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Ocean Eyes Tour
Tour by Owl City
Associated albumOcean Eyes
Start dateJanuary 19, 2010 (2010-01-19)
End dateNovember 13, 2010 (2010-11-13)
Legs7
No. of shows104
Owl City concert chronology

The Ocean Eyes Tour is the first headlining concert tour by American electronica project Owl City, in support of his second studio album, Ocean Eyes (2009).

Background[edit]

Owl City released his second studio album, Ocean Eyes on July 14, 2009. In October 2009, Owl City announced the Ocean Eyes Tour.[1] The first leg of the tour took place in the United States starting on January 20 to February 14, with Lights and Deas Vail serving as the opening acts.[2] Owl City then toured across Europe for the second leg of the tour from February to March 2010, with Lights joining him again.[3] Once the second leg of the tour finished, he joined Cobra Starship as the opening act on their Australian and New Zealand tour.[4]

Owl City returned to North America for the third leg of the tour from March to May 2010.[5] He later toured across Europe in May 2010 for four shows on the fourth leg of the tour.[6][7] Owl City returned to North America for a third time on the fifth leg of the tour from August to October 2010.[7] On the sixth leg, he travelled to Asia for three shows in November 2010.[7] He concluded the tour in Oceania that same month.[8]

Reception[edit]

Critical response[edit]

The Ocean Eyes Tour was met with mixed to positive feedback by critics. Scott Fryberger of Jesus Freak Hideout gave a positive response with the show at the McCain Auditorium. He wrote, "I was very impressed at Owl City's professionalism and enthusiasm. Though I didn't expect the group to not give their all, as they come off as really friendly and loving, it was refreshing to see that they gave it 100%."[9] The show at the Beaumont Club was met with mixed responses. Timothy Finn of Spin praised his live band writing, "thanks in large part to his band, which gave some of his songs a harder edge, and to one of his keyboard players, a woman who laid down some lovely harmonies."[2] Elke Mermis of The Pitch wrote, "Owl City played an unarguably tight, well-executed set." However, Mermis criticized Young's stage presence stating, "Young looked like, well, a kid in his southern Minnesota basement, pretending to be a rock star."[10] The Columbus Dispatch noted that, "Owl City and his band put on a very entertaining show," writing on the concert at Newport Music Hall.[11]

Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times gave a mixed feedback of the concert at the Club Nokia. He praised the first half of the show noting, "The music was giddy and easy to follow but impressively detailed as well, with shifting layers of acoustic and electronic instruments. The technique worked in the background, though; like Owl City's music, this portion of the concert presented a slightly heightened rendition of reality." However, he was critical on the last half of the concert feeling that, "Young has already tired of the puppy-love juvenilia on Ocean Eyes."[12] Similarly, Teresa Jue of the Daily Bruin gave a mixed response for the concert stating, "Owl City's keyboard medleys were catchy... The ultimate problem though, was that many of Owl City's songs are rather repetitive, making for similar rhythms and instrumental qualities that were at times indistinguishable from each other."[13] Writing on the concert at the Ogden Theatre, The Denver Post gave a positive response noting, "Every song during the first half of the set was a fun, poppy, sometimes toe-tapping three-minute adventure with eclectic storytelling lyrics that ranged from a trip to the dentist to a walk through corn fields."[14] Another positive review came from Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian writing on the concert at Shepherd's Bush Empire. She wrote, "There isn't much variety to his song structures, which incline toward straightforward pop-rock, but there are little surprises tacked on: the xylophone tinkles that herald 'Air Traffic', an oddly erotic introduction to 'Cave In', in which the string duo down instruments and cavort around a drum, like violin-playing sprites."[15]

Commercial performance[edit]

The first few shows of the tour sold well as the McCain Auditorium concert reportedly sold out.[9] The show at the Beaumont Club also sold out to a crowd of 1,200 people.[2] The Club Nokia show were just shy of 4,000 people in attendance.[16] The concert at the Aragon Ballroom also had a sold out crowd.[17] In the UK, the show at Shepherd's Bush Empire also had a sold out crowd.[15]

