Never Say Never World Tour

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Never Say Never World Tour
Tour by Brandy
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Associated album Never Say Never
Start dateMay 23, 1999 (1999-05-23)
End dateJuly 6, 1999 (1999-07-06)
Legs3
No. of shows
  • 9 in Europe
  • 4 in Asia
  • 12 in North America
  • 25 total
Brandy concert chronology

The Never Say Never World Tour was the first concert tour by American R&B singer Brandy to support her second studio album, Never Say Never . The tour became Norwood's first world tour, reaching North America, Asia, and Europe. The tour began in Paris, France, on May 23, 1999; However the American leg of the tour concluded earlier than expected on July 6 due to Brandy's obligations of filming Moesha. [1]

Contents

Her showcase in Illinois on July 7th was also taped, and aired later that year in December on UPN, entitled "Brandy in Concert: A Special for the Holidays". The June 10th show at the Shibuya Public Hall in Tokyo, Japan; was filmed and aired exclusively on WOWOW. The special was titled, "Brandy: Live in Japan 1999".

Crew

Opening acts

Setlist

  1. "Overture" (contains elements of "Never Say Never")
  2. "Happy"
  3. "Baby"
  4. "I Wanna Be Down"
  5. "Brokenhearted"
  6. "Sittin' Up in My Room"
  7. "Angel in Disguise"
  8. "U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)"
  9. "Have You Ever?"
  10. "Almost Doesn't Count"
  11. "Never Say Never"
  12. "Top of The World"
  13. "The Boy Is Mine"
  14. "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"
Note

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe
May 23, 1999ParisFrance Palais des Sports
May 24, 1999
May 26, 1999 Munich Germany Zenith die Kulturhalle
May 27, 1999Berlin Arena Berlin
May 28, 1999 Hamburg Große Freiheit 36
May 29, 1999 London England Royal Albert Hall
May 30, 1999 Utrecht Netherlands Muziekcentrum Vredenburg
June 1, 1999LondonEngland Hammersmith Apollo
June 2, 1999
Asia
June 7, 1999TokyoJapan Shibuya Public Hall
June 10, 1999
June 12, 1999 Yokohama Kanagawa Prefectural Civic Hall
June 14, 1999 Osaka Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan
North America [1] [4]
June 18, 1999 Camden United States Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre
June 19, 1999 Wallingford SNET Oakdale Theatre
June 20, 1999 Holmdel Township PNC Bank Arts Center
June 23, 1999 Wantagh Jones Beach Amphitheater
June 25, 1999 Mansfield Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
June 26, 1999 Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 27, 1999 Raleigh Alltel Pavilion
June 30, 1999 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
July 1, 1999 [A] Milwaukee Marcus Amphitheater
July 2, 1999 Detroit Joe Louis Arena
July 3, 1999 Cleveland CSU Convocation Center
July 6, 1999 Rosemont Rosemont Theatre
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of "Summerfest" [5]
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
July 7, 1999Rosemont, IllinoisRosemont TheatreCancelled [1]
July 9, 1999 Maryland Heights, Missouri Riverport Amphitheatre Cancelled [1]
July 10, 1999 Bonner Springs, Kansas Sandstone Amphitheater Cancelled [1]
July 11, 1999 Noblesville, Indiana Deer Creek Music Center Cancelled [1]
July 13, 1999 Columbus, Ohio Polaris Amphitheater Cancelled [1]
July 14, 1999 Grand Rapids, Michigan Van Andel Arena Cancelled [1]
July 15, 1999 Burgettstown, Pennsylvania Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater Cancelled [1]
July 16, 1999 Charlotte, North Carolina Blockbuster Pavilion Cancelled [1]
July 17, 1999 Virginia Beach, Virginia Virginia Beach Pavilion Theater Cancelled [1]
July 19, 1999 Atlanta, Georgia Chastain Park Amphitheater Cancelled [1]
July 20, 1999 Birmingham, Alabama Boutwell Memorial Auditorium Cancelled [1]
July 21, 1999 West Palm Beach, Florida Coral Sky Amphitheater Cancelled [1]
July 23, 1999 Memphis, Tennessee Mud Island Amphitheatre Cancelled [1]
July 24, 1999 New Orleans, Louisiana Lakefront Arena Cancelled [1]
July 25, 1999 The Woodlands, Texas Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Cancelled [1]
July 27, 1999 Dallas, Texas Starplex Amphitheatre Cancelled [1]
July 29, 1999 Concord, California Concord Pavilion Cancelled [1]
July 30, 1999 Irvine, California Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Cancelled [1]
July 31, 1999 Phoenix, Arizona Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion Cancelled [1]
August 2, 1999 Paso Robles, California Mid-State Fair Main GrandstandCancelled [1] This concert was a part of the "California Mid-State Fair".

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