The London Sessions Tour

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The London Sessions Tour
Tour by Mary J. Blige
MJBlige 2015TourPoster.jpg
Promotional poster for tour
Associated album The London Sessions
Start dateJune 26, 2015 (2015-06-26)
End dateNovember 15, 2015 (2015-11-15)
No. of shows9 in Europe
13 in North America
2 in Asia
24 total
Mary J. Blige concert chronology

The London Sessions Tour (known as MJB Live! in the United States) [1] is the eighth headlining concert tour by American recording artist, Mary J. Blige. The tour supports Blige's twelfth studio album, The London Sessions . Beginning June 2016, the tour started in Europe playing various music festivals. During the fall of 2015, Blige briefly performed in the United States.

Contents

Opening acts

Setlist

The following setlist was performed June 30, 2015, at the Mitsubishi Electric Halle in Düsseldorf, Germany. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour. [4] [5]

  1. "Just Fine"
  2. "The One"
  3. "You Bring Me Joy"
  4. "Love Is All We Need" / "Real Love" / "Be Happy"
  5. "Love No Limit"
  6. "Enough Cryin"
  7. "I Can Love You"
  8. "Don't Mind"
  9. "Share My World"
  10. "Seven Days"
  11. "Your Child"
  12. "Take Me as I Am"
  13. "Good Woman Down"
  14. "My Life"
  15. "Doubt"
  16. "Therapy"
  17. "Nobody But You"
  18. "My Loving"
  19. "F for You"
  20. "I'm Goin' Down"
  21. "Not Gon' Cry"
  22. "No More Drama"
  23. "One"
Encore
  1. "Be Without You"
  2. "Family Affair"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue [6] [7] [8]
Date
(2015)		CityCountryVenue
June 26 [A] Pilton EnglandWorthy Farm
June 28 Brussels Belgium Ancienne Belgique
June 30 Düsseldorf Germany Mitsubishi Electric Halle
July 2 Birmingham England Barclaycard Arena
July 3 Manchester O2 Apollo Manchester
July 4 [B] London Finsbury Park
July 5 [C] New Orleans U.S. Mercedes-Benz Superdome
July 7 Frankfurt Germany Jahrhunderthalle
July 8 [D] Montreux SwitzerlandAuditorium Stravinski
July 10 [E] Rotterdam Netherlands Theater Hal 1
October 16 Marina Bay Singapore Grand Theatre
October 17 [F] Kuala Lumpur Malaysia MIECC Exhibition Hall
October 30 Augusta U.S. James Brown Arena
October 31 Columbus Columbus Civic Center
November 1 Durham Durham Performing Arts Center
November 3 Jackson Mississippi Coliseum
November 4 Memphis Orpheum Theatre
November 6 Jacksonville Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
November 7 Orlando CFE Arena
November 8 Tampa USF Sun Dome
November 10 Florence Florence Civic Center
November 13 Atlantic City Borgata Event Center
November 14 Buffalo Shea's Performing Arts Center
November 15 Ledyard Grand Theater
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A Glastonbury Festival [9]
B Wireless Festival [10]
C Essence Music Festival [11]
D Montreux Jazz Festival [12]
E North Sea Jazz Festival [13]
F SoulFest Asia [14]
List of cancelled & rescheduled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason
Date
(2015)		City, countryVenueReason
October 20 Brisbane, Australia BCEC Great Hall Cancelled; [15] part of "SoulFest" [16]
October 24 Sydney, Australia The Domain Outdoor Stage
October 25 Melbourne, Australia Sidney Myer Music Bowl
October 26 Auckland, New Zealand Western Springs Stadium
List of box office data, showing venue, city, country, attendance and revenue
VenueCity, countryAttendance
(Tickets sold / available)		Gross revenue
Durham Performing Arts CenterDurham, U.S.2,697 / 2,712 (99%)$208,974 [17]
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial ArenaJacksonville, U.S.3,531 / 6,175 (57%)$291,373 [18]
USF Sun DomeTampa, U.S.3,891 / 6,167 (63%)$293,329 [18]

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