Opening acts[edit]

Setlist[edit]

This set list is representative of the performance on January 20, 2010, at McCain Auditorium in Manhattan, Kansas. It does not represent the set list at all concerts for the duration of the tour.[9]

  1. "Umbrella Beach"
  2. "The Bird and the Worm"
  3. "Tip of the Iceberg"
  4. "On the Wing"
  5. "Air Traffic"
  6. "Fireflies"
  7. "Meteor Shower"
  8. "The Technicolor Phase"
  9. "The Saltwater Room"
  10. "Dental Care"
  11. "Hot Air Balloon"
  12. "Cave In"
  13. "Vanilla Twilight"
  14. "Hello Seattle"

Tour dates[edit]

Date City Country Venue
North America[1][7]
January 19, 2010 Omaha United States University of Nebraska
January 20, 2010 Manhattan McCain Auditorium
January 21, 2010 Kansas City Beaumont Club
January 22, 2010 Oklahoma City Diamond Ballroom
January 24, 2010 Indianapolis Murat Center
January 26, 2010 Madison Majestic Theatre
January 27, 2010 Cincinnati 20th Century Theatre
January 28, 2010 Columbus Newport Music Hall
January 29, 2010 Towson Recher Theatre
January 30, 2010 Norfolk The NorVa
February 1, 2010 Charleston Music Farm
February 2, 2010 Jacksonville Freebird Live
February 3, 2010 St. Petersburg State Theatre
February 4, 2010 Fort Lauderdale Culture Room
February 5, 2010 Orlando House of Blues
February 6, 2010 Athens The Melting Point
February 8, 2010 Birmingham WorkPlay Theatre
February 9, 2010 Baton Rouge Varsity Theatre
February 10, 2010 Little Rock The Revolution
February 11, 2010 Valparaiso Valparaiso University
February 12, 2010 Indiana Indiana University of Pennsylvania
February 13, 2010 Grantham Messiah University
February 14, 2010 Baltimore University of Maryland
Europe[3][7]
February 17, 2010 Brighton United Kingdom Komedia
February 18, 2010 London Electric Ballroom
February 19, 2010 Oxford O2 Academy
February 20, 2010 Newcastle upon Tyne O2 Academy
February 21, 2010 Birmingham O2 Academy
February 22, 2010 Manchester Manchester Academy
February 24, 2010 Amsterdam Netherlands Melkweg
February 25, 2010 Brussels Belgium Le Botanique
February 26, 2010 Paris France Le Nouveau Casino
February 27, 2010 Cologne Germany Gloria Theater
February 28, 2010 Munich 59:1
March 1, 2010 Berlin Magnet Club
March 2, 2010 Copenhagen Denmark Amager Bio
North America[5][7]
March 30, 2010 Boise United States Knitting Factory
March 31, 2010 Spokane
April 1, 2010 Seattle Paramount Theater
April 2, 2010 Vancouver Canada The Centre
April 3, 2010 Portland United States Roseland Theater
April 5, 2010 San Francisco The Fillmore
April 6, 2010
April 7, 2010 Pomona Fox Theater
April 8, 2010 San Diego Soma
April 9, 2010 Los Angeles Club Nokia
April 10, 2010 Phoenix Marquee Theatre
April 12, 2010 Magna The Great Saltair
April 13, 2010 Denver Ogden Theatre
April 14, 2010 Tulsa Reynolds Center
April 15, 2010 Austin Stubb's BBQ
April 16, 2010 Houston Verizon Theatre
April 17, 2010 Dallas Nokia Theatre
April 19, 2010 Nashville War Memorial
April 20, 2010 Atlanta The Tabernacle
April 22, 2010 Washington DAR Constitution Hall
April 23, 2010 Boston House of Blues
April 24, 2010 New York City Terminal 5
April 25, 2010 Philadelphia Electric Factory
April 27, 2010 Toronto Canada Sound Academy
April 28, 2010 Cleveland United States House of Blues
April 29, 2010 Royal Oak Royal Oak Music Theatre
April 30, 2010 Chicago Aragon Ballroom
May 1, 2010 Minneapolis State Theatre
May 2, 2010 Milwaukee Eagles Ballroom
May 4, 2010 Des Moines Val Air Ballroom
May 5, 2010 St. Louis The Pageant
Europe[6][7]
May 8, 2010 Glasgow United Kingdom Barrowlands
May 9, 2010 London O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
May 11, 2010 Paris France Élysée Montmartre
May 12, 2010 Cologne Germany E-Werk
North America[7]
August 4, 2010 Toronto Canada Molson Amphitheater
August 5, 2010 Clarkston United States DTE Energy Music Theater
August 6, 2010 Noblesville Verizon Wireless Music Center
August 7, 2010 Canandaigua CMAC
August 9, 2010 Mansfield Comcast Center
August 11, 2010 Wantagh Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
August 13, 2010 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live
August 14, 2010 Camden Susquehanna Bank Center
August 15, 2010 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center
August 18, 2010 Phoenix Cricket Wireless Pavilion
August 20, 2010 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
August 21, 2010 Wheatland Sleep Train Amphitheatre
August 22, 2010 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl
August 24, 2010 Irvine Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
August 25, 2010 Chula Vista Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
August 28, 2010 Honolulu Pipeline Cafe
August 31, 2010 Salt Lake City USANA Amphitheatre
September 1, 2010 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre
September 4, 2010 Dallas SuperPages.com Center
September 5, 2010 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
September 6, 2010 Orange Beach The Wharf Amphitheater
September 8, 2010 Atlanta Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
September 10, 2010 Tampa Ford Amphitheatre
September 11, 2010 West Palm Beach Cruzan Amphitheater
September 18, 2010 West Springfield The Eastern States Exposition
October 31, 2010 Owatonna Owatonna Senior High School
Asia[7]
November 4, 2010 Osaka Japan Big Cat
November 5, 2010 Nagoya Club Quattro
November 6, 2010 Tokyo Shibuya AX
Oceania[8]
November 9, 2010 Sydney Australia Enmore
November 10, 2010 Melbourne Palais Theatre
November 11, 2010 Brisbane The Tivoli
November 13, 2010 Auckland New Zealand The Powerstation

