Young Wild Things Tour
The Young Wild Things Tour was a four-band fall 2007 arena concert tour by Fall Out Boy with supporting acts Gym Class Heroes, Plain White T's, Cute Is What We Aim For, and Doug (from November 9 on).
This is Fall Out Boy's biggest tour to date, grossing over $30 million. The tour sold out in five hours, with over 1.5 million tickets sold.[1]
The tour was first announced on the Fall Out Boy website, but instead of the traditional method of announcing tour dates in the same release as the announcement of the tour itself, the bands chose an unusual method. Fans would text a certain number and would be given a code for their state/area. That code would then be entered on a website. After an unknown number of codes were entered, the tour date would be unlocked. The 31-date tour was only held in America, except for two Canadian dates. The tour began on October 18 and ran through December 2.
Inspired by Maurice Sendak's 1963 children's book Where the Wild Things Are, the concert tour included sets designed by artist Rob Dobi, containing images from the book. Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz explained, "Where the Wild Things Are is a great narrative. It encapsulates pretty much every FOB song ever written: You know, tantrums and monster islands and all."[2] "There's also a play on words of the young wild thing idea that everybody has with Hollywood and starlets right now."[3]
Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 18, 2007 | Columbus | United States | Schottenstein Center |
| October 19, 2007 | Walker | DeltaPlex Arena | |
| October 20, 2007 | Rosemont | Allstate Arena | |
| October 21, 2007 | Champaign | Assembly Hall | |
| October 23, 2007 | Austin | Frank Irwin Center | |
| October 24, 2007 | Dallas | Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie | |
| October 26, 2007 | Oklahoma City | Ford Center | |
| October 27, 2007 | Memphis | Mud Island | |
| October 28, 2007 | Champaign | Assembly Hall | |
| October 31, 2007 | Miami Beach | Fillmore Miami Beach | |
| November 1, 2007 | Orlando | UCF Arena | |
| November 3, 2007 | Duluth | Arena at Gwinnett Center | |
| November 4, 2007 | Clemson | Littlejohn Coliseum | |
| November 6, 2007 | Nashville | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | |
| November 7, 2007 | Roanoke | Roanoke Civic Center | |
| November 9, 2007 | Lowell | Tsongas Arena | |
| November 10, 2007 | Bridgeport | Arena at Harbor Yard | |
| November 11, 2007 | Fairfax | Patriot Center | |
| November 13, 2007 | Philadelphia | Wachovia Spectrum | |
| November 14, 2007 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | |
| November 16, 2007 | Ottawa | Canada | Scotiabank Place |
| November 17, 2007 | London | John Labatt Centre | |
| November 18, 2007 | Rochester | United States | Blue Cross Arena |
| November 20, 2007 | Auburn Hills | The Palace at Auburn Hills | |
| November 21, 2007 | Cedar Rapids | US Cellular Center | |
| November 23, 2007 | Denver | Pepsi Center | |
| November 25, 2007 | Rio Rancho | Santa Ana Star Center | |
| November 26, 2007 | Glendale | Jobing.com Arena | |
| November 27, 2007 | Los Angeles | The Forum | |
| November 29, 2007 | San Jose | Event Center Arena | |
| November 30, 2007 | Sacramento | ARCO Arena (referred to as KDND 107.9 Jingle Ball Night #1) | |
| December 1, 2007 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | |
| December 2, 2007 | Las Vegas | The Joint |
References
- Doug's Blog on Myspace Myspace. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
- Montgomery, James (August 16, 2007). "Fall Out Boy: Monsters Of Rock? Band's Tour To Have 'Where The Wild Things Are' Theme". MTV News. Viacom. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
- https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pete-wentz-talks-fame-new-fall-out-boy-songs-and-one-hilarious-emo-gag-20070914 Pete Wentz Talks Fame, New Fall Out Boy Songs and One Hilarious Emo Gag] Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
