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Ceremonials Tour

The Ceremonials Tour was the second concert tour by the English indie rock band Florence and the Machine. The tour included performances at music festivals because it is lead singer Florence Welch's favourite way to perform live.[1] Welch had originally planned to spend over a year touring for Ceremonials (their previous tour lasted almost three and a half years)[2] before announcing that the December 2012 dates would be the final performances of the tour.[3] On 25 February 2013, it was announced that Florence and the Machine would be playing at the Coke Live Music Festival in Poland on 10 August 2013,[4] and, on 26 March 2013, it was announced that the band would be playing at Chime for Change's "The Sound of Change Live" concert at Twickenham Stadium in London alongside Beyoncé, Ellie Goulding and Haim, amongst others.[5]

Ceremonials Tour
World tour by Florence + the Machine
LocationNorth America, Europe, Oceania, South America, Asia
Associated albumCeremonials
Start date13 October 2011
End date14 June 2014
No. of shows126
Florence + the Machine concert chronology

The Ceremonials Tour was a critical and commercial success. Pollstar announced that it was the 40th best-selling tour in the world in 2012 having earned $31.8 million worldwide and having sold 618,436 tickets.[6] Paste magazine ranked the tour the seventh best tour of 2012.[7]

Opening acts

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Setlist

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Summer Soul Festival

The setlist at São Paulo was:[14]

  1. "Only If for a Night"
  2. "What the Water Gave Me"
  3. "Cosmic Love"
  4. "You've Got the Love"
  5. "Something's Got a Hold on Me"
  6. "Never Let Me Go" (acoustic)
  7. "Between Two Lungs"
  8. "Shake It Out"
  9. "Dog Days Are Over"
  10. "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"
  11. "Spectrum"
  12. "No Light, No Light"
UK & Ireland: Leg 1

The main setlist for the first UK & Ireland leg was:[15]

  1. "Only If for a Night"
  2. "What the Water Gave Me"
  3. "Strangeness and Charm" (2, 5, 6 March)
  4. "Seven Devils" (4, 8 March)
  5. "Cosmic Love"
  6. "Between Two Lungs" (played before "Cosmic Love": 16 March)
  7. "Shake It Out"
  8. "Dog Days Are Over"
  9. "Breaking Down"
  10. "Drumming Song" (10 March)
  11. "Lover to Lover" (9 March)
  12. "Heartlines" (Acoustic)
  13. "Leave My Body"
  14. "All This and Heaven Too" (added to the encore: 8 March; played before "Shake It Out": 12 & 13 March; played before "Leave My Body": 16 March)
  15. "You've Got the Love" (added to the encore: 9, 10, 15 & 16 March before "Never Let Me Go")
  16. "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"
  17. "Spectrum"

Encore:

  1. "Never Let Me Go" (played last in the encore 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 March)
  2. "No Light, No Light" (played second in the encore after "All This and Heaven Too": 8 March; last song in main set: 9, 10, 15 & 16 March )
Europe: Leg 1

The main setlist for the first European leg was:

  1. "Only If for a Night"
  2. "What the Water Gave Me"
  3. "Cosmic Love"
  4. "Between Two Lungs"
  5. "All This and Heaven Too" (played before "No Light, No Light" in the encore: 23 March; played before "Lover to Lover": 30 March; not played: 28 March)
  6. "Shake It Out"
  7. "Dog Days Are Over"
  8. "Breaking Down" (not played: 25, 27, 28, 30 March)
  9. "Heartlines" (Acoustic) (played before "Cosmic Love": 30 March)
  10. "Lover to Lover" (Acoustic) (28, 30 March)
  11. "Strangeness and Charm" (28 March)
  12. "Leave My Body" (not played: 28 March; played after "Dog Days Are Over": 30 March)
  13. "You've Got the Love"
  14. "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"
  15. "Spectrum"

Encore:

  1. "Never Let Me Go" (played before "You've Got the Love": 23 March)
  2. "No Light, No Light"
Royal Albert Hall/Sydney Opera House

All songs were played with orchestral and choral backing. The setlist for the Teenage Cancer Trust Concert and at Sydney Opera House was:

