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The Family Jewels Tour was the first concert tour by Marina Diamandis in support of her debut album, The Family Jewels.

Background[]

The Gem Tour (2009-2010)[]

In December 2009, prior to the release of her album, Marina announced an eight-date concert tour for the United Kingdom in February 2010. Following the success of her British tour, with tickets selling out, Marina announced her second United Kingdom and Ireland tour, entitled The Gem Tour. Tour dates for the United States and mainland Europe, in countries such as France, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland, were shortly added. 

The Burger Queen Tour (2010-2011)[]

In May 2010, Marina announced sixteen dates for her third United Kingdom and Ireland tour in Autumn the following year. Marina announced on October 14 that her third headlining UK tour will be called The Burger Queen Tour.

Music Festivals[]

Marina performed at several international music festivals during the tour. In the United Kingdom, Marina performed at many music festivals, including "The Great Escape 2010", "Radio 1's Big Weekend 2010", "Isle of Wight Festival 2010", "Glastonbury Festival 2010", "iTunes Festival 2010" and "The Secret Garden Party 2010". 

In Europe, Marina performed in countries such as Germany, at festivals such as "Hurricane Festival 2010" and "Southside Festival 2010". She also traveled to Norway for "Øyafestivalen 2010", Sweden for "Way Out West Festival 2010", as well as Finland for "Flow Festival 2010" and Belgium for "Pukkelpop Festival 2010".

Marina also toured across the United States, performing at SXSW 2010 and "Lilith Fair 2010". Marina was originally scheduled to play several shows in the USA in early 2011 but these dates were cancelled in order for Marina to work on the recording of Electra Heart

Design[]

Videos[]

On August 29, 2010, Marina uploaded a preview video of The Burger Queen Tour on her YouTube. The video is a still image of a TV screen, showing the words "What do you want?."

The video only lasts 17 seconds, with a auto-tuned voice speaking in the background saying:

I turned on the TV and it came, it came on twice. If you don’t stimulate your brain, you will feel like you have died. I turned on the TV and it came on twice. If your life is too mundane, it is going to pass you by.

Marina would then go on to incorporate visuals and backdrops onto the tour. Hollywood's tour visual was shot on Los Angeles' Hollywood Boulevard, during the filming of I Am Not a Robot's alternative video. The backdrop from I Am Not a Robot was also featured on several TV advertisements to promote the album. 

 

Photography[]

Main Article: The Family Jewels: Live Photography

Shows[]

Opening Acts[]

In the Summer of 2011, Marina switched back-and-forth between headlining "The Family Jewels Tour" and serving as an opening act for Katy Perry for 10 dates on Katy's "California Dreams Tour".[1] In December 2011, Marina opened for two dates as the supporting act for Coldplay on their Mylo Xyloto tour in Manchester, UK.[2] Her opening acts for The Family Jewels Tour were:

  • Clock Opera (14-19 February 2010)
  • Alan Pownall (21-23 February 2010)
  • Samuel (14-15 March 2010)
  • Spark (12-31 May 2010)
  • Jasmine Ash (6 July 2010)
  • DJs Aaron and Nako (8 July 2010)
  • Young the Giant (6 September 2010)
  • CocknBullKid
  • Hannah Yadi (14 November 2010)
  • Hollywood Kill
  • Ra Ra Rasputin (16 June 2011)

Setlist[]

Performances[]

 
Date City Country Venue Opening acts Attendance Revenue
Europe
26 Jan 2010 London United Kingdom Dingwalls N/A - -
29 Jan 2010 The Tabernacle N/A 450 $7,286
30 Jan 2010 Gateshead The Sage Gateshead N/A - -
05 Feb 2010 London Relentless Garage N/A - -
15 Feb 2010 Edinburgh HMV Picture House N/A - -
14 Feb 2010 Norwich Norwich Arts Centre Clock Opera - -
15 Feb 2010 Brighton Audio Nightclub Clock Opera - -
17 Feb 2010 Nottingham The Bodega Social Club Clock Opera - -
18 Feb 2010 Newcastle upon Tyne Digital Clock Opera - -
19 Feb 2010 Glasgow Oran Mor Clock Opera - -
21 Feb 2010 Manchester The Deaf Institute Alan Pownall - -
22 Feb 2010 Bristol The Cooler Alan Pownall - -
23 Feb 2010 London Bush Hall Alan Pownall - -
04 Mar 2010 Copenhagen Denmark Ideal Bar N/A - -
05 Mar 2010 Stockholm Sweden Södra Teatern N/A - -
North America
14 Mar 2010 New York City United States The Bellhouse Samuel - -
15 Mar 2010 (Le) Poisson Rouge Samuel - -
18 Mar 2010 Austin South by Southwest 2010 (SXSW) N/A - -
19 Mar 2010 N/A - -
20 Mar 2010 N/A - -
Europe
29 Apr 2010 Paris France Le Divan du Monde N/A - -

