Reason Tour

The Reason Tour (also known as the On a Mission Tour) was the third set of concerts performed by English singer Melanie C. The tour ran from 24 April until 17 December 2003.[1][2]

Reason Tour
Tour by Melanie C
LocationEurope
Associated albumReason
Start date24 April 2003
End date17 December 2003
No. of shows25
Melanie C concert chronology
  • Northern Star Tour
    (2000–01)
  • Reason Tour
    (2003)
  • The Barfly Mini-Tour
    (2004)

Setlist

Leg 1
Leg 2
  • "Yeh, Yeh, Yeh"
  • "Let's Love"
  • "Here It Comes Again"
  • "Northern Star / If That Were Me"
  • "Be the One"
  • "Never Be the Same Again"
  • "Positively Somewhere"
  • "On the Horizon"
  • "When You're Gone"
  • "Home"
  • "Goin' Down"
  • "Suddenly Monday"
  • "Go!"
  • "I Turn to You"

Personnel

  • Melanie C – vocals
  • Fergus Gerrand – drums/musical director
  • Paul Gendler – guitar
  • Greg Hatwell – guitar/backing vocals
  • Georgina 'Grog' Lisee – bass/backing vocals (leg 1)
  • Jenni Tarma – bass guitar (leg 2)
  • Sarah de Courcy-Aston – keyboards/backing vocals

Broadcasts and recordings

On 9 May 2003, the Shepherd's Bush Empire concert was webcast on MelanieC.net, and has since then been uploaded to her YouTube channel.[3] In November 2003, the Avo Session Basel concert was broadcast on 3sat.[4]

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Leg 1
24 April 2003MiddlesbroughEnglandTown Hall
25 April 2003GlasgowScotlandAcademy
26 April 2003LiverpoolEnglandRoyal Court
28 April 2003ManchesterApollo
29 April 2003YorkBarbican
2 May 2003BristolAcademy
3 May 2003OxfordApollo
4 May 2003IpswichRegent
6 May 2003NorwichUEA
7 May 2003SouthamptonSouthampton Guildhall
8 May 2003LondonShepherd's Bush Empire
9 May 2003
11 May 2003BelfastNorthern IrelandWaterfront Hall
12 May 2003DublinIrelandOlympia
19 May 2003MadridSpainPop Festival[5]
30 May 2003MilanItalyFestivalbar[6]
Leg 2
23 October 2003BrusselsBelgiumRadio Donna Center[7]
1 November 2003BaselSwitzerlandAvo Session Basel[8]
9 December 2003CologneGermany[9]E-Werk[10]
10 December 2003HanoverThe Neues Theater
12 December 2003BerlinColumbia Club
13 December 2003HamburgHamburg State Opera
15 December 2003Neu-IsenburgHugenottenhalle
16 December 2003MunichElserhalle
17 December 2003FilderstadtCentral Theater

References