Talk on Corners World Tour
Introduction The '''Talk on Corners Tour''' is the second concert tour by Irish band, The Corrs. Beginning in November 1997, the tour supported the band's second studio album, ''Talk on Corners''. To date, it is their longest tour, with over 150 dates across Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and North America. The tour began with the band performing in theatres and nightclubs and, as the record’s success grew, progressed to arenas and amphitheatres, along with the group’s usual appearances at a variety of international music festivals.
Background After promoting their second studio album, the band began tour rehearsals in October 1997 at The Factory in Dublin. During their several weeks of rehearsals, the band promoted the tour on various radio stations throughout Europe. In February 1998, the band began their tour of Australia and New Zealand; while in New Zealand, the band shot the music video for the album’s third single, "What Can I Do?". Members of the group stated that they were initially homesick for Ireland, but that shooting a music video in the countryside of New Zealand reminded them greatly of home. In March 1998, the band kicked off their tour of the United Kingdom; they performed at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Saint Patrick's Day, with drummer Mick Fleetwood (of Fleetwood Mac fame) joining the band for their cover of Fleetwood Mac’s "Dreams", as well as the traditional Irish tunes "Haste to the Wedding" and "Toss the Feathers". The show was recorded and televised in the UK, and was released on VHS and eventually to DVD and Blu-Ray; the broadcast helped push "Dreams" to the #6 spot on British charts. It also propelled their overall notoriety and success, leading them to become the most famous Irish band behind U2.This success continued throughout 1998, with their following singles, “Runaway (Tin Tin Out Remix)” and “So Young (K-Klass Remix)”, being given fresh remixes from their original versions, and peaking at #2 and #5 on the UK charts, respectively.After breaking the UK music scene, the band set out to build upon this success in the US and Canada, where that leg of the tour commenced in October 1998.During their stop in Chicago, the band shot the music video for "So Young". In December, the band set off on a more ambitious UK/European tour, selling out a five-night run at Wembley Arena, as well as selling out a majority of the other dates on the tour. In March 1999, the band toured North America as supporting act for The Rolling Stones as part of their No Security Tour. In July 1999, the band set off on a summer festival tour as they did the previous July (1998). On 17 July 1999, the band played for one of their biggest audience to date, at that point, in front of 45,000 people at Lansdowne Road football stadium. They were the second Irish band ever to headline a stadium gig (U2 were the first). This concert was recorded and would eventually be released onto VHS and DVD. Many consider this to be one of the band’s greatest live performances.The tour concluded two weeks later, on 31st of July 1999, in Spain, A Coruña, Playa de Santa Cristina, during the Lloret del Mar music festival, where Andrea announced this concert would be the final gig of the tour.
Opening acts *Dakota Moon (3–22 December 1998)*Picturehouse (14 January–1 February 1999)*Babel Fish (3–8 February 1999)*Brian Kennedy (20–26 February 1999)*An Pierlé (Amsterdam)*Catie Curtis (Alexandria, Chicago, West Hollywood and Solana Beach)
Setlist The following setlist is obtained from the 5 June 1998 concert at the Portsmouth Guildhall in Portsmouth, England. It does not represent all concerts during the tour.#"Instrumental Sequence"#"When He's Not Around"#"No Good for Me"#"Love to Love You"#"Instrumental Sequence" (contains elements of "(Lough) Erin Shore")#"Forgiven, Not Forgotten"#"Joy of Life"#"Intimacy"#"What Can I Do? "#"The Right Time"#"Queen of Hollywood"#"Dreams"#"Instrumental Sequence" (contains elements of "Haste to the Wedding")#"Runaway"#"Only When I Sleep"#"Hopelessly Addicted"#"I Never Loved You Anyway"'''Encore'''#"So Young"#"Toss the Feathers"===Notes===*"Love in the Milky Way" was performed during the first European leg and some Oceanic dates of the tour. *"No Frontiers" Was added In December 1998. *"1999" A cover of Princes' 1982 hit was performed during select dates in December 1998. *"From December 1998 Jim performed a piano solo which included; "The Morning Star" and "Young Tom Ennis". * Secret Life was added to the setlist in December 1998. *"Love to Love" was removed from the setlist in September 1998.Only being performed again at Lansdowne Road.
