Back to Basics Tour
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| Back to Basics Tour | ||
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| Tour by Christina Aguilera | ||
| Supporting album | Back to Basics | |
| Start date | November 17, 2006 | |
| End date | July 27, 2007 | |
| Legs | 4 | |
| Shows | 80 | |
| Christina Aguilera tour chronology | ||
| Stripped World Tour (2003) |
Back to Basics Tour (2006-2007) |
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Back to Basics Tour was a concert tour to support Christina Aguilera's third album Back to Basics. The tour was by far Christina's most lucrative to date. The tour grossed $48.1 million on tour in North America alone.[1] According to Billboard, the tour grossed $85 million in ticket sales alone.[2] Aguilera Tour merchandise grossed over $20 million in sales.[3] All this was the most profitable tour of 2007. The tour was considered to be Aguilera's biggest and most extravagant of her entire career.
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[edit] Support Acts
The support acts for the rest of the tour are:
- Nizlopi and Akala - UK
- Jan Delay - Germany, Switzerland, Austria
- Kaye Styles - Belgium & Netherlands
- Bob Sinclar - France
- Pussycat Dolls and Danity Kane - USA
- Ivy & Lee Min Woo - South Korea
- Mikey Bustos, Kris Lawrence and Philippine All Star Dancers - Philippines
- Lowrider - Australia
[edit] Opening act setlist
- 1. Fine Story
- 2. Girls
- 3. JCB Song
- 1. Introduction
- 2. One Shot
- 3. Heartbreaker
- 4. Ride for You
- 5. Ooh Ahh/Sleep On It/Hold Me Down/Right Now Medley
- 6. Show Stopper
- 1. Bite the Dust Introduction
- 2. Buttons
- 3. Beep
- 4. I Don't Need A Man
- 5. History of the Pussycat Dolls/Pink Panther Dance Break
- 6. Fever (Carmit Bachar and Melody Thornton lead)
- 7. Don't Cha Groove (Ashley Roberts, Jessica Sutta, and Kimberly Wyatt dance solo's)
- 8. Feelin' Good (Nicole Scherzinger solo)
- 9. Stickwitu
- 10. Show Me What You Got (Stomp)
- 11. Wait a Minute
- 12. Don't Cha
[edit] Setlist
1920's Flapper
- Video Introduction: Intro / Back to Basics
- Ain't No Other Man
- Back in the Day
- Understand
- Come On Over (All I Want Is You) (Jazz Version)
- Slow Down Baby
- Still Dirrty
- Can't Hold Us Down
Juke Joint
- Video Interlude: I Got Trouble
- Makes Me Wanna Pray
- What a Girl Wants (Reggae Version)
- Oh Mother
Circus
- Enter the Circus / Welcome
- Dirrty (Circus Version)
- Candyman
- Nasty Naughty Boy
- Hurt
- Lady Marmalade
Encore
- Video Interlude: Thank You (Dedication to Fans...)
- Beautiful
- Fighter
- Genie in a Bottle remix On the last show
[edit] Notes
- During a show in Philadelphia, actor David Arquette was picked as part of her Nasty Naughty Boy performance.[4]
- During the show in Manchester, UK Manchester United player Christiano Ronaldo was spotted in the VIP area with girlfriend Gemma Atkinson.
- At her Tampa concert, the Pussycat Dolls joined Aguilera for a performance of 'Nasty Naughty Boy'.
- During the concert in Los Angeles. at Staples Center, Will.i.am appeared as a guest to perform Beep alongside with the Pussycat Dolls
- Royals were seen attending Christina's show. During her Singapore show, some fans saw the Sultan of Malaysia sitting in the V.I.P. area, and in Thailand, the granddaughter of the King of Thailand was seen in the V.I.P. area too.
- Actress Bec Cartwright and Tennis star husband Lleyton Hewitt were spotted in the audience at the Sydney show on July 24th. They were moved backstage before the show and came back out just before the show started as they were receiving too much attention.
- Christina had her biggest concert attendance in Australia with an estimate of over 30,000 attendees per concert. And the concerts were done for consecutive days and has maintained it's sold out level night after night.
- This tour was the best selling tour for a female singer in 2006 and 2007, beating up Beyonce's, The Beyonce Experience.
[edit] Recognition/Nomination
2007 Billboard Touring Awards
- Top Package (Christina Aguilera, Pussycat Dolls & Danity Kane) - *Nominated*
- Breakthrough Artist (Christina Aguilera) - *Nominated*
2007 Billboard Top Grossing Tour Top Grossing Female Tour
[edit] DVD/Recording
All Concerts in the tour have been filmed for, what Aguilera said was her "Personal Collection" however a DVD came out February 5, 2008. And not the original date due to a copyright argument with the management, and, much like the Stripped Live in the UK, is expected to accompany a full length Show, from the Australian tour Show in Adelaide. The DVD is named Back to Basics: Live and Down Under.
[edit] Personnel
- Vocals:
- Main Vocals: Christina Aguilera
- Background Vocalists:
- Sha'n Favors
- Sasha Allen(American Leg and Pacific Leg)
- Erika Jerry
- Belle Johnson(European Leg)
- Band:
- Musical Director: Rob Lewis
- Guitar: Tariqh Akoni (European Leg)
- Guitar: Errol Cooney (American Leg and Pacific Leg)
- Bass: Ethan Farmer
- Drums: Brian Frasier Moore
- Saxophone: Randy Ellis
- Saxophone: Miguel Gandelman
- Trumpet: Ray Monteiro
- Trombone: Garrett Smith
- Percussion: Ray Yslas
- Dancers:
- Paul Kirkland
- Kiki Ely
- Tiana Brown
- Dres Reid
- Gilbert Saldivar
- Monique Slaughter
- Nikki Tuazon
- Marcel Wilson
- Crew:
- Choreographer: Jeri Slaughter
- Stylist: Simone Orouche
- Hair & Make-Up Designer: Steve Sollitto
- Wardrobe: Roberto Cavalli
- Concert video design: Dago Gonzalez for Veneno, Inc.
- Sponsors: Orange, Sony Ericsson, AEG Live
[edit] Tour Dates
[edit] Canceled dates
Christina cancelled 4 dates in Oceania due to illness.[15]
[edit] References
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- ^ Beat This Caption (Xtina in Concert Edition)
- ^ UKMIX - Forums - View topic - Christina Aguilera - Back To Basics Era!
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- ^ UKMIX - Forums - View topic - Christina Aguilera - Back To Basics Era!
- ^ Christina Aguilera cancels Auckland shows - New Zealand, world, sport, business & entertainment news on Stuff.co.nz
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