The Circus Starring: Britney Spears
| Presentation album | Circus |
|---|---|
| Beginning of the tour | March 3, 2009 |
| End of the tour | November 29, 2009 |
| Total concerts (by continent) |
* 22 in Europe
|
| Concerts in total | 97 |
| revenue | $ 131.8 million |
| The M + M's Tour (2007) | The Circus Starring: Britney Spears (2009) | Femme Fatale Tour (2011) |
|---|
The Circus Starring: Britney Spears , commonly known as the "Circus Tour", was the seventh concert tour by the American pop singer Britney Spears based on her sixth studio album Circus . The tour took place in North America, Europe and Australia.
It was her first world tour in five years, following the Onyx Hotel Tour in 2004. The tour is the most commercially successful tour of 2009 and after 48 shows grossed around $ 74.6 million.
background
Shortly after the premiere of her new song "Womanizer" on the New York radio station Z100, Spears announced that she would start her worldwide tour in spring 2009. Rehearsals for the tour began in January 2009, in preparation for a kick-off in March. After a short time, the 1,000,000 tickets in Europe were sold out.
On March 3, 2009, the tour started in New Orleans . The introduction was moderated by Perez Hilton and initially supported by magicians and other entertainers in order to strengthen the effect of the circus. Tour promoter John Meglen spoke to the Las Vegas Sun about the tour: "It's one of the biggest and best-selling tours of the decade." Las Vegas Deluxe reported that the stage alone cost 10 million US dollars. Dollar created. Additionally, the entire cloakroom cost around $ 150,000. The Copenhagen concert was recorded by Yahoo but not released on DVD for reasons unknown .
Setlist
Act 1: The Circus
- Welcome to the Circus (Intro)
- Circus
- Piece of me
- Thunderstorm (acrobatic performance)
- radar
Act 2: House of Fun (Anything Goes)
- Martial Arts Segue (Dancer Performance) (feat. LAZRtag Remix by Gimme More )
- Ooh Ooh Baby / Hot as Ice
- Boys
- If U Seek Amy
- You oughta know
- Me Against the Music ( Bollywood Remix)
- Everytime
- I'm scared
Act 3: freak show / peep show
- Everybody's Looking for Something (Video) ( feat.Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) )
- Freak show
- Get Naked (I Got a Plan)
- mannequin
- Britney's Hotline (Video)
- Breathe on Me / Touch of My Hand
Act 4: Electro Circ
- Band Jam Segue (Band Performance)
- Do somethin '
- I'm a slave 4 U
- Heartbeat (Dancer Performance) ( feat.Lollipop , American Boy , Don't Stop the Music )
- Toxic
- ... Baby One More Time
Encore
- Break the Ice (Video)
- Womanizer
- Circus (Reprise: The Bow) (Outro)
Notes on the setlist:
- ↑ Was played from September 5 to September 18, 2009.
- ↑ Was played on March 3, 2009.
- ↑ Was played from July 5 to July 26, 2009.
Tour dates
revenue
| Venue | city | Number of shows | Tickets purchased | revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Arena | New Orleans | 1 | 16,810 / 16,810 (100%) | $ 1,604,815 |
| Philips Arena | Atlanta | 2 | 29.094 / 29.094 (100%) | $ 2,350,956 |
| American Airlines Arena | Miami | 2 | 33,146 / 33,146 (100%) | $ 2,846,027 |
| St. Pete Times Forum | Tampa | 1 | 18,929 / 18,929 (100%) | $ 1,818,011 |
| Prudential Center | Newark | 2 | 33,535 / 33,535 (100%) | $ 3,865,005 |
| TD Banknorth Gardens | Boston | 2 | 31,989 / 31,989 (100%) | $ 2,945,692 |
| Air Canada Center | Toronto | 2 | 37.912 / 37.912 (100%) | $ 3,714,316 |
| Bell Center | Montreal | 2 | 32,709 / 32,709 (100%) | $ 2,834,097 |
| Nassau Coliseum | Uniondale | 2 | 33,549 / 33,549 (100%) | $ 3,623,790 |
| Verizon Center | Washington. DC | 1 | 18,160 / 18,160 (100%) | $ 1,859,147 |
| Mellon Arena | Pittsburgh | 1 | 16,146 / 16,146 (100%) | $ 1,553,944 |
| Toyota Center | Houston | 2 | 27,951 / 27,951 (100%) | $ 2,488,360 |
