Dream Your Life Away Tour

The Dream Your Life Away Tour was the first major concert tour by Australian singer and songwriter Vance Joy, in support of his debut studio album, Dream Your Life Away (2014). The tour began on September 9, 2014, in New York, United States and concluded on March 28, 2015, in Newcastle, Australia.

Dream Your Life Away Tour

Tour by Vance Joy
Location	North America Europe Oceania
Associated album	Dream Your Life Away
Start date	September 9, 2014 (2014-09-09)
End date	March 28, 2015 (2015-03-28)
Legs	4
No. of shows	57
Supporting acts	Ezra Vine Jaymes Young #1 Dads Airling
Vance Joy concert chronology
Riptide Tour (2013) Dream Your Life Away Tour (2014–15) The Fire and the Flood Tour (2016)

Background

In November 2013, it was announced that Vance Joy would embark on the tour of the American band Young The Giant as an opening act during the months of April and March 2014, thus marking her first experience giving a shows in North America.^[1] During that period, Vance had the opportunity to promote his songs from his EP God Loves You When You're Dancing released on March 22, 2013. Before the tour beginning, Joy performed at several major music festivals, including Meredith Music Festival in Victoria, St Jerome's Laneway Festival in Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Fremantle, SXSW Festival in Austin, Groovin' the Moo in Adelaide, Oakbank, Maitland, Canberra, Victoria, Townsville and Bunbury, Bassinthegrass in Darwin, Field Trip Festival in Toronto, Bonnaroo Music Festival in Tennessee, Firefly Music Festival in Dover, 96X Fest in Portsmouth, Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, Splendour in the Grass in Byron Bay, Sonic Lunch in Ann Arbor, Lollapalooza in Chicago, Osheaga Festival in Montreal, Edmonton Folk Music Festival in Edmonton, Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in San Francisco, CD 102.5 Summerfest in Columbus, Pukkelpop in Hasselt and V Festival in Chelmsford.

On September 5, 2014, Joy released her first studio album Dream Your Life Away. The indie folk album was Joy's first album marketed as indie music. It was a commercial success in Australia, United States, Canada and England, selling over one million copies all over the world. Joy first announced the European dates in January 2014 and that New Zealand singer Ezra Vine would officiate as the opening act.^[2][3] On July 15, 2014, via his Facebook account announced the North American dates, where would the tour begin and it was reported that the American singer Jaymes Young would be the opening act during this stage.^[4] On September 2, 2014, Joy announced the dates of he's world tour for Australia.^[5] Australian band #1 Dads and Australian singer Airling was announced to be an opening act.^[6] The tour was scheduled to begin on March 5, 2015 and end on March 28 of that year.

Critical response

The Dream Your Life Away Tour received positive reviews by critics, praise centered on his vocals and his performance on stage. In a review for Best New Bands, Liz Rowley appreciated Joy's ability to deliver the show, saying: "He is a high-caliber act, extraordinarily talented to boot, and his capacity to seduce an audience is seemingly second nature".^[7] Jade Jurewicz, writing for Perth Show, acknowledged "Joy proved he is every bit as talented as he is genuine".^[8] Irish Examiner critic Ed Power appreciated Joy's work on stage, writing: "He is enormously impassioned, blessed with a beautifully earthy quaver - and yet, there's an overspill of sincerity in his material that can feel cloying if you're not in the mood".^[9] Carry Clancy from There Goes The Fear highlighted that: "Joy created a seamless if predictable set list" and in addition to: "Joy and his bandmates played a tight, well-rehearsed set, but while the songs themselves were exquisitely performed".^[10]

Set list

This set list is from the show on October 29, 2014, in Boston. It is not intended to represent all concerts for the tour.^[11]

1. "Emmylou"
2. "Red Eye"
3. "Play With Fire"
4. "Winds of Change"
5. "Georgia"
6. "Snaggletooth"
7. "My Kind Of Man"
8. "From Afar"
9. "Wasted Time"
10. "Best That I Can"
11. "Riptide"
12. "Mess Is Mine"

