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Wonder World Tour
Tour by Miley Cyrus
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Associated albumBreakout
The Time of Our Lives
Start dateSeptember 14, 2009 (2009-09-14)
End dateDecember 29, 2009 (2009-12-29)
Legs2
No. of shows56
Miley Cyrus concert chronology
  • Best of Both Worlds Tour

    (2007–08)
  • Wonder World Tour
    (2009)
  • Gypsy Heart Tour
    (2011)

The Wonder World Tour was the second

Cyrus' previous tour. One dollar from each ticket sold was donated to the City of Hope National Medical Center, an organization devoted to the fight against cancer
.

The Wonder World Tour has been described as part of Cyrus' transitional period, with more elaborate and edgier characteristics. Each concert was divided into seven segments, each of which bared different themes, the subject of matter for the tour's title. The show opened with Cyrus performing rock-oriented songs. It also featured her and backup dancers being suspended above the stage with aerial rigging various times. At one point, she mounted a Harley-Davidson motorcycle as it was elevated and made its path across the venue. Cyrus also rendered a tribute to the deceased singer Michael Jackson and performed two Hannah Montana-credited songs as herself.

The tour received positive to mixed reception from critics. Some praised it and deemed it a spectacle, while others believed it lacked profundity and portrayal of Cyrus' personality. The Wonder World Tour was commercially successful despite the

The O2 Arena in London. During the first leg of the tour, one bus overturned several times on a highway. The accident resulted in the injury of one person and the death of another. The cause of the accident is yet to be specified, yet multiple theories for it exist. A filtered version of the Wonder World Tour was broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on June 18, 2010 and received a total of over 2.6 million viewers. The full-length concert film was released on the limited, deluxe edition of Cyrus' third studio album Can't Be Tamed
(2010).

Background

Cyrus performing the concert tour's opening number, "Breakout".

Cyrus is a singer-songwriter and actress who starred on the

Best of Both Worlds Tour (2007–08), a North American tour where she performed both under character, as Hannah Montana, and as herself.[3] With the release of Cyrus' second studio album, Breakout (2008), her first not be affiliated with the Hannah Montana franchise,[4] and an extended play (EP) The Time of Our Lives (2009),[5] Cyrus decided to embark on tour again with the Wonder World Tour, however, without incorporating performances as Hannah Montana, a step which the media interpreted as furthering her distance from the Hannah Montana franchise.[6]

The concert tour was announced alongside Cyrus' joint apparel line with

Miami, Florida, with a total of forty-five dates. Alternative rock band Metro Station, where Cyrus' older brother, Trace Cyrus, integrates in, was confirmed as the opening act for all dates.[8] Two days later, a European leg, with nine dates in the United Kingdom, was announced, marking Cyrus' first concerts to visit another continent. On June 16, 2009, two more dates were annexed,[9] and one final date was annexed in October 2009, in order to meet demand.[10]

All tickets for the Wonder World Tour were sold exclusively through paperless ticket delivery, meaning that fans did not receive a physical concert ticket for their entry into the event. Ticket buyers were required to bring the credit card used to make the purchase and photo identification to the concert venue in order to gain entry. All groups were to enter the concert together, and ushers issued seat locator slips.

ticket scalping that occurred during the Best of Both Worlds Tour and in order to give fans the opportunity to purchase good tickets at face value.[11] Cyrus' manager and president of Morey Management Group, Jason Morey, stated, "The focus was, 'How do we take all the information we gathered last time out and do a better job of it?' It was important to us to address the issue of demand. We thought that of every single option that was available out there, this was a really viable option, to go with the paperless ticketing."[11] As with the Best of Both Worlds Tour, one dollar from each ticket purchased was donated to the City of Hope National Medical Center, a center dedicated to the prevention, treatment and research for the cure of cancer.[12]

Development

Cyrus performing "Start All Over" on the Wonder World Tour

The tour was titled the Wonder World Tour because of its diversity in themes and styles.

