Crazy World Tour

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Crazy World Tour
Tour by Scorpions
LocationEurope, North America, Oceania, Asia and South America
Associated albumCrazy World
Start dateJune 6, 2017 (2017-06-06)
End dateMarch 4, 2020 (2020-03-04)
Legs14
No. of shows133 (2017: 37; 2018: 48; 2019: 41; 2020: 6)
Scorpions concert chronology

The Crazy World Tour was a concert tour by German rock band Scorpions, which started on 6 June 2017 in Montbéliard, France, and concluded on 4 March 2020 in Kallang, Singapore. It is not to be confused with the similarly titled 1990–1991 tour in support of the band's eleventh studio album Crazy World.

Background[edit]

On 22 March 2017, Scorpions officially announced the "Crazy World Tour" and the North American dates. They also announced Megadeth as their opening act for that leg. With this tour, the band is continuing to celebrate their more than 50 years in the music business. Commenting on the tour, Klaus Meine stated: "When our album Crazy World was released back in '91, right at the end of the Cold War, we toured around a world that was pretty crazy back then, but there was so much hope in the air for a more peaceful future. Now 26 years later, things are getting more crazy every other day. After all these years, 'Crazy World' is still a good motto for our upcoming world tour. We are very much looking forward to seeing all of you out there".[1] On 7 October 2017, it was announced that concerts on 8 October in Phoenix, Arizona, on 11 October in San Antonio, Texas, 12 October in Dallas, Texas, 14 October in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and on 15 October 2017 in Tampa, Florida would be cancelled due to Klaus Meine's severe laryngitis. Meine had been advised by otorhinolaryngologist in Los Angeles to rest his voice, because he could risk permanent vocal damage.[2] On 7 November 2017, the band announced concerts for the spring of 2018 in France and the Netherlands.[3]

Critical reception[edit]

John J. Moser from The Morning Call for the concert in Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania said that "In a 95-minute set of 12 songs that kicked off Scorpions' latest U.S. tour, the group was not perfect. At 69, singer Klaus Meine's voice still is amazing, but has started to show a tattered edge here and there. Also as 69, guitarist Rudolf Schenker carried few of the leads – though he was solid when he did and was impressively energetic. But what really carried the night was Scorpions' screaming yet melodic rock – its guitar attack like no other band."[4] Joe Divita from Loudwire said that performance in Madison Square Garden was "just as driving and anthemic as any of their biggest hits". He also added that "they visibly have a blast onstage and when you're having this much fun, how could you stop? Why would you want to? One day, the band will inevitably call it a day for good, but until then, we'll turn up each time, cherishing the opportunity as the number of artists from this era dwindle".[5]

Chris Bubinas from Exclaim! said about the concert in Place Bell in Laval that "Vocalist Klaus Meine, seeming immune to the hands of time, provided vocals that were absolutely flawless as he patrolled and poured himself into the crowd".[6] Bob Gendron from Chicago Tribune said about the concert in Allstate Arena in Chicago that "Akin to many of the fans who sang along to nearly every word and occasionally filled in for Meine, the German quintet continues to cling to the straightforward identity it's projected for most of its 52-year career".[7] Kari Kenner from Daily Herrald commented about the concert in Salt Lake City that "Anyone who saw the German rockers on their previous two visits to USANA Amphitheatre in 2010 and 2012 as part of an announced farewell tour had to have an inkling — or at least an intense hope — that retirement wouldn't stick. The band simply had too much left in the tank from a live standpoint to think about exchanging their leather pants and jackets for stay-at-home loungewear".[8] Azaria Podplesky from The Spokesman-Review about concert in Spokane Arena said "Judging by the smiles on the face of each musician as they waved goodbye and tossed picks and drumsticks into the crowd, it's safe to say Scorpions enjoyed the trip down memory lane as much as fans did".[9]

Setlists[edit]

2017
  1. Going Out With a Bang
  2. Make It Real
  3. Bad Boys Running Wild
  4. The Zoo
  5. Coast to Coast
  6. Top of the Bill / Steamrock Fever / Speedy's Coming / Catch Your Train (70s Medley)
  7. We Built This House
  8. Delicate Dance
  9. Always Somewhere / Eye of the Storm / Send Me an Angel (Acoustic Medley)
  10. Wind of Change
  11. Rock 'n' Roll Band
  12. Can't Get Enough
  13. Overkill (Motörhead cover)
  14. Drum Solo
  15. Blackout
  16. Big City Nights