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening acts

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening acts
Leg 1 – North America^[12]
September 9, 2014	New York	United States	The Spectrum	N/A
September 11, 2014	Boston		Copley Square	The Naked Stills AJ Edwards
September 13, 2014^[A]	Philadelphia		Penn's Landing	N/A
Leg 2 – Europe^[13]^[14]^[15]
September 21, 2014	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Limelight	Ezra Vine
September 22, 2014	Dublin	Ireland	The Academy
September 24, 2014	Glasgow	Scotland	Òran Mór
September 25, 2014	Manchester	England	Manchester Academy 2
September 26, 2014	Leeds		Stylus
September 28, 2014	Birmingham		Library
September 29, 2014	Bristol		Anson Rooms
September 30, 2014	Brighton		Concorde 2
October 2, 2014	London		Shepherd's Bush Empire
October 3, 2014
October 6, 2014	Brussels	Belgium	Cirque Royal
October 7, 2014	Paris	France	Café de la Danse
October 9, 2014	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Melkweg
October 10, 2014	Cologne	Germany	Gloria-Theater
October 12, 2014	Hamburg		Docks
October 13, 2014	Berlin		Postbahnhof
Leg 3 – North America^[12]
October 17, 2014	Dallas	United States	Trees Dallas	Jaymes Young
October 18, 2014	Austin		Emo's
October 19, 2014	Houston		Fitzgerald's
October 21, 2014	Nashville		Cannery Ballroom
October 22, 2014	Atlanta		Terminal West
October 23, 2014	Charleston		The Pour House
October 25, 2014	Washington		9:30 Club
October 28, 2014	New York		Webster Hall
October 29, 2014	Boston		Paradise Rock Club
October 30, 2014	Montreal	Canada	Corona Theatre
November 1, 2014	Toronto		Phoenix Concert Theatre
November 3, 2014	Ottawa		The Observatory
November 4, 2014	London		Rum Runners
November 6, 2014	Columbus	United States	A&R Music Bar
November 7, 2014	Detroit		Saint Andrew's Hall
November 8, 2014	Chicago		Lincoln Hall
November 10, 2014	Minneapolis		Varsity Theatre
November 11, 2014	Winnipeg	Canada	West End Cultural Centre
November 14, 2014	Calgary		Republik
November 16, 2014	Vancouver		Commodore Ballroom
November 19, 2014	Eugene	United States	W.O.W. Hall
November 21, 2014	Salt Lake City		Urban Lounge
November 22, 2014	Denver		Bluebird Theater
November 24, 2014	Tempe		Marquee Theatre
November 25, 2014	San Diego		House of Blues
November 28, 2014	Los Angeles		The Fonda Theatre
November 29, 2014	San Francisco		Slim's
December 1, 2014	Tulsa		Tulsa Theater
Leg 4 – Oceania^[16]
March 5, 2015	Gold Coast	Australia	Arts Centre	#1 Dads Airling
March 6, 2015	Brisbane		The Tivoli
March 7, 2015	Sunshine		Nambour Civic Centre
March 13, 2015	Melbourne		Palais Theatre
March 14, 2015	Ballarat		Regent Cinema Theatre
March 20, 2015	Perth		Astor Theatre
March 21, 2015	Adelaide		Thebarton Theatre
March 24, 2015	Wollongong		Anita's Theatre
March 27, 2015	Sydney		Enmore Theatre
March 28, 2015	Newcastle		Civic Theatre

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^[A]This concert was part of the "Festival Pier at Penn's Landing"

Cancelled shows

Date	City	Country	Venue	Reason
November 24, 2014	Phoenix	United States	Crescent Ballroom	Rescheduled for the same day at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe due to its increased seating capacity as it had increased Joy's popularity.^[10]

References

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3. "Ezra Vine ist Support auf der Tour im Herbst". Warner Music. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
4. Joy, Vance (15 July 2014). "The band and I are coming back to the US & canada this October-November for some headline shows". Facebook. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
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6. "Vance Joy, #1 Dads & Airling have announced a national tour together". Project U. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
7. Rowley, Liz (14 September 2014). "SiriusXM Presents Vance Joy At The Studio, Webster Hall". Best New Bands. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
8. Jurewicz, Jade (19 March 2015). "Music review: Vance Joy pays homage to The Boss at the Astor". Perth Show. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
9. Power, Ed (27 September 2014). "Music review: Vance Joy". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
10. Clancy, Carry (2 December 2014). "Live Review: Vance Joy with Jaymes Young at Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ – 24th November 2014". There Goes The Fear. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
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