Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It

Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It
Tour by Destiny's Child
Associated album Destiny Fulfilled
Start date April 9, 2005 (2005-04-09)
End date January 9, 2006 (2006-01-09)
Legs 5
Number of shows 7 in Asia
4 in Australia
19 in Europe
37 in North America
Destiny's Child concert chronology

Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It[1] was the final concert tour by American female R&B trio Destiny's Child, that visited Asia, Australia and North America. The U.S. leg of the tour grossed approximately $70.8 million according to Billboard magazine and was the highest-grossing tour for either a pop or R&B band since TLC's FanMail Tour, where Destiny's Child performed as an opening act in 1999.

History

The tour kicked off in Hiroshima, Japan on April 9, 2005 and ended Vancouver, Canada on September 10.

Regardless, Destiny's Child embarked on this world tour sponsored by McDonald's Corporation,[2] and performed hits such as "No, No, No", "Survivor", "Say My Name", "Independent Women" and "Lose My Breath". In addition to renditions of the group's recorded material, they also performed songs from each singer's solo careers, most notably numbers from Beyoncé's debut album, Dangerously in Love. The stage design afforded 360 degree viewing within the typical arena show venue. Several interludes by the show's dancers allowed for the expected costume changes; those costumes, often glittering gowns, were designed by Tina Knowles, Beyoncé's mother, and manufactured by House of Deréon. A special set of outfits were designed as a tribute to the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, hinting at the play's "One Night Only (Disco)" scene where Deena Jones & the Dreams wear the same color pants suits.

Split-up announcement

During the last stop of their European tour in Barcelona on June 11, 2005, Kelly Rowland suddenly announced: "This is the last time you would see us on stage as Destiny's Child".[1]

“ We have been working together as Destiny's Child since we were 9, and touring together since we were 14. After a lot of discussion and some deep soul searching, we realized that our current tour has given us the opportunity to leave Destiny's Child on a high note, united in our friendship and filled with an overwhelming gratitude for our music, our fans, and each other. After all these wonderful years working together, we realized that now is the time to pursue our personal goals and solo efforts in earnest. ... No matter what happens, we will always love each other as friends and sisters and will always support each other as artists. We want to thank all of our fans for their incredible love and support and hope to see you all again as we continue fulfilling our destinies.[3] ”

The announcement was surprising not least because the trio had downplayed rumors of a split in the wake of Knowles' success, although prior plans had called for the members to focus on solo projects at the end of the tour.

Broadcasts and recordings

A performance from the tour was filmed in Atlanta at Philips Arena on July 15, 2005, and the resulting DVD Destiny's Child Live in Atlanta was released on March 28, 2006. RIAA subsequently certified the DVD as Platinum. The concert was also aired in the USA on BET as a television special, on Channel 4 in the UK and on the Dutch television channel AT5.

Opening acts

Setlist

(Video Introduction)

  1. "Say My Name"
  2. "Independent Women, Part I"
  3. "No, No, No, Part 2"
  4. "Bug a Boo"
  5. "Bills, Bills, Bills"
  6. "Bootylicious"
  7. "Jumpin', Jumpin'"

(Dance Interlude introducing Male Dancers)

  1. "Soldier" (contains elements of "Shout It Out")

(Musical Instrumental)

  1. "Dilemma" (performed by Kelly Rowland)
  2. "Do You Know" (performed by Michelle Williams)

(Beyonce Intro: Dance Interlude)

  1. "Baby Boy" (performed by Beyoncé)
  2. "Naughty Girl" (performed by Beyoncé)

(Band Introduction)

  1. "Cater 2 U"

(Video Interlude)

  1. "Girl" (contains elements of "I'll Take You There")
  2. "Free"
  3. "If"
  4. "Through With Love"
  5. "Bad Habit" (performed by Kelly Rowland)

(Dance Interlude)

  1. "Dangerously in Love 2" (performed by Beyoncé)
  2. "Crazy in Love" (performed by Beyoncé)

(Dance Interlude introducing Female Dancers)

  1. "Survivor"

(Encore)

  1. "Lose My Breath"

Source:[7][8][9]

