The Beautiful World Tour 2007 was the sixth concert tour for the English pop group Take That. The tour ran from 11 October to 31 December 2007, with fifty stops in ten European countries.
A band member chose a band or musician to open the concert each night, including Sophie Ellis-Bextor, who sang at all UK shows except the 31 December concert at The O2 Arena in London. That show, "Countdown to Midnight: Take That & The Sugababes", was filmed for TV and broadcast live on ITV.
Howard Donald injury Early performances of the tour featured a "dance-off" routine by band members in the middle of the song "Sure". Band member Howard Donald suffered a cracked rib and a collapsed lung during this part of the 26 October show in Vienna. His injuries caused him to miss seven shows and limited his performance in subsequent concerts. He rejoined the band at the 7 November Oberhausen show. Following Donald's injury, the dance off segment was subsequently removed from the show.
Home media The O2 Arena shows on 6 and 7 December 2007 were recorded. They were released on 25 February 2008 on a limited edition two-disc DVD set, Beautiful World Live, containing behind-the-scenes footage. A Blu-ray version was also released in 2008.
Tour dates + List of 2007 concertsDateCityCountryVenue11 October 2007BelfastNorthern IrelandOdyssey Arena12 October 200714 October 200715 October 200716 October 200720 October 2007BarcelonaSpainPalau Sant Jordi23 October 2007BolognaItalyPalaMalaguti24 October 2007MilanDatchforum26 October 2007ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle27 October 2007ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion29 October 2007CologneGermanyKölnarena31 October 2007HamburgColor Line Arena1 November 2007RotterdamNetherlandsRotterdam Ahoy3 November 2007StuttgartGermanyHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle4 November 2007BerlinVelodrom6 November 2007FrankfurtFesthalle Frankfurt7 November 2007OberhausenKönig Pilsener Arena9 November 2007AalborgDenmarkGigantium10 November 200711 November 2007CopenhagenForum15 November 2007BirminghamEnglandNational Exhibition Centre16 November 200717 November 200719 November 200720 November 200722 November 2007GlasgowScotlandScottish Exhibition and Conference Centre23 November 200724 November 200726 November 2007NewcastleEnglandMetro Radio Arena27 November 200729 November 2007LondonThe O2 Arena30 November 20071 December 20073 December 20074 December 20076 December 20077 December 20078 December 200710 December 2007ManchesterManchester Evening News Arena11 December 200713 December 200714 December 200715 December 200717 December 200718 December 200719 December 200721 December 200722 December 200723 December 200731 December 2007LondonThe O2 Arena
Box office data VenueCityTickets sold / available Gross revenueNational Exhibition CentreBirmingham, England55,494 / 55,494 (100%)$4,812,580Scottish Exhibition & Conference CentreGlasgow, Scotland25,181 / 25,181 (100%)$2,191,050Metro Radio ArenaNewcastle, England18,417 / 18,417 (100%)$1,600,650The O2 ArenaLondon, England132,835 / 132,835 (100%)$10,195,810Manchester Evening News ArenaManchester, England158,523 / 158,523 (100%)$13,651,710TOTAL516,450 / 516,450 (100%)$40,451,800
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