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The Neon Nature Tour is the third concert tour by Marina Diamandis in support of her third studio album, FROOT. The tour began on October 12, 2015 in Houston, United States and concluded on March 20, 2016 in Santiago, Chile.

Background[]

In February 2015, Marina revealed the, then untitled, 'FROOT' tour would begin in autumn.[1]

A month later, in March, Marina revealed to Vice she was thinking of calling her tour the "Neon Nature Tour".[2]

On the 10th, she shared the dates of a "European Tour", which consisted mostly of festivals,[3] replying to a fan on Twitter that her label could not give her the money to support a full European tour.[4] On the 28th, it was announced she could not attend Lollapalooza Brazil, due to a delayed flight,[5] caused by a faulty engine.[6]

Over the spring and summer, Marina performed at many festivals, such as Coachella, SXSW and Governors Ball.

The tour was officially announced on June 23, 2015,[7] along with 'FAQin Hell' (Q&A) hosted on her Tumblr, PLANETFROOT.

The Neon Nature Tour was backed by a live band,[8] which included long time band member Ben Fletcher.

Design[]

Stage[]

FROOT's promotional campaign, Marina made mention of her upcoming, then-unannounced, tour, promising that it "would blend artifice with nature", a theme that would be reflected in the tour's name.[citation needed]

In a 2014 interview with Line of Best Fit, Diamandis revealed her initial ideas for the set design:[9]

I want to create a cyber garden on stage... like an electric orchard with these huge orange trees. I've already got some grapevines that glow. I want the merch stalls to be like a market, so the T-shirts are in little crates, and have fruit punch available... it's a world I can't wait to get into and build. We're even thinking of having life-sized fruits on stage... but like disco ball versions.

So we'd have this massive bunch of cherries but it's a working, turning disco ball. I want it to work anywhere, from somewhere that's five hundred capacity to somewhere that's five thousand .

In a interview with Vice, in March 2015, she reaffirmed these ideas to create a "cyber-garden on stage, something exotic, but electrical."[10] A few months later, in June, when asked by a fan about her inspiration for the tour, she answered:[11]

Taking the natural world and blending it with [the] digital world we live in. The theme is "Futuristic Nature"!

Costumes[]

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Marina at her costume fitting.

The outfits for Act 1 and 2, representing The Family Jewels and Electra Heart, were designed by Paula Knoor,[12] and Austin Louis Perry.[13]

A look book, with commentary from the designers of the costumes, was posted to PLANETFROOT and her website.[14]

Look Book[]

Artwork[]

On June 23, 2015, Marina announced she had commissioned a fan, Gabriel Marques, to design the official artwork for the Neon Nature Tour,[15] with the official poster being revealed on PLANETFROOT.[16] Over the years he has posted some outtakes.[17]

Videos[]

Gabriel Marques also designed the transitions between each "act".

Photography[]

Main Article: FROOT: Live Photography

Backstage[]

Merch[]

Main Article: FROOT: Merchandise

In January 2015, during an interview with The Guardian Marina revealed her initial plans for her merch stand:[18]

Well, I plan to go one up from what I’ve done in the past. I really want to do scratch and sniff T-shirts. Maybe those Global Hypercolor ones. I want to put my colour palette onto eye shadows and nail varnish. I also want glow in the dark T-shirts that people can buy and then be part of the show.

On October 15, she tweeted a list of available merch, along with their prices:[19]

  • Standard Tees $30
  • Glow in the dark $35
  • Scratch 'N Sniff $35
  • Grow A Pear Tee $30
  • Sweatshirt $50
  • Jewel Jacket $100
  • Solar System PJs $40
  • Hair Barrettes $10
  • Mirror $10
  • Fabric Bracelet $5
  • Glow in the Dark Tattoos $10
  • Tote Bag $15
  • "Good Luck 2 You" Charm Bracelet $10
  • "Come On Fill Your Cup Up" Mug $15
  • "Plump 'N Ripe" Lip Balm $10
  • Large Poster $20

Shows[]

Setlist[]

The setlist was split into into three "acts", in an interview with The Bay Bridged, Diamandis explained:[20]

I have three acts in the show. My first act is devoted to my first album, the second is my second album, and the third is FROOT. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a while. Each era has such a defined look that it didn’t make sense for me to mix them. I quite like theatre, and this is a theatrical show. It felt good to put it into three acts. I don’t think that often happens in alternative shows.

