Flicker World Tour

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Flicker World Tour
Tour by Niall Horan
Associated albumFlicker
Start date10 March 2018 (2018-03-10)
End date30 September 2018 (2018-09-30)
Legs5
No. of shows82
Attendance460,743[1]
Box office$24.7 million[1]
Niall Horan concert chronology

The Flicker World Tour[2] was the second concert tour by Irish singer Niall Horan, in support of his debut album Flicker (2017). The tour began on 10 March 2018 in Killarney, County Kerry. The tour then visited Oceania, Asia, Latin America, and North America where it concluded on 23 September 2018 in West Palm Beach, Florida.[3]

Background

On 7 September 2017, Horan officially announced via his Instagram and Twitter accounts that the first dates of the Flicker World Tour would be in Australia and New Zealand.[4] Music Feeds reported: "Horan’s debut arena tour will hit Australia in June, and will see the singer-songwriter play tracks like "This Town" and "Slow Hands", as well as songs from his upcoming debut album. The tour will be supported by American singer-songwriter Maren Morris."[5]

Dates for US and Canada were announced on 15 September 2017, along with the news that Maren Morris would be joining him as the opening act. The tour announcement followed the reveal of the cover of his debut album Flicker (2017) and its release date, 20 October 2017. Tickets for the North American shows went on sale on 22 September 2017.[6] Horan added Latin American tour dates to the Flicker World Tour on 2 October 2017.[7]

The European dates of the tour were announced on 6 October 2017 and Julia Michaels was announced as the opening act for that leg of the tour.[8] The Belfast Telegraph reported: "Niall will kick off his 2018 tour at the 3Arena in Dublin on March 12. His other European dates include London, Manchester, Berlin and Amsterdam."[9] Horan later added a second date to his show in Dublin at 3Arena after the first show sold out quickly.[10] On 26 October 2017, Horan announced the last dates of the tour which included shows in the Philippines, Singapore and Japan.[11]

Critical reception

Niall performing "Slow Hands" in Glasgow

The Flicker World Tour has received a fair amount of positive reviews from critics. Stacey Mullen of the Evening Times wrote about Horan's potential for a lasting career and talked about how his sound as a solo artist was different from the music made by his former band One Direction. She wrote: "While music fans expected a similar sound to the manufactured pop the band was renown for, Niall Horan went in his own direction and put on a show at the SEC’s Clyde Armadillo on Sunday night which proved he is a true artist whose early catalogue shows promise of longevity."[12] For a review of Horan's concert at the Spark Arena, Rose Riddell of Coup De Main Magazine noted that Horan looked to be at home on stage and that he was "made for touring". She continued on to say: "After his first cover of the night - a folksy rendition of Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark", Horan brought out opening act Maren Morris to perform their duet "Seeing Blind", where their voices together live sounded just as good as on the record. An acoustic rendition of "Fool's Gold" saw the audience in awe of Horan, and "Fire Away" was an absolute set highlight - highlighting the total togetherness and musicianship of the live band."[13]

In a review for The Independent, Roisin O'Connor stated, "Outside of that first solo, though, he’s an adept – and clearly improving – songwriter who seemed to require fewer co-writes than most major pop artists: his album’s title track is sensitive and endearingly romantic," giving the show in London 4 out of 5 stars.[14] Matilda Elgood for Beat Magazine wrote, "Horan started the show gently, with "On the Loose", swiftly moving into crowd favourite "This Town". Horan has confidently distinguished himself away from the classic boy band sound of One Direction. And even though there was widespread doubt about the boys forging their own careers, Horan has successfully paved the way with his country flare."[15] In his review for the show at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Matt Oberhardt of The Courier-Mail touched on Horan's showmanship and musicianship: "He played guitar for most of the concert and showed his musical versatility by even jumping on the piano for "So Long" (a previously unreleased song he has reworked for the tour)." Oberhardt added, "Fans had to wait until the encore for his biggest hit, but they were treated to a polished performance before that showcasing Horan’s strong vocals and clear stage presence."[16]

Setlist

The following set list was obtained from the concert held on 18 July 2018 in Woodlands, Texas. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour, but is a representation of the latest North America leg.[17]

  1. "On the Loose"
  2. "The Tide"
  3. "This Town"
  4. "Paper Houses"
  5. "You and Me"
  6. "Dancing in the Dark" (Bruce Springsteen cover)
  7. "Seeing Blind" (with Maren Morris)
  8. "Flicker"
  9. "Fool's Gold" (One Direction cover)
  10. "Too Much to Ask"
  11. "So Long"
  12. "Since We're Alone"
  13. "Fire Away"
  14. "Finally Free"
  15. "On My Own"
Encore
  2. "Drag Me Down" (One Direction cover)
  3. "Slow Hands"
  4. "Mirrors"
Notes

