Tour by Bette Midler | |
![]() Promotional poster for the tour | |
Location |
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Start date | 10 December 2003 |
End date | 1 May 2005 |
Legs | 3 |
No. of shows | 77 |
Bette Midler concert chronology |
Bette Midler hit the road for the first time in four years with her 2003–05 Kiss My Brass concert tour. The first leg of the tour kicked off on December 10 in Chicago and went through the middle of February. The tour hit the top 40 cities across the U.S. with one stop in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The first leg of the tour ended in Atlantic City, New Jersey and the second leg of the tour began in Manchester, New Hampshire and ended in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
10 Australian dates were added in April and May 2005. It was the first Australian tour for Midler in 26 years.[1]
On the tour, she performed well-known hits and characters, as well as selected songs from her release, Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook.[2]
Setlist
Source:[3]
- "Kiss My Brass" / "Big Noise from Winnetka"
- "Stuff Like That There"
- "Skylark"
- "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"
- "Judge Judy" (Sketch Intermission)
- "I'm Sorry"
- "Nobody Else But You"
- "Friends"
- "Tenderly"
- "Chapel of Love"
- "That's How Heartaches are Made"
- "I Think It's Going to Rain Today"
- "When a Man Loves a Woman"
- "Walk Right In"
- "Those Wonderful Sophie Tucker Jokes"
- "Shiver Me Timbers"
- "Delores Delago: Fishtails Over Broadway" (Sketch Intermission)
- "I Had a Dream"
- "Everything's Coming Up Roses"
- "Tonight"
- "Cabaret"
- "You'll Never Walk Alone"
- "Tomorrow"
- "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"
- "All That Jazz"
- "One"
- "Hello, Dolly!"
- "Give My Regards to Broadway"
- "Oklahoma"
- "I Like to Be Told" / "September"
- "From A Distance"
- "Do You Wanna Dance"
- "Wind Beneath My Wings"
- "Keep On Rockin'"
- "The Rose"
- "Friends"
- "White Christmas"
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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First leg[4] | |||
December 10, 2003 | Chicago | United States | United Center |
December 13, 2003 | Columbus | Nationwide Arena | |
December 15, 2003 | St. Louis | Savvis Center | |
December 17, 2003 | Milwaukee | Bradley Center | |
December 19, 2003 | Saint Paul | Xcel Energy Center | |
December 27, 2003 | Wilkes-Barre | Wachovia Arena | |
December 29, 2003 | Hershey | Giant Center | |
December 31, 2003 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun | |
January 1, 2004 | |||
January 3, 2004 | Uniondale | Nassau Coliseum | |
January 5, 2004 | Cleveland | Gund Arena | |
January 8, 2004 | Pittsburgh | Mellon Arena | |
January 10, 2004 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | |
January 12, 2004 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre |
January 15, 2004 | Philadelphia | United States | Wachovia Center |
January 17, 2004 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | |
January 18, 2004 | |||
January 20, 2004 | Boston | Fleet Center | |
January 23, 2004 | Washington, D.C. | MCI Center | |
January 25, 2004 | Atlanta | Philips Arena | |
January 29, 2004 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | |
January 31, 2004 | Denver | Pepsi Center | |
February 3, 2004 | Seattle | KeyArena | |
February 4, 2004 | Portland | Rose Garden | |
February 7, 2004 | San Jose | HP Pavilion at San Jose | |
February 10, 2004 | Oakland | Oakland Coliseum | |
February 12, 2004 | Phoenix | Glendale Arena | |
February 14, 2004 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |
February 15, 2004 | |||
February 18, 2004 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | |
February 20, 2004 | Reno | Lawlor Events Center | |
February 22, 2004 | Anaheim | Arrowhead Pond | |
February 24, 2004 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | |
February 28, 2004 | Sunrise | Office Depot Center | |
February 29, 2004 | |||
March 2, 2004 | Tampa | St. Pete Times Forum | |
March 4, 2004 | Columbia | Colonial Center | |
March 6, 2004 | Hampton | Hampton Coliseum | |
March 9, 2004 | Buffalo | HSBC Arena | |
March 11, 2004 | Grand Rapids | Van Andel Arena | |
March 13, 2004 | East Rutherford | Continental Airlines Arena | |
March 15, 2004 | Boston | Fleet Center | |
March 17, 2004 | Albany | Pepsi Arena | |
March 20, 2004 | Atlantic City | Boardwalk Hall | |
Second leg[5] | |||
September 30, 2004 | Manchester | United States | Verizon Wireless Arena |
October 2, 2004 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun | |
October 5, 2004 | Rochester | Blue Cross Arena | |
October 7, 2004 | Albany | Pepsi Arena | |
October 9, 2004 | Atlantic City | Boardwalk Hall | |
October 11, 2004 | Baltimore | 1st Mariner Arena | |
October 13, 2004 | New York City | Radio City Music Hall | |
October 14, 2004 | |||
October 16, 2004 | |||
October 17, 2004 | |||
October 19, 2004 | Providence | Dunkin' Donuts Center | |
October 21, 2004 | Richmond | Richmond Coliseum | |
October 28, 2004 | Duluth | Arena at Gwinnett Center | |
October 30, 2004 | Miami | American Airlines Arena | |
