Heavy Rotation Tour
Tour by Anastacia | |
![]() Promotional poster for the tour | |
Location | Europe |
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Associated album | Heavy Rotation |
Start date | June 6, 2009 (2009-06-06) |
End date | September 13, 2009 (2009-09-13) |
Legs | 2 |
No. of shows | 33 |
Anastacia concert chronology | |
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The Heavy Rotation Tour was the second headlining concert tour by American recording artist Anastacia in support of her fourth studio album, Heavy Rotation (2008). The singer played over 30 shows in Europe.
Background
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The tour was briefly mentioned in November 2008 by Anastacia.[1] A month later, fan footage of Anastacia leaving a hotel in Switzerland was posted on YouTube. When fans asked about the touring Zurich, Anastacia replied, "We don't have Zurich on the map yet. […] I know one of the territories close to you is Geneva […] I'm not even going to Rome on this one. That doesn't mean I don't want to come that just how they’re doing the routing."[2] The tour was confirmed via Anastacia's official website on February 27, 2009.
Keely Myers and Chris Vaughan of "The Production Office" were responsible for the technical production of the tour. The creative director and producer of the show is Kim Gavin. Live Nation has been listed as the tour promoter. The tour venues are smaller compared to the ones performed during her first concert tour, but she said that she wanted to create a more intimate show for her fans.
Anastacia made an appearance on This Morning on May 20, 2009, to promote the tour, where she also described the theme of the show as, "[...] a full day in the life..." because of the fact that many of her songs are "very storytelling" as well as "[...] a little bit Midler, a lot of theatre action going on, but video as well". On May 22, 2009, Anastacia announced on her official blog that her mother will also be appearing with her on stage during the shows in Italy, Graz, Prague and Calella de Palafrugell.[3]
Critical response
Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian reviewed the show at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo giving it four stars out of five[4]
Is she fazed? Not a bit. As she says toward the end of this long, vibrant show, she is so charged up that she doesn't know "what to do with this energy" [...] Forcefulness is Anastacia's stock in trade. She's a pop-soul belter of the old school, blasting out ballads and dance numbers with equal vigour [...] If it's subtlety you want, look elsewhere, but for straightforward, good-hearted entertainment, she's the go-to girl
Opening acts
- Stevie Appleton (England, Wales)[5]
- Ricardo Azevedo (Portugal)[6]
- Sofia Sida (Helsinki)
- Miad Ballai (Stockholm)
- IdaAida (Sønderborg)
- Zakkie (Antwerp)
- King Jack (Amsterdam)[7]
- Karima (Taormina)[8]
- Caroline Chevin (Zürich)
- Irene Fornaciari (Rome)[9]
- Noémi Virág (Budapest)[10]
- Claudia Cream (Bucharest)[11]
- Saulės Kliošas (Vilnius)
- Ani Lorak (Kyiv)
Setlist
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The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on June 28, 2009, at the NIA Academy in Birmingham, England. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[12]
- "Video Sequence"
- "One Day in Your Life"
- "I Can Feel You"
- "Same Song"
- "I Thought I Told You That"
- "You'll Never Be Alone"
- "Defeated"
- "Cowboys & Kisses"
- "Why'd You Lie to Me"
- "In Your Eyes"
- "You'll Be Fine"
- "Video Sequence"
- "Paid My Dues"
- "Beautiful Messed Up World"
- "Sick and Tired"
- "I Belong to You (Il Ritmo della Passione)"
- "Not That Kind"
- Encore
- "Heavy Rotation"
- "I'm Outta Love"
- "Left Outside Alone"
Tour dates
- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
- A This concert was a part of "NDR Open Air"
- B This concert was a part of "Live at the Marquee"[14]
- C This concert was a part of the "Lucca Summer Festival"[15]
- D This concert was a part of the "Festival de Cap Roig"[16]
- E This concert was a part of "Veranos de la Villa"[17]
- F This concert was a part of "Feria de Julio"[18]
- G This concert was a part of the "Osborne House Summer Concerts"
- Cancellations and rescheduled shows
