The Slayana World Tour (sometimes referred to as the Slayana In These Streets Tour) was the third headlining concert tour by American singer Brandy. The tour was announced on February 23, 2016, and started on June 15, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand, visiting Europe and Oceania, while performing in twelve cities in June and July.[1] The tour's title is in reference to Norwood's fan nickname — itself a pun on the word "slay" and her middle name Rayana — as well as her own label Slayana Records, which she launched and released her first single "Beggin & Pleadin" on in 2016.[2]

Slayana World Tour
Tour by Brandy
Promotional poster for the tour
Start dateJune 15, 2016 (2016-06-15)
End dateJune 30, 2016 (2016-06-30)
Legs1
No. of shows
  • 5 in Europe
  • 4 in Oceania
  • 9 total
Brandy concert chronology

Background

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In early 2016, Brandy released "Beggin & Pleadin" for free on the music streaming service SoundCloud, with an accompanying music video on her official YouTube. Soon after, the tour was announced via Musicalize and Norwood's website. Four shows were announced in the United Kingdom, and on April 25, four more shows were added in New Zealand and Australia. An additional four shows were announced for Germany later on. Rehearsals took place in Los Angeles, California, under the direction of Frank Gatson[3] The July 1, 2, and 3 tour dates were postponed due to Norwood's hospitalization.[4]

Setlist

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Notes

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  • "Without You" was only performed during the London show.
  • "I'm Your Baby Tonight" was performed as the first song in the Whitney Houston tribute during the Stuttgart show.
  • "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" was excluded during the Stuttgart show.

Shows

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List of concerts, showing date, city, country, and venue
Date City Country Venue
Oceania
June 15, 2016 Auckland New Zealand The Civic
June 17, 2016 Perth Australia Metro City Concert Club
June 20, 2016 Sydney Enmore Theatre
June 21, 2016 Melbourne Hamer Hall
Europe
June 24, 2016 Manchester United Kingdom O2 Apollo Manchester
June 25, 2016 Birmingham O2 Academy Birmingham
June 27, 2016 Bristol O2 Academy Bristol
June 28, 2016 London indigo at The O2
June 30, 2016 Stuttgart Germany LKA-Longhorn

Cancelled shows

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List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country,
Date City Country Venue Reason
July 1, 2016 Cologne Germany Live Music Hall Hospitalization
July 2, 2016 Hamburg Große Freiheit 36
July 3, 2016 Berlin Huxley's Neue Welt

References

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  1. ^ "Brandy Announces 2016 Slayana U.K. Tour - Music News - ABC News Radio".
  2. ^ Adams, Cameron (2016-06-08). "Face of triumph': Brandy returns to music after battle with depression". News Corp Australia Network. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  3. ^ https://www.facebook.com/foreverbrandy/videos/10154905557780410/?v=10154905557780410 [user-generated source]
  4. ^ "Zusammenbruch nach Konzert – Brandy sagt Tourtermine in Köln, Hamburg und Berlin ab".