The nostalgic Eighties tour ‘Here & Now 2001’ was announced in June 2001. Paul Young, Kim Wilde, Curiosity Killed the Cat, Nick Heyward, Heaven 17, Go West and T’pau did eight live shows in major arenas in different parts of the UK. The tour started on 8 November 2001 in Newcastle and ended on 1 December 2001 in Minehead. Other shows took place in Sheffield, Birmingham, Brighton, London, Manchester and Cardiff.
The set list for the shows was as follows:
T’Pau (Carol Decker)
Heart & Soul
Valentine
China in Your Hand
Nick Heyward (ex-Haircut 100)
Love Plus One
Blue Hat for a Blue Day
Whistle Down the Wind
Fantastic Day
Go West
Don’t Look Down
Call Me
We Close Our Eyes
King of Wishful Thinking
Heaven 17
(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
Come Live With Me
Penthouse & Pavement
Temptation
Curiosity killed the cat
Down to Earth
Misfit
Name and Number
Hang on in There Baby
Kim Wilde
Chequered Love
View From a Bridge
Never Trust a Stranger
Cambodia
You Came
You Keep Me Hangin’ On
Kids in America
Paul Young
Wherever I Lay My Hat
Come Back and Stay
Love of the Common People
I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
Everytime You Go Away
Kim Wilde-related merchandise was limited to the cd The Very Best of Kim Wilde and the tour book featuring three pages worth of Kim Wilde material.
Tour dates
- 8 November 2001 – Telewest Arena, Newcastle (UK)
- 9 November 2001 – Sheffield Arena, Sheffield (UK)
- 10 November 2001 – NEC, Birmingham (UK)
- 14 November 2001 – Brighton Centre, Brighton (UK)
- 15 November 2001 – Wembley Arena, London (UK)
- 16 November 2001 – Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester (UK)
- 17 November 2001 – Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff (UK)
- 1 December 2001 – Butlins Complex, Minehead (UK)