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Background

The tour was announced on September 20, 2011 with dates in Dublin and Belfast only. Tickets for these shows went on sale on September 22, 2011. These two shows sold out causing the band to add a further date in Dublin with two extra shows being announced for Belfast. The first continental Europe show were announced in October 2011 with dates across Germany. A show in Rotterdam was announced for March 1, this show sold out within 30 minutes of going on sale resulting in another show being added for the following night. Shows in Denmark and Sweden were announced on November 23. The band will also make to debut appearance in Dubai when they perform at the Atlantis Hotel Open Air Event alongside

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on March 9. The band will also make their debut appearance in Oman, playing the InterContinental Gardens. It was also announced they would play a show at Dublin's Phoenix Park, they will co-headline this concert with Florence and the Machine. It was announced that the band would return to Australian shores to perform two special acoustic shows in Sydney and Melbourne, they will perform an acoustic set with songs from ''Fallen Empires'' and classic hits such as ''Chasing Cars'' and ''Run''. They are also set to return to North America for a short fourteen date tour in which they will co-headline with Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds with Jake Bugg being the main support act. They will also play three headline shows as part of this leg of the tour

Opening acts

*Rams' Pocket Radio (Europe, select dates) *

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(North America, select dates) *Rousseau (Oakland—May 5, Los Angeles) *

Gary Go Gary Baker, known professionally as Gary Go, is a British songwriter, producer, composer and media artist. He has written and produced songs performed by artists including Rihanna, Robbie Williams, Steve Angello, Benny Benassi, Gryffin, Take Tha ...

(Dallas, Houston, Austin, Biloxi) *

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(United Kingdom & Ireland) *

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(Glasgow) *A Plastic Rose (Belfast—January 25, London—February 11) *

Florence and the Machine Florence and the Machine (stylised as Florence + the Machine) are an English indie rock band that formed in London in 2007, consisting of lead vocalist Florence Welch, keyboardist Isabella Summers, guitarist Rob Ackroyd, harpist Tom Monger, and ...

(Co-Headlining Dublin—July 8) *

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(Dublin—July 8) * Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (Leg 8—North America),(co-headlining) *

Jake Bugg Jake Bugg (born Jake Edwin Charles Kennedy on 28 February 1994) is an English singer-songwriter. His self-titled debut album, '' Jake Bugg'', some of which was co-written with songwriter Iain Archer, was released in October 2012 and reached num ...

(Leg 8—North America) *

Lissie Elisabeth Corrin Maurus (born November 21, 1982), known as Lissie, is an American singer-songwriter. She released her debut EP, "Why You Runnin'", in November 2009. Her debut album, ''Catching a Tiger'', was released in June 2010. Her second stu ...

(Leg 8—North America)

Setlist

#" Hands Open" #" Take Back the City" #"

Crack the Shutters "Crack the Shutters" is a song from alternative rock band Snow Patrol's fifth album ''A Hundred Million Suns''. It was released as the follow-up single to " Take Back the City" on different dates in December 2008 depending on the region, and was ...

" #" This Isn't Everything You Are" #"

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" #" In the End" #"

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Set the Fire to the Third Bar "Set the Fire to the Third Bar" is a song from Snow Patrol's fourth album, '' Eyes Open'', featuring Martha Wainwright on vocals. The song was released as a single on 13 November 2006. Background The song was the last track to be recorded f ...

" #"Make This Go on Forever" #"

Shut Your Eyes "Shut Your Eyes" is a song by the Northern Irish band Snow Patrol. Initially a track on their 2006 album ''Eyes Open'', it was released as a single in several countries in 2007. The various B-sides featured on the single are taken from a Snow Pat ...

" #" Chasing Cars" #"

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" #" Called Out in the Dark" #

" Open Your Eyes"

#" You're All I Have" ;Encore #

" Lifening"

" Just Say Yes"

Source: ;Notes *During the show in Belfast on January 24, Snow Patrol performed "You Could Be Happy", "

Spitting Games "Spitting Games" is the lead single from Snow Patrol's third album, ''Final Straw'', released on 15 September 2003. Original release Snow Patrol released the song during their first UK Tour during the Final Straw Tour. To mark the release, the ...

" and "

How to Be Dead "How to Be Dead" is the fourth (fifth if the re-issue of " Spitting Games" is counted) and final single by Snow Patrol from their album ''Final Straw''. It was released in 2004, slightly remixed by Chris Lord-Alge from the album version, and reac ...

". *During the show in Glasgow on January 27, the band performed " In the End" and "You Could Be Happy". *During the show in Glasgow on January 28, "Wow", "Ways & Means", "Same", "Grazed Knees", "Dark Roman Wine" and "The Finish Line" was performed. *During the shows in Liverpool & Newcastle, "I'll Never Let Go", "In the End" & "You Could Be Happy" was performed.

Tour dates

*1 ^These shows mark the co-headlining dates with Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. ;Festivals and other miscellaneous performances * This concert was a part of "Dubai Atlantis Open Air" * This concert is part of "

Provinssirock Provinssirock is one of the biggest rock festivals in Finland. It takes place in the city of Seinäjoki in Southern Ostrobothnia, Western Finland. The two- or three-day festival, which starts the busy Finnish rock festival season, has been held ...

" *This concert is part of the "

NorthSide Festival The Northside Festival is an annual week-long summer showcase celebrating emerging "music, innovation and art" in Brooklyn, New York, United States. The festival is held at venues across the neighborhoods of Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Bushwick ...

" *This concert was part of " Rock A Field" *This concert was part of the "Volt Festival" *This concert was part of " Rockin' Park" *This concert is part of "

Rock Werchter Rock Werchter is an annual music festival held in the village of Werchter, near Leuven, Belgium, since 1976 and is a large sized rock music festival. The 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012 and 2014 festivals received the Arthur award for ''best festiv ...

" *This concert is a part of " Filmnächte am Elbufer" *This concert is part of "

T in the Park T in the Park festival was a major Scottish music festival that was held annually from 1994 to 2016. It was named after its main sponsor, Tennents. The event was held at Strathclyde Park, Lanarkshire, until 1996. It then moved to the disused B ...

" *This concert is part of "

Bilbao BBK Live Bilbao BBK Live is a rock and pop music festival that takes place annually in the city of Bilbao, Spain. Since its beginnings, the festival is held in its entirety on a special complex built specifically for the event on the slopes of Mount Cob ...

" *This concert is part of " Optimus Alive!" *This concert is part of "

Gurtenfestival Gurtenfestival is an annual musical festival in Bern, Switzerland. 1991–2012 (June 9) Rufus Quindile Gunbungus III and the Huantalius Gang 1995 (14–16 July): Ben Harper, Incognito, Jeff Buckley, Public Enemy, Robben Ford, The Cranberries, T ...

" *This show is part of the

Byblos International Festival The Byblos International Festival is a Lebanese festival held in Byblos, believed to be the first Phoenician city, founded around 5000 BC. The festival is the biggest in Lebanon, and attracts thousands of tourists from all over the world. History ...

. *This concert is a part of the "

Pentaport Rock Festival Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival () is a rock festival which is held annually in Incheon, South Korea for three days in August. Launched in 2006, it is considered one of the biggest live music events in South Korea. The festival covers various genr ...

" *These concerts are a part of the " V Festival" *This concert is part of the Corona Capitol Festival *This concert is a Homecoming acoustic show. There will be 2 shows on this date. ;Cancellations and rescheduled shows

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References

External links

Snow Patrol Official Website
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