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 tour with a particular album or product. Especially in the popular music world, such tours can become large-scale enterprises that last for several months or even years, are seen by hundreds of thousands or millions of people, and bring in millions of dollars in ticket revenues. A performer who embarks on a concert tour is called a touring artist .
75-460: The Funhouse Tour was the fourth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Pink . The tour supported her fifth studio album, Funhouse (2008). The tour visited Europe, Australia and North America. According to Pollstar, the Funhouse Tour (2009) earned more than $ 100 million with more than 1.5 million in attendance. The Australian leg of the tour broke the record for the biggest tour in
150-598: A TV Week interview promoting the Romeo's Heart album, he said that people had put pressure on him to live overseas but he had no intention of doing so. "I don't want to go to America to live", he said. He went on to say the pressures for him to relocate "come mainly from other people" but his manager, Glenn Wheatley, has never put this pressure on him. His single, "Have a Little Faith (In Us)", in March peaked at No. 3. The associated album, Romeo's Heart , produced by Fraser,
225-473: A TV series entitled Farnham and Byrne with former Young Talent Time teen star and ' Queen of Pop ' Debra Byrne . Three other solo singles followed in 1981, but none of them charted into the top 50. In February 1982, after Glenn Shorrock had departed Little River Band, Farnham became their lead vocalist after recommendations by Goble and Wheatley. Farnham had initially resisted the idea of joining LRB, but Wheatley convinced him that Shorrock approved of
300-754: A Tear , was released in July 1970 and peaked at #11. "Comic Conversations", his single from October, peaked at #10. During 1971, Farnham teamed up with Allison Durbin , who had been chosen as 'Most Popular Female Performer' at the 'King of Pop' awards for 1969–71. They released an album, Together , in September and a single, "Baby, Without You". in November, both peaked into the top 30 of their respective charts. As well as his singing career, Farnham performed in stage musicals , starting with Dick Whittington and His Cat in 1971, and on television variety shows either as
375-699: A backing band for pop singer Bev Harrell in Cohuna . Harrell's manager and then-boyfriend, Darryl Sambell , was impressed with Farnham's vocals and offered to become his manager. Initially performing in Sambell's home town of Adelaide , Farnham recorded a light advertising jingle "Susan Jones" (with the Susan Jones Rock Five) for airline company Ansett-ANA and was offered a solo record contract working with EMI under house producer David Mackay . Farnham's first commercially successful recording
450-508: A costume change, she would come back onstage to perform the final number, "Glitter In The Air". She would be in the air performing some more acrobatics. Whilst that was happening, she would get lowered into the trapdoor that was used earlier in the show and be dipped in water. After she was lowered back onto the main stage, she bowed and walked offstage. The screen in the background showed THE END on it. Encore Overall ticket sales are estimated to have surpassed nearly two million. By July 2009,
525-646: A five-song repertoire. In late 1965, he was asked to join band Strings Unlimited as lead singer; it was a band composed entirely of string-only instruments, and they had a regular booking at a local hotel. In 1966, after making the state finals of the Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds , they recorded a three-track demo tape with Farnham on vocals, Stewart Male on lead guitar, Barry Roy on rhythm guitar, Mike Foenander on keyboards, Joe Cincotta on bass and Peter Foggie on drums. On 29 April 1967, Strings Unlimited performed as
600-1156: A guest on numerous other popular shows such as The Don Lane Show , Countdown and Hey Hey It's Saturday . John Peter Farnham was born in Mile End Hospital , East London , England on 1 July 1949, to John Peter Farnham Sr., and Rose (née Pemberton) Farnham. His sisters are Jean and Jacqueline, and his younger brother is Steven. Farnham spent his first ten years in the United Kingdom before his family immigrated to Australia in 1959 to live in Melbourne , Victoria . He attended school at Yarraman Park State School (now Yarraman Oaks Primary School) in Noble Park East , and Lyndale Primary School (now Lyndale Greens Primary School) and Lyndale High School in Dandenong North . As Johnny Farnham he performed with local band The Mavericks on weekends, while still attending school, from 1964. The band had
