To Party Arhizei
Tour by Helena Paparizou | |
Associated album | Vrisko To Logo Na Zo |
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Start date | July 2, 2008 |
End date | September 19, 2008 |
Legs | 1 |
No. of shows | 29 in Greece (1 canceled) |
Helena Paparizou concert chronology |
To Party Arhizei (
contemporary laïka and pop singer Helena Paparizou and her first tour of Greece as a solo artist. The tour took place during the summer of 2008, and kicked off at the National Stadium in Kalamata on July 2, 2008, ending in Athens on September 19, 2008. The final concert at Theatro Vrahon in Athens was recorded, and released as a bonus DVD on Vrisko To Logo Na Zo: Deluxe Edition titled Live in Concert. Overall, the concert tour was a moderate success for Paparizou, with an audience total of approximately 192,000 over 29 concerts and one sold-out venue. Alpha TV
broadcast the concert on television on December 30, 2008 as part of their holiday music schedule.
Background
The 2008 tour was Paparizou's first large-scale tour of her career and first tour of Greece as a solo artist; she claimed she felt that she owed something to the Greek people. During the tour, Paparizou visited many cities all over the Greece for the first time as a solo performer (she had formerly visited some places as a member of
€20, the tour should have grossed €3.84 million from ticket sales not including the cost of merchandise.[4] Fokas Evangelinos, who choreographed Paparizou's Eurovision Song Contest 2005-winning performance of "My Number One", directed the choreography, while Paparizou teamed up with soft drink company Ivi as the main sponsor of her tour. Nokia was also a sponsor of the tour, as well as Alpha TV who reserved the rights to film and broadcast it; it was announced that the concert would be shown on Alpha TV in December as part of their holiday music schedule.[5]
Guest appearances
- Manos Pirovolakis (opening act)
- Stavento (guest act, select venues)
- Giorgos Sabanis (guest act, select venues)
- Paschalis Terzis (guest act)
Set list
- "Porta Gia Ton Ourano"
- "An Eihes Erthei Pio Noris"
- "I Kardia Sou Petra"
- "The Game of Love"
- "Panda Se Perimena"
- "Iparhi Logos"
- "Mambo!
- "Alli Mia Fora"
- "Papeles Mojados"
- "Teardrops"
- "To Fili Tis Zois"
- "Agapi San Listia"
- "Se Pion Na Miliso"
- "Eisai I Foni"
- "Mesa Sou" (Duet with Stavento)
- "Anapandites Kliseis"
- "I Agapi Sou Den Menei Pia Edo"
- "Pirotehnimata"
- "Treli Kardia"
- "Gigolo"
- "To 'Heis I Den To 'Heis"
- "Paradeigmatos Hari"
- "You Set My Heart on Fire"
- "Mi Fevgeis"
- "Just Walk Away"
- "Astra Mi Me Malonete" (Duet with Manos Pirovolakis)
- "Teli Teli Teli" (Duet with Manos Pirovolakis)
- "Lene Gia Mena" (Duet with Manos Pirovolakis)
- "Ta Smirnaika Tragoudia" (Duet with Manos Pirovolakis)
- "Dinata Dinata" (Duet with Manos Pirovolakis)
- "Stis Ekklisias tin Porta" (Duet with Manos Pirovolakis)
- "My Number One"
- "Mazi Sou"
- "The Light in Our Soul/To Fos sti Psyhi"
- "Porta Gia Ton Ourano"
Tour dates
The tour dates were included in a promo CD which was distributed at the kick-off party, but officially they were announced by the radio station Sfera 102.2 fm which was one of the sponsors.[6] Additional tour dates were added as the tour went into full swing.[7] The last concert of the series was supposed to take place on September 22, but it was canceled due to inclement weather.[8]
All locations within Greece | ||||
Date[4] | City | Venue | Attendance | |
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July 2, 2008 | Kalamata | National Stadium | 6,000 | |
July 12, 2008 | Chios | Municipal Stadium | 3,500 | |
July 24, 2008 | Chrysoupoli | Municipal Stadium | 7,500 | |
July 25, 2008 | Asprovalta | Municipal Stadium | 6,500 | |
July 26, 2008 | Chalkidiki | Porto Carras | 7,000 | |
