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The '''Change Tour''' is the fourth and final[[concert tour]] by British [[girl group]] [[Sugababes]]. It supported their fifth studio album, ''[[concertChange tour(Sugababes album)|Change]]''. The tour began with 2 nights in [[Brentwood, Essex|Brentwood]] on 12 March and 13 March 2008, with the final show on 1 May 2008 in [[Derby]]. The 30-date tour is their longest yet. Harvey B-Brown, director of the "[[Denial (Sugababes song)|Denial]]" video, directed the tour.

Although they could "easily sell out arenas,"<ref name="times">{{ cite news | url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/live_reviews/article3599699.ece | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502032744/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/live_reviews/article3599699.ece | url-status=dead | archive-date=2 May 2009 | title=Sugababes at the Albert Hall | publisherwork=[[The Times]] | date=22 March 2008 | accessdate=2008-03-24 | location=London | first=Lisa | last=Verrico}}</ref> the majority of the shows are in more intimate venues. [[Amelle Berrabah]] said of the show that they will "be dancing a bit more" and that "the costumes are brilliant." Overall, there are ten costume changes.<ref name="sleeponbus">{{ cite web | url=http://www.myparkmag.co.uk/articles/celebrity/sugababes/sugababes-sleep-on-bus.html | title=Sugababes sleep on bus | publisher=My Park Magazine | date=19 March 2008 | accessdate=2008-03-24 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108104501/http://www.myparkmag.co.uk/articles/celebrity/sugababes/sugababes-sleep-on-bus.html | archive-date=8 January 2009 | url-status=dead}}</ref> Keisha Buchanan stated "This is probably the most we've done on the tour, so it was a bit full on."<ref name="sleeponbus"/> They use [[doppelgängers]] to do much of the dancing and interpreting. Sugababes performed a shortened version of the tour at 2008's [[V Festival]],<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://admin.vfestival.com/index.html?pid=3413 | title=2008 Line Up | publisher=VFestival.com | accessdate=2008-04-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404132735/http://admin.vfestival.com/index.html?pid=3413 | archive-date=4 April 2008 | url-status=dead}}</ref> and the [[Liverpool Summer Pops]].<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-entertainment/echo-entertainment/2008/04/11/sugababes-sign-up-for-the-summer-pops-100252-20749668/ | title=Sugababes sign up for the Summer Pops | publisher=[[Liverpool Echo]] | author=Jade Wright | date=11 April 2008 | accessdate=2008-04-12 }}</ref>

*[[Gabriella Cilmi]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sugababes.com/site/news/337/gabriella-cilmi-on-tour-with-the-babes | title=Gabriella Cilmi on tour with the Babes | publisher=Sugababes.com | date=10 March 2008 | accessdate=2008-04-03 }}| {{Deadarchive-date=3 June 2020 link|date archive-url=Octoberhttps://web.archive.org/web/20200603184623/http://www.sugababes.com/site/news/337/gabriella-cilmi-on-tour-with-the-babes 2010|bot url-status=H3llBotdead }}</ref>

*Luigi Masi<ref>{{ cite web|url=http://www.sugababes.com/site/news/345/luigi-masi-supports-sugababes |title=Luigi Masi supports Sugababes |publisher=Sugababes.com |date=2008-03-25 |accessdate=2008-04-03 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080413021645/http://www.sugababes.com/site/news/345/luigi-masi-supports-sugababes |archivedate=13 April 2008 |deadurlurl-status=yes |df=dmy dead}}</ref>

The critical reaction to the tour was extremely positive, with reviewers praising their vocals and their first attempt at extravagant costumes. A critique from [[The Times]] noted that the use of [[doppelgängers]] was applauded, because "no incarnation of Sugababes has been able to execute even relatively simple choreographed routines with flair." The reviewer joked that the band "even did a bit of dancing." The tour was described as "refreshing," inspired by Kylie Minogue's "stylish concerts."<ref name="times"/> The [[Daily Star (United Kingdom)|Daily Star]] stated that "it's only minimal fine-tuning that will soon make this one of the best live shows of 2008 – with faultless singing." The review called their cover of [[En Vogue]]'s "[[Don't Let Go (Love)]]" a breathtaking highlight.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.dailystar.co.uk/playlist/view/32147/Sugababes-hit-Essex/ | title=Sugababes hit Essex | author=Julia Kuttner | publisher=[[Daily Star (United Kingdom)|Daily Star]] | date=14 March 2008 | accessdate=2008-03-24 }}</ref> It has been called "a slick, polished show" and that "for all the flashy sets and multiple costume changes...it was the harmonies and sheer power of the voices which most impressed."<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/leisure/highlights/display.var.2158817.0.sugababes_king_georges_hall_blackburn.php | title=Sugababes @ King George's Hall, Blackburn | publisher=[[Burnley|Burnley Citizen]] | author=John Anson | date=31 March 2008 | accessdate=2008-04-03 }}</ref> The [[Express & Star]] labeled the show "a classy, grown-up affair devoid of tack and at times truly outstanding."<ref>{{ cite web | url=httphttps://www.expressandstar.com/2008/03/29/sugababes-hit-with-sell-out-crowd/ | title=Sugababes hit with sell-out crowd | publisher=[[Express & Star]] | author=Stella Stokes | date=29 March 2008 | accessdate=2008-04-03 }}</ref> The ''Daily Record'' went as far as saying that "Keisha, Heidi and Amelle - who have been hailed the most successful UK girl group of the 21st century - belted out 20 tracks and thoroughly earned the title."<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/2008/03/27/sweet-sounds-of-the-sugababes-86908-20364221/ | title=Sweet sounds of the Sugababes | publisher=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] | author=Beverley Lyons and Laura Sutherland | date=29 March 2008 | accessdate=2008-04-03 }}| url-status=dead {{webarchive| |urlarchiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503043507/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/2008/03/27/sweet-sounds-of-the-sugababes-86908-20364221/ |date archivedate=3 May 2009 }}</ref>

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