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READ MY LIPS TOUR
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INTRODUCTION
The Read My Lips tour was Sophie's return to the
stage. She hadn't been on tour since 1998, date of her last tour, with her previous band theaudience.
During 2002, Sophie did a
"mini" tour with 9 dates around England during April and May, which you can also find below.
Her big tour, around Europe, began on January 17th 2003 and had 29 dates. It's her biggest solo tour to date and she's also released a
DVD, which includes her live concert at the Shepherd's Bush Empire.
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THE TOUR DATES 2002
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| Date |
Local |
Country |
| April 23, 2002 |
Parr Hall, Warrington |
England |
| April 25, 2002 |
Regent Theatre, Ipswich |
England |
| April 26, 2002 |
Norwich U.E.A, Norwich |
England |
| April 27, 2002 |
Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone |
England |
| April 29, 2002 |
The Anvil, Basingstoke |
England |
| April 30, 2002 |
Leicester Uni, Leicester |
England |
| May 1, 2002 |
Colston Hall, Bristol |
England |
| May 3, 2002 |
Shepherd's Bush Empire, London |
England |
| May 4, 2002 |
Shepherd's Bush Empire, London |
England |
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THE TOUR DATES 2003
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| Date |
Local |
Country |
| January 17, 2003 |
Preston Guildhall, Preston |
England |
| January 19, 2003 |
Glasgow Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow |
Scotland |
| January 23, 2003 |
Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle |
England |
| January 24, 2003 |
Nottingham Royal Centre, Nottingham |
England |
| January 25, 2003 |
Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield |
England |
| January 27, 2003 |
Liverpool Royal Court, Liverpool |
England |
| January 28, 2003 |
Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton |
England |
| January 29, 2003 |
Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge |
England |
| January 31, 2003 |
Cardiff Arena, Cardiff |
Wales |
| February 1, 2003 |
Manchester Apollo, Manchester |
England |
| February 2, 2003 |
Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth |
England |
| February 4, 2003 |
Brighton Centre, Brighton |
England |
| February 5, 2003 |
Hammersmith Apollo, Hammersmith |
England |
| February 9, 2003 |
Amsterdam Mekweg, Amsterdam |
Holland |
| February 11, 2003 |
Stockholm Nalem, Stockholm |
Sweden |
| February 12, 2003 |
Oslo Rockerfeller Music Hall, Oslo |
Norway |
| February 14, 2003 |
Aarhus Train, Aarhus |
Denmark |
| February 15, 2003 |
Copenhagen Amager Bio, Copenhagen |
Denmark |
| February 17, 2003 |
Brussels Ancienne Belgique, Brussels |
Belgium |
| February 18, 2003 |
Cologne Love Music Hall, Cologne |
Germany |
| February 21, 2003 |
Hamburg Grosse Freihett, Hamburg |
Germany |
| February 22, 2003 |
Berlin Universal Hall, Berlin |
Germany |
| February 24, 2003 |
Darmstadt Central Station, Bundesland |
Germany |
| February 25, 2003 |
Munich Elserhalle, Munich |
Germany |
| February 26, 2003 |
Zurich Volkshaus, Zurich |
Switzerland |
| February 28, 2003 |
Milan Propaganda, Milan |
Italy |
| March 1, 2003 |
Marseille Theatre du Moulin, Marseille |
France |
| March 2, 2003 |
Lyon Transborder, Lyon |
France |
| March 3, 2003 |
Paris Elysée Montmartre, Paris |
France |
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OUTFIT
Sophie wore one similar dress in each gig, a black one. For the Shepherd's Bush Empire's gigs she wore three different dresses:
a purple one with a black belt, a black one with red and black skirt and a yellow with a pink belt.
