# The Family Jewels Tour

The Family Jewels Tour was the first major headlining concert tour by Welsh singer-songwriter Marina Diamandis, known professionally as MARINA (formerly known as Marina and the Diamonds) in support of her debut album, The Family Jewels. In December 2009, prior to the release of her album, she announced an eight-date concert tour for the United Kingdom in February 2010. Following the success of her British tour, with tickets selling out, Diamandis announced her second United Kingdom and Ireland tour, entitled The Gem Tour. Tour dates for the United States and mainland Europe, in countries such as France, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland, were shortly added. In May 2010, Diamandis announced sixteen dates for her third United Kingdom and Ireland tour in Autumn the following year. Marina announced on 14 October that her third headlining UK tour would be called The Burger Queen Tour.
Diamandis also performed at several music festivals in the United States (SXSW 2010 and "Lilith Fair 2010"), the United Kingdom ("The Great Escape 2010", "Radio 1's Big Weekend 2010", "Isle of Wight Festival 2010", "Glastonbury Festival 2010", "iTunes Festival 2010" and "The Secret Garden Party 2010"), Germany ("Hurricane Festival 2010" and "Southside Festival 2010"), Norway ("Øyafestivalen 2010"), Sweden ("Way Out West Festival 2010"), Finland ("Flow Festival 2010") and Belgium ("Pukkelpop Festival 2010").
Diamandis was originally scheduled to play several shows in the USA in early 2011 but these dates were cancelled in order for her to work on the recording of Electra Heart. In Summer 2011, she switched back-and-forth between headlining "The Family Jewels Tour" and serving as an opening act for Katy Perry on her "California Dreams Tour".

## Reception

Katy Ratican from Contact Music rated Marina and the Diamonds' Manchester concert on 21 February 2010 nine stars out of ten saying it "was impressively cohesive and Marina held the limelight with charisma and confidence". She also predicted that the "next time [Diamandis] plays Manchester, it will be to a sold out Academy 2 audience, with a top-selling album gracing the merchandising stand. Marina won't be playing to a few hundred people above a trendy bar in the foreseeable future." Joanne Dorken from MTV UK praised Diamandis' performance of "Obsessions" at London's Bush Hall on 23 February 2010 calling it the "highlight of the evening as Marina proved her vocal ability as well as showcasing her talent for playing live."
At the opening concert of her Gem Tour at The Glee Club in Birmingham on 12 May 2010, Zak Edwards from Gig Junkies said Diamandis "instantly captivated the crowd in a similar way to which Kate Bush and Toyah Willcox did in yesteryear." He concluded by saying: "In short, this was a great set by a really novel, unique and entertaining performer. If you get chance to see her, you really must."

## Opening acts

* Clock Opera (14—19 February 2010)
* Alan Pownall (21—23 February 2010)
* Samuel (14—15 March 2010)
* Spark (now known as Jessica Morgan) (12—31 May 2010)
* Jasmine Ash (6 July 2010)
* DJs Aaron and Nako (8 July 2010)
* Young the Giant (6 September 2010)
* CocknBullKid
* Hannah Yadi – (14 November 2010)
* Hollywood Kill
* Ra Ra Rasputin – 16 June 2011

## Setlist

* "Girls"
* "Seventeen"
* "The Outsider"
* "I Am Not a Robot"
* "Oh No!"
* "Numb"
* "Obsessions"
* "Rootless"
* "Hollywood"
* "Shampain"
* "Guilty" (only on 29 April 2010)

### Encore

* "Mowgli's Road"
* "Girls"
* "Seventeen"
* "The Outsider"
* "I Am Not a Robot"
* "Oh No!"
* "Numb"
* "Obsessions"
* "Rootless"
* "Hollywood"
* "Shampain"
* "Guilty"

### Encore

* "Starstrukk"
* "Are You Satisfied?" (latter part of the tour)
* "Mowgli's Road"
* "The Family Jewels"
* "The Outsider"
* "Girls"
* "Seventeen"
* "Are You Satisfied?"
* "Rootless"
* "Hermit the Frog"
* "I Am Not a Robot"
* "Obsessions"
* "Jealousy"
* "Oh No!"
* "Shampain"
* "Mowgli's Road"
* "Guilty"

### Encore

* "Numb"
* "Hollywood"
* "Mowgli's Road"
* "Living Dead"
* "I Am Not a Robot"
* "Obsessions"
* "Starring Role"
* "Are You Satisfied?"
* "Hollywood"
* "Fear and Loathing"

