{{Short description|2016 concert tour by Laura Pausini}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Infobox concert | concert_tour_name = Simili Tour | image = LPausini 2016TourPoster.jpg | landscape = | alt = | caption = Promotional poster for the tour | artist = Laura Pausini | location = | type = | album = ''Simili'' | start_date = {{Start date|2016|05|25|df=yes}} | end_date = {{End date|2016|10|25|df=yes}} | number_of_legs = 3 | number_of_shows = 12 in Europe<br />12 in North America<br />9 in South America<br />33 in total | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | last_tour = The Greatest Hits World Tour<br />(2013–14) | this_tour = '''Simili Tour'''<br />(2016) | next_tour = Fatti Sentire World Tour<br />(2018) | misc = }}
The '''Simili Tour'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mediaset.it/canale5/articoli/laura-pausini-simili-tour_16526.shtml |title=LAURA PAUSINI – SIMILI TOUR |language=it |trans-title=LAURA PAUSINI – SIMILI TOUR |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=24 June 2017 |website=Mediaset |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref> (also known as the '''Similares Tour'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://laopinion.com/2016/08/04/laura-pausini-llega-con-similares-tour-a-la/ |title=Laura Pausini llega con 'Similares Tour' a Los Ángeles |language=es |trans-title=Laura Pausini arrives with "Similar Tour" to Los Angeles |last1=Fabián |first1=Esmeralda |date=4 August 2016 |website=La Opinión |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref> and '''#PausiniStadi'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radiobruno.it/laura-pausini-data-zero-di-pausinistadi-a-imola-il-25-maggio/ |title=Laura Pausini: data zero di #PausiniStadi a Imola, il 25 maggio |language=it |trans-title=Laura Pausini: #PausiniStadi Zero Date in Imola, May 25th |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Radio Bruno |publisher=Gruppo Multiradio S.r.l. |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref>) was the eighth concert tour by Italian singer Laura Pausini. Launched in the spring of 2016, the tour promoted her twelfth studio album ''Simili'' (2015). Over the course of five months, the tour visited Europe and the Americas.
== Background == In May 2015, Pausini confirmed on her social medias the album release and forthcoming world tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.mtv.it/musica/laura-pausini-album-in-autunno-tour-giugno-2016/ |title=Laura Pausini: il nuovo album in autunno e il tour a giugno 2016 |language=it |trans-title=Laura Pausini: the new album in autumn and the tour in June 2016 |date=14 May 2015 |website=MTV News |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref> In November 2015, Pausini announced during an interview that the tour would come to the Americas<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radioitalia.it/news/laura_pausini/nuova_uscita/11112_laura_pausini_conquista_il_nord_america_con_%E2%80%9Csimilares%E2%80%9D.php# |title=Laura Pausini conquista il Nord America con "Similares" |language=it |trans-title=Laura Pausini conquers North America with "Similares" |date=25 November 2015 |website=Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana |publisher=Gruppo Mediaset |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref> then back to Europe in October 2016. That same day, she said that the setlists would differ from place to place and that the show structure would be different as well. 6 June 2015 was declared "Simili Day" in three cities: Milan, Rome and Bari.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radioitalia.it/news/laura_pausini/evento/10173_laura_pausini_il_compleanno_e_il_%E2%80%9Csimili_day%E2%80%9D_di_sabato_6_giugno.php |title=Laura Pausini: il compleanno e il "Simili Day" di sabato 6 giugno |language=it |trans-title=Laura Pausini: the birthday and the "Simile Day" on Saturday June 6th |date=6 June 2016 |website=Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana |publisher=Gruppo Mediaset |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref>
== Opening acts == *Biagio Antonacci {{small|(Rome)}}<ref name="oa">{{cite web |url=http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/spettacoli/laura-pausini-concerto-alza-dito-medio-e-sbotta-contro-chi-1268173.html |title=Laura Pausini in concerto alza il dito medio e sbotta: "A quello str..." |language=it |trans-title=Laura Pausini in concert raises her middle finger and shakes: "At that str ..."|last1=Ardengo |first1=Michele |date=6 June 2016 |website=Il Giornale |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref> *Giuliano Sangiorgi {{small|(Bari)}}<ref name="oa" /> *Chiquis Rivera {{small|(Los Angeles)}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/chiquis-rivera-laura-pausini-tour-7453484/ |title=Chiquis Rivera Will Be a Special Guest on Laura Pausini's Tour |last1=Flores |first1=Griselda |date=27 July 2016 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref>