Neon Nature Tour Setlist (16 Feb 2016)

Setlist on 16 Feb 2016, at the O² Academy, Glasgow.

The Family Jewels
  1. Mowgli's Road
  2. I Am Not a Robot
  3. Oh No!
  4. Obsessions
  5. Hollywood
Electra Heart
  1. Electra Heart (Interlude)
  2. Bubblegum Bitch
  3. Radioactive (Replaced by Teen Idle after November 4, 2015)
  4. How to Be a Heartbreaker
  5. Primadonna
  6. Lies
Froot
  1. Froot
  2. Savages
  3. Can't Pin Me Down (Replaced by Solitaire from February 16-24, 2016)
  4. I'm a Ruin (Replaced by Gold from December 1-3, 2015, and True Colours on February 16, 2016)
  5. Forget
  6. Immortal
Encore
Note:
This is an average setlist over all shows, according to Setlist.fm[21]

Weeds is the only FROOT song not to have been performed. Three songs were played less than 10 times, and never again since: Gold (twice), Solitaire (six times) and Better Than That (six times).[22]

Performances[]

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, amount of available tickets, and gross revenue.

 
Date City Country Venue Opening acts Attendance Revenue[23][24]
North America[25][26]
12 Oct 2015 Houston United States Revention Music Center Shamir 2,815 $106,000
13 Oct 2015 Austin Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater 2,500 $97,000
14 Oct 2015 Dallas South Side Ballroom 2,500 $100,000
16 Oct 2015 Tempe Marquee Theatre 2,500 $104,000
17 Oct 2015 Pomona Pomona Fox Theater Christine and

the Queens

2,000 $68,000
19 Oct 2015 Los Angeles Greek Theatre 5,870 $223,000
20 Oct 2015 Oakland Fox Oakland Theatre 2,800 $106,000
21 Oct 2015 2,800 $106,000
23 Oct 2015 Portland Roseland Theater 1,400 $53,000
24 Oct 2015 Vancouver Canada Commodore Ballroom 995 $37,000
25 Oct 2015 Seattle United States Paramount Theatre 2,800 $106,000
27 Oct 2015 Salt Lake City The Complex - -
28 Oct 2015 Denver Ogden Theatre 1,600 $56,000
30 Oct 2015 Minneapolis Northrop Auditorium 2,700 $103,000
31 Oct 2015 Chicago Riviera Theatre 2,500 $92,000
02 Nov 2015 Toronto Canada Rebel 3,200 $122,000
03 Nov 2015 Montreal Métropolis 2,300 $81,000
04 Nov 2015 Boston United States House of Blues 2,400 $85,000
06 Nov 2015 Washington, D.C. Lincoln Theatre 1,200 $43,000
07 Nov 2015 Philadelphia Electric Factory 3,000 $307,000
09 Nov 2015 New York City Terminal 5 3,000 $307,000
10 Nov 2015
Europe[27]
20 Nov 2015 Cambridge England Corn Exchange Clock Opera 1,900 $72,000
21 Nov 2015 Bournemouth O2 Academy Bournemouth 1,800 $69,000
23 Nov 2015 Manchester The Ritz Rivers 1,500 $58,000
24 Nov 2015 Newcastle O2 Academy Newcastle 2,000 $75,000
25 Nov 2015 Glasgow Scotland O2 ABC Glasgow Clock Opera 1,300 $52,000
27 Nov 2015 Birmingham England The Institute 2,000 $68,000
28 Nov 2015 Cardiff Wales The Great Hall - -
01 Dec 2015 Belfast Northern Ireland The Limelight - -
02 Dec 2015 Dublin Ireland The Academy 850 $32,000
03 Dec 2015
06 Dec 2015 London England London Palladium Arena 3,000 $114,000
16 Feb 2016 Glasgow Scotland O2 Academy Glasgow Kloe 2,500 $95,000
17 Feb 2016 Leeds England O2 Academy Leeds Shura 2,300 $89,000
18 Feb 2016 Manchester Manchester Academy 2,600 $99,000
20 Feb 2016 London The Roundhouse 3,300 $125,000
21 Feb 2016
24 Feb 2016 Brussels Belgium Cirque Royal Aprlie 3,500 $129,000
25 Feb 2016 Utrecht Netherlands Tivoli Lghtnng 400 $15,000
26 Feb 2016 The Hague Paard van Troje PollyAnna 1,100 $42,000
28 Feb 2016 Tourcoing France Le Grand Mix Lys 700 $26,000
29 Feb 2016 Stuttguart Germany Le Grand Mix N/A - -
02 Mar 2016 Prague Czech Republic Incheba Arena Light & Love - -
03 Mar 2016 Budapest Hungary Akvárium Klub Mary Popkids - -
05 Mar 2016 Athens Greece Piraeus Academy Ilia Darlin - -
South America
11 Mar 2016 São Paulo Brazil Audio Club N/A 2,500 $81,000
12 Mar 2016 Lollapalooza Brazil N/A 60,000 N/A
16 Mar 2016 Buenos Aires Argentina Teatro Vorterix N/A - -
19 Mar 2016 San Isidro Argentina Lollapalooza Argentina N/A 100,000 N/A
20 Mar 2016 Santiago Chile Lollapalooza Chile N/A 115,000 N/A