November 1, 2004 | Raleigh | RBC Center | |
November 3, 2004 | Philadelphia | Wachovia Center | |
November 5, 2004 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | |
November 6, 2004 | Chicago | United Center | |
November 8, 2004 | Moline | MARK of the Quad Cities | |
November 10, 2004 | Omaha | Qwest Center | |
November 12, 2004 | Oklahoma City | Ford Center | |
November 14, 2004 | San Antonio | SBC Center | |
November 16, 2004 | Grand Prairie | Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie | |
November 19, 2004 | Houston | Toyota Center | |
November 21, 2004 | New Orleans | New Orleans Arena | |
November 26, 2004 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |
November 27, 2004 | Phoenix | America West Arena | |
November 30, 2004 | Anaheim | Arrowhead Pond | |
December 2, 2004 | Sacramento | ARCO Arena | |
December 4, 2004 | San Jose | HP Pavilion at San Jose | |
December 7, 2004 | Everett | Everett Events Center | |
December 10, 2004 | Grand Forks | Alerus Center | |
December 12, 2004 | Minneapolis | Target Center |
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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Australian leg [6] | |||
April 8, 2005 | Brisbane | Australia | Brisbane Entertainment Center |
April 10, 2005 | |||
April 13, 2005 | Sydney | Sydney SuperDome | |
April 15, 2005 | |||
April 18, 2005 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena | |
April 21, 2005 | |||
April 23, 2005 | |||
April 26, 2005 | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | |
April 30, 2005 | Sydney | Sydney SuperDome | |
May 1, 2005 |
Box office score data
City | Venue | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
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St. Louis | Savvis Center | 9,931/13,147 (75,5%) | $686,670[7] |
Hershey | Giant Center | 8,782/8,782 (100%) | $678,570[7] |
Milwaukee | Bradley Center | 9,407/13,715 (68,6%) | $568,885[7] |
Wilkes-Barre | Wachovia Arena | 8,146/8,146 (100%) | $562,701[7] |
Uniondale | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 11,582/11,848 (97%) | $1,415,221[8] |
Cleveland | Gund Arena | 12,420/14,723 (84%) | $1,094,990[8] |
Philadelphia | Wachovia Center | 13,041/13,041 (100%) | $1,329,078[9] |
Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 11,964/15,064 (79%) | $1,068,172[9] |
Toronto | Air Canada Centre | 12,673/15,001 (84%) | $973,333[9] |
New York City | Madison Square Garden | 25,770/27,240 (95%) | $3,161,410[10] |
Boston | Fleet Center | 12,396/12,396 (100%) | $1,486,476[10] |
Washington, D.C. | MCI Center | 11,965/14,608 (82%) | $1,370,900[10] |
Dallas | American Airlines Center | 13,147/13,147 (100%) | $991,935[11] |
Atlanta | Philips Arena | 11,303/12,757 (87%) | $965,079[11] |
Seattle | KeyArena | 10,519/11,297 (93%) | $996,328[12] |
Denver | Pepsi Center | 9,901/12,333 (80%) | $870,309[12] |
Portland | Rose Garden | 9,478/13,083 (72%) | $752,874[12] |
San Jose | HP Pavilion at San Jose | 11,415/11,888 (96%) | $1,106,312[13] |
Glendale | Glendale Arena | 12,494/13,101 (95%) | $987,124[13] |
Oakland | Oakland Arena | 7,825/11,365 (69%) | $882,764[13] |
Las Vegas | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 11,122/12,645 (88%) | $1,977,356[14] |
Reno | Lawlor Events Center | 5,938/8,506 (70%) | $736,976[14] |
San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | 6,748/9,944 (68%) | $667,439[14] |
Los Angeles | Staples Center | 11,728/12,771 (92%) | $1,243,892[15] |
Anaheim | Arrowhead Pond | 10,092/11,551 (87%) | $1,206,920[15] |
Sunrise | Office Depot Center | 20,185/31,160 (65%) | $2,050,247[16] |
Tampa | St. Pete Times Forum | 9,783/12,816 (76%) | $939,902[17] |
Boston | Fleet Center | 9,832/13,354 (74%) | $1,155,641[18] |
East Rutherford | Continental Airlines Arena | 12,858/13,854 (93%) | $983,900[18] |
Buffalo | HSBC Arena | 10,041/12,808 (78%) | $715,173[18] |
Hampton | Hampton Coliseum | 8,048/8,407 (96%) | $698,180[18] |
Atlantic City | Boardwalk Hall | 11,635/11,635 (100%) | $1,396,940[19] |
Personnel
- Bette Midler – Lead vocals
- Bette Sussman – Musical director, piano
- Irwin Fisch – Synthesizers, keyboards
- Sonny Emory – Drums
- Lenny Castro – Percussion
- Taku Hirano – Percussion
- John Harrington – Guitar
- Mike Miller – Guitar
- Zev Katz – Bass
- Sam Sims – Bass
- Kyra Da Costa – Background vocals
- Kamilah Martin – Background vocals
- Nicolette Hart – Background vocals
- Eric Wangensteen – Trumpet
- Scott Steen – Trumpet
- Andrew Lippman – Trombone
- Mando Dorame – Tenor saxophone
- Jim Jedeikin – Baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute
References
- ^ "Bette recalls Aussie 'pit'". Sydney Morning Herald. 30 March 2005. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Bootleg Betty: New Tour Updates Page". Bootleg Betty. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ^ "Bette Midler: Kiss My Brass Tour (2003–2004)". Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ^ BootLeg Betty Music Reviews
- ^ BootLeg Betty Music Reviews
- ^ "Bette Midler Kiss My Brass Tour". The Age. 19 April 2005. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
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