675-499: A guest performer or as a host. At 22, Farnham was appointed ' King of Moomba ' in 1972, with Melbourne paper The Sun describing him as a "likeable English migrant" who is "King of Pop, King of Kids and today Johnny Farnham was King of Moomba." In 1972, Farnham had a top 5 national hit with a cover version of the title track from the David Cassidy international hit album, Rock Me Baby . Another stage musical for Farnham
750-800: A new form of theatrical entertainment, a fusion of song, performance art, innovative stage craft, and state-of-the-art technology. She managed to popularize the Las Vegas residency as a desirable way for top artists to essentially tour in place, letting their fans come to them. American singer Lady Gaga , who cancelled the 2018 European leg of her Joanne World Tour , signed for a Las Vegas residency to help manage her fibromyalgia illness, which can be exacerbated by touring. The 2015 study by charity Help Musicians found that over 60% of musicians suffered from depression or other psychological issues, with touring an issue for 71% of respondents. John Farnham John Peter Farnham AO (born 1 July 1949)
825-474: A rope. The song " Bad Influence " then starts. She gets lowered down onto the main stage and starts to sing. She then sings " Just Like a Pill ", " Who Knew ", Ave Mary A and " Don't Let Me Get Me ". She then goes offstage. At some shows, Pink might perform "It's All Your Fault" after "Just Like A Pill". A red couch appears on the stage and Pink is seen walking over to it. She then starts to sing " I Touch Myself ". Whilst singing "I Touch Myself", hands come out of
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#1732787471712900-481: A situation comedy series Bobby Dazzler as the title character during 1977–78, the pilot Me & Mr Thorne , and narrated documentaries including Survival with Johnny Farnham . Farnham was in financial trouble with unpaid taxes and the collapse of a restaurant venture with Hewett and Finley. Farnham's singing career was now confined to the cabaret circuit and stage musicals. In 1979, he changed his stage name to John Farnham. Farnham met Glenn Wheatley , who
975-410: A song believed by all to be the band's return to success, then started having authorship disputes. According to Farnham: ["Playing to Win" was] about my frustration in the band, about wanting out, not wanting to be there any more. There was a bit of in-fighting and we were doing it hard on the road. That's what inspired the song. As a result, his relationship with the band was further sullied. To date,
1050-453: A tour are denoted in different ways, dependent on the artist and type of tour, but the most common means of separating legs are dates (especially if there is a long break at some point), countries and/or continents, or different opening acts. In the largest concert tours, it has become more common for different legs to employ separate touring production crews and equipment, local to each geographical region. Concert tours are often administered on
1125-406: A white shirt and some jeans. She gets on a motorcycle and rides off, resembling her " Funhouse " music video. She finds a clown crying on the side of the road. She gets off her bike and gives him a flower hat. As the video ends, the clown appears on stage. He walks up to the end of the catwalk and finds a Box with a handle. As he turns the handle, a trapdoor opens, and Pink is lifted up into the air on
1200-485: Is Taylor Swift 's Eras Tour , with $ 2.089 billion earned from 125 shows. In 2024, Coldplay 's Music of the Spheres World Tour became the second tour to gross $ 1 billion in revenue. In third place is Elton John 's Farewell Yellow Brick Road , with a total gross of $ 939 million from 2018–2023. On fourth place is Ed Sheeran 's ÷ Tour , with a gross of $ 776.2 million. On fifth place
1275-400: Is U2 's 360° Tour , with $ 736.4 million. Global touring revenue reported to Billboard Boxscore exceeded $ 5.5 billion in 2016. Due to the collapse of record sales in the 21st century, concert tours have become a major source of income for recording artists. Besides the tickets, touring also generates money from the sales of merchandise and meet-and-greet packages. However,
1350-462: Is a British-born Australian singer. Farnham was a teen pop idol from 1967 until 1979, billed until then as Johnny Farnham . He has since forged a career as an adult contemporary singer. His career has mostly been as a solo artist, although he replaced Glenn Shorrock as lead singer of Little River Band from 1982 to 1985. In November 1986, his solo single " You're the Voice " peaked at No. 1 on
