50 Year Anniversary World Tour (Neil Diamond) 2017 concert tour by Neil Diamond
50 Year Anniversary World Tour Promotional poster for the tour
Location North America Europe Oceania Start date April 7, 2017 End date October 19, 2017 (last show) January 22, 2018 (announced) Legs 3 No. of shows39 in North America 16 in Europe 55 in total
50 Year Anniversary World Tour is a Neil Diamond tour that marked the 50th Anniversary of Diamond's first hit single, "Solitary Man," released in 1966.[ 1] It began in Fresno, California on April 7, 2017, and concluded at The O2 Arena in London on October 19, 2017. The tour began just after the March release of a 50-song, three-disc career-spanning box set titled Neil Diamond 50 – 50th Anniversary Collection .[ 2] [ 3]
The Oceania tour was announced on November 10, 2017 [ 4] and cancelled on January 22, 2018, after Diamond announced he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease .[ 5]
Set list
Shows
Date
City
Country
Venue
Attendance
Box Office
North America
April 7, 2017
Fresno
United States
Save Mart Center
8,674 / 8,674
$806,775
April 9, 2017
Salt Lake City
Vivint Smart Home Arena
11,887 / 11,887
$994,905
April 12, 2017
St. Louis
Scottrade Center
13,425 / 13,425
$1,176,555
April 14, 2017
Omaha
CenturyLink Center Omaha
13,658 / 13,658
$1,130,176
April 16, 2017
Oklahoma City
Chesapeake Energy Arena
8,106 / 8,106
$727,285
April 19, 2017
Nashville
Bridgestone Arena
11,739 / 14,162
$922,868
April 21, 2017
Louisville
KFC Yum! Center
12,649 / 12,649
$1,125,696
April 23, 2017
Tampa
Amalie Arena
13,239 / 13,239
$1,213,850
April 26, 2017
Sunrise
BB&T Center
10,110 / 10,110
$933,714
April 28, 2017
Charlotte
Spectrum Center
11,868 / 11,868
$1,257,919
April 30, 2017
Atlanta
Philips Arena
12,235 / 13,197
$1,207,288
May 2, 2017
New Orleans
Smoothie King Center
9,582 / 9,582
$913,183
May 21, 2017
Des Moines
Wells Fargo Arena
13,590 / 13,590
$1,113,574
May 24, 2017
Saint Paul
Xcel Energy Center
17,002 / 17,002
$1,682,469
May 26, 2017
Indianapolis
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
10,887 / 10,887
$1,093,598
May 28, 2017
Chicago
United Center
13,890 / 13,890
$1,741,243
May 30, 2017
Cleveland
Quicken Loans Arena
12,660 / 12,660
$1,260,995
June 2, 2017
Auburn Hills
The Palace of Auburn Hills
13,889 / 13,889
$1,383,517
June 4, 2017
Rochester
Blue Cross Arena
10,833 / 10,833
$930,258
June 7, 2017
Toronto
Canada
Air Canada Centre
15,095 / 15,095
$1,099,640
June 9, 2017
Baltimore
United States
Royal Farms Arena
10,782 / 10,782
$1,113,582
June 11, 2017
Uncasville
Mohegan Sun Arena
—
—
June 15, 2017
New York City
Madison Square Garden
27,303 / 31,488
$3,306,191
June 17, 2017
June 20, 2017
Philadelphia
Wells Fargo Center
12,509 / 12,509
$1,347,577
June 22, 2017
Bethel
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
10,443 / 16,502
$813,842
July 14, 2017
Wichita
Intrust Bank Arena
8,872 / 8,872
$810,741
July 16, 2017
Houston
Toyota Center
10,303 / 10,303
$1,093,133
July 18, 2017
Dallas
American Airlines Center
12,549 / 12,549
$1,344,965
July 21, 2017
Denver
Pepsi Center
11,330 / 11,330
$1,152,608
July 24, 2017
Vancouver
Canada
Rogers Arena
9,973 / 9,973
$782,284
July 26, 2017
Seattle
United States
KeyArena
10,961 / 10,961
$1,347,577
July 28, 2017
Portland
