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The Final Straw Tour was a concert tour by Northern Irish alternative rock band Snow Patrol. It was launched in support of the group's 2003 album ''Final Straw''. The band visited numerous venues internationally from 2003 through 2005. The tour is the collective name of many smaller tours and festivals Snow Patrol has played in support of their album. The tour commenced on 13 July 2003, spanned 13 legs and saw the band play over 200 shows, visiting four continents in the process. The band toured as both, a headlining and a support act, supporting bands like U2, Pixies, Athlete and Grandaddy during the tour. The Australian mini-tour of July 2004 marked the first time the band played in the country. Before the final leg of the tour, bassist Mark McClelland left the band. Replacement Paul Wilson, formerly of Terra Diablo, and then-touring keyboardist Tom Simpson subsequently made their live debuts as permanent members of the band. Snow Patrol's only DVD, ''Live at Somerset House'' was released from this tour. The last leg of the tour saw the band support U2 on the Vertigo Tour. Snow Patrol chose to end the touring, which had spanned almost two years, after the U2 dates in a bar owned by actor Eddie Murphy. The full tour spanned 223 dates and had 14 cancellations. ==Tickets== For the UK Tour in January 2004, where the band supported Athlete, tickets for the Nottingham and London dates sold out early. Tickets for the Preston, Glasgow and Cambridge shows could be obtained from Wayahead (now called See Tickets). Tickets for the Nottingham and York shows could be purchased from Gigsandtours and those for the show at Reading University had to be obtained in person (at the University) or online through Wegottickets.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol to kick off 2004 supporting Athlete )〕 For the UK Tour in March 2004, where the band was supported throughout by Terra Diablo and Astrid, tickers for all dates except Sheffield, Stoke and Norwich were available through phone or online at Wayahead and the tickets for the Sheffield show through phone or online at Ticketweb.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New Snow Patrol UK tour dates )〕 Tickets for the shows at Stoke and Norwich could only be obtained through phone.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol confirm further UK dates and venue changes )〕 Additional dates for Leeds, Liverpool and Dublin were later added. Tickets for the Leeds and Liverpool shows could be obtained through phone or Wayahead. Tickets for the Dublin date were available through phone or Ticketweb.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol confirm additional London date on march tour )〕 Snow Patrol did a short tour of the United States to promote ''Final Straw''. Tickets for each show could be obtained only through the venue website, or phone.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol confirm US tour details )〕 Snow Patrol appeared on the "Carling Live New Kings of Rock 'n' Roll" series, where they supported Jet. Tickets for this show were not available for sale to the general public, they could only be won from Carlinglive.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol - New kings of rock n' roll! )〕 The band played a lone date supporting the Pixies in the Netherlands. Tickets for this date could be obtained from the Dutch Ticketmaster website.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol support Pixies )〕 The band played two sideshows when they visited Australia to play at Splendour at the Grass. Tickets for the shows were available from Frontiertouring.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol confirm Australian mini tour )〕 Tickets for the charity event Soccer Six were available through Xfm, or by phone, through the Soccer Six Ticket Hotline or the Reading Ticket Hotline.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol join line up of stars at Soccer Six )〕 Tickets for Live 8 were free. To give away the tickets, a lottery was organized through SMS on 6 June. Tickets were only available to people who won the text lottery, which took place on 6 June.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol to play Live 8 )〕 Snow Patrol played a one-off show at the Boule Noir in March. Tickets for the show were available from Ticketnet. Tickets for the Isle of Wight Festival could be purchased from Ticketmaster, or the official website for the festival. Tickets for T in the Park could be obtained through the official website also. For the V Festival went on general sale on 20 March 9am and could be purchased through the official website or Gigsandtours.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol confirm one-off Paris show and three UK festivals )〕 Again, the Oxegen Festival tickets were available through the official website.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol add a new festival to their summer schedule )〕 For Splendour in the Grass, tickets went on sale on 7 May.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol in Australia )〕 Tickets for the Arran Special Easter Gigs sold out quickly. No additional tickets were made available.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Venue change for special Easter Snow Patrol dates )〕 When the gigs were re-scheduled to a single show in Glasgow, fans were offered a refund.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title='Important' Snow Patrol Arran gigs cancelled )〕 Tickets for the one-off year rounding show at the RDS Main Hall went on sale on 2 October 2004 at 9am. They were priced at €34.50 each. The Hogmanay Party required passes to get in. They went on sale on 13 November 2004, 10 am and were priced at £2.50 each and were limited to a maximum of four per household. They can be bought by credit and debit card via a hotline, from Ticketmaster centres, or Virgin Mega stores in Argyle Street and Buchanan Street. Online, they could be purchased from Ticketmaster.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol announce two huge Scottish shows! )〕 Later, Snow Patrol's official website notified fans about a limited number of remaining tickets, which could be purchased from Ticketweb.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jacknife Lee added to Hogmanay special )〕 Tickets for the show at the Killarney Festival were available from Ticketmaster, and were priced between €44.50 and €49.50.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol to headline Irish festival )〕 Tickets for the Isle of Wight Festival went on sale from the official website and were priced at £35 (Day ticket) and £90 (Weekend pass).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol summer festival appearances announced )〕 They could also be ordered through phone on the ''NME'' Ticketline. For the tour of the US and Canada in April–May 2004, tickets for selected venues were available from the venue website. Tickets could also be obtained through various services like Ticketmaster, Tickets, Ticketweb, Ticketswest and Nextticketing.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol confirm international releases and US tour )〕 The band returned to the United States in September–October 2004. This time, the band's website offered fans the opportunity of a pre-sale before tickets went for general sale.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol US tour details )〕 During the tour, the band sold out the concert at the Gypsy Tea Room of capacity 897, making it the first time a show at the venue was sold out in six months. Snow Patrol ended 2004 with a tour of UK & Ireland. Fans were again given the opportunity of a pre-sale. General sale tickets could then be purchased from Seetickets. Extra dates were later added to the tour, and tickets for the new shows went for sale after the first show in each city sold out.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol confirm details of UK tour - New dates added )〕 After all dates were sold out, an extra date was added to the Dublin gig. To give away tickets for this show, Snow Patrol's official website offered a pre-sale on 12 August, with tickets going on general sale two days after from Ticketmaster. The tickets were priced at €26.50 each.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Most Snow Patrol UK dates sold out - Dublin date added )〕 As there was still huge demand for tickets, the band added a third date at the Ulster Hall/ Tickets for this show went for pre-sale on 27 August 9:30am, with the pre-sale password being placed on the forum half an hour before the pre-sale. General sale began a day after from Ticketmaster. Tickets were priced at £16.50 (standing) and £17.50 (seated).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snow Patrol confirm additional Belfast show )〕 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「Final Straw Tour」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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