  1. "You've Got the Love"
  2. "Only If for a Night"
  3. "Drumming Song"
  4. "Heartlines"
  5. "Between Two Lungs"
  6. "Breaking Down"
  7. "Cosmic Love"
  8. "All This and Heaven Too"
  9. "Leave My Body" (only in Sydney)
  10. "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" (only in Sidney)
  11. "No Light, No Light
  12. "Never Let Me Go" (played after "Dog Days Are Over" in Sydney)
  13. "Dog Days Are Over"
  14. "Shake It Out"
Sydney Entertainment Centre Concert, 24 May 2012

The setlist at the Sydney Entertainment Centre was:

  1. "Only If for a Night"
  2. "What the Water Gave Me"
  3. "Between Two Lungs"
  4. "Cosmic Love"
  5. "You've Got the Love"
  6. "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"
  7. "Spectrum"
  8. "Heartlines"
  9. "Leave My Body"
  10. "Seven Devils"
  11. "Shake It Out"
  12. "Dog Days Are Over"

Encore:

  1. "Never Let Me Go"
  2. "No Light, No Light"
T in the Park, 6 July 2012

The setlist at T in the Park was:

  1. "Only If for a Night"
  2. "What the Water Gave Me"
  3. "Between Two Lungs"
  4. "You've Got the Love"
  5. "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"
  6. "Spectrum"
  7. "Heartlines"
  8. "Leave My Body"
  9. "Shake It Out"
  10. "Dog Days Are Over"
  11. "Never Let Me Go"
  12. "No Light, No Light"
Lollapalooza, 5 August 2012

The setlist at Lollapalooza was:

  1. "Only If for a Night"
  2. "What the Water Gave Me"
  3. "Cosmic Love"
  4. "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"
  5. "Spectrum"
  6. "Heartlines"
  7. "Leave My Body"
  8. "Breath of Life"
  9. "Shake It Out"
  10. "Dog Days Are Over"
  11. "Never Let Me Go"
  12. "No Light, No Light"
Bestival, 7 September 2012

The setlist at Bestival was:

  1. "Only If for a Night"
  2. "What the Water Gave Me"
  3. "Drumming Song"
  4. "Cosmic Love"
  5. "All This and Heaven Too"
  6. "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"
  7. "Lover to Lover"
  8. "You've Got the Love"
  9. "Shake It Out"
  10. "No Light, No Light"
  11. "Spectrum"
  12. "Never Let Me Go"
  13. "Take Care"
  14. "Dog Days Are Over"
Corona Capital 2012, 14 October 2012

The setlist at Corona Capital was:

  1. "Only If for a Night"
  2. "What the Water Gave Me"
  3. "Cosmic Love"
  4. "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"
  5. "You've Got the Love"
  6. "Spectrum"
  7. "Heartlines"
  8. "Lover to Lover"
  9. "Shake It Out"
  10. "No Light, No Light"
  11. "Dog Days Are Over"
Europe: Leg 2

The setlist at the last European leg (as performed in Milan on 20 November) was:

  1. "Only If for a Night"
  2. "What the Water Gave Me"
  3. "Drumming Song"
  4. "Cosmic Love"
  5. "All This and Heaven Too"
  6. "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"
  7. "Lover to Lover"
  8. "You've Got the Love"
  9. "Heartlines" (Acoustic)
  10. "Leave My Body"
  11. "Sweet Nothing" (Acoustic)
  12. "Spectrum"
  13. "No Light, No Light"

Encore:

  1. "Shake It Out"
  2. "Dog Days Are Over"
UK & Ireland: Leg 2

The main setlist for the second UK & Ireland leg was:[16]

  1. "Only If for a Night"
  2. "What the Water Gave Me"
  3. "Drumming Song"
  4. "Cosmic Love"
  5. "Bird Song (Intro)"
  6. "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"
  7. "You've Got the Love"
  8. "Lover to Lover"
  9. "Oh! Darling" (The Beatles cover) (only in Liverpool)
  10. "Heartlines" (Acoustic)
  11. "Leave My Body" (Piano version)
  12. "Shake It Out"
  13. "No Light, No Light"

Encore:

  1. "Sweet Nothing" (Acoustic) (not played in Exeter; played after "Leave My Body" in Dublin)
  2. "Kiss with a Fist" (only in Dublin)
  3. "Spectrum"
  4. "Dog Days Are Over"

