Escape to Plastic Beach Tour

Escape to Plastic Beach Tour

Tour by Gorillaz
Associated album	Plastic Beach
Start date	3 October 2010
End date	21 December 2010
Legs	4
No. of shows	37 total 19 in North America 11 in Europe 6 in Oceania 1 in Asia
Gorillaz concert chronology
Demon Days Live (2005-2006) Escape to Plastic Beach Tour (2010) Humanz Tour (2017-2018)

The Escape to Plastic Beach Tour was a concert tour by the British alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz. The tour was in support of their third studio album Plastic Beach. It was notably the band's first world tour in its decade-spanning history. During the tour, Damon Albarn recorded The Fall, described by Albarn as a "diary of [his] experience" during the American leg of the tour. The album was released in late December 2010 to fan club members, and physically in April 2011.^[1][2]

Contents

• 
  1 Live band
  
  • 
    1.1 Guest collaborators and additional musicians
    
  
  


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  2 Opening acts
  


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  3 Production
  


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  4 Setlist
  


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  5 Tour dates
  


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  6 References
  

Live band

• 
  Damon Albarn – lead vocals, keyboards, piano, acoustic guitar, melodica


• 
  Paul Simonon – bass guitar, background vocals


• 
  Mick Jones – rhythm guitar, background vocals


• 
  Jeff Wootton – lead guitar (Certain dates)


• 
  Simon Tong – lead guitar (replaced Jeff Wootton on certain dates)


• 
  Cass Browne – drums, drum machine


• Mike Smith – keyboards


• Gabriel "Manuals" Wallace – drums, percussion
  


• Jesse Hackett – keyboards

Guest collaborators and additional musicians

• 
  Bashy - Rap on "Clint Eastwood" and "White Flag"


• 
  Kano - Rap on "Clint Eastwood" and "White Flag"


• 
  Mos Def - Rap on "Stylo" and "Sweepstakes" (select dates only)


• 
  Lou Reed - Guitar and Vocals on "Some Kind of Nature" (New York City and Los Angeles only)


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  Bobby Womack - Vocals on "Stylo", "Cloud of Unknowing" and "Demon Days"


• 
  Neneh Cherry - Vocals on "Kids With Guns" (select dates only)


• 
  Bootie Brown - Rap on "Dirty Harry" and "Stylo"


• 
  MF Doom - Rap on "Clint Eastwood" and "November Has Come" (select dates only)


• 
  Miho Hatori - Vocals on "19-2000" (select dates only)


• 
  Yukimi Nagano - Vocals on "Empire Ants" and "To Binge" (select dates only)


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  De La Soul - Rap on "Feel Good Inc." and "Superfast Jellyfish"


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  Daley - Vocals on "Doncamatic" (select dates only)


• Rosie Wilson - Vocals on "19-2000" and "DARE" (select dates only)


• Members of Syrian National Orchestra for Arabic Music - Orchestration on "White Flag"


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  The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Brass on "Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach" and "Broken"


• Strings By Demon Strings
  

Opening acts

• 
  We Are Wolves (Montreal)
  


• 
  N*E*R*D (North America)^[3]


• 
  Little Dragon, De La Soul (Europe & Australia)^[4]

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."^[5]

Setlist

The following setlist is obtained from the concert held in Portsmouth on March 21, 2010. It is not a representation of all shows on the tour.

Set A

1. "Orchestral Intro"


2. "Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach" (with Snoop Dogg & The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
   


3. "Last Living Souls"


4. "O Green World"


5. "Stylo" (with Bobby Womack & Mos Def or Bootie Brown)
   


6. "On Melancholy Hill"


7. "Kids with Guns" (with Neneh Cherry)
   


8. "Some Kind of Nature" (with Lou Reed)
   


9. "Rhinestone Eyes"


10. "Sweepstakes" (planned to be performed but later cut out of the setlist before the start of the show)
    


11. "Broken" (with The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
    


12. "Dirty Harry" (with Bootie Brown)
    


13. "White Flag" (with Kano & Bashy)
    


14. "Superfast Jellyfish" (with De La Soul)
    


15. "Glitter Freeze"


16. "DARE" (with Rosie Wilson and Shaun Ryder)
    


17. "El Mañana"


18. "Don't Get Lost in Heaven"


19. "Demon Days"

Encore

1. "To Binge" (with Little Dragon)
   


2. "Clint Eastwood" (with Snoop Dogg)
   


3. "Feel Good Inc." (with De La Soul)
   

The following setlist is obtained from the concert held at the Glastonbury Festival on June 25, 2010. It is not a representation of all shows on the tour.

