Liquid Blue - The World's Most Traveled Band

  

Liquid Blue has the official WORLD RECORD and has been certified the "World's Most Traveled Band".

Current Official Numbers

Countries Visited 113
Countries Performed 105

 

The Way

Music has been the vehicle that has taken the members of Liquid Blue on an unprecedented journey around the world. The band has played clubs, arenas and even stadiums in Asia & Europe in support of Supernova. Touring in the USO program has taken the band to the Middle East and military bases worldwide. The group has even performed aboard cruise liners in places such as the Caribbean and elsewhere.

The Numbers

7 continents, 100+ countries and over 300 cities.....

With 100+ countries visited, Liquid Blue lays claim to the title of the world's most traveled band. A startling comparison would be the Rolling Stones, a band that has toured together for over 40 years. From 1962 to 2007, the Stones visited 40 countries. Liquid Blue visited 100+ countries in seven years, from 2001 to 2008. About one-fourth (26) of these countries were visited on USO (Armed Forces Entertainment) tours of U.S. military bases. Of all the countries visited, the band played on land or in the territorial waters of all but 8 of them. These countries were visited on side trips in between dates or after the conclusion of a tour and are not counted towards the official record. Even if you remove countries in which the band performed in the official territorial water of that country, Liquid Blue still remains among the top traveled bands in history. The band has performed in the majority of the nations (77) as a six or seven member unit. The rest of the countries were visited as a duo (Two From Blue). Liquid Blue's founding members, Scott Stephens and Michael Vangerov, are the only members to travel to ALL the countries. See the table below for a detailed analysis of each and every country visited.

The Venues

Liquid Blue has performed in every imaginable venue, from stadiums to street corners. Here is a list of the types of venues the band has performed at: Stadiums, Arenas, Theaters, Amphitheaters, Casinos, Fairs & Festivals, Night Clubs, Cruise Ships, Military Bases, Hotels, Prisons, Churches and even a few Coffee Shops. See list of venues. See official concert posters and banners.

Official Record Certifications

 

 

 

Complete List of Countries Visited

(Pasted for those that cannot view the Excel spreadsheet above)

 
Totals 353 113 53 70 26 89 25 08 22 04 105
  Number Total Land Cruise Military Full Duo Side Territory Private Total
  Cities Nations Shows Shows Shows Band Shows Trips Shows Shows Nations
  Visited Visited                 Performed
                       
                       
United States 99 ü ü ü   ü ü     ü ü
Philippines 4 ü ü     ü ü       ü
Saudi Arabia 2 ü ü   ü ü         ü
Bahrain 1 ü ü   ü ü         ü
Kuwait 3 ü ü   ü ü         ü
UAE 3 ü ü   ü ü         ü
Egypt 6 ü ü ü ü ü         ü
Mexico 6 ü ü ü   ü       ü ü
Mozambique 1 ü ü   ü ü         ü
Swaziland 1 ü ü       ü       ü
South Africa 1 ü           ü      
Hungary 2 ü ü   ü ü ü       ü
Bosnia 4 ü ü   ü ü         ü
Serbia 6 ü ü   ü ü         ü
Yugoslavia 4 ü ü   ü ü         ü
Macedonia 1 ü ü   ü ü         ü
Germany 3 ü   ü   ü         ü
Belgium 2 ü ü ü ü ü         ü
Bahamas 1 ü ü   ü ü         ü
Honduras 2 ü ü   ü ü         ü
Ecuador 4 ü ü   ü ü         ü
Panama 3 ü   ü   ü         ü
Guatemala 1 ü           ü      
Turkey 3 ü ü ü ü ü         ü
Spain 7 ü ü ü ü ü         ü
United Kingdom - ü ü ü ü ü         ü
Gibraltar 1 ü ü ü ü ü     ü   ü
Morocco 1 ü           ü      
Italy 12 ü ü ü ü ü         ü
Vatican 1 ü           ü      
Portugal 2 ü ü ü ü ü         ü
Azores 2 ü ü ü ü ü     ü   ü
Greece 11 ü ü ü ü ü         ü
China 8 ü ü ü   ü ü     ü ü
French Polynesia 2 ü ü     ü     ü   ü
Canada 5 ü ü ü   ü         ü
New Zealand 7 ü   ü   ü         ü
Australia 10 ü   ü   ü         ü
Malaysia 2 ü ü ü   ü       ü ü
Singapore 1 ü   ü   ü         ü
Vietnam 3 ü   ü   ü         ü
Thailand 2 ü   ü   ü         ü
India 2 ü   ü   ü         ü
Oman 1 ü   ü   ü         ü
Jordan 1 ü   ü   ü         ü
Croatia 1 ü   ü   ü         ü
France 6 ü   ü   ü         ü
Netherlands 2 ü   ü   ü         ü
Norway 8 ü   ü   ü         ü
Denmark 1 ü   ü   ü         ü
Sweden 1 ü   ü   ü         ü
Estonia 1 ü   ü   ü         ü
Russia 3 ü ü ü   ü ü       ü
Finland 1 ü   ü   ü         ü
Poland 2 ü ü ü   ü ü       ü
England 5 ü   ü   ü     ü   ü
Ireland 1 ü   ü   ü     ü   ü
Scotland 9 ü   ü   ü     ü   ü
N Ireland 2 ü   ü   ü     ü   ü
Iceland 1 ü   ü   ü         ü
Greenland 1 ü   ü   ü     ü   ü
Costa Rica 2 ü   ü   ü         ü
Belize 1 ü   ü   ü         ü
Aruba 1 ü   ü   ü     ü   ü
Cayman Islands 1 ü   ü   ü     ü   ü
Japan 5 ü   ü   ü         ü
South Korea 1 ü   ü   ü         ü
Hong Kong 1 ü   ü   ü     ü   ü
Macau 1 ü           ü ü    
Puerto Rico 1 ü   ü   ü     ü   ü
Virgin Islands 1 ü   ü   ü     ü   ü
St. Kitts & Nevis 1 ü   ü   ü         ü
Netherlands Antilles 1 ü   ü   ü     ü   ü
Venezuela 1 ü   ü   ü         ü
Barbados 1 ü   ü   ü         ü
St. Lucia 1 ü   ü   ü         ü
Antigua & Barbuda 1 ü   ü   ü         ü
Grenada 1 ü   ü   ü     ü   ü
Monaco 1 ü   ü   ü         ü
Slovenia 1 ü           ü      
Andorra 1 ü           ü      
Wales 1 ü   ü   ü     ü   ü
Luxembourg 1 ü ü       ü       ü
Czech Republic 1 ü ü       ü       ü
Slovakia 1 ü ü       ü       ü
Austria 1 ü ü       ü       ü
Switzerland 7 ü ü       ü       ü
Liechtenstein 1 ü ü       ü       ü
Belarus 2 ü ü     ü ü       ü
Ukraine 1 ü ü       ü       ü
Moldova 1 ü ü       ü       ü
Romania 3 ü ü       ü       ü
Bulgaria 1 ü ü       ü       ü
Montenegro 1 ü ü       ü       ü
Kyrgyzstan 1 ü ü   ü ü ü       ü
Afghanistan 2 ü ü   ü ü         ü
Qatar 1 ü ü   ü ü         ü
Tibet 1 ü ü       ü   ü   ü
Israel 5 ü ü       ü       ü
Palestine 4 ü ü       ü   ü   ü
Argentina 2 ü   ü   ü         ü
Falkland lslands 1 ü   ü   ü     ü   ü
Antarctica 5 ü   ü   ü     ü   ü
Chile 7 ü   ü   ü         ü
Uruguay 1 ü   ü   ü         ü
Peru 4 ü   ü   ü         ü
Latvia 1 ü ü ü   ü ü       ü
Lithuania 1 ü ü ü   ü ü       ü
Cambodia 1 ü ü ü   ü         ü
Taiwan 1 ü   ü   ü         ü
Western Samoa 1 ü   ü   ü         ü
American Samoa 1 ü   ü   ü     ü   ü
Fiji 1 ü   ü   ü         ü
                       
