Dream Within a Dream Tour

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Dream Within a Dream Tour
Tour by Britney Spears
Dates November 01, 2001 - December 21, 2001 and May 24, 2002 - July 28, 2002
Legs 2
Shows 66 in North America
(1st leg 31, 2nd leg 35)

The Dream Within a Dream Tour was Britney Spears' fourth solo concert tour.

Coming to an end in July 2002 the tour grossed $42.7 million dollars.[1] The tour won an Emmy Award in 2002.

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[edit] The stage

The stage set for the tour was a unique key-shaped structure. The main stage was round with two levels and featured a ramp that circled around to the rear, so Spears could be viewed easily by all fans attending. A catwalk that extended from the center of the stage connected to a second rectangular stage ( a "b-stage") in the middle of the arena. The stage setup appeared minimal, but featured multiple elevators and video screens. The design allowed audience members to sit all around the stage but seating ended before the immediate back of the stage so that fans would not have obstructed views. In addition, there was a boat-like platform suspended by wires that sailed along the length of the catwalk above the crowd.

Perhaps the most noteworthy structure in the stage setup was a rain screen that poured more than 500 gallons of water onto the main stage for the show's grand finale.

[edit] Performance

The show began with a woman dressed in a nightgown and carrying a lantern wandering onto the stage declaring that she is in a dream within a dream before being sucked under the stage amongst flames. After a video guided by the dream fairy, Britney's guitarist emerges from underneath the 2nd stage and rips into a roaring, rock version (from the 2000 MTV VMAs) of "Oops!...I Did It Again". Britney appears strapped onto a platform that spins her at a 360 degree turn. The elaborate show continues with multiple costume and set changes.

At one point, Britney emerges from a music box dresses as a ballerina singing "Born To Make You Happy". She then loses the tutu and becomes a Hollywood star for "Lucky" before going into "Sometimes". [2]

A more personal moment came on the second leg of the tour when Britney sat by her piano player and discussed her life. She then sung short songs accompanied by her piano player that she recently wrote. At most shows, she sung a jazzy song called "Mystic Man" which uses a line from NSYNC's "Gone". At other shows, she sung "Weakness", "My Love Was Always There", and "You Were My Home", all of which she debuted at various shows on the tour.

During the show, Britney flew over the audience on "the Barge", a flying platform ("I Love Rock 'N' Roll" & "Baby One More Time" (Remix)), bungee jumped, had a dance-off with herself on a video screen (Lonely), made fun in a Crayola world ("Anticipating"), and cavorted in a jungle ("I'm a Slave 4 U").

The encore begins with a rain curtain falling over the stage and a large hologram of Britney projected on it, getting smaller and smaller until the real Britney emerges in the middle of the rain and walks right through it. She sings a remix of Baby One More Time that starts off as a ballad before it speeds up. Britney and her dancers fly over the audience one last time before Britney is lowered to the stage and descends through a trap door, just giving a smile and a wave to the audience.

The November 18, 2001 Las Vegas show was taped for a special that aired on HBO and was later released to DVD. The live HBO special attracted over five million viewers. [3]

Opening acts were O-Town for the first leg, P. Diddy on the last three shows of the first leg, and Nikka Costa, 3rd Phaze, and Luis Fonsi on the second leg.

[edit] Controversy

The original October 26 opening in Miami was postponed when Britney came down with the flu two weeks before the tour was to kick off, thus postponing rehearsals. The tour was scheduled to being on October 31 in Washington, DC but that date was also postponed so more technical rehearsals could take place.

During Britney's second sold-out night at Mexico City's Foro Sol Arena on July 28, 2002, severe thunderstorms hit the city, causing Britney to abruptly cancel the show halfway through the setlist. Reportedly, the crowd of fans began to boo, as she just said "Sorry Mexico, goodbye." During a documentary DVD that accompanied her book "Stages," the turmoil that unfolded backstage during the show but does not portray what actually happened onstage. Spears left the country that night with no comments or explanations.

During a show in Lubbock, Texas at the United Spirit Arena, the show suffered a complete power outage of the arena after the second song, causing the remainder of the show to be cancelled.

