Back to Basics Tour
The Back to Basics Tour was the fourth concert tour by American recording artist Christina Aguilera. The tour supported her third studio album Back to Basics. It grossed over $90 million worldwide with 82 shows.[1][2] It visited North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Opening acts
- Nizlopi (Europe) (select venues)
- Akala (Europe) (select venues)
- Jan Delay (Europe) (select venues)
- Kaye Styles (Netherlands and Belgium)
- Bob Sinclar (Europe) (select venues)
- Pussycat Dolls (North America)
- Danity Kane (United States)
- Ivy (Asia) (select venues)
- Lee Min Woo (Asia) (select venues)
- Mikey Bustos (Asia) (select venues)
- Kris Lawrence (Philippines) (select venues)
- Philippine All Star Dancers (Philippines) (select venues)
- Lowrider (Australia)
Setlist
- "Intro: Back to Basics" (Video Introduction)
- "Ain't No Other Man"
- "Back in the Day"
- "Understand"
- "Come On Over (All I Want Is You)"
- "Slow Down Baby"
- "Still Dirrty" (contains excerpts from "Can't Hold Us Down")
- "I Got Trouble" (Video Interlude)
- "Makes Me Wanna Pray"
- "What a Girl Wants"
- "Oh Mother"
- "Enter the Circus" (Video/Dance Interlude)
- "Welcome"
- "Dirrty" (contains elements of "Cell Block Tango" and "Entrance of the Gladiators")
- "Candyman"
- "Nasty Naughty Boy"
- "Hurt"
- "Lady Marmalade"
- Encore
- "Thank You (Dedication to Fans…)" (Video Interlude)
- "Beautiful"
- "Fighter"
Tour dates
| Date |
City |
Country |
Venue |
| Europe[3] |
| November 17, 2006 |
Sheffield |
England |
Hallam FM Arena |
| November 20, 2006 |
Belfast |
Northern Ireland |
Odyssey Arena |
| November 21, 2006 |
Dublin |
Ireland |
Point Theatre |
| November 23, 2006 |
Manchester |
England |
Manchester Evening News Arena |
| November 24, 2006 |
Newcastle |
Metro Radio Arena |
| November 26, 2006 |
Birmingham |
NEC Arena |
| November 29, 2006 |
London |
Wembley Arena |
| November 30, 2006 |
| December 2, 2006 |
Rotterdam |
Netherlands |
Ahoy Rotterdam |
| December 3, 2006 |
Antwerp |
Belgium |
Sportpaleis |
| December 5, 2006 |
Frankfurt |
Germany |
Festhalle Frankfurt |
| December 6, 2006 |
Paris |
France |
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
| December 8, 2006 |
Oberhausen |
Germany |
König Pilsener Arena |
| December 11, 2006 |
Hamburg |
Color Line Arena |
| December 13, 2006 |
Stuttgart |
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle |
| December 14, 2006 |
Zurich |
Switzerland |
Hallenstadion |
| December 16, 2006 |
Vienna |
Austria |
Wiener Stadthalle |
| December 17, 2006 |
Prague |
Czech Republic |
Sazka Arena |
| North America[4] |
| February 20, 2007 |
Houston |
United States |
Toyota Center |
| February 21, 2007 |
Dallas |
American Airlines Center |
| February 23, 2007 |
Omaha |
Qwest Center Arena |
| February 24, 2007 |
Kansas City |
Kemper Arena |
| February 26, 2007 |
Denver |
Pepsi Center |
| February 28, 2007 |
Glendale |
Jobing.com Arena |
| March 2, 2007 |
San Diego |
iPayOne Center |
| March 3, 2007 |
Las Vegas |
Mandalay Bay Events Center |
| March 5, 2007 |
Anaheim |
Honda Center |
| March 6, 2007 |
Los Angeles |
Staples Center |
| March 9, 2007 |
Oakland |
Oracle Arena |
| March 10, 2007 |
San Jose |
HP Pavilion at San Jose |
| March 12, 2007 |
Vancouver |
Canada |
General Motors Place |
| March 14, 2007 |
Edmonton |
Rexall Place |
| March 15, 2007 |
Calgary |
Pengrowth Saddledome |
| March 17, 2007 |
Winnipeg |
MTS Centre |
| March 19, 2007 |
Saint Paul |
United States |
Xcel Energy Center |
| March 23, 2007 |
New York City |
Madison Square Garden |
| March 25, 2007 |
Toronto |
Canada |
Air Canada Centre |
| March 26, 2007 |
Ottawa |
Scotiabank Place |
| March 28, 2007 |
Montreal |
Bell Centre |
| March 30, 2007 |
Boston |
United States |
TD Banknorth Garden |
| March 31, 2007 |
Atlantic City |
Boardwalk Hall |
