Armageddon Tour was the 9th concert tour by Australian recording artist Guy Sebastian. The tour supported his upcoming sixth studio album Armageddon. The tour visited metropolitan and regional areas in Australia.TOURING : Guy Sebastian.auspOp. 5 February 2012. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. In 2012, Sebastian announced that the title of his new album was to be Armageddon. Sebastian toured nationally ahead of the album's release in 20 dates across the country. He kicked off in Cessnock on 1 June 2012 and finished up on the Sunshine Coast on 1 July 2012. He toured in places he had not previously performed.
Background
Sebastian toured nationally during June and July 2012. The 20 date tour had concerts in all capital cities and also in regional areas of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. Originally scheduled to promote the album after its release, the tour became a showcase for the new songs.Guy Sebastian 'Armageddon' Tour 2012.liveguide.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. An extra concert at the Palais Theatre, Victoria was added to film footage for the deluxe edition of the album.Guy Sebastian Armageddon DVD Shoot.eventful.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012.Armageddon: Deluxe Edition . Sanity Music. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Sebastian performed songs from previous albums as well as new songs. He felt it was the best tour he had done, saying "I pretty much put every cent back into the tour and really stepped up the production and the lighting, it's a lot bigger and better. I'm playing some 3000-seat venues and a bunch of them are sold out, so I want to make sure I'm not compromising. I didn't want to fall short, and it has come up great, better than I thought."The Mercury. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012
Sebastian invited Ben Burgess, a musician friend from the US, to tour with him. He performed Fiasco's rap on "Battle Scars" and was also the support act. Due to Carmen Smith's disqualification from The Voice she was able to participate on the tour. She performed backing vocals along with Gary Pinto, and also the featured parts for "Art of Love" and "Who's That Girl". Smith also performed "Armageddon" with Sebastian, as at the time he had been thinking of having a featured artist on the track.Armageddon Tour -"Armageddon" feat. Carmen Smith.YouTube. Retrieved 15 October 2012. There was speculation in the media that Channel Nine's The Voice had issues with Sebastian, when The Voice contestants including his own brother Chris were barred from attending one of the concerts. Sebastian is a judge and mentor on The X Factor which is aired on the Seven Network. Channel Nine blamed it on scheduling and security problems, while the show's producers declined to comment.J.Mo and Elle(10 June 2012).The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012.
Tour dates Date City Country Venue1 June 2012CessnockAustraliaCessnock Performing Arts Centre2 June 2012SydneyHordern Pavilion5 June 2012TamworthCapitol Theatre6 June 2012DubboDubbo Regional Theatre8 June 2012CanberraCanberra Theatre9 June 2012OrangeOrange Civic Theatre10 June 2012WollongongIllawarra Performing Arts Centre13 June 2012BallaratHer Majesty's Theatre14 June 2012WangarattaAlpine MDF Theatre16 June 2012MelbournePalais Theatre17 June 2012GeelongGeelong Performing Arts Centre19 June 2012PerthHis Majesty's Theatre20 June 2012MandurahMandurah Performing Arts Centre22 June 2012AdelaideThebarton Theatre23 June 2012HobartDerwent Entertainment Centre27 June 2012TareeManning Entertainment Centre28 June 2012Port MacquarieGlasshouse29 June 2012BrisbaneQPAC Concert Hall30 June 2012Gold CoastJupiters Theatre1 July 2012NambourNambour Civic Centre
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