3 World Tour

#3 World Tour

World tour by The Script
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album	#3
Start date	5 September 2012
End date	14 July 2013
Legs	8
No. of shows	46 in Europe 20 in North America 6 in Australia 6 in Asia 78 in total
The Script concert chronology

#3 World Tour is the second concert tour by Irish alternative rock band The Script. Launched in support of their third studio album #3 (2012), the tour began in Ireland with two intimate shows in Cork and Dublin.^[1]

Itinerary

The world tour started in Ireland with two intimate shows in Cork and Dublin which took place in September,^[2] thus kicking off the tour. These shows were only announced three days before the shows took place and were only available from one Ticketmaster outlet in each city. They also performed three intimate club shows in Glasgow, Manchester and London.^[3] They performed one show in Sydney to showcase new material from #3 as well as tracks from previous albums.^[4] The North American leg began in New York City on 9 October with a further 18 shows across the United States and Canada.^[5] On 18 September, A twelve date arena tour of Ireland and the United Kingdom was announced for March 2013.^[6] Before returning to Australia, the band performed in South Korea, at Seoul's AX Hall. The band then returned to Australia to perform their biggest tour yet down under with four shows across the country.^[7] The final show of the tour was on 12 April at the Vector Arena in Auckland New Zealand marking the band's first concert there and the closure of the official #3 world tour. Over the summer of 2013 they continued to promote their album at several summer music festivals, as well as playing as the opening act for Train.

Support Acts

• Sinéad Burgess (Sydney, Metro Theatre)^[8]
• Tristan Prettyman (North America, select dates)^[9]
• The Original Rudeboys (Europe, 21 January—2 February, Ireland, select dates & United Kingdom, Australia)^[10]
• Hudson Taylor (Ireland, select dates)
• Brooke Duff (New Zealand, 12 April 2013)^[11]

Setlist

1. "Good Ol' Days"
2. "We Cry"
3. "Breakeven"
4. "Science & Faith"
5. "The Man Who Can't Be Moved"
6. "If You Could See Me Now"
7. "Before The Worst"
8. "If You Ever Come Back"
9. "Talk You Down"
10. "Nothing"
11. "I'm Yours"
12. "Six Degrees Of Separation"
13. "For The First Time"

Encore

1. "You Won't Feel A Thing"
2. "Hall Of Fame"

