Headlines! Tour was the second headlining concert tour by English-Irish
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The Saturdays. The tour consisted of dates in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and, for the first time, the Republic of Ireland. The set list included songs from their two studio albums: ''
Chasing Lights
''Chasing Lights'' is the debut album by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays. It was released in the United Kingdom through Fascination Records on 27 October 2008. The album was re-issued on 16 March 2009 to include their cover of Depeche M ...
'' and '' Wordshaker'', as well their second EP ''
Headlines!
''Headlines!'' is the debut EP by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays. It was released in Ireland on 13 August 2010 and in the United Kingdom on 16 August 2010 by Fascination Records. The EP includes the previously released singles "Forever ...
''. All dates sold out within one month.
Background
The tour was officially announced on The Saturdays' official website. It is the groups's second headlining tour, after ''
The Work Tour
The Work Tour was the debut headlining theatre tour by English-Irish girl group The Saturdays. The tour became the group's first headlining tour, but second time touring (after touring with Girls Aloud in 2008 as a support act for their Tangled ...
'' which included six sell-out dates. On 15 September 2010, The Saturdays tickets at Newcastle City Hall were declared all sold out, with over 2,000 tickets sold. It was announced that tickets to see the band at Rhyl Pavilion, Rhyl were sold out in under 2 hours and 50 minutes. Liverpool's Royal Liverpool Philharmonic sold out all its tickets late September 2010.
Critical reception
''The Headlines Tour'' gained positive reviews from critics. ''
Evening Times
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Kirstin Lynn of '' STV'' has mixed reviews of the tour. She first labelled the tour as a "pop sermon" with an audience made-up largely of teens and kids. She went on to say; Finally, rising from the depths of the stage, The Saturdays are produced like jewelled Barbies, fresh from the box with most recent hit Higher and choreography more impressive than their singing in the up-tempo number. As they tackle the staircase, mandatory for all pop stage setups, it becomes apparent that much like horse racing, you cheer when your favourite takes the lead. Then later stating Frankie Sandford was the Cheryl Cole of the group. She also spoke about the group's harmonies saying they their solo vocals are much stronger than their group harmonies. Then later cutting the band some slack by saying, though these are often sung whilst bounding around the stage, fun being a bigger concern for the vastly preteen audience than tuning.
Emma Kay of the ''Chronicle Live'' see started the review off by saying The Saturdays fans "just can't get enough", she then went on to say, A sell-out crowd packed Newcastle City Hall to see the girl band strut their stuff – and boy did they deliver! She stated that the group was in the process by saying "the audience was treated to a dazzling array of costumes with several changes, each outfit smaller than the last from short, leather dresses to hotpants and lots and lots of sequins." she complimented the girl's vocals by saying "As well as their singing, what they bring to the show is the real performance element – a strong sense of showmanship and energy."
Concert synopsis
The show began with an intro which saw the Saturdays say names of people from the audience along to a backing track of " Barbra Streisand" by
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. the song ends by hearing the girls laugh before Vanessa White says 'Here We Go' then the curtain drops and a video introduction begins which sees each individual member playing with camera after
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is heard saying each of their names. Once each of the members are shown, the group then rises onto the stage through a Trolley lift and opens the show with
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. the group then performs 'One Shot which sees them perform choreography on the platform at the back of the stage. following a brief chat to the crowd they carry on with their second single Up. The girls then walk off stage as an extended intro to 'Lose Control' begins, when the vocals start, a door behind where the staircase stands in the middle (with the staircase now split on either side of the stage) opens to reveal the group sat on a bench similar to the one on the
Headlines!
''Headlines!'' is the debut EP by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays. It was released in Ireland on 13 August 2010 and in the United Kingdom on 16 August 2010 by Fascination Records. The EP includes the previously released singles "Forever ...
album cover. Act 1 is then ended with 'Denial'.