1425-443: Is a concert tour intended to signal the retirement of a singer, the disbanding of a band, or the end of a show's run. Many of the tours end up not being the last tour, with frequent regroupings, or revivals of shows. Luciano Pavarotti 's 2004 tour and Kenny Rogers 's 2015–2017 tour are examples of farewell tours which were the last to be staged before their deaths. As of October 2024, the highest-grossing concert tour of all time
1500-439: Is a peculiar thing, it doesn't suit me particularly well. I'm a real homebody and I get so much joy in the small things." A concert residency concept is offered as an alternative to performers who just need to stay in one venue and the fans come to see them. The concept has been revitalized in the 21st century by Canadian superstar Céline Dion with the success of her A New Day... residency (2003–2007). Her residency introduced
1575-437: Is a retrospective of her career to that point, where each act of the concert represents one of her albums . In another case, artists embark on a concert tour to celebrate the anniversary of their past albums, such as U2 's 2017 tour to mark the 30th anniversary of The Joshua Tree (1987) and Janet Jackson 's 2019 tour to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989). A farewell tour
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#17327874717121650-1151: Is the only Australian artist to have a number-one record (album or single) in five consecutive decades (echoing that of Cliff Richard in the UK), with singles including " Sadie (The Cleaning Lady) " in 1967, " Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head " in 1970, and " Age of Reason " in 1988; and albums Whispering Jack in 1986, Age of Reason in 1988, Chain Reaction in 1990, Then Again... in 1993, 33⅓ in 2000, and The Last Time in 2002. Along with touring with numerous artists, including The Seekers and international acts like Stevie Nicks and Lionel Richie , he released various collaborative albums: Tom Jones on Together in Concert (2005); Olivia Newton-John and Anthony Warlow , including Highlights from The Main Event (1998); Two Strong Hearts Live (2015); and Friends for Christmas (2016). Farnham has been recognised by many honours and awards, including 1987 Australian of
1725-512: The Pot Black commentator, "Whispering Ted Lowe ". His work for the album, Whispering Jack , included expanding his songlist with Fraser's advice. "A Touch of Paradise" was written by Gulliver Smith and Mondo Rock 's Ross Wilson , while " Pressure Down " was provided by Harry Bogdanovs. Two weeks before the album was due to be recorded a demo tape arrived from London with similar material as "Pressure Down", Farnham and Fraser listened to
1800-500: The Rad movie soundtrack released in 1986. Farnham won six of the inaugural 1987 ARIA Music Awards for ' Album of the Year ', ' Single of the Year ', 'Highest Selling Album', 'Highest Selling Single', ' Best Male Artist ' and ' Best Adult Contemporary Album '. On 19 July 1987, TV series Countdown broadcast its last show, the 1986 Countdown Music and Video Awards with Farnham winning
1875-632: The ARIA singles charts , was written by Johanna Pigott and Dragon member Todd Hunter . The album, Age of Reason , produced by Ross Fraser, debuted at No. 1 in August and stayed on top for eight weeks. It was the highest-selling album in Australia from 1988, and, as of 1997, it was 11× platinum indicating sales of over 770,000 units. Renewed interest in Whispering Jack returned it to
1950-795: The Australian singles charts . The associated album, Whispering Jack , held the No. 1 position for a total of 25 weeks. Both the single and the album had top-ten success internationally, including No. 6 in the United Kingdom and No.1 in Sweden. Whispering Jack is the third-highest-selling album in Australian history , and as of May 2023 remains the highest-selling album in Australia by an Australian act. Farnham has become one of his country's best-known and most popular performers, and he
2025-629: The RMC Band . Tour of Duty was the first of Farnham's concerts to be webcast. For the 2000 Summer Olympics , Farnham and Newton-John performed "Dare to Dream" during the Parade of Nations at the Opening Ceremony. Broadcast of the ceremony was viewed by an estimated 3.5 billion people around the world. Farnham appeared as himself in the final episode of the Australian television series The Games (2000). On 1 January 2001, Farnham
