The Burn in the Spotlight Tour was the debut concert tour by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado , in support of her debut studio album Whoa, Nelly! (2000). The tour visited North America, Europe and Australasia, performing over 90 shows over the course of 13 months. While on this main tour, Furtado also toured as the opening act for David Gray [ 1] and U2 .[ 2] She was also a supporting act for the Area Festival .[ 3] The singer also participated in various radio music festivals in the United States .
Burn in the Spotlight Tour Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album Whoa, Nelly! Start date March 6, 2001 (2001-03-06 ) End date May 2, 2002 (2002-05-02 ) Legs 5 No. of shows86 in North America 6 in Europe 5 in Australasia 97 total
Burn in the Spotlight Tour (2001–02)
Come as You Are Tour (2004)
Date
City
Country
Venue
North America[ 6]
March 6, 2001
Pontiac
United States
Clutch Cargo
March 7, 2001
Chicago
Park West
March 8, 2001
Minneapolis
Quest Club
March 11, 2001
Seattle
Showbox Comedy and Supper Club
March 12, 2001
Portland
Aladdin Theater
March 15, 2001
San Francisco
Bimbo's 365 Club
March 16, 2001
Los Angeles
El Rey Theatre
March 17, 2001
March 20, 2001
Salt Lake City
Club DV8
March 21, 2001
Denver
Bluebird Theater
March 22, 2001
Lawrence
Bottleneck
March 23, 2001
St. Louis
Mississippi Nights
March 27, 2001
Cleveland
Odeon Concert Club
March 28, 2001
Pittsburgh
Beehive Theater
March 29, 2001
Norfolk
Norva Theatre
April 2, 2001
Washington, D.C.
9:30 Club
April 3, 2001
New York City
Irving Plaza
April 5, 2001
Providence
Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
April 6, 2001
Philadelphia
Trocadero Theatre
April 7, 2001
Boston
Paradise Rock Club
April 17, 2001
Victoria
Canada
McPherson Playhouse
April 18, 2001
Vancouver
Vogue Theatre
April 19, 2001
April 21, 2001
Calgary
MacEwan Hall
April 22, 2001
Edmonton
Winspear Centre for Music
April 23, 2001
Regina
Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts
April 25, 2001
Winnipeg
Walker Theatre
Europe[ 7]
November 2, 2001
Milan
Italy
Magazzini Generali
November 4, 2001
Lisbon
Portugal
Jardim Vieira Portuense
November 5, 2001
Madrid
Spain
Sala Arena
November 7, 2001
Paris
France
Élysée Montmartre
November 11, 2001
Hamburg
Germany
Docks
November 13, 2001
London
England
London Forum
Australasia[ 8]
November 17, 2001[A]
Melbourne
Australia
Colonial Stadium
November 18, 2001
Mercury Lounge
November 20, 2001
Auckland
New Zealand
St. James Theatre
November 24, 2001[A]
Sydney
Australia
Stadium Australia
November 25, 2001
Metro Theatre
North America[ 9] [ 10]
December 7, 2001[B]
Arlington
United States
Music Mill Amphitheater
December 10, 2001[C]
Pittsburgh
Benedum Center
December 11, 2001[B]
Detroit
State Theatre
December 12, 2001[D]
Kansas City
Memorial Hall
December 13, 2001[E]
Los Angeles
Shrine Auditorium
December 15, 2001[F]
Cleveland
Palace Theatre
December 16, 2001[B]
Columbus
Nationwide Arena
January 28, 2002
Victoria
Canada
Victoria Memorial Arena
January 29, 2002
Vancouver
Pontiac Theatre
January 30, 2002
Seattle
United States
Paramount Theatre
January 31, 2002
Portland
Roseland Theater
February 2, 2002
Calgary
Canada
MacEwan Hall
February 3, 2002
February 5, 2002
Denver
United States
Fillmore Auditorium
February 7, 2002
Phoenix
Web Theatre
February 8, 2002
Las Vegas
The Joint
February 9, 2002
San Diego
Spreckels Theater
February 11, 2002
Los Angeles
Wiltern Theatre
February 12, 2002
February 14, 2002
San Francisco
Warfield Theatre
February 15, 2002
February 16, 2002
San Luis Obispo
Cal Poly Recreation Center
March 1, 2002
Boston
Avalon
March 2, 2002
Portland
State Theatre
March 3, 2002
New York City
Hammerstein Ballroom
March 4, 2002
Philadelphia
Electric Factory
March 8, 2002
Washington, D.C.
