Burn in the Spotlight Tour

Summary

The Burn in the Spotlight Tour was the debut concert tour by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado, in support of her debut studio album Whoa, Nelly! (2000). The tour visited North America, Europe and Australasia, performing over 90 shows over the course of 13 months. While on this main tour, Furtado also toured as the opening act for David Gray[1] and U2.[2] She was also a supporting act for the Area Festival.[3] The singer also participated in various radio music festivals in the United States.

Burn in the Spotlight Tour
Tour by Nelly Furtado
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albumWhoa, Nelly!
Start dateMarch 6, 2001 (2001-03-06)
End dateMay 2, 2002 (2002-05-02)
Legs5
No. of shows
  • 86 in North America
  • 6 in Europe
  • 5 in Australasia
  • 97 total
Nelly Furtado concert chronology
  • Burn in the Spotlight Tour
    (2001–02)
  • Come as You Are Tour
    (2004)

Opening acts edit

Setlist edit

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on January 30, 2002, at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[5]

  1. "Baby Girl"
  2. "I Will Make U Cry"
  3. "Party"
  4. "Get Ur Freak On (Remix)"
  5. "Well, Well"
  6. "Hey, Man!" / "What's Going On"
  7. "I'm Like a Bird"
  8. "My Love Grows Deeper"
  9. "Legend" / "Scared of You" / "Onde Estás"
  10. "I Feel You"
  11. "Trynna Finda Way" (contain elements of "Hey Baby")
  12. "Real Love"
  13. "Turn Off the Light"
  14. "Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days)"

Tour dates edit

Date City Country Venue
North America[6]
March 6, 2001 Pontiac United States Clutch Cargo
March 7, 2001 Chicago Park West
March 8, 2001 Minneapolis Quest Club
March 11, 2001 Seattle Showbox Comedy and Supper Club
March 12, 2001 Portland Aladdin Theater
March 15, 2001 San Francisco Bimbo's 365 Club
March 16, 2001 Los Angeles El Rey Theatre
March 17, 2001
March 20, 2001 Salt Lake City Club DV8
March 21, 2001 Denver Bluebird Theater
March 22, 2001 Lawrence Bottleneck
March 23, 2001 St. Louis Mississippi Nights
March 27, 2001 Cleveland Odeon Concert Club
March 28, 2001 Pittsburgh Beehive Theater
March 29, 2001 Norfolk Norva Theatre
April 2, 2001 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
April 3, 2001 New York City Irving Plaza
April 5, 2001 Providence Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
April 6, 2001 Philadelphia Trocadero Theatre
April 7, 2001 Boston Paradise Rock Club
April 17, 2001 Victoria Canada McPherson Playhouse
April 18, 2001 Vancouver Vogue Theatre
April 19, 2001
April 21, 2001 Calgary MacEwan Hall
April 22, 2001 Edmonton Winspear Centre for Music
April 23, 2001 Regina Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts
April 25, 2001 Winnipeg Walker Theatre
Europe[7]
November 2, 2001 Milan Italy Magazzini Generali
November 4, 2001 Lisbon Portugal Jardim Vieira Portuense
November 5, 2001 Madrid Spain Sala Arena
November 7, 2001 Paris France Élysée Montmartre
November 11, 2001 Hamburg Germany Docks
November 13, 2001 London England London Forum
Australasia[8]
November 17, 2001[A] Melbourne Australia Colonial Stadium
November 18, 2001 Mercury Lounge
November 20, 2001 Auckland New Zealand St. James Theatre
November 24, 2001[A] Sydney Australia Stadium Australia
November 25, 2001 Metro Theatre
North America[9][10]
December 7, 2001[B] Arlington United States Music Mill Amphitheater
December 10, 2001[C] Pittsburgh Benedum Center
December 11, 2001[B] Detroit State Theatre
December 12, 2001[D] Kansas City Memorial Hall
December 13, 2001[E] Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium
December 15, 2001[F] Cleveland Palace Theatre
December 16, 2001[B] Columbus Nationwide Arena
January 28, 2002 Victoria Canada Victoria Memorial Arena
January 29, 2002 Vancouver Pontiac Theatre
January 30, 2002 Seattle United States Paramount Theatre
January 31, 2002 Portland Roseland Theater
February 2, 2002 Calgary Canada MacEwan Hall
February 3, 2002
February 5, 2002 Denver United States Fillmore Auditorium
February 7, 2002 Phoenix Web Theatre
February 8, 2002 Las Vegas The Joint
February 9, 2002 San Diego Spreckels Theater
February 11, 2002 Los Angeles Wiltern Theatre
February 12, 2002
February 14, 2002 San Francisco Warfield Theatre
February 15, 2002
February 16, 2002 San Luis Obispo Cal Poly Recreation Center
March 1, 2002 Boston Avalon
March 2, 2002 Portland State Theatre
March 3, 2002 New York City Hammerstein Ballroom
March 4, 2002 Philadelphia Electric Factory
March 8, 2002 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
March 9, 2002
March 10, 2002 Norfolk Norva Theatre
March 12, 2002 Raleigh The Ritz
March 13, 2002 Charlotte Grady Cole Center
March 15, 2002 Atlanta The Tabernacle
March 16, 2002 Orlando Hard Rock Live
March 17, 2002 Miami Beach Club Level
March 19, 2002 St. Petersburg Jannus Landing
March 20, 2002 Birmingham Five Points Music Hall
March 22, 2002 Nashville Ryman Auditorium
March 23, 2002 Memphis New Daisy Theatre
March 24, 2002 New Orleans House of Blues
March 26, 2002 Houston Aerial Theater
March 27, 2002 Austin Austin Music Hall
March 28, 2002 Dallas Bronco Bowl
March 30, 2002 St. Louis The Pageant
March 31, 2002 Kansas City Uptown Theater
April 1, 2002 Saint Paul Roy Wilkins Auditorium
April 3, 2002 Milwaukee Rave Hall
April 4, 2002 Chicago Riviera Theatre
April 5, 2002 Detroit State Theatre
April 7, 2002 Indianapolis Egyptian Room
April 8, 2002 Cleveland Agora Theatre
April 10, 2002 Montreal Canada Métropolis
April 11, 2002 Saint John The Theatre at Harbour Station
April 12, 2002 Halifax HMC Theatre
April 16, 2002 Hamilton The Theatre at Copps
April 18, 2002 Toronto Massey Hall
April 19, 2002
April 20, 2002 Barrie Barrie Molson Centre
April 21, 2002 Ottawa Ottawa Congress Hall
May 2, 2002 Mexico City Mexico Teatro Metropólitan[11]
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of the "Rubma Festival"[12]
B This concert was a part of the "Jingle Ball"[13]
C This concert was a part of "O Starry Night"
D This concert was a part of the "Jingle Jam"
E This concert was a part of the "Not So Silent Night"[14]
F This concert was a part of "Kissmas"
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
November 11, 2001 Hamburg, Germany Grünspan Moved to the Docks
March 28, 2002 Dallas, Texas Deep Ellum Live Moved to Bronco Bowl