Encore:

  1. Coming Home
  2. No One Like You
  3. Still Loving You
  4. Rock You Like a Hurricane
2018
  1. Going Out With a Bang
  2. Make It Real
  3. Is There Anybody There?
  4. The Zoo
  5. Coast to Coast
  6. Top of the Bill / Steamrock Fever / Speedy's Coming / Catch Your Train (70s Medley)
  7. We Built This House
  8. Delicate Dance
  9. Follow Your Heart / Eye of the Storm / Send Me an Angel (Acoustic Medley)
  10. Wind of Change
  11. Tease Me Please Me
  12. Rock 'n' Roll Band
  13. Overkill (Motörhead cover)
  14. Drum Solo
  15. Blackout
  16. Big City Nights

Encore:

  1. Still Loving You
  2. No One Like You
  3. Rock You Like a Hurricane
2019
  1. Going Out With a Bang
  2. Make It Real
  3. Is There Anybody There?
  4. The Zoo
  5. Coast to Coast
  6. Top of the Bill / Steamrock Fever / Speedy's Coming / Catch Your Train (70s Medley)
  7. We Built This House
  8. Delicate Dance
  9. Follow Your Heart / Eye of the Storm / Send Me an Angel (Acoustic Medley)
  10. Wind of Change
  11. Bad Boys Running Wild / I'm Leaving You / Tease Me Please Me (80s Medley)
  12. Drum Solo
  13. Blackout
  14. Big City Nights

Encore:

  1. Still Loving You
  2. Rock You Like a Hurricane
2020
  1. Going Out With a Bang
  2. Make It Real
  3. The Zoo
  4. Coast to Coast
  5. Top of the Bill / Steamrock Fever / Speedy's Coming / Catch Your Train (70s Medley)
  6. We Built This House
  7. Send Me an Angel
  8. Wind of Change
  9. Tease Me Please Me
  10. Drum Solo
  11. Big City Nights

Encore:

  1. Still Loving You
  2. Rock You Like a Hurricane

Tour dates[edit]

