Summer Tour (Elena Paparizou)

infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = Summer Tour 2008


artist = Elena Paparizou
album ="Vrisko To Logo Na Zo"
number_of_legs =
start_date = July 2, 2008
end_date = September 19, 2008
number_of_shows = 29 (30 scheduled)
last_tour =
this_tour = Summer Tour
(2008)
next_tour =

The Summer Tour was a series of concerts by Greek pop singer Elena Paparizou. The tour took place during the summer 2008, and kicked-off at the National Stadium in Kalamata on July 2, 2008, and ended in Athens on September 19 2008.

Background

The 2008 tour is Paparizou's first large-scale tour and 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 (formerly a member of [Antique (duo)|Antique). Paparizou asked her fans to request their favorite songs that they would like to hear on the tour, on her official Facebook page. [ cite web | title = Η Ελενα Παπαρίζου στην... Πόρτα του Mad Radio 106,2| url = http://mad.tv/news/?id=30030|language=Greek|publisher="MAD TV"|date=2008-04-18|accessdate=2008-05-02] Paparizou will be touring with Manos Pirovolakis. The shows will include songs from Paparizou's album "Vrisko To Logo Na Zo" and songs since the start of her solo career. The kick-off party took place on 25 June, 2008. [cite web|title=Απονομή χρυσού δίσκου για την Έλενα|publisher="MAD TV"|accessdate=2008-07-12|date=2008-06-25|url=http://mad.tv/news/?id=31165&c=|language=Greek] Ticket sales reached 190,000 after twenty-eight concerts. [cite web|url=http://beta.mad.tv/news/new.php?id=32848|title=180.000 μέχρι στιγμής είδαν την Έλενα live|date=2008-09-16|publisher="MAD TV"|accessdate=2008-09-16] It was also announced that the concert would be shown on "Alpha TV" in December 2008. [Balalas (2008-08-18). Interview with Elena Paparizou. "Santorini FM". Retrieved on 2008-09-03.]

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. [ cite web | title = Tour Dates”| url = http://www.sfera.gr/default.asp?news_id=699 SferaRadio Gr icon] Additional tour dates were added as the tour went into full swing. [cite web|url=http://beta.mad.tv/news/new.php?id=32088&c=news|title=65.000 φίλοι της Έλενας στις 9 πρώτες συναυλίες|date=2008-08-08|publisher="MAD TV"|language=Greek|accessdate=2008-08-08] The last concert of the series was supposed to take place on September 22, but it was canceled due to inclement weather. [cite web|url=http://mad.tv/news/?id=33175&c=|title=Η τηλεοπτική συνέντευξη της Έλενας Παπαρίζου|date=2008-10-02|publisher="MAD TV"|language=Greek|accessdate=2008-10-02]

* The concert was canceled because of bad weather conditions

External links

* [http://www.sonybmg.gr/helenapaparizou/page/home/tour.asp ElenaCentral page on tour]

References