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The Eyes Open Tour was a concert tour by the Northern Ireland alternative rock band Snow Patrol. It was launched in support of the group's 2006 album ''Eyes Open''. The band visited numerous international venues from 2006 through 2007. The tour is the collective name of many smaller tours and festivals Snow Patrol has played in support of their album. The tour officially commenced on 14 February 2006 with a "secret gig" called SG#3. The tour saw the band visit continents like Europe, North America, Australia and Asia. The band headlined on almost all dates, and various acts supported them throughout. The tour was however marred by cancellations, mainly because of vocalist Gary Lightbody's throat problems and bassist Paul Wilson's shoulder injury. Additionally, other events happened with all other band members but no dates were affected. Drummer Jonny Quinn broke his arm, but no shows were cancelled as friend Graham Hopkins pitched in to take up drumming duties. Keyboardist Tom Simpson was arrested for drug charges, but was released in time for the next concert. Guitarist Nathan Connolly sprained his ankle and foot, but sat through shows till the injury healed. The band visited countries like New Zealand and Mexico for the first time and played their first concert in Southeast Asia during the course of the tour. The Eyes Open Tour also introduced the Tour Reporter feature, where fans were given the chance of covering their local concert. Snow Patrol finished the tour, which went on for a year and a half, in September 2007 in Australia. The full tour spanned 214 dates and had 37 cancellations. ==Tickets== ;Secret gigs and charity shows Snow Patrol's official website initially offered tickets for the secret gig SG#3 to registered members on the forum. It was later announced that a limited number of tickets would be made available at Virgin Megastores, Royal Avenue, Belfast, Northern Ireland on 4 February 2006 at 9:00 A.M.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SG#3 sold out )〕 Tickets for SG#4 were only available to members of Snow Patrol's official website through an e-mail which contained all details. Winners received a non-transferable SMS ticket to their mobile phones. This SMS message was deemed invalid if forwarded. Additionally, these mobile tickets were the only way into the concert.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Secret gig #4 - Information )〕 Tickets for Nottingham's Rock City went on general sale via the Rock City Box Office on 5 May 2006. Tickets were priced at £22.50 each. The official website ran a pre-sale for members.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= * *Exclusive * * Snow Patrol announce charity show! )〕 During the North American Tour of February–April 2007, the band played an intimate show for friend Diana Gualda. Tickets for this show went on general sale on 8 February 1pm (PST) via Ticketmaster. Tickets were priced at $30.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Patrol to play special acoustic show! )〕 Tickets for the show at Live Earth were not available for general sale. Fans were required to register within a three-day period, starting 13 April 2007 at 12:00 P.M. The winners were chosen through a ballot, and they received an SMS containing details on how to obtain their tickets. Each ticket was priced at £55.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Welcome to Live Earth London 2007 )〕 The official website held back a few tickets for its members, which were given out through a pre-sale.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Live Earth - Tickets on sale! )〕 ;One-off shows Tickets for the show at KOKO were available for pre-sale from 25 January 2006, 9am from Snow Patrol's official website for 24 hours and were limited to four tickets per person. The pre-sale password was posted on the forum half an hour before the sale. Any remaining tickets went on general sale on next morning from Gigsandtours and were priced £17.50.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=London date announced )〕 Later, the band's official website held a competition to give away the last two tickets.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Win a pair of KOKO tickets! )〕 All 1,500 available tickets were sold out in less than ten minutes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol sell out gig quicker than Madonna )〕 There were no tickets for the in-store performance at the Virgin Mega stores, Dublin. Entry to the concert required a wristband that could only be obtained from the store at 9am on the day of the gig. They were given out on a first come first served basis. The official website held a last minute competition for members to give away the last 100 wristbands.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dublin in-store this friday!! )〕 Tickets for the one-off O2 concert went on sale 18 May 9 am and were priced at £25. They could be obtained from the Xfm Xchange, the Xfm Online Ticket Shop, Ticketmaster and Seetickets.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol announce London arena show )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=patrol announce summer London show!! )〕 For the secret O2 show, the band held back 1,000 tickets from general sale, and gave them away to the website members for free. Members were sent an e-mail containing details on how to win the tickets.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol to play second night at the O2 Arena! )〕 ;Festivals Tickets for the Heineken Green Energy Festival went on sale on 10 February 2006 and could be purchased from Ticketmaster. They were priced at €34.50 each.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol UK and European dates announced )〕 Tickets for T on the Fringe went on general sale from 5 May 9 am and those for Marlay Park from 12 May 9 am.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Edinburgh general sale!!! )〕 Pre-sale of tickets for Marlay Park went on till 10 May. Tickets were priced at €44.50 and could be obtained from Ticketmaster.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dublin pre-sale )〕 Fans, later, were also given the chance to win tickets through a competition where they were required to answer a question.