A video interlude is then shown during the break of the group changing costume. The video named 'The Saturdays 24/7: The Best Bits', shown highlights from the group's ITV 2 documentary The Saturdays 24/7: The Best Bits' Once the video ended, 'Puppet' began and the screens open up revealing the girls stood in a huddle wearing white strings around their wrists to act as puppet strings. Work follows, to be continued with 'Died in Your Eyes'. The act is then continued with a
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.
If This Is Love
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saw the girls perform behind lighted frames that lowered from the roof of the venue.
A Video interlude shown the girls backstage rushing to get changed for the next act. Issues began the third section. This was followed by 'Karma'. A new song from the band's upcoming 3rd studio album called 'Turn Myself In' was sung, giving fans a taste of the new album, similar to what the group done on the work tour with performing 'One Shot' and Wordshaker. 'Here Standing' continued the show, with Just Can't Get Enough ending the penultimate section.
The encore consisted of the songs
Forever Is Over
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before the Saturdays left the stage the final time through the stage lift.
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Setlist
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Higher
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* The Higher, a 2002–2012 American pop rock band
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* ''Higher'' (Ala Boratyn album) or the title song, 2007
* ''Higher'' (Ezio album) or the title song, 2000
* ''Higher'' (Harem Scarem album) or the title song ...
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*"One Shot"
*" Up"
*"Lose Control"
*"Denial"
*"Puppet"
*" Work"
*"Died in Your Eyes"
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Only Girl (In the World)
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If This is Love
"If This Is Love" is the debut single by English-Irish girl group The Saturdays from their debut album, '' Chasing Lights'' (2008). It was co-written by Joe Belmaati, Michaela Breen, Vince Clarke, Mich Hansen, Alison Moyet, John Reid, Remee an ...
Forever Is Over
"Forever Is Over" is a song by English-Irish girl group The Saturdays, from their second studio album, ''Wordshaker''. The song was released by digital download on 5 October 2009 as the lead single from the album. The song was written by Louis ...
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Missing You Missing You, Missin' You, or Missing U may refer to:
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* ''Missing You'' (2008 film), a Singaporean film
* ''Missing You'' (2016 film), a South Korean film
* ''Missing U'' (film), a 2013 short animated film by Brooke Wagstaff
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Ego
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Tour dates
: Due to illness, Mollie was not able to perform at the Oxford and Leicester shows.
: During the Southend show, Una had to leave the stage during the group's performance of "Denial" to get her inhaler. Mollie was still absent.
: Due to illness, Frankie was not able to perform at either of the Belfast dates.
Broadcast and recordings
The group's appearance at the London
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was filmed for a DVD release. During the showing of the group's second documentary for Channel 4 called ''What Goes on Tour'', revealing what the group gets up to backstage on tour, five songs performed in the show was used but not all of the song was shown. Roughly only two minutes of each was previewed, giving fans a taster of what the DVD would be like. The five songs added in the documentary was;
Higher
Higher may refer to:
Music
* The Higher, a 2002–2012 American pop rock band
Albums
* ''Higher'' (Ala Boratyn album) or the title song, 2007
* ''Higher'' (Ezio album) or the title song, 2000
* ''Higher'' (Harem Scarem album) or the title song ...
Forever Is Over
"Forever Is Over" is a song by English-Irish girl group The Saturdays, from their second studio album, ''Wordshaker''. The song was released by digital download on 5 October 2009 as the lead single from the album. The song was written by Louis ...
. A DVD of the show entitled ''
Headlines! Live from the Hammersmith Apollo
''Headlines! Live from the Hammersmith Apollo'' is the first live DVD by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays. The DVD was filmed on 17 February 2011 when the band performed at the Hammersmith Apollo during their The Headlines Tour. The DVD w ...
'' was available through the Saturdays official store within a Deluxe Fan edition boxset of their third studio album ''
On Your Radar
''On Your Radar'' is the third studio album by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays. It was released 21 November 2011 under Fascination Records. The album was recorded in London, New York City, Oslo and Stockholm, with Steve Mac, who had been ...