The Close Encounters Tour was a concert tour by English recording artist,

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. Running from April to December 2006, the tour supported Williams' sixth studio album, ''

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''. To date, it was the singer's largest tour, playing over 50 shows in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Australia. The name is derived from the 1977 film, ''

Close Encounters of the Third Kind ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' is a 1977 American science fiction film, science fiction drama film written and directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, Cary Guffey, and François ...

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Opening acts

* Freshlyground (Africa) *Chris Coco (Europe, South America, Australia) * Basement Jaxx (Europe) * Orson (Europe) * Sneaky Sound System (Australia) * La Portuaria (Buenos Aires)

Setlist

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on 10 April 2006, at the ABSA Stadium in Durban, South Africa. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour. #"Instrumental Sequence" (contains elements of " The Five Tones and Mountain Visions") #"

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" #" Rock DJ" #" Tripping" #"Monsoon" #" Sin Sin Sin" #" Supreme" #"The Trouble With Me" #"

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" #" Back for Good" #" Advertising Space" #" There She Goes" #"Ghosts" #" Come Undone" #" Feel" #"A Place to Crash" #" Kids" #" Make Me Pure" ;Encore #

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Tour dates

;Cancellations and rescheduled shows

Box office score data

External links

Official site

References