The All Things Bright and Beautiful Tour is the second headlining concert tour by American electronica project Owl City, in support of his third studio album, All Things Bright and Beautiful (2011).
Background Owl City released his third studio album, All Things Bright and Beautiful on June 14, 2011. In March 2011, Owl City announced the All Things Bright and Beautiful World Tour. Tickets went on sale for the North American leg of the tour in late March and early April. Tickets went on sale in New Zealand and Australia, the UK and Europe and Asia in May 2011. The North American leg of the tour began in June to July 2011 with supporting acts from Unwed Sailor and Mat Kearney. The first leg of the tour hit 29 cities in North America, including two festival appearances.
The second leg of the tour took place in New Zealand and Australia in August 2011 with New Empire joining as the opening act. Owl City toured across Europe from September to October 2011 in the third leg of the tour. The leg featured opening acts from Unicorn Kid, Long Lost Sun and Owl City's touring keyboardist, Breanne Düren. A fourth leg commenced in Asia in October 2011. Düren also opened for Owl City during the leg of the tour. Owl City returned to the United States for the fifth and final leg of the tour from October to November 2011, with support from Days Difference.
Reception Critical response The All Things Bright and Beautiful Tour was met with positive feedback from critics. Scott Fryberger of Jesus Freak Hideout gave a positive review with the show at Uptown Theater. He wrote, "Owl City always puts on a good show. A lot of people pass on his music just due to the poppy nature, and assume that a live show would be just a bunch of recorded loops while he sings with an autotuner... Young always has a full band with him, and they always arrange the songs in unique ways, so they don't always sound exactly like they do on the album." Fryberger praised the live band for their "creative and artistic set," as well as calling Mat Kearney and Unwed Sailor a good fit as an opener for Owl City. For the concert at the Mann, Jamie Ellis of Philly Burbs also gave a positive feedback. He stated, "Although both artists played songs that sounded extremely similar to one another, they proved to be incredibly talented musicians. With fantastic stage presence and charisma, Mat Kearney and Owl City both impressed the audience." A mixed response came from Chris Riemenschneider of The Star Tribune reviewing the Roy Wilkins Auditorium concert. He praised live band members Laura Musten and Hannah Schroeder on their performance on "Cave In" and "Meteor Shower", and Breanne Düren on "Honey and the Bee". However, he felt that the setlist lacked "versatility" noting, "After playing a majority of the tracks off his two major-label albums, it became clear that too many of Young's songs follow the same airy, heartbeat-rhythmic sonic formula and song structures." Despite describing the performance for "I'll Meet You There" and "Kamikaze" as "low points," he appreciated the change-up for adding piano ballad "Lonely Lullaby" and a "heavy, Bon Jovi-like fist-pumper intro" rearrangement for "Fireflies".
Matthew Kivel of Variety wrote on the Club Nokia concert noting, "Owl City's hyper-digitized brand of emotional rock music seemed perfectly suited for the setting, but the show's high production values and complex lighting schemes came off as a bit overblown in the limited environs." He complimented Owl City's live drummer Casey Brown for his ability on "matching the nuanced electronic beats with a forceful, highly syncopated full drum treatment." The Denver Post gave a positive review for the Fillmore Auditorium concert writing, "Young and his seasoned backing band gave the notably youthful fan base a heavy dose of production value and virtuosity. Flanked by an electric forest of synthesizers, drum machines, swarming lights, and an excitable string duo, the band zipped through an ambitious set list of old and new 'faith-tronica.'" Ian Gelling of Brum Live! gave a mixed review with the show at O2 Birmingham Academy. He felt that "the set lacked variation" and that "it was hard to tell if the crowd were embraced or just really bored." He also added that the crowd didn't interact up until "Fireflies" was performed during the set. However, he praised Young's optimism that made up for the concert.
Recording
A recording of the All Things Bright and Beautiful Tour was filmed during Owl City's July 21, 2011 show at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, United States. The DVD includes footage of live performances of the concert, behind the scenes footage and exclusive interviews. Young stated that it was his manager who came up with the idea to film the concert. The DVD peaked at number 29 on the US Top Music Videos Chart. It also reached number 33 on the UK Music Video Charts.
Opening acts Unwed Sailor Mat Kearney Days Difference New Empire Unicorn Kid Long Lost Sun Breanne Düren
Setlist This set list is representative of the performance on July 21, 2011, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, United States. It does not represent the set list at all concerts for the duration of the tour.