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue.
Date City Country Venue Opening acts Attendance Revenue [citation needed]
Europe[2][20]
10 March 2018 Killarney Ireland INEC Killarney Wild Youth 3,891 / 3,891 $218,574
12 March 2018 Dublin 3Arena Julia Michaels 22,874 / 22,874 $1,270,307
13 March 2018 Belfast Northern Ireland SSE Arena 9,904 / 9,904 $562,040
15 March 2018 Manchester England O2 Apollo 6,712 / 6,780 $333,677
16 March 2018
18 March 2018 Glasgow Scotland SEC Armadillo Julia Michaels
Lewis Capaldi 		5,765 / 5,770 $302,911
19 March 2018
22 March 2018 London England O2 Brixton Academy Julia Michaels 4,921 / 4,921 $263,237
24 March 2018 Cardiff Wales Motorpoint Arena Julia Michaels 4,540 / 4,540 $237,262
26 March 2018 Bournemouth England Windsor Hall 4,072 / 4,072 $200,365
27 March 2018 Brighton Brighton Centre 3,620 / 3,620 $181,074
29 March 2018 Dublin Ireland 3Arena [b] [b]
18 April 2018 Paris France Zénith Paris 5,838 / 5,838 $367,002
19 April 2018 Cologne Germany Palladium 3,995 / 4,000 $268,702
21 April 2018 Berlin Tempodrom 3,154 / 3,549 $208,092
22 April 2018 Copenhagen Denmark Store Vega 1,550 / 1,550 $154,280
24 April 2018 Oslo Norway Sentrum Scene 1,500 / 1,500 $144,063
25 April 2018 Stockholm Sweden Fryshuset Arenan 2,390 / 3,400 $188,988
27 April 2018 Hamburg Germany Mehr!-Theater am Großmarkt 3,260 / 3,267 $223,977
28 April 2018 Amsterdam Netherlands AFAS Live 6,000 / 6,000 $295,697
30 April 2018 Brussels Belgium Forest National 7,398 / 8,000 $335,474
1 May 2018 Munich Germany TonHalle 2,100 / 2,100 $176,360
3 May 2018 Zürich Switzerland Halle 622 3,460 / 3,460 $214,495
4 May 2018 Vienna Austria Planet.tt Bank Austria Halle 3,358 / 3,365 $228,913
6 May 2018 Bologna Italy Unipol Arena 7,242 / 7,242 $456,387
7 May 2018 Milan Mediolanum Forum 8,494 / 8,494 $520,046
9 May 2018 Barcelona Spain Razzmatazz 2,045 / 2,045 $148,460
11 May 2018 Madrid La Riviera 1,765 / 1,765 $134,908
12 May 2018 Lisbon Portugal Coliseu dos Recreios 3,705 / 3,705 $234,646
Oceania[2]
1 June 2018 Auckland New Zealand Spark Arena Maren Morris 3,049 / 3,600 $181,001
3 June 2018 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre 4,550 / 4,550 $382,923
5 June 2018 Sydney Qudos Bank Arena 7,462 / 8,000 $569,557
7 June 2018 Melbourne Margaret Court Arena 5,434 / 5,500 $429,432
Asia[2]
10 June 2018 Pasay Philippines Mall of Asia Arena Jayda 5,202 / 5,776 $10,306
12 June 2018 Queenstown Singapore Star Performing Arts Centre Ming Bridges 2,577 / 4,547 $251,999
14 June 2018 Tokyo Japan Zepp DiverCity sugar me 2,400 / 2,400 $208,711
15 June 2018 Shinkiba Studio Coast 2,602 / 2,602 $227,415
Latin America[2]
4 July 2018 Santiago Chile Movistar Arena Maren Morris 5,230 / 5,812 $435,308
6 July 2018 Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio Luna Park 8,036 / 8,036 $484,405
8 July 2018 Rio de Janeiro Brazil KM de Vantagens Hall 3,264 / 5,412 $164,699
10 July 2018 São Paulo Espaco das Américas 6,207 / 7,350 $348,497
13 July 2018 Mexico City Mexico Pepsi Center WTC 14,392 / 15,472 $711,208
14 July 2018
North America[2]
18 July 2018 The Woodlands United States Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Maren Morris 6,982 / 14,115 $330,992
20 July 2018 Dallas Starplex Pavilion 7,883 / 18,917 $350,315
21 July 2018 Rogers Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion 8,366 / 9,536 $314,823
23 July 2018 Nashville Ascend Amphitheater 6,490 / 6,833 $295,283
25 July 2018 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center 8,267 / 8,886 $391,412
26 July 2018 Tinley Park Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 9,288 / 26,866 $459,853
28 July 2018 Tulsa BOK Center 6,187 / 7,897 $354,192
30 July 2018 West Valley City USANA Amphitheatre 9,362 / 20,000 $318,120
31 July 2018 Nampa Ford Amphitheater 3,839 / 4,044 $192,670
2 August 2018 Auburn White River Amphitheatre 6,613 / 16,000 $266,081
4 August 2018 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre 8,569 / 19,901 $341,042
5 August 2018 Irvine FivePoint Amphitheatre 7,905 / 10,100 $413,512
7 August 2018 Los Angeles Greek Theatre 10,651 / 11,740 $607,995
8 August 2018
17 August 2018 Chula Vista Mattress Firm Amphitheatre 4,802 / 18,173 $242,662
18 August 2018 Las Vegas Pearl Concert Theater 2,236 / 2,236 $176,472
20 August 2018 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre 7,941 / 9,525 $533,654
22 August 2018 Kansas City Starlight Theatre 4,275 / 6,901 $301,383
23 August 2018 Falcon Heights Minnesota State Fair Grandstand 9,175 / 9,175 $512,155
25 August 2018 Maryland Heights Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 6,243 / 19,000 $239,954
26 August 2018 Noblesville Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center 6,982 / 21,385 $290,137
28 August 2018 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre 8,132 / 14,629 $373,625
29 August 2018 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center 6,396 / 7,576 $271,189
31 August 2018 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live 7,851 / 20,442 $384,937
2 September 2018 Allentown Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand 5,202 / 5,202 $293,618
3 September 2018 Syracuse Chevy Court — —
5 September 2018 Toronto Canada Budweiser Stage 10,309 / 13,000 $537,863
7 September 2018 Darien United States Darien Lake Performing Arts Center 5,251 / 20,359 $263,858
8 September 2018 Mansfield Xfinity Center 9,222 / 11,000 $532,448
11 September 2018 Camden BB&T Pavilion 5,208 / 21,367 $251,171
12 September 2018 Wantagh Jones Beach Theater 7,109 / 13,215 $375,124
14 September 2018 Hartford Xfinity Theatre 5,845 / 22,501 $257,779
15 September 2018 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center 15,610 / 16,806 $771,159
19 September 2018 Charlotte PNC Music Pavilion 5,349 / 13,440 $254,514
20 September 2018 Alpharetta Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 7,168 / 10,923 $309,258
22 September 2018 Tampa MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre 6,980 / 18,339 $300,513
23 September 2018 West Palm Beach Coral Sky Amphitheatre 4,638 / 16,873 $191,674
30 September 2018 Raleigh Coastal Credit Union Music Park — 4,459 / 18,812 $166,097
Total 460,743 / 720,423 $24,742,932