Tour dates  Date City Country Venue Europe17 November 1997GhentBelgiumVooruit18 November 1997AmsterdamNetherlandsMelkweg19 November 1997CopenhagenDenmarkVega Musikkens Hus21 November 1997HamburgGermanyGroße Freiheit 3623 November 1997CologneE-Werk24 November 1997MunichIncognito25 November 1997ZürichSwitzerlandJail26 November 1997MilanItalyMagazzini Generali28 November 1997BarcelonaSpainSala Razzmatazz29 November 1997MadridSala Macumba30 November 1997PamplonaPabellón Anaitasuna2 December 1997LondonEnglandShepherd's Bush Empire3 December 1997ParisFranceL'Olympia6 December 1997BelfastIrelandWhitla Hall7 December 19978 December 1997DublinOlympia Theatre9 December 199711 December 1997LondonEnglandThe Forum14 December 1997OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum15 December 1997StockholmSwedenMünchenbryggeriet Australasia4 February 1998PerthAustraliaPerth Entertainment Centre6 February 1998AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre7 February 1998MelbourneCentre Court9 February 1998BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment Centre11 February 1998SydneyState Theatre12 February 199813 February 199814 February 199815 February 199816 February 199817 February 199818 February 1998NewcastleNewcastle Entertainment Centre19 February 1998CanberraRoyal Theatre21 February 1998LauncestonSilverdome23 February 1998WellingtonNew ZealandQueens Wharf Events Centre25 February 1998AucklandASB Auditorium26 February 199828 February 1998ChristchurchChristchurch Town Hall of the Performing Arts Europe8 March 1998MadridSpainStage 4012 March 1998CardiffEnglandSt David's Hall13 March 1998YorkBarbican Centre14 March 1998ManchesterManchester Apollo16 March 1998BirminghamSymphony Hall17 March 1998LondonRoyal Albert Hall18 March 1998NottinghamNottingham Royal Concert Hall20 March 1998GlasgowGlasgow Royal Concert Hall22 March 1998SheffieldSheffield City Hall23 March 1998NorthamptonDerngate Theatre24 March 1998CroydonFairfield Concert Hall Asia5 April 1998BangkokThailandThailand Cultural Centre6 April 19987 April 19988 April 199811 April 1998Central AreaSingaporeSparks12 April 1998Petaling JayaMalaysiaSunway Lagoon14 April 1998Kuala LumpurConcorde Ballroom15 April 1998MakatiPhilippinesFashion Café16 April 1998MandaluyongSM Megamall17 April 1998MakatiFashion Café Europe25 May 1998StuttgartGermanyKongresshalle27 May 1998FrankfurtHugenottenhalle28 May 1998HamburgCCH Hall 330 May 1998CologneE-Werk5 June 1998PortsmouthEnglandPortsmouth Guildhall6 June 1998LondonFinsbury Park EpsomEpsom Downs Racecourse  North America13 June 1998New York CityUnited StatesDowning Stadium 17 June 1998AlexandriaThe Birchmere18 June 1998ChicagoHouse of Blues20 June 1998Arlington HeightsArlington International Racecourse28 June 1998San JoseSpartan Stadium29 June 1998West HollywoodThe Troubadour30 June 1998Solana BeachBelly Up Tavern Europe3 July 1998Baden-BadenGermanySWF Studios4 July 1998ÖstersundSwedenStorsjöteatern5 July 1998OdenseDenmarkRoskilde DyrskuepladsLondonEnglandHyde Park 8 July 1998LuxembourgLuxembourgDen Atelier11 July 1998BalingenGermanyBalinger Messegelände12 July 1998EscalarreSpainVall d'Àneu15 July 1998MontreuxSwitzerlandMiles Davis Hall16 July 1998MilanItalyArena Civica 17 July 1998ZeebruggeBelgiumZeebrugge Beach19 July 1998BernSwitzerlandGurten Summit21 July 1998LyonFranceThéâtre antique de Lyon5 August 1998BudapestHungaryÓbuda Island18 August 1998BournemouthEnglandBournemouth Pier21 August 1998SopotPolandForest Opera Asia21 September 1998Kuala LumpurMalaysiaStadium Nasional North America7 October 1998New York CityUnited StatesMercury Lounge8 October 1998PhiladelphiaTheatre of the Living Arts14 October 1998MontrealCanadaCabaret Music-Hall18 October 1998OttawaBarrymore's Music Hall20 October 1998PontiacUnited States7th House22 October 1998ChicagoPark West23 October 1998ColumbusSouthern Theatre25 October 1998AlexandriaThe Birchmere26 October 1998BostonParadise Rock Club27 October 1998PhiladelphiaTheatre of the Living Arts27 October 1998New York CityIrving Plaza30 October 