== Setlist == The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on 4 June 2016, at San Siro in Milan, Italy. It does not present all concerts for the duration of the tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.panorama.it/musica/laura-pausini-san-siro-simili-tour/ |title=Laura Pausini incanta San Siro – La recensione |language=it |trans-title=Laura Pausini enchants San Siro – The review |last1=Ferrari |first1=Giovanni |date=5 June 2016 |website=Panorama |publisher=Arnoldo Mondadori Editore|access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref> #"Simili" #"Resta in ascolto" #"Innamorata" #"Non ho mai smesso" / ""Il Nostro Amore Quotidiano" / "Se non te" #"Nella Porta Accanto" / "Bellissimo così" / "Ascolta il tuo cuore" #"Invece no" #"La geografia del mio cammino" / "Chiedilo al Cielo" / "Una storia che vale" #"Sono Solo Nuvole" #"Come se non fosse stato mai amore" #"It's Not Goodbye" / "200 Note"/":it:Seamisai" #"Bom Dia, Tristeza" #"Primavera in anticipo (It Is My Song)" #"Ho Creduto a Me" #"Tra te e il mare" #"Il tuo nome in maiuscolo" / "Nel modo più sincero che c'è" / "Casomai" / "Un fatto ovvio" / "Colpevole" / "La prospettiva di me","Un'emergenza d'amore" #"Celeste" / "È a Lei Che Devo l'Amore" #"Con la musica alla radio" / "Benvenuto" / "Io canto" / "Per la Musica" #"Vivimi" #"E ritorno da te" #"Incancellabile" / "Le cose che vivi" / "Il mondo che vorrei" / "Strani amori" / "La solitudine" #"Limpido" / "Surrender" / "Io C'ero (+ Amore x Favore)" bis #"Lato destro del cuore"
== Tour dates == {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! style="width:150px;"|Date ! style="width:150px;"|City ! style="width:150px;"|Country ! style="width:275px;"|Venue |- !colspan="4"|Europe<ref name="tourdatesA">{{cite web |url=http://www.rockol.it/news-656799/laura-pausini-simili-tour-2016-tutte-date-italia-america-europa?refresh_ce |title=Concerti, Laura Pausini: annunciato il tour americano 'Similares US & Latin America 2016'. Tutte le date |language=it |trans-title=Concerts, Laura Pausini: The American tour 'Similares US & Latin America 2016' announced. All dates |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=27 April 2016 |website=Rokol |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref> |- |25 May 2016 |Imola |rowspan="5"|Italy |Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari |- |4 June 2016 |rowspan="2"|Milan |rowspan="2"|San Siro |- |5 June 2016 |- |11 June 2016 |Rome |Stadio Olimpico |- |18 June 2016 |Bari |Stadio della Vittoria |- !colspan="4"|North America<ref name="tourdatesA" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.milenio.com/hey/musica/Laura_Pausini-tour-similares-Mexico_0_727127612.html |title=Laura Pausini visitará México con su tour 'Similares' |language=es |trans-title=Laura Pausini will visit Mexico with her 'Similar' tour |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=27 April 2016 |website=Milenio |publisher=Grupo Multimedios |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref> |- |26 July 2016 |Brampton |Canada |Powerade Centre |- |28 July 2016 |New York City |rowspan="3"|United States |Tidal Theater |- |30 July 2016 |Miami |Waterfront Theatre |- |5 August 2016 |Los Angeles |Microsoft Theater |- |10 August 2016 |Monterrey |rowspan="5"|Mexico |Arena Monterrey |- |12 August 2016 |Mexico City |Auditorio Nacional |- |14 August 2016 |Zapopan |Auditorio Telmex |- |16 August 2016 |Querétaro City |Auditorio Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez |- |18 August 2016 |Puebla |Auditorio Metropolitano |- |20 August 2016 |San José |Costa Rica |Estadio Nacional |- |23 August 2016 |Panama City |Panama |Plaza Figali |- !colspan="4"|South America<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gds.it/2016/04/28/laura-pausini-pronta-per-un-tour-in-america-foto_505761/ |title=Laura Pausini, pronta per un tour in America |language=it |trans-title=Laura Pausini, ready for a tour in America |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=28 April 2016 |website=Giornale di Sicilia |publisher=Giornale di Sicilia Editoriale Poligrafica |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref> |- |28 August 2016 |Quito |Ecuador |Coliseo General Rumiñahui |- |31 August 2016 |Lima |Peru |Explanada Sur del Monumental |- |2 September 2016 |Santiago |Chile |Movistar Arena |- |3 September 2016 |Buenos Aires |Argentina |Estadio G.E.B.A. |- |7 September 2016 |Luque |Paraguay |Centro de Convenciones de la Conmebol |- |9 September 2016 |Punta del Este |Uruguay |Conrad Resort Grounds |- |11 September 2016 |rowspan="2"|São Paulo |rowspan="3"|Brazil |rowspan="2"|Citibank Hall |- |12 September 2016 |- |14 September 2016 |Rio de Janeiro |Metropolitan |- !colspan="4"|North America<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/musica/nota/laurapausinienamoraalosboricuasconsusmasgrandesexitos-1176261/ |title=Laura Pausini enamora a los boricuas con sus más grandes éxitos |language=es |trans-title=Laura Pausini falls in love with the Puerto Ricans with her greatest successes |last1=Brugueras |first1=Melba |date=17 September 2016 |website=Primera Hora |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref> |- |17 September 2016 |San Juan |Puerto