The Family Jewels Tour is the first major headlining

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singer-songwriter Marina Diamandis, known professionally as

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(formerly known as Marina and the Diamonds) in support of her debut album, '' The Family Jewels''. In December 2009, prior to the release of her album, she announced an eight-date concert tour for the United Kingdom in February 2010. Following the success of her British tour, with tickets selling out, Diamandis announced her second United Kingdom and Ireland tour, entitled The Gem Tour. Tour dates for the United States and mainland Europe, in countries such as France, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland, were shortly added. In May 2010, Diamandis announced sixteen dates for her third United Kingdom and Ireland tour in Autumn the following year. Marina announced on 14 October that her third headlining UK tour would be called The Burger Queen Tour. Diamandis also performed at several

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in the United States (

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and " Lilith Fair 2010"), the United Kingdom (" The Great Escape 2010", " Radio 1's Big Weekend 2010", "

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", " iTunes Festival 2010" and " The Secret Garden Party 2010"), Germany (" Hurricane Festival 2010" and " Southside Festival 2010"), Norway (" Øyafestivalen 2010"), Sweden (" Way Out West Festival 2010"), Finland ("Flow Festival 2010") and Belgium (" Pukkelpop Festival 2010"). Diamandis was originally scheduled to play several shows in the USA in early 2011 but these dates were cancelled in order for her to work on the recording of ''

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''. In Summer 2011, she switched back-and-forth between headlining "The Family Jewels Tour" and serving as an

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Reception

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'' rated Marina and the Diamonds'

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concert on 21 February 2010 nine stars out of ten saying it "was impressively cohesive and Marina held the limelight with charisma and confidence". She also predicted that the "next time iamandisplays Manchester, it will be to a sold out Academy 2 audience, with a top-selling album gracing the merchandising stand. Marina won't be playing to a few hundred people above a trendy bar in the foreseeable future." Joanne Dorken from

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praised Diamandis' performance of "

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's Bush Hall on 23 February 2010 calling it the "highlight of the evening as Marina proved her vocal ability as well as showcasing her talent for playing live." At the opening concert of her Gem Tour at

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in Birmingham on 12 May 2010, Zak Edwards from ''Gig Junkies'' said Diamandis "instantly captivated the crowd in a similar way to which

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did in yesteryear." He concluded by saying: "In short, this was a great set by a really novel, unique and entertaining performer. If you get chance to see her, you really must."

Opening acts

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Setlist

Tour dates

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Southside Festival The Southside Festival (simply known as Southside) is an annual music festival that takes place near Tuttlingen, Germany, usually every June. The festival as well as its artists and audiences are generally associated within the alternative part ...

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Way Out West Festival Way Out West is a three-day music festival held in Gothenburg, Sweden, during August that plays host to a variety of popular music artists mainly from the rock, electronic and hip-hop genres. The main festival is complemented with the club conc ...

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Pukkelpop Pukkelpop is an annual music festival that takes place near the city of Hasselt, Belgium, in mid- to late August. It is held within a large enclosure of fields and woodland—adjacent to a dual carriageway called ''Kempische Steenweg''—in the ...

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Box office score data

External links

Official website » Shows

References

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