Susan Boyle in Concert
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| Associated album | Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage |
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| Start date | 2 July 2013 |
| End date | 6 November 2014 |
| Legs | 3 |
| No. of shows | 26 in Europe 21 in North America 47 Total |
Susan Boyle in Concert is the first concert tour by singer Susan Boyle. The tour promoted Boyle's fourth album, Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage.
Boyle chose to launch her tour in Scotland as a thank you to her country for their support and hopes to take the tour global in 2014. The sell-out tour ran for seven nights with appearances in Inverness, Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh. . Susan said, "This is the year that I feel that I would be able to give an audience what they want. I’ve always wanted to do my own show and now I feel confident enough to give it a go."
Lance Ellington, a regular vocalist on Strictly Come Dancing, opened the concert with a couple of songs, then Boyle appeared and launched into a 24-song set. Other performers included Ashleigh Gray and Annie Skates as back-up singers, plus a 7-piece orchestra and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland choir. Andrew Panton was the Creative director and Kennedy Aitchison was the musical director. The entire show ran for 135 minutes.
The second leg of Boyle's tour was 19 dates across the UK in March and April 2014. Boyle said, "I’m really looking forward to getting back on tour. I’m ready to take the next step and take my show to a whole host of towns and cities I have never played in before." In May 2014, Boyle announced the third leg of the tour, to plays theatres and concert halls in the United States. The leg will begin in San Diego, California, playing 21 shows throughout October and November, ending in Jacksonville, Florida.
For her entrance, Boyle appeared in silhouette at the back of the stage giving her famous wiggle while an audio from her Britain's Got Talent audition played. The audience responded immediately by giving her a standing ovation before she even sang a single note. It was a reminder to people from where she started and how far she has come.
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