harmonica, melodica, synthesizers Tord Øverland Knudsen – backing vocals, bass, synths
Crew: Simon Fuller - Tour Manager Pete Bartlett - FOH Engineer Paul Roberts - Monitor Engineer Jamie Hicks - Drums/Keys/MIDI Technician Joel Ashton - Guitar/Bass Technician Dan Hill - Lighting Designer Tony Hughes - Merchandise Fuller's Ma - Vibes
Support acts Cheerleader Circa Waves Compny Darlia Kid Astray Life in Film POP ETC Prides Royal Teeth Sundara Karma Team Me The Night Café
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueSupport act(s)Warm up dates15 January 2015LondonUnited KingdomOld Blue LastSundara Karma16 January 2015LiverpoolThe Magnet19 January 2015 New York CityUnited StatesRough Trade-20 January 2015Mercury Lounge22 January 2015San FranciscoPopscene at the Rickshaw23 January 2015Los AngelesBootleg Hifi24 January 201524 February 2015MelbourneAustraliaShebeen25 February 2015SydneySydney HarbourLeg I: Europe I13 March 2015ParisFranceCigaleCompny Sundara Karma15 March 2015AntwerpBelgiumTrix16 March 2015AmsterdamNetherlandsMelkweg Max18 March 2015FrankfurtGermanyBatschkapp-19 March 2015BremenAladin21 March 2015OdenseDenmarkPosten22 March 2015OsloNorwayRockefeller23 March 2015StockholmSwedenDebaser Medis25 March 2015HamburgGermanyGrosse FreiheitDarlia26 March 2015BerlinAstra27 March 2015MunichTonhalle29 March 2015StuttgartLKA Longhorn30 March 2015CologneEwerk31 March 2015ZürichSwitzerlandXtra-2 April 2015RomeItalyOrion3 April 2015MilanFabrique5 April 2015ViennaAustriaArenaLeg II: United Kingdom I8 April 2015BristolUnited KingdomBristol AcademyDarlia Team Me9 April 2015ManchesterManchester Academy10 April 2015BirminghamBirmingham Academy11 April 2015SheffieldLeadmill13 April 2015LondonBrixton AcademyDarlia Compny15 April 2015OxfordOxford Academy16 April 2015LondonThe HippodromeSundara Karma17 April 2015GlasgowBarrowlandsDarlia Compny18 April 2015LiverpoolLiverpool AcademyCompny Jennifer Davies19 April 2015NewcastleNewcastle AcademyDarlia CompnyLeg III: North America I21 April 2015TorontoCanadaLee's PalaceCheerleader Life In Film23 April 2015PhiladelphiaUnited StatesUnion Transfer24 April 2015South BurlingtonHigher Ground25 April 2015PawtucketThe Met27 April 2015New York CityWebster Hall28 April 2015BostonParadise Rock Club30 April 2015Washington, D.C.9:30 Club1 May 2015AlbanyHollow Bar + Kitchen2 May 2015RochesterMontage Hall4 May 2015ColumbusNewport Music Hall5 May 2015IndianapolisDeluxe at the Old National Centre6 May 2015MinneapolisVarsity Theater8 May 2015LawrenceGranada Theatre9 May 2015DenverBluebird Theatre12 May 2015Los AngelesFonda Theatre13 May 2015San DiegoHouse of Blues15 May 2015Santa AnaConstellation16 May 2015San FranciscoFillmore18 May 2015PortlandWonder Ballroom19 May 2015SeattleThe Crocodile20 May 2015VancouverCanadaImperialLeg IV: Europe II23 May 2015LondonUnited KingdomRoehampton University-5 June 2015ValenciaSpainCiudad de las Artes y Las Ciencias de Valencia10 June 2015LondonUnited KingdomNambucca13 June 2015LandgraafNetherlandsMegaland24 June 2015SeinäjokiFinlandTörnävä Island26 June 2015BudapestHungaryMargitsziget27 June 2015MoscowRussiaMuzeon Park4 July 2015CoventryUnited KingdomWar Memorial Park8 July 2015LisbonPortugalPasseio Maritimo de Alges10 July 2015StrathallanUnited KingdomBlairgowrie15 July 2015MonsBelgiumDour18 July 2015TromsøNorwayTelegrafbukta19 July 2015CuxhavenGermanyNordholzLeg V: Australia