The Affirmation World Tour is the third and final concert tour by Australian group, Savage Garden. The tour was launched to support their second studio album, ''

Affirmation Affirmation or affirm may refer to: Logic * Affirmation, a declaration that something is true * In logic, the union of the subject and predicate of a proposition Law * Affirmation (law), a declaration made by and allowed to those who conscienti ...

'' (1999). The tour played over 80 shows in

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and

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

. Concerts in

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

were recorded and released to video in 2001. ''

Superstars and Cannonballs ''Superstars and Cannonballs'' is a DVD/ VHS released in 2001 after the Superstars & Cannonballs tour in Brisbane by Savage Garden. It predominantly consisted of tour footage, however also contained a short documentary, "Parallel Lives". The DV ...

'' includes concert footage and the documentary, "Parallel Lives" and music videos.

Opening acts

* Vanessa Amorosi * Kina * S.O.A.P.

Setlist

The following setlist was obtained from the 8 December 2000 concert, held at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour. #"The Best Thing" #"

Break Me Shake Me "Break Me Shake Me" is the fourth single released by Savage Garden from their eponymous debut album ''Savage Garden''. "Break Me Shake Me" was released exclusively as a single in Australia in 1997 before being issued in Europe and Japan during ...

" #" To the Moon and Back" #"The Lover After Me" #"I Don't Know You Anymore" #"Santa Monica" #"Two Beds and a Coffee Machine" #"You Can Still Be Free" #"

The Animal Song "The Animal Song" is a song by Australian pop music duo Savage Garden, released a single on 23 February 1999. The song was written for the soundtrack of the film ''The Other Sister'' and also appeared on their second studio album, '' Affirmatio ...

" #"Hold Me" #"Gunning Down Romance" #" Crash and Burn" #"

Truly Madly Deeply "Truly Madly Deeply" is a song by Australian pop duo Savage Garden, released in March 1997 as the third single from their self-titled debut album (1997) by Roadshow and Warner Music. It won the 1997 ARIA Music Award for both Single of the Year ...

" #"Chained to You" #" I Want You" #"

I Knew I Loved You "I Knew I Loved You" is a song by Australian pop duo Savage Garden, released through Roadshow Music and Columbia Records as the second single from their second studio album, ''Affirmation'' (1999). The song was created as an attempt to replicat ...

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Tour dates

;Festivals and other miscellaneous performances :This concert was a part of the "Uncle Sam Jam" :This concert was a part of the "Troy Fair" :This concert was a part of " Z 4 All" :This concert was a part of the "Ionia Free Fair" :This concert was a part of the " Ohio State Fair" :This concert was a part of the "Wisconsin State Fair" :This concert was a part of " Musikfest" :This concert was a part of the " State Fair of West Virginia" :This concert was a part of the "

Illinois State Fair The Illinois State Fair is an annual festival, centering on the theme of agriculture, hosted by the U.S. state of Illinois in the state capital, Springfield, Illinois, Springfield. The state fair has been celebrated almost every year since 1853 ...

" :This concert was a part of the "Midland County Fair" :This concert was a part of the " Missouri State Fair" :This concert was a part of the "Allen County Fair" :This concert was a part of the "Interlochen Arts Festival" :This concert was a part of the "

Colorado State Fair The Colorado State Fair is an event held annually in late August in Pueblo, Colorado. The state fair has been a tradition since October 9, 1872. The fairgrounds also host a number of other events during the rest of the year. Organizationally, ...

" :This concert was a part of "

Bumbershoot Bumbershoot is an annual international music and arts festival held in Seattle, Washington. One of North America's largest such festivals, it takes place every Labor Day weekend (leading up to and including the first Monday of September) at the ...

" :This concert was a part of the "Last Chance Summer Dance" ;Cancellations and rescheduled shows

Personnel

;Band *Drums: Karl Lewis *Guitar:

Ben Carey Ben Carey is an Australian guitarist born on 10 January 1975 in Warburton, Victoria, Australia. He played with bands such as Savage Garden, Tal Bachman, and Lifehouse. He also performed with Elvis Monroe with members from bands like Matchbox Twen ...

and Daniel Jones *Bass guitar: Lee Novak *Keyboards: Jennifer Blakeman and Daniel Jones *Backing vocalists: Angela Bekker, Elisa Fiorillo and Anna Maria La Spina ;Crew *Tour manager: Peter McFee **Assistant tour manager: Susie Steadman *Stage manager: Colin Skals *Wardrobe: Nina De Palma *Production design: Willy Williams and Bruce Ramus *Lighting director: Bruce Ramus **Lighting operator: Sean Hackett *FOH Engineer: Colin Ellis *Monitor engineer: Scott Pike *Guitar technician: Adrian Dessent and Lindsay McKay *Drum technician: Simon Moran

External links

Savage Garden Official Website

References

{{Savage Garden 2000 concert tours