Bridges Tour 2018

USA 2018 (with special guest, Idina Menzel)

18-Oct:   Infinite Energy Arena, Duluth, GA
19-Oct:   Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
23-Oct:   American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
26-Oct:   Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ
27-Oct:   The Forum, Inglewood, CA
29-Oct:   Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, UT
30-Oct:   Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
02-Nov:   Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN
03-Nov:   Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Centre, Milwaukee, MI
06-Nov:   United Center, Chicago, IL
07-Nov:   Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
09-Nov:   TD Garden, Boston, MA
10-Nov:   Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
12-Nov:   Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
13-Nov:   Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, NY
15-Nov:   Capital One Arena (formerly Verizon Center), Washington, DC
16-Nov:   PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
18-Nov:   Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, NY

UK & EUROPE 2018

12-Dec:   O2 Arena, London
14-Dec:   Manchester Arena, Manchester
16-Dec:   3 Arena, Dublin, Ireland
18-Dec:   Tauron Arena Kraków, Poland

** While all care is taken in listing these tour dates, this site will not be responsible for any errors, omissions or changes.

NEW Europe and UK dates for 2016...

Josh has announced new dates in 2016 for Europe and the UK.  The tour will include:

Thr 05 May - Waterfront - Stockholm, Sweden
Fri 06 May - Koncerthus - Oslo, Norway
Sun 08 May - Falconer - Copenhagen, Denmark
Tue 10 May - Tempodrom - Berlin, Germany
Wed 11 May - Alte Oper - Frankfort, Germany
Fri 13 May - Heineken Music Hall - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Sun 15 May - Gent Capitole - Ghent,  Belgium
Tue 17 May - Motorpoint - Cardiff, UK
Wed 18 May - Royal Albert Hall - London, England, UK
Sat 21 May - Symphony Hall - Birmingham, England, UK
Sun 22 May - RCH - Nottingham, England, UK
Tue 24 May - Clyde - Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Wed 25 May - Bridgewater - Manchester, England, UK
Fri 27 May - Waterfront - Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Sun 29 May - Bord Gais - Dublin, Ireland

Fanclub Presales for all shows begin on September 22nd at 9am local venue time except for Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Ghent which will go on sale at 10am local venue time on September 22nd. Log onto FoJG for further details.

Tickets for all shows are on sale to the general public on September 25th at 9am Local Venue Time except Copenhagen & Ghent which will go on sale at 10am Local Venue Time.

Additional US Tour Dates + a show in Paris...

A little late, but a couple of extra tour dates have been announced in the US, along with a date in Paris. Details are below:

19-Sep: Kings Theater, Brooklyn, NY
22-Sep: Sony Centre, Toronto, ON
30-Sep: Beacon Theater, New York, NY
17-Oct: Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL
30-Oct: Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
04-Nov: Masonic, San Francisco, CA
02-Dec: Zenith, Paris, France

A listing of all current tour dates can be found on the Tour Dates Tab

Anton Savage Show Interview (Ireland)..

The full interview:



Learning a tie knot:

Interview from France...

Ylvis does Josh Groban...

Back at the Oslo concert in May, Joshs’ twin? (Vegard Ylvisåker) made a surprise appearance towards the end of the show.



Along with his brother Bård, they are a Norwegian comedy duo/band “Ylvis” who are now known around the world for their viral hit “The Fox (What Does the Fox Say).



Previously Vergard has impersonated Josh, including a visit to a radio station and getting to the venue where Josh was performing. See this post from October 2011.

A new clip has been released on their TV show of what happened at the Oslo concert.



The transcript translation is below. You can also see this by clicking on the “Captions” icon on the clip.

Bård (B): Absolutely! But moving on, now we’re going to talk about this season’s little pastiche. That you look like Josh Groban. (** A pastiche is a work of visual art, literature, or music that imitates the style or character of the work of one or more other artists. Unlike parody, pastiche celebrates, rather than mocks, the work it imitates.)

Vegard (V) – Yes.

B: A topic we often need to address.

V: Yes.

B: Some background information, in our first season you got pretty far. You impersonated Josh Groban in a radio interview and you checked into a hotel as him, and more. But you didn’t achieve your main goal: Standing on the stage as Josh Groban.

V: No. I only got as far as right outside the backstage area and I realized it’s quite difficult getting through the security there, as Josh Groban. Unless you have teamed up with Josh Groban.

B: Yes, and this time around you had.

V: Yes!

B: What was the plan?

V: The plan was, that Josh and me… Or Joshy-boy, as I call him. We wanted to see if the audience in Speeectrum Other guest (OG): Speeectrum?

B: Speeectrum

V: If they would notice a difference when I entered the stage as Josh for the extra number.

B: How did it go?

V: It went OK, I mean… The only problem was right before going on state, I realised I didn’t know any of his songs. I only know that one song.

B: You raise me up. And that’s so typical of you to realise that the minute you’re about to walk on stage.

V: I’m just thinking “This is a cool idea” and then… But it worked out fine.

B: Ok, great. Let’s watch Vergard as a stand-in on Josh Groban’s encore.

[~~ CONCERT FOOTAGE ~~]

Josh (J): I usually come off right now for a little break.

V: Ok. Is it OK?

J: Yes, going well, going well. Good luck out there.

V: Just a coffee break. We have this vibe. He doesn’t always need to say what’s on his mind. I just get it. Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night, and then it turns out he’s had a cold. No. It is a strong bond. It is.

[~~ CONCERT FOOTAGE ~~]

V: Alright, alright!

J: Alright.

V: Oh yeah, here we go. Thank you. You time me.

