# Change Tour > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Change_Tour > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Change_Tour.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change_Tour > Source revision: 1300607189 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|2008 concert tour by Sugababes}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Use British English|date=October 2011}} {{Infobox concert | concert_tour_name = Change Tour | image = | image_caption = | artist = [Sugababes](/source/Sugababes) | type = UK | album = ''[Change](/source/Change_(Sugababes_album))'' | start_date = 12 March 2008 | end_date = 1 May 2008 | number_of_legs = 1 | number_of_shows = 30 | last_tour = [The Greatest Hits Tour](/source/The_Greatest_Hits_Tour_(Sugababes))
(2007) | this_tour = '''Change Tour'''
(2008) | next_tour = The Sacred Three Tour (2013) }} The '''Change Tour''' is the fourth [concert tour](/source/concert_tour) by British [girl group](/source/girl_group) [Sugababes](/source/Sugababes). It supported their fifth studio album, ''[Change](/source/Change_(Sugababes_album))''. The tour began with 2 nights in [Brentwood](/source/Brentwood%2C_Essex) on 12 March and 13 March 2008, with the final show on 1 May 2008 in [Derby](/source/Derby). The 30-date tour is their longest yet. Harvey B-Brown, director of the "[Denial](/source/Denial_(Sugababes_song))" video, directed the tour. == General information == Although they could "easily sell out arenas,"{{ cite news | url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/live_reviews/article3599699.ece | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502032744/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/live_reviews/article3599699.ece | url-status=dead | archive-date=2 May 2009 | title=Sugababes at the Albert Hall | work=[The Times](/source/The_Times) | date=22 March 2008 | accessdate=2008-03-24 | location=London | first=Lisa | last=Verrico}} the majority of the shows are in more intimate venues. [Amelle Berrabah](/source/Amelle_Berrabah) said of the show that they will "be dancing a bit more" and that "the costumes are brilliant." Overall, there are ten costume changes.{{ cite web | url=http://www.myparkmag.co.uk/articles/celebrity/sugababes/sugababes-sleep-on-bus.html | title=Sugababes sleep on bus | publisher=My Park Magazine | date=19 March 2008 | accessdate=2008-03-24 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108104501/http://www.myparkmag.co.uk/articles/celebrity/sugababes/sugababes-sleep-on-bus.html | archive-date=8 January 2009 | url-status=dead}} Keisha Buchanan stated "This is probably the most we've done on the tour, so it was a bit full on." They use [doppelgängers](/source/doppelg%C3%A4ngers) to do much of the dancing and interpreting. Sugababes performed a shortened version of the tour at 2008's [V Festival](/source/V_Festival),{{ cite web | url=http://admin.vfestival.com/index.html?pid=3413 | title=2008 Line Up | publisher=VFestival.com | accessdate=2008-04-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404132735/http://admin.vfestival.com/index.html?pid=3413 | archive-date=4 April 2008 | url-status=dead}} and the [Liverpool Summer Pops](/source/Liverpool_Summer_Pops).{{ cite web | url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-entertainment/echo-entertainment/2008/04/11/sugababes-sign-up-for-the-summer-pops-100252-20749668/ | title=Sugababes sign up for the Summer Pops | publisher=[Liverpool Echo](/source/Liverpool_Echo) | author=Jade Wright | date=11 April 2008 | accessdate=2008-04-12 }} The band pulled out of a scheduled appearance at Scotland's [T in the Park](/source/T_in_the_Park) music festival, which angered many Scottish fans. While the band had been widely advertised as a Main Stage act, management for the girls' claimed that they were never booked for the festival. [Geoff Ellis](/source/Geoff_Ellis), organiser of T, refuted these claims. Just a few days after they pulled out, the band announced a concert with fellow popstars [McFly](/source/McFly_(band)) in London on the day they were due to be at T. It was later revealed, by the ''[Daily Record](/source/Daily_Record_(Scotland))'', that the real reason the girls pulled out was fear by tour management that they would not be well received