Awake Tour

Awake Tour

World tour by Josh Groban
Location	North America, Europe, Australasia
Associated album	Awake
Start date	February 17, 2007 (2007-02-17)
End date	October 18, 2007 (2007-10-18)
Legs	5
No. of shows	56 in North America 12 in Europe 11 in Oceania 2 in Asia 81 in total
Josh Groban concert chronology

The Awake Tour is the second concert tour by American singer-songwriter and actor Josh Groban. Visiting North America, Europe and Australasia over 8 months the tour supported his third studio album, Awake, released on November 7, 2006.

Background

The tour was announced on November 15, 2006 by 143/Reprise Records with initially only 29 dates from February 17 to April 7, 2007. European dates were announced later on and more summer dates in the U.S. and Canada were announced in June 2007. The tour concluded on October 18, 2007 in Manila.

Opening Acts

Angelique Kidjo

Set list

(As per most concerts)

1. "You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)"
2. "Mai"
3. "Un Dia Llegara"
4. "Un Giorno Per Noi"
5. "Now or Never"
6. "So She Dances"
7. "February Song"
8. "Alla Luce Del Sole"

Josh welcomes Lucia Micarelli

1. "Aurora" (Lucia on violin)
2. "Kashmir" (Lucia on violin)

Josh Groban returns entering through the audience

1. "In Her Eyes"
2. "Pearls" featuring Angelique Kidjo (Sade cover)
3. "L'Ultima Notte"
4. "Remember When It Rained"
5. "Lullaby"
6. "Weeping"
7. "Machine"

Encore

1. "Canto Alla Vita"
2. "You Raise Me Up"
3. "Awake"

Broadcasts and recordings

The August 28, 2007 (2007-08-28) show in Salt Lake City was professionally filmed and recorded then released as Awake Live on May 6, 2008 (2008-05-06) following a showing in movie theatres on May 1, 2008 (2008-05-01) and before premiering on PBS Soundstage on June 26, 2008 (2008-06-26).

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
February 17, 2007	Verona	United States	Turning Stone Event Center
February 18, 2007	Cleveland		Quicken Loans Arena
February 20, 2007	Grand Rapids		Van Andel Arena
February 21, 2007	Columbus		Nationwide Arena
February 23, 2007	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
February 24, 2007	Chicago		United Center
February 26, 2007	London	Canada	John Labatt Centre
February 27, 2007	Ottawa		Scotiabank Place
March 1, 2007	Philadelphia	United States	Wachovia Center
March 2, 2007	Boston		TD Banknorth Garden
March 4, 2007	Montreal	Canada	Bell Centre
March 5, 2007	Toronto		Air Canada Centre
March 7, 2007	Providence	United States	Dunkin' Donuts Center
March 8, 2007	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena
March 10, 2007	Rochester		Blue Cross Arena
March 12, 2007	New York City		Madison Square Garden
March 13, 2007	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center
March 16, 2007	Raleigh		RBC Center
March 17, 2007	Atlanta		Philips Arena
March 19, 2007	Dallas		American Airlines Center
March 21, 2007	Houston		Toyota Center
March 22, 2007	San Antonio		AT&T Center
March 25, 2007	Phoenix		US Airways Center
March 27, 2007	Sacramento		ARCO Arena
March 28, 2007	San Jose		HP Pavilion at San Jose
March 31, 2007	Los Angeles		Staples Center
April 4, 2007	Fresno		Save Mart Center
April 6, 2007	San Diego		iPayOne Center
April 7, 2007	Las Vegas		MGM Grand Garden Arena
Europe
May 18, 2007	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Spektrum
May 19, 2007	Stockholm	Sweden	Annexet
May 21, 2007	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Heineken Music Hall
May 22, 2007	Frankfurt	Germany	Alte Oper
May 25, 2007	Birmingham	England	Symphony Hall
May 27, 2007	Manchester		Bridgewater Hall
May 28, 2007	Glasgow	Scotland	Clyde Auditorium
May 30, 2007	Dublin	Ireland	Point Theatre
June 2, 2007	Brussels	Belgium	Cirque Royal
June 3, 2007	Paris	France	Grand Amphitheatre
June 6, 2007	London	England	Hampton Court Palace
June 8, 2007	Lyon	France	Salle 3000
June 10, 2007	Nice		Palais Nikaïa
June 12, 2007	Zürich	Switzerland	Kongresshaus
North America Leg 2
July 17, 2007	Greenville	United States	Bi-Lo Center
July 20, 2007	Norfolk		Norfolk Scope
July 21, 2007	Atlantic City		Boardwalk Hall
July 24, 2007	East Rutherford		Continental Airlines Arena
July 25, 2007	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
July 27, 2007	Manchester		Verizon Wireless Arena
July 28, 2007	Albany		Pepsi Arena
July 30, 2007	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena
July 31, 2007	Wilkes-Barre		Wachovia Arena
August 3, 2007	Hershey		Giant Center
August 4, 2007	Pittsburgh		Mellon Arena
August 7, 2007	Milwaukee		US Cellular Arena
August 8, 2007	Green Bay		Resch Center
August 10, 2007	Saint Paul		Xcel Energy Center
August 12, 2007	Winnipeg	Canada	MTS Centre
August 14, 2007	Edmonton		Rexall Place
August 15, 2007	Calgary		Scotiabank Saddledome
August 17, 2007	Vancouver		General Motors Place
August 18, 2007	Seattle	United States	KeyArena
August 21, 2007	Boise		Taco Bell Arena
August 22, 2007	Portland		Rose Garden
August 24, 2007	Stockton		Stockton Arena
August 25, 2007	Anaheim		Honda Center
August 28, 2007	Salt Lake City		EnergySolutions Arena (DVD and PBS special filming)
August 29, 2007	Denver		Pepsi Center
August 31, 2007	Omaha		Qwest Center Omaha
September 2, 2007	Charlotte		Charlotte Bobcats Arena
Oceania
September 28, 2007	Melbourne	Australia	Hamer Hall
September 30, 2007	Sydney		Sydney Opera House
October 1, 2007
October 3, 2007
October 4, 2007
October 6, 2007	Brisbane		Brisbane Concert Hall
October 7, 2007
October 9, 2007	Melbourne		Hamer Hall
October 10, 2007
October 12, 2007	Adelaide		Adelaide Entertainment Centre
October 14, 2007	Perth		Supreme Court Gardens
Asia
October 17, 2007	Manila	Philippines	Philippine International Convention Center
October 18, 2007

Cancelled or Postponed shows

The July 18, 2007 in Charlotte was postponed 2 and a half hours before Angelique Kidjo was to begin due to Groban's ear and nose infection and rescheduled to September 2, 2007 (2007-09-02).