Set B

1. "Orchestral Intro"


2. "Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach" (with Snoop Dogg & The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
   


3. "Last Living Souls"


4. "O Green World"


5. "Kids with Guns" (with Neneh Cherry)
   


6. "Stylo" (with Bobby Womack & Mos Def or Bootie Brown)
   


7. "On Melancholy Hill"


8. "Rhinestone Eyes"


9. "Broken" (with The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
   


10. "Empire Ants" (with Little Dragon)
    


11. "Dirty Harry" (with Bootie Brown)
    


12. "White Flag" (with Kano & Bashy)
    


13. "Superfast Jellyfish" (with De La Soul)
    


14. "DARE" (with Rosie Wilson and Shaun Ryder)
    


15. "Glitter Freeze"


16. "Some Kind of Nature" (with Lou Reed)
    


17. "El Mañana"


18. "Cloud of Unknowing" (with Bobby Womack)
    


19. "Pirate Jet"

Encore

1. "To Binge" (with Little Dragon)
   


2. "Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head" (with Dennis Hopper)
   


3. "Feel Good Inc." (with De La Soul)
   


4. "Clint Eastwood" (with Snoop Dogg)
   

The following setlist is obtained from the concert held in Toronto on October 14, 2010. It is not a representation of all shows on the tour.

Set C

1. "Gorillaz in Dressing Room Part 1" (visual intro)
   


2. "Orchestral Intro"


3. "Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach" (with Snoop Dogg & The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
   


4. "19-2000" (with Roses Gabor and Miho Hatori)
   


5. "Last Living Souls"


6. "Stylo" (with Bobby Womack & Mos Def or Bootie Brown)
   


7. "On Melancholy Hill"


8. "Rhinestone Eyes"


9. "Superfast Jellyfish" (with De La Soul)
   


10. "Tomorrow Comes Today"


11. "Empire Ants" (with Little Dragon)
    


12. "Gorillaz in Dressing Room Part 2" (visual interlude)
    


13. "Broken" (with The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
    


14. "Dirty Harry" (with Bootie Brown)
    


15. "El Mañana"


16. "White Flag" (with Kano & Bashy)
    


17. "To Binge" (with Little Dragon)
    


18. "DARE" (with Rosie Wilson and Shaun Ryder)
    


19. "Glitter Freeze"


20. "Plastic Beach"

Encore

1. "Cyborg Noodle" (visual interlude) / "Cloud of Unknowing" (with Bobby Womack)
   


2. "Punk"


3. "Feel Good Inc." (with De La Soul)
   


4. "Clint Eastwood" (with Kano & Bashy)
   


5. "Don't Get Lost in Heaven"


6. "Demon Days"


7. "Gorillaz in Dressing Room Part 3" (visual outro)
   

The following setlist is obtained from the concert held in Berlin on November 21, 2010. It is not a representation of all shows on the tour.

Set D

1. "Gorillaz in Dressing Room Part 1" (visual intro)
   


2. "Orchestral Intro"


3. "Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach" (with Snoop Dogg & The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
   


4. "Last Living Souls"


5. "19-2000" (with Roses Gabor and Miho Hatori)
   


6. "Stylo" (with Bobby Womack & Mos Def or Bootie Brown)
   


7. "On Melancholy Hill"


8. "Rhinestone Eyes"


9. "Kids with Guns" (with Neneh Cherry)
   


10. "Superfast Jellyfish" (with De La Soul)
    


11. "Tomorrow Comes Today"


12. "Empire Ants" (with Little Dragon)
    


13. "Gorillaz in Dressing Room Part 2" (visual interlude)
    


14. "Broken" (with The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
    


15. "Dirty Harry" (with Bootie Brown)
    


16. "El Mañana"


17. "White Flag" (with Kano & Bashy)
    


18. "To Binge" (with Little Dragon)
    


19. "DARE" (with Rosie Wilson and Shaun Ryder)
    


20. "Glitter Freeze"


21. "Punk"


22. "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)
   

The following setlist is obtained from the concert held at La Musicale on November 24, 2010. It is not a representation of all shows on the tour.

Set E

1. "Orchestral Intro"


2. "Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach" (with Snoop Dogg & The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
   


3. "Last Living Souls"


4. "Stylo" (with Bobby Womack & Mos Def or Bootie Brown)
   


5. "On Melancholy Hill"


6. "Rhinestone Eyes"


7. "Superfast Jellyfish" (with De La Soul)
   


8. "Tomorrow Comes Today"


9. "Empire Ants" (with Little Dragon)
   


10. "Broken" (with The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
    


11. "Dirty Harry" (with Bootie Brown)
    


12. "Doncamatic" (with Daley)
    


13. "El Mañana"


14. "White Flag" (with Kano & Bashy)
    


15. "To Binge" (with Little Dragon)
    


16. "Glitter Freeze"


17. "Plastic Beach"

Encore

1. "Cloud of Unknowing" (with Bobby Womack)
   


2. "Feel Good Inc." (with De La Soul)
   


3. "Clint Eastwood" (with Snoop Dogg)
   