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue
Festivals and promotional appearances[17]
13 October 2011 New York City United States The Boom Boom Room
15 October 2011 Brooklyn The Creator's Project
25 October 2011 London England Hackney Empire
15 November 2011[A] Sydney Australia Seymour Centre
4 December 2011[B] Chicago United States Chicago Theatre
5 December 2011[C] Kansas City Midland Theatre
8 December 2011[D] Seattle WaMu Theater
9 December 2011[E] Oakland Oracle Arena
10 December 2011[F] San Diego Valley View Casino Center
11 December 2011[G] Los Angeles Gibson Amphitheatre
24 January 2012[H] São Paulo Brazil Anhembi Convention Center
25 January 2012[H] Rio de Janeiro HSBC Arena
28 January 2012[H] Florianópolis Stage Music Park
1 February 2012 Tokyo Japan Akasaka Blitz
14 February 2012 Eindhoven Netherlands Effenaar
Europe[9]
2 March 2012 Dublin Ireland The O2
4 March 2012 Bournemouth England Bournemouth International Centre
5 March 2012 Cardiff Wales Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
6 March 2012 Nottingham England Capital FM Arena
8 March 2012 London Alexandra Palace
9 March 2012
10 March 2012
12 March 2012 Glasgow Scotland Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
13 March 2012 Birmingham England LG Arena
15 March 2012 Manchester Manchester Arena
16 March 2012 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
23 March 2012 Munich Germany Munich Tonhalle
24 March 2012 Berlin Columbiahalle
25 March 2012 Hamburg Große Freiheit
27 March 2012 Paris France Casino de Paris
28 March 2012
30 March 2012 Cologne Germany E-Werk
31 March 2012 Brussels Belgium Ancienne Belgique
1 April 2012 Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso
3 April 2012[I] London England Royal Albert Hall
North America
14 April 2012 Santa Barbara United States Santa Barbara Bowl
15 April 2012[J] Indio Empire Polo Club
17 April 2012 Reno Grand Sierra Resort
18 April 2012 Davis Mondavi Center
20 April 2012 Phoenix Comerica Theatre
21 April 2012 Las Vegas Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
22 April 2012[J] Indio Empire Polo Club
27 April 2012 Minneapolis Minneapolis State Theatre
28 April 2012 Milwaukee Eagles Ballroom
29 April 2012 St. Louis Peabody Opera House
1 May 2012 Dallas Palladium Ballroom
2 May 2012 Houston Bayou Music Center
3 May 2012[K] New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course
4 May 2012[L] Memphis Tom Lee Park
8 May 2012 New York City Radio City Music Hall
11 May 2012 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
12 May 2012 Atlantic City Borgata Events Center
Oceania[18]
17 May 2012 Perth Australia Burswood Dome
20 May 2012 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
22 May 2012 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
24 May 2012 Sydney Sydney Entertainment Centre
25 May 2012[M] Sydney Opera House
26 May 2012 Brisbane Riverstage
28 May 2012 Auckland New Zealand Vector Arena
Europe[19][20]
22 June 2012[N] Scheeßel Germany Eichenring Scheeßel
23 June 2012[O] Tuttlingen Neuhausen Ob Eck
24 June 2012[P] London England Hackney Marshes
29 June 2012[Q] St Gallen Switzerland Gallen Festival Grounds
30 June 2012[R] Arras France Citadelle Vauban
1 July 2012[S] Werchter Belgium Werchter Festival Grounds
6 July 2012[U] Kinross Scotland Balado Airfield
8 July 2012 Dublin Ireland Phoenix Park
North America
20 July 2012 Burnaby Canada Deer Lake Park
21 July 2012 Auburn United States White River Amphitheatre
22 July 2012 Troutdale Edgefield Amphitheater
25 July 2012 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre
26 July 2012 Denver Wells Fargo Theater
29 July 2012 Indianapolis White River State Park
30 July 2012 Cleveland Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
31 July 2012 Detroit Fox Theatre
2 August 2012 Toronto Canada Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
3 August 2012[Y] Montreal Parc Jean-Drapeau
5 August 2012[Z] Chicago United States Grant Park
Europe
8 August 2012[AA] Oslo Norway Middelalderparken
9 August 2012[AB] Gothenburg Sweden Slottsskogen
22 August 2012 Belfast Northern Ireland Boucher Playing Fields
25 August 2012[AC] Reading England Little John's Farm
26 August 2012[AC] Leeds Bramham Park
7 September 2012[AG] Isle of Wight Robin Hill Country Park
North America
14 September 2012 Mansfield United States Comcast Center
15 September 2012 Wantagh Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
16 September 2012 Saratoga Saratoga Performing Arts Center
18 September 2012 Camden Susquehanna Bank Center
19 September 2012 Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion
21 September 2012 Raleigh Raleigh Amphitheater and Festival Site
22 September 2012[AF] Atlanta Piedmont Park
23 September 2012[AD] Pensacola Pensacola Beach
25 September 2012 Tampa Bay USF Sun Dome
26 September 2012 Sunrise BankAtlantic Center
29 September 2012 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
30 September 2012 Dallas Gexa Energy Pavilion
1 October 2012 Kansas City Starlight Theatre
4 October 2012 Chula Vista Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
5 October 2012 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
7 October 2012 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl
8 October 2012
10 October 2012 Albuquerque The Pavilion
12 October 2012[AE] Austin Zilker Park
14 October 2012 [AH] Mexico City Mexico Foro Sol
Europe
8 November 2012[AI] London England Rivoli Ballroom
20 November 2012 Milan Italy Mediolanum Forum
21 November 2012 Winterthur Switzerland Eishalle Deutweg
22 November 2012 Munich Germany Zenith
24 November 2012 Amsterdam Netherlands Heineken Music Hall
25 November 2012 Antwerp Belgium Lotto Arena
27 November 2012 Paris France Zénith de Paris
28 November 2012 Esch Luxembourg Rockhal
30 November 2012 Düsseldorf Germany Mitsubishi Electric Halle
1 December 2012 Berlin Treptow Arena
2 December 2012 Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle
4 December 2012 Exeter England Westpoint
5 December 2012 London The O2 Arena
6 December 2012
8 December 2012 Coventry Ricoh Arena
9 December 2012 Aberdeen Scotland Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre
10 December 2012 Liverpool England Echo Arena
12 December 2012 Dublin Ireland The O2
Asia
10 May 2013 [W] Dubai United Arab Emirates Nasimi Beach
Europe
1 June 2013[X] London England Twickenham Stadium
10 August 2013[AJ] Kraków Poland Kraków-Rakowice-Czyżyny Airport
South America
14 September 2013[V] Rio de Janeiro Brazil Cidade do Rock
Europe
14 June 2014[AK] Warsaw Poland National Stadium
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