Source:^[12]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe[13]
5 September 2012	Cork	Ireland	Cork Opera House
6 September 2012	Dublin		The Academy
9 September 2012	Glasgow	Scotland	O2 ABC Glasgow
10 September 2012	Manchester	England	HMV Ritz
12 September 2012	London		O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
Australasia[14]
24 September 2012	Sydney	Australia	The Metro Theatre
North America[15]
9 October 2012	New York City	United States	Radio City Music Hall
18 October 2012	Oakland		Fox Oakland Theatre
19 October 2012	San Diego		Humphreys Concerts by the Bay
20 October 2012	Los Angeles		Greek Theatre
22 October 2012	Salt Lake City		Rail Event Center
23 October 2012	Denver		Ogden Theater
25 October 2012	St. Louis		Peabody Opera House
26 October 2012	Minneapolis		Orpheum Theatre
27 October 2012	Chicago		Aragon Ballroom
29 October 2012	Dallas		House of Blues
30 October 2012	Houston		Bayou Music Center
1 November 2012	Hollywood		Hard Rock Live
2 November 2012	Boca Raton		Mizner Park Amphitheatre
3 November 2012	Atlanta		The Tabernacle
6 November 2012	Toronto	Canada	Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
7 November 2012	Washington, D.C.	United States	DAR Constitution Hall
9 November 2012	Boston		Agganis Arena
10 November 2012	Camden		Susquehanna Bank Center
2 December 2012^[A]	Las Vegas		The Joint
5 December 2012	Huntington		Huntington Paramount Theatre
Europe[16][17][18]
8 December 2012^[B]	London	England	The O2 Arena
21 January 2013	Hamburg	Germany	Große Freiheit 36
22 January 2013	Berlin		Huxleys Neue Welt
23 January 2013	Munich		Kesselhaus
25 January 2013	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Ziggo Dome
26 January 2013	Brussels	Belgium	Forest National
28 January 2013	Paris	France	L'Olympia
29 January 2013	Milan	Italy	Discoteca Alcatraz Milano
30 January 2013	Zürich	Switzerland	Volkshaus
1 February 2013	Madrid	Spain	Palacio Vistalegre
2 February 2013	Lisbon	Portugal	Campo Pequeno
Asia
22 February 2013^[C]	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	Dubai Festival City Concert Area
Europe
28 February 2013	Dublin	Ireland	The O2
1 March 2013
2 March 2013
4 March 2013	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Odyssey Arena
5 March 2013
6 March 2013
8 March 2013	Nottingham	England	Capital FM Arena Nottingham
9 March 2013	Liverpool		Echo Arena Liverpool
10 March 2013	Newcastle		Metro Radio Arena
12 March 2013	Glasgow	Scotland	Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
13 March 2013	Aberdeen		Press & Journal Arena
15 March 2013	Sheffield	England	Motorpoint Arena Sheffield
16 March 2013	Birmingham		LG Arena
17 March 2013	Manchester		Manchester Arena
19 March 2013	Cardiff	Wales	Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
20 March 2013	Brighton	England	Brighton Centre
22 March 2013	London		The O2 Arena
23 March 2013
Asia[19]
27 March 2013	Seoul	South Korea	Uniqlo-AX Hall
29 March 2013	Singapore		Singapore Indoor Stadium
31 March 2013	Quezon City	Philippines	Smart Araneta Coliseum
Australasia[20][21]
3 April 2013	Perth	Australia	Perth Arena
6 April 2013	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena
7 April 2013	Sydney		Sydney Entertainment Centre
9 April 2013	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
12 April 2013	Auckland	New Zealand	Vector Arena
Asia
9 May 2013	Doha	Qatar	National Convention Centre
Europe[22]
26 May 2013^[K]	Derry	Northern Ireland	Ebrington Square
14 June 2013	Landgraaf	Netherlands	Megaland Landgraaf
16 June 2013^[D]	Newport	England	Seaclose Park
27 June 2013^[H]	Borlänge	Sweden	Borlänge Festival Grounds
28 June 2013^[E]	Thisted	Denmark	Dyreskuepladsen
29 June 2013^[I]	Roeser	Luxembourg	Herchesfeld
3 July 2013^[J]	Arendal	Norway	Tromøy
5 July 2013^[G]	Werchter	Belgium	Werchter Festival Grounds
11 July 2013	Thetford	England	Thetford Forest
12 July 2013	Bridlington		The Spa
14 July 2013^[F]	Balado	Scotland	Balado Airfield
17 August 2013^[L]	Chelmsford	England	Hylands Park
18 August 2013^[L]	Staffordshire		Weston Park
29 August 2013^[M]	Leeds (cancelled)		O2 Academy
30 August 2013^[M]	Blackpool (cancelled)		Blackpool Illuminations 2013

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / available	Gross revenue
Fox Theatre	Oakland	1,796 / 2,800 (64%)	$67,408[23]
Greek Theatre	Los Angeles	4,071 / 4,361 (93%)	$123,888[24]
Aragon Ballroom	Chicago	2,031 / 4,873 (47%)	$65,192[25]
Manchester Arena	Manchester	16,863 / 17,145 (98%)	$741,564[26]
Entertainment Centre	Brisbane	7,612 / 8,184 (93%)	$634,461[27]

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

25 January 2013	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Heineken Music Hall	Moved to Ziggo Dome[28]
29 August 2013	Leeds, UK	O2 Academy	cancelled due to family illness
30 August 2013{	Blackpool, UK	Blackpool Illuminations 2013	cancelled due to family illness

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This show was part of Mark & Mercedes Not So Silent Night.

^B This show was part of Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball.

^C This show is part of the Dubai International Jazz Festival.

^D This show is part of the Isle of Wight Festival.

^E This show is part of the Thy Rock Festival.

^F This show is part of T in the Park.

^G This show is part of Rock Werchter.

^H This show is part of the Peace & Love Festival.

^I This show is part of the Rock-A-Field Festival.

^J This show is part of the Hove Festival.

^K This show is part of Radio 1's Big Weekend.

^L These shows are part of the V Festival.

^M Leeds and Blackpool shows were cancelled due to family illness.^[29]

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