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
3 October 2010	Montreal	Canada	Bell Centre
6 October 2010	Boston	United States	Agganis Arena
8 October 2010	New York City		Madison Square Garden
10 October 2010	Camden		Susquehanna Bank Center
11 October 2010	Fairfax		Patriot Center
13 October 2010	Detroit		Fox Theatre
14 October 2010	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
16 October 2010	Chicago	United States	UIC Pavilion
17 October 2010	Minneapolis		Target Center
19 October 2010	Houston		Toyota Center
20 October 2010	Grand Prairie		Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
22 October 2010	Austin		Frank Erwin Center
24 October 2010	Denver		Wells Fargo Theatre
26 October 2010	Phoenix		Comerica Theatre
27 October 2010	Los Angeles		Gibson Amphitheatre
28 October 2010	San Diego		Viejas Arena
30 October 2010	Oakland		Oracle Arena
2 November 2010	Seattle		KeyArena
3 November 2010	Vancouver	Canada	Rogers Arena
Europe
11 November 2010	Dublin	Ireland	The O2
12 November 2010	Manchester	United Kingdom	Manchester Evening News Arena
14 November 2010	London		The O2 Arena
15 November 2010	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Heineken Music Hall
16 November 2010	London	United Kingdom	The O2 Arena
17 November 2010	Birmingham		National Indoor Arena
18 November 2010	Brighton		Brighton Centre
21 November 2010	Berlin	Germany	Velodrom
22 November 2010	Paris	France	Zénith de Paris
23 November 2010
25 November 2010	Antwerp	Belgium	Lotto Arena
Asia
3 December 2010	Chek Lap Kok	Hong Kong	AsiaWorld–Arena
Oceania
6 December 2010	Perth	Australia	Burswood Dome
8 December 2010	Adelaide		Adelaide Entertainment Centre
11 December 2010	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena
16 December 2010	Sydney		Sydney Entertainment Centre
19 December 2010	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
21 December 2010	Auckland	New Zealand	Vector Arena

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

8 September 2010	Glasgow, U.K.	Glasgow SECC	Cancelled[6]
10 September 2010	Birmingham, U.K.	Birmingham National Indoor Arena	Rescheduled to 17 November 2010[6]
11 September 2010	Newcastle, U.K.	Newcastle Metro Arena	Cancelled[6]
12 September 2010	Manchester, U.K.	Manchester Evening News Arena	Rescheduled to 12 November 2010[6]
14 September 2010	London, U.K.	O2 Arena	Rescheduled to 14 November 2010[6]
15 September 2010	London, U.K.	O2 Arena	Rescheduled to 16 November 2010[6]
22 September 2010	Dublin, Ireland	O2 Arena	Rescheduled to 11 November 2010[6]
5 October 2010	Hartford, CT	Oakdale Theater	Cancelled[7]
14 November 2010	Paris, France	Zenith	Rescheduled to 22 November 2010[6]
17 November 2010	Berlin, Germany	Velodrom	Rescheduled to 21 November 2010[6]
19 November 2010	Milan, Italy	Forum	Cancelled[6]

References

1. 
   ^ http://thefall.gorillaz.com/
   


2. 
   ^ http://www.nme.com/reviews/gorillaz/11796
   


3. 
   ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 September 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2010. 
   


4. 
   ^ http://news.little-dragon.se/#post37
   


5. 
   ^ 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. 
   


6. 
   ^ ^abcdefghij Gorillaz-Unofficial (22 July 2010). "America tour press release - Montreal, NYC / World Tour press release, rescheduling, cancellations". Gorillaz.com. Retrieved 8 July 2010. 
   


7. 
   ^ Gorillaz-Unofficial (22 September 2010). "Oakdale Theater, CT show cancelled (UPDATE: officially confirmed on Gorillaz.com)". Gorillaz.com. Retrieved 8 July 2010. 
   

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Studio albums	Gorillaz Demon Days Plastic Beach The Fall Humanz The Now Now
Compilations	G Sides D-Sides The Singles Collection 2001–2011
EPs	Tomorrow Comes Today iTunes Session
Remix albums	Laika Come Home
Video releases	Celebrity Take Down Demon Days Live Slowboat to Hades Bananaz
Singles	"Clint Eastwood" "19-2000" "Rock the House" "Tomorrow Comes Today" "911" "Lil' Dub Chefin'" "Feel Good Inc." "Dare" "Dirty Harry" "El Mañana" / "Kids with Guns" "Stylo" "Superfast Jellyfish" "On Melancholy Hill" "Rhinestone Eyes" "Doncamatic" "Revolving Doors" / "Amarillo" "DoYaThing" "Saturnz Barz" "We Got the Power" "Ascension" "Andromeda" "Let Me Out" "Sleeping Powder" "Strobelite" "Humility"
Other songs	"5/4" "Empire Ants" "Phoner to Arizona" "Hallelujah Money" "Charger"
People	Damon Albarn Jamie Hewlett Remi Kabaka Jr. Mike Smith Jeff Wootton Phil Cornwell Kevin Bishop Tina Weymouth Jimmy Hibbert Former Simon Katz Cass Browne Miho Hatori Dan the Automator Simon Jones Mick Jones Paul Simonon Haruka Kuroda
Tours	Gorillaz Live Demon Days Live Escape to Plastic Beach Tour Humanz Tour The Now Now Tour
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