 
Date City Country Venue Opening acts Attendance Revenue
United Kingdom
12 May 2010 Birmingham United Kingdom The Glee Club Spark - -
13 May 2010 Bournemouth The Old Fire Station Spark - -
15 May 2010 Brighton The Great Escape Festival 2010 Spark - -
16 May 2010 Cardiff Millennium Music Hall Spark - -
18 May 2010 Norwich The Waterfront Spark - -
19 May 2010 London Bloomsbury Ballroom Spark - -
20 May 2010 Spark - -
22 May 2010 Sheffield The Leadmill Spark - -
23 May 2010 Manchester Manchester Academy Spark - -
25 May 2010 Liverpool The Masque Spark - -
26 May 2010 Belfast Mandela Hall Spark - -
27 May 2010 Dublin Ireland Tripod Spark - -
29 May 2010 Glasgow United Kingdom Queen Margaret Union Spark - -
30 May 2010 Edinburgh The Assembly Spark - -
31 May 2010 Leeds Leeds Met Stylus Spark - -
Europe
03 Jun 2010 Hamburg Germany The Stage Club N/A - -
04 Jun 2010 Berlin Frannz Club N/A - -
06 Jun 2010 Cologne Die Werkstatt Köln N/A - -
07 Jun 2010 Munich 59:1 N/A - -
08 Jun 2010 Zurich Switzerland Kaufleuten N/A - -
11 Jun 2010 Newport United Kingdom Isle of Wight Festival 2010 N/A - -
13 Jun 2010 Copenhagen Denmark Vega N/A - -
15 Jun 2010 Brussels Belgium Le Botanique N/A - -
16 Jun 2010 Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso N/A - -
18 Jun 2010 Scheeßel Germany Hurricane Festival 2010 N/A - -
19 Jun 2010 Tuttlingen Southside Festival 2010 N/A - -
26 Jun 2010 Somerset United Kingdom Glastonbury Festival 2010 N/A - -
North America
06 Jul 2010 West Hollywood United States The Troubadour Jasmine Ash - -
08 Jul 2010 San Francisco Pop Scene DJs Aaron and Nako - -
09 Jul 2010 Las Vegas Lilith Fair N/A - -
10 Jul 2010 Los Angeles N/A - -
Europe
22 Jul 2010 London United Kingdom iTunes Festival 2010 N/A - -
23 Jul 2010 Huntingdon Secret Garden Party 2010 N/A - -
13 Aug 2010 Oslo Norway Øyafestivalen 2010 N/A - -
14 Aug 2010 Gothenburg Sweden Way Out West Festival 2010 N/A - -
15 Aug 2010 Helsinki Finland Flow Festival 2010 N/A - -
19 Aug 2010 Vienna Austria FM4 Frequency Festival 2010 N/A - -
20 Aug 2010 Hasselt Belgium Pukkelpop 2010 N/A - -
21 Aug 2010 Biddinghuizen Netherlands N/A - -
27 Aug 2010 Reading United Kingdom Reading Festival 2010 N/A - -
29 Aug 2010 Leeds Leeds Festival 2010 N/A - -
North America
01 Sept 2010 Boston United States Paradise N/A - -
02 Sept 2010 New York City Webster Hall N/A - -
03 Sept 2010 Philadelphia World Cafe N/A - -
05 Sept 2010 Asbury Park Wonder Bar N/A - -
06 Sept 2010 Washington DC 9:30 Club Young the Giant 718 $10,770
08 Sept 2010 Toronto Canada The Opera House N/A - -
09 Sept 2010 Chicago United States Lincoln Hall N/A - -
10 Sept 2010 Minneapolis Triple Rock N/A - -
13 Sept 2010 Seattle Crocodile Cafe N/A - -
14 Sept 2010 Portland Doug Fir N/A - -
15 Sept 2010 San Francisco The Independent N/A - -
17 Sept 2010 Los Angeles El Rey Theatre N/A 771 $15,420

