For many, the unfortunate sales scored by Nelly Furtado‘s ‘The Spirit Indestructible’ were a harsh reminder as to why lengthy chart breaks can oft spell disaster for today’s entertainer.
So, perhaps in learning her lesson, the ‘Say It Right’ star recently announced the launch of a tour in support of the album, hoping to push both she and the polarizing release.
Now, she has confirmed its German leg.
Details below…
Kicking off in the March of next year, Nelly will hit Germany for five dates starting on the third of the month.
The dates are as follows:
03.03.2013 – Berlin, Huxley’s Neue Welt
05.03.2013 – Köln, Theater am Tanzbrunnen
06.03.2013 – Hamburg, Gr. Freiheit
07.03.2013 – München, Kesselhaus
11.03.2013 – Neu-Isenburg, Hugenottenhalle
Set to perform a number of cuts from her discography, this venture precedes the tour’s Canadian leg which begins in January.
A sure fire way to force feed her cause back into the ‘mainstream’, here’s hoping this tour inspires Furtado to create a solid follow up to ‘Spirit’. A follow up, which boasts the commercial appeal of ‘Loose’ but the originality – or ‘nicheness’ if you will – of ‘Folklore‘.
For, in age where Adult Contemporary sales are the bread and butter of many a label’s profits ( see Adele‘s ’21′ and Coldplay‘s ‘Mylo Xyloto’), there is no reason Nelly can’t be a serious chart force. That is, if she delivers a sound and promotional strategy strong enough to regain her fan base and entice the casual listener in time for release.
12 COMMENTS
Talk That Shit!
November 24, 2012 at 10:16 am
Nelly’s made her hardcore fan base before she had commercial appeal with loose, it’s the main reason why she can still do a world tour without a commercial hit.
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Monstarebel (DIAMONDS IS NUMBER 1)
November 24, 2012 at 10:22 am
Good Luck hun…..you definitely need it (-:
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Talk That Shit!
November 24, 2012 at 10:24 am
I wonder if CIara could pull off these tour dates with only 6,000 copies sold?
January 8th Save On Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria
January 9th Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver
January 12th Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary
January 14th Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre, Medicine Hat
January 15th Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton
January 18th MTS Centre, Winnipeg
January 19th Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
January 21st National Arts Centre, Ottawa
January 24th Sony Centre For The Performing Arts, Toronto
January 26th The Colosseum at Caesar’s Windsor, Windsor
January 28th Hamilton Place Theatre, Hamilton
January 29th Centre In The Square, Kitchener
January 30th Théâtre St-Denis, Montre
03.03.2013 – Berlin, Huxley’s Neue Welt
05.03.2013 – Köln, Theater am Tanzbrunnen
06.03.2013 – Hamburg, Gr. Freiheit
07.03.2013 – München, Kesselhaus
11.03.2013 – Neu-Isenburg, Hugenottenhalle
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Monstarebel (DIAMONDS IS NUMBER 1)
November 24, 2012 at 10:26 am
hell no she couldn’t, no one cares for ciara like that her hardcore fan base consists of less then 400 kiii
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mobwife: the pressed & obsessed sit the f**k down, it aint nobody's business
November 24, 2012 at 4:12 pm
She has a good team behind her now where her last effort failed due to lack of promotion and bad blood with I think i was JIVE records? She might do well if these are small venues and she has a great opening act. I was thinking someone like Miguel but he is making major moves with a few other well established acts.
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Talk That Shit!
November 24, 2012 at 10:35 am
It’s time ya’ll wake up that no one buys albums anymore. True talent and hard work will determined someones successes.
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mobwife: the pressed & obsessed sit the f**k down, it aint nobody's business
November 24, 2012 at 4:17 pm
It’s sad but true. The music industry has been watered down to the point where only a selected few can achieve. Oh well that’s what happens when you fail to own your own media outlets and record lables. Those that control it all dictate the success of music and artists!
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CHUDDS
November 24, 2012 at 11:50 am
I didn’t even know the poor girl had a new album out. Poor thing!
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mobwife: the pressed & obsessed sit the f**k down, it aint nobody's business
November 24, 2012 at 4:13 pm
While y’all are talking about Ciara, can Nelly Furtado pull these concert dates off 0_o? She was hot there for a second. I wonder what happen. She reminds me of Fiona Apple in that regard!
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Suicide Blonde
November 24, 2012 at 7:53 pm
This is so sad, if only people know the story about her song “The Spirit Indestructible”, it’s really touching.
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tits mcgee
November 24, 2012 at 11:00 pm
Yeah ok. I wonder who is backing her tour with 6,000 copies of her new album sold. Some one has money to burn…
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HoneychildPlease
January 4, 2013 at 9:17 pm
That’s sad…maybe if they gave away free tickets a few of the seats could get filled
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