Back to Me Tour

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Back to Me Tour
Tour by Fantasia Barrino
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Promotional poster for 2010 tour
Associated album Back to Me
Start dateNovember 5, 2010 (2010-11-05)
End dateJanuary 1, 2011 (2011-01-01)
Legs1
No. of shows26 in North America
Fantasia Barrino concert chronology

The Back to Me Tour was the first headlining concert tour by American recording artist Fantasia Barrino. Primarily visiting the United States, the tour supported her third studio album, Back to Me .

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Previously, Barrino toured with Kanye West on his Touch the Sky Tour in 2005. Barrino also toured alongside Jamie Foxx on his "Unpredictable Tour" in 2006 and the "American Idols LIVE! Tour 2004" in 2004.

Background

After the success of Barrino's third album, she embarked on a promotional tour of England to promote the record. The tour was announced September 28, 2010, on Barrino's official website. [1] The tour followed the turbulent events of the summer, when she attempted suicide [2] (documented on her television series Fantasia for Real ), and an abortion. [3] Despite the events, Barrino remarked her excitement for touring, as a way to focus on her music and connect with her fans.

To introduce the tour, Barrino stated, "I'm so excited about this tour and having the chance to connect with my fans, the people that love me and have been supporting me through everything. This tour is going to be a real special, intimate experience for them and for me." [4]

Barrino mentioned that videos posted on YouTube inspired the concept behind the tour. She said that after her personal ordeals, she watched the music performances of Cab Calloway, Ann Peebles, Tina Turner, James Brown, Stevie Wonder and Freddie Mercury. [5]

Speaking on the tour, Barrino stated:

"[This is] not a concert, this is a show. There's a storyline, there's a message in the show that I have. There are moments where I go thorough[ sic ] changes. In music there's purity, there's honesty, there are feelings from all these artists who go through some of the same things. They're singing about experience, heartache and pain, singing whatever it is that they’re going through."

Opening acts

Setlist

  1. "Instrumental Sequence" (contains elements of "Minnie the Moocher")
  2. "Truth Is" / "Ain't Gon' Beg You" / "Selfish (I Want U 2 Myself)"
  3. "Free Yourself"
  4. "Man of the House"
  5. "I'm Doin' Me"
  6. "Trust Him"
  7. "Collard Greens & Cornbread"
  8. "I Can't Stand the Rain" / "I Don't Know Why" / "Kiss"
  9. "The Thrill Is Gone"
  10. "Come Together"
  11. "Move on Me"
  12. "Teach Me"
  13. "Who's Been Lovin' You"
  14. "When I See U"
  15. "Bittersweet"
  16. "Even Angels" / "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)"
  17. "I'm Here"
  18. "Falling in Love Tonight"
  19. "Back to Life"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
North America [4] [6] [7] [8]
November 5, 2010 Norfolk United States Chrysler Hall
November 6, 2010 Upper Darby Township Tower Theater
November 7, 2010 Baltimore Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
November 10, 2010 Savannah Mercer Theatre
November 11, 2010 Atlanta Fox Theatre
November 12, 2010 Tampa Morsani Hall
November 13, 2010 Jacksonville Moran Theater
November 14, 2010 Miami James L. Knight Center
November 17, 2010 Charlotte Ovens Auditorium
November 18, 2010 Greensboro War Memorial Auditorium
November 19, 2010 Columbia Township Auditorium
November 20, 2010 Birmingham BJCC Concert Hall
November 24, 2010 Los Angeles Club Nokia
November 26, 2010 San Diego Copley Symphony Hall
November 27, 2010 San Francisco Warfield Theatre
December 1, 2010 Southaven DeSoto Civic Center Theatre
December 2, 2010 Grand Prairie Verizon Theatre
December 3, 2010 Mobile Mobile Civic Center Theater
December 4, 2010 New Orleans Lakefront Arena
December 5, 2010 Houston Reliant Arena
December 27, 2010 New York City Beacon Theatre
December 28, 2010 Washington, D.C. DAR Constitution Hall
December 29, 2010 Cleveland State Theatre
December 30, 2010 Chicago Auditorium Theatre
December 31, 2010 Detroit Fox Theatre
January 1, 2011 St. Louis Fox Theatre
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
November 4, 2010 Richmond Landmark Theater Cancelled [9]
November 27, 2010 Oakland Paramount Theatre Moved to the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, California
December 3, 2010SouthavenDeSoto Civic Center TheatreRescheduled to December 1, 2010
December 8, 2010 Indianapolis Murat Theatre Cancelled
December 9, 2010 Louisville Palace Theatre Cancelled
December 10, 2010DetroitFox TheatreRescheduled to December 31, 2010 [10]
December 11, 2010 Cincinnati Procter & Gamble Hall Cancelled
December 12, 2010 Augusta Bell AuditoriumCancelled

Box office score data

VenueCityTickets sold / availableGross revenue
Ovens AuditoriumCharlotte1,434 / 2,447 (57%)$91,490 [11]
Fox TheatreAtlanta2,536 / 4,666 (54%)$167,202 [12]
Morsani HallTampa2,089 / 2,610 (80%)$109,122 [13]
Club NokiaLos Angeles1,565 / 1,800 (87%)$98,817 [13]
Verizon TheatreGrand Prairie3,812 / 3,867 (98%)$184,186 [14]
TOTAL11,436 / 15,390 (74%)$732,267

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