How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful Tour
Concert tour nameHow Big Tour
How Blue Tour
How Beautiful Tour
ArtistFlorence + the Machine
AlbumHow Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Start date9 September 2015
End date3 July 2016
Number of legs8
Number of shows84
Support acts
Last tourCeremonials Tour
(2011–12)
This tourHow Big, How Blue, How Beautiful Tour
(2015–16)
Next tourHigh as Hope Tour
(2018–19)

The How Big Tour, How Blue Tour and the How Beautiful Tour were a series of three concert tours by English indie band Florence and the Machine, in support of their third studio album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful. The tour began on 9 September 2015 in Belfast, Northern Ireland and concluded on 3 July 2016 in Werchter, Belgium at Rock Werchter.

Set list

Glastonbury Festival 2015

Adapted from the BBC Music website.[1]

  1. "What the Water Gave Me"
  2. "Ship to Wreck"
  3. "Shake It Out"
  4. "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"
  5. "Cosmic Love"
  6. "Delilah"
  7. "Sweet Nothing"
  8. "Times Like These" (Foo Fighters cover)
  9. "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful"
  10. "Queen of Peace"
  11. "What Kind of Man"
  12. "Drumming Song"
  13. "Spectrum (Say My Name)"
  14. "You've Got the Love"
  15. "Dog Days Are Over"

2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

  1. "What the Water Gave Me"
  2. "Ship to Wreck"
  3. "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"
  4. "Third Eye"
  5. "Delilah"
  6. "You've Got the Love"
  7. "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful"
  8. "Shake It Out"
  9. "Sweet Nothing"
  10. "Queen of Peace"
  11. "What Kind of Man"
  12. "Spectrum (Say My Name)"
  13. "Dog Days Are Over"
    Encore
  14. "Mother"
  15. "Drumming Song"

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening act
DateCityCountryVenueOpening act
Leg 1 – Europe[2]
9 September 2015BelfastIrelandThe SSE ArenaThe Staves
10 September 2015Dublin3Arena
12 September 2015SheffieldEnglandSheffield Arena
14 September 2015GlasgowScotlandSSE Hydro
15 September 2015NewcastleEnglandMetro Radio Arena
17 September 2015NottinghamMotorpoint Arena Nottingham
18 September 2015ManchesterManchester Arena
19 September 2015BirminghamGenting Arena
21 September 2015LondonAlexandra Palace
22 September 2015
24 September 2015
25 September 2015
28 September 2015[a]The Roundhouse
Leg 2 – North America[3][4]
9 October 2015NashvilleUnited StatesAscend Amphitheaterrowspan="4"
11 October 2015[b]AustinZilker Park
13 October 2015PhoenixAk-Chin Pavilion
14 October 2015San DiegoViejas Arena
16 October 2015Los AngelesHollywood BowlThe Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger
17 October 2015
20 October 2015Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara Bowlrowspan="7"
21 October 2015BerkeleyGreek Theatre
22 October 2015
24 October 2015PortlandVeterans Memorial Coliseum
25 October 2015VancouverCanadaRogers Arena
27 October 2015SeattleUnited StatesKeyArena
30 October 2015[c]New OrleansCity Park
Leg 3 – Oceania[5]
7 November 2015PerthAustraliaPerth ArenaJack Ladder and the Dreamlanders
10 November 2015MelbourneSidney Myer Music Bowl
11 November 2015
13 November 2015SydneySydney Opera House Forecourt
14 November 2015
15 November 2015
17 November 2015
18 November 2015BrisbaneRiverstage
21 November 2015AucklandNew ZealandVector Arena
Leg 4 – Middle East[6]
26 November 2015[d]Abu DhabiUnited Arab EmiratesDu Arena
Leg 5 – Europe[7]
9 December 2015AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleisrowspan="10"
10 December 2015AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome
12 December 2015ŁódźPolandAtlas Arena
13 December 2015BerlinGermanyVelodrom
14 December 2015HamburgBarclaycard Arena
16 December 2015MunichOlympiahalle
18 December 2015DüsseldorfMitsubishi Electric Halle
19 December 2015ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
21 December 2015MilanItalyMediolanum Forum
22 December 2015ParisFranceZénith Paris
Leg 5 – South America[8]
10 March 2016[e]BogotáColombiaParque Deportivo 222rowspan="5"
12 March 2016[f]São PauloBrazilAutódromo José Carlos Pace
14 March 2016[g]Rio de JaneiroKM de Vantegens Hall
18 March 2016[h]Buenos AiresArgentinaHipódromo de San Isidro
19 March 2016[i]SantiagoChileO'Higgins Park
Leg 6 – Europe[9][8]
12 April 2016ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthallerowspan="6"
13 April 2016BolognaItalyUnipol Arena
14 April 2016TurinPala Alpitour
16 April 2016BarcelonaSpainPalau Sant Jordi
17 April 2016MadridPalacio Vistalegre
18 April 2016LisbonPortugalMEO Arena
Leg 7 – North America[8]
12 May 2016MiamiUnited StatesAmerican Airlines ArenaAnderson .Paak
14 May 2016OrlandoAmway Center
15 May 2016[j]AtlantaCentennial Olympic Park
17 May 2016The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell PavilionGrimes
18 May 2016DallasAmerican Airlines Center
19 May 2016AustinAustin360 Amphitheater
22 May 2016[k]Gulf ShoresEast Beach Boulevard
24 May 2016Bonner SpringsCricket Wireless AmphitheaterGrimes
26 May 2016DenverPepsi Center
28 May 2016[l]NapaNapa Valley Exporowspan="2"
30 May 2016[m]GeorgeThe Gorge Amphitheatre
2 June 2016Saint PaulXcel Energy CenterOf Monsters and Men
4 June 2016Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music Center
5 June 2016[n]CincinnatiSawyer Point & Yeatman's CoveGrimes
Of Monsters and Men
7 June 2016MansfieldXfinity CenterOf Monsters and Men
8 June 2016MontrealCanadaBell Centre
10 June 2016TorontoBudweiser Stage
11 June 2016ClarkstonUnited StatesDTE Energy Music Theatre
12 June 2016Tinley ParkHollywood Casino Amphitheatre
14 June 2016BrooklynBarclays CenterGrimes
15 June 2016
17 June 2016CamdenBB&T Pavilionrowspan="2"
18 June 2016[o]DoverThe Woodlands of Dover International Speedway
Leg 8 – Europe[8]
21 June 2016[p]ZagrebCroatiaLake Jarunrowspan="4"
29 June 2016[q]GdyniaPolandBabie Doły Military Airport
2 July 2016[r]LondonEnglandHyde Park
3 July 2016[s]WerchterBelgiumWerchter Festival Grounds

