North Tour

2012–13 concert tour by Matchbox Twenty

North TourTour by Matchbox Twenty

Promotional poster for tour

Associated album| North
Start date| October 20, 2012 (2012-10-20)
End date| November 10, 2013 (2013-11-10)
Legs| 5
No. of shows| 11 in Australia
43 in North America
8 in Europe
3 in South America
2 in Asia
61 Total
Matchbox Twenty concert chronology

*   * Exile in America Tour
(2008)
*   * North Tour
(2012–13)
*   * 2013 Summer Tour
(2013)

The North Tour is the fifth concert tour by American pop-rock band, Matchbox Twenty. The tour supports the band's fourth studio album, North. Beginning October 2012, the band has played over 60 shows in Australia, the Americas, Europe and Asia. The tour ranked 66th on Pollstar's annual "Top 100 Mid Year North American Tour". It earned $4.9 million from 40 shows.[1][1]

## Background

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The tour was announced in August 2012, via the band's official website. While promoting the album at several festival shows (including the iTunes Festival[2]), the tour was marked to begin in Australia; October 2012. Dates in North America and Europe were revealed in November 2012.[3] For the tour, the band has teamed up with Tickets-for-Charity, a charity offering tickets that supported charitable causes.[4] With each ticket purchased through their website, TFC will donate a portion of the proceeds to the Children's Health Fund.[5] Additionally, the band has partnered with Mobile Roadie to create a free app to follow the band on tour. The app will feature the band's video history, along with, previews of their current album.[6] Users will also be able to follow an interactive map of the tour route and purchase tickets. Each person who downloads the app has a chance to win backstage passes for the tour.

## Opening acts

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* Evermore (Australia, excluding Wollongong)[7]
* INXS (Australia)[8]
* Matt Hires (North America, select dates)[9]
* Phillip Phillips (North America, select dates)[10]

## Setlist

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Australia

1. "Parade"
2. "Bent"
3. "Disease"
4. "She's So Mean"
5. "How Far We've Come"
6. "3 A.M."
7. "Real World"
8. "Radio"
9. "If You're Gone"
10. "Overjoyed"
11. "All Your Reasons"
12. "Long Day"
13. "Back 2 Good"
14. "I Will"
15. "Unwell"
16. "So Sad So Lonely"
17. "English Town"
18. "The Way"
19. "Bright Lights"
20. "Sleeping at the Wheel"

Encore

1.   2. "Put Your Hands Up"
3.   4. "You're So Real"
5.   6. "Girl Like That"
7.   8. "Push"

Notes

* For select shows, the band performed "Good Times with INXS.

North America[11]

1. "Parade"
2. "Bent"
3. "Disease"
4. "She's So Mean"
5. "How Far We've Come"
6. "3 A.M."
7. "Real World"
8. "Girl Like That"
9. "If You're Gone"
10. "Overjoyed"
11. "All Your Reasons"
12. "Long Day"
13. "I Will"
14. "Unwell"
15. "Radio"
16. "Stay with Me"
17. "So Sad So Lonely"
18. "English Town"
19. "The Way"
20. "Bright Lights"
21. "Sleeping at the Wheel"

Encore

1.   2. "Put Your Hands Up"
3.   4. "Back 2 Good"
5.   6. "The One I Love"
7.   8. "Push"

## Tour dates

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Date  | City  | Country  | Venue

