Summer Tour (Erykah Badu)

The "Summer Tour 2006" was a concert tour headlined by American neo soul and R&B singer-songwriter Erykah Badu. The tour started on June 10, 2006, in Knoxville, Tennessee, and ended on August 13 of that year in Columbia, Maryland, with dates in the United States (including Hawaii), Japan and Europe. Following this, Badu co-headlined dates in August with Jill Scott and Queen Latifah as part of their joint Sugar Water Tour.[1]

Summer Tour
Tour by Erykah Badu
Start dateJune 10, 2006
End dateAugust 13, 2006
Legs4
No. of shows
  • 8 in North America
  • 12 in Europe
  • 2 in Asia
  • 22 in total
Erykah Badu concert chronology

Set list

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  1. "Band Jam Intro"
  2. "Your My"
  3. "Suga"/"Kiss Me On My Neck"
  4. "I Want You"
  5. "Cleva"
  6. "Back in the Day (Puff)" 1
  7. "Black Ghost"
  8. "Other Side of the Game"
  9. "Danger"
  10. "On & On" / "...& On"
  11. "Penitentiary Philosophy"
  12. "Orange Moon" 1
  13. "Didn't Cha Know?"
  14. "Green Eyes"
  15. "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" (contains elements of "Rapper's Delight" and "Gangsta Gangsta")
  16. "Tyrone"
  17. "Bag Lady"

1 performed only at select dates in North America and Europe.

Band

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  • Director/Keyboards: R.C. Williams
  • Percussion: James Clemons
  • Bass: Braylon Lacy
  • Flute: Dwayne Kerr
  • Drums: Christopher Dave
  • DJ: Burtron Smith
  • VJ: Kerwin Detracy Devonish
  • Background vocals: Eugenia Bess, Keisha Jackson

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue
North America
February 26, 2006[A] Charlotte United States Ovens Auditorium
May 19, 2006[B] New York Radio City Music Hall
June 10, 2006 Knoxville Caswell Park
June 17, 2006 Baltimore Oriole Park at Camden Yards
June 29, 2006 Honolulu Pipeline Cafe
Asia
July 1, 2006 Osaka Japan Osaka-jō Hall[2]
July 2, 2006 Tokyo Makuhari Messe[3]
Europe[4][5]
July 7, 2006 Bruges Belgium Minnewaterpark
July 11, 2006 Warsaw Poland Grand Theatre
July 13, 2006 Zürich Switzerland Maag Halle
July 14, 2006 London United Kingdom Somerset House
July 15, 2006
July 16, 2006 Rotterdam Netherlands Rotterdam Ahoy
July 17, 2006 Rome Italy Parco della Musica
July 19, 2006 Nice France Arènes et Jardins de Cimiez
July 20, 2006 Barcelona Spain Poble Espanyol
July 21, 2006 Málaga Teatro Cervantes de Málaga
July 22, 2006 San Sebastián Kursaal Auditorium
July 24, 2006 Madrid Cuartel del Conde-Duque
North America
August 3, 2006 Grand Prairie United States Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
August 5, 2006 Atlanta Chastain Park Amphitheater
August 12, 2006 New York Prospect Park Bandshell
August 13, 2006 Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion
Concerts and other miscellaneous performances
A This performance was part of Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2006 at Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, North Carolina.
B This performance was part of The Roots & Friends at Radio City Music Hall, New York City.

References

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  1. www.dallasobserver.com-music-tour
  2. This performance was part of the Springroove Festival.
  3. This performance was part of the Springroove Festival.
  4. Flutist Dwayne Kerr performs with Erykah Badu on her Summer Tour 2006
  5. Erykah Badu at Rotterdam's North Sea Jazz Festival.NorthSeaJazz.com