| April 2, 2007 |
Washington, D.C. |
Verizon Center |
| April 3, 2007 |
Philadelphia |
Wachovia Center |
| April 5, 2007 |
East Rutherford |
Continental Airlines Arena |
| April 7, 2007 |
Uniondale |
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| April 9, 2007 |
Auburn Hills |
The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| April 11, 2007 |
Uncasville |
Mohegan Sun Arena |
| April 13, 2007 |
Cleveland |
Quicken Loans Arena |
| April 14, 2007 |
Pittsburgh |
Mellon Arena |
| April 20, 2007 |
Milwaukee |
Bradley Center |
| April 21, 2007 |
Rosemont |
Allstate Arena |
| April 24, 2007 |
Manchester |
Verizon Wireless Arena |
| April 25, 2007 |
Providence |
Dunkin' Donuts Center |
| April 27, 2007 |
Hartford |
Hartford Civic Center |
| April 29, 2007 |
Baltimore |
1st Mariner Arena |
| May 2, 2007 |
Duluth |
Arena at Gwinnett Center |
| May 4, 2007 |
Tampa |
St. Pete Times Forum |
| May 5, 2007 |
Sunrise |
BankAtlantic Center |
| Asia |
| June 18, 2007 |
Osaka |
Japan |
Osaka-jō Hall |
| June 20, 2007 |
Tokyo |
Nippon Budokan |
| June 21, 2007 |
| June 23, 2007 |
Seoul |
South Korea |
Olympic Gymnastics Arena |
| June 24, 2007 |
| June 26, 2007 |
Shanghai |
China |
Shanghai Grand Stage |
| June 28, 2007 |
Bangkok |
Thailand |
Impact Arena |
| June 30, 2007 |
Kallang |
Singapore |
Singapore Indoor Stadium |
| July 3, 2007 |
Chek Lap Kok |
Hong Kong |
AsiaWorld-Arena |
| July 6, 2007 |
Taguig |
Philippines |
Fort Bonifacio |
| Australia[5] |
| July 13, 2007 |
Perth |
Australia |
Burswood Dome |
| July 14, 2007 |
| July 17, 2007 |
Adelaide |
Adelaide Entertainment Centre |
| July 18, 2007 |
| July 20, 2007 |
Brisbane |
Brisbane Entertainment Centre |
| July 21, 2007 |
| July 24, 2007 |
Sydney |
Sydney Entertainment Centre |
| July 25, 2007 |
| July 27, 2007 |
Melbourne |
Rod Laver Arena |
- Cancellations and rescheduled shows
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| July 29, 2007 |
Melbourne, Australia |
Rod Laver Arena |
Cancelled |
| July 30, 2007 |
Melbourne, Australia |
Rod Laver Arena |
Cancelled |
| August 2, 2007 |
Auckland, New Zealand |
Vector Arena |
Cancelled[6] |
| August 3, 2007 |
Auckland, New Zealand |
Vector Arena |
Cancelled[6] |
Awards
Broadcasts and recordings
All concerts in the tour were filmed for what, Aguilera said, was her "Personal Collection"; however, a DVD titled Back to Basics: Live and Down Under came out on February 5, 2008 and debuted at #1 and stayed for 2 weeks. Much like the Stripped Live in the UK, it accompanies a full length Show, from the Australian tour Shows in Adelaide as well as snippets from her Sydney shows and interviews with Aguilera, Jordan Bratman, her band and crew.
The DVD was originally set to be released on December 10, 2007 in the UK and the week after in the USA, but Aguilera had to postpone the release as she spoke openly about her pregnancy on the DVD interview and she had signed a magazine deal stating she wasn't to speak about her pregnancy at any time before the magazine release.
There was also a Vinyl LP released in the UK.[9]
Personnel
- Tour Director: Jamie King
- Musical Director: Rob Lewis
- Choreographer: Jeri Slaughter
- Costume Design: Roberto Cavalli
- Tour Promoter: AEG Live
- Tour Sponsor (s): Verizon Wireless, Orange, Sony Ericsson
Band
- Guitar: Tariqh Akoni and Errol Cooney
- Bass: Ethan Farmer
- Drums: Brian Frasier-Moore
- Saxophone: Randy Ellis and Miguel Gandelman
- Dancers: Paul Kirkland, Kiki Ely, Tiana Brown, Dres Reid, Gilbert Saldivar, Monique Slaughter, Nikki Tuazon, Marcel Wilson and Jeri Slaughter
- Trumpet: Ray Monteiro
- Trombone: Garrett Smith
- Percussion: Ray Yslas
- Background Vocals: Sha'n Favors, Sasha Allen (North American & Pacific Leg), Erika Jerry and Belle Johnson (European Leg)
Crew
References
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