While performing the encore at the Tokyo Dome, Spears slipped and fell on the wet stage. Footage of it was captured and has been widely circulated on the internet. [4]

[edit] Set list

[edit] First leg

[edit] Second Leg Set List

Oftentimes Britney would premiere two new songs, depending on the date, however these songs would never see the light of day beyond a few live recordings.

[edit] Tour dates

[edit] First Leg

  • 11.01.01 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
  • 11.02.01 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
  • 11.05.01 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
  • 11.07.01 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum
  • 11.08.01 - University Park, PA - Bryce Jordan Center
  • 11.09.01 - Cleveland, OH - Gund Arena
  • 11.10.01 - Cincinnati, OH - Firstar Center
  • 11.12.01 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
  • 11.13.01 - Salt Lake City, UT - Delta Center
  • 11.17.01 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
  • 11.18.01 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
  • 11.20.01 - Anaheim, CA - Arrowhead Pond
  • 11.21.01 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
  • 11.26.01 - Auburn Hills, MI - The Palace Of Auburn Hills
  • 11.27.01 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
  • 11.28.01 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
  • 11.28.01 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
  • 12.01.01 - Atlantic City, NJ - Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
  • 12.02.01 - East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena
  • 12.03.01 - Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena
  • 12.05.01 - New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden (resch. from 12/4)
  • 12.08.01 - Hartford, CT - Hartford Civic Center
  • 12.09.01 - Boston, MA - Fleet Center
  • 12.10.01 - Philadelphia, PA - First Union Center
  • 12.11.01 - Boston, MA - Fleet Center
  • 12.14.01 - Raleigh, NC - RBC Center
  • 12.15.01 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
  • 12.16.01 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
  • 12.18.01 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Time's Forum (resch. from 10/28)
  • 12.19.01 - Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena (resch. from 10/26)
  • 12.21.01 - Washington, D.C. - MCI Center (resch. from 10/31)

[edit] Second Leg

  • 04.25.02 - Tokyo, JAPAN - Tokyo Dome
  • 05.24.02 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center
  • 05.25.02 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center
  • 05.28.02 - Vancouver, BC - Pacific Coliseum
  • 05.29.02 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
  • 05.30.02 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena
  • 06.01.02 - Oakland, CA - Oakland Arena
  • 06.02.02 - San Jose, CA - Compaq Center
  • 06.04.02 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
  • 06.05.02 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
  • 06.06.02 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
  • 06.10.02 - Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena
  • 06.12.02 - Phoenix, AZ - America West Arena
  • 06.14.02 - Lubbock, TX - United Spirit Arena (canceled after “Crazy” due to power outage)
  • 06.15.02 - San Antonio, TX - Alamodome
  • 06.16.02 - Houston, TX - Compaq Center
  • 06.20.02 - Chicago, IL - United Center
  • 06.21.02 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
  • 06.22.02 - St. Louis, MO - Savvis Center
  • 06.24.02 - Auburn Hills, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills
  • 06.25.02 - Hamilton, ON - Copps Coliseum
  • 06.26.02 - Buffalo, NY - HSBC Arena
  • 06.28.02 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
  • 06.29.02 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
  • 06.30.02 - Worcester, MA - DCU Center
  • 07.05.02 - Atlantic City, NJ - Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
  • 07.06.02 - East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airline Arena
  • 07.09.02 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum
  • 07.10.02 - Washington DC - Verizon Center
  • 07.11.02 - Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Coliseum
  • 07.13.02 - Sunrise, FL - Bank Atlantic Center
  • 07.14.02 - Orlando, FL - TD Waterhouse Centre
  • 07.18.02 - Bossier City, LA - CenturyTel Center
  • 07.19.02 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
  • 07.20.02 - North Little Rock, AK - Alltel Arena
  • 07.22.02 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
  • 07.27.02 - Mexico City, MEXICO - Foro Sol Arena
  • 07.28.02 - Mexico City, MEXICO - Foro Sol Arena (canceled after “Stronger” due to weather)
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