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(L-R) Sarah Harding, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts, Cheryl Cole, and Kimberley Walsh.
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Associated album | Out of Control |
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Start date | 24 April 2009 |
End date | 6 June 2009 |
Legs | 1 |
No. of shows | 32 in Europe |
Box office | $22.1 million |
Girls Aloud concert chronology |
Out of Control: Live from the O2 2009 | ||||
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Video by Girls Aloud | ||||
Released | 5 October 2009 | |||
Recorded |
O2 Arena 24 May 2009 |
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Genre | Pop | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Girls Aloud chronology | ||||
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The Out of Control Tour was the fifth concert tour by British girl group Girls Aloud. It supported their fifth studio album Out of Control. Initially, just ten dates in bigger arenas were announced in November 2008. Due to demand, more dates were added. Girls Aloud performed thirty-two dates across the United Kingdom and Ireland. The tour commenced on 24 April 2009 at Manchester Arena, with the final show on 6 June 2009 in Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena.
The show was divided into five unique sections with distinct costumes, including the encore. Each member of the group had their own respective platform. During the show, Girls Aloud use pole dancing techniques and themes of BDSM. Most of the songs performed come from Out of Control, but earlier singles and cover versions were also performed. Like 2008's Tangled Up Tour, there is a smaller stage in the centre of the arena that Girls Aloud perform on during the show. Absent Elk, Emma Deigman, Girls Can't Catch and Julian Perretta were opening acts during the tour.
Girls Aloud announced their plans to tour in support of Out of Control in mid-November 2008. Initially, just ten tour dates in bigger arenas across the United Kingdom and Ireland were announced, with tickets going on sale on 14 November. Due to arenas selling out, Girls Aloud added a number of live shows to the tour. Cheryl Cole's hometown of Newcastle sold particularly well, with the group scheduled to play a record-breaking four nights. Girls Aloud were also scheduled to play three dates in Belfast, Birmingham,Glasgow,Liverpool, and four dates in London and Manchester. The group performed three nights in O2 Arena and two at Wembley Arena.