Porcelain Tour
The Porcelain Tour was a 19 date concert tour by Matt Cardle in support of his 2013 album Porcelain. It took place over Ireland and the UK through April 2014, ending in Telford on 25 April.
| Tour by Matt Cardle | |
| Associated album | Porcelain |
|---|---|
| Start date | 1 April 2014 |
| End date | 25 April 2014 |
| No. of shows | 20 |
| Matt Cardle concert chronology | |
Background
The tour was announced on 30 October 2013, with tickets on general sale on 4 November 2013. [1] The tour began on 1 April 2014 in Belfast, followed by one date in Ireland then moving to Scotland and England. Cardle played guitar and was backed by a live band. He was joined by Melanie C on three shows to perform their duet Loving You.
Reception
Joe Hoffman of The Upcoming gave 5 out of 5 stars for the show saying "He is an unbelievable musical talent, and he did not fail to bring it all to a sold out show last night at Shepherd’s Bush Empire" and "Cardle’s voice is incredible, with a falsetto that can send shivers down your spine."[2] Ann Clarkson from Native Monster gave it a favourable review saying "The vocals sounded effortless, which is a hard trick to pull off when you have a massive four-octave range and use most of that during one evening."[3]
Setlist
- Your Kind Of Love
- Starlight
- All For Nothing
- The Fire
- In Chains
- Not Over You
- Faithless
- When We Collide
- Water (Belfast only)
- Lately (Belfast and London only)
- It's Only Love (Performed as encore in London)
- Hit My Heart
- Letters
- When You Were My Girl
- This Trouble Is Ours
- Porcelain
Encore:
- Loving You (Performed with Mel C in Manchester, Liverpool and London)
Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2014 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Mandela Hall |
| April 2, 2014 | Dublin | Ireland | The Academy |
| April 4, 2014 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Queens Hall |
| April 5, 2014 | Glasgow | The Arches | |
| April 6, 2014 | Newcastle | England | O2 Academy Newcastle |
| April 8, 2014 | Sheffield | O2 Academy Sheffield | |
| April 9, 2014 | Manchester | The Ritz | |
| April 10, 2014 | Liverpool | O2 Academy Liverpool | |
| April 12, 2014 | Birmingham | O2 Academy Birmingham | |
| April 13, 2014 | Oxford | O2 Academy Oxford | |
| April 14, 2014 | Bournemouth | O2 Academy Bournemouth | |
| April 16, 2014 | Worthing | Pavilion Theatre | |
| April 17, 2014 | Bath | Komedia | |
| April 18, 2014 | London | Shepherd's Bush Empire | |
| April 20, 2014 | High Wycombe | Swan Theatre | |
| April 21, 2014 | Chester | The Live Rooms | |
| April 22, 2014 | Coventry | Arts Centre Theatre | |
| April 24, 2014 | Bristol | O2 Academy Bristol | |
| April 25, 2014 | Telford | Oakengates Theatre | |
References
- "THE PORCELAIN TOUR 2014". mattcardlemusic.com. 30 October 2013. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013.
- "Matt Cardle at Shepherd's Bush Empire". theupcoming.co.uk. 19 April 2014.
- "Review: Matt Cardle, The Place, Telford". Native Monster. 28 April 2014.