2100-423: The 'Best Album Award' for Whispering Jack . In 1988, Australia's Bicentennial Year, Farnham was named 1987 Australian of the Year , although he was not yet naturalised—a hastily organised swearing-in occurred before the honour was bestowed. He was chosen due to: "his outstanding contribution to the Australian music industry over 20 years." Farnham's July 1988 single, "Age of Reason", which peaked at No. 1 on
2175-493: The 'Outstanding Achievement Award'. In March 1989, Farnham was in Moscow, USSR to promote Greenpeace album Rainbow Warriors , as part of an international ensemble including David Byrne ( Talking Heads ), Peter Gabriel , Chrissie Hynde ( The Pretenders ), Annie Lennox ( Eurythmics ), and The Edge ( U2 ). Farnham found time to record a duet with Dannielle Gaha , "Communication", which peaked at No. 13 in August 1989. It
2250-683: The 1973–74 stage musical, Pippin , and its associated show album released in 1974. Also in 1974, Farnham and Hewett were co-hosts of It's Magic , a children's TV series on Channel Ten . He became familiar to viewers of Countdown when hosting its first colour transmission in early 1975 and introducing Skyhooks ' performance of "Horror Movie". Relations with Sambell became strained and in January 1976 they announced their split. Farnham first turned to Kenn Brodziak, producer of Pippin , for his management during 1976–78, and then to Danny Finley, Hewett's then husband, from 1978. Farnham starred in
2325-547: The 1982 single "Down on the Border" which peaked at No. 7 and The Net which peaked at No. 11 on the albums charts in 1983. During this time, Farnham started supplying vocal tracks for films, including Savage Streets (1984), The Slugger's Wife (1985), and Fletch (1985); he later continued with Rad (1986) and Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1987). "Justice for One" was co-written by Farnham, for Savage Streets and it
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2400-654: The Australian leg, Pink is ranked among the top ten tours worldwide for 2009. To congratulate Pink on eleven sold out concerts at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, the artist was given a public toilet located on the upper level of the arena, entitled "P!nk Ladies". The Funhouse Summer Carnival Tour and the Funhouse Tour sold a combined total 3 million tickets. The show received critical acclaim, with critics commenting on its theatricality and Pink's live singing. A DVD and live album of
2475-742: The I Can't Believe He's 50 Tour, supported by Merril Bainbridge , Kate Ceberano , Human Nature , James Reyne , Ross Wilson , and Nana-Zhami containing his son, Robert Farnham. Live at the Regent , recorded on 1 July 1999 (Farnham's 50th birthday), was released in September and peaked at #7. On 21 December, Farnham performed a set for the Tour of Duty concert in Dili for the Australian troops serving with InterFET and East Timorese people. The concert included James Blundell , Dili Allstars , Gina Jeffreys , The Living End , Kylie Minogue , Doc Neeson and
2550-625: The Top Ten in August, nearly two years after its initial release. To date, "Age of Reason" remains Farnham's last No. 1 Australian single. Other charting singles from this album were, "Two Strong Hearts" which peaked at No. 6 and "Beyond the Call". Age of Reason had international success peaking at No. 4 in Sweden, and No. 9 in Norway. At the 1988 ARIA Awards , Farnham won 'Best Male Artist', 'Best Adult Contemporary Album' for "Touch of Paradise", and
2625-590: The UK, and No. 6 in Austria. The song was written by Andy Qunta (ex- Icehouse ), Keith Reid ( Procol Harum ), Maggie Ryder and Chris Thompson (ex- Manfred Mann's Earth Band ). Whispering Jack , released in September, became the highest-selling album by an Australian act in Australia, at the time, and peaked at number one on the Australian Album Charts for a total of 25 weeks. As of 2006, it
2700-603: The United Kingdom on November 2, 2009. An alternate version of the DVD was released in the United States on October 27, 2009. This version, titled Funhouse Tour: Live in Australia , includes the tour DVD, but is also sold with a live CD of the same concert. The concert was also aired on VH1 on January 1, 2010 as the premiere concert of their "Friday Night Alright" block. Concert tour Different segments of longer concert tours are known as "legs". The different legs of
2775-518: The Voice ", which was released in September 1986. Henceforth, radio stations began receiving requests for the song. Its television debut was on Hey Hey It's Saturday with Skyhook 's Greg Macainsh providing bass guitar. "You're the Voice", peaked at No. 1 in Germany, Sweden and Australia, as well as being a top ten hit in some European countries: #3 in Switzerland, #6 in his native country,
