2011–12 concert tour by Fleet Foxes
Helplessness Blues Tour Location Worldwide Associated album Helplessness Blues Start date 15 April 2011 (2011-04-15 ) End date 20 January 2012 (2012-01-20 ) Legs 8 No. of shows113
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Helplessness Blues Tour (2011)
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The Helplessness Blues Tour was a world tour by Seattle folk band Fleet Foxes in support of their second album Helplessness Blues which was released on May 3, 2011. The tour visited North America, Europe, Oceania and Japan.
Background
The Tour began in the band home town of Seattle, Washington before moving across the United States and Canada. A European leg was then announced which began in Berlin, Germany. This leg included three sold-out shows at London's Hammersmith Apollo. A second North American leg took place July 14 and July 24, 2011, with another European leg taking place from August 11–20. The Band performed at some of Europe's best known Festivals including the Glastonbury Festival and Rock Werchter. The fifth leg of the tour began with two shows at Seattle's Paramount Theatre, followed by a string of shows in the United States. A Third European leg took place in November–December 2011 before moving onto Australia for some festival shows. A short Japanese leg also took place in January 2012. Two New Zealand shows were announced on September 5. Australian headline shows were also announced for January 2012.
Example set list
"The Cascades"
"Grown Ocean"
"Drops in the River"
"Battery Kinzie"
"Bedouin Dress"
"Sim Sala Bim"
"Mykonos "
"Your Protector"
"Tiger Mountain Peasant Song"
"White Winter Hymnal "
"Ragged Wood"
"Lorelai"
"Montezuma"
"He Doesn't Know Why"
"The Shrine/An Argument"
"Blue Spotted Tail"
"Blue Ridge Mountains"
Encore
"Oliver James"
"Helplessness Blues"
Source:[ 1]
Support acts
Tour dates
Date
City
Country
Venue
Leg 1: North America
April 15, 2011
Seattle
United States
Columbia City Theatre
April 29, 2011
Vancouver
Canada
Vogue Theatre
April 30, 2011
May 1, 2011
Portland
United States
Crystal Ballroom
May 2, 2011
Seattle
Moore Theatre
May 3, 2011
May 5, 2011
Oakland
Fox Oakland Theatre
May 6, 2011
San Diego
Spreckels Theater
May 7, 2011
Los Angeles
Hollywood Palladium
May 8, 2011
Tucson
Rialto Theatre
May 10, 2011
Austin
Stubb's Bar-B-Q
May 11, 2011
Dallas
Palladium Ballroom
May 13, 2011
Nashville
Ryman Auditorium
May 14, 2011
Atlanta
The Tabernacle
May 15, 2011
Washington, D.C.
DAR Constitution Hall
May 18, 2011
New York City
United Palace
May 19, 2011
May 21, 2011
Upper Darby Township
Tower Theater
Leg 2: Europe
May 25, 2011
Berlin
Germany
C-Halle
May 26, 2011
Dachau
Rathausplatz
May 28, 2011
Barcelona
Spain
Parc del Fòrum Leisure Site[A]
May 30, 2011
Paris
France
Bataclan
May 31, 2011
London
England
HMV Hammersmith Apollo
June 1, 2011
June 2, 2011
June 23, 2011
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton Civic Hall
June 24, 2011
Pilton
Worthy Farm[B]
June 25, 2011
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Cathedral Quarter [C]
June 26, 2011
Cork
Ireland
The Docklands[D]
June 28, 2011
Manchester
England
Apollo
June 29, 2011
Edinburgh
Scotland
Corn Exchange
July 1, 2011
St Blazey
England
Eden Project [E]
July 3, 2011
Werchter
Belgium
Werchter Festival Grounds[F]
July 4, 2011
Paris
France
Salle Pleyel
July 6, 2011
Poznań
Poland
Lake Malta [G]
July 8, 2011
Oeiras
Portugal
Algés Riverside [H]
July 10, 2011
Turku
Finland
Ruissalo Island [I]
Leg 3: North America
July 14, 2011
Toronto
Canada
Massey Hall
July 16, 2011
Chicago
United States
Union Park[J]
July 17, 2011
Minneapolis
State Theatre
July 18, 2011
Kansas City
Uptown Theater
July 19, 2011
St. Louis
The Pageant
July 21, 2011
Denver
Fillmore Auditorium
July 22, 2011
Salt Lake City
Red Butte Garden and Arboretum
July 23, 2011
Boise
Knitting Factory
July 24, 2011
Troutdale
McMenamins Edgefield Manor
Leg 4: Europe
August 11, 2011
Oslo
Norway
Middelalderparken[K]
August 12, 2011
Gothenburg
Sweden
Slottsskogen[L]
August 13, 2011
Rees-Haldern
Germany
Festival Grounds[M]
August 14, 2011
Saint-Malo
France
Festival Grounds[N]
August 16, 2011
Brighton
England
Brighton Dome
August 18, 2011
Hasselt
Belgium
Kiewit[O]
August 19, 2011
Biddinghuizen
Netherlands
Spijk en Bremerberg[P]
August 20, 2011
Brecon Beacons
Wales
Glanusk Park Estate[Q]
Leg 5: North America[ 4]
September 6, 2011
Seattle
United States
Paramount Theatre
September 7, 2011
September 9, 2011
Reno
Grand Sierra Resort
September 10, 2011
Berkeley
Hearst Greek Theatre
September 11, 2011
Big Sur
Henry Miller Library
September 13, 2011
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Bowl
September 14, 2011
Los Angeles
Greek Theatre
September 15, 2011
Phoenix
Comerica Theatre
September 17, 2011
Tulsa
Cain's Ballroom
September 18, 2011
Austin
