User blog:BeccaSchmecca/Fiona Harker in Real Life: Debut Tour

Live in Concert: 2009-10 was the debut headlining concert tour by American teen singer Fiona Harker, in support of her debut album FiONA. The tour began on August 7, 2009 in London and concluded on January 20, 2010 in Vienna, comprising 19 concerts. For each tour date, Harker with accompanied by her cousin, pianist Kirk Banks (born May 1, 1988), as well as several electronic musicians and live string players. Her mother (Millicent Harker; born June 1, 1969) served as the manager and travelling assistant.

Background and development
In April 2009, 14-year-old Fiona Harker announced on her official website that she decided to try her hand at doing her first concert tour later on and that fans who ordered her album before the beginning of June would get a code to purchase tickets before the general sale.

Set list

 * 1) "I Promise You"
 * 2) "Other Side"
 * 3) "Open Minded"
 * 4) "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" (The Smiths cover)
 * 5) "It's My Time" (Jade Ewen cover)
 * 6) "I'll Never Back Down"
 * 7) "When You're Alone"
 * 8) "Don't You Worry About a Thing" (Stevie Wonder cover)
 * 9) "Scars"
 * 10) "What If I Broke My Own Heart?"
 * 11) "Let It Out" (contains elements of "Ain't No Other Man")
 * 12) "Life Gets Better Everyday"

Reaction
In reviewing the concert at Dublin's Mahoney Hall, a member of The Echo wrote of Harker: "If anyone actually wondered what a rising superstar would sound at the age of 14, then you got the answer Thursday evening: strong vocals, emotional overload, etc". Someone from El Mundo commented on the concert in Madrid: "…and what a voice! I was blown away when Fiona hit those high notes in ‘Other Side’. She's like a miniature Céline Dion!"

Tour dates

 * Cancellations

Personnel

 * Fiona Harker - lead vocals
 * Kirk Banks - piano, synthesizer
 * Larson Baggio - drums
 * Marybeth Bergstrom - electric guitar
 * Arixandra Breznay - bass guitar
 * Catherine Jankowski - violin
 * Dolores Williams - violin
 * Jacqueline Garcia - cello
 * Sabrina Hijikata - backing vocalist
 * Sophia Higgins - backing vocalist