2850-681: The Year , 1996 Officer of the Order of Australia, and 19 ARIA Awards , including his 2003 induction into the Hall of Fame . Starting in 1969, he was voted by TV Week readers as the ' King of Pop ' for five consecutive years. Aside from his recording career, Farnham performed on stage with lead roles in Australian productions of Charlie Girl , Pippin and 1992's Jesus Christ Superstar . He starred in his own TV series and specials, including It's Magic (With Colleen Hewett ), Bobby Dazzler , and Farnham and Byrne (with Debra Byrne ), and as
2925-607: The associated album, Uncovered , also produced by Goble, peaked at #20. The B-side of "Help" was another of Farnham's songwriting efforts "Jillie's Song", co-written with Goble. In recording the album, Farnham's studio band were guitarist Tommy Emmanuel (ex-Southern Star Band), keyboardist Mal Logan (ex- Renée Geyer Band , LRB), drummer Derek Pellicci (LRB) and bass guitarist Barry Sullivan (ex-Chain, LRB). They became his tour band until Logan and Pellicci returned to their LRB commitments and were replaced by Sam McNally and David Jones , respectively. In 1980, Farnham also appeared in
3000-442: The biggest tours in 2006 and 2007. The tour also marked the first time Pink has headlined a North American arena tour. To describe the event, Pink stated, "I've waited 30 years for this tour. I really wasn't sure if anyone was going to show [up]." The concert starts with a video introduction which feature Pink watching TV. She then gets up and puts her lover's hand into a warm glass of water. She goes upstairs and gets changed into
3075-527: The couch and touch her. She then performs " Please Don't Leave Me ". She briefly goes offstage whilst her dancers come onstage. She comes back on to perform " U + Ur Hand ". A love heart shaped bed appears onstage as she performs " Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely) " and " So What ". She then goes offstage again. At some shows, Pink might perform "One Foot Wrong" after "I Touch Myself". Her pianist then starts to play piano. She then comes back onstage to perform " Family Portrait ". She then plays " I Don't Believe You " on
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3150-598: The crowd and goes offstage. On the last leg, she would perform " Stupid Girls " after "Funhouse". For the encore, She performed " Get the Party Started " and " Glitter in the Air ". For all shows except for the Premiere, there would be a video montage of all her videos with " God Is a DJ " playing after "Get The Party Started". For "Get The Party Started", she would perform some acrobatics. She would then go offstage. After
3225-460: The demo of " You're the Voice " and knew they had found a once-in-a-lifetime song. Another song on offer was " We Built This City " but Farnham knocked it back, so it was later recorded by US band Starship . Initially, public interest in the re-branded former teen idol was difficult to cultivate, and radio stations refused to play Farnham's album. Things, however, started to change after Sydney radio station 2Day FM played its first single, " You're
3300-468: The following month. Farnham's first solo performances since 1981 were live shows with Brett Garsed on lead guitar, Sam See on guitar, Derek Pellicci on drums, and Bruno Di Stanislo on electric bass and vocals. While still in Little River Band, Farnham had started collecting a songlist for a future solo album. Sound engineer Ross Fraser suggested to Farnham's manager Glenn Wheatley that it
3375-487: The guitar. She would then perform "Crystal Ball", " Trouble " and " Babe I'm Gonna Leave You ". She then goes offstage. At some shows, Pink might perform " Dear Mr. President " instead of "Crystal Ball". Two of her dancers then come and perform ballet moves. This is then followed by " Sober " when she performs a trapeze. She quickly goes offstage and returns for " Bohemian Rhapsody ". Four mirrors are brought onstage as she performs " Funhouse " and " Crazy ". She says goodbye to
3450-485: The history of the country. The Australian shows were attended by 660,000 people and grossed over $ 55 million. The tour was announced on October 14, 2008, nearly two weeks before the release of her fifth studio album. Pink stated, "I'm so excited to get back on the road. The 'Funhouse' tour ideas are running rampant in my head. Who knows what they'll come out as... And I can't wait to see." The tour followed her internationally successful I'm Not Dead Tour , which became one of
