50 Year Anniversary World Tour (Neil Diamond)

50 Year Anniversary World Tour is a Neil Diamond tour that marked the 50th Anniversary of Diamond's first hit single, "Solitary Man," released in 1966.[1] It began in Fresno, California on April 7, 2017, and concluded at The O2 Arena in London on October 19, 2017. The tour began just after the March release of a 50-song, three-disc career-spanning box set titled Neil Diamond 50 – 50th Anniversary Collection.[2][3]The Oceania tour was announced on November 10, 2017 [4] and cancelled on January 22, 2018, after Diamond announced he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.[5]

50 Year Anniversary World Tour
Tour by Neil Diamond
Promotional poster for the tour
Location
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Oceania
Start dateApril 7, 2017
End date
  • October 19, 2017 (last show)
  • January 22, 2018 (announced)
Legs3
No. of shows
  • 39 in North America
  • 16 in Europe
  • 55 in total
Neil Diamond concert chronology
  • Melody Road Tour
    (2015)
  • 50 Year Anniversary World Tour
    (2017)

Set list

Shows

DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceBox Office
North America
April 7, 2017FresnoUnited StatesSave Mart Center8,674 / 8,674$806,775
April 9, 2017Salt Lake CityVivint Smart Home Arena11,887 / 11,887$994,905
April 12, 2017St. LouisScottrade Center13,425 / 13,425$1,176,555
April 14, 2017OmahaCenturyLink Center Omaha13,658 / 13,658$1,130,176
April 16, 2017Oklahoma CityChesapeake Energy Arena8,106 / 8,106$727,285
April 19, 2017NashvilleBridgestone Arena11,739 / 14,162$922,868
April 21, 2017LouisvilleKFC Yum! Center12,649 / 12,649$1,125,696
April 23, 2017TampaAmalie Arena13,239 / 13,239$1,213,850
April 26, 2017SunriseBB&T Center10,110 / 10,110$933,714
April 28, 2017CharlotteSpectrum Center11,868 / 11,868$1,257,919
April 30, 2017AtlantaPhilips Arena12,235 / 13,197$1,207,288
May 2, 2017New OrleansSmoothie King Center9,582 / 9,582$913,183
May 21, 2017Des MoinesWells Fargo Arena13,590 / 13,590$1,113,574
May 24, 2017Saint PaulXcel Energy Center17,002 / 17,002$1,682,469
May 26, 2017IndianapolisBankers Life Fieldhouse10,887 / 10,887$1,093,598
May 28, 2017ChicagoUnited Center13,890 / 13,890$1,741,243
May 30, 2017ClevelandQuicken Loans Arena12,660 / 12,660$1,260,995
June 2, 2017Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills13,889 / 13,889$1,383,517
June 4, 2017RochesterBlue Cross Arena10,833 / 10,833$930,258
June 7, 2017TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre15,095 / 15,095$1,099,640
June 9, 2017BaltimoreUnited StatesRoyal Farms Arena10,782 / 10,782$1,113,582
June 11, 2017UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena
June 15, 2017New York CityMadison Square Garden27,303 / 31,488$3,306,191
June 17, 2017
June 20, 2017PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center12,509 / 12,509$1,347,577
June 22, 2017BethelBethel Woods Center for the Arts10,443 / 16,502$813,842
July 14, 2017WichitaIntrust Bank Arena8,872 / 8,872$810,741
July 16, 2017HoustonToyota Center10,303 / 10,303$1,093,133
July 18, 2017DallasAmerican Airlines Center12,549 / 12,549$1,344,965
July 21, 2017DenverPepsi Center11,330 / 11,330$1,152,608
July 24, 2017VancouverCanadaRogers Arena9,973 / 9,973$782,284
July 26, 2017SeattleUnited StatesKeyArena10,961 / 10,961$1,347,577
July 28, 2017PortlandModa Center12,441 / 12,441$1,136,192
July 30, 2017San JoseSAP Center10,961 / 10,961$1,080,551
August 2, 2017SacramentoGolden 1 Center11,878 / 11,878$1,181,378
August 4, 2017PhoenixTalking Stick Resort Arena12,989 / 12,989$1,183,928
August 8, 2017San DiegoValley View Casino Center9,430 / 9,430$946,314
August 10, 2017InglewoodThe Forum
August 12, 2017
Europe[6]
September 10, 2017AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome23,046 / 23,046[a]$2,055,295[a]
September 13, 2017ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion5,678 / 5,678$668,074
September 16, 2017MannheimGermanySAP Arena7,570 / 7,570$777,998
September 19, 2017ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle9,485 / 9,485$965,000
September 21, 2017MunichGermanyOlympiahalle9,102 / 9,102$937,246
September 23, 2017AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome[a][a]
September 26, 2017HamburgGermanyBarclaycard Arena9,356 / 9,356$979,513
September 28, 2017AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleis15,309 / 15,309$1,391,522
October 1, 2017ManchesterEnglandManchester Arena13,132 / 13,132$1,610,369
October 3, 2017GlasgowScotlandThe SSE Hydro10,617 / 10,617$1,321,032
October 5, 2017LeedsEnglandFirst Direct Arena10,207 / 10,207$1,201,851
October 8, 2017BelfastNorthern IrelandThe SSE Arena7,801 / 7,801$911,560
October 10, 2017DublinIreland3Arena8,204 / 8,204$992,986
October 13, 2017BirminghamEnglandBarclaycard Arena12,389 / 12,389$1,516,835
October 15, 2017Genting Arena5,672 / 5,672$704,039
October 17, 2017LondonThe O2 Arena26,326 / 26,326$3,121,670
October 19, 2017
TOTAL306,055 / 319,768
(96%)
$2,130,156

Cancelled shows

DateCityCountryVenueReason
Leg 3 — Oceania
March 15, 2018ChristchurchNew ZealandRugby League ParkParkinson's disease diagnosis[5]
March 17, 2018NapierMission Estate
March 20, 2018TownsvilleAustraliaWillows Sports Complex
March 22, 2018Sunshine CoastSunshine Coast Stadium
March 24, 2018BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment Centre
March 27, 2018SydneySydney Super Dome
March 31, 2018Sutton GrangeSutton Grange Winery
April 3, 2018MelbourneRod Laver Arena
April 7, 2018Hunter ValleyRoche Estate
April 11, 2018AdelaideBotanic Park
April 14, 2018PerthPerth Arena

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