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Australia[12][13]
October 20, 2012  | Melbourne | Australia  | Rod Laver Arena
October 21, 2012
October 25, 2012  | Canberra | AIS Arena
October 27, 2012  | Brisbane | Brisbane Entertainment Centre
October 28, 2012
October 30, 2012  | Sydney | Sydney Entertainment Centre
October 31, 2012
November 3, 2012  | Pokolbin | Hope Estate Winery Amphitheatre
November 6, 2012  | Wollongong | WIN Entertainment Centre
November 8, 2012  | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre
November 11, 2012  | Perth | Perth Arena
North America[14]
January 29, 2013  | Catoosa | United States  | The Joint
January 30, 2013  | San Antonio | Majestic Theatre
February 1, 2013  | Thackerville | Global Event Center
February 2, 2013  | Longview | Belcher Performance Center
February 5, 2013  | Louisville | Palace Theatre
February 6, 2013  | Normal | Braden Auditorium
February 8, 2013  | Prior Lake | Mystic Showroom
February 9, 2013  | Milwaukee | Riverside Theater
February 10, 2013  | Des Moines | Civic Center of Greater Des Moines
February 12, 2013  | Fort Wayne | Embassy Theatre
February 13, 2013  | Kalamazoo | Miller Auditorium
February 15, 2013  | Toledo | Stranahan Theater
February 16, 2013  | Columbus | Palace Theatre
February 17, 2013  | Akron | Akron Civic Theatre
February 19, 2013  | Niagara Falls | Canada  | Avalon Ballroom Theatre
February 20, 2013
February 21, 2013  | Windsor | The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
February 23, 2013  | Atlantic City | United States  | Borgata Event Center
February 25, 2013  | Baltimore | Modell Performing Arts Center
February 26, 2013  | Port Chester | Capitol Theatre
February 27, 2013  | Bethlehem | Sands Bethlehem Event Center
March 1, 2013  | Augusta | Augusta Civic Auditorium
March 2, 2013  | Poughkeepsie | Mid-Hudson Civic Center
March 3, 2013  | Verona | Turning Stone Event Center
March 5, 2013  | Montclair | Wellmont Theatre
March 6, 2013
March 8, 2013  | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena
March 9, 2013  | Huntington | Paramount Theater
March 10, 2013  | Richmond | Landmark Theater
March 12, 2013  | Savannah | Johnny Mercer Theatre
March 13, 2013  | Hollywood | Hard Rock Live
March 16, 2013[A] | Orlando | Universal Music Plaza Stage
March 17, 2013  | St. Augustine | St. Augustine Amphitheatre
March 19, 2013  | Greenville | Peace Concert Hall
March 22, 2013  | Lake Charles | L'Auberge Event Center
March 23, 2013  | Baton Rouge | L'Auberge Baton Rouge Event Center
March 25, 2013  | Austin | Moody Theater
March 27, 2013  | Albuquerque | Legends Theater
March 29, 2013  | Las Vegas | Pearl Concert Theater
March 30, 2013  | Indio | Fantasy Springs Special Events Center
Europe[15][16]
April 12, 2013  | Dublin | Ireland  | Vicar Street
April 13, 2013
April 15, 2013  | Southampton | England  | Southampton Guildhall
April 16, 2013  | London  | Hammersmith Apollo
April 17, 2013
April 19, 2013  | Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton Civic Hall
April 20, 2013  | Manchester | O2 Apollo
April 21, 2013  | Glasgow | Scotland | O2 Academy
North America
July 26, 2013  | Phoenix | United States  | Comerica Theatre
July 27, 2013  | Tucson | Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater
August 24, 2013  | Big Flats | Budweiser Summer Stage
South America
September 17, 2013[B] | São Paulo | Brazil  | Espaço das Américas
September 18, 2013  | Curitiba | Master Hall
September 20, 2013[C] | Rio de Janeiro | Parque dos Atletas
North America
September 23, 2013  | Mexico City | Mexico  | Arena Ciudad de México
September 25, 2013  | Monterrey | Monterrey Arena
Asia
November 4, 2013  | Hong Kong | Star Hall
November 10, 2013  | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of "Universal Orlando Mardi Gras"[17]
B This concert is a part of the "Live Music Rocks Concert Series"[18]
C This concert is a part of "Rock in Rio"[19]

Cancellations and rescheduled shows
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November 8, 2013  | Pasay, Philippines | Mall of Asia Arena | Cancelled due to Typhoon Haiyan[20]