I23 July 2015PerthAustraliaMetro CityCirca Waves25 July 2015Byron BayNorth Byron Parklands -27 July 2015SydneyThe Hordern PavilionCirca Waves25 July 2015MelbourneMargaret Court Arena30 July 2015AdelaideEntertainment Centre TheatreLeg VI: North America II1 August 2015ChicagoUnited StatesDouble Door -2 August 2015Grant Park -Leg VII: Europe III7 August 2015MohelniceCzech RepublicMorava Camp-9 August 2015BufteaRomaniaDomeniul Stirbey14 August 2015Yverdon-les-BainsSwitzerlandRives Park15 August 2015LeipzigGermanyStörmthaler See20 August 2015Sankt PöltenAustriaGreen Park29 August 2015ReadingUnited KingdomRichfield Avenue30 August 2015LeedsBramham ParkLeg VIII: North America III12 September 2015Sterling HeightsUnited StatesFreedom Hill Amphitheatre-13 September 2015PhiladelphiaFestival PierLeg IX: United Kingdom II26 September 2015StokeUnited KingdomKeele UniversitySundara Karma, Prides & COMPNY!27 September 2015NorwichUniversity of East Anglia28 September 2015NottinghamRock City30 September 2015SouthamptonGuildhall1 October 2015LondonAlexandra Palace2 October 2015CardiffCardiff University21 October 2015ManchesterApollo23 October 2015LiverpoolGuild of StudentsLeg X: Europe IV29 October 2015StavangerNorwayFolken-30 October 2015BergenLogen Theatre31 October 2015TrondheimByscenen1 November 2015OsloRockefeller3 November 2015ParisFranceLa Trabendo4 November 2015Luxembourg CityLuxembourgDen Atelier6 November 2015UtrechtNetherlandsRonda7 November 2015GroningenOosperpoort8 November 2015The HaguePaard9 November 2015LeuvenBelgiumDepot10 November 2015CologneGermanyPalladium12 November 2015EindhovenNetherlandsEfenaar13 November 2015SolothurnSwitzerlandKofmehl14 November 2015LinzAustriaPosthof16 November 2015BerlinGermanyAstra Kulturhaus17 November 2015PragueCzech RepublicLucerna Music Bar18 November 2015HamburgGermanyGrosse Freiheit 3619 November 2015MunichTonhalleLeg XI: North America IV23 November 2015BostonUnited StatesHouse of BluesRoyal Teeth and POP ETC24 November 2015New York CityTerminal 525 November 2015BuffaloThe Waiting Room27 November 2015BaltimoreRams Head Live28 November 2015WilmingtonZiggy's by the Sea29 November 2015AtlantaThe Loft30 November 2015NashvilleMercy Lounge1 December 2015St LouisDuck Room-3 December 2015MinneapolisCarlson Family Stage4 December 2015ChicagoAragon Ballroom5 December 2015Broomfield1stbank Centre8 December 2015Salt Lake CityThe Urban Lounge13 December 2015San DiegoValley View Casino Centre18 December 2015ColumbusA and R Music Bar20 December 2015Wilkes-BarreF. M. Kirby CentreLeg XII: Australia II29 December 2015VictoriaAustraliaLorne-30 December 2015TasmaniaMarion Bay31 December 2015New South WalesByron Bay3 January 2016SydneyHordern PavilionLast Dinosaurs
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances Part of "[V] Island Party" Part of "El Festival de les Arts" Part of "Pinkpop Festival" Part of "Provinssirock Festival" Part of "Budapest Essentials Festival" Part of "Fingers Up Festival" Part of "NOS Alive" Part of "T in the Park" Part of "Dour Festival" Part of "Deichbrand Festival" Part of "Splendour in the Grass" Part of "Lollapalooza" Part of "Ahmad Tea Music Festival" Part of "Summer Well Festival" Part of "Antidote Festival" Part of "Highfield Festival" Part of "FM4 Frequency Festival" Part of "Reading and Leeds Festival" Part of "Falls Festival"
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