i ▁L ester   – ▁w ard ro be ▁ ▁The ▁equipment ▁was ▁engine ered ▁by ▁Cla ir ▁Global ▁and ▁included ▁g ear ▁from ▁Lab . gru ppen , ▁T C ▁Electron ic , ▁and ▁Yam aha . ▁ ▁Ch ore ograph ers ▁No ém ie ▁La f rance ▁An nie - B ▁Par son ▁Sony a ▁Rob b ins ▁and ▁L ay la ▁Child s ▁a ka ▁Rob bin sch ild s ▁Dance ▁ ▁Support ing ▁acts ▁There ▁were ▁only ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁dates ▁that ▁included ▁other ▁perform ers ▁and ▁no ▁opening ▁act ▁was ▁scheduled ▁throughout ▁the ▁tour . ▁An i ▁Di Fran co ▁opened ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁By r ne ▁played ▁a ▁double ▁bill ▁with ▁Marian ne ▁Fa ith full ▁opening ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁Ext ra ▁Action ▁March ing ▁Band ▁gu ested ▁on ▁" B urn ing ▁Down ▁the ▁House " ▁and ▁" Ro ad ▁to ▁Now here " ▁on ▁the ▁October ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁June ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 4 , ▁and ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁dates . ▁De V ot ch ka ▁opened ▁on ▁some ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁dates . ▁ ▁Tour ▁dates ▁The ▁tour ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁run ▁six ▁months ▁into ▁spring ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁including ▁dates ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁Europe ▁before ▁finally ▁con cluding ▁after ▁ 1