Fundamental Tour

The Fundamental Tour (also known as Fundamental Live) was a concert tour by English electronic duo Pet Shop Boys. The tour supported the group's ninth studio album, Fundamental. Beginning in June 2006, the trek played over 100 dates in Europe, the Americas, Australia and Asia. The tour lasted over 17 months.

Fundamental Tour
Tour by Pet Shop Boys
Promotional poster for tour
Associated albumFundamental
Start date15 June 2006 (2006-06-15)
End date25 November 2007 (2007-11-25)
Legs6
No. of shows
  • 67 in Europe
  • 24 in North America
  • 7 in South America
  • 6 in Australasia
  • 3 in Asia
  • 107 in total
Pet Shop Boys concert chronology

Setlist
Europe

The following setlist was performed on 20 May 2007. It is not representative of all concerts performed in Europe.

  1. "God Willing"
  2. "We're the Pet Shop Boys"
  3. "Left to My Own Devices"
  4. "I'm with Stupid"
  5. "Suburbia
  6. "Can You Forgive Her?
  7. "Minimal"
  8. "Shopping"
  9. "Rent"
  10. "Dreaming of The Queen"
  11. "Heart"
  12. "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)"
  13. "Integral"
  14. "Paninaro"
  15. "Numb"
  16. "Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)"
  17. "Domino Dancing"
  18. "Flamboyant"
  19. "Home and Dry"
  20. "Always on My Mind"
  21. "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)"
  22. "West End Girls"
  23. "The Sodom and Gomorrah Show"
Encore
  1. "So Hard"
  2. "It's a Sin"
  3. "Go West"
  4. "Being Boring"
North America[1][2]

The following setlist was performed on 13 October 2006. It is not representative of all concerts performed in North America.

  1. "Psycho" (Video Introduction)
  2. "God Willing"
  3. "Psychological"
  4. "Left to My Own Devices"
  5. "I'm with Stupid"
  6. "Suburbia
  7. "Can You Forgive Her?
  8. "Minimal"
  9. "Shopping"
  10. "Rent"
  11. "Dreaming of The Queen"
  12. "Heart"
  13. "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)"
  14. "Integral"
  15. "Numb"
  16. "Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)"
  17. "Domino Dancing"
  18. "Flamboyant"
  19. "Home and Dry"
  20. "Always on My Mind"
  21. "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)"
  22. "West End Girls"
  23. "The Sodom and Gomorrah Show"
Encore
  1. "So Hard"
  2. "It's a Sin"
  3. "Go West"