July 28, 2008 | Veria | Municipal Stadium | 5,500 | |
July 31, 2008 | Orestiada | Arda's Festival1 | 18,000 | |
August 2, 2008 | Gytheio | Municipal Stadium | 6,200 | |
August 5, 2008 | Corfu | Musicland | 4,500 | |
August 7, 2008 | Vonitsa | Nisi | 5,600 | |
August 10, 2008 | Kalymnos | Kalymnos Municipal Stadium | 6,800 | |
August 13, 2008 | Zakynthos | Municipal Theatre | 4,3002 | |
August 15, 2008 | Katerini | Pierikos's Stadium | 5,600 | |
August 16, 2008 | Nea Kallikratia Chalkidikis | Municipal Theatre | 6,200 | |
August 19, 2008 | Santorini | Santo Wine | 5,700 | |
August 22, 2008 | Karditsa | Municipal Stadium | 8,800 | |
August 23, 2008 | Ptolemaida | Municipal Theatre | 4,500 | |
August 25, 2008 | Xanthi | Municipal Stadium | 4,500 | |
August 27, 2008 | Larissa | Alcazar Stadium | 8,100 | |
August 28, 2008 | Lamia | National Stadium | 5,200 | |
August 29, 2008 | Kilkis | Lofou Theater | 6,000 | |
August 30, 2008 | Serres | Motorway3 | 12,000 | |
September 3, 2008 | Thessaloniki | Gis Theater | 7,500 | |
September 5, 2008 | Volos | National Stadium | 5,200 | |
September 8, 2008 | Patras | Panachaiki's Stadium | 11,000 | |
September 9, 2008 | Eleusis
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Roumelioti's Stadium | 7,000 | |
September 12, 2008 | Rhodes | Diagora's Stadium | 4,800 | |
September 14, 2008 | Kos | Antagora's Stadium | 3,500 | |
September 19, 2008 | Athens | Theatro Vrahon "Melina Merkouri" | 5,000 | |
N/A |
- 1 Paparizou performed at this venue as a part of Arda's Festival rather than a private concert.
- 2 3,300 audience members were indoors and 1,000 outdoors.
- 3 Paparizou performed at this venue as the opening act for the Enduro World Championship rather than a private concert.
- 4 The concert was canceled due to bad weather conditions.
Performers
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Credits
Performance
- Director: Kostas Kapetanidis
- Art director: Fokas Evangelinos
- Instrumentation/arrangement: Thanasis Hondros, DONK (Niclas Oaulsson and Toni Mavridis)
- LED/lighting designer: Paris Anagnostopoulos
- Sound: Nikos Chronopoulos, Giannis Xidakis, Spathi Eleni
- Choreography: Fokas Evangelinos
Production
- Production arrangement: Andri Orfanidou/Galaxias Paragoges, Kostas Christopoulos/Four Seasons
- Production manager: Gerasimos Sideridis
- Tour manager: Konstantinos Bletsas
- Communications and public relations: Giannis Koutrakis, Hara Zafarika/Piarista O.E.
- Television production: OBVAM AGM
- Video operator and G-LEC engineer: Elias Binieris
- Technicians: Andreas Georgiou, Michalis Petridis, Giorgos Tikou, Alexis Paterlis, Alexis Petraï, Giannis Triandafyllou, Dinos Freskos, Babis Tsakoumatos, Dimitris Andriannos, Gouseff Chalil
- Editing: Tasos Bitsakakis
- Post-production: Art Factory
Personnel
- Make-up: Giannis Marketakis (effex+)
- Hair: Christos Kalaniotis (effex+)
- Styling: Al Giga (Elena Paparizou), Kostas Zisis (dancers)
- Backstage personal management: Filio Zioga, Vergos Michalis
References
- MAD TV. April 18, 2008. Archived from the originalon April 24, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2008.
- MAD TV. June 25, 2008. Archived from the originalon July 5, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
- MAD TV. September 16, 2008. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
- ^ a b c Sony Music Greece (September 2008). "Helena Paparizou tour page from official site" (in Greek). HelenaPaparizou.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
- ^ Balalas (August 18, 2008). Interview with Elena Paparizou. Santorini FM. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
- ^ "Tour Dates". SferaRadio (in Greek)
- MAD TV. August 8, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2008.
- MAD TV. October 2, 2008. Retrieved October 2, 2008.