2010 concert tour by Carole King and James Taylor
Troubador Reunion Tour Location Associated album Live at the Troubadour Start date March 27, 2010 End date July 20, 2010 Legs 3 No. of shows57
The Troubadour Reunion Tour was a 2010 international concert tour by Carole King and James Taylor . It celebrated the 40th anniversary of their first performance together at The Troubadour in November 1970, and was a continuation of their reunion at the Troubadour in November 2007.
The tour was announced on November 12, 2009. Over 50 dates were scheduled in Australia and New Zealand, Japan, and North America. The tour began on March 26, 2010, at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia .
The touring band included the original support band from The Troubadour: Danny Kortchmar (guitar), Leland Sklar (bass) and Russ Kunkel (drums). Other members were Robbie Kondor (keyboards, piano, organ, accordion, chromatic harmonica), Arnold McCuller (vocals), Kate Markowitz (vocals) and Andrea Zonn (vocals and fiddle).
Taylor performing "Sweet Baby James", with King on piano just as on the original recording and other of those band members as well, at a Madison Square Garden show in New York.
For secondary ticket sales, for the week of January 24, 2010, it was estimated to be the best selling ticket event in the world, beating out even the Super Bowl.[ 1] These ticket sales were based on sales from the TicketNetwork Exchange, the largest secondary ticket exchange in the world. This does not include primary ticket sellers such as Ticketmaster .
The North America leg of the tour incorporated a stage design that included intimate nightclub-style seating. The proceeds from these seats benefit various charities.[ 2]
The Oceania leg of the tour was promoted by Michael Coppel, who was also promoting Lady Gaga 's The Monster Ball Tour at the same time. Lady Gaga attended one of the Troubadour Reunion concerts in Sydney.[ 3]
The final performance of the tour was on July 20, 2010, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. In an interview with Carole King and James Taylor for Billboard Magazine, Taylor stated there will probably never be another Troubadour Reunion Tour. However, he mentioned that a European tour was possible.[ 4]
Date
City
Country
Venue
Australia and New Zealand
March 26, 2010
Melbourne
Australia
Rod Laver Arena [ 5] [ 6]
March 27, 2010
March 29, 2010
Adelaide
Adelaide Entertainment Centre [ 7]
March 31, 2010
Brisbane
Brisbane Entertainment Centre [ 8]
April 1, 2010
April 3, 2010
Hunter Region
Hope Estate
April 5, 2010
Sydney
Sydney Entertainment Centre [ 9] [ 10]
April 6, 2010
April 8, 2010
Christchurch
New Zealand
Westpac Arena [ 11]
April 10, 2010
Auckland
Vector Arena [ 12] [ 13]
Asia
April 14, 2010
Tokyo
Japan
Nippon Budokan [ 14] [ 15]
April 16, 2010
April 17, 2010
Yokohama
Pacifico Yokohama
North America
May 7, 2010
Portland
United States
Rose Garden Theatre [ 16]
May 9, 2010
Seattle
KeyArena [ 17]
May 11, 2010
San Jose
HP Pavilion at San Jose [ 18]
May 13, 2010
Los Angeles
Hollywood Bowl [ 19]
May 14, 2010
May 15, 2010
May 18, 2010
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Bowl [ 20]
May 19, 2010
Glendale
Jobing.com Arena [ 21]
May 21, 2010
Kansas City
Sprint Center [ 22]
May 22, 2010
Nashville
Bridgestone Arena [ 23]
May 24, 2010
Rosemont
Allstate Arena [ 24] [ 25]
May 25, 2010
Saint Paul
Xcel Energy Center [ 26]
May 27, 2010
Auburn Hills
The Palace of Auburn Hills [ 27]
May 28, 2010
Toronto
Canada
Air Canada Centre [ 28]
May 30, 2010
Columbus
United States
Schottenstein Center [ 29]
June 2, 2010
Charlotte
Time Warner Cable Arena [ 30]
June 3, 2010
Duluth
Arena at Gwinnett Center [ 31]
June 5, 2010
Sunrise
BankAtlantic Center [ 32]
June 6, 2010
Tampa
St. Pete Times Forum [ 33]
June 8, 2010
Washington, D.C.
Verizon Center [ 34]
June 10, 2010
Philadelphia
Wachovia Center [ 35]
June 12, 2010
Uncasville
Mohegan Sun Arena [ 36]
June 13, 2010
June 15, 2010
New York City
Madison Square Garden [ 37]
June 16, 2010
June 19, 2010
Boston
TD Garden [ 38]
June 20, 2010
June 22, 2010
Philadelphia
Wachovia Center
June 23, 2010
Washington, D.C.