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
Europe[3]
15 June 2006[A] Skien Norway Skienshallen
16 June 2006 Stockholm Sweden Cirkus
17 June 2006[B] Copenhagen Denmark Parken Stadium
24 June 2006[C] Santander Spain Playa de Rostrío
28 June 2006[D] London England Tower of London
29 June 2006
2 July 2006[E] Liverpool Big Top Arena at Clarence Dock
8 July 2006[F] Sopron Hungary Lővér Kemping
9 July 2006[G] Novi Sad Serbia Petrovaradin Fortress
14 July 2006[H] Gräfenhainichen Germany Ferropolis
17 July 2006 Bonn Bonner Museumsplatz
20 July 2006[I] Dresden Prager Straße
21 July 2006[J] Brandon England Thetford Forest
23 July 2006[K] Valencia Spain L'Àgora
29 July 2006[I] San Ildefonso Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso
1 August 2006 Vigo Auditorio do Parque de Castrelos
11 August 2006[L] Prague Czech Republic Výstaviště Praha-Holešovice
12 August 2006[M] Costa de Almería Spain Playa de Villaricos
14 August 2006[N] Leuven Belgium Oude Markt
2 September 2006 Ludwigslust Germany Schloßgarten Ludwigslust
3 September 2006[O] Stradbally Ireland Stradbally Hall Estate
5 September 2006 Barcelona Spain Espacio Movistar
7 September 2006 Skopje Macedonia Macedonia Square
9 September 2006[P] Newport England Robin Hill Country Park
10 September 2006[Q] Warsaw Poland Tor wyścigów konnych Służewiec
North America[4]
10 October 2006 Montreal Canada Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
11 October 2006 Toronto Hummingbird Centre
13 October 2006 Boston United States Boston Opera House
14 October 2006 New York City Radio City Music Hall
15 October 2006 Washington, D.C. DAR Constitution Hall
17 October 2006 Miami Beach Jackie Gleason Theater
18 October 2006 Orlando Hard Rock Cafe
19 October 2006 Atlanta The Tabernacle
21 October 2006 Austin The Backyard
22 October 2006 Grand Prairie Nokia Live at Grand Prairie
24 October 2006 St. Louis The Pageant Concert Nightclub
26 October 2006 Detroit State Theatre
27 October 2006 Chicago Chicago Theatre
28 October 2006 Minneapolis Orpheum Theatre
30 October 2006 Denver Paramount Theatre
1 November 2006[R] Phoenix Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3 November 2006 West Valley City Ford Theatre
5 November 2006 Seattle Paramount Theatre
7 November 2006 San Francisco Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
8 November 2006 Los Angeles Wiltern LG Theatre
9 November 2006
12 November 2006 Guadalajara Mexico Teatro Diana
14 November 2006 Mexico City Auditorio Nacional
16 November 2006 Monterrey Arena Monterrey
Europe[5]
5 January 2007[S] Madrid Spain Palacio de Deportes
South America[6]
14 March 2007 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Citibank Hall
16 March 2007 São Paulo Credicard Hall
17 March 2007
18 March 2007 Belo Horizonte Chevrolet Hall
21 March 2007 Porto Alegre Gigantinho
23 March 2007 Buenos Aires Argentina Luna Park
25 March 2007 Santiago Chile Estación Mapocho
Australasia[6][7][8]
29 March 2007 Auckland New Zealand St. James Theatre
31 March 2007[T] Sydney Australia Centennial Park
1 April 2007[T] Gold Coast Avica Resort
3 April 2007[U] Melbourne Sidney Myer Music Bowl
4 April 2007[U] Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
6 April 2007 Sydney Hordern Pavilion
Europe[7][9][10][11]
27 April 2007[V] Bergen Norway Grieg Hall
29 April 2007 Oslo Sentrum Scene
2 May 2007 Tallinn Estonia Saku Suurhall Arena
3 May 2007 Riga Latvia Arena Riga
4 May 2007 Vilnius Lithuania Siemens Arena
7 May 2007 Berlin Germany Tempodrom
8 May 2007 Frankfurt Alte Oper
9 May 2007 Chemnitz Stadthalle Chemnitz
11 May 2007 Düsseldorf Philipshalle
13 May 2007 Wolfsburg Volkswagen Arena
14 May 2007 Munich Zenith die Kulturhalle
15 May 2007 Zürich Switzerland Volkshaus
17 May 2007 Hamburg Germany Stadtpark Freilichtbühne
20 May 2007 Stuttgart Hegel-Saal
21 May 2007 Paris France Le Grand Rex
22 May 2007 Amsterdam Netherlands RAI Theatre
24 May 2007 Gateshead England The Sage Gateshead
25 May 2007 Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Civic Hall
27 May 2007 London Hammersmith Apollo
28 May 2007 Manchester Manchester Carling Apollo
30 May 2007 Brighton Brighton Centre
1 June 2007[W] Copenhagen Denmark Tivoli Gardens
2 June 2007[X] Skive Strandtangen
5 June 2007 Nottingham England Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
6 June 2007 London Hammersmith Apollo
7 June 2007 Swindon Oasis Leisure Centre
9 June 2007[Y] Clonmellon Ireland Ballinlough Castle
16 June 2007[Z] Hultsfred Sweden Hultsfreds Hembygdspark
30 June 2007[AA] Hoyos del Espino Spain La Finca Mesegosillo
18 July 2007[AB] Castellazzo di Bollate Italy Villa Arconati
19 July 2007[AC] Montreux Switzerland Auditorium Stravinski
22 July 2007[AD] Cornwall England Eden Outdoor Stage
27 July 2007[AE] Newmarket Newmarket Racecourse
2 August 2007[AF] Málaga Spain Auditorio Municipal de Málaga
4 August 2007[AG] Lokeren Belgium Grote Kaai
Asia[11]
8 August 2007[AH] Central Area Singapore Fort Canning
11 August 2007[AI] Osaka Japan Maishima Sports Island
12 August 2007[AI] Chiba Makuhari Event Hall
Europe[12]
11 October 2007[AJ] Zaragoza Spain Paseo de la Independencia
12 October 2007[AK] Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi
25 October 2007[AL] Valencia Sala Greenspace
27 October 2007[AM] Dublin Ireland Irish Museum of Modern Art
1 November 2007[AN] London England Brixton Academy
25 November 2007 Bucharest Romania Sala Palatului
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
31 December 2006 Edinburgh, Scotland West Princes Street Gardens Cancelled. This concert was a part of "Hogmanay".[43]
4 April 2007 Adelaide, Australia Memorial Drive Park Moved to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre[44]
16 August 2007 Bali, Indonesia Bali International Convention Centre Cancelled
27 September 2007 Los Angeles, California Hollywood Bowl Cancelled[45]
19 October 2007 Bucharest, Romania Sala Palatului Rescheduled to 25 November 2007[46]
7 November 2007 Moscow, Russia Khodynka Ice Palace Reschedule to 2 December 2007[46]
2 December 2007 Moscow, Russia Khodynka Ice Palace Cancelled[47]

