#3 World Tour is the second
concert tour
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by Irish alternative rock band
the Script
The Script are an Irish Soft rock, soft-rock band formed in 2001 in Dublin. The band currently consists of Danny O'Donoghue (lead vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards), Glen Power (drums, percussion, backing vocals), Benjamin Seargent (bass, backin ...
. Launched in support of their third studio album ''
#3'' (2012), the tour began in Ireland with two intimate shows in Cork and Dublin.
Itinerary
The world tour started in Ireland with two intimate shows in Cork and Dublin which took place in September, thus kicking off the tour. These shows were only announced three days before the shows took place and were only available from one
Ticketmaster
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outlet in each city. They also performed three intimate club shows in Glasgow, Manchester and London. They performed one show in Sydney to showcase new material from #3 as well as tracks from previous albums. The North American leg began in New York City on 9 October with a further 18 shows across the United States and Canada. On 18 September, A twelve date arena tour of Ireland and the United Kingdom was announced for March 2013. Before returning to Australia, the band performed in South Korea, at Seoul's AX Hall. The band then returned to Australia to perform their biggest tour yet down under with four shows across the country. The final show of the tour was on 12 April at the Vector Arena in
Auckland
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New Zealand marking the band's first concert there and the closure of the official #3 world tour. Over the summer of 2013 they continued to promote their album at several summer music festivals, as well as playing as the opening act for Train.
Support Acts
*Sinéad Burgess
(Sydney, Metro Theatre)
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Tristan Prettyman (North America, select dates)
*
The Original Rudeboys
The Original Rudeboys (O.R.B.) are an acoustic pop/hip hop group from Dublin. They are notable for their debut album ''This Life'' which was released in 2012 and debuted at number one on the Irish iTunes Charts, and their single "Stars in My E ...
(Europe, 21 January—2 February, Ireland, select dates & United Kingdom, Australia)
*Hudson Taylor
(Ireland, select dates)
*Brooke Duff
(New Zealand, 12 April 2013)
Setlist
#"Good Ol' Days"
#"We Cry"
#"Breakeven"
#"Science & Faith"
#"The Man Who Can't Be Moved"
#"If You Could See Me Now"
#"Before The Worst"
#"If You Ever Come Back"
#"Talk You Down"
#"Nothing"
#"I'm Yours"
#"Six Degrees of Separation"
#"For The First Time"
;Encore:
#"You Won't Feel A Thing"
#"Hall of Fame"
Source:
Tour dates
Box office score data
;Cancellations and rescheduled shows
;Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
:This show was part of Mark & Mercedes Not So Silent Night.
:This show was part of Capital FM
Jingle Bell Ball.
:This show is part of the
Dubai International Jazz Festival
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2011 Dubai International Jazz Festival
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:This show is part of the
Isle of Wight Festival
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Th ...
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:This show is part of the Thy Rock Festival.
:This show 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 ...
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:This show 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 festiva ...
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:This show is part of the
Peace & Love Festival.
:This show is part of the Rock-A-Field Festival.
:This show is part of the
Hove Festival.
:This show is part of
Radio 1's Big Weekend
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:These shows are part of the
V Festival
V Festival, often referred to as V Fest or simply V, was an annual music festival held in the United Kingdom during the third weekend in August. The event was held at two parks simultaneously which shared the same bill; artists performed at one ...
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:Leeds and Blackpool shows were cancelled due to family illness.
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