The Spirit Indestructible Tour was the fifth
concert tour
A concert tour (or simply tour) is a series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different cities, countries or locations. Often concert tours are named to differentiate different tours by the same artist and to associate a specific to ...
by Canadian singer-songwriter
Nelly Furtado
Nelly Kim Furtado (; ; born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Furtado has sold over 40 million records worldwide making her one of the most successful Canadian artists.
She first gained fame with her trip hop-inspired deb ...
, in support of her fifth
studio album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
, ''
The Spirit Indestructible
''The Spirit Indestructible'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado. The album was released on 14 September 2012. Furtado served as the executive producer for the album as well as a principal writer. Further produ ...
'' (2012).
Background
The tour was announced on November 13, 2012 via Furtado's official website. The tour suffered from low ticket sales and several shows were cancelled and several shows had to be moved to smaller venues. In place of the cancelled shows, smaller shows were announced for Burlington and Belleville. Only 2,353 people were in attendance opening night in Victoria. The opening act is Dylan Murray, an artist from Furtado's label Nelstar Records. Murray also duets live with Furtado on the track "Be OK".
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Ahead of the tour's debut in Furtado's hometown of ]Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
, local radio station Ocean 98.5 held a contest offering tickets to the first show. ''The Huffington Post Canada
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'' held contests for free tickets throughout the tour's Canadian dates. ''Mississauga News
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'' held a contest for free tickets to the Toronto show.
Critical reception
Mike Devlin of the ''Times Colonist
The ''Times Colonist'' is an English-language daily newspaper in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It was formed by the Sept. 2, 1980 merger of the ''Victoria Daily Times'', established in 1884, and the ''British Colonist'' (later the ''Daily Co ...
'' reviewed the first date of the tour and gave the show three stars out of five. Devlin wrote, "A mid-set run that included a faithful but lovely 'I’m Like a Bird' and an empowered 'Força', during which she played ukulele, reminded fans why she became so famous in the first place. But few songs on this night could match the splendour of her most moving ballad, 'Try', during which her voice was nothing short of spectacular. “All I know,” she sang during the song, “is everything is not as it’s sold.” That much is true — about life, and about Furtado, too. Think she’s simply a pop star? Think again."Vancouver Sun
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'' gave the following concert a mixed review, writing that the concert "opened on an uplifting, hopeful note" but that the "rest of the concert was laborious". Marsha Lederman of ''The Globe and Mail
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'' was equally mixed, stating that " urtadostill has the vocal chops and stage presence, but the show was uneven".
Opening acts
*Dylan Murray (North America)
Setlist
The following setlist is obtained from the concert held on January 24, 2013, at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, Canada. It does not represent all songs performed on tour.
#"Spirit Indestructible
"Spirit Indestructible" is a song by Canadian recording artist Nelly Furtado. The song was released on July 31, 2012 as the second single from her fifth studio album, ''The Spirit Indestructible''. The song was written by Furtado and co-written a ...
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#" Waiting for the Night"
#"Say It Right
"Say It Right" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Nelly Furtado for her third studio album ''Loose'' (2006). It was written by Furtado, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley, and Nate "Danja" Hills, with Furtado crediting the Eurythmics' song "Here Com ...
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#" Do It"
#"Powerless (Say What You Want)
"Powerless (Say What You Want)" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado from her second studio album, ''Folklore'' (2003). The song was written and produced by Furtado, Gerald Eaton, and Brian West. It contains a sample of Malco ...
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#"Try
Try or TRY may refer to:
Music Albums
* ''Try!'', an album by the John Mayer Trio
* ''Try'' (Bebo Norman album) (2014) Songs
* "Try" (Blue Rodeo song) (1987)
* "Try" (Colbie Caillat song) (2014)
* "Try" (Nelly Furtado song) (2004)
* " Try (Ju ...
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#"Don’t Leave This Love" (performed with Dylan Murray)
#"Quando, Quando, Quando
"Quando quando quando" (or "Quando, Quando, Quando", ; "When, When, When") is an Italian pop song from 1962, in the bossa nova style, with music written by Tony Renis and lyrics by Alberto Testa. The song, originally recorded in two different ve ...
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#"Get Ur Freak On
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" / "Turn Off the Light
"Turn Off the Light" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado from her debut studio album, ''Whoa, Nelly!'' (2000). Written by Furtado, and produced by Gerald Eaton, Brian West, and Furtado, the song was released as the album's se ...
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#"I'm Like a Bird
"I'm Like a Bird" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado. It was written by Furtado and produced by Gerald Eaton and Brian West for her debut studio album, ''Whoa, Nelly!'' (2000). Released as the album's first single, it became ...
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#" Fly Like an Eagle"
#"Força
"Força" (Portuguese for "strength") is a song by Canadian singer Nelly Furtado from her second studio album, ''Folklore'' (2003). Written by Furtado, Gerald Eaton, and Brian West, the track is sung mainly in English, with the chorus completely ...
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#"All Good Things (Come to an End)
"All Good Things (Come to an End)" is a song by Canadian singer Nelly Furtado from her third studio album, ''Loose'' (2006). It was written by Furtado, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley, Chris Martin, and Nate "Danja" Hills. The song was released as the ...
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#"Bucket List"
#"Parking Lot
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#"Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)
"Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)" is a song by Canadian recording artist Nelly Furtado, taken from her fifth studio album, ''The Spirit Indestructible''. It was released on April 16, 2012, through Interscope Records, as the lead single from the al ...
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#"High Life"
#" Give It to Me" / "Promiscuous
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;Encore
#"Miracles"
#" Like a Prayer"
#" Maneater"
Tour dates
;Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
:This concert was a private show for the sponsorship between Canadian Tire
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and Canadian Olympic committee.
: Caprices Festival Crans-Montana
Box office score data
References
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Nelly Furtado concert tours
2013 concert tours