The Straight to You Tour is the fourth concert tour by American recording artist Josh Groban. Visiting North America, Europe and Africa, the tour will support Groban's fifth studio album, Illuminations.

Background The tour was announced by Reprise Records on Valentine's Day 2011. Initially with only three dates, many fans speculated Groban was expanding his intimate tour. Upon his 30th birthday, Groban posted a video on his Tumblr blog stating the tour's expansion in North America with additional dates in England. This is later followed by a posting on his official website with a detailed itinerary of the tour. During an interview with Gayle King, Groban mentions he still worries from time to time about his career. He further states given the current atmosphere in the entertainment industry, Groban is always worried about how the media and fans will approach an experimental sound and production. To prepare for the tour, the singer embarked on a mini tour of the United States playing theaters and concert halls. The nine city tour, entailed "Before We Begin", gave the opportunity for Groban to perform in an intimate setting and connect with the audience in new ways. Groban wants to continue the intimate theme even though he will play arenas.

To introduce the tour, Live Nation stated: "The "Straight To You" Tour will bring the feel of a theater experience to an arena setting though stage design, lighting, and projection, as well as through spontaneity and interactivity. Groban delighted his fans during last year's 'Before We Begin' shows, in which he solicited feedback from the audience on which songs should be included in the set-list. As a result, for the 'Straight To You' shows, Groban will continue to interact with audiences and perform favorites from his best-selling albums, including his self-titled debut, Closer, and Awake, as well as songs from Illuminations."

Opening act ELEW (North America) (select dates)

Setlist The following songs were performed at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. It does not represent all songs performed on tour. "Straight to You" (Instrumental Introduction) "Changing Colors" "February Song" "You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)" "Oceano" "Aléjate" "Bells of New York City" "Higher Window" "Alla Luce del Sole" "War at Home" "Instrumental Sequence" "Você Existe em Mim" "Caruso" "Galileo (Someone Like You)" "Awake" "Weeping" "Machine" "Broken Vow" "Per Te" Encore "Play Me" "You Raise Me Up"

