List of Avril Lavigne promotional tours

The following is a chronological list of Canadian recording artist, Avril Lavigne's promotional tours. For Lavigne's concert tours, see List of Avril Lavigne concert tours.

Live by Surprise Tour

Live by Surprise Tour

Promotional tour by Avril Lavigne
Lavigne performing in Burnaby
Associated album	Under My Skin
Start date	March 4, 2004
End date	April 16, 2004
Legs	1
No. of shows	26 in North America
Avril Lavigne concert chronology

The Live by Surprise Tour (also called the Top Secret Mall Tour)[1] was a promotional tour by Canadian recording artist, Avril Lavigne. The tour performed at malls in the United States and Canada. Lavigne showcased acoustic renditions of her previous hits and songs from her new set, Under My Skin. Details of each location were not revealed until 48 hours before the event commenced.[2]

Setlist

1. "He Wasn't"
2. "My Happy Ending"
3. "Sk8er Boi"
4. "Don't Tell Me"
5. "Take Me Away"
6. "Complicated"
7. "Nobody's Home"

Source:[3]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America[4][5]
March 4, 2004	Bloomington	United States	Mall of America
March 5, 2004	Racine		Regency Mall
March 8, 2004	West Dundee		Spring Hill Mall
March 9, 2004	Troy		Somerset Mall
March 11, 2004	Toronto	Canada	Fairview Mall
March 12, 2004	Orléans		Place d'Orléans
March 15, 2004	Laval		Carrefour Laval
March 16, 2004	Boston	United States	Shops at Prudential Center
March 17, 2004	Paramus		Westfield Garden State Plaza
March 18, 2004	Philadelphia		Franklin Mills
March 19, 2004	Bethesda		Westfield Shoppingtown Montgomery
March 22, 2004	Alpharetta		North Point Mall
March 23, 2004	Cincinnati		Florence Mall
March 24, 2004	Strongsville		SouthPark Mall
March 25, 2004	Indianapolis		Glendale Town Center
March 26, 2004	Florissant		Jamestown Mall
April 1, 2004	Calgary	Canada	Southcentre Mall
April 6, 2004	Burnaby		Eaton Centre Metrotown
April 7, 2004	Tukwila	United States	Southcenter Mall
April 8, 2004	Clackamas		Clackamas Town Center
April 9, 2004	Hayward		Southland Mall
April 12, 2004	Glendale		Glendale Galleria
April 13, 2004	Mesa		Fiesta Mall
April 14, 2004	Littleton		Southwest Plaza
April 15, 2004	Katy		Katy Mills
April 16, 2004	Lewisville		Vista Ridge Mall

The Best Damn Thing Promotional Tour

The Best Damn Thing Promotional Tour

Promotional tour by Avril Lavigne
Promotional poster for tour
Associated album	The Best Damn Thing
Start date	February 16, 2007
End date	April 12, 2007
Legs	3
No. of shows	19 in North America 19 in Europe 5 in Asia 43 Total
Avril Lavigne concert chronology

The Best Damn Thing Promotional Tour was a promotional tour by Canadian recording artist, Avril Lavigne. Reaching North America, Europe and Asia, the tour supported her third studio album, The Best Damn Thing. Lavigne performed at several music festivals in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany and France. The premiere concert in Calgary was filmed for Lavigne's first television special entitled, "Avril Lavigne: Exclusive". The tour was filmed and broadcast on the Internet for several of the festivals in Europe. The trek ended a few months before the singer began her third concert tour.

Setlist

Set I[6]

February 16, 2007—June 7, 2007

1. "Girlfriend"
2. "I Can Do Better"
3. "Everything Back But You"
4. "The Best Damn Thing"
5. "Sk8er Boi"
6. "When You're Gone"
7. "I'm with You"

June 22, 2007—August 3, 2007

1. "Girlfriend"
2. "Sk8er Boi"
3. "My Happy Ending"
4. "I Always Get What I Want"
5. "Losing Grip" (contains elements of "Kashmir")
6. "I'm with You"
7. "Everything Back But You"
8. "The Best Damn Thing"
9. "He Wasn't"
10. "All the Small Things"
11. "Complicated"

November 28, 2007—December 16, 2007

1. "Girlfriend"
2. "I Can Do Better"
3. "My Happy Ending"
4. "Complicated"
5. "I'm with You"
6. "All the Small Things"
7. "I Always Get What I Want"
8. "Hot"
9. "Sk8er Boi"

Set II[7]

Chiba, Osaka, Shanghai, Chek Lap Kok, Moscow, Zapopan, Monterrey and Mexico City

1. "Girlfriend"
2. "I Can Do Better"
3. "Complicated"
4. "My Happy Ending" (contains elements of "Innocence")
5. "Hot"
6. "I Always Get What I Want"
7. "I'm with You"
8. "Losing Grip" (contains elements of "Kashmir")
9. "Tomorrow"
10. "Don't Tell Me"
11. "When You're Gone"
12. "Everything Back But You"
13. "The Best Damn Thing"
14. "He Wasn't"

Encore

15. "All the Small Things"
16. "Sk8er Boi"