by fans of festival headliners [Rage Against the Machine](/source/Rage_Against_the_Machine) waiting at the Main Stage to see the aforementioned act. == Support acts == *[Gabriella Cilmi](/source/Gabriella_Cilmi){{cite web | url=http://www.sugababes.com/site/news/337/gabriella-cilmi-on-tour-with-the-babes | title=Gabriella Cilmi on tour with the Babes | publisher=Sugababes.com | date=10 March 2008 | accessdate=2008-04-03 | archive-date=3 June 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603184623/http://www.sugababes.com/site/news/337/gabriella-cilmi-on-tour-with-the-babes | url-status=dead }} *Luigi Masi{{ cite web|url=http://www.sugababes.com/site/news/345/luigi-masi-supports-sugababes |title=Luigi Masi supports Sugababes |publisher=Sugababes.com |date=2008-03-25 |accessdate=2008-04-03 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080413021645/http://www.sugababes.com/site/news/345/luigi-masi-supports-sugababes |archivedate=13 April 2008 |url-status=dead}} *Van Tramp{{cite web |url=http://www.sugababes.com/site/news/349/sugababes-welcome-van-tramp-on-tour | title=Sugababes welcome Van Tramp on tour | publisher=Sugababes.com | date=2 April 2008 | accessdate=2008-04-03 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} == Setlist == # "[Hole in the Head](/source/Hole_in_the_Head)" (contains elements of "[Don't Stop The Music](/source/Don't_Stop_the_Music_(Rihanna_song))") # "[Round Round](/source/Round_Round)" # "Never Gonna Dance Again" # "[In the Middle](/source/In_the_Middle_(Sugababes_song))" # "[Ugly](/source/Ugly_(Sugababes_song))" # "[Freak like Me](/source/Freak_like_Me)"/"Virgin Sexy" # "Back Down" # "[Too Lost in You](/source/Too_Lost_in_You)" (piano version) # "[Don't Let Go (Love)](/source/Don't_Let_Go_(Love))" ([En Vogue](/source/En_Vogue) cover) # "[Denial](/source/Denial_(Sugababes_song))" # "[Change](/source/Change_(Sugababes_song))" # "Mended By You"/"[Stronger](/source/Stronger_(Sugababes_song))" # "3 Spoons of Suga"/"[Overload](/source/Overload_(Sugababes_song))" # "[Red Dress](/source/Red_Dress_(Sugababes_song))" (Rockamerica remix) (contains elements of "[Two Tribes](/source/Two_Tribes)") # "[My Love Is Pink](/source/My_Love_Is_Pink)" ;Encore #
  • "[Push the Button](/source/Push_the_Button_(Sugababes_song))"
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  • "[About You Now](/source/About_You_Now)" == Critical response == The critical reaction to the tour was extremely positive, with reviewers praising their vocals and their first attempt at extravagant costumes. A critique from [The Times](/source/The_Times) noted that the use of [doppelgängers](/source/doppelg%C3%A4ngers) was applauded, because "no incarnation of Sugababes has been able to execute even relatively simple choreographed routines with flair." The reviewer joked that the band "even did a bit of dancing." The tour was described as "refreshing," inspired by Kylie Minogue's "stylish concerts." The [Daily Star](/source/Daily_Star_(United_Kingdom)) stated that "it's only minimal fine-tuning that will soon make this one of the best live shows of 2008 – with faultless singing." The review called their cover of [En Vogue](/source/En_Vogue)'s "[Don't Let Go (Love)](/source/Don't_Let_Go_(Love))" a breathtaking highlight.{{ cite web | url=http://www.dailystar.co.uk/playlist/view/32147/Sugababes-hit-Essex/ | title=Sugababes hit Essex | author=Julia Kuttner | publisher=[Daily Star](/source/Daily_Star_(United_Kingdom)) | date=14 March 2008 | accessdate=2008-03-24 }} It has been called "a slick, polished show" and that "for all the flashy sets and multiple costume changes...it was the harmonies and sheer power of the voices which most impressed."{{ cite web | url=http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/leisure/highlights/display.var.2158817.0.sugababes_king_georges_hall_blackburn.php | title=Sugababes @ King George's Hall, Blackburn | publisher=[Burnley Citizen](/source/Burnley) | author=John Anson | date=31 March 2008 | accessdate=2008-04-03 }} The [Express & Star](/source/Express_%26_Star) labeled the show "a classy, grown-up affair devoid of tack and at times truly outstanding."