"The Real World" "Cave In" "Hello Seattle" "Angels" "Swimming in Miami" "Umbrella Beach" "I'll Meet You There" "Plant Life" "Setting Sail" "The Bird and the Worm" "Lonely Lullaby" "Fireflies" "Dreams Don't Turn to Dust" "Kamikaze" "Meteor Shower" "Galaxies" "Alligator Sky" "Deer in the Headlights" "The Yacht Club" "How I Became the Sea" "If My Heart Was a House"
Tour dates Date City Country Venue North America June 13, 2011 Nashville United States Ryman Auditorium June 14, 2011 Atlanta The Tabernacle June 16, 2011 Orlando House of Blues June 17, 2011 Charlotte The Fillmore June 18, 2011 Baltimore Pier Six June 20, 2011 Montreal Canada Olympia June 21, 2011 Toronto Kool Haus June 23, 2011 New York City United States Roseland Ballroom June 25, 2011 Philadelphia The Mann June 26, 2011 Boston House of Blues June 28, 2011 Indianapolis Egyptian Room June 29, 2011 Detroit The Fillmore June 30, 2011 Milwaukee Summerfest July 1, 2011 Columbus Lifestyle Communities Pavilion July 2, 2011 Mount Union Creation Festival July 11, 2011 Kansas City Uptown Theater July 12, 2011 Denver Fillmore Auditorium July 13, 2011 Salt Lake City McKay Event Center July 15, 2011 Seattle Paramount Theatre July 16, 2011 Vancouver Canada The Centre July 17, 2011 Portland United States Roseland Ballroom July 19, 2011 San Francisco Warfield Theatre July 21, 2011 Los Angeles Club Nokia July 23, 2011 Pomona Pomona Fox Theater July 25, 2011 Houston Verizon Wireless Theater July 26, 2011 Grand Prairie Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie July 27, 2011 Austin ACL Live July 29, 2011 Chicago Aragon Ballroom July 30, 2011 Saint Paul Roy Wilkins Auditorium Oceania August 12, 2011 Auckland New Zealand Auckland Town Hall August 15, 2011 Brisbane Australia The Tivoli August 16, 2011 Sydney The Metro Theatre August 17, 2011 Melbourne Billboard August 18, 2011 Europe September 5, 2011 Dublin Ireland The Academy September 7, 2011 Glasgow Scotland O2 ABC September 8, 2011 Manchester England Academy September 10, 2011 London O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire September 12, 2011 Leeds O2 Academy Leeds September 13, 2011 Birmingham O2 Birmingham Academy September 15, 2011 Tilburg Netherlands 013 September 16, 2011 Brussels Belgium Ancienne Belgique September 17, 2011 Paris France Bataclan September 19, 2011 Madrid Spain Ramdall September 20, 2011 Lisbon Portugal Campo Pequeno bullring September 22, 2011 Barcelona Spain Apolo 2 September 24, 2011 Milan Italy Magazzini Generali September 26, 2011 Zürich Switzerland Abart September 27, 2011 Munich Germany Theaterfabrik September 29, 2011 Vienna Austria Vienna Arena September 30, 2011 Berlin Germany Postbahnhof October 1, 2011 Cologne Gloria Theatre October 2, 2011 Hamburg Gruenspan October 4, 2011 Copenhagen Denmark Vega October 5, 2011 Stockholm Sweden Debaser Medis Asia October 20, 2011 Osaka Japan Big Cat October 21, 2011 Nagoya Club Quattro October 22, 2011 Tokyo Shinagawa Prince Stellar Ball October 24, 2011 Seoul South Korea Melon AX Hall October 26, 2011 Manila Philippines NBC Tent October 28, 2011 Jakarta Indonesia Tennis Indoor Senayan United States October 31, 2011 Honolulu United States Hawaii Theatre November 2, 2011 Flagstaff Northern Arizona University November 4, 2011 Oklahoma City Diamond Ballroom November 5, 2011 Omaha Sokol Auditorium November 7, 2011 St. Louis The Pageant November 9, 2011 Louisville Expo Five November 11, 2011 Cedarville Dixon Ministry Center November 12, 2011 Allentown Crocodile Rock November 13, 2011 Sayreville Starland Ballroom November 14, 2011 Norfolk The NorVa November 16, 2011 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club November 17, 2011 Cleveland House of Blues November 18, 2011 Grand Rapids The Intersection November 19, 2011 Minneapolis University of Minnesota Fieldhouse November 20, 2011 Waukesha Carroll University
Postponed shows + List of postponed concerts, showing date, city and venue Date City Venue November 6, 2011 Waukesha Carroll University
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