The Forum in mid-August.[17] Due to filming The Last Song, Cyrus was only able to rehearse for three weeks although the average rehearsal period for musicians is about three months.[17]

lighting were designed by Seán Burke; the latter was provided by Production Resource Group (PRG).[18]

The tour used seven individual

trap doors, were located throughout the stage, some of which had the option of a 4×4 or an 8×8 foot opening. All of the fly rigs and elevators were built and operated by Show Group Production Services (SGPS)/Showrig.[18]
The challenge that presented the most difficulty for SGPS was time constraint, as there were only three weeks of rehearsal. Brian White, co-owner of SGPS, explained,

There wasn’t a lot of time, but the good news was that it was at the [L.A.] Forum, which gave us a lot of height to fly things around, and there was also a lot of room to lay stuff out on the floor. The other good thing was that our offices are only 10 minutes away. So if I had to send a welder down there to make some changes I could do it pretty fast. The biggest thing we had going for us was a great crew. We had some really good people out there." [...] I’d say that about 90 percent of what we built on Miley Cyrus fit the first time in rehearsal. The only reason we had to retro fit anything was because of last minute design changes that came about once everything was up and they could see it all.[18]

Cyrus performing "Bottom of the Ocean" on the concert tour

stage manager Seth Posner called cues for each concert. "Normally, in a rock show you don’t need someone calling the show. In this one we had to take a more theatrical approach with someone calling cues every step of the way because there was so much going on at once between props and automation", explained production manager Omar Abderrahman.[18] One of the props that required much attention on the part of Posner was a car made to resemble a tractor, designed and built by effects designer and stage manager Scott "Stryker" Christensen. Because it came along late in the design process, the main elevator was not built to handle the weight of the car, though it was eventually reinforced to support the weight and movement of the car. The car was also modified; it was made electric, instead of using a combustion engine, for fire-safety and changed to turn around by adjusting its turning radius to automate steering with all four wheels.[18] In order to translate the concert tour overseas to the United Kingdom, the Wonder World Tour paired with Sound Moves, a company that was already providing minor support for the North American leg of the tour.[18]

Concert synopsis

Cyrus performing "These Four Walls" during the Wonder World Tour

The main show commenced with Cyrus emerging from the bottom of the stage inside a large, crystal-like

The Black Eyed Peas spoke about Cyrus, as she left the stage. When the video was completed, the dancers performed a remix of the Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow" (2009).[27]

The show's fourth segment opened with "These Four Walls", in which Cyrus wore a black high-low dress. The song was performed in B-stage with various acoustic musicians.

The Climb". Immediately after finishing, she exited through a passageway in the stage as fireworks were fired above.[20]

Critical reception

Cyrus performing "Spotlight" on the Wonder World Tour

Mikael Wood of

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel praised the show, stating that it was "a pure visual spectacle", but commented that producers forgot a place for Cyrus' personality.[31]

Jim Harrington of

The Star Tribune believed the concert lacked much profundity until the last performance.[28]

Commercial performance

Cyrus performing a cover of Arrows' "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" on the Wonder World Tour

The Wonder World Tour was commercially successful and represented stability in the touring industry, despite the

The O2 Arena in London produced ticket sales that topped $11 million (£6.8 million).[37] On December 19, 2009,[38] with an audience of 16,196, Cyrus broke the record for the largest attendance at The O2 Arena; a record that surpassed the previously tied records by Beyoncé's I Am... World Tour (2009–10), Bon Jovi's Lost Highway Tour (2007–08), and Coldplay's Viva la Vida Tour (2008–10).[36] In total, the tour grossed over $67.1 million,[34][39] $15 million which were earned by Cyrus.[40]

Bus accident

A teenage female with long, brunette hair grabs a microphone as she stands before a golden luggage cart. She is dressed in a black tank top, black hot pants, black leather boots and a blue jean vest. In the background, people ducking surround her and a DJ uses his equipment.
Cyrus performing "Party in the U.S.A." during the Wonder World Tour