9:30 Club
March 9, 2002
March 10, 2002
Norfolk
Norva Theatre
March 12, 2002
Raleigh
The Ritz
March 13, 2002
Charlotte
Grady Cole Center
March 15, 2002
Atlanta
The Tabernacle
March 16, 2002
Orlando
Hard Rock Live
March 17, 2002
Miami Beach
Club Level
March 19, 2002
St. Petersburg
Jannus Landing
March 20, 2002
Birmingham
Five Points Music Hall
March 22, 2002
Nashville
Ryman Auditorium
March 23, 2002
Memphis
New Daisy Theatre
March 24, 2002
New Orleans
House of Blues
March 26, 2002
Houston
Aerial Theater
March 27, 2002
Austin
Austin Music Hall
March 28, 2002
Dallas
Bronco Bowl
March 30, 2002
St. Louis
The Pageant
March 31, 2002
Kansas City
Uptown Theater
April 1, 2002
Saint Paul
Roy Wilkins Auditorium
April 3, 2002
Milwaukee
Rave Hall
April 4, 2002
Chicago
Riviera Theatre
April 5, 2002
Detroit
State Theatre
April 7, 2002
Indianapolis
Egyptian Room
April 8, 2002
Cleveland
Agora Theatre
April 10, 2002
Montreal
Canada
Métropolis
April 11, 2002
Saint John
The Theatre at Harbour Station
April 12, 2002
Halifax
HMC Theatre
April 16, 2002
Hamilton
The Theatre at Copps
April 18, 2002
Toronto
Massey Hall
April 19, 2002
April 20, 2002
Barrie
Barrie Molson Centre
April 21, 2002
Ottawa
Ottawa Congress Hall
May 2, 2002
Mexico City
Mexico
Teatro Metropólitan [ 11]
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of the "Rubma Festival"[ 12]
B This concert was a part of the "Jingle Ball "[ 13]
C This concert was a part of "O Starry Night "
D This concert was a part of the "Jingle Jam "
E This concert was a part of the "Not So Silent Night "[ 14]
F This concert was a part of "Kissmas "
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
November 11, 2001
Hamburg, Germany
Grünspan
Moved to the Docks
March 28, 2002
Dallas, Texas
Deep Ellum Live
Moved to Bronco Bowl
Box office score data
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Venue
City
Tickets sold / Available
Gross revenue
Pontiac Theatre
Vancouver
4,940 / 6,703 (74%)
$91,868[ 15]
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^ "Tour & Events" . Official Website of Nelly Furtado . DreamWorks Records. October 2001. Archived from the original on October 26, 2001. Retrieved April 11, 2019 .
^ Sources for tour dates in Australasia:
^ Sources for tour dates in North America 2002
Fuoco, Christina (October 23, 2001). "Nelly Furtado's holiday plans include radio festival appearances" . LiveDaily . Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. Archived from the original on December 21, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2019 .
Cohen, Jonathan (November 30, 2001). "Nelly Furtado Scouts Out 2002 Dates" . Billboard . VNU eMedia, Inc. Archived from the original on December 4, 2001. Retrieved April 11, 2019 .
"Nelly Furtado to Launch 2002 Burn In The Spotlight Tour; Labelmate Citizen Cope Will Support on Select Dates" (Press release). Los Angeles, California: DreamWorks Records . PR Newswire . February 7, 2001. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2019 .
^ La canadiense Nelly Furtado se presentará en México el 2 de mayo
^ El ritmo Nelly Furtado hizo saltar y bailar al unísono a padres e hijos
^ "Are you ready to Rumba?" . The Sydney Morning Herald . September 2, 2002. Retrieved April 11, 2019 .
^ Wilonsky, Robert (December 6, 2001). "106.1 KISSmas Jingle Ball" . Dallas Observer . Voice Media Group . Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019 .
^ Augusto, Troy J. (December 17, 2001). "Star 98.7 Not So Silent Night" . Variety . Retrieved April 11, 2019 .
^ "Billboard Boxscore" . Billboard . Vol. 114, no. 9. Nashville, Tennessee: VNU Business Media, Inc. (published March 2, 2002). 2 March 2002. p. 23. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved April 11, 2019 .