September 8, 2009 | Moscow, Russia | Olimpiyskiy North Hall | Cancelled |
September 8, 2009 | Baku, Azerbaijan | Heydar Aliyev Palace | Cancelled |
September 11, 2009 | Tallinn, Estonia | Saku Suurhall | Cancelled |
Personnel
- Promoter: Live Nation Global Touring
- Creative Director: Kim Gavin[19]
- Technical Production; Chris Vaughan & Keely Myers
- Musical Director: Orefo Orakwue
- Choreography: Gareth Walker
- Set Designer: Misty Buckley
- Dancers: Jay Revell and Tom Goddhall
Band
- Backing Vocals: Elizabeth Troy and Maria Quintile
- Bass Guitar: Orefo Orakwue
- Drums: Steve Barney
- Guitar: Dave Ital
- Keyboards: Hannah Vasabth and Marcus Byyrne
References
- ^ "Anastacia". Anastacia. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ^ Anastacia (December 14, 2008). Anastacia talking about Heavy Rotation Tour. San Bruno, California: YouTube. Event occurs at 0:09. Archived from the original (FLV) on April 14, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
- ^ "Official Website : Blog". Anastacia. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- ^ Sullivan, Caroline (June 27, 2009). "Pop review: Anastacia, Hammersmith Apollo, London". The Guardian. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- ^ Maisano, Emanuela (April 13, 2018). "STEVIE APPLETON E LA SUA MUSICA SENZA ETICHETTE" [STEVIE APPLETON AND HIS MUSIC WITHOUT LABELS]. R101 (in Italian). Gruppo Mediaset. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ Pinheiro, Irene (July 26, 2009). "Voz e ancas poderosas no concerto de Anastacia" [Powerful voice and hips at Anastacia concert]. TVI 24 (in Portuguese). Media Capital. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "King Jack in voorprogramma Anastacia" [King Jack is the support act for Anastacia]. Het Parool (in Dutch). De Persgroep. June 4, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ Alfano, Laura (July 26, 2009). "KARIMA AMMAR SI COCCOLA IL SUO PRODUTTORE" [KARIMA AMMAR CUDDLES HER PRODUCER]. Televisionando (in Italian). Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "A pranzo da Zucchero con Irene Fornaciari" [Lunch at Zucchero with Irene Fornaciari]. Rockol (in Italian). May 26, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ Katalin, Anna (September 6, 2009). "Mi lesz Anastacia előtt? - Noémi Virág remek Reggelivel melegített" [What about Anastacia? - Noemi Virág was warm with the breakfast]. Zene (in Hungarian). Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ Mazilu, Cristina (August 27, 2009). "Concert Anastacia: Claudia Cream susţine un recital în deschiderea concertului" [Anastacia Concert: Claudia Cream holds a recital in opening the concert]. Mediafax (in Romanian). MediaPro Group. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Anastacia @ Birmingham NIA – 28th June 2009". Birmingham Live. June 28, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ Sources for tour dates in Europe:
- Balls, David (March 4, 2009). "Anastacia announces UK live dates". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi Médias. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- "Anastacia, le date italiane del Tour 2009" [Anastacia, the Italian dates of the 2009 Tour]. Soundblog (in Italian). Triboo Media. March 19, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- "Anastacia iš "Kakadu" vedėjos Skonsmanaitės išmoko cepelinų receptą" [Anastacia from Kakadu, Skonsmanaite, learned the recipe for sepals]. 15 min (in Lithuanian). Eesti Meedia. September 14, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- "Zurzeit läuft es nicht so gut" [Things are not going well at the moment]. Rheinische Post (in German). March 15, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- "Anastasia y su 'Heavy Rotation Tour' llegan a Viveros" [Anastasia and her 'Heavy Rotation Tour' arrive at Viveros]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Grupo Vocento. July 21, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- "Anastacia inicia en Cap Roig su gira española" [Anastacia starts her Spanish tour at Cap Roig]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Grupo Godó. July 19, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- Mrázková, Edita (July 2, 2009). "Anastacia v Praze: Zazpívá i její maminka!" [Anastacia in Prague: With her mom too!]. Proženy (in Czech). Seznam. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- "Súťažíme o vstupenky na koncert Anastacia" [We compete for Anastacia Concert Tickets]. Bratislavské noviny (in Slovak). August 21, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- "Anastacia se produira le 13 juin à Anvers" [Anastacia will perform on June 13 in Antwerp]. 7sur7 (in French). De Persgroep. March 4, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- Pilegaard, Henriette (February 26, 2009). "Rockdivaen Anastacia kommer til Sønderborg" [The rock diva Anastacia comes to Sønderborg]. JydskeVestkysten (in Danish). Syddanske Medier. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- "Treffen guter Freunde" [Meeting good friends]. Offenbach-Post (in German). Pressehaus Bintz Verlag. June 23, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- "Anastacia erfindet sich neu" [Anastacia reinvents itself]. Focus (in German). Hubert Burda Media. June 11, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- "More Cork Live At The Marquee acts confirmed". Hot Press. February 19, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- "Anastacia sera en concert à Esch le 3 septembre" [Anastacia will be performing in Esch on September 3rd]. SudPresse (in French). Groupe Rossel. April 16, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- "Anastacia recupera sus orígenes en su concierto de Madrid" [Anastacia recovers its origins at its concert in Madrid]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Grupo Vocento. July 21, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- Ribeiro, Ana Teresa (July 24, 2009). "Anastacia, 23/07/2009, Multiusos de Guimarães" [Anastacia, 07/23/2009 Multipurpose of Guimarães]. Engenharia Rádio (in Portuguese). Orfeão Universitário do Porto. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- "Anastacia em Portugal: só em Guimarães e Lisboa" [Anastacia in Portugal: only in Guimarães and Lisbon]. Blitz (in Portuguese). Impresa. May 27, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "LIVE @ THE MARQUEE 2009". GoldenPlec. February 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ Calabro, Roberto (June 26, 2009). "Dal rock al pop, dal jazz al reggae la mappa dell'estate in musica" [From rock to pop, from jazz to reggae, the map of summer in music]. la Repubblica (in Italian). Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Michael Bolton canta a Sinatra en el festival de música de Cap Roig" [Michael Bolton sings Sinatra at the Cap Roig music festival]. ¡Hola! (in Spanish). July 12, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Veranos de la Villa" [Summers of the Villa]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial. May 26, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ Plá, Alejandro (May 8, 2009). "Anastacia, Fangoria y Bosé actuarán en la Feria de Julio" [Anastacia, Fangoria and Bosé will perform at the July Fair]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Grupo Vocento. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Concert Tickets and Tour Dates | Live Nation". Livenationinternational.com. September 12, 2009. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
External links
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- Official website
- v
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- Not That Kind
- Freak of Nature
- Anastacia
- Heavy Rotation
- It's a Man's World
- Resurrection
- Evolution
- Our Songs
- Pieces of a Dream
- Ultimate Collection
- "I'm Outta Love"
- "Not That Kind"
- "Cowboys & Kisses"
- "Made for Lovin' You"
- "Paid My Dues"
- "One Day in Your Life"
- "Boom"
- "Why'd You Lie to Me"
- "You'll Never Be Alone"
- "Love Is a Crime"
- "Left Outside Alone"
- "Sick and Tired"
- "Welcome to My Truth"
- "Heavy on My Heart"
- "Pieces of a Dream"
- "I Belong to You (Il Ritmo della Passione)"
- "I Can Feel You"
- "Absolutely Positively"
- "Defeated"
- "Dream On"
- "Best of You"
- "Stupid Little Things"
- "Staring at the Sun"
- "Army of Me"
- "Caught in the Middle"
- "Best Days"
- "Supergirl"
- "Everything Burns"
- "Stalemate"
- "Burning Star"
- The Video Collection
- Live at Last
- Live at Last Tour
- Heavy Rotation Tour
- Here Come the Girls
- Resurrection Tour
- Ultimate Collection Tour
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