The Favourite Worst Nightmare Tour was the second worldwide concert tour by British indie rock band Arctic Monkeys in support of their second studio album, Favourite Worst Nightmare.

The tour began from secret gig on 10 February 2007 in The Leadmill, Sheffield, England and ended on 17 December 2007 in Carling Apollo Manchester, Manchester, England. The last show of the tour was recorded for DVD At the Apollo.

During this tour, Arctic Monkeys played Glastonbury Festival in June 2007, first ever Friday at T in the Park in July 2007, two nights at Summer Sonic Tokyo Festival in Japan in August 2007, Austin City Limits Music Festival in US and Virgin Festival in Canada in September 2007 and many more shows all around the world.

Recording

The group released the concert film At the Apollo on DVD on 3 November 2008. The film was directed by Richard Ayoade, and filmed on super 16mm film with cinematography by Danny Cohen. It features footage of the band performing on 17 December 2007, at their last show of the tour in Manchester's Carling Apollo.Arctic Monkeys to Issue Live DVD Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 November 2011. The film received the NME Award for Best Music DVD in 2009.

Songs performed

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not "The View from the Afternoon" "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" "Fake Tales of San Francisco" "Dancing Shoes" "You Probably Couldn't See for the Lights but You Were Staring Straight at Me" "Still Take You Home" "Mardy Bum" "When the Sun Goes Down" "From the Ritz to the Rubble" "A Certain Romance"

Favourite Worst Nightmare "Brianstorm" "Teddy Picker" "D Is for Dangerous"   "Balaclava" "Fluorescent Adolescent" "Do Me a Favour" "This House Is a Circus" "If You Were There, Beware" "Old Yellow Bricks" "505"

Non-album single "Leave Before the Lights Come On"

B-sides "Bad Woman" (with Richard Hawley)(Pat Farrell and the Believers cover) "Da Frame 2R" "Nettles" "Plastic Tramp" "Temptation Greets You Like Your Naughty Friend" (feat. Dizzee Rascal) "What If You Were Right the First Time?" "If You Found This It's Probably Too Late"

Covers "Diamonds Are Forever" by Shirley Bassey

Unreleased "Sandtrap" "Put Me in a Terror Pocket"

Set list Average set list for the tour:

This House Is a Circus Still Take You Home Dancing Shoes Brianstorm From the Ritz to the Rubble Teddy Picker Balaclava Fake Tales of San Francisco I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor D Is for Dangerous Old Yellow Bricks The View From the Afternoon Fluorescent Adolescent Do Me a Favour When the Sun Goes Down If You Were There, Beware Leave Before the Lights Come On A Certain Romance