3525-434: The local level by concert promoters or by performing arts presenters . Usually, small concert tours are managed by a road manager whereas large concert tours are managed by a tour manager . The main challenge in concert tours is how to move the performance's logistics from one venue to another venue, especially for a transcontinental tour. Tour logistics should be very organized and everything has to happen on time and in
3600-472: The magazine, Molly Meldrum , praised Farnham's efforts. Go-Set ran a pop poll to determine the ' King of Pop ', which was first won by Normie Rowe for 1967–1968. Farnham's 1968 singles were "Underneath the Arches" and "I Don't Want to Love You"; each peaked at #6. In 1969, Farnham released his album Everybody Oughta Sing a Song , which peaked at No. 12 on the Australian albums charts . His next single
3675-440: The ploy on TV's Uptight and viewers responded with calls to play the song. It hit No. 1 on the Australian singles charts in January 1968 and remained there for 6 weeks. Selling 180,000 copies in Australia, "Sadie" was the highest-selling single by an Australian artist of the decade and became the biggest-selling single in Australia at that time. Rofe was a writer for Go-Set , a teen-oriented pop magazine. Another writer for
3750-417: The previous two albums, where most songs were written by outside writers, Chain Reaction saw Farnham write nine of its twelve tracks with Fraser and keyboardist/musical director David Hirschfelder (ex-Little River Band) along with Phil Buckle ("Burn For You") and Joe Crighton ("The Time Has Come"). The sound was less electronic and more acoustic, it became the biggest-selling album in Australia for 1990, and
3825-791: The replacement. This continued Farnham's move away from cabaret and into rock music. With Farnham, Little River Band recorded three studio albums, which had modest success, but it was not enough to pay back the advances the record company had provided. The first studio album, The Net , was already written, and Farnham had no say in the songs; he just had to record his lead vocals. In the US, charting albums with Farnham's vocals included Greatest Hits (1982), The Net (1983), and Playing to Win (1984) on Billboard Pop Albums chart / Billboard 200. While charting singles were, " The Other Guy ", "We Two", "You're Driving Me Out of My Mind" and "Playing to Win". Farnham's biggest Australian hits with LRB were
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#17327874717123900-410: The right order as planned. Autoweek magazine estimated 30 to 50 trucks were required by Taylor Swift 's The 1989 World Tour to bring all the stage, sound equipment, instruments, props, and clothes. When Beyoncé visited the United Kingdom with her 2016 The Formation World Tour , it took seven Boeing 747 air freighters and a fleet of more than 70 trucks to get her stage set and other gear to
3975-482: The royalties for the song are meticulously divided with different shares going to each of the song's contributors, including Farnham, Goble, Wayne Nelson , Stephen Housden , David Hirschfelder , Steve Prestwich and producer Spencer Proffer . Farnham would leave the group following the completion of their short Australian tour in April 1986. Their third studio album with Farnham as lead vocalist, No Reins , appeared
4050-641: The single "Everything's Alright" by Ceberano, Farnham and Stevens, which peaked at No. 6 in September. Farnham released his next studio album, Then Again.. , in October 1993, produced by Fraser and Farnham, which peaked at No. 1. Of its four singles only, "Seemed Like a Good Idea (At the Time)" reached the top 20. The album won "Highest Selling Album" at the ARIA Awards in 1994. Farnham never really wanted to try his luck overseas even though he had offers. In
4125-604: The success of the album, Farnham followed with Jack's Back Tour; an initial itinerary of eleven performances was thought to be enough considering they were up against tours by Michael Jackson and Billy Joel ; however, after high ticket sales, it was extended by eight more shows and made use of larger venues. At that time, Jack's Back Tour was the highest-grossing tour by an Australian act. John Farnham Band now consisted of Garsed on lead guitar, David Hirschfelder on keyboards (ex-Little River Band), Macainsh on bass and Angus Burchall on drums. Farnham also had three tracks featured on
4200-647: The summer with ticket sales topping $ 17.2 million ($ 21.7 Australian). Combined attendance for all shows at the Melbourne tennis stadium was 214,956. Pink also played twelve shows in Sydney – ten shows during June and July at the Sydney Entertainment Centre and two in August at Acer Arena in the city's Olympic Park. Overall attendance in Sydney was 146,420 with $ 12.6 million in ticket sales ($ 15.5 Australian). With tour grosses topping $ 55 million from
