The Roulette Tour is the fourth headlining concert tour by the English boy band Blue. On 27 March 2013, the group announced live on British daytime magazine programme This Morning that they would be embarking on their first headlining tour after reuniting later on in the year. After one concert in London, the tour kicked off in Germany with nine dates and additional five dates one each in Austria, Switzerland, France and two in Italy all in late May and early June. The second leg led the tour through further twenty-one dates in United Kingdom. In 2018, the tour led to the release of The Roulette Tour 2013 (Live at The Hammersmith Apollo), their second live album.
Critical reception Sam Rigby from Digital Spy called the show "a welcome trip down memory lane." He found that "despite the fact that their new material is largely forgettable, Blue succeed in giving their fans a welcome trip down memory lane. Whether they can sustain their comeback remains to be seen, but for now, it's just nice to see those dance moves on show again."
Set list This set list is representative of the 2 May 2013 show in London.
First leg
Act 1 "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" "Breathe Easy" "U Make Me Wanna" "Break My Heart" "I Can" "Best in Me" "Don't Treat Me Like a Fool" "Long Time"
Act 2 "All Rise" "Too Close" "Fly by II" "Bubblin'" "We've Got Tonight" "Guilty" "If You Come Back" "Hurt Lovers"
Encores "Curtain Falls" "One Love" "Without You" "Sing for Me"
Second leg
Act 1 "We've Got Tonight" (Single Remix) "Bubblin"' (Single Remix) "Fly By II" "Too Close" "Ayo" "Black Box" "U Make Me Wanna" "Sing for Me" (Single Remix)
Act 2 "Paradise" "Break My Heart" "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" "If You Come Back" "Broken" "Without You" "Break You Down" "Heart on My Sleeve" "Hurt Lovers" "One Love"
Encores "Breathe Easy" "All Rise"
Notes The versions of "We've Got Tonight", "Bubblin'" and "Sing for Me" played on tour are different to the album versions: "We've Got Tonight" and "Bubblin'" include a new middle-eight rap from Simon Webbe. "Sing for Me" jumps into a club remix following the second chorus.
Tour dates + List of concertsDateCityCountryVenueFirst leg 2 May 2013LondonEnglandShepherd's Bush Empire 21 May 2013CologneGermanyEssigfabrik 22 May 2013RecklinghausenVestarena 24 May 2013LeipzigHaus Auensee 26 May 2013BerlinColumbia Club 28 May 2013HamburgGruenspan 29 May 2013OsnabrückRosenhof 31 May 2013HagenStadthalle 2 June 2013MannheimAlte Seilerei 4 June 2013MunichTheaterfabrik 5 June 2013ViennaAustriaArena 7 June 2013BernSwitzerlandBierhübeli 8 June 2013MilanItalyMaggazzini Genrali 9 June 2013RomePalatlantico 11 June 2013ParisFranceLa Maroquinerie 14 September 2013UlaanbaatarMongoliaCentral StadiumSecond leg 13 October 2013NottinghamEnglandRock City 14 October 2013NorwichUEA, The Nick Rayns LCR 15 October 2013ManchesterO2 Apollo 17 October 2013NewcastleO2 Academy 18 October 2013LeedsO2 Academy 19 October 2013GlasgowScotlandO2 Academy 21 October 2013BirminghamEnglandO2 Academy 22 October 2013LondonHammersmith Apollo 23 October 2013BristolO2 Academy 25 October 2013OxfordO2 Academy 26 October 2013SheffieldO2 Academy 27 October 2013LiverpoolO2 Academy 29 October 2013BournemouthO2 Academy 30 October 2013CardiffWalesGreat Hall 31 October 2013PlymouthEnglandPlymouth Pavilions 2 November 2013PortsmouthPortsmouth Guildhall 3 November 2013CambridgeCambridge Corn Exchange 4 November 2013IpswichRegent Theatre 6 November 2013SouthendCliffs Pavilion 7 November 2013BirminghamO2 Academy 8 November 2013BrightonBrighton Centre 11 November 2013BelfastNorthern IrelandWaterfront Hall 12 November 2013DublinIrelandOlympia Theatre 21 November 2013MilanItalyAlcatraz 22 November 2013RomeAtlantico Live 23 November 2013San Biagio di CallaltaSupersonic Music Arena 25 November 2013ParisFranceL'alhambra 26 November 2013MannheimGermanyAlte Seilerei 28 November 2013MinskBelarusPalace of the Republic 30 November 2013IstanbulTurkeyZorlu Center 2 December 2013HamburgGermanyDocks Hamburg 3 December 2013CologneEssigfabrik 4 December 2013BremenAladin Music Hall
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