On November 20, 2009, in its attempt to arrive at the destination of

Dinwiddie County, about 40 miles south of Richmond, Virginia. The bus ran off the left side of Interstate 85, struck an embankment, rolled onto its right side. An eye witness of the accident explained that the bus appeared to have drifted off the road for a fairly long stretch before tipping over.[41] The bus had nine passengers aboard,[41] including members of the lighting crew, though Cyrus was not on board during the incident. Most of the passengers on the bus suffered only minor injuries[18] and escaped the crashed bus through the broken front windshield. One person, Assistant Stage Manager Martin Zilio, required medical attention and was hospitalized overnight.[41] Zilio recovered from his injuries and was later able to return to work on the tour.[18] One person, bus driver Bill "Uncle Bill" Douglas, a 53-year-old of Austin, Texas, died at the scene of the accident.[41]

In response to the accident, the Cyrus family released a statement via Cyrus' official website; it stated, "We are deeply saddened by the loss of Bill 'Uncle Bill' Douglas. Members of our tour are like members of our family. Our

The Climb
" to Douglas as overhead screens displayed a video commemorating him.

Broadcast and recordings

The concerts held on December 13, 14, 19, 20, and 29, 2009 at The O2 Arena in London were filmed. On May 26, 2010, it was announced that the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) would broadcast an hour-long television special entitled Miley Cyrus: Live from London on June 18, 2010, as part of promotion for Cyrus' third studio album Can't Be Tamed (2010). The special was executively produced by Leticia "Tish" Cyrus, Cyrus' mother, and Jason Morey, Cyrus' manager. It was directed by Russell Thomas and produced by Jim Parsons.[43] Miley Cyrus: Live from London was described by Cyrus' official website with the following statement: "The program captures how Miley, who has grown up in the public eye, has grown as an artist and reveals her natural progression and sophistication."[43] The concert special was watched by over 2.6 million viewers in the United States.[44] Miley Cyrus: Live from London's airing on ABC was a filtered version of the full-length concert, which became available on the limited, deluxe edition of Can't Be Tamed, released on June 21, 2010.[45][46] The deluxe edition featured the audio CD, containing the album's music, and a DVD, which contains nineteen live performances and behind-the-scenes footage with Cyrus.[47] "We anticipate an overindexing, if you will, of those who buy the CD/DVD over just the music because it's never been seen before", stated Abbey Konowitch, general manager of Hollywood Records.[47] The performances of "Fly on the Wall" and "Start All Over" were included in Cyrus' second video album Can't Be Tamed: Mini DVD (2010), released only in the United Kingdom and Japan.[48]

Set list

Cyrus performing the final song, "The Climb", on the Wonder World Tour
  1. "Breakout"
  2. "Start All Over"
  3. "7 Things"
  4. "Kicking and Screaming"
  5. "Bottom of the Ocean"
  6. "Fly on the Wall"
  7. "Let's Get Crazy"
  8. "Hoedown Throwdown"
  9. "These Four Walls"
  10. "When I Look at You"
  11. "Obsessed"
  12. "Spotlight"
  13. "
    G.N.O. (Girl's Night Out)
    "
  14. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Joan Jett cover)
  15. "Party in the U.S.A."
  16. "Wake Up America"
  17. "Simple Song"
Encore
  1. "See You Again"
  2. "The Climb"
Notes
  • During the performance of "7 Things" in Salt Lake City, Cyrus ran off the stage because of illness from strep throat and the necessity of medical attention. Her band and back up singers covered for her, and, fifteen minutes later, Cyrus returned to resume the concert. "Kicking and Screaming" and "Wake Up America" were both omitted from the set list to make up for the loss of time.
  • Starting with the performance in Milwaukee, "Hovering" replaced "Wake Up America".[19]