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Win tickets to see Snow Patrol in Dublin!!! )〕 A similar competition was also held to give away one ticket for T on the Fringe.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Win tickets to Snow Patrol sold out Edinburgh show!! )〕 It was later announced that more tickets were released, which could be obtained through Ticketmaster.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=More tickets released for T on the Fringe show!! )〕 Tickets for the Eden Sessions were priced at £30 and were made available from Edenbookings.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SP to play Garden of Eden!!! )〕 For Get Loaded in the Park, tickets were available through Ticketmaster. There was a special £20 early bird ticket scheme as promotion.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol headline Get Loaded in the Park: Cardiff )〕 Tickets for BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend were given out free via a draw through Radio 1’s website.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Radio 1's Big Weekend 2006 )〕 Tickets for Tennents ViTal went on general sale on 12 May 9 am. They could be obtained online from Vital06.com, by telephone or in person from Virgin and Ticketmaster outlets.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New Belfast date announced! )〕 Tickets for the Isle of Man Festival were available only through the Islands Box Office or could be purchased by phone. The tickets were priced at £32.50 each.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Patrol announce Isle of Man show! )〕 Tickets for the Splendour in the Grass side-shows were available from Ticketek and Ticketmaster.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol announce Australian double header!! )〕 Tickets for the Isle of Wight festival on 21 February 2006 via VirginRadio, and tickets were made available from usual ticket outlets like Ticketmaster 22 February 9 am.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Patrol to headline Isle of Wight! )〕 Tickets for T in the Park went on sale on 24 February 9 am. They could be purchased through Ticketmaster.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol to headline T in the Park )〕 Snow Patrol's official website held a competition to give away two tickets for T in the Park. Fans were required to create a video to the soundtrack of Signal Fire.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Competition time )〕 Tickets for the V Festival went on general sale on 1 March 9am. They could be purchased through Ticketmaster.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Patrol announced for V Festival 2007!! )〕 ;UK & Ireland Tour, 2006 Tickets for the UK & Ireland tour of 2006 went on general sale on 8 February 9 am and were priced at £17.50. Tickets could be obtained from Seetickets except for the Glasgow show which was through Ticketmaster.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=UK & Ireland tour! )〕 The Dublin date went on general sale 10 February, and tickets were priced at €34.50. Tickets could only be obtained from Ticketmaster.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dublin now on sale! )〕 A competition was also held, where fans could enter and win tickets. The winners were announced through a draw.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol - Eyes Open )〕 Tickets for the final dates at the Ulster Hall went on sale on 18 February, and were priced between £19.50 and £22.50. They could only be obtained from Ticketmaster.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New Belfast date announced! )〕 Additional tickets for the shows at The Forum were later released, which could be obtained through Seetickets.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Additional Forum tickets released!! )〕 For the additional date at the Wembley Arena, the official website members were given the opportunity of a pre-sale. Tickets were priced at £23.50 (excluding booking fee). General sale began on 21 May 9 am, and tickets could be obtained through Ticketmaster and Seetickets.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Exclusive - Second night at Wembley added!! )〕 Later, extra seats for the 2 shows at Wembley were released. Tickets could be purchased from the venue's box office through phone or online, through Seetickets and Ticketmaster.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Extra Wembley seats just released! )〕 After the Wembley date, another date for the Odyssey, Belfast was added. Tickets for this date went on sale on 22 August 9 am via Ticketmaster.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New Belfast date for December!! )〕 When tickets for the show sold out within three hours, an additional date was announced. Tickets for this show were made available on 22 August, and could be obtained through Ticketmaster.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dublin Point sells out in three hours, second night just added!! )〕 ;US Tour, 2006 Tickets for the seven-date US Tour of 2006 were made available through different online services like Ticketmaster, Ticketalternative, Ticketweb, through tickets for the San Francisco and Boston shows could be purchased on venue.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=US Tour )〕 General sale of tickets for the US Tour in May began on 8 April. Pre-sale, exclusively for members had begun a few days back. Pre-sales for later shows were held over the course of the next few months. General sale tickets could be obtained through Ticketmaster.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=North American Tour now on general sale )〕 ;European Tour, 2006 Tickets for the Vienna, Utrecht and Zurich shows on the European Tour of 2006 went on general sale on 21 July and those for the Copenhagen show, and all the German shows on 28 July. Again, members on the band's official website were given the opportunity to purchase tickets early via a pre-sale.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol announce European Tour!! )〕 ;UK & Ireland Winter Arena Tour Tickets for the UK & Ireland Winter Arena Tour went on pre-sale to website members on 10 May 9 am, which continued till 12 May 9 am. Tickets were limited to a maximum of 4 per household. General sale began as soon as the pre-sale ended.