1998HalifaxCanadaRebecca Cohn Auditorium31 October 1998St. John'sSt. John's Arts and Culture Centre Europe27 November 1998BarcelonaSpainPalau Sant Jordi28 November 1998LeganésPlaza de Toros La Cubierta3 December 1998NottinghamEnglandNottingham Royal Concert Hall4 December 19986 December 1998LiverpoolLiverpool Empire Theatre7 December 1998ManchesterManchester Apollo8 December 199810 December 1998GlasgowClyde Auditorium11 December 199813 December 1998BirminghamNEC Arena14 December 1998LondonWembley Arena15 December 1998BrightonBrighton Centre17 December 1998BournemouthWindsor Hall18 December 1998CardiffCardiff International Arena20 December 1998ManchesterManchester Apollo21 December 1998BirminghamNEC Arena22 December 199814 January 1999BelfastIrelandKings Hall15 January 1999DublinPoint Theatre16 January 199918 January 1999CardiffEnglandCardiff International Arena19 January 199921 January 1999LondonWembley Arena22 January 199923 January 1999BirminghamNational Exhibition Centre25 January 1999Clyst St MaryWestpoint Arena26 January 199927 January 1999LondonWembley Arena29 January 1999Sheffield Sheffield Arena30 January 1999NewcastleTelewest Arena31 January 1999EdinburghRoyal Highland Centre1 February 1999Manchester Manchester Evening News Arena3 February 1999ParisFranceZénith de Paris4 February 1999UtrechtNetherlandsMuziekcentrum Vredenburg6 February 1999StockholmSwedenStockholm Globe Arena8 February 1999HamburgGermanyAlsterdorfer Sporthalle20 February 1999LondonEnglandLondon Arena21 February 1999BirminghamNEC Arena22 February 1999LondonWembley Arena24 February 1999BirminghamNEC Arena25 February 1999Sheffield Sheffield Arena26 February 1999Glasgow Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre North America9 March 1999Washington, D.C.United States9:30 Club17 March 1999New York CityRoseland Ballroom19 March 1999BostonAvalon Ballroom21 March 1999ChicagoPark West25 March 1999San FranciscoThe Fillmore28 March 1999West HollywoodHouse of Blues Europe19 May 1999MadridSpainCírculo de Bellas Artes30 May 1999Nottingham EnglandWollaton Park27 June 1999PiltonWorthy Farm2 July 1999Skellefteå SwedenMöjligheternas torg4 July 1999London EnglandHyde Park10 July 1999Paris FranceHippodrome de Longchamps17 July 1999DublinIrelandLansdowne Road31 July 1999A Coruña SpainPlaya de Santa Cristina;Festivals and other miscellaneous performances:Concierto Básico 40:Fleadh Festival:Derby Day Picnic:Guinness Fleadh Music Festival:Ohne Filter:Storsjöyran:Midtfyns Festival:Party in the Park:Balinger Open Air:Doctor Music Festival:Montreux Jazz Festival:Axion Beach Rock:Gurtenfestival:Nuits de Fourvière:Sziget Festival:Radio 1 Roadshow:Sopot International Song Festival:XVI Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony:City in the Park:Glastonbury Festival:Xacobeo '99:Stadsfesten Skellefteå:Solidays;Cancellations and rescheduled shows    22 February 1998Hobart, AustraliaDerwent Entertainment CentreCancelled7 February 1999Copenhagen, DenmarkForum CopenhagenCancelled1 July 1999A Coruña, SpainPlaya de Santa CristinaRescheduled to 31 July 1999
Personnel '''Band'''*Andrea Corr (lead vocals, tin whistle)*Sharon Corr (violin, keyboards, vocals)*Caroline Corr (drums, bodhran, piano, vocals)*Jim Corr (guitars, keyboards, vocals)*Keith Duffy (bass)*Anthony Drennan (lead guitar)*Conor Brady (lead guitar) (replaced Anto during the Genesis tour; 1997–1998)'''Management & Agents'''*John Hughes (manager)*Emma Hill (management assistant)*John Giddings at Solo (international agent)*Barry Gaster (Irish agent)*Dominic Kelly (accountant)'''The Crew'''*Henry McGroggan (tour manager)*Aiden Lee (production manager)*Brian Osmond (stage manager)*Max Bisgrove (sound engineer)*Paul 'Mini' Moore (monitor engineer)*Liam McCarthy (lighting designer)*Craig Mcdonald (lighting technician)*Ray Whelan (lighting technician)*Declan Hogan (drum technician)*John Parsons (guitar technician)*Oisin Murray (midi technician)*Bob O'Brian (violin technician)*Marianne Neil (wardrob) *Jay Mascrey (makeup)
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