J: Ok, go get ‘em pal.

[~~ FOOTAGE OF VERGARD ON-STAGE ~~]

V: (Singing/English translation..) Tore Tang, an old man. (Thank you.)

V: (Singing/English translation..) The whole town knows of him. He who lives on old bread and water. Tore Tang. (Thank you so much.)

[~~ FOOTAGE OF JOSH JOING VERGARD ON-STAGE ~~]

J: Can I have a hug?

[~~ STUDIO FOOTAGE ~~]

OG: Beautiful!

B: Yes, it’s great!

OG: Really, beautiful. But when you’re standing next to each other, you’re not really that much alike. You’ve got the “extravagant”hair, apart from that…

B: I think it’s mostly due to the outfits. I look more like Skavlan than you look like Groban.

V: You don’t look like Skavlan.

B: I don’t look like Skavlan?

V: You don’t look like Skavlan.

B: So this is not a photo from VG last week, then?

V: Identical. As two drops of… gasoline. Not water.

Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park...

Brave



Interview

Belfast Telegraph Interview...

Read the article here - Josh Groban: My music doesn’t make me feel sexy...

The Wright Stuff (UK)...

The Wright Stuff - 23 May 2013 from Lindt Cho on Vimeo.

Thanks to the uploader - YouTube / Vimeo

Moscow concert...

A fun clip from the Moscow concert.



Thanks to @RUS_Grobanites we have a translation.

Josh: Thank you for being here tonight.
Ruslan: *translates it properly*

Josh: It has been my dream to come to this country for my whole life.
Ruslan: *translates it properly*

Josh: Not only for amazing people...
Ruslan: Not only for beautiful women...

Josh: The great arts & the culture that you have here.
Ruslan: Specially, the women's gymnastics national team

Josh: And of course the great food, delicious food you have here.
Ruslan: Mmmm...women you have here...oh *wagging head*

Josh: Even my band who's been travelling a very very long way to be here feel the same.
Ruslan: Even our musical band agree about women..

Josh: So, it is with great pleasure that I sing for you tonight.
Ruslan: After the concert here will be a big afterparty.

Josh: I hope you'll enjoy.
Ruslan: Room # 2309.

Josh: Thank you.
Ruslan: Alcohol free. *winking*

Set List -

1. Brave 
2. Don't give up 
3. February Song 
4. Alejate 
5. Happy In My Heartache 
6. Allа Luce Del Sole 
7. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress 
8. Sincera 
9. Hollow Talk 
10. Live & Let Die (instrumental) 
11. Drum Solo 
12. Voce Existe Em Mim 
13. Un Alma Mas 
14. Vincent 
15. To Where You Are 
16. Machine 
17. I Believe 
18. You Raise Me Up

Interview from Russia...

Watch here.

Turku, Finland show...

Looks like there's some disappointing news for Finnish fans that were planning on seeing Josh in Turku, Finland on May 23rd.

Source

Josh on Chabada (France)...

Broken Vow



L'hymne à l'amour



Thanks to the uploader of these clips.

Interview - Ray Foley Show (Ireland)...

Tour maps...

With the excitement building ahead of the upcoming tour, I've mapped the tour locations which might help some of you with planning trips based around Josh's tour. The maps will be updated when new dates are announced. They can also be found on the Tour Tab. [** Apparently the maps aren't viewable on iPad's & iPhone's as they are flash based. Sorry!]

NEW ZEALAND & AUSTRALIA - 13 to 26 April, 2013

EUROPE, UK & IRELAND - 19 May to 23 June, 2013

USA & CANADA - 02 June to 16 August, 2013

European Tour Dates announced...

May 19, 2013 - Moscow - Crocus City Hall
May 21, 2013 - Helsinki - Hartwall Arena*
May 23, 2013 - Turku - HK Arena*
May 25, 2013 - Stockholm - Globe*
May 27, 2013 - Oslo - Spektrum*
May 28, 2013 - Copenhagen - Falconer Theatre*
May 30, 2013 - Vienna - Stadthalle F
May 31, 2013 - Zurich - Hallenstadion
June 02, 2013 - Berlin - Tempodrom
June 03, 2013 - Hamburg - CCH 1
June 05, 2013 - Dusseldorf - Mitsubishi Electric Halle
June 07, 2013 - Frankfurt - Alte Oper
June 09, 2013 - Amsterdam - Ziggodome
June 10, 2013 - Paris - Grand Rex
June 12, 2013 - Brussels - Royal Circus
June 14, 2013 - London - O2
June 16, 2013 - Manchester - Apollo
June 17, 2013 - Birmingham - Symphony Hall
June 19, 2013 - Nottingham - Royal Concert Hall
June 21, 2013 - Glasgow - Royal Concert Hall
June 23, 2013 - Dublin - O2

Tickets for all shows start to go on sale to the public Friday, March 1st 2013 (* or Monday March 4th, 2013).

Pre-sale information-

DUBLIN - presale is currently live at Ticketmaster. FoJG members get your code from your profile page on the main JoshGroban.com website (not the FoJG page).

UK - presales commence 9am Tuesday 26th February until Friday 1st March at 9am

European (apart from Moscow) - presales commence 10am Wednesday 27th February until Sunday 3rd March at 10am.

This information is current at time of publication, however, FoJG will have direct links to the presales.

Moscow tour date announced...

What maybe a precursor to more dates in Europe, Josh has announced he will be playing a tour date in Russia on May 19th at Crocus City Hall. Tickets go on sale on Tuesday, February 12th at 10am.

For more information, go to JoshGroban.com