verb phrase · neutral
go on tour
UK/ɡəʊ ɒn tʊə(r)/US/ɡoʊ ɑn tʊr/go on TOUR
Band 4-5speakingtask2
to travel to different places to perform concerts or shows
Examples
“The band will go on tour across Europe next summer.”
“They went on tour to promote their new album.”
“Independent artists often go on tour to reach new audiences.”
Band 8 sentence
“After the album launch they went on tour, playing to sold-out venues across Europe.”
Collocations
- go on a world tour
- go on tour to promote
- embark on a tour
Word family
tour (n/v) noun/verbtouring (adj/n) adjective/nountourist (n) noun
Common mistakes
go to tour→go on tour
do a tour→go on tour
Say it for a higher band
5go travelling→6tour→7+go on tour
Synonyms
tour
take a tour
Easily confused
take a tour
“The band went on tour across the country.”
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