Notes

• "Nobody's Home" and "Keep Holding On" were performed in Chiba, Osaka, Shanghai, Chek Lap Kok and Moscow.
• "Hot" and "I Always Get What I Want" were not performed in Chiba, Osaka, Shanghai, Chek Lap Kok and Moscow.
• "Runaway" was performed in lieu of "Tomorrow" in Chiba, Osaka, Shanghai, Chek Lap Kok and Moscow.
• "I Don't Have to Try" was performed in lieu of "All the Small Things" in Chiba, Osaka, Shanghai, Chek Lap Kok and Moscow.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America[8]
February 16, 2007	Calgary	Canada	Grand Theatre
March 5, 2007^[A]	Los Angeles	United States	Fox Studios Lot
Europe[9][10]
March 19, 2007	London	England	Scala
March 25, 2007^[B]	Paris	France	Élysée Montmartre
North America
May 16, 2007	New York City	United States	Times Square
June 7, 2007^[C]	Las Vegas		Pearl Concert Theater
Europe[11][12]
June 22, 2007^[D]	Paris	France	Zénith de Paris
June 26, 2007	Madrid	Spain	Teatro Circo Price
June 28, 2007	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Hotel Arena
June 29, 2007^[E]	Catania	Sicily	Piazza del Duomo
July 1, 2007^[F]	Gothenburg	Sweden	Frihamnen
July 2, 2007	Berlin	Germany	Europa-Center
July 3, 2007^[G]	Brussels	Belgium	Place de Brouckère
July 7, 2007^[H]	Naas	Ireland	Punchestown Racecourse
July 8, 2007^[I]	Perth and Kinross	Scotland	Balado
July 10, 2007^[J]	Locarno	Switzerland	Piazza Grande di Locarno
July 11, 2007^[K]	Frankfurt	Germany	Opernplatz
July 12, 2007^[K]	Hamburg		Stadtpark Freilichtbühne
July 14, 2007^[L]	Istanbul	Turkey	Parkorman
July 17, 2007^[M]	Athens	Greece	Olympic Stadium
July 18, 2007^[N]	Rome	Italy	Ippodromo delle Capannelle
July 19, 2007^[O]	Bern	Switzerland	Gurten
North America
August 3, 2007^[P]	Grand Prairie	United States	Nokia Theater at Grand Prairie
Asia[13][14]
August 11, 2007^[Q]	Chiba	Japan	Chiba Marine Stadium
August 12, 2007^[Q]	Osaka		Maishima Sports Island
August 15, 2007	Shanghai	China	Shanghai Qi Zhong Tennis Center
August 17, 2007	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	AsiaWorld-Arena
August 18, 2007
Europe
October 5, 2007	Moscow	Russia	Клуб Б1 Maximum
North America[15][16]
October 19, 2007	Zapopan	Mexico	Telmex Auditorium
October 21, 2007	Monterrey		Auditorio Coca-Cola
October 23, 2007	Mexico City		Palacio de los Deportes
November 28, 2007^[R]	Montreal	Canada	Bell Centre
December 1, 2007^[S]	Stockton	United States	Stockton Arena
December 2, 2007	Burnaby	Canada	Swangard Stadium
December 3, 2007^[T]	Portland	United States	Rose Garden
December 5, 2007^[U]	Council Bluffs		Mid-America Center
December 7, 2007^[T]	Minneapolis		Target Center
December 9, 2007^[V]	Houston		Toyota Center
December 10, 2007^[W]	Duluth		Arena at Gwinnett Center
December 13, 2007^[T]	Lowell		Tsongas Arena
December 14, 2007^[T]	New York City		Madison Square Garden
December 16, 2007^[T]	Camden		Susquehanna Bank Center

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert was a part of "Nissan Live Sets on Yahoo! Music"[17] ^B This concert was a part of "MTV Live"[18] ^C This concert was a part of "Nina's Night Out"[19] ^D This concert was a part of "Europe 2 Live" ^E This concert was a part of "Festivalbar"[20] ^F This concert was a part of "Pier Pressure"[21] ^G This concert was a part of the "Wilkinson American Movie Day"[22] ^H This concert was a part of "Oxegen"[6] ^I This concert was a part of "T in the Park"[23] ^J This concert was a part of the "Moon and Stars Festival" ^K These concerts were a part of the "Opern Air Festival"

^L This concert was a part of "Masstival"[24] ^M This concert was a part of the "Fly Beeyond Festival"[25] ^N This concert was a part of the "Roma Rock Festival"[26] ^O This concert was a part of "Gurtenfestival"[27] ^P This concert was a part of "106.1 KISS FM's KISS Party" ^Q These concerts were a part of the "Summer Sonic Festival"[28] ^R This concert was a part of "Unite Against AIDS"[29] ^S This concert was a part of the "[email protected]'s Jingle Ball"[30] ^T These concerts were a part of "Jingle Ball"[31][32] ^U This concert was a part of the "Q98.5 Santa Slam" ^V This concert was a part of the "KRBE 104.1's Jingle Jam"[33] ^W This concert was a part of "Star 94's Jingle Jam"[34]

See also

• List of Avril Lavigne concert tours

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