References[]

  1. https://twitter.com/MarinaDiamandis/status/563034898169331712
  2. https://www.vice.com/en/article/rq48qw/froot-marina-and-the-diamonds-interview
  3. https://twitter.com/MarinaDiamandis/status/575266559846957056
  4. https://twitter.com/MarinaDiamandis/status/315462524218773504
  5. https://twitter.com/MarinaDiamandis/status/581827721300467712
  6. https://twitter.com/MarinaDiamandis/status/582073232796303360
  7. https://twitter.com/MarinaDiamandis/status/613090125887709184
  8. https://twitter.com/MarinaDiamandis/status/574699956788948994 https://twitter.com/MarinaDiamandis/status/712184593672232960
  9. https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/longread/marina-and-the-diamonds-froot
  10. https://www.vice.com/en/article/rq48qw/froot-marina-and-the-diamonds-interview
  11. https://planetfroot.tumblr.com/post/122264141323/marina-what-was-the-inspiration-for-the-neon
  12. https://twitter.com/MarinaDiamandis/status/656589750355169280 https://twitter.com/MarinaDiamandis/status/712346477813768192
  13. https://twitter.com/MarinaDiamandis/status/658746840800628736 https://twitter.com/MarinaDiamandis/status/712346477813768192
  14. Dead Link:https://planetfroot.tumblr.com/lookbook
    Archive:https://www.selfishxromance.me/2016/06/marina-diamonds-neon-nature-tour.html
  15. https://twitter.com/MarinaDiamandis/status/613388922861842432
  16. https://planetfroot.tumblr.com/post/122262838843/the-neon-nature-tour-artwork-by-mr-gabriel
  17. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCavt5chUn5/
  18. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jan/30/marina-and-the-diamonds-interview-new-album-froot
  19. https://twitter.com/MarinaDiamandis/status/654758500560564226
  20. https://web.archive.org/web/20151017044546/https://thebaybridged.com/2015/10/16/interview-marina-diamonds-brings-froot-oakland/#.ViHSg5rP3wM
  21. https://www.setlist.fm/stats/average-setlist/marina-23d430cf.html?tour=7bd46e9c
  22. https://www.setlist.fm/stats/albums/marina-23d430cf.html
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  24. http://www.webcitation.org/6cwTD0cl1
  25. North American leg information for The Neon Nature Tour:
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  26. North American leg boxscore:
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  27. European leg information for The Neon Nature Tour:
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