| American Airlines Center | Dallas | 2 | 31,340 / 31,340 (100%) | $ 2,929,863 |
| Sprint Center | Kansas City | 1 | 16,872 / 16,872 (100%) | $ 1,567,486 |
| Target Center | Minneapolis | 1 | 17,694 / 17,694 (100%) | $ 1,420,032 |
| Rexall Place | Edmonton | 1 | 17,109 / 17,109 (100%) | $ 1,422,220 |
| GM Place | Vancouver | 1 | 18,040 / 18,040 (100%) | $ 1,552,132 |
| Tacoma Dome | Tacoma | 1 | 21,828 / 21,828 (100%) | $ 1,694,410 |
| Arco Arena | Sacramento | 1 | 14,975 / 14,975 (100%) | $ 1,293,323 |
| HP Pavilion at San Jose | San Jose | 1 | 17.053 / 17.053 (100%) | $ 1,834,352 |
| EnergySolutions Arena | Salt Lake City | 1 | 17,095 / 17,095 (100%) | $ 1,076,551 |
| Staples Center | los Angeles | 3 | 48,448 / 48,448 (100%) | $ 5,225,599 |
| Honda Center | Anaheim | 2 | 31,582 / 31,582 (100%) | $ 3,081,963 |
| Oracle Arena | Oakland | 1 | 17,694 / 17,694 (100%) | $ 1,310,285 |
| Allstate Arena | Chicago | 3 | 48,637 / 48,637 (100%) | $ 3,917,002 |
| MGM Grand Garden | Las Vegas | 3 | 34,527 / 34,527 (100%) | $ 4,195,210 |
| Mohegan Sun Arena | Montville | 1 | 18,611 / 18,611 (100%) | $ 2,349,446 |
| Jobing.com arena | Phoenix | 1 | 17.005 / 17.005 (100%) | $ 1,769,063 |
| Schottenstein Center | Columbus | 1 | 17,221 / 17,221 (100%) | $ 1,434,383 |
| The O 2 | London | 8th | 139,778 / 143,840 (97%) | $ 9,959,306 |
| Parking stadium | Copenhagen | 1 | 40,000 / 40,000 (100%) | |
| Copps Coliseum | Hamilton | 1 | 16,629 / 16,629 (100%) | $ 943,852 |
| Scotiabank Place | Ottawa | 1 | 15,883 / 15,883 (100%) | $ 1,071,229 |
| Madison Square Garden | new York | 3 | 53,356 / 53,356 (100%) | $ 3,814,089 |
| Wachovia Center | Philadelphia | 1 | 17,641 / 17,641 (100%) | $ 1,165,725 |
| Amway Arena | Orlando | 1 | 11,408 / 11,408 (100%) | $ 687,437 |
| Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro | 1 | 10,813 / 10,813 (100%) | $ 559,862 |
| Palace of Auburn Hills | Detroit | 1 | 12,572 / 12,572 (100%) | $ 935,772 |
| Wells Fargo Arena | Des Moines | 1 | 10,397 / 10,397 (100%) | $ 525,479 |
| Alerus Center | Grand Forks | 1 | 12,713 / 12,713 (100%) | $ 849,983 |
| BOK Center | Tulsa | 1 | 10,930 / 10,930 (100%) | $ 794,596 |
| CenturyTel Center | Bossier City | 1 | 10,240 / 10,240 (100%) | $ 610,818 |
| Don Haskins Center | El Paso | 1 | 11,531 / 11,531 (100%) | $ 928.907 |
| San Diego Sports Arena | San Diego | 1 | 11,845 / 11,845 (100%) | $ 608,300 |
| Burswood Dome | Perth | 1 | 18,272 / 18,272 (100%) | |
| Acer Arena | Sydney | 4th | 66,247 / 69,640 (96%) | $ 9,085,822 |
| Brisbane Entertainment Center | Brisbane | 3 | 29,457 / 39,876 (74%) | $ 4,053,770 |
| TOTAL | 77/97 | 1,235,373 / 1,253,508 (98.5%) | $ 106,172,427 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ mtv.com
- ↑ Gil Kaufman: Britney Spears Adds Circus Tour Dates Thanks To Strong Sales . In: MTV , MTV Networks , December 10, 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
- ↑ Updated Tour Announcement: Eastern European Dates Added! . In: britneyspears.com . Brandcasting Unlimited. April 29, 2009. Archived from the original on May 2, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
- ^ Breaking News: Britney Spears' Tour Returns to North America . In: britneyspears.com . Brandcasting Unlimited. June 10, 2009. Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved on December 23, 2009.
- ↑ Breaking News: Adelaide Show Announced! . In: britneyspears.com . Brandcasting Unlimited. September 9, 2009. Archived from the original on September 11, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Billboard Boxscore . Nielsen Business Media, April 11, 2008, ISSN 0006-2510 (English).
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah Billboard Boxscore . Nielsen Business Media, May 2, 2009, ISSN 0006-2510 .
- ↑ 2009 Top 100 (PDF; 995 kB) Pollstar. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
