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READ MY LIPS

INTRODUCTION

The Read My Lips tour was Sophie's return to the stage. She hadn't been on tour since 1998, date of her last tour, with her previous band theaudience.

During 2002, Sophie did a "mini" tour with 9 dates around England during April and May, which you can also find below.

Her big tour, around Europe, began on January 17th 2003 and had 29 dates. It's her biggest solo tour to date and she's also released a DVD, which includes her live concert at the Shepherd's Bush Empire.

THE TOUR DATES 2002

Date	Local	Country
April 23, 2002	Parr Hall, Warrington	England
April 25, 2002	Regent Theatre, Ipswich	England
April 26, 2002	Norwich U.E.A, Norwich	England
April 27, 2002	Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone	England
April 29, 2002	The Anvil, Basingstoke	England
April 30, 2002	Leicester Uni, Leicester	England
May 1, 2002	Colston Hall, Bristol	England
May 3, 2002	Shepherd's Bush Empire, London	England
May 4, 2002	Shepherd's Bush Empire, London	England

THE TOUR DATES 2003

Date	Local	Country
January 17, 2003	Preston Guildhall, Preston	England
January 19, 2003	Glasgow Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow	Scotland
January 23, 2003	Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle	England
January 24, 2003	Nottingham Royal Centre, Nottingham	England
January 25, 2003	Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield	England
January 27, 2003	Liverpool Royal Court, Liverpool	England
January 28, 2003	Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton	England
January 29, 2003	Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge	England
January 31, 2003	Cardiff Arena, Cardiff	Wales
February 1, 2003	Manchester Apollo, Manchester	England
February 2, 2003	Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth	England
February 4, 2003	Brighton Centre, Brighton	England
February 5, 2003	Hammersmith Apollo, Hammersmith	England
February 9, 2003	Amsterdam Mekweg, Amsterdam	Holland
February 11, 2003	Stockholm Nalem, Stockholm	Sweden
February 12, 2003	Oslo Rockerfeller Music Hall, Oslo	Norway
February 14, 2003	Aarhus Train, Aarhus	Denmark
February 15, 2003	Copenhagen Amager Bio, Copenhagen	Denmark
February 17, 2003	Brussels Ancienne Belgique, Brussels	Belgium
February 18, 2003	Cologne Love Music Hall, Cologne	Germany
February 21, 2003	Hamburg Grosse Freihett, Hamburg	Germany
February 22, 2003	Berlin Universal Hall, Berlin	Germany
February 24, 2003	Darmstadt Central Station, Bundesland	Germany
February 25, 2003	Munich Elserhalle, Munich	Germany
February 26, 2003	Zurich Volkshaus, Zurich	Switzerland
February 28, 2003	Milan Propaganda, Milan	Italy
March 1, 2003	Marseille Theatre du Moulin, Marseille	France
March 2, 2003	Lyon Transborder, Lyon	France
March 3, 2003	Paris Elysée Montmartre, Paris	France

COSTUMES

Sophie wore one similar dress in each gig, a black one. For the Shepherd's Bush Empire's gigs she wore three different dresses: a purple one with a black belt, a black one with red and black skirt and a yellow with a pink belt.

SETLIST

[based on Shepherd's Bush Empire gig]

01. Sparkle
02. The Universe Is You
03. Lover
04. A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed
05. By Chance
06. Final Move
07. Is It Any Wonder
08. Groovejet
09. Everything Falls Into Place
10. Murder On The Dancefloor
11. Move This Mountain
[encore]
12. Get Over You
13. Take Me Home

THE BAND

	MARTIN WAUGH Played: Guitar Favourite song by Sophie: Is It Any Wonder Favourite non-Sophie song: Anything by Damien Rice Most memorable experience from the last SEB tour: Playing hide-and-seek on the ferry from Ireland to Scotland Favourite food: Sunday Roast Favourite book: Oor wullie Favourite film: Lord Of The Rings Favourite quote: "What are these two nonces up there singing acapulca for?!" (Acapella-Peter Kay is a legend) Hopes for 2003: To enjoy every moment as much as I did in 2002. Thanks to: Jon X at Westside Distribution and Mesa Boogie Amps, everyone at Garrison Guitars, all the guys at Lowden Guitars, Jasn at Rotosound Strings, Paul Bell at Bell Productions Current playing for: Mika
	ANGIE POLLOCK Played: Keyboads Favourite song by Sophie: Is It Any Wonder and By Chance Favourite non-Sophie song: Hey Bulldog by The Beatles Most memorable experience from the last SEB tour: The Malteser-throwing competition on the bus (aiming for Richard's mouth) Favourite food: King prawns, peppered and salted Favourite book: The Broons Favourite film: Room With A View Favourite quote: "Don't trust anyone alone in a room with a teacosy who doesn't try it on their head" Hopes for 2003: Pleasant suprises, a lot of laughs and a sunny summer. Thanks to: Gwen at Korg Current playing for: Goldfrapp
	PAUL STEWART Played: Drums Favourite song by Sophie: Lover Favourite non-Sophie song: New York, New York by Frank Sinatra Most memorable experience from the last SEB tour: A curry house in Middlesborough, where one man on his own took our coats, poured the drinks, cooked and servered the food and presumably washed up as well!! Favourite food: Any seafood or else Bangers&Mash Favourite book: Round Ireland with a fridge by Tony Hawks Favourite film: The Fabulous Baker Boys Favourite quote: "I don't even know your name, 'Tara-Peter-Frampton-double-barrelled-shotgun-Kennsington-on-the-horse'" - Alan Partridge speaking to a well-spoken lady Hopes for 2003: To spend as much time in the sunshine as possible. Thanks to: George at Premier Drums, Tina at Zildjian Cymbals and Dean at Protection Racket Cases Current playing for: The Feeling
	RICHARD JONES Played: Bass Favourite song by Sophie: Move This Mountain Favourite non-Sophie song: Chicken-headed Raccoon Dog by Melt Banana Most memorable experience from the last SEB tour: Almost choking to death on a malteser when everyone decided to use my mouth as the target for a malteser throwing competition. Favourite food: Mexican, seafood Favourite book: Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut Favourite film: The Man Who Wasn't There by Cohen Brothers Favourite quote: "Here lies David St Hubbins...And why not" - David St Hibbins from Spinal on his Epitaph Hopes for 2003: To tour as much as I can, go on several holidays and improve my snowboarding skills Thanks to: Hoda at Ashdown Engineering Amplification, John at J.Shuker Bass Guitars, Jamie at Fender, Claire at Roland, Jason at Rotosound Strings Current playing for: The Feeling

TOURBOOK

REGISTRY

Watch My Lips is the first and so far the unique DVD by Sophie. It contains the full Shepherd's Bush Empire concert, with a total of 13 songs. It also features some exclusives, such as an interview with Sophie, on which she talks about her first band, theaudience, the promotion of the album and much more. You can also watch to an on tour diary, on which you can see Sophie getting ready to go on stage and all the fun on the bus tour. The DVD also features 9 promos, which are Sophie's solo videos plus three videos by theaudience.

For more information, visit Read My Lips discography.