The Talk on Corners Tour is the second concert tour by Irish band, The Corrs. Beginning in November 1997, the tour supported the band's second studio album, Talk on Corners. To date, it is their longest tour, with over 150 dates across Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and North America. The tour began with the band performing in theatres and nightclubs and, as the record’s success grew, progressed to arenas and amphitheatres, along with the group’s usual appearances at a variety of international music festivals.

Background
After promoting their second studio album, the band began tour rehearsals in October 1997 at The Factory in Dublin. During their several weeks of rehearsals, the band promoted the tour on various radio stations throughout Europe. In February of 1998, the band began their tour of Australia and New Zealand; while in New Zealand, the band shot the music video for the album’s third single, "What Can I Do?". Members of the group stated that they were initially homesick for Ireland, but that shooting a music video in the countryside of New Zealand reminded them greatly of home. In March of 1998, the band kicked off their tour of the United Kingdom; they performed at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Saint Patrick's Day, with drummer Mick Fleetwood (of Fleetwood Mac fame) joining the band for their cover of Fleetwood Mac’s "Dreams", as well as the traditional Irish tunes "Haste to the Wedding" and "Toss the Feathers". The show was recorded and televised in the UK, and was released on VHS and eventually to DVD and Blu-Ray; the broadcast helped push "Dreams" to the #6 spot on British charts. It also propelled their overall notoriety and success, leading them to become the most famous Irish band behind U2. This success continued throughout 1998, with their following singles, “Runaway (Tin Tin Out Remix)” and “So Young (K-Klass Remix)”, being given fresh remixes from their original versions, and peaking at #2 and #5 on the UK charts, respectively.

After breaking the UK music scene, the band set out to build upon this success in the US and Canada, where that leg of the tour commenced in October of 1998. During their stop in Chicago, the band shot the music video for "So Young". In December, the band set off on a more ambitious UK/European tour, selling out a five-night run at Wembley Arena, as well as selling out a majority of the other dates on the tour. In March 1999, the band toured North America as supporting act for The Rolling Stones as part of their No Security Tour. In July 1999, the band set off on a summer festival tour as they did the previous July (1998). The tour concluded in Dublin, on 17 July 1999; the band played for their biggest audience to date, at that point, in front of 45,000 people at Lansdowne Road football stadium. This concert was recorded and would eventually be released onto VHS and DVD. Many consider this to be one of the band’s greatest live performances.

Opening acts
Dakota Moon (3–22 December 1998)
Picturehouse (14 January–1 February 1999)
Babel Fish (3–8 February 1999)
Brian Kennedy (20–26 February 1999)
An Pierlé (Amsterdam)
Catie Curtis (Alexandria, Chicago, West Hollywood and Solana Beach)

Setlist
The following setlist is obtained from the 5 June 1998 concert at the Portsmouth Guildhall in Portsmouth, England. It does not represent all concerts during the tour.
"Instrumental Sequence"
"When He's Not Around"
"No Good for Me"
"Love to Love You"
"Instrumental Sequence" (contains elements of "(Lough) Erin Shore")
"Forgiven, Not Forgotten"
"Joy of Life"
"Intimacy"
"What Can I Do?"
"The Right Time"
"Queen of Hollywood"
"Dreams"
"Instrumental Sequence" (contains elements of "Haste to the Wedding")
"Runaway"
"Only When I Sleep"
"Hopelessly Addicted"
"I Never Loved You Anyway"
Encore
"So Young"
"Toss the Feathers"

Tour dates

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

Concierto Básico 40
Fleadh Festival
Derby Day Picnic
Guinness Fleadh Music Festival
Ohne Filter
Storsjöyran
Midtfyns Festival
Party in the Park
Balinger Open Air
Doctor Music Festival
Montreux Jazz Festival
Axion Beach Rock
Gurtenfestival
Nuits de Fourvière
Sziget Festival
Radio 1 Roadshow
Sopot International Song Festival
XVI Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony
City in the Park
Glastonbury Festival
Xacobeo '99
Stadsfesten Skellefteå
Solidays

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

Personnel

Band
Andrea Corr (lead vocals, tin whistle)
Sharon Corr (violin, keyboards, vocals)
Caroline Corr (drums, bodhran, piano, vocals)
Jim Corr (guitars, keyboards, vocals)
Keith Duffy (bass)
Anthony Drennan (lead guitar)
Conor Brady (lead guitar) (replaced Anto during the Genesis tour; 1997–1998)

Management & Agents
John Hughes (manager)
Emma Hill (management assistant)
John Giddings at Solo ITG (international agent)
Barry Gaster (Irish agent)

The Crew
Henry McGroggan (tour manager)
Aiden Lee (production manager)
Liam McCarthy (lighting designer)
Max Bisgrove (sound engineer)
Paul 'Mini' Moore (monitor engineer)
Declan Hogan (drum technician)
John Parsons (guitar technician)
Oisin Murray (midi technician)
Jay Mascrey (makeup)

References

1997 concert tours
1998 concert tours
1999 concert tours
The Corrs concert tours