Shows

Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
North America[49]
September 14 Portland United States Rose Garden Arena Metro Station 10,917 / 11,787 $728,328
September 16 Tacoma Tacoma Dome 15,242 / 15,920 $1,033,221
September 18 Oakland Oracle Arena 13,881 / 14,480 $901,747
September 20 San Jose HP Pavilion 13,100 / 13,918 $835,071
September 22 Los Angeles Staples Center 14,584 / 14,584 $1,055,388
September 23 Anaheim Honda Center 12,638 / 12,638 $956,981
September 25 Glendale Jobing.com Arena 13,755 / 13,755 $993,003
September 26 Las Vegas Thomas & Mack Center 11,426 / 12,512 $718,706
September 29 Salt Lake City EnergySolutions Arena 10,885 / 12,525 $718,727
October 6 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,142 / 16,142 $1,090,009
October 7 Columbus Nationwide Arena 14,191 / 15,135 $972,592
October 9 Des Moines Wells Fargo Arena 14,174 / 14,174 $1,005,453
October 10 Milwaukee Bradley Center 15,335 / 15,335 $1,043,433
October 12 Tulsa BOK Center 13,151 / 14,063 $937,265
October 13[a] Omaha Qwest Center Omaha 13,249 / 15,092 $928,176
October 15 San Antonio AT&T Center 15,523 / 15,523 $1,059,159
October 17[b] Kansas City Sprint Center 15,525 / 15,525 $1,111,178
October 18 Dallas American Airlines Center 15,102 / 15,102 $1,039,489
October 20 New Orleans New Orleans Arena 15,359 / 15,359 $1,029,841
October 21 Memphis FedExForum 12,256 / 13,010 $864,662
October 23 Birmingham BJCC Arena 14,527 / 14,527 $1,012,737
October 24 North Little Rock Verizon Arena 14,119 / 15,325 $969,281
October 27 Chicago United Center 16,600 / 16,600 $1,148,500
October 28[c] St. Louis Scottrade Center 13,982 / 15,205 $982,909
October 29 Minneapolis Target Center 18,219 / 19,752 $1,022,257
October 31 Louisville Freedom Hall 13,526 / 16,062 $851,635
November 1 Lexington Rupp Arena 15,774 / 18,210 $976,313
November 3 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center 15,846 / 15,846 $1,071,917
November 4 Philadelphia Wachovia Center 17,153 / 17,153 $1,209,364
November 5
University Park
Bryce Jordan Center 12,901 / 12,901 $932,270
November 7 Newark Prudential Center 30,416 / 30,416 $2,090,972
November 8
November 9 Boston TD Garden 14,981 / 14,981 $1,111,590
November 12 Hartford XL Center 13,824 / 13,824 $1,000,448
November 15 Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena 15,774 / 16,567 $1,072,833
November 16 Indianapolis Conseco Fieldhouse 14,920 / 14,920 $1,018,200
November 18 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum 29,277 / 29,277 $2,002,982
November 19
November 22 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum 17,597 / 17,597 $1,182,082
November 24 Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena 15,553 / 15,553 $1,048,004
November 25 Nashville Sommet Center 14,692 / 14,692 $1,040,794
November 28 Columbia Colonial Life Arena 14,557 / 14,557 $1,018,682
November 29 Atlanta Philips Arena 15,000 / 15,000 $1,041,720
December 1 Tampa St. Pete Times Forum 14,730 / 14,730 $1,035,875
December 2 Miami American Airlines Arena 15,819 / 15,819 $1,098,931
Europe
December 13 London England The O2 Arena Metro Station 80,679 / 80,679[d] $11,081,900[d]
December 14
December 16 Dublin Ireland The O2 17,495 / 17,495 $3,134,370
December 17
December 19 London England The O2 Arena [d] [d]
December 20
December 22 Birmingham National Indoor Arena 25,635 / 25,635 $3,494,140
December 23
December 27 Manchester Manchester Evening News Arena 32,926 / 32,926 $4,268,120
December 28
December 29 London The O2 Arena [d] [d]
TOTAL 807,514 /

828,943 (97.41%)

$66,941,255


Notes

  1. Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska was rescheduled to October 13, 2009 because of Cyrus' illness from strep throat.[50]
  2. Sprint Center in Kansas City was rescheduled to October 17, 2009 because of Cyrus' illness from strep throat.[51]
  3. ^ The October 4, 2009 concert at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri was rescheduled to October 28, 2009 because of Cyrus' illness from strep throat.[51]
  4. ^ a b c d e f The score data is representative of the five shows at the O2 Arena on December 13, 14, 19, 20, and 29 respectively.

Personnel

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