4275-559: The top 20, with Anthology 1 reaching #1. For The Main Event Tour during October–December 1998, Farnham performed with Olivia Newton-John and Anthony Warlow . The album Highlights from The Main Event peaked at No. 1 in December, sold 4× platinum, and won 'Highest Selling Album' at the 1999 ARIA Awards. The Main Event concert was broadcast on national TV and released on video. During April–May 1999, Farnham undertook
4350-485: The tour grossed over $ 50 million, ranking 8th highest-grossing tour in the world. By November 2009, the tour grossed over $ 100 million, ranking as 5th highest-grossing tour of 2009. Sales started on October 10, 2009 in the Netherlands. The show of February 28 at The Ahoy was sold out as a second show was scheduled for the following night. A third night at the arena was announced for December 5, 2009 (although this date
4425-483: The tour was recorded on July 17 and 18, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. The DVD includes both "It's All Your Fault" and "Ave Mary A". Pink: Live in Australia was released in Australia on October 14, 2009, two days before its planned release. It was scheduled for release on October 2, 2009 but had to be pushed backed due to overwhelming demand. The DVD was also released in The Netherlands on October 28, 2009 and in
4500-499: The touring business suffered in the early 2020s because of the COVID-19 pandemic . Pollstar estimated the total lost revenue for the industry in 2020 at more than $ 30 billion. The mobility of concert tours requires a lot of costs, time, and energy. It is very common for musicians to not see family members for over a year during their touring. British singer Adele expressed her unhappiness of concert tours, saying "Touring
4575-414: The venue during one tour. In Sydney, Pink performed 12 shows—of which 10 were performed at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. She performed for nearly 110,000 spectators (at this arena), making her the biggest live act in Sydney (surpassing Kylie Minogue with an attendance record of nearly 93,000 spectators). The American singer/songwriter performed at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena on seventeen nights throughout
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#17327874717124650-577: The venues. The logistics phase of that tour did not include transportation of the backstage staff, musicians, performers, and the singer herself. The majority of concert tours are part of a promotional campaign to support an album release. Hence, new songs from the respective album are included on its tour's setlist . Some tours are known as "greatest hits tours" or "reunion tour" without any new material or specific album release, such as Fleetwood Mac 's 2009 Unleashed tour and No Doubt 's 2009 Summer Tour . Taylor Swift 's The Eras Tour (2023–2024)
4725-591: Was Charlie Girl in 1971. Jillian Billman was one of the dancers, and Farnham married her on 18 April 1973. Meldrum announced their wedding plans in Go-Set but Sambell denied the early reports, and, despite being best man at the wedding, was against Billman marrying Farnham. The clean-cut pop star had made several more albums and singles, but by the mid-1970s his recording career had begun to dwindle and he turned more to stage musicals and television. Farnham and 'Queen of Pop' for 1972–1973 , Colleen Hewett , combined on
4800-571: Was 24× platinum indicating sales of over 1.68 million units in Australia alone. The album was released internationally on RCA / BMG and peaked at No. 1 in Sweden, No. 3 in Austria, and Top 20 in Norway. In August 1988 it returned to the Australian Top Ten. It also was the first Australian made music CD released in Australia. Other charting Australian singles were December's " Pressure Down ", which peaked at No. 4, March 1987's "Touch of Paradise" and September's "Reasons". After
4875-552: Was No. 1 on the ARIA End of Year album chart. At the 1991 ARIA Awards, Farnham won 'Best Male Artist', 'Song of the Year' for "Burn for You", and 'Highest Selling Album' for Chain Reaction . Farnham's live album, released in November 1991, was Full House , produced by Ross Fraser and Farnham, which peaked at No. 2 on the ARIA album charts. It contained concert material recorded from May 1987 to October 1990. "Please Don't Ask Me"
4950-528: Was a cover of Harry Nilsson 's "One"; Farnham's version peaked at #4. When TV Week sponsored the 'King of Pop' awards, readers would forward their votes from coupons; Farnham won the most popular male award and was crowned 'King of Pop' five consecutive times from 1969 to 1973. He recorded a cover of the B.J. Thomas hit " Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head ", which became his second No. 1 hit in December 1969 and remained at top spot for seven weeks into January 1970. Farnham's next album, Looking Through
