![]() ![]() ![]() Rice summarized that "Alexander’s show was a triumphant showcase of the power of pop to liberate, titillate and be buckets full of fun". In his four star review, Rice praised Alexander's playfulness on stage, explaining that "The BAFTA-nominated, chart-topping renaissance man gave a slick performance on this London date of his Night Call tour - but with the humour and impish charm of someone who clearly still knows how to have fun" and highlighted that "even when dipping into songs from Years and Years’ previous two albums, the set was almost entirely roof-raising pop-synth and disco bangers". Reviewing the Wembley Arena show, Sam Rice of the Evening Standard stated that "solo suits the band's frontman, who kept the crowd in the palm of his hand". It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour. This set list is representative of the show on, in Brighton. On 6 April 2022, it was announced that Years & Years would headline the rescheduled Summer Camp Festival, Australia's first touring Pride festival in November. The costumes for the tour were designed by Rory Parnell Mooney and Alexander also consulted with a magician in order to be able to execute an illusion that takes place during "Up in Flames". Visually they have a strong place in queer history as a place of hook-ups, love, lust and shame, as well as being this bodily space that we’re slightly repulsed by". We have toilet cubicles on stage! As far as bang for your buck, a toilet goes a long way. ![]() Alexander collaborated with visual artist Theo Adams for the show's staging, stating that "Theo’s vision is super visceral and dirty, and a bit of a twisted take on a night out. Discussing the tour with tge Evening Standard, Alexander explained that "my big inspiration for the tour was the movie Showgirls especially the iconic scene towards the end where there’s lava onstage and they’re all in gold lamé and it’s just insane" and also highlighted 1971's Pink Narcissus and Bob Fosse's 1972 Cabaret films as major inspirations. I just want to give the people the best night of their life. So I'm at the moment getting it together, but it’s going to be a very queer, very fun, party vibe. In an interview with Hits Radio, Alexander said of the tour: "If anybody managed to catch a little bit of my New Year's Eve show, that was like a little taster of what the show is going to be. Alexander was due to headline the Colourboxx Festival at Glasgow's Bellahouston Park on 25 June 2022, with Becky Hill, Bimini Bon-Boulash and Sugababes also on the bill however, the festival was later announced to have been cancelled. On 22 March 2022, Alexander revealed via Instagram that Cat Burns, L Devine, Queer House Party and Eddy Luna would be supporting the UK and Ireland dates. The Night Call Tour was announced on 29 October 2021 ahead of the release of the album of same name, which was released on 7 January 2022. Alexander subsequently revealed that the band would instead become a solo project and that he would be releasing new music later in the year. On 18 March 2021, Years & Years, then a band featuring Olly Alexander, Emre Türkman and Mikey Goldsworthy, announced their split, with Alexander stating that the trio had "grown apart musically". The tour supported the Night Call album and began on at the Brighton Centre and concluded on 12 November in Melbourne, Australia. The Night Call Tour was the third concert tour by English synth-pop singer Olly Alexander, under the stage name Years & Years and was his first tour as a solo artist. The Night Call Tour Tour by Years & Years ( August 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting, such as Reflinks ( documentation), reFill ( documentation) and Citation bot ( documentation). ![]() Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style. This article uses bare URLs, which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot. ![]()
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