Box office score data

VenueCityAttendanceRevenue[10]
SSE HydroGlasgow10,329 / 10,806$557,677
Hollywood BowlLos Angeles29,030 / 35,023$1,867,725
Santa Barbara BowlSanta Barbara4,835 / 4,835$414,598
Hearst Greek TheatreBerkeley15,966 / 15,966$966,222
Perth ArenaPerth10,651 / 11,138$657,295
SportpaleisAntwerp19,876 / 19,972$809,820
Barclaycard ArenaHamburg9,152 / 11,687$397,041
Wells Fargo CenterPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania9,460 / 14,000$835,655
KM de Vantagens HallRio de Janeiro6,156 / 8,439$335,797
Amway CenterOrlando8,451 / 10,308$507,164
American Airlines CenterDallas9,057 / 12,989$547,890
Providence Medical Center AmphitheaterBonner Springs8,974 / 15,911$344,620
Bell CentreMontreal9,380 / 10,781$579,477
Total153,857 / 179,855
(85.5%)		$8,820,981

Notes

  1. ^ The 28 September 2015 concert in London, England at The Roundhouse is a part of Apple Music Festival.
  2. ^ The 11 October 2015 concert in Austin, Texas at Zilker Park is a part of Austin City Limits Music Festival.
  3. ^ The 30 October 2015 concert in New Orleans, Louisiana at City Park is a part of Voodoo Experience.
  4. ^ The 26 November 2015 concert in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates at Yas Marina Circuit is a part of 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
  5. ^ The 10 March 2016 concert in Bogotá, Colombia at Parque Deportivo 222 is a part of Estéreo Picnic Festival.
  6. ^ The 12 March 2016 concert in São Paulo, Brazil at Autódromo José Carlos Pace is a part of Lollapalooza Brazil.
  7. ^ The 14 March 2016 concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at KM de Vantegens Hall was co-headlined with Mumford & Sons.
  8. ^ The 18 March 2016 concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina at Hipódromo de San Isidro is a part of Lollapalooza Argentina.
  9. ^ The 19 March 2016 concert in Santiago, Chile at O'Higgins Park is a part of Lollapalooza Chile.
  10. ^ The 15 May 2016 concert in Atlanta, Georgia at Centennial Olympic Park is a part of Shaky Knees Music Festival.
  11. ^ The 22 May 2016 concert in Gulf Shores, Alabama at East Beach Boulevard is a part of Hangout Music Festival.
  12. ^ The 28 May 2016 concert in Napa, California at Napa Valley Expo is a part of BottleRock Napa Valley.
  13. ^ The 30 May 2016 concert in George, Washington at The Gorge Amphitheatre is a part of Sasquatch! Music Festival.
  14. ^ The 5 June 2016 concert in Cincinnati, Ohio at Sawyer Point & Yeatman's Cove is a part of Bunbury Music Festival.
  15. ^ The 18 June 2016 in Dover, Delaware at The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway is a part of Firefly Music Festival.
  16. ^ The 18 June 2016 concert in Zagreb, Croatia at Lake Jarun is a part of InMusic Festival.
  17. ^ The 29 June 2016 concert in Gdynia, Poland at Babie Doły Military Airport is a part of Open'er Festival.
  18. ^ The 2 July 2016 concert in London, England at Hyde Park is a part of British Summer Time (concerts).
  19. ^ The 3 July 2016 in Werchter, Belgium at Werchter Festival Grounds is a part of Rock Werchter.

References

  1. ^ "Florence + the Machine". BBC. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Florence and The Machine have announced they're going on a UK & Ireland tour later this year.". SuprTickets.com. 8 June 2015. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  3. ^ Reed, Ryan (5 June 2015). "Florence and the Machine Expand 2015 Tour With U.S. Fall Dates". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Florence and the Machine on Facebook.". Facebook. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Florence And The Machine are returning to Australia for their 2015 'How Big' Tour.". SuprTickets.com. 24 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  6. ^ "F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix schedule". Florence and the Machine. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  7. ^ "European Tour Dates Announced". Florence and the Machine. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  8. ^ Young, Alex (11 January 2016). "Florence and the Machine and Grimes team up for US tour". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  9. ^ "How Blue European Tour - Spring 2016". Florence and the Machine. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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