 
Date City Country Venue Opening acts Attendance Revenue
Europe
19 Oct 2010 Portsmouth United Kingdom Pyramid Centre N/A - -
20 Oct 2010 Norwich University of East Anglia N/A - -
21 Oct 2010 Eastbourne Winter Garden N/A - -
23 Oct 2010 Birmingham Town Hall N/A - -
24 Oct 2010 Oxford Regal N/A - -
25 Oct 2010 Bristol Anson Rooms N/A - -
27 Oct 2010 Dublin Ireland Vicar Street N/A - -
28 Oct 2010 Cork Savoy Theatre N/A - -
29 Oct 2010 Derry Northern Ireland Nerve Centre N/A - -
31 Oct 2010 Manchester United Kingdom The Ritz N/A - -
01 Nov 2010 Glasgow Scotland Fruit Market N/A - -
02 Nov 2010 Edinburgh Picture House N/A - -
04 Nov 2010 Newcastle United Kingdom Northumbria University N/A - -
05 Nov 2010 Leeds University of Leeds N/A - -
07 Nov 2010 Nottingham Nottingham Trent University N/A - -
08 Nov 2010 London The Roundhouse N/A - -
09 Nov 2010 London Forum N/A - -
11 Nov 2010 Coventry The Copper Rooms N/A - -
12 Nov 2010 Cardiff Wales Coal Exchange N/A - -
14 Nov 2010 Bath United Kingdom Pavilion Hannah Yadi - -
15 Nov 2010 Brighton Corn Exchange N/A - -
18 Nov 2010 Cologne Germany Gloria N/A - -
19 Nov 2010 Berlin Postbahnhof N/A - -
20 Nov 2010 Hamburg Uebel & Gefährlich N/A - -
22 Nov 2010 Stockholm Sweden Nalen N/A - -
23 Nov 2010 Gothenburg Pustervik N/A - -
25 Nov 2010 Helsinki Finland Tavastia N/A - -
26 Nov 2010 Aarhus Denmark Vox N/A - -
28 Nov 2010 Amsterdam Netherlands Melkweg N/A - -
29 Nov 2010 Gent Belgium Vooruit N/A - -
30 Nov 2010 Paris France Alhambra N/A - -
03 Dec 2010 Bern Switzerland Bierhubeli N/A - -
04 Dec 2010 Vienna Austria Porgy & Bess N/A - -
05 Dec 2010 Hannover Germany Faust N/A - -
Australia
28 Dec 2010 Melbourne Australia Hi-Fi Bar & Ballroom N/A - -
29 Dec 2010 Lorne Falls Festival N/A - -
30 Dec 2010 Marrickville The Factory Theatre N/A - -
01 Jan 2011 Sydney Field Day Festival N/A - -
03 Jan 2011 Busselton Southbound Festival N/A - -
North America
07 Apr 2011 Las Vegas United States Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas N/A - -
08 Apr 2011 N/A - -
09 Apr 2011 N/A - -
11 Apr 2011 Austin Antone's Nightclub N/A 486 $6,464
12 Apr 2011 Houston Fitzgerald's N/A - -
13 Apr 2011 Dallas Granada Theatre N/A - -
15 Apr 2011 Indio Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival N/A - -
Europe
30 Apr 2011 Bergen Norway Bergen International Festival N/A - -
North America
16 Jun 2011 Philadelphia United States Theatre of the Living Arts Ra Ra Rasputin - -
17 Jun 2011 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club N/A 780 $15,600
18 Jun 2011 Asbury Park Stone Pony N/A - -
20 Jun 2011 Boston Paradise Rock Club N/A - -
21 Jun 2011 New York Webster Hall N/A - -
Europe
23 Jul 2011 Moscow Russia Afisha Picnic 2011 N/A - -
29 Jul 2011 Luzern Switzerland Blue Balls Festival 2011 N/A - -
30 Jul 2011 Östersund Sweden Storsjöyran 2011 N/A - -
13 Aug 2011 Piešťany Slovakia Grape Music Festival 2011 N/A - -
14 Aug 2011 Budapest Hungary Sziget Festival 2011 N/A - -
19 Aug 2011 Paredes de Coura Portugal Paredes de Coura Festival 2011 N/A - -
23 Nov 2011 London United Kingdom Church of St John-at-Hackney N/A - -
04 Dec 2011 Manchester Manchester Arena [C] - -

References[]

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