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol announce biggest live dates to date! )〕 For the additional Wembley date, which was later added, the official website ran a pre-sale where tickets were priced at £23.50 each. General sale began on 21 May 9 am. Tickets could be obtained through Ticketmaster and Seetickets.〔 For the added Scottish show, the website ran a pre-sale exclusively for members. Tickets went on general sale on 14 July 9 am. They could be obtained from Ticketmaster and Seetickets. The tickets were priced at £22.50 each.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol announce huge Scottish show!! )〕 For the show at Bournemouth, the official website ran a pre-sale for members on 14 July 9am. The pre-sale ended as soon as tickets went up for general sale, which began on 17 July 9 am. Tickets could be obtained through Ticketmaster and Seetickets and were priced at £22.50.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Patrol announce south coast of England show!! )〕 Tickets for the Manchester show went on general sale on 20 October 9am. Tickets could be obtained through Seetickets, and were priced at £23.50 each.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New Manchester show announced! )〕 The tickets for this show sold out in 38 minutes, so another show was added. The other Manchester show's tickets were made available for general sale on 20 October. They could be obtained through Seetickets and Ticketmaster, and were priced at £24.00 each.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=G-MEX show sold out - Second night added! )〕 Extra tickets for select dates were released after the tour had begun, which could only be purchased online.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Extra seats just released )〕 For the show at The Point, tickets went on general sale on 22 August 9 am, and could be obtained through Ticketmaster.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Patrol announce Irish Christmas show!! )〕 European Tour, 2007 Tickets for the European Tour, which saw the band playing in Germany went on sale on 20 November 9am via Kartenhaus.de. An additional Dutch date was later added, and tickets for the show went on general sale on 25 November 9:00am (CET). Tickets for the show could be obtained from Easyticket.nl.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dutch date added to European Tour )〕 ;Australian Tour, Feb 2007 Tickets for the Australian Tour of 2007 initially went on pre-sale on 21 November and continued for a day. General sale began on 23 November and tickets could be obtained through Ticketek and Ticketmaster.〔(Australian Tour 2007 ticket details )〕 For the New Zealand dates, the pre-sale began on 6 December 9 am (NZDT). General sale began on 8 December and tickets were made available through Ticketmaster.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol announce debut New Zealand show! )〕 Tickets for the second North American Tour initially went on pre-sale for website members. General sale began on 17 and 18 November, depending on the concert dates.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=North American tour announced! )〕 Additional tickets for the Melbourne date were later released on 17 January 2007 at 9 am. More tickets were released on 19 January 9 am. Tickets could be obtained through Ticketmaster.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Additional Melbourne tickets to be released!! )〕 ;North American Tour, Feb-Apr 2007 Tickets for the tour went on general sale on 17 and 18 November 2006. Snow Patrol's official website members were given a pre-sale opportunity.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=North American tour announced! )〕 An show in Chicago was announced later, and tickets for this show went on general sale on 2 December 12 pm (CST), and could be obtained through Ticketmaster. A few days before, the official website held a pre-sale for its members.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New Chicago show added to North American Tour! )〕 Shows in Portland, Houston, Denver and Washington D.C. were later added. Tickets for the Portland, Denver and Washington shows went on general sale on 9 December 10 am and those for Houston on 8 December 5 pm.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Washington DC, Portland, Denver & Houston shows just announced! )〕 Three dates for Seattle, Universal City and San Francisco were later added. Tickets for these shows initially went on pre-sale for the official website members. General sale began on 16 and 17 December. Tickets could be obtained through Ticketmaster.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol announce three new west coast shows! )〕 ;Japanese Tour, Apr 2007 Tickets for the Japanese Tour initially went on pre-sale exclusively for members of the band's official website on 1 September and continued till 4 September. General sale of tickets started on 16 September, which could be obtained from Eplus.jp.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol announce Japanese tour! )〕 After the shows were re-scheduled, tickets for the new dates went on general sale 23 December. Tickets for the original shows were deemed valid for each revised date, and an option of a refund was offered.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Japanese dates moved to April )〕 ;North American Tour, Jul-Aug 2007 This leg of the tour saw the band play in Mexico for the first time. Tickets for this show went on sale on 28 January, and were priced at 350 pesos, which could be obtained through Ticketmaster.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol announce debut show in Mexico! )〕 ;Australian Tour, Sept 2007 The final leg of the tour was in Australia/New Zealand. Tickets for the Australian dates went on sale on 15 June via Ticketek. A pre-sale was held before the said date for website members. To add to it, the band offered a copy of ''Final Straw'' for every purchased ticket.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Frontier Touring presents Snow Patrol )〕 Tickets for the New Zealand shows 18 July via Ticketek and Ticketmaster. Members again were given the chance of getting tickets early via a pre-sale.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol to tour New Zealand! )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eyes Open Tour」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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