{{ cite web | url=https://www.expressandstar.com/2008/03/29/sugababes-hit-with-sell-out-crowd/ | title=Sugababes hit with sell-out crowd | publisher=[Express & Star](/source/Express_%26_Star) | author=Stella Stokes | date=29 March 2008 | accessdate=2008-04-03 }} The ''Daily Record'' went as far as saying that "Keisha, Heidi and Amelle - who have been hailed the most successful UK girl group of the 21st century - belted out 20 tracks and thoroughly earned the title."{{ cite web | url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/2008/03/27/sweet-sounds-of-the-sugababes-86908-20364221/ | title=Sweet sounds of the Sugababes | publisher=[Daily Record](/source/Daily_Record_(Scotland)) | author=Beverley Lyons and Laura Sutherland | date=29 March 2008 | accessdate=2008-04-03 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503043507/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/2008/03/27/sweet-sounds-of-the-sugababes-86908-20364221/ | archivedate=3 May 2009}} == Tour dates == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! width="150"| Date ! width="150"| City ! width="150"| Country ! width="200"| Venue |- |12 March 2008 |rowspan=2|[Brentwood](/source/Brentwood%2C_Essex) |rowspan=9|[England](/source/England) |rowspan=2|Brentwood Leisure Centre |- |13 March 2008 |- |14 March 2008 |[Brighton](/source/Brighton) |[Brighton Dome](/source/Brighton_Dome) |- |16 March 2008 |[Plymouth](/source/Plymouth) |[Plymouth Pavilions](/source/Plymouth_Pavilions) |- |17 March 2008 |[Oxford](/source/Oxford) |New Theatre |- |18 March 2008 |[Southend-on-Sea](/source/Southend-on-Sea) |Southend Cliffs Pavilion |- |20 March 2008 |[London](/source/London) |[Royal Albert Hall](/source/Royal_Albert_Hall) |- |22 March 2008 |[Portsmouth](/source/Portsmouth) |Portsmouth Guildhall |- |25 March 2008 |[Newcastle](/source/Newcastle_upon_Tyne) |[Newcastle City Hall](/source/Newcastle_City_Hall) |- |26 March 2008 |[Glasgow](/source/Glasgow) |[Scotland](/source/Scotland) |[Clyde Auditorium](/source/Clyde_Auditorium) |- |28 March 2008 |[Wolverhampton](/source/Wolverhampton) |rowspan=16|England |[Wolverhampton Civic Hall](/source/Wolverhampton_Civic_Hall) |- |29 March 2008 |[Blackburn](/source/Blackburn) |King Georges Hall |- |31 March 2008 |[Bradford](/source/Bradford) |[St. George's Hall](/source/St_George's_Hall%2C_Bradford) |- |1 April 2008 |rowspan=2|[Manchester](/source/Manchester) |rowspan=2|[Manchester Apollo](/source/Manchester_Apollo) |- |2 April 2008 |- |4 April 2008 |[Grimsby](/source/Grimsby) |[Grimsby Auditorium](/source/Grimsby_Auditorium) |- |5 April 2008 |[Bristol](/source/Bristol) |[Colston Hall](/source/Colston_Hall) |- |7 April 2008 |[Sheffield](/source/Sheffield) |[Sheffield City Hall](/source/Sheffield_City_Hall) |- |8 April 2008 |[Cambridge](/source/Cambridge) |[Cambridge Corn Exchange](/source/Cambridge_Corn_Exchange) |- |9 April 2008 |[Leicester](/source/Leicester) |[De Montfort Hall](/source/De_Montfort_Hall) |- |11 April 2008 |[Harrogate](/source/Harrogate) |[Harrogate International Centre](/source/Harrogate_International_Centre) |- |13 April 2008 |[Liverpool](/source/Liverpool) |[Liverpool Philharmonic Hall](/source/Liverpool_Philharmonic_Hall) |- |18 April 2008 |[Reading](/source/Reading%2C_Berkshire) |[Hexagon Theatre](/source/The_Hexagon) |- |19 April 2008 |[Preston](/source/Preston%2C_Lancashire) |Preston Guildhall |- |21 April 2008 |[Bournemouth](/source/Bournemouth) |[Bournemouth International Centre](/source/Bournemouth_International_Centre) |- |22 April 2008 |[Swindon](/source/Swindon) |[Oasis Leisure Centre](/source/Oasis_Leisure_Centre) |- |23 April 2008 |[Cardiff](/source/Cardiff) |[Wales](/source/Wales) |[Cardiff International Arena](/source/Cardiff_International_Arena) |- |27 April 2008 |[Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh) |Scotland |[Edinburgh Playhouse](/source/Edinburgh_Playhouse) |- |28 April 2008 |[Carlisle](/source/Carlisle) |rowspan=2| England |Carlisle Sands Centre |- |1 May 2008 |[Derby](/source/Derby) |Derby Assembly Rooms |} == References == {{reflist}} {{Sugababes}} Category:2008 concert tours Category:Sugababes concert tours --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Change Tour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change_Tour) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change_Tour?action=history)). 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