### Box office score data

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Venue  | City  | Tickets sold / available  | Gross revenue

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Brisbane Entertainment Centre  | Brisbane  | 11,228 / 12,087 (93%)  | $1,611,060[21]
Sydney Entertainment Centre  | Sydney  | 11,025 / 11,908 (92%)  | $1,341,170[22]
Perth Arena  | Perth  | 9,838 / 9,838 (100%)  | $1,296,360[23]
Braden Auditorium  | Normal  | 3,358 / 3,358 (100%)  | $206,959[24]
Civic Center of Greater Des Moines  | Des Moines  | 2,544 / 2,544 (100%)  | $189,279[24]
Embassy Theatre  | Fort Wayne  | 2,339 / 2,339 (100%)  | $159,915[24]
The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor  | Windsor  | 4,672 / 4,672 (100%)  | $66,272[25]
Mohegan Sun Arena  | Uncasville  | 5,379 / 5,582 (96%)  | $266,261[26]
Landmark Theater  | Richmond  | 3,272 / 3,393 (96%)  | $197,416[27]
Johnny Mercer Theatre  | Savannah  | 2,379 / 2,379 (100%)  | $116,159[28]
Espaço das Américas  | São Paulo  | 3,650 / 5,000 (73%)  | $287,231[29]
Master Hall  | Curitiba  | 1,171 / 2,600 (45%)  | $107,722[29]
TOTAL | 60,855 / 65,700 (93%)  | $5,845,804

## Critical response

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The shows in Australia received moderate praise from music critics. Noel Mengel (The Courier-Mail) stated the shows at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, "restore his faith in modern rock 'n' roll", He says, "Matchbox pursue the middle path and they are very good at it. But after two hours of it, it seems the only one in the room who feels like smashing a guitar is me".[30] For the two shows in Sydney, George Palathingal (The Canberra Times) gave the shows two and a half out of five stars. He explains, "[…] the songs follow such a similar pattern --big, promising opening guitar riffs lead to anthemic-but-generic soft-rock choruses, with Thomas's over-emoted vocals on top--that the set soon gets tiresome. Most in the room probably did 'have a good time tonight'. But that big finish was scant reward for those of us who just want better music throughout a headlining set".[31] In Perth, the concert was deemed "an impressive evening" by Courtney Pearson (The West Australian). She says "They came back for an encore with synth-driven 'Put Your Hands Up' and 1997 hit 'Push', Thomas' voice so arresting you had to stand still and watch".[32]

## Notes

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1.^ Data from study is collected from all concerts held between January 1 and June 30, 2012 in North America. All monetary figures are based in U.S. dollars. All information is based upon extensive research conducted by Pollstar.

## External links

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* Official website

## References

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* v
* t
* e

Matchbox Twenty

* Rob Thomas
* Brian Yale
* Paul Doucette
* Kyle Cook

* Adam Gaynor
* Joey Huffman
* Matt Beck
* Ryan MacMillan
* Stacy Jones

Studio albums|

* Yourself or Someone Like You
* Mad Season
* More Than You Think You Are
* North
* Where the Light Goes

Compilation albums|

* Exile on Mainstream

EPs|

* EP

Singles|

* "Long Day"
* "Push"
* "3AM"
* "Real World"
* "Back 2 Good"
* "Bent"
* "If You're Gone"
* "Mad Season"
* "Last Beautiful Girl"
* "Disease"
* "Unwell"
* "Bright Lights"
* "Downfall"
* "All I Need"
* "How Far We've Come"
* "All Your Reasons"
* "These Hard Times"
* "She's So Mean"
* "Overjoyed"
* "Wild Dogs (Running in a Slow Dream)"
* "Don't Get Me Wrong"

Concert tours|

* North Tour
* 2013 Summer Tour

Related articles|

* Discography
* The Break and Repair Method
* Tabitha's Secret

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