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Escape to Plastic Beach Tour

Escape to Plastic Beach Tour

2010 concert tour by Gorillaz

The Escape to Plastic Beach Tour was a concert tour by the British alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz in support of their third studio album Plastic Beach. During the tour, Damon Albarn recorded The Fall, described by Albarn as a "diary of [his] experience" throughout its American leg. The album was released in late December 2010 to fan club members, and physically in April 2011.[1]

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Live band

Guest collaborators and additional musicians

Opening acts

Production

The Escape to Plastic Beach Tour also featured new music videos and visuals on the big screen in the background while band members played up front. Visuals accompanied such songs as "Broken", "Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach", "Dirty Harry", "Empire Ants", "Last Living Souls", "White Flag" and many others alongside the original music videos for the group's previous songs.

The poster used to promote the tour was highly influenced by the theatrical poster for the 1969 Sam Peckinpah western, The Wild Bunch.

The tour was later noted by Albarn to be an extremely costly endeavor; in a 2013 interview with Rolling Stone, Albarn explained: "I made about 20 pounds by the end of it, so I won't be going on another of those. It was incredible fun, I loved doing it, but economically it was an absolute fucking disaster."[4]

Setlist

The following setlist is obtained from the concert held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, on 3 October 2010. It is not a representation of all shows on the tour.

Bell Centre, Montreal
  1. "Gorillaz in Dressing Room Part 1" (visual intro)
  2. "Orchestral Intro"
  3. "Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach" (with The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
  4. "19-2000" (with Roses Gabor)
  5. "Last Living Souls"
  6. "O Green World"
  7. "Stylo" (with Bobby Womack & Bootie Brown)
  8. "On Melancholy Hill"
  9. "Rhinestone Eyes"
  10. "Superfast Jellyfish" (with De La Soul)
  11. "Tomorrow Comes Today"
  12. "Kids with Guns"
  13. "Empire Ants" (with Little Dragon)
  14. "Gorillaz in Dressing Room Part 2" (visual interlude)
  15. "Dirty Harry" (with Bootie Brown)
  16. "El Mañana"
  17. "White Flag" (with Kano & Bashy)
  18. "To Binge" (with Little Dragon)
  19. "Dare" (with Roses Gabor)
  20. "Glitter Freeze"
  21. "Plastic Beach"
Encore
  1. "Cyborg Noodle" (visual interlude) / "Cloud of Unknowing" (with Bobby Womack)
  2. "Feel Good Inc." (with De La Soul)
  3. "Clint Eastwood" (with Kano & Bashy)
  4. "Don't Get Lost in Heaven"
  5. "Demon Days"
  6. "Gorillaz in Dressing Room Part 3" (visual outro)

Songs performed

Songs performed[5]

Tour dates

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Cancelled shows

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  1. The concert in Dublin 11 on November 2010 was originally scheduled to take place on 22 September 2010 but it was rescheduled.[7]
  2. The concert in Manchester on 12 November 2010 was originally scheduled to take place on 12 September 2010 but it was rescheduled.[8]
  3. The concert in London on 14 November 2010 was originally scheduled to take place on 14 September 2010 but it was rescheduled.[8]
  4. The concert in London on 16 November 2010 was originally scheduled to take place on 15 September 2010 but it was rescheduled.[8]
  5. The concert in Birmingham on 17 November 2010 was originally scheduled to take place on 10 September 2010 but it was rescheduled.[8]
  6. The concert in Berlin on 21 November 2010 was originally scheduled to take place on 17 September 2010 but it was rescheduled.[9]
  7. The concert in Paris on 23 November 2010 was originally scheduled to take place on 14 September 2010 but it was rescheduled.[10]

Box office score data

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References

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    "Gorillaz - The Fall (Parlophone) Review". NME. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  2. [2]
    Young, Alex (10 September 2010). "Update: N.E.R.D. to join Gorillaz on tour". Consequence. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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    Vick, Megan (29 December 2010). "Little Dragon Preps New Album After Gorillaz Tour". Billboard. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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    Tingen, Jonathan (28 May 2013). "Q&A: Damon Albarn on the Future of Blur, His First Ever Solo Album and Why He Doesn't Hate Oasis Anymore". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
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    "Gorillaz Tour Statistics: Escape To Plastic Beach Tour | setlist.fm". setlist.fm. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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    Sources for shows in Europe, Asia and Oceania:
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    "Gorillaz reschedule Dublin Date". GoldenPlec. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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    "Gorillaz reveal debut UK arena tour". BBC News. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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    "Berlin-Konzert der Gorillaz verschoben" (in German). tipBerlin. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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    "Gorillaz en concert en novembre 2010" (in French). sortiraparis.com. 15 July 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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    "Gorillaz to play first world tour". BBC News. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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    Gorillaz-Unofficial (22 September 2010). "Oakdale Theater, CT show cancelled (UPDATE: officially confirmed on Gorillaz.com)". Gorillaz.com. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  13. [13]
    "Current Boxscore". Billboard. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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