## Tour dates

List of 2010 concerts :
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| 26 January 2010 | London | England | Dingwalls |
| 29 January 2010 | London | England | The Tabernacle |
| 30 January 2010 | Gateshead | England | The Sage Gateshead |
| 5 February 2010 | London | England | Relentless Garage |
| 14 February 2010 | Edinburgh | Scotland | HMV Picture House |
| 15 February 2010 | Norwich | England | Norwich Arts Centre |
| 16 February 2010 | Brighton | England | Audio Nightclub |
| 17 February 2010 | Nottingham | England | The Bodega Social Club |
| 18 February 2010 | Newcastle upon Tyne | England | Digital |
| 19 February 2010 | Glasgow | Scotland | Oran Mor |
| 21 February 2010 | Manchester | England | The Deaf Institute |
| 22 February 2010 | Bristol | England | The Cooler |
| 23 February 2010 | London | England | Bush Hall |
| 4 March 2010 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Ideal Bar |
| 5 March 2010 | Stockholm | Sweden | Södra Teatern |
| 14 March 2010 | New York City | United States | The Bellhouse |
| 15 March 2010 | New York City | United States | (Le) Poisson Rouge |
| 18 March 2010 | Austin | United States | South by Southwest |
| 19 March 2010 | Austin | United States | South by Southwest |
| 20 March 2010 | Austin | United States | South by Southwest |
| 29 April 2010 | Paris | France | Le Divan du Monde |
| 12 May 2010 | Birmingham | England | The Glee Club |
| 13 May 2010 | Bournemouth | England | The Old Fire Station |
| 15 May 2010 | Brighton | England | The Great Escape Festival |
| 16 May 2010 | Cardiff | Wales | Millennium Music Hall |
| 18 May 2010 | Norwich | England | The Waterfront |
| 19 May 2010 | London | England | Bloomsbury Ballroom |
| 20 May 2010 | London | England | Bloomsbury Ballroom |
| 22 May 2010 | Sheffield | England | The Leadmill |
| 23 May 2010 | Manchester | England | Manchester Academy |
| 25 May 2010 | Liverpool | England | The Masque |
| 26 May 2010 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Mandela Hall |
| 27 May 2010 | Dublin | Ireland | Tripod |
| 29 May 2010 | Glasgow | Scotland | Queen Margaret Union |
| 30 May 2010 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Assembly Rooms |
| 31 May 2010 | Leeds | England | Leeds Met Stylus |
| 3 June 2010 | Hamburg | Germany | The Stage Club |
| 4 June 2010 | Berlin | Germany | Frannz Club |
| 6 June 2010 | Cologne | Germany | Die Werkstatt Köln |
| 7 June 2010 | Munich | Germany | 59:1 |
| 8 June 2010 | Zürich | Switzerland | Kaufleuten |
| 11 June 2010 | Newport | England | Isle of Wight Festival 2010 |
| 13 June 2010 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Vega |
| 15 June 2010 | Brussels | Belgium | Le Botanique |
| 16 June 2010 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Paradiso |
| 18 June 2010 | Scheeßel | Germany | Hurricane Festival |
| 19 June 2010 | Tuttlingen | Germany | Southside Festival |
| 26 June 2010 | Somerset | England | Glastonbury Festival 2010 |
| 6 July 2010 | West Hollywood | United States | The Troubadour |
| 8 July 2010 | San Francisco | United States | Pop Scene |
| 9 July 2010 | Las Vegas | United States | Lilith Fair |
| 10 July 2010 | Los Angeles | United States | Lilith Fair |
| 22 July 2010 | London | England | iTunes Festival |
| 23 July 2010 | Huntingdon | England | Secret Garden Party |
| 13 August 2010 | Oslo | Norway | Øyafestivalen |
| 14 August 2010 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Way Out West Festival |
| 15 August 2010 | Helsinki | Finland | Flow Festival |
| 19 August 2010 | Vienna | Austria | FM4 Frequency Festival |
| 20 August 2010 | Hasselt | Belgium | Pukkelpop |
| 21 August 2010 | Biddinghuizen | Netherlands | Pukkelpop |
| 27 August 2010 | Reading | England | Reading Festival |
| 29 August 2010 | Leeds | England | Leeds Festival |
| 1 September 2010 | Boston | United States | Paradise |
| 2 September 2010 | New York City | United States | Webster Hall |
| 3 September 2010 | Philadelphia | United States | World Cafe |
| 5 September 2010 | Asbury Park | United States | Wonder Bar |
| 6 September 2010 | Washington, D.C. | United States | 9:30 Club |
| 8 September 2010 | Toronto | Canada | The Opera House |
| 9 September 2010 | Chicago | United States | Lincoln Hall |
| 10 September 2010 | Minneapolis | United States | Triple Rock |
| 13 September 2010 | Seattle | United States | Crocodile Cafe |
| 14 September 2010 | Portland | United States | Doug Fir |
| 15 September 2010 | San Francisco | United States | The Independent |
| 17 September 2010 | Los Angeles | United States | El Rey Theatre |
| 23 September 2010 | Baden-Baden | Germany | SWR3 New Pop Festival |
| 19 October 2010 | Portsmouth | England | Pyramid Centre |
| 20 October 2010 | Norwich | England | University of East Anglia |
| 21 October 2010 | Eastbourne | England | Winter Garden |