Moda Center
12,441 / 12,441
$1,136,192
July 30, 2017
San Jose
SAP Center
10,961 / 10,961
$1,080,551
August 2, 2017
Sacramento
Golden 1 Center
11,878 / 11,878
$1,181,378
August 4, 2017
Phoenix
Talking Stick Resort Arena
12,989 / 12,989
$1,183,928
August 8, 2017
San Diego
Valley View Casino Center
9,430 / 9,430
$946,314
August 10, 2017
Inglewood
The Forum
—
—
August 12, 2017
Europe [ 6]
September 10, 2017
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Ziggo Dome
23,046 / 23,046[ a]
$2,055,295[ a]
September 13, 2017
Zürich
Switzerland
Hallenstadion
5,678 / 5,678
$668,074
September 16, 2017
Mannheim
Germany
SAP Arena
7,570 / 7,570
$777,998
September 19, 2017
Vienna
Austria
Wiener Stadthalle
9,485 / 9,485
$965,000
September 21, 2017
Munich
Germany
Olympiahalle
9,102 / 9,102
$937,246
September 23, 2017
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Ziggo Dome
[ a]
[ a]
September 26, 2017
Hamburg
Germany
Barclaycard Arena
9,356 / 9,356
$979,513
September 28, 2017
Antwerp
Belgium
Sportpaleis
15,309 / 15,309
$1,391,522
October 1, 2017
Manchester
England
Manchester Arena
13,132 / 13,132
$1,610,369
October 3, 2017
Glasgow
Scotland
The SSE Hydro
10,617 / 10,617
$1,321,032
October 5, 2017
Leeds
England
First Direct Arena
10,207 / 10,207
$1,201,851
October 8, 2017
Belfast
Northern Ireland
The SSE Arena
7,801 / 7,801
$911,560
October 10, 2017
Dublin
Ireland
3Arena
8,204 / 8,204
$992,986
October 13, 2017
Birmingham
England
Barclaycard Arena
12,389 / 12,389
$1,516,835
October 15, 2017
Genting Arena
5,672 / 5,672
$704,039
October 17, 2017
London
The O2 Arena
26,326 / 26,326
$3,121,670
October 19, 2017
TOTAL
306,055 / 319,768 (96%)
$2,130,156
Cancelled shows
Date
City
Country
Venue
Reason
Leg 3 — Oceania
March 15, 2018
Christchurch
New Zealand
Rugby League Park
Parkinson's disease diagnosis[ 5]
March 17, 2018
Napier
Mission Estate
March 20, 2018
Townsville
Australia
Willows Sports Complex
March 22, 2018
Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast Stadium
March 24, 2018
Brisbane
Brisbane Entertainment Centre
March 27, 2018
Sydney
Sydney Super Dome
March 31, 2018
Sutton Grange
Sutton Grange Winery
April 3, 2018
Melbourne
Rod Laver Arena
April 7, 2018
Hunter Valley
Roche Estate
April 11, 2018
Adelaide
Botanic Park
April 14, 2018
Perth
Perth Arena
Notes
^ a b c d The score data is combined from the shows held at the Ziggo Dome on September 10 and 23, respectively.
References
^ Kreps, Daniel (November 30, 2016). "Anniversary World Tour" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved June 22, 2017 .
^ Kaufman, Gil (January 24, 2017). "Neil Diamond Releasing 50th Anniversary Box Set" . Billboard . Retrieved June 22, 2017 .
^ Shaults, Janine (May 29, 2017). "Neil Diamond is So So Good at United Center" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved June 22, 2017 .
^ "Neil Diamond To Bring 50th Anniversary Tour To Australia In 2018" . theMusic . Retrieved February 22, 2018 .
^ a b Mandell, Andrea (January 22, 2018). "Neil Diamond announces Parkinson's diagnosis, immediate retirement" . USA Today . McLean, Virginia. Retrieved January 22, 2018 .
^ "Current Boxscore" . Billboard . Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2018 .
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