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An Intimate Evening with... No Angels
Tour by No Angels
Promotional poster for the tour
LocationGermany
Associated albumWelcome to the Dance
Start date17 May 2010 (2010-05-17)
End date22 May 2010 (2010-05-22)
No. of shows5
No Angels concert chronology

An Intimate Evening with... No Angels was the third concert tour by German pop band No Angels. Mounted in support of their fifth studio album, Welcome to the Dance (2009), it marked the group's first concert tour since the 2002 Four Seasons Tour and their only tour during their first reunion phase, which began in 2007. Drawing on the acoustic concept originally developed for the cancelled 2004 Pure Acoustic Tour, the five-date club tour took place in May 2010, beginning at Munich's Atomic Café.

The tour got off to a turbulent start when Nadja Benaissa withdrew for health reasons just four days before the opening date. Her absence became a major focus of the tour's advance publicity and media coverage. Nevertheless, all scheduled concerts went ahead, with the setlist and arrangements reworked at short notice to accommodate the group performing as a trio. Reviews were largely positive, with critics highlighting the stripped-back presentation, strong vocal performances, energetic delivery, and musical versatility, while also noting the retrospective and nostalgic character of the setlist.

Background

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Originally a quintet, consisting of Nadja Benaissa, Lucy Diakovska, Sandy Mölling, Vanessa Petruo, and Jessica Wahls, No Angels were formed formed in 2000 during the debut season of the German adaptation of the talent series Popstars and quickly became one of the most commercially successful pop acts of the 2000s.[1] Their first two studio albums, Elle'ments (2001) and Now... Us! (2002), topped the charts and initiated two major concert tours, including the 2001 Rivers of Joy Tour and the 2002 Four Seasons Tour, both of which achieved considerable commercial success.[2] In 2003, Wahls was removed from the group following the birth of her first child.[3] The remaining four members subsequently recorded the band's third studio album, Pure, which was released later that year, and announced the 22-date Pure Acoustic Tour, their third concert tour, for January and February 2004.[4] However, only a few weeks after tickets went on sale, the band announced that they would take an extended hiatus and ultimately decided to disband indefinitely, resulting in the cancellation of the tour.[5]

In January 2007, No Angels announced at an official press conference that they had reformed and were working on a new studio album, Destiny.[6] The reunited group consisted of Benaissa, Diakovska, Mölling, and Wahls, with Petruo choosing not to return.[7] During the press conference, the group also announced plans for a new concert tour in the second half of 2007 in support of the album.[8][9] However, the tour plans were subsequently postponed after the album and its singles fell short of expectations.[10] By the end of 2007, the band's management stated that no concrete tour plans were in place, while leaving open the possibility of activities in 2008.[11] These plans were ultimately abandoned following the group's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest in May 2008, as the band instead focused on recording their fifth studio album, Welcome to the Dance, released in August 2009.[12] In February 2010, No Angels announced An Intimate Evening with... No Angels, a five-date club tour that revived the acoustic concept originally planned for the cancelled Pure Acoustic Tour in 2004.[13]

Critical reception

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Michael Grill from the Abendzeitung gave the 17 May 2010 concert in Munich a highly positive review, calling it "great" and praising the group as "serious musicians." He highlighted their blend of funk, salsa, soul, and blues, describing the performance as lively, soulful, fresh, and occasionally nostalgic despite a somewhat disorganized start. [14] Katharina Riehl of Süddeutsche Zeitung described the same show as a "very relaxed" production that was "not a perfectly stylized stage show with more effects than music," but instead offered an "intimate" setting with a live band. She noted that the stripped-back format made No Angels appear "quite mature" and attracted a largely adult audience of longtime fans.[15] Kathrin Rosendorff, writing for Offenbach Post, gave the Frankfurt concert a positive assessment, praising the No Angels for their "beautiful voices and plenty of energy" and highlighting the intimate club setting and strong support from their fans. She also noted the group's ability to perform songs spanning their ten-year history despite Nadja Benaissa's absence.[16] Writing for CDStarts.de, Stephanie Wunderl praised No Angels for their "energy, charisma and enjoyment" and highlighting their "vocal range and precision" at the 19 May 2010 show in Cologne. She described the 100-minute performance as an engaging retrospective of the group's career, while also noting the enthusiastic audience response and the supporting band's contributions.[17]

Set list

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This set list is representative of the 19 May 2010 show in Cologne.[17]

  1. "Daylight in Your Eyes"
  2. "There Must Be an Angel"
  3. "Rivers of Joy"
  4. "Something About Us"
  5. "Still in Love with You"
  6. "All Cried Out"
  7. "No Angel (It's All in Your Mind)"
  8. "Feelgood Lies"
  9. "Someday"
  10. "Goodbye to Yesterday"
  11. "Maybe"
  12. "Make a Change"
  13. "Dance-Aholic"
  14. "Young Love"
  15. "Derailed"
  16. "Too Old"
  17. "Shut Your Mouth"
  18. "One Life"
  19. "A Reason"

Encore

  1. "Daylight in Your Eyes"

Tour dates

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List of concerts with date, city, and venue[13]
Date City Venue
17 May 2010 München The Atomic Café
18 May 2010 Frankfurt am Main Velvet Club
19 May 2010 Cologne Gloria-Theater
21 May 2010 Hamburg Gruenspan
22 May 2010 Berlin Passionskirche

References

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  1. ↑ Feierabend, Peter; Zang, Karsten (1 January 2013). DuMont Bildband 65 Jahre Bundesrepublik Deutschland: Eine Zeitreise in Bildern. DuMont. ISBN 9783770189427. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  2. ↑ Jordan, Gesine (15 March 2003). "There is no angel inside us". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  3. ↑ Nothacker, Julia (9 February 2026). "No-Angels-Sandy verrät schockierende Wahrheit über den Band-Rauswurf". Berliner Kurier (in German). Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  4. ↑ Schrüfer, Martin (11 September 2003). "No Angels, no tour, no money…". MusikWoche (in German). Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  5. ↑ ""Pure"-Tour definitiv abgesagt". Laut.de (in German). 10 September 2003. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  6. ↑ "Rückkehr mit neuem Namen?". Laut.de (in German). 29 January 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  7. ↑ "No Angels planen angeblich Comeback". MusikWoche (in German). 2 January 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  8. ↑ Rest, Tanja (19 May 2010). "Furchtbar gute Laune". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  9. ↑ "No Angels melden sich mit Album und Tour zurück". MusikWoche (in German). 31 January 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  10. ↑ "20 – Der No Angels Podcast: 06 Disappear – Drei Minuten beim ESC". audionow.de (Podcast) (in German). 25 June 2021. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  11. ↑ Emmerich, Nadine (14 December 2007). "Rückblick: 2007 - Das Jahr der Comebacks". Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  12. ↑ "20 – Der No Angels Podcast: 07 One Life – Die große Stille". audionow.de (Podcast) (in German). 25 June 2021. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  13. 1 2 "Exklusive Akustik-Clubtour im Mai 2010". Universal Music (in German). 5 February 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  14. ↑ Grill, Michael (18 May 2010). "Drei Engel für Chris". Abendzeitung (in German). Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  15. ↑ Riehl, Katharina (21 May 2010). "Da waren's nur noch drei". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  16. ↑ Rosendorff, Kathrin (19 May 2010). "No Angels rocken zu dritt". Offenbach Post (in German). Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  17. 1 2 Wunderl, Stephanie (30 May 2010). "No Angels – Live: Köln, 19.05.2010, Gloria". CDStarts.de (in German). Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
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