Tangled Up Tour
History
The first dates were announced by various news sources towards the end of November 2007. Pre-sale tickets were offered on Girls Aloud’s official website on 22 November 2007. Initially, there was one date per venue, but the demand caused extra tour dates to be scheduled.
In March 2008, Girls Aloud signed a deal to front an ad campaign for a new low-calorie KitKat bar called “Senses”. The chocolate bar manufacturer will also sponsor the tour. These chocolate bar were handed out for free at the arenas.
The show reportedly cost an estimated 3 million to stage, with 250,000 worth of pyrotechnics. The stage outfits were designed by Welsh designer Julien MacDonald. Luigi Masi, Billiam and The Saturdays provided support for Girls Aloud on the tour.
The announcement of the tour helped to stop rumours that the band were splitting up. The stories surfaced after Nadine Coyle pulled out of a reality television show for the second time. It was widely reported in April 2008 that Cheryl Cole was working on solo material with T2. These accusations were quickly denied, with Cole saying that she “had been in tour rehearsals everyday [sic?].” The band put a further stop to these rumours at their London show, by announcing that they would be recording a new album. Kimberley Walsh told press that the band was “really excited about the tour” and had “loads of things planned.” Sarah Harding said that “over the years it gets bigger and more elaborate.”
During the show, Girls Aloud perform various covers. During their ballad section, they perform a stripped-down cover of Robyn’s “With Every Heartbeat”. They originally performed the song for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, a recording of which is available on the “Can’t Speak French” single. The group also performed a cover of Salt-n-Pepa’s “Push It”. Additionally, Cheryl Cole sang a “quick incerpt” of Kelis’ “Trick Me” at the end of “Control of the Knife”. which tabloids reported was directed to her cheating lover Ashley Cole.
Girls Aloud will additionally play at Pop in the Park and 2008’s V Festival. They previously performed in 2006 with a shortened set of their Chemistry Tour.
For the opening of the Tangled Up Tour, the girls were suspended from the ceiling wearing black cloaks.
On 16 August 2008, the girls performed at the V Festival in the afternoon and then travelled to Peterborough for a show that evening, which meant that they performed 2 shows in less than 24 hours.
Critical response
Many reviews focused on Girls Aloud’s provocative attire, comparing it to Madonna’s Erotica era. The Mirror called it “the most sexually-charged performance of their career”. The Independent gave the show four stars, saying that “even their between-song chatter is amusing”. Although low points were noted, the review continued that “Girls Aloud remain confidently the only pop show in town.” The Daily Record said they “pulled out all the stops.”
The Times only gave the show two stars. “The songs varied wildly in quality. While upbeat belters… tapped into the hedonistic rush of classic gay disco, too much of the set felt graceless and flat.” The critique even said “the famous five could easily have been interchangeable Stepford androids.”
Supporting Act
The Saturdays
Billiam
Luigi Masi
Stevie Hoang
Setlist
Arena Setlist
Sci-Fi: Black, Blue and White PVC Outfits
“Sexy! No No No…” ( with video intro)
“Girl Overboard”
“Sound of the Underground” (Remix)
“Close To Love”
Cabaret: Black Cabaret Outfits
“Can’t Speak French”
“Love Machine”
“Black Jacks”
“Biology”
Feathers: Multi-coloured Dresses
“Whole Lotta History” (Girls Walk Platform To B Stage)
“With Every Heartbeat” (Robyn Cover) (Shortened and Remixed)
“I’ll Stand By You” (Girls Walk Platform To A Stage
Glamour: Gold Shimmering Dresses
“Fling” (video interlude at beginning)
“Push It” (Salt N Pepa Cover)
“Wake Me Up / Walk This Way”
“Control of the Knife/Trick Me” (Kelis Cover)
“Call The Shots”
“Jump”
Encore: Neon Lycra Leotards
“Something Kinda Ooooh”
Summer Festival Setlist
Act 1: Black, Blue and White PVC Outfits
“Sexy! No No No…”
“Girl Overboard”
“Sound of the Underground”
“Close To Love”
Act 2: Gold Dresses
“Can’t Speak French”
“Love Machine”
“Black Jacks”
“Biology”
“Whole Lotta History”
“With Every Heartbeat” (Robyn Cover)
“I’ll Stand By You”
“Push It” (Salt N Pepa Cover)
“Wake Me Up”
“Walk This Way”
“Control of the Knife/Trick Me” (Kelis Cover)
“Call The Shots”
“Jump”
“Something Kinda Ooooh”
V Festival Setlist
Black Body Suits
“Sexy! No No No…”
“Sound of the Underground”
“Can’t Speak French”
“Love Machine”
“Biology”
“With Every Heartbeat” (Robyn Cover – not performed at Hylands Park)
“Push It” (Salt N Pepa Cover)
“Wake Me Up/Walk This Way”
“Call The Shots”
“Jump”
“Something Kinda Ooooh”
Costumes
Sci-Fi
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Sarah Harding performing in the Sci-Fi act of the tour in 2008.
The entrance saw the girls wear a large cape, to make them look like they were flying while suspended above the stage. This was ripped off as soon as Sexy! No No No began. All the girls had black, blue and white pvc suits. Each suit had a different design. Each girl wore boots up to the knee with silver sparkly heels. Kimberley and Cheryl wore dark black tights, while Sarah, Nadine and Nicola, wore clear fishnet stockings.
The girls performed “Sexy! No No No…”, “Girl Overboard”, “Sound of the Underground” and “Close To Love” in these costumes.