Box office score data edit

Venue City Tickets sold / Available Gross revenue
Pontiac Theatre Vancouver 4,940 / 6,703 (74%) $91,868[15]

References edit

  1. ^ Selvin, Joel (May 24, 2001). "David Gray's unadorned, earnest rock". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  2. ^ Reimer, Courtney (April 9, 2001). "Missy Elliott, Nelly Furtado Get Freaky". MTV News. MTV Networks. Archived from the original on November 9, 2001. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "Nelly Furtado Added To Area One Festival". Billboard. VNU eMedia, Inc. April 20, 2001. Archived from the original on May 9, 2001. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Moss, Corey (January 23, 2002). "Whoa — Nelly Furtado Lines Up Ambitious Tour Schedule". MTV News. MTV Networks. Archived from the original on January 27, 2002. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  5. ^ Greenblatt, Leah (January 31, 2002). "Nelly Furtado Happy In Her Own Skin At Stateside Tour Debut". MTV News. MTV Networks. Archived from the original on February 2, 2002. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  6. ^ Sources for tour dates in North America 2001:
    • Zahlaway, Jon (February 13, 2001). "Nelly Furtado heads to the U.S. for March/April tour". LiveDaily. Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. Archived from the original on January 1, 2005. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
    • "Tour dates". Official Website of Nelly Furtado. DreamWorks Records. April 2001. Archived from the original on April 11, 2001. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  7. ^ "Tour & Events". Official Website of Nelly Furtado. DreamWorks Records. October 2001. Archived from the original on October 26, 2001. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  8. ^ Sources for tour dates in Australasia:
    • "NELLY FURTADO - AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND". Frontier Touring Company. November 2001. Archived from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
    • "IT'S RAINING GERIS!". NME. IPC Media. November 6, 2001. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  9. ^ Sources for tour dates in North America 2002
    • Fuoco, Christina (October 23, 2001). "Nelly Furtado's holiday plans include radio festival appearances". LiveDaily. Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. Archived from the original on December 21, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
    • Cohen, Jonathan (November 30, 2001). "Nelly Furtado Scouts Out 2002 Dates". Billboard. VNU eMedia, Inc. Archived from the original on December 4, 2001. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
    • "Nelly Furtado to Launch 2002 Burn In The Spotlight Tour; Labelmate Citizen Cope Will Support on Select Dates" (Press release). Los Angeles, California: DreamWorks Records. PR Newswire. February 7, 2001. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  10. ^ La canadiense Nelly Furtado se presentará en México el 2 de mayo
  11. ^ El ritmo Nelly Furtado hizo saltar y bailar al unísono a padres e hijos
  12. ^ "Are you ready to Rumba?". The Sydney Morning Herald. September 2, 2002. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  13. ^ Wilonsky, Robert (December 6, 2001). "106.1 KISSmas Jingle Ball". Dallas Observer. Voice Media Group. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  14. ^ Augusto, Troy J. (December 17, 2001). "Star 98.7 Not So Silent Night". Variety. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  15. ^ "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 9. Nashville, Tennessee: VNU Business Media, Inc. (published March 2, 2002). 2 March 2002. p. 23. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved April 11, 2019.