Tour dates Date City Country Venue North AmericaMay 12, 2011New Orleans United StatesUNO Lakefront ArenaMay 14, 2011HoustonToyota Center May 16, 2011DallasAmerican Airlines CenterMay 18, 2011San AntonioAT&T CenterMay 20, 2011TulsaBOK CenterMay 21, 2011WichitaIntrust Bank ArenaMay 24, 2011OmahaQwest Center ArenaMay 25, 2011Kansas CitySprint CenterMay 27, 2011St. LouisScottrade CenterMay 28, 2011MolineiWireless CenterJune 3, 2011BuffaloHSBC ArenaJune 4, 2011ClevelandQuicken Loans ArenaJune 8, 2011DuluthArena at Gwinnett CenterJune 10, 2011CharlotteTime Warner Cable ArenaJune 11, 2011RaleighRBC CenterJune 14, 2011RichmondRichmond ColiseumJune 15, 2011HersheyGiant CenterJuly 8, 2011MinneapolisTarget CenterJuly 9, 2011Green BayResch CenterJuly 12, 2011IndianapolisConseco FieldhouseJuly 13, 2011ChicagoUnited CenterJuly 15, 2011CincinnatiU.S. Bank ArenaJuly 16, 2011Auburn HillsPalace of Auburn HillsJuly 18, 2011TorontoCanadaAir Canada CentreJuly 19, 2011LondonJohn Labatt CentreJuly 22, 2011OttawaScotiabank PlaceJuly 23, 2011MontrealBell CentreJuly 26, 2011BostonUnited StatesTD GardenJuly 27, 2011Washington, D.C.Verizon CenterJuly 29, 2011PhiladelphiaWells Fargo CenterJuly 30, 2011UncasvilleMohegan Sun ArenaAugust 2, 2011NewarkPrudential CenterAugust 3, 2011PittsburghConsol Energy CenterAugust 5, 2011ColumbusValue City ArenaAugust 6, 2011Grand RapidsVan Andel ArenaAugust 9, 2011MilwaukeeBradley CenterAugust 10, 2011Des MoinesWells Fargo ArenaAugust 12, 2011DenverPepsi CenterAugust 13, 2011Salt Lake CityEnergySolutions ArenaAugust 17, 2011Los AngelesStaples CenterAugust 19, 2011PhoenixUS Airways CenterAugust 20, 2011Las VegasMGM Grand Garden ArenaAugust 23, 2011San JoseHP Pavilion at San JoseAugust 24, 2011SacramentoPower Balance PavilionAugust 26, 2011PortlandRose Garden August 27, 2011SeattleKeyArenaAugust 30, 2011VancouverCanadaRogers ArenaSeptember 1, 2011CalgaryScotiabank SaddledomeSeptember 2, 2011EdmontonRexall PlaceSeptember 4, 2011WinnipegMTS Centre EuropeSeptember 14, 2011ViennaAustriaGroßer SaalSeptember 16, 2011BerlinGermanyTempodromSeptember 18, 2011CopenhagenDenmarkFalkoner TeatretSeptember 20, 2011BergenNorwayVestlandshallenSeptember 21, 2011OsloOslo SpektrumSeptember 23, 2011StockholmSwedenEricsson GlobeSeptember 25, 2011HelsinkiFinlandFinlandia HallSeptember 26, 2011TampereTampere HallSeptember 30, 2011MunichGermanyPhilharmonie im GasteigOctober 2, 2011AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music HallOctober 3, 2011ParisFranceLe Grand RexOctober 6, 2011LucerneSwitzerlandKKL Concert HallOctober 9, 2011DüsseldorfGermanyPhilips HalleOctober 11, 2011LondonEnglandHammersmith ApolloOctober 12, 2011BirminghamSymphony HallOctober 14, 2011ManchesterBridgewater HallOctober 16, 2011GlasgowScotlandGlasgow Royal Concert HallOctober 18, 2011BelfastNorthern IrelandWaterfront HallOctober 19, 2011DublinIrelandGrand Canal Theatre North AmericaOctober 26, 2011SunriseUnited StatesBankAtlantic CenterOctober 28, 2011TampaSt. Pete Times ForumOctober 29, 2011OrlandoAmway CenterNovember 1, 2011North CharlestonNorth Charleston ColiseumNovember 2, 2011NorfolkNorfolk ScopeNovember 4, 2011UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumNovember 8, 2011ManchesterVerizon Wireless ArenaNovember 9, 2011ProvidenceDunkin' Donuts CenterNovember 14, 2011New York CityMadison Square Garden AfricaNovember 26, 2011North West ProvinceSouth AfricaSun City SuperbowlNovember 27, 2011November 29, 2011Cape TownGrand Arena at Grand West CasinoNovember 30, 2011December 2, 2011Port ElizabethNelson Mandela Bay Stadium

Cancellations and rescheduled shows June 7, 2011Greenville, South CarolinaBI-LO CenterCancelledAugust 16, 2011San Diego, CaliforniaViejas ArenaCancelled

Box office score data Venue City Tickets sold / available Gross revenueAmerican Airlines CenterDallas7,407 / 8,849 (84%)$538,521 i wireless Center Moline 5,871 / 6,000 (98%) $302,706Air Canada Centre Toronto 7,658 / 8,000 (96%) $731,996John Labatt Centre London 5,344 / 6,389 (84%) $409,672Bell Centre Montreal 3,646 / 4,550 (80%)$361,312Verizon Center Washington, D.C. 5,734 / 13,559 (42%) $521,628Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville 4,298 / 4,653 (92%) $504,120Staples Center Los Angeles 9,296 / 10,220 (91%) $684,452US Airways Center Phoenix 5,822 / 9,694 (60%) $500,901Rose Garden ArenaPortland4,426 / 8,818 (49%)$357,130Rexall Place Edmonton 5,963 / 11,080 (54%) $504,672Waterfront Hall Belfast 1,892 / 1,892 (100%) $126,651Grand Canal Theatre Dublin 2,038 / 2,038 (100%) $126,773BankAtlantic Center Sunrise 6,977 / 7,794 (89%) $404,208TOTAL71,946 / 94,718 (76%) $5,717,612

References

External links Groban's Official Website Groban's Official Facebook Page Groban's Official YouTube Page Groban's Official Myspace Page