| 23 October 2010 | Birmingham | England | Town Hall |
| 24 October 2010 | Oxford | England | Regal |
| 25 October 2010 | Bristol | England | Anson Rooms |
| 27 October 2010 | Dublin | Ireland | Vicar Street |
| 28 October 2010 | Cork | Ireland | Savoy Theatre |
| 29 October 2010 | Derry | Northern Ireland | Nerve Centre |
| 31 October 2010 | Manchester | England | The Ritz |
| 1 November 2010 | Glasgow | Scotland | Fruit Market |
| 2 November 2010 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Picture House |
| 4 November 2010 | Newcastle upon Tyne | England | Northumbria University |
| 5 November 2010 | Leeds | England | University of Leeds |
| 7 November 2010 | Nottingham | England | Nottingham Trent University |
| 8 November 2010 | London | England | The Roundhouse |
| 9 November 2010 | London | England | London Forum |
| 11 November 2010 | Coventry | England | The Copper Rooms |
| 12 November 2010 | Cardiff | Wales | Coal Exchange |
| 14 November 2010 | Bath | England | Pavilion |
| 15 November 2010 | Brighton | England | Corn Exchange |
| 18 November 2010 | Cologne | Germany | Gloria |
| 19 November 2010 | Berlin | Germany | Postbahnhof |
| 20 November 2010 | Hamburg | Germany | Uebel & Gefährlich |
| 22 November 2010 | Stockholm | Sweden | Nalen |
| 23 November 2010 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Pustervik |
| 25 November 2010 | Helsinki | Finland | Tavastia |
| 26 November 2010 | Aarhus | Denmark | Vox |
| 28 November 2010 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Melkweg |
| 29 November 2010 | Ghent | Belgium | Vooruit |
| 30 November 2010 | Paris | France | Alhambra |
| 3 December 2010 | Bern | Switzerland | Bierhubeli |
| 4 December 2010 | Vienna | Austria | Porgy & Bess |
| 5 December 2010 | Hannover | Germany | Faust |
| 28 December 2010 | Melbourne | Australia | Hi-Fi Bar & Ballroom |
| 29 December 2010 | Lorne | Australia | Falls Festival |
| 30 December 2010 | Marrickville | Australia | The Factory Theatre |
List of 2011 concerts :
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| 1 January 2011 | Sydney | Australia | Field Day Festival |
| 3 January 2011 | Busselton | Australia | Southbound Festival |
| 7 April 2011 | Las Vegas | United States | Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas |
| 8 April 2011 | Las Vegas | United States | Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas |
| 9 April 2011 | Las Vegas | United States | Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas |
| 11 April 2011 | Austin | United States | Antone's Nightclub |
| 12 April 2011 | Houston | United States | Fitzgerald's |
| 13 April 2011 | Dallas | United States | Granada Theatre |
| 15 April 2011 | Indio | United States | Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival |
| 30 April 2011 | Bergen | Norway | Bergen International Festival |
| 16 June 2011 | Philadelphia | United States | Theatre of the Living Arts |
| 17 June 2011 | Washington, D.C. | United States | 9:30 Club |
| 18 June 2011 | Asbury Park | United States | Stone Pony |
| 20 June 2011 | Boston | United States | Paradise Rock Club |
| 21 June 2011 | New York | United States | Webster Hall |
| 23 July 2011 | Moscow | Russia | Afisha Picnic |
| 29 July 2011 | Lucerne | Switzerland | Blue Balls Festival |
| 30 July 2011 | Östersund | Sweden | Storsjöyran |
| 13 August 2011 | Piešťany | Slovakia | Grape music festival |
| 14 August 2011 | Budapest | Hungary | Sziget Festival |
| 19 August 2011 | Paredes de Coura | Portugal | Paredes de Coura Festival |
| 23 November 2011 | London | England | Church of St John-at-Hackney |
* A ^ this concert was a part of "The Great Escape Festival 2010"
* B ^ this concert was a part of "Isle of Wight Festival 2010"
* C ^ this concert was a part of "Hurricane Festival 2010"
* D ^ this concert was a part of "Southside Festival 2010"
* E ^ this concert was a part of "Glastonbury Festival 2010"
* F ^ this concert was a part of "iTunes Festival 2010"
* G ^ this concert was a part of "Øyafestivalen"
* H ^ this concert was a part of "Way Out West Festival"
* I ^ this concert was a part of "Flow Festival 2010"
* J ^ this concert was a part of "FM4 Frequency Festival"
* K ^ this concert was a part of "Pukkelpop"
* L ^ this concert was a part of "Pukkelpop"
* M ^ this concert was a part of "Reading Festival"
* N ^ this concert was a part of "Leeds Festival"
* O ^ this concert was a part of "SWR3 New Pop Festival"

## Box office score data

| Venue | City | Tickets Sold / Available | Gross Revenue |
| Tabernacle | London | 450 / 450 (100%) | $7,286 |
| 9:30 Club | Washington DC | 718 / 1,200 (60%) | $10,770 |
| El Rey Theatre | Los Angeles | 771 / 771 (100%) | $15,420 |
| Antone's | Austin | 486 / 700 (69%) | $6,464 |
| 9:30 Club | Washington DC | 780/ 1,200 (65%) | $15,600 |