Date City Country Venue Supporting act
Europe
6 June 2017 Montbéliard France Axone —
9 June 2017 Norje Sweden Sweden Rock Festival
11 June 2017 Rüsselsheim Germany Hessentag
18 June 2017 Dessel Belgium Graspop Metal Meeting
24 June 2017 Oświęcim Poland Life Festival
12 July 2017 Torrelavega Spain Campos del Malecon
14 July 2017 Mérida Albergue Municipal Juvenil El Prado
15 July 2017 Vila Nova de Gaia Portugal Festival Marés Vivas
17 July 2017 Nîmes France Festival de Nîmes
19 July 2017 Saint-Julien-en-Genevois Guitare en Scene Festival
23 July 2017 Ulm Germany Münsterplatz
North America[1]
14 September 2017 Reading United States Santander Arena Megadeth
16 September 2017 New York City Madison Square Garden
19 September 2017 Laval Canada Place Bell
22 September 2017 Toronto Budweiser Stage
23 September 2017 Rosemont United States Allstate Arena
25 September 2017 Broomfield 1stBank Center
26 September 2017 West Valley City USANA Amphitheatre
29 September 2017 Spokane Spokane Arena
30 September 2017 Tacoma Tacoma Dome
3 October 2017 Reno Grand Sierra Resort
4 October 2017 Oakland Oracle Arena
7 October 2017 Inglewood The Forum
Eurasia
28 October 2017 Sochi Russia Shayba Arena —
30 October 2017 Krasnodar Basket-Hall Krasnodar
1 November 2017 Moscow Olympiiskiy
3 November 2017 St. Petersburg Ice Palace
5 November 2017 Nizhny Novgorod Nagorny Arena
7 November 2017 Ufa Ufa Arena
9 November 2017 Ekaterinburg KRK Uralets
11 November 2017 Kyiv Ukraine Sports Palace
22 November 2017 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
24 November 2017 Gothenburg Sweden Scandinavium
25 November 2017 Stockholm Ericsson Globe Arena
27 November 2017 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Arena
29 November 2017 Copenhagen Denmark Royal Arena
1 December 2017 Gdańsk Poland Ergo Arena
22 March 2018 Nantes France Zénith Nantes Métropole
24 March 2018 Cournon-d'Auvergne Zénith d'Auvergne
26 March 2018 Limoges Zénith de Limoges Métropole
28 March 2018 Toulon Zénith Oméga de Toulon
30 March 2018 Rouen Zénith de la Métropole
2 April 2018 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome
4 April 2018 Brussels Belgium Forest National
7 April 2018 Tashkent Uzbekistan Istiklol Concert Hall
North America
29 April 2018 Tijuana Mexico Fronterizo Fest —
2 May 2018 Monterrey Citibanamex Auditorium
4 May 2018 Mexico City Hell & Heaven Metal Fest
6 May 2018 Guadalajara Telemex Auditorium
Europe / Israel
6 June 2018 Ostrava Czech Republic Ostravar Aréna —
8 June 2018 Ljubljana Slovenia Arena Stožice
10 June 2018 Belgrade Serbia Kombank Arena
12 June 2018 Bucharest Romania Romexpo
16 June 2018 London England O2 Arena Megadeth
24 June 2018 Amnéville France Galaxie —
26 June 2018 Paris AccorHotels Arena
28 June 2018 Saint-Vulbas Polo Club de la Plaine de l'Ain
30 June 2018 Rennes Le Liberte
4 July 2018 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain Gran Canaria Arena
7 July 2018 Barcelona Rock Fest Barcelona
11 July 2018 Oeiras Portugal Estádio Municipal de Oeiras The Dead Daisies
13 July 2018 Viveiro Spain Resurrection Fest —
16 July 2018 Athens Greece Panathenaic Stadium Athens State Orchestra
19 July 2018 Tel Aviv Israel Menora Mivtachim Arena —
21 July 2018 Locarno Switzerland Piazza Grande
23 July 2018 Verona Italy Arena di Verona
25 July 2018 Salem Germany Schule Schloss Salem
27 July 2018 Ludwigsburg Ludwigsburg Palace
29 July 2018 Łódź Poland Atlas Arena
1 August 2018 Colmar France Foire Aux Vins
3 August 2018 Bad Kissingen Germany Luitpoldpark
North America
31 August 2018 Stateline United States Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena Queensrÿche
2 September 2018 Irvine FivePoint Amphitheater
5 September 2018 Phoenix Comerica Theatre
7 September 2018 San Antonio Freeman Coliseum
9 September 2018 Irving Toyota Music Factory
12 September 2018 Hollywood Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
14 September 2018 Tampa Amalie Arena
Asia [10]
27 October 2018 Beirut Lebanon Seaside Arena Rodge
Oceania [11]
2 November 2018 Perth Australia RAC Arena Def Leppard
4 November 2018 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
6 November 2018 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre
12 November 2018 Auckland New Zealand Spark Arena
Asia
17 November 2018 Beijing China Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium —
21 November 2018 Shanghai Mercedes-Benz Arena
North America
26 January 2019 Durant United States Choctaw Casino —
Europe
9 February 2019 Limassol Cyprus Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center —
14 June 2019 Fuengirola Spain Rock the Coast Festival
20 June 2019 Regensburg Germany Donau Arena
22 June 2019 Copenhagen Denmark Copenhell
26 June 2019 Lisbon Portugal Altice Arena
28 June 2019 Madrid Spain Download Festival
5 July 2019 Tours France American Tours Festival
7 July 2019 Albi Festival Pause Guitare
14 July 2019 Aix-les-Bains Festival Musilac
16 July 2019 Saint-Malô-du-Bois Festival de Poupet
19 July 2019 Rosenheim Germany Rosenheim Sommerfestival
21 July 2019 Gliwice Poland Gliwice Arena
23 July 2019 Gdańsk Ergo Arena
27 July 2019 Lucca Italy Lucca Summer Festival
2 August 2019 Klam Austria Clam Rock Festival
4 August 2019 Lokeren Belgium Lokerse Feesten
6 August 2019 Schaffhausen Switzerland Stars in Town Festival
11 August 2019 Derbyshire England Bloodstock Open Air
14 August 2019 Avenches Switzerland Rock Oz'Arènes
16 August 2019 Fulda Germany Fulda Cathedral Square
18 August 2019 Bonn Kunstrasen Bonn
South America
18 September 2019 Curitiba Brazil Pedreira Paulo Leminski Whitesnake
Europe
21 September 2019 São Paulo Rockfest 2019
Allianz Parque 		Whitesnake
Helloween
Europe
Armored Dawn
23 September 2019 Uberlândia Ginásio Municipal Tancredo Neves Whitesnake
Helloween
25 September 2019 Brasília Ginásio Nilson Nelson
28 September 2019 Florianópolis Arena Petry Helloween
1 October 2019 Porto Alegre Arena do Grêmio Whitesnake
Helloween
4 October 2019 Rio de Janeiro Barra Olympic Park Iron Maiden
Helloween
Sepultura
7 October 2019 Santiago Chile Movistar Arena Whitesnake
10 October 2019 Bogotá Colombia Movistar Arena
Europe
31 October 2019 Yekaterinburg Russia Uralets Sports Palace —
3 November 2019 Krasnodar Basket Hall
5 November 2019 Moscow VTB Arena
7 November 2019 Saint Petersburg SKK Ice Palace
10 November 2019 Voronezh Ubileyniy Sports Palace
12 November 2019 Kyiv Ukraine Kyiv Sports Palace
15 November 2019 Minsk Belarus Minsk Arena
18 November 2019 Budapest Hungary László Papp Sport Arena
20 November 2019 Bratislava Slovakia Ondrej Nepela Winter Stadium
Oceania [12][13][14][15]
19 February 2020 Melbourne Australia Rod Laver Arena Whitesnake
26 February 2020 Sydney Qudos Bank Arena
Asia [16][14]
1 March 2020 Yogyakarta Indonesia Kridosono Stadium Whitesnake
4 March 2020 Kallang Singapore Fort Canning Park