Notes

b The score data is representative of the two shows at 3arena on 12, 29 March respectively.

Cancelled shows

Date City Country Venue Reason
17 September 2018 Raleigh United States Coastal Credit Union Music Park Hurricane Florence[21]

References

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  5. ^ Williams, Tom (8 September 2017). "One Direction's Niall Horan Announces 2018 Australian Tour". Music Feeds. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  6. ^ Tenreyro, Tatiana (15 September 2017). "Niall Horan Announces 2018 North American Tour With Maren Morris". Billboard. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  7. ^ Wingfield, Katie (2 October 2017). "NIALL HORAN ANNOUNCES NEW DATE FOR MEXICO CITY CONCERT". Tiger Beat. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
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  9. ^ "Niall Horan announces new concert dates for 2018 - including Belfast's SSE Arena". Belfast Telegraph. c. 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  10. ^ Kelly, Aoife (13 October 2017). "Niall Horan adds second Dublin show on Flicker tour after first sells out in 5 minutes". Irish Independent.
  11. ^ Iasimone, Ashley (26 October 2017). "Niall Horan Announces Philippines, Singapore & Japan Tour Dates". Billboard. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  12. ^ Mullen, Stacey (18 March 2018). "Review: Former One Direction star Niall Horan, Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow". Evening Times. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  13. ^ Elgood, Matilda (1 June 2018). "REVIEW: NIALL HORAN - SPARK ARENA, JUNE 2018". Coup De Main Magazine. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  14. ^ O'Connor, Roisin (26 March 2018). "Niall Horan review, Brixton Academy, London: Former One Direction star is carving out a credible solo career". The Independent. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  15. ^ Elgood, Matilda (c. 2018). "Niall Horan's Melbourne superfans created a glowing Irish flag for the singer". Beat Magazine. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  16. ^ Oberhardt, Matt (3 June 2018). "Niall Horan wows crowd at Brisbane Entertainment Centre". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Niall Horan Flicker World Tour Guide: Setlist, Tickets". Stadium Help. 19 July 2018. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  18. ^ "Niall Horan at 3Arena review: Screams from teen crowd like washing machine on spin cycle". www.irishtimes.com.
  19. ^ "Every Song Covered by One Direction Members on Their Own, From Zayn's Elvis Redo to Harry's 'Girl Crush'". billboard.com.
  20. ^ Box score:
  21. ^ Menconi, David (15 September 2018). "Niall Horan Raleigh concert canceled as Hurricane Florence shuffles events". The News & Observer. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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