Troubadour Reunion Tour

2010 concert tour by Carole King and James Taylor

Troubador Reunion TourTour by Carole King and James Taylor

Location|

* Oceania
* Asia
* North America

Associated album| Live at the Troubadour
Start date| March 27, 2010
End date| July 20, 2010
Legs| 3
No. of shows| 57

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.

## History

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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]

## Tour dates

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Date  | City  | Country  | Venue

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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

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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

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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

## Set list

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One typical set list for the tour has been:

First set

1. "Blossom"
2. "So Far Away"
3. "Machine Gun Kelly"
4. "Carolina in My Mind"
5. "Sunshine Sunshine"
6. "Smackwater Jack"
7. "Country Road"
8. "Where You Lead"
9. "Your Smiling Face"
10. "Song of Long Ago" →
11. "Long Ago and Far Away"
12. "Beautiful"
13. "Shower the People"
14. "Way Over Yonder"

Second set

1. "Copperline"
2. "Crying in the Rain"
3. "Mexico"
4. "Sweet Baby James"
5. "Jazzman"
6. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
7. "Steamroller Blues"
8. "It's Too Late"
9. "Fire and Rain"
10. "I Feel the Earth Move"
11. "You've Got a Friend"

Encore

1. "Up on the Roof"
2. "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)"
3. "You Can Close Your Eyes"
4. "The Loco-Motion"

|  Taylor and King performing "You Can Close Your Eyes" together, without band, to end the evening at Madison Square Garden.

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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

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(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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Carole King

Studio albums|

* Writer
* Tapestry
* Music
* Rhymes & Reasons
* Fantasy
* Wrap Around Joy
* Really Rosie
* Thoroughbred
* Simple Things
* Welcome Home
* Touch the Sky
* Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King
* One to One
* Speeding Time
* City Streets
* Colour of Your Dreams
* Love Makes the World

Compilations|

* Her Greatest Hits: Songs of Long Ago
* The Legendary Demos

Live albums|

* In Concert
* The Carnegie Hall Concert: June 18, 1971
* The Living Room Tour
* Live at the Troubadour

Other albums|

* A Holiday Carole

Singles|

* "It Might as Well Rain Until September"
* "Up on the Roof"
* "It's Too Late"/"I Feel the Earth Move"
* "So Far Away"/"Smackwater Jack"
* "You've Got a Friend"/"Beautiful" (Scandinavia only)
* "Sweet Seasons"
* "Been to Canaan"
* "Jazzman"
* "Nightingale"
* "Only Love Is Real"
* "One Fine Day"
* "Now and Forever"

Other songs|

* "Wasn't Born to Follow"
* "Goin' Back
* "I Can't Hear You No More"
* "Where You Lead"
* "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
* "It's Going to Take Some Time"
* "No Sad Song"
* "Some Kind of Wonderful"
* "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
* "Chains"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Troubadour Reunion Tour
* A Natural Woman: A Memoir
* Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole King
* Marcia Sings Tapestry
* Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

* Category

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James Taylor

Studio albums|

* James Taylor
* Sweet Baby James
* Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
* One Man Dog
* Walking Man
* Gorilla
* In the Pocket
* JT
* Flag
* Dad Loves His Work
* That's Why I'm Here
* Never Die Young
* New Moon Shine
* Hourglass
* October Road
* Covers
* Before This World
* American Standard

Live albums|

* Live/Best Live
* One Man Band
* Amchitka
* Live at the Troubadour
* Live at the Beacon Theatre (DVD video)

Holiday albums|

* A Christmas Album
* James Taylor at Christmas

Compilation albums|

* Greatest Hits
* Classic Songs
* Greatest Hits Volume 2
* The Best of James Taylor
* The Essential James Taylor

Extended plays|

* Other Covers

Singles|

* "Carolina in My Mind"
* "Knocking 'Round the Zoo"
* "Sweet Baby James"
* "Fire and Rain"
* "Country Road"
* "You've Got a Friend"
* "Long Ago and Far Away"
* "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
* "One Man Parade"
* "Hymn"
* "Mockingbird" (with Carly Simon)
* "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)"
* "Mexico"
* "Shower the People"
* "Woman's Gotta Have It"
* "Handy Man"
* "Your Smiling Face"
* "Honey Don't Leave L.A."
* "Devoted to You" (with Carly Simon)
* "Up on the Roof"
* "Her Town Too"
* "Hard Times"
* "Everyday"
* "It's Growing"
* "Change"

Other songs|

* "Night Owl"
* "Something in the Way She Moves"
* "Sunny Skies"
* "Steamroller Blues"
* "You Can Close Your Eyes"
* "Highway Song"
* "I Was a Fool to Care"
* "Bartender's Blues"
* "Secret O' Life"
* "Millworker"
* "Summer's Here"

Related articles|

* Discography
* James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine
* Working
* Vote for Change Tour
* Troubadour Reunion Tour
* Carly Simon
* Sally Taylor
* Kate Taylor
* Livingston Taylor
* Alex Taylor
* Isaac M. Taylor
* Two-Lane Blacktop

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