Totals 353 113 53 70 26 89 25 08 22 04 105
  # Cities Total Land Cruise Military Full Duo Side Territory Private Total
  Visited Nations Shows Shows Shows Band Shows Trips Shows Shows Nations
    Visited                 Performed
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What is a country? (from Wikipedia)

In political geography and international politics a country is a geographical entity, a territory, most commonly associated with the notions of state or nation. In common usage, it is used casually in the sense of both "nation" and "state". Definitions may vary. There are dozens of non-sovereign territories which constitute geographical countries, but are not sovereign states. Several states have overseas dependencies, with territory and citizenry separate from their own. They are sometimes listed together with states on lists of countries. Note: Each and every country listed in the above table is listed as a "country" or "nation" on many official lists. All countries that we've also listed as territories are not recognized by the United Nations as states but are still recognized as countries due to portions of self-government.

 

State

A state is an independent territory with a government, a population, and sovereignty over these. The entire landmass of the Earth, along with coastal seas is considered to be divided among such countries. There are currently 193 states recognized by the United Nations — its 192 members and the Vatican City. In addition to these, there are other non sovereign territories which, under the philosophy of self-determination, wish to be considered countries in this sense.

 

Nation

A nation is a 'set of people with a common identity who have formed a nation-state or usually aspire to do so. In this sense of country, the reference is more likely to be to a group that supposedly shares a common ethnic origin, language, religion, or history (real or illusory). The term has become synonymous with 'country' where nations without sovereignty (that is, nations that are not states) have aimed to identify themselves on the same terms as sovereign states.

 

Constituent countries

Four of the constituent parts of the United Kingdom, which itself may be considered a country in the sense of this article, are called first order administrative areas and sometimes referred to countries in their own right: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland is also sometimes referred to as a province of the United Kingdom. Note: Both the UK and it's constituent countries can be considered "countries".

 

Territorial waters

Territorial waters, or a territorial sea, is a belt of coastal waters extending at most twelve nautical miles from the shore of a littoral state that is regarded as the sovereign territory of the state.

A sovereign state has complete jurisdiction over internal waters. Territorial waters extend up to 12 nautical miles (22 km) from the mean low water mark adjacent to land, or from internal waters, as per the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Note: All of the Liquid Blue "Cruise Shows" were in territorial waters of a listed nation. Also, in every case not only did the band perform at least a portion of their show while the ship was in territorial waters, but also visited the country on foot by day.

 

Former Yugoslavia

Although Yugoslavia is no longer a nation, Liquid Blue visited the area when it was still "The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia" (1992-2003). Prior to that, Yugoslavia was a nation with various official names since 1918, all of which contained the name, Yugoslavia.

 

Side Trips

All countries listed as "side trips" were visited (but not performed in) by Liquid Blue during off time while on tour in other countries. These are counted as "countries visited" since they were in fact visited while the band was on tour.

 

Links

World Tour photos from every country visited. Sorted by continent, country and city.

Complete list of cities

Passport Pages

 

(Last edited: 12/03/2009)