Rico |José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum |- !colspan="4"|Europe<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sorrisi.com/musica/concerti/laura-pausini-tutte-le-date-del-simili-european-tour-2016/ |title=Laura Pausini, tutte le date del Simili European Tour 2016 |language=it |trans-title=Laura Pausini, all dates of the similar European Tour 2016 |last1=Maconi |first1=Caterina |date=12 October 2015 |website=TV Sorrisi e Canzoni |publisher=Arnoldo Mondadori Editore |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref> |- |15 October 2016 |London |England |Eventim Apollo |- |16 October 2016 |Brussels |Belgium |Forest National |- |18 October 2016 |Stuttgart |Germany |Porsche-Arena |- |20 October 2016 |Zürich |rowspan="2"|Switzerland |Hallenstadion |- |21 October 2016 |Geneva |SEG Geneva Arena |- |23 October 2016 |Essen |rowspan="2"|Germany |Grugahalle |- |25 October 2016 |Munich |Olympiahalle |- |}
;Cancellations and rescheduled shows {| cellpadding="2" style="border:0 solid darkgrey; font-size:90%" |- ! style="width:150px;"| <!--Date--> ! style="width:250px;"| <!--Location--> ! style="width:275px;"| <!--Venue--> ! style="width:500px;"| <!--Reason/Additional Info--> |- border="0" |- |25 August 2016 |Medellín, Colombia |Plaza de Toros La Macarena |Cancelled<ref name="columbia">{{cite web |url=https://www.elespectador.com/entretenimiento/laura-pausini-cancela-sus-conciertos-bogota-y-medellin-articulo-650854 |title=Laura Pausini cancela sus conciertos en Bogotá y Medellín |language=es |trans-title=Laura Pausini cancels her concerts in Bogotá and Medellín|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=24 August 2016 |website=El Espectador |publisher=Grupo Valorem S.A. |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref> |- |26 August 2016 |Bogotá, Colombia |Gran Carpa Américas de Corferias |Cancelled<ref name="columbia" /> |- |7 October 2016 |Madrid, Spain |Barclaycard Center |Cancelled<ref name="europe">{{cite web |url=http://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/musica/2016/10/06/news/mal_di_gola_per_laura_pausini_salta_l_inizio_del_tour_europeo-149239824/ |title=Mal di gola per Laura Pausini : salta l'inizio del tour europeo |language=it |trans-title=Sore throat for Laura Pausini: skip the start of the European tour |date=6 October 2016 |website=la Repubblica |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref> |- |8 October 2016 |Barcelona, Spain |Palau Sant Jordi |Cancelled<ref name="europe" /> |- |10 October 2016 |Marseille, France |Le Dôme de Marseille |Cancelled<ref name="europe" /> |- |12 October 2016 |Paris, France |AccorHotels Arena |Cancelled<ref name="europe" /> |- |13 October 2016 |Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg |Rockhal |Cancelled<ref name="europe" /> |- |}
=== Box office score data === {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="width:275px;"|Venue ! style="width:150px;"|City ! style="width:150px;"|Tickets sold / Available ! style="width:150px;"|Gross revenue |- |Movistar Arena |Santiago |10,782 / 11,404 (94%) |$595,540<ref name="bx1022">{{cite magazine | title=Current Boxscore |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore |magazine=Billboard|publisher=Eldridge Industries|location=Nashville, Tennessee|publication-date=22 October 2016|volume=128|access-date=12 October 2016|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118024625/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore| url-status=live |archive-date=18 January 2017}}</ref> |- |Citibank Hall |São Paulo |7,433 / 8,340 (89%) |$640,135<ref name="bx1022" /> |- |Hallenstadion |Zürich |8,350 / 13,000 (64%) |$609,724<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Current Boxscore |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore |magazine=Billboard|publisher=Eldridge Industries|location=Nashville, Tennessee|publication-date=21 January 2017|volume=129|access-date=17 January 2017|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118024625/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore| url-status=live |archive-date=18 January 2017}}</ref> |- |}
== Band == *Electric guitar and musical direction: Paolo Carta<ref name="banda">[http://www.adnkronos.com/intrattenimento/spettacolo/2016/06/03/laura-pausini-san-siro-per-debutto-simili-tour_VcexqUEUtDRK2snhfr95MI.html?refresh_ce Band]</ref> *Electric and acoustic guitar: Nicola Oliva<ref name="banda" /> *Piano: Fabio Coppini<ref name="banda" /> *Keyboards: Andrea Rongioletti<ref name="banda" /> *Bass: Roberto Gallinelli<ref name="banda" /> *Drums: Carlos Hércules<ref name="banda" /> *Percussion: Ernesto López<ref name="banda" /> *Strings: Giuseppe Tortora, Adriana Ester Gallo, Mario Gentili, Marcello Iaconetti<ref name="banda" /> *Backing vocals: Roberta Granà, Mónica Hill, Gianluigi Fazio, Ariane Diakitè, David Blank, Claudia D'Ulisse<ref name="banda" /> *Choreography: Jonathan Redavid<ref name="banda" /> *DJ: Joseph Carta
== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.laurapausini.com/}}
== References == {{reflist}}
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