Cancelled shows[edit]

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, and venue
Date City Country Venue
8 October 2017 Phoenix United States Talking Stick Resort Arena
11 October 2017 San Antonio Freeman Coliseum
12 October 2017 Dallas The Pavilion at the Irving Music Factory
14 October 2017 Sunrise BB&T Center
15 October 2017 Tampa Amalie Arena
3 December 2017 Ostrava Czech Republic Ostravar Arena
5 December 2017 Ljubljana Slovenia Arena Stožice
7 December 2017 Belgrade Serbia Štark Arena
8 November 2018 Melbourne Australia Rod Laver Arena
10 November 2018 Sydney International Convention Centre
12 October 2019 Quito Ecuador Coliseo General Rumiñahui
24 February 2020 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre
27 February 2020 Auckland New Zealand Spark Arena
7 March 2020 Pasay Philippines Mall of Asia Arena

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "SCORPIONS Announce North American Crazy World Tour with Very Special Guest Megadeth". the-scorpions.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  2. ^ "U.S. 2017 – Remainder of Dates Cancelled". the-scorpions.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. ^ "2018 Concerts Announced (Rock Zone Pre-Sale Starts 8 November for select dates)". the-scorpions.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  4. ^ "REVIEW: Scorpions at Reading's Santander Arena still on top because its music is timeless". The Morning Call. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Scorpions Bring 'Big City Nights' to Madison Square Garden With Megadeth". Loudwire. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Scorpions / Megadeth Place Bell Laval QC September 19". Exclaim!. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Scorpions, Megadeth celebrate high-octane histories at Allstate Arena". Chicago Tribune. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Review: Scorpions take 'Going Out With a Bang' seriously at USANA". Daily Herald. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Nostalgia mixes with newer tunes as the Scorpions rock Spokane Arena". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Scorpions". Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Scorpions Announce Australia & New Zealand with Def Leppard (Fan Club Pre-Sale Starts April 27th) – Scorpions".
  12. ^ "Live Nation Pair up Scorpions and Whitesnake for 2020 Australian Tour". noise11.com. 27 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Scorpions and Whitesnake Will Join Forces for an Australian Tour in February 2020". Music Feeds. 27 October 2019.
  14. ^ a b "Tour". 16 February 2015.
  15. ^ "Scorpions and Whitesnake coming to Auckland in February 2020". 28 October 2019.
  16. ^ "Live – Scorpions".
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