Verizon Center
June 25, 2010
Newark
Prudential Center
June 26, 2010
Pittsburgh
Mellon Arena [ 39]
June 28, 2010
Wilkes-Barre
Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
June 30, 2010
New York City
Madison Square Garden
July 3, 2010
Lenox
Tanglewood [ 40]
July 4, 2010
July 5, 2010
July 7, 2010
Cleveland
Quicken Loans Arena [ 41]
July 9, 2010
Chicago
United Center
July 10, 2010
St. Louis
Scottrade Center [ 42]
July 12, 2010
Sun Valley
Sun Valley Center for the Arts
July 14, 2010
Denver
Pepsi Center [ 43] [ 44]
July 15, 2010
Salt Lake City
EnergySolutions Arena [ 45]
July 17, 2010
Las Vegas
MGM Grand Garden Arena
July 19, 2010
Oakland
Oracle Arena
July 20, 2010
Anaheim
Honda Center [ 46] [ 47]
Box office score data [ edit ]
King performing "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" at Madison Square Garden to close out the first set.
Venue
City
Tickets sold / Available
Gross sales
Rod Laver Arena
Melbourne
17,394 / 22,192 (78%)
$2,559,050
Sydney Entertainment Centre
Sydney
18,018 / 19,813 (91%)
$2,462,600
Brisbane Entertainment Center
Brisbane
15,535 / 19,104 (81%)
$2,416,080
CBS Canterbury Arena
Christchurch
4,283 / 4,643 (92%)
$306,987
Rose Garden Theatre
Portland
10,681 / 12,560 (85%)
$918,160
KeyArena
Seattle
14,532 / 14,793 (98%)
$1,215,985
HP Pavilion at San Jose
San Jose
15,194 / 15,194 (100%)
$1,036,809
Hollywood Bowl
Hollywood
51,168 / 51,484 (99%)
$3,512,071
Santa Barbara Bowl
Santa Barbara
4,542 / 4,542 (100%)
$603,892
Jobing.com Arena
Glendale
12,286 / 12,286 (100%)
$992,621
Sprint Center
Kansas City
13,825 / 13,825 (100%)
$1,128,255
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville
13,472 / 13,472 (100%)
$1,094,460
Allstate Arena
Rosemont
17,076 / 17,076 (100%)
$1,231,730
Xcel Energy Center
Saint Paul
17,694 / 17,694 (100%)
$1,382,880
The Palace of Auburn Hills
Auburn Hills
14,238 / 14,238 (100%)
$1,078,955
Air Canada Centre
Toronto
17,910 / 17,910 (100%)
$1,574,240
Schottenstein Center
Columbus
14,860 / 14,860 (100%)
$1,250,982
Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte
13,177 / 16,926 (78%)
$1,104,823
Arena at Gwinnett Center
Duluth
12,167 / 12,167 (100%)
$1,004,955
BankAtlantic Center
Sunrise
14,860 / 14,860 (100%)
$1,221,470
St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa
14,449 / 14,449 (100%)
$1,176,905
Verizon Center
Washington, DC
28,508 / 34,807 (82%)
$2,681,632
Wachovia Center
Philadelphia
31,209 / 34,325 (91%)
$2,936,330
Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville
15,616 / 15,685 (99%)
$1,469,660
Madison Square Garden
New York City
53,791 / 53,791 (100%)
$5,808,204
TD Garden
Boston
30,851 / 34,032 (91%)
$3,052,520
Prudential Center
Newark
14,184 / 16,870 (84%)
$1,465,882
Mellon Arena
Pittsburgh
14,302 / 14,302 (100%)
$1,157,915
Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
Wilkes-Barre
8,340 / 8,954 (93%)
$804,677
Tanglewood
Lenox
54,340 / 54,648 (99%)
$2,154,109
Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
11,494 / 14,043 (82%)
$998,004
United Center
Chicago
13,993 / 13,993 (100%)
$1,257,150
Scottrade Center
St. Louis
11,271 / 11,271 (100%)
$950,595
Pepsi Center
Denver
10,613 / 14,022 (76%)
$1,012,820
Energy Solutions Arena
Salt Lake City
7,104 / 7,377 (96%)
$563,319
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas
9,627 / 10,910 (88%)
$996,245
Oracle Arena
Oakland
9,892 / 9,892 (100%)
$903,038
Honda Center
Anaheim
12,793 / 17,279 (74%)
$1,110,587
One typical set list for the tour has been:
Other songs played included "Honey Don't Leave L.A. ", "Sweet Seasons", and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman " (as the first-set closer). The second or third song of the second set was a "fan request" slot, taken from a web poll for that show from a constrained list and alternating between King and Taylor.
Notes
While in the beginning of the tour (until May 18, 2010) “The Loco-Motion" was the final song, in later concerts (starting on May 19, 2010) the final song was "You Can Close Your Eyes" and "The Loco-Motion" was not played except for a one off return on June 23.
Until May 30, 2010, Blossom opened all shows but then starting June 2, 2010 Blossom & Something in the way she Moves alternated the opening slot - Something in the way she Moves opened the final stretch of the tour.
Second set requests [ edit ]
(Typically played right after "Crying in the Rain", sometimes displacing "Mexico"). King and Taylor alternated.
For the show in Yokohama, the second show at the Hollywood Bowl, the show in Columbus: "Chains"
For the show in St. Paul, the first night in Boston "Your Smiling Face"
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