Zilker Park [R]
September 20, 2011
Jacksonville
Florida Theatre
September 21, 2011
Raleigh
Raleigh Amphitheatre
September 23, 2011
Columbia
Merriweather Post Pavilion
September 24, 2011
New York City
Williamsburg Waterfront
September 25, 2011
Holyoake
Mountain Park
September 28, 2011
Cleveland
Masonic Auditorium
September 29, 2011
Ann Arbor
Hill Auditorium
September 30, 2011
Chicago
Chicago Theatre
October 1, 2011
October 3, 2011
Birmingham
Alabama Theatre
October 4, 2011
Asheville
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
October 5, 2011
Louisville
The Louisville Palace
Leg 6: Europe
November 5, 2011
Bergen
Norway
Grieg Hall
November 6, 2011
Oslo
Sentrum Scene
November 8, 2011
Stockholm
Sweden
Annexet
November 9, 2011
Malmö
K.B. Hallen
November 10, 2011
Copenhagen
Denmark
Falconer Theatre
November 11, 2011
Weissenhäuser Strand
Germany
Rolling Stone Weekender
November 13, 2011
Katowice
Poland
Kozrywki Theatre
November 14, 2011
Zagreb
Croatia
Tvornica
November 15, 2011
Vienna
Austria
Museumsquartier
November 17, 2011
Rome
Italy
Atlántico
November 19, 2011
Bologna
Estragon
November 20, 2011
Milan
Teatro Smeraldo
November 21, 2011
Zürich
Switzerland
Komplex 457
November 22, 2011
Fribourg
Fri-Son
November 24, 2011
Bilbao
Spain
Santana 27
November 25, 2011
Madrid
La Riviera
November 26, 2011
Cartagena
Jazz Festival
November 27, 2011
Barcelona
L'Auditori
November 29, 2011
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Heineken Music Hall
November 30, 2011
Brussels
Belgium
Forest National
December 1, 2011
Leeds
England
O2 Academy Leeds
December 2, 2011
Minehead
Butlin's Minehead
Leg 7: Oceania
December 29, 2011
Lorne
Australia
Festival Grounds[S]
December 30, 2011
Marion Bay
January 2, 2012
Sydney
Sydney Opera House
January 3, 2012
January 4, 2012
January 6, 2012
Melbourne
Palais Theatre
January 7, 2012
Busselton
Sir Stewart Bovell Park[T]
January 8, 2012
January 10, 2012
Brisbane
Tivoli
January 11, 2012
January 13, 2012
Wellington
New Zealand
Hunter Lodge
January 14, 2012
Auckland
Auckland Town Hall
Leg 8: Asia
January 17, 2012
Osaka
Japan
Big cat
January 18, 2012
Nagoya
Club Quattro
January 20, 2012
Tokyo
Studio Coast
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
Box office score data
Venue
City
No. of Shows
Tickets sold / available
Gross revenue
Stubb's Bar-B-Q
Austin
1
2,200 / 2,200 (100%)
$61,680[ 5]
DAR Constitution Hall
Washington, D.C.
1
3,500 / 3,500 (100%)
$117,619[ 6]
Columbiahalle
Berlin
1
3,167 / 3,500 (90%)
$97,826[ 7]
State Theatre
Minneapolis
1
2,054 / 2,054 (100%)
$60,593[ 8]
Knitting Factory
Boise
1
994 / 994 (100%)
$27,366[ 9]
Hearst Greek Theatre
Berkeley
1
6,694 / 7000 (96%)
$264,207[ 10]
Santa Barbara Bowl
Santa Barbara
1
2,250 / 4,059 (55%)
$68,725[ 10]
Greek Theatre
Los Angeles
1
4,979 / 5,849 (85%)
$176,395[ 11]
Williamsburg Waterfront
Brooklyn
1
7,000 / 7,000 (100%)
$276,500[ 12]
Hill Auditorium
Ann Arbor
1
3,356 / 3,356 (100%)
$114,104[ 12]
Chicago Theatre
Chicago
2
6,878 / 6,878 (100%)
$240,730[ 12]
Alabama Theatre
Birmingham
1
1,723 / 2,062 (84%)
$55,958[ 13]
Fleet Foxes
References
^ "Fleet Foxes at The Pageant, set list" . Christian Schaeffer . River Front Times. July 20, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2011 .
^ "The Cave Singers to Open for Fleet Foxes" . The Cave Singers . May 4, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2011 .
^ a b c "On The Road: Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver, The Walkmen and other" . Alex Bigman . sfappeal.com. August 2, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2011 .
^ "Fleet Foxes add Tour Dates" . Pitchfork.com. July 26, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2011 .
^ "Billboard Boxscore: Current Scores" . Billboard . 2011-05-19. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2011-08-07 .
^ "Billboard Boxscore: Current Scores" . Billboard . 2011-06-23. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2011-08-07 .
^ "Billboard Boxscore: Current Scores" . Billboard . 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2012-01-12 .
^ "Billboard Boxscore: Current Scores" . Billboard . 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2011-08-07 .
^ "Billboard Boxscore: Current Scores" . Billboard . 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2011-09-01 .
^ a b "Billboard Boxscore: Current Scores" . Billboard . 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-09-29 .
^ "Billboard Boxscore: Current Scores" . Billboard . 2011-09-21. Retrieved 2011-09-21 .
^ a b c "Billboard Boxscore: Current Scores" . Billboard . Promethues Global Media. 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-10-05 .
^ "Billboard Boxscore: Current Scores" . Billboard . 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2011-11-03 .
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