Beautiful World Tour
| Tour by Take That | |
| Associated album | Beautiful World |
|---|---|
| Start date | 11 October 2007 |
| End date | 31 December 2007 |
| Legs | 2 |
| No. of shows | 50 in Europe |
| Box office | US $40.4 million ($46.66 in 2017 dollars) |
| Take That concert chronology | |
The Beautiful World Tour 2007 was the sixth concert tour for the British 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 in London. That show, "Countdown to Midnight: Take That & The Sugababes", was broadcast on live ITV.
† "Mancunian Way" was performed at a few gigs in Manchester at the end of this tour
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.
The O2 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.
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