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The Native Tour (also known as the Native Summer Tour in North America or as the Native Fall Tour in Europe) is the third headlining concert tour by American
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, in support of their third studio album '' Native'' (2013). OneRepublic were joined on the Native Summer leg of the tour by
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and American Authors, and on the European "Native Fall Tour" leg by
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. The tour has traveled across five continents: Asia, Europe, Oceania, North America, and Africa. The tour began on April 2, 2013 in
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and ended on September 20, 2015 in
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Background

The first North American leg was announced April 23, 2013. In September 2013, the band announced Australian and New Zealand dates. The first round for the Summer 2014 North American dates were announced in December 2013. This leg was dubbed the "Native Summer Tour". Those dates showed an influx in sales and selling out in major markets which surprised the band and promoters. This prompted to additional dates for that leg and was announced in February 2014.


Concert synopsis

The set begins with the band "in silhouette behind a white curtain before it was ripped away to revel an uncluttered set with a projection screen." The stage is designed with "diamond-shaped video screens, a multi-level stage" and a catwalk which leads to a B-stage on which the band plays on for a section of the show. The set list includes the band's well-known songs and covers, such as "
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and others.


Opening acts

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* American Authors *
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* The Makemakes *
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*Gangs Of Ballet *
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* The Last Internationale *
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*
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Setlists

The setlists below are an example as it varies from date to date. #"Don't Look Down" #"Light It Up" #" Secrets" #" All the Right Moves" #"What You Wanted" #" Stop and Stare" #" Something I Need" #" Apologize" #"Preacher" #" Come Home" #" Counting Stars" #"Can't Stop" #"Au Revoir" #"
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" #" Good Life" #" I Lived" ;Encore #
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  • " If I Lose Myself" Source


    Tour dates


    Cancelled shows


    Personnel

    ;Band * Ryan Tedder — Lead vocals, piano, acoustic guitar * Zach Filkins — Lead guitar, viola, acoustic guitar, tambourine, backing vocals, percussion *Drew Brown — Rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboard, glockenspiel, piano, tambourine, backing vocals *
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    — Drums, percussion * Brent Kutzle — Bass guitar, cello, acoustic guitar,
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    , backing vocals *Brian Willett — Analog synthesizer, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals ;Crew *AJ Pen — Lighting director *Zito — Production manager


    Broadcastings

    The August 9, 2014, show in
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    was streamed live on
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    .com. From May 30 to June 15, 2015, they streamed the show on merkaat.com during the closing song, " If I Lose Myself" and the after show backstage. The band also released a film of their concert in Johannesburg, entitled ''Live In South Africa'' on DVD and Blu-ray.


    Critical reception

    Stephanie March of the ''
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    ''s ''Reverb'' says, "the band quickly showed why it deserved the two night sellout by transitioning with finesse into "Secrets" from "Waking Up"." Kevin C. Johnson of the '' St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' says that, "the show was nothing special, yet came off totally like able." "Early songs such as "Secrets", "All the Right Moves", "What You Wanted" and "Stop and Stare" felt a little slow to lift off but the show gained its right momentum before long." The ''
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    ''s Ebony Martins' review of the show was; "If there is any chance that music exists in heaven, there's a good chance that heavens heard Ryan Tedder's a cappella falsettos Friday night at the First Niagara Pavilion." "Dressed in all black, Mr. Tedder was clearly the rock star of the night, swinging his signature fedora hat on and off during songs, bouncing on speakers, jumping on the piano for a few songs and blessing fans with his lyrical genius." Lynn Saxberg from the ''
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    '' says, "Fans were bedazzled by the slick production." Saxberg was happy that there was nothing to distract the band's musicianship which was "top-notch level". One highlight was during "Preacher" a song that "Tedder wrote for his grandfather." Mike Ross, of the ''
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    '' said, OneRepublic wowed the crowd at Rexall Place and delivered. He praised front man Tedder for his powerhouse vocals, ability to play the piano, and write songs "with a catchy hook, an anthemic U2-ian chorus and some kind of empowering inspirational message". He also praised the other band members talent for playing a variety of instruments.


    References


    External links


    OneRepublic's official website
    {{OneRepublic OneRepublic concert tours 2013 concert tours 2014 concert tours 2015 concert tours OneRepublic