5025-468: Was a cover of American novelty song " Sadie (The Cleaning Lady) "; Sambell had disliked it, as the lyrics were so persistent. However, EMI 's in-house producer, David MacKay, insisted, and so the single was released in November 1967. The B-side, "In My Room" was written by Farnham. By arrangement with Sambell, Melbourne radio DJ Stan Rofe pretended that he disliked "Sadie" before playing it. The song gave Farnham recognition in Australia. Rofe continued
5100-415: Was bass guitarist of 1960s rock group The Masters Apprentices , when both acts were managed by Sambell. Wheatley was now managing Little River Band (LRB), and Farnham signed with Wheatley in 1980. They decided his comeback single would be a reworking of The Beatles ' " Help! ", which was produced by LRB's Graeham Goble , it peaked at #8. Farnham was utilising a more adult contemporary pop style and
5175-442: Was later changed to December 6, 2009). In Australia, ticket sales were exceptionally high. In 2007 she broke the record of biggest female tour ever with 35 shows in Australia, grossing $ 41 million. In 2009, she broke her own record, with 58 shows surpassing John Farnham 's "Whispering Jack Tour" with the most shows in Australia. She performed 17 shows at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, breaking Farnham's record for most shows at
5250-478: Was played during the "Australian-themed" opening of the show. Despite positive Australian and US reviews and responses, this performance has not yet been released on VHS or DVD. In an interview with Channel Seven , Farnham stated: "I'll be better off leaving, rather than putting myself under pressure that I've created." Through this matter, it became apparent to the band that Farnham was intending on leaving and Playing to Win ' s lead single " Playing to Win ",
5325-538: Was recorded as part promotion for the Australian government's program to control the drug epidemic happening in the mid-'80s entitled "The Drug Offensive". The Drug Offensive logo can be seen attached to a television camera in the video clip made to promote the song. Chain Reaction , produced by Fraser, was released in October 1990, and also debuted at No. 1 on the Australian album charts, it provided three Top Ten hit singles, "Chain Reaction" in August, "That's Freedom" in September and "Burn for You" in December. Unlike
5400-689: Was released as a single, which peaked into the top 30. At No. 1 on the ARIA album charts was Jimmy Barnes ' album, Soul Deep , it included a duet with Farnham, "When Something is Wrong with My Baby", which peaked at No. 3 on the singles charts. In August 1992, Farnham joined the Australian production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber 's stage musical Jesus Christ Superstar in the title role of Jesus . Fellow cast members included Angry Anderson as Herod , Kate Ceberano as Mary Magdalene , Russell Morris as Simon Zealotes , Jon Stevens as Judas and John Waters as Pontius Pilate . The stage soundtrack, Jesus Christ Superstar The Album , provided
5475-435: Was released as a solo single. Little River Band recorded a concert in Melbourne that aired in the United States on HBO . The concert video was only one hour long, and it highlighted some of the songs from The Net as well as reworked versions of Little River Band classics such as "Cool Change" and "Reminiscing". "Please Don't Ask Me", a song written by Goble, and a non-top 50 single for Farnham almost three years previously,
5550-522: Was released in June and peaked at No. 2 and won "Best Adult Contemporary Album" at the ARIA Awards in 1996. Farnham collaborated with vocal group Human Nature to record "Every Time You Cry" which peaked at No. 3 on the singles charts in October 1997. Also in 1997 he released a series of three compilation albums , Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986–1997 , Anthology 2: Classic Hits 1967–1985 (Recorded Live) and Anthology 3: Rarities which all peaked in
5625-451: Was time to start working on the solo album. Wheatley searched vainly for a producer and record label willing to work with Farnham; Fraser took on the producer role, and Wheatley provided financial support after mortgaging his house. While visiting a jazz club in the US, Farnham was mistakenly introduced as Jack Phantom, and when he subsequently provided a running commentary for a local pool game he named himself Whispering Jack Phantom after
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