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The Baduizm World Tour is the first major headlining tour by American R&B/neo soul singer Erykah Badu in 1997, in support of her multi-platinum debut album Baduizm. The tour kicked off in North America, and she played several dates throughout 1998 in South America, Europe as well as more additional dates in the U.S. A Live concert album was recorded and released under Kedar/Universal in November 1997.
| Tour by Erykah Badu | |
| Associated album | Baduizm |
|---|---|
| Start date | March 13, 1997 |
| End date | June 23, 1998 |
| Legs | 3 |
| Erykah Badu concert chronology | |
Opening acts
edit- Chico DeBarge (USA—Leg)
- The Roots (USA—select dates)
- Eric Benet (USA—select dates)
Set list
edit- "Rimshot (Reprise Intro)"
- "Otherside of the Game"
- "On & On"
- "Appletree"
- "Searching"
- "Sometimes"
- "Ye Yo"
- "Stay" (Chaka Khan cover)
- "No Love"
- "Boogie Nights/All Night"
- "Certainly"
- "Next Lifetime" (Interlude Intro)
- "Tyrone"
- "Next Lifetime"
- "Rimshot (Reprise Outro)"
Band
edit- Music Director/Keyboards: Norman "Key" Hurt
- Drums: Charles "Poogie" Bell, Jr.
- Guitar: Bob Power
- Bass: Hubert Eaves IV
- Keyboards: Ike Lee III
- Background vocals: N'dambi, Karen Bernod, Joyce M. Strong, Yahzarah
Tour dates
edit| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | |||
| March 13, 1997 | Boston | United States | The Avalon[1][2] |
| April 23, 1997 | San Francisco | Bimbo's 365 Club | |
| May 5, 1997 | New York City | Brooklyn Academy of Music | |
| Europe | |||
| June 8, 1997 | London | United Kingdom | Finsbury Park |
| July 1, 1997 | Brixton Academy | ||
| North America | |||
| July 5, 1997 | Wantagh | United States | Jones Beach Amphitheater |
| July 9, 1997 | Richmond | Classic Amphitheater | |
| August 8, 1997 | Bonner Springs | Smokin' Grooves Festival | |
| August 23, 1997 | Vaughan | Canada | Kingswood Music Theatre |
| October 1, 1997 | New York City | United States | Sony Studio Center |
| South America | |||
| October 12, 1997 | São Paulo | Brazil | Free Jazz Festival |
| October 18, 1997 | |||
| North America | |||
| November 8, 1997 | Los Angeles | United States | Billboard Cafe |
| June 23, 1998 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheatre | |
Notes
- Not all concert dates are listed, the tour included several dates in 1997, 1998 in USA and Europe.
References
edit- ^ Concert Review; Erykah may be late, but she's great
- ^ Erykah Badu live at the Avalon.www.concertour.com