Cast and crew
  • Neil Tennant
  • Chris Lowe

Dancers
  • Nathan Holiday
  • Ivan "Swan" Blackstock

Singers
  • Sylvia Mason-James
  • Nick Clow
  • Andy Lowe

Additional musicians
  • Pete Gleadall – Musical Director & Programming

Box office score data
Venue City Tickets available / sold Gross revenue
Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier Montreal 1,971 / 2,500 (79%) $103,850[48]
Hummingbird Centre Toronto 2,722 / 2,722 (100%) $152,756[49]
Boston Opera House Boston 1,555 / 2,641 (59%) $93,150[50]
Radio City Music Hall New York City 5,961 / 5,961 (100%) $420,924[50]
DAR Constitution Hall Washington, D.C. 2,153 / 3,500 (61%) $190,425[49]
Jackie Gleason Theater Miami Beach 2,286 / 2,286 (100%) $133,566[51]
The Tabernacle Atlanta 2,143 / 2,549 (84%) $101,244[50]
Nokia Live at Grand Prairie Grand Prairie 1,759 / 1,940 (91%) $115,594[50]
State Theatre Detroit 1,096 / 2,700 (40%) $47,911[49]
Chicago Theatre Chicago 3,242 / 3,543 (91%) $219,044[52]
Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis 1,558 / 2,579 (60%) $87,167[52]
Paramount Theatre Denver 903 / 1,861 (48%) $44,881[52]
Ford Theatre West Valley City 2,526 / 4,930 (51%) $88,184[51]
Paramount Theatre Seattle 2,399 / 2,688 (89%) $132,670[51]
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium San Francisco 3,621 / 4,605 (79%) $229,535[51]
Wiltern LG Theatre Los Angeles 4,468 / 4,468 (100%) $293,473[51]
Citibank Hall Rio de Janeiro 3,004 / 8,432 (36%) $154,291[53]
Credicard Hall São Paulo 10,856 / 13,492 (80%) $508,787[53]
Wolverhampton Civic Hall Wolverhampton 2,769 / 2,769 (100%) $145,751[54]
Hammersmith Apollo London 9,134 / 9,784 (93%) $535,761[54]
Manchester Carling Apollo Manchester 3,415 / 3,415 (100%) $179,562[54]
Brighton Centre Brighton 3,482 / 4,000 (87%) $183,058[54]
Nottingham Royal Concert Hall Nottingham 1,809 / 1,809 (100%) $95,212[54]
Oasis Leisure Centre Swindon 1,755 / 2,200 (80%) $92,710[54]
TOTAL 76,587 / 97,374 (79%) $4,349,506

DVD release

The show was filmed at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico on 14 November 2006, and was released on DVD format as Cubism in 2007.

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