Words and Sounds Tour

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Words And Sounds Tour
Tour by Jill Scott
Associated album Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1
Start dateJanuary 27, 2001
End dateAugust 29, 2001
Legs2
No. of shows52 in North America
52 in total
Jill Scott concert chronology

Words and Sounds Tour was a music tour in 2001 by American recording artist Jill Scott. The Words and Sounds tour started on January 27, in Atlanta, Georgia through the end of February. [1] By the spring Jill Scott ended her headlining tour during the winter, she was invited to join rock singer Sting on his US tour. Scott was featured as Sting's opening act for his itinerary of shows for the month of May.

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Jill Scott was hospitalized for an illness a day after the tour kicked off on May 5, in D.C. [2] She was treated and released with orders to rest for a week, as she would miss the first few shows. She soon recovered and joined Sting on May 15, when the tour arrived in Madison, Wisconsin at the Kohl Center. [3] Scott resumed a North America second leg tour in July with dates scheduled through the summer. [4]

The tour was later packaged and released as a two CD-set entitled Experience: Jill Scott 826+ . The August 26, show was recorded at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. Disc 1 is the live concert, while disc 2 showcases new material including poetry spoken to music known as "Thickness".

Opening act

Set list

  1. "Jilltro"
  2. "A Long Walk"
  3. "Love Rain" (Suite)
  4. "Slowly Surely"
  5. "One Is the Magic #"
  6. "Brotha"
  7. "Do You Remember"
  8. "Gettin' In the Way"
  9. "Honey Molasses" 1
  10. "It's Love"
  11. "The Way"
  12. "Said Enough" 1
  13. "Thickness" 1
  14. "Fatback Taffy/ (Band Introduction)"
  15. "He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat) / Movements I, II, & III)"

1 performed only at select venues

Band

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
North America—Leg 1
January 27, 2001 Atlanta United StatesThe Tabernacle
January 29, 2001
January 31, 2001 Baltimore Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
February 1, 2001
February 3, 2001 Atlantic City Tropicana Casino
February 4, 2001 Boston The Avalon
February 9, 2001 Norfolk The Boathouse
February 12, 2001 Oakland Paramount Theatre
February 16, 2001 San Diego Belly Up
February 17, 2001 Las Vegas House of Blues
February 21, 2001Los Angeles Universal Amphitheatre
February 22, 2001
May 15, 2001 Madison Kohl Center
May 16, 2001 Peoria Peoria Civic Center
May 18, 2001 Rosemont Allstate Arena
May 19, 2001 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills
May 20, 2001 Rochester Blue Cross Arena
May 22, 2001 Wilkes-Barre First Union Arena
May 23, 2001 Philadelphia First Union Center
May 25, 2001 Portland Cumberland Civic Center
May 26, 2001Boston Fleet Center
June 22, 2001 Hampton Jazz Festival
North America—Leg 2
July 4, 2001 Philadelphia United States Welcome America Festival
July 5, 2001 New Orleans Louisiana Superdome
July 17, 2001 Chicago Chicago Theatre
July 18, 2001
July 20, 2001 Cincinnati Coors Light Festival
July 21, 2001 Indianapolis Indiana Expo
July 22, 2001 Minneapolis Orpheum Theatre
July 25, 2001 Seattle The Pier
July 27, 2001 Berkeley Hearst Greek Theatre
July 28, 2001Los Angeles Greek Theatre
July 29, 2001 Phoenix Celebrity Theatre
July 31, 2001 Denver Fillmore Auditorium
August 2, 2001 Dallas Bronco Bowl
August 3, 2001 Houston Arena Place
August 5, 2001 Nashville Ryman Auditorium
August 6, 2001 St. Louis The Pageant
August 8, 2001 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 9, 2001 Cleveland State Theater
August 11, 2001 Newark New Jersey Performing Arts Center
August 12, 2001
August 14, 2001BostonFleet Pavilion
August 15, 2001Baltimore Pier Six Concert Pavilion
August 17, 2001 Richmond Landmark Theater
August 18, 2001 Portsmouth Harbor Center
August 19, 2001 Greensboro War Memorial Auditorium
August 20, 2001 Pittsburgh Benedum Center
August 22, 2001 Charlotte Ovens Auditorium
August 23, 2001Atlanta Chastain Park
August 25, 2001Washington, D.C. DAR Constitution Hall
August 26, 2001
August 29, 2001 Toronto Canada Molson Amphitheatre

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