Cabaret
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Nicola Roberts performing in the Cabaret act of the tour in 2008.
All the girls wore black cabaret suits. Each girl wore gloves which came up to the elbow, and black stockings up to the knee. Each girl also had feathers over their bum.
The girls performed “Can’t Speak French”, “Love Machine”, “Black Jacks” and “Biology” in these costumes.
Feathers
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Kimberley Walsh performing in the Feathers act of the tour in 2008.
Nadine: Orange boob tube, metallic blue belt and shocking pink skirt.
Cheryl: Orange boob tube, dark blue belt and yellow skirt which rises at the front to show some orange.
Nicola: Metallic blue and pink boob tube and light pink feather skirt.
Sarah: Metallic pink and blue boob tube and dark blue dress.
Kimberley: Pink halter neck, gold belt and orange skirt.
The girls performed “Whole Lotta History”, “With Every Heartbeat” and “I’ll Stand By You” in these costumes.
Glamour
Each girl had a gold sparkly mini dress. Each girl had a differently designed dress.
The girls performed “Fling”, “Push It”, “Walk This Way”, “Wake Me Up”, “Control of the Knife/Trick Me”, “Call the Shots” and “Jump” in these costumes.
Encore
Nadine: Orange swimsuit and purple belt and leg warmers.
Cheryl: Pink swimsuit and yellow belt and leg warmers.
Nicola: Blue swimsuit and pink belt and leg warmers.
Sarah: Purple swimsuit and blue belt and leg warmers.
Kimberley: Yellow swimsuit and orange belt and leg warmers.
The girls performed “Something Kinda Ooooh” in these costumes.
Broadcasts and recordings
Tangled Up: Live from The O2 2008
Video by Girls Aloud
Recorded
O2 Arena
17 May 2008
Genre
Pop
Length
102 mins
Label
Polydor
Girls Aloud video chronology
Style
(2007)
Tangled Up Tour
(2008)
The tour was recorded on 17 May at the O2 Arena and shown live across 50 Vue cinemas up and down the country. The girls also did a highlights show for the V Festival featuring songs Sexy! No No No…, Love Machine and a few more. The Tangled Up Tour was released on DVD on 27 October 2008. In addition to the show, bonus featuers included a backstage documentary, music videos and trailers for the Tangled Up album. A cut down version of the tour DVD aired on the 14 December 2008 on Channel 4 at 3.15pm. It was repeated on Christmas Day at 11.35am.
Tour dates
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Girls Aloud performing I’ll Stand By You on tour.
Date
City
Country
Venue
First Leg
3 May 2008
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Odyssey Arena
4 May 2008
5 May 2008
7 May 2008
Glasgow
Scotland
SECC
8 May 2008
10 May 2008
Bournemouth 1
England
Bournemouth International Centre
11 May 2008
13 May 2008
Brighton 1
The Brighton Centre
14 May 2008
16 May 2008
London
O2 Arena
17 May 2008
18 May 2008
Cardiff
Wales
Cardiff International Arena
20 May 2008
Nottingham
England
Trent FM Arena
21 May 2008
Sheffield
Sheffield Arena
23 May 2008
Birmingham
National Indoor Arena
24 May 2008
Newcastle
Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
25 May 2008
27 May 2008
Aberdeen
Scotland
AECC
28 May 2008
30 May 2008
Liverpool
England
Liverpool Echo Arena
31 May 2008
Manchester
Manchester Evening News Arena
1 June 2008
3 June 2008
Cardiff
Wales
Cardiff International Arena
4 June 2008
Birmingham
England
LG Arena
Summer Leg
4 July 2008
Warwick
England
Warwick Castle
17 July 2008
Esher
Sandown Park
18 July 2008
Newmarket
Newmarket Racecourse
25 July 2008
Edinburgh
Scotland
Edinburgh Castle
27 July 2008
East Cowes
England
Osborne House
3 August 2008
Nantwich, Cheshire
Dorfold Hall
16 August 2008
Peterborough
Elton Hall
16 August 2008
V Festival
Weston Park
17 August 2008
Hylands Park
23 August 2008
Battle
Battle Abbey
24 August 2008
Durham
Beamish Hall
29 August 2008
Leeds
Harewood House
14 September 2008
Calne
Bowood House
Struck out dates indicate that the show had to be cancelled because of weather problems at the venue.
1= No walk way or mini stage due too arena being to small
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v d e
Girls Aloud
Cheryl Cole Nadine Coyle Sarah Harding Nicola Roberts Kimberley Walsh
Studio albums
Sound of the Underground What Will the Neighbours Say? Chemistry Tangled Up Out of Control
Other albums
The Sound of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits Mixed Up Girls a Live Out of Control: Live from the O2
Film and television
Popstars: The Rivals Girls Aloud: Home Truths Girls Aloud: Off the Record Ghosthunting with Girls Aloud St Trinian’s The Passions of Girls Aloud The Girls Aloud Party
DVDs
Girls On Film What Will the Neighbours Say? Live Girls Aloud: Greatest Hits Live From Wembley Arena Style Tangled Up: Live From The O2 2008 Out Of Control Live from The O2 2009
Tours
Tangled Up Tour Out of Control Tour
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The Saturdays
Una Healy Mollie King Frankie Sandford Vanessa White Rochelle Wiseman
Studio albums
Chasing Lights Wordshaker
Singles
“If This Is Love” “Up” “Issues” “Just Can’t Get Enough” “Work” “Forever Is Over” “Ego”
Tours
Main: The Work Tour
Supporting: Tangled Up Tour Take That Present: The Circus Live
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