Tour dates +List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenueDate (2007)CityCountryVenueOpening actsAttendanceRevenue10 February SheffieldEngland The Leadmill — — —13 February Leicester University of Leicester — — —17 February Morecambe The Dome — — —27 February Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Town Hall — — —28 FebruaryWarringtonParr Hall — — —6 MarchBerlinGermanyFritzclub im Postbahnhof SDNMT — —8 MarchCopenhagenDenmarkStore Vega — — —10 MarchAmsterdamNetherlandsMelkweg The Max Alamo Race Track — —14 MarchParisFranceÉlysée Montmartre — — —17 MarchBarcelonaSpainRazzmatazz Les Très Bien Ensemble Mendetz — —19 MarchMilanItalyRolling Stone — — —29 MarchTokyoJapanZepp Tokyo 747s — —9 AprilSouthamptonEngland Southampton GuildhallThe Little Flames Gas Club — —10 AprilExeterGreat Hall, University of Exeter — —12 AprilLondonLondon Astoria — —13 April — —14 AprilLiverpool Carling Academy Liverpool — —16 AprilNewcastleCarling Academy — —17 April DundeeScotland Caird Hall — —19 April Glasgow Barrowland — —20 April BirminghamEngland Carling Academy Birmingham — —21 April Sheffield The Leadmill — —22 April — —27 April Indio US Empire Polo Club — — —29 April West Hollywood Troubadour — 400/400 —1 May San Francisco The WarfieldBe Your Own Pet —2 May Portland Roseland Theater — —3 May Seattle Showbox Comedy and Supper Club — —4 May Vancouver Canada Commodore Ballroom — —7 May Minneapolis US First Avenue — —8 May Chicago Riviera Theatre — —9 May Pontiac Clutch Cargo's — —11 May Toronto Canada Kool Haus — —12 May Montreal Olympia de Montréal — —13 May Boston US Avalon — —15 May New York City Hammerstein Ballroom — —16 May Washington D. C. 9:30 Club — —17 May Philadelphia Electric Factory — —19 May Atlanta Tabernacle — —20 May Orlando Hard Rock Live — —27 May UtrechtNetherlands Tivoli — — —28 May Landgraaf Megaland — — —29 May Luxembourg City Luxembourg den Atelier — — —1 June Nürburg Germany Nürburgring — — —2 June Nuremberg Zeppelinfeld16 JuneMalahideIrelandMalahide Castle Supergrass The Coral Delorentos Boss Volenti — — 17 June19 JuneCardiffWalesCardiff International Arena The Rascals Reverend and the Makers — — 20 June22 June Pilton England Worthy Farm — — —25 June Oslo Norway Sentrum Scene — — —26 June Stockholm Sweden Globen Annexet The Coral Molotov Jive — —28 June Hamburg Germany Stadtpark Open Air — — —29 June Werchter Belgium Werchter Festivalpark rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" 1 July St. Gallen Switzerland Sittertobel3 JulyParis FranceZénith Paris The Coral — —4 JulyLilleZénith de Lille — — —6 July Kinross Scotland Balado rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" 8 July Roskilde Denmark Darupvej9 July Berlin Germany Columbiahalle The Coral — —10 July Dresden Alter Schlachthof — — —11 July Vienna Austria Arena The Coral — —13 July Turin Italy Parco della Pellerina rowspan="3" rowspan="3" rowspan="3" 14 July Ferrara Piazza Castello15 JulyAix-les-BainsFranceLac du Bourget Esplanade 18 July Lisbon Portugal Coliseu dos Recreios — — —19 July VigoSpain Auditorio de Castrelos Mendetz — —21 July Benicàssim Recinto de festivales de Benicàssim rowspan="3" rowspan="3" rowspan="3" 22 JulyNîmesFranceArena of Nîmes24 JulyNyonSwitzerlandPlaine de l'Asse28 July Manchester England Old Trafford Cricket Ground SupergrassAmy WinehouseThe CoralThe Parrots100,000/100,00029 July3 August SydneyAustralia Hordern Pavilion Operator Please — — 4 August Brisbane Tivoli — — — 5 August Byron Bay Belongil Fields 7 August 7 Melbourne Festival Hall — — —11 AugustOsakaJapanMaishima rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" 12 AugustChibaChiba Marine Stadium1 September Ibiza Spain Bar M 5 September Providence US Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel Voxtrot6 September New York City Rumsey Playfield 8 September Toronto Canada Toronto Island Park rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" 9 September Montreal Parc Jean Drapeau11 SeptemberColumbusUSNewport Music Hall Voxtrot — —12 SeptemberChicagoRiviera Theatre — —13 SeptemberKansas CityUptown Theater — —15 SeptemberAustinZilker Park — —16 SeptemberDallas Palladium Ballroom — —17 SeptemberHoustonVerizon Wireless Theater — —18 SeptemberNew OrleansHouse of Blues — —21 SeptemberTempeMarquee Theatre — —22 SeptemberTucsonRialto Theatre — —23 SeptemberChula VistaCoors Amphitheatre 25 SeptemberLos AngelesHollywood Palladium Voxtrot — —27 SeptemberSan FranciscoBill Graham Civic Auditorium — —28 SeptemberEugeneMcDonald Theatre — —29 SeptemberSeattleParamount Theatre — —30 SeptemberVancouverCanadaPNE Forum — —24 OctoberBuenos AiresArgentinaEstadio Luna Park Bicycletas — —26 OctoberRio de JaneiroBrazilMarina da Glória rowspan="3" rowspan="3" rowspan="3" 28 OctoberSão PauloArena Skol Anhembi31 OctoberCuritibaPedreira Paulo Leminski27 NovemberRezé FranceLa Trocardière — — —28 NovemberTournefeuilleLe Phare Reverend and the Makers — —30 NovemberMadrid SpainLa Riviera — — —1 DecemberBarcelonaEspacio Movistar — — —3 DecemberCologneGermanyPalladium — — —6 DecemberAmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music Hall — — —8 DecemberLondonEnglandAlexandra PalaceThe Rascals The Horrors — —9 December — —11 DecemberManchesterManchester Central — —12 December — —14 DecemberAberdeenScotlandAberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre — —15 December — —17 DecemberManchesterEnglandCarling Apollo Manchester The Rascals — —

Personnel

Arctic Monkeys Alex Turner – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards Jamie Cook – guitar, backing vocals Nick O'Malley – bass guitar, backing vocals Matt Helders – drums, backing vocals

Guests Miles Kane – guitar on "Plastic Tramp" and "505" Dizzee Rascal – rap vocals on "Temptation Greets You Like Your Naughty Friend" James Ford – keyboards on "Diamonds Are Forever" Tom Rowley – guitar on "505" (at T in The Park concert) Richard Hawley – lead vocals, tambourine on "Bad Woman"

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