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SETLIST
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[based on Shepherd's Bush Empire gig]
01. Sparkle
02. The Universe Is You
03. Lover
04. A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed
05. By Chance
06. Final Move
07. Is It Any Wonder
08. Groovejet
09. Everything Falls Into Place
10. Murder On The Dancefloor
11. Move This Mountain
[encore]
12. Get Over You
13. Take Me Home |
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MARTIN WAUGH
Played: Guitar
Favourite song by Sophie: Is It Any Wonder
Favourite non-Sophie song: Anything by Damien
Rice
Most memorable experience from the last SEB tour: Playing hide-and-seek on the ferry from Ireland to
Scotland
Favourite food: Sunday Roast
Favourite book: Oor wullie
Favourite film: Lord Of The
Rings
Favourite quote: "What are these two nonces up there singing acapulca for?!" (Acapella-Peter Kay is a legend)
Hopes for 2003: To enjoy every moment as much as I did in 2002.
Thanks to: Jon X at Westside Distribution and
Mesa Boogie Amps, everyone at Garrison Guitars, all the guys at Lowden Guitars, Jasn at Rotosound Strings, Paul Bell at Bell Productions
Current playing for: Mika
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ANGIE POLLOCK
Played: Keyboads
Favourite song by Sophie: Is It Any Wonder and By Chance
Favourite
non-Sophie song: Hey Bulldog by The Beatles
Most memorable experience from the last SEB tour: The Malteser-throwing competition
on the bus (aiming for Richard's mouth)
Favourite food: King prawns, peppered and salted
Favourite book: The Broons
Favourite film: Room With A View
Favourite quote: "Don't trust anyone alone in a room with a teacosy who doesn't try it on
their head"
Hopes for 2003: Pleasant suprises, a lot of laughs and a sunny summer.
Thanks to: Gwen at Korg
Current playing for: Goldfrapp
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PAUL STEWART
Played: Drums
Favourite song by Sophie: Lover
Favourite non-Sophie song: New York, New York by Frank
Sinatra
Most memorable experience from the last SEB tour: A curry house in Middlesborough, where one man on his own took our
coats, poured the drinks, cooked and servered the food and presumably washed up as well!!
Favourite food: Any seafood or else
Bangers&Mash
Favourite book: Round Ireland with a fridge by Tony Hawks
Favourite film: The Fabulous Baker Boys
Favourite quote: "I don't even know your name, 'Tara-Peter-Frampton-double-barrelled-shotgun-Kennsington-on-the-horse'" - Alan
Partridge speaking to a well-spoken lady
Hopes for 2003: To spend as much time in the sunshine as possible.
Thanks
to: George at Premier Drums, Tina at Zildjian Cymbals and Dean at Protection Racket Cases
Current playing for: The Feeling
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RICHARD JONES
Played: Bass
Favourite song by Sophie: Move This Mountain
Favourite non-Sophie song: Chicken-headed
Raccoon Dog by Melt Banana
Most memorable experience from the last SEB tour: Almost choking to death on a malteser
when everyone decided to use my mouth as the target for a malteser throwing competition.
Favourite food: Mexican,
seafood
Favourite book: Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut
Favourite film: The Man Who Wasn't There by
Cohen Brothers
Favourite quote: "Here lies David St Hubbins...And why not" - David St Hibbins from Spinal on his
Epitaph
Hopes for 2003: To tour as much as I can, go on several holidays and improve my snowboarding skills
Thanks to: Hoda at Ashdown Engineering Amplification, John at J.Shuker Bass Guitars, Jamie at Fender, Claire at Roland,
Jason at Rotosound Strings
Current playing for: The Feeling
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REGISTRY
Watch My Lips is the first and so far the unique DVD by Sophie. It contains the full Shepherd's Bush Empire concert,
with a total of 13 songs. It also features some exclusives, such as an interview with Sophie, on which
she talks about her first band, theaudience, the promotion of the album and much more. You can also watch to an
on tour diary, on which you can see Sophie getting ready to go on stage and all the fun on the bus tour. The
DVD also features 9 promos, which are Sophie's solo videos plus three videos by theaudience.
For more information, visit Read My Lips discography. |
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