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Doug Van Pelt (October 12, 2009). "Owl City Announce Early 2010 Tour". HM. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Timothy Finn (January 22, 2010). "Owl City Launch Tour in Kansas City". Spin. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Tours: Lights with Owl City". PunksNews.org. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "Cobra Starship sell out Australian tour". Kill Your Stereo. March 9, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Owl City Announces Spring 2010 US Headlining Tour; Winter 2010 US Headlining Tour Sold Out". Jesus Freak Hideout. December 18, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Jon Stickler (February 17, 2010). "Owl City Announces Two UK Tour Dates For May". Stereoboard. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Owl City - Events". owlcitymusic.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  8. ^ a b John Ritchie (June 15, 2010). "Owl City Announces Australian Tour Dates". Music Feeds. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  9. ^ a b c Scott Fryberger (January 21, 2010). "Owl City 1/20/10, at McCain Auditorium, Manhattan, KS". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  10. ^ Elke Mermis (January 22, 2010). "Concert Review: Owl City". The Pitch. Archived from the original on August 21, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  11. ^ "Music Review - Owl City: Sound translates well to Newport". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  12. ^ Mikael Wood (April 11, 2010). "Live review: Owl City at Club Nokia". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 13, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  13. ^ Teresa Jue (April 11, 2010). "Concert Review: Owl City". Daily Bruin. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  14. ^ "Live review: Owl City @ the Ogden Theatre". The Denver Post. April 15, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  15. ^ a b Caroline Sullivan (May 10, 2010). "Review: Owl City Shepherd's Bush Empire, London". The Guardian. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  16. ^ Matt Weitz (April 19, 2010). "Concert review: Owl City gives synth-pop a human vibe in Nokia Live performance". Dallas News. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  17. ^ Althea Legaspi (May 2, 2010). "Review: Owl City lives out its wide-eyed romanticism in front of screaming fans". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
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