Background and reception

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Florence and the Machine played their first performance in support of Ceremonials at New York City's The Boom Boom Room. The performance was sponsored by Interview Magazine, which Florence Welch appeared on the October 2011 cover of.[21][22]

The band played at the Seymour Centre in Sydney, Australia in November where Florence performed in a Jason Wu Fall 2011 dress.[23] The Daily Telegraph reported that the Seymour Centre show was sold-out and called the performance "wonderful" and "another awesome music memory".[24]

Selected box office score data

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Venue City Tickets sold / available Gross revenue
Chicago Theatre Chicago 3,087 / 3,087 (100%) $145,089[25]
The O2 Dublin 12,488 / 12,488 (100%) $598,146[26]
Manchester Arena Manchester 15,716 / 16,255 (96%) $727,423[27]
Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara 4,971 / 4,971 (100%) $218,944[28]
Grand Sierra Resort Reno 1,887 / 1,887 (100%) $66,045[28]
Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts Davis 1,708 / 1,708 (100%) $72,590[28]
State Theatre Minneapolis 2,058 / 2,058 (100%) $98,961[29]
Radio City Music Hall New York City 5,780 / 5,961 (96%) $340,915[30]
Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville 5,489 / 6,032 (90%) $271,706[31]
Burswood Dome Perth 12,294 / 12,946 (95%) $948,518[29]
Rod Laver Arena Melbourne 12,897 / 12,897 (100%) $1,029,120[29]
Entertainment Centre Adelaide 7,813 / 8,044 (97%) $631,659[29]
Entertainment Centre Sydney 12,131 / 12,472 (97%) $944,259[29]
River Stage Brisbane 8,829 / 9,000 (98%) $710,662[29]
Vector Arena Auckland 11,525 / 11,559 (99%) $615,240[30]
Lotto Arena Antwerp 7,341 / 7,347 (~100%) $274,498[32]
TOTAL 126,014 / 128,712 (98%) $7,693,775
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References

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