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Asia[10]
April 9, 2005 Hiroshima Japan Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall
April 11, 2005 Osaka Osaka-jō Hall
April 12, 2005 Nagoya Nagoya Rainbow Hall
April 14, 2005 Tokyo Nippon Budokan
April 15, 2005
April 16, 2005 Yokohama Yokohama Arena
Australia[10][11]
April 27, 2005 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre
April 28, 2005 Sydney Allphones Arena
April 29, 2005 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
April 30, 2005 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
Asia[5][10]
May 12, 2005 Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai Media City Amphitheatre
Europe[10]
May 15, 2005 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
May 17, 2005 Stockholm Sweden Ericsson Globe
May 19, 2005 Hamburg Germany Barcalaycard Arena
May 21, 2005 Stuttgart Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
May 22, 2005 Hasselt Belgium Ethias Arena
May 23, 2005 Rotterdam Netherlands Ahoy Rotterdam
May 24, 2005
May 26, 2005 Milan Italy Mediolanum Forum
May 27, 2006 Geneva Switzerland SEG Geneva Arena
May 28, 2005 Paris France AccorHotels Arena
May 30, 2005 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle Frankfurt
May 31, 2005 Cologne Lanxess Arena
June 2, 2005 London England Earls Court Exhibition Centre
June 3, 2005
June 5, 2005 Birmingham Barclaycard Arena
June 6, 2005 Manchester Manchester Arena
June 7, 2005 Sheffield Sheffield Arena
June 9, 2005 Dublin Ireland Lansdowne Road
June 11, 2005 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi
North America[12]
July 2, 2005[A] New Orleans United States Louisiana Superdome
July 9, 2005 St. Louis Scottrade Center
July 10, 2005 Memphis FedExForum
July 12, 2005 Nashville Bridgestone Arena
July 15, 2005 Atlanta Philips Arena
July 16, 2005 Tampa Amalie Arena
July 17, 2005 Sunrise BB&T Center
July 20, 2005 Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center
July 22, 2005 Charlotte PNC Music Pavilion
July 23, 2005 Virginia Beach Farm Bureau Live
July 24, 2005 Raleigh Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
July 28, 2005 Albany Times Union Center
July 29, 2005 New York City Madison Square Garden
July 30, 2005 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
July 31, 2005 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center
August 3, 2005 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
August 5, 2005 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
August 6, 2005 Boston TD Garden
August 7, 2005 Hershey Giant Center
August 9, 2005 Montreal Canada Bell Centre
August 10, 2005 Toronto Air Canada Centre
August 12, 2005 Cleveland United States Quicken Loans Arena
August 13, 2005 Columbus Nationwide Arena
August 14, 2005 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills
August 19, 2005 San Antonio AT&T Center
August 20, 2005 Houston Toyota Center
August 21, 2005 Dallas American Airlines Center
August 23, 2005 Denver Pepsi Center
August 26, 2005 Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center
August 27, 2005 Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena
September 1, 2005 Anaheim Honda Center
September 2, 2005 Los Angeles Staples Center
September 3, 2005 Oakland Oracle Arena
September 4, 2005 San Jose SAP Center at San Jose
September 7, 2005 Spokane Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
September 9, 2005 Seattle KeyArena
September 10, 2005 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A Essence Music Festival[13]

Box office score data

Venue City Tickets Sold / Available Gross Revenue
Yokohama Arena Yokohama 11,392 / 11,392 (100%) $938,928
Brisbane Entertainment Centre Brisbane 6,925 / 6,925 (100%) $618,056
Sydney Super Dome Sydney 16,902 / 16,902 (100%) $1,254,382
Rod Laver Arena Melbourne 10,231 / 10,231 (100%) $971,445
Earls Court Exhibition Centre London 29,374 / 29,374 (100%) $2,705,365
Manchester Evening News Arena Manchester 15,348 / 15,348 (100%) $1,074,974
Palau Sant Jordi Barcelona 14,673 / 14,673 (100%) $1,389,407
Philips Arena Atlanta 12,972 / 12,972 (100%) $1,256,284
Madison Square Garden New York City 15,065 / 15,065 (100%) $1,561,309
Air Canada Centre Toronto 15,440 / 15,440 (100%) $1,451,559

Personnel

Creative Direction

Choreographers

Production Manager

Wardrobe and Stylist

Tour Manager

Band

Dancers

Security

  • Richard Alexander

Tour Promoters

Tour Sponsors

See also

External links

References

  1. 1 2 Cohen, Jonathan (June 12, 2005). "Destiny's Child To Split After Fall Tour". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Destiny's Child Debuts World Children's Day(TM) at McDonald's(R) Anthem" (Press release). Los Angeles, California: PR Newswire. November 15, 2005. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ Silverman, Stephen (June 13, 2005). "Destiny's Child to Split Up After Tour". People. Time Inc. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Montgomery, James (June 3, 2005). "Destiny's Child Map Out North American Tour". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  5. 1 2 Muslim, Nina (May 16, 2005). "Destiny's Child in Dubai". Gulf News. Al Nisr Publishing. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Keshia Chante". The Agency Group. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  7. ↑ Reid, Shaheem (August 1, 2005). "Destiny's Child Put On A Fashion Show At U.K. Concert". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  8. ↑ Sheppard, Denise (September 12, 2005). "Destiny's Child Take a Bow". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  9. ↑ Adenitire, Adenike (June 3, 2005). "Destiny's Child Rise To The Occasion For Final NYC Show". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Montgomery, James (February 17, 2005). "Destiny's Child's Tour Bus Likely To Smell Like Fries". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Destiny fulfilled". The Age. Fairfax Media. April 20, 2005. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  12. ↑ Jeckell, Barry A. (June 8, 2005). "Destiny's Child Makes Summer Tour Plans". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Coca-Cola Presents the 2005 Essence Music Festival" (Press release). New York City, New York: PR Newswire. April 4, 2005. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
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