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1955 Tour
Tour by Mika
Associated albumThe Boy Who Knew Too Much
Start date12 October 2009
End date30 November 2009
Legs3
No. of shows10 in North America
1 in Australia
3 Asia
14 (total)
Mika concert chronology

The 1955 Tour was the second concert tour by British pop singer-songwriter Mika in support of his second studio album The Boy Who Knew Too Much.[1] The tour spanned across North America, Australia and the Far East.

In February 2010 Mika launched another tour, the Imaginarium Tour which started in Belfast, Northern Ireland and took him throughout Europe and back to Asia.

Background

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Mika announced the official name of his tour on 4 October 2009 while in rehearsals for the North American leg. The tour had an outer space theme.[2]

The idea behind this tour was that a civilian sent into space became lost after something went terribly wrong with the mission. When the show started, attendees learned that the civilian-turned-astronaut lost in space was Mika.

The shows opened with the band in a living room-like setting, watching a fake news report on TV. Actor Ian McKellen served as the narrator for this fake news show. Large styrofoam balls painted to look like planets (some painted by fans) were suspended from the ceiling around the set.[1] Mika usually came onstage from a higher place dressed like an astronaut. He gradually came to the floor, took off the space suit, then changed into a black & white suit.[2] The band for this tour was usually backing singer iMMa, drummer Cherisse Ofusu-Osei, keyboardist David Whitmey, bass player Jimmy Sims, and guitarist Martin Waugh, and they usually wore black & white or neon costumes. On the North American leg of the tour the opening act was Gary Go.

Setlist

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North American Tour Setlist

Setlist from the Fox Theatre Show, 13 October:

Encore

Australasian Tour Setlist

Setlist from the Seoul, Korea, 28 November 2009:

Encore:

Tour dates

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Date City Country Opening act Venue
North America[3]
12 October 2009 Toronto Canada Gary Go The Sound Academy
13 October 2009 Montreal Place des Arts
15 October 2009 Boston United States Orpheum Theatre
16 October 2009 New York City United Palace
18 October 2009 Philadelphia Electric Factory
20 October 2009 Chicago Riviera Theatre
23 October 2009 Los Angeles Hollywood Palladium
24 October 2009 Oakland Fox Oakland Theatre
26 October 2009 Seattle Moore Theatre
27 October 2009 Vancouver Canada Commodore Ballroom
Australia[4]
24 November 2009 Sydney Australia Orianthi Enmore Theatre
Asia [4]
26 November 2009 Hong Kong Star Hall
28 November 2009 Seoul South Korea Ax Hall
30 November 2009 Tokyo Japan Studio Coast
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References

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  1. ^ "MikaSounds / Latest News / Mika To Tour Europe In 2010". Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  2. ^ "All-Access with Mika Before His Show".
  3. ^ "MikaSounds / Shows". Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  4. ^ a b "MIKA - singer and songwriter, home for his music, creative work, shows, art and collaborations". Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2009.