The Vortex World Tour
The Vortex Tour is a worldwide tour by American R&B/soul singer Erykah Badu in support of her Platinum selling 2008 album, New Amerykah Part One (4th World War).[1][2] The U.S. tour kicked off May 4, in Detroit, MI ending on June 15, in Albuquerque, N.M.[3] The second leg of tour reached Europe on June 25, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Badu toured across Europe playing shows that included an itinerary for the month of July. Several more shows were added throughout August in the U.S.
Tour by Erykah Badu | |
Associated album | New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) |
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Start date | May 4, 2008 |
End date | October 24, 2008 |
Legs | 3 |
No. of shows | 34 in North America 19 in Europe 53 in total |
Erykah Badu concert chronology |
Opening act
- The Roots (USA—Leg 1)
Setlist
- "My People/Intro" (Instrumental)
- "Amerykahn Promise"
- "The Healer"
- "Me"
- "My People"
- "Twinkle"
- "The Cell"1
- "Back in the Day" (contain elements of "Juicy Fruit)"
- "On & On"/"...& On"
- "Didn't Cha Know?"
- "Soldier"
- "Master Teacher"
- "Appletree" (Remix)
- "I Want You" (contain elements of "Love To Love You Baby")
- "Next Lifetime"1
- "Annie" 1
- "Other Side of the Game"
- "Danger"
- "Time’s a Wastin’"
- "Orange Moon"
- Medley: "Liberation"/ "Green Eyes"1
- "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)"
- "Telephone"2
- "Tyrone"
- "Honey"1
- "Bag Lady"
1 performed on select dates in North America and Europe
2 performed on select dates in North America.
Additional notes
- On select dates, as Badu performed "Other Side of the Game", members of The Roots would strut and dance across the stage as she adlib, "can't understand the game".
- During select dates in Europe, "The Cell" was performed followed by "Twinkle", Badu sang the chorus of Common's "The Light" after "Bag Lady".
Band
- Director/Keyboards: R.C. Williams
- Guitar: Michael Feingold
- Percussions: James Clemons
- Bass: Stepen Bruner
- Drums: Lamont Taylor
- Flute: Dwayne Kerr
- Turntables: Rashad Smith
- Background vocals: Keisha Jackson, Koryan "Nayrok" Wright, Rachel Yahvah
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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North America | |||
May 4, 2008 | Detroit | United States | Fox Theatre |
May 5, 2008 | Toronto | Canada | Massey Hall |
May 6, 2008 | Sherbrooke | Jacques Cartier Park | |
May 8, 2008 | Boston | United States | Orpheum Theatre |
May 9, 2008 | New York City | Radio City Music Hall | |
May 10, 2008 | Baltimore | Pier Six Pavilion | |
May 11, 2008 | Upper Darby | Tower Theater | |
May 14, 2008 | Washington, D.C. | DAR Constitution Hall | |
May 15, 2008 | |||
May 16, 2008 | Norfolk | Chrysler Hall | |
May 17, 2008 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | |
May 18, 2008 | Richmond | Landmark Theater | |
May 20, 2008 | Boca Raton | Mizner Park Amphitheater | |
May 21, 2008 | San Juan | Puerto Rico | Coliseum of Puerto Rico |
May 23, 2008 | Atlanta | United States | Fox Theatre |
May 24, 2008 | Montgomery | Jubilee Festival | |
May 25, 2008 | Oranjestad | Aruba | Soul Beach Music Festival |
May 27, 2008 | Nashville | United States | Tennessee Performing Arts Center |
May 28, 2008 | Memphis | Orpheum Theatre | |
May 29, 2008 | St. Louis | Fox Theatre | |
May 30, 2008 | Chicago | Chicago Theatre | |
May 31, 2008 | |||
June 2, 2008 | Denver | Fillmore Auditorium | |
June 3, 2008 | Salt Lake City | The Depot | |
June 5, 2008 | Redmond | Marymoore Amphitheater | |
June 6, 2008 | Vancouver | Canada | Commodore Ballroom |
June 8, 2008 | Oakland | United States | Paramount Theatre |
June 10, 2008 | San Diego | Humphrey's Bay | |
June 12, 2008 | Los Angeles | Greek Theater | |
June 13, 2008 | Las Vegas | House of Blues | |
June 14, 2008 | Mesa | Mesa Amphitheatre | |
June 15, 2008 | Albuquerque | Kiva Auditorium | |
Europe | |||
June 25, 2008 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Falconer Salen |
June 26, 2008 | Stockholm | Sweden | Berns Salonger |
June 27, 2008 | Brussels | Belgium | Couleur Café |
June 28, 2008 | Paris | France | Palais des congrès de Paris |
June 30, 2008 | London | England | Brixton Academy |
July 1, 2008 | Dublin | Ireland | Vicar Street |
July 4, 2008 | Montreux | Switzerland | Montreux Jazz Festival |
July 5, 2008 | Gdynia | Poland | Heineken Opener Festival |
July 6, 2008 | Rome | Italy | Parco della Musica |
July 8, 2008 | Lucca | Piazza Napoleone | |
July 11, 2008 | Madrid | Spain | Cuartel del Conde-Duque |
July 12, 2008 | Málaga | Teatro Cervantes de Almería | |
July 14, 2008 | Barcelona | Poble Espanyol | |
July 17, 2008 | Ghent | Belgium | Blue Note Festival |
July 18, 2008 | Lucerne | Switzerland | Blue Balls Festival |
July 19, 2008 | Stuttgart | Germany | Jazz Open Festival |
July 22, 2008 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Paradiso |
July 23, 2008 | |||
July 26, 2008 | Wiesen | Austria | Nova Jazz & Blue Nights |
North America | |||
September 27, 2008 | Austin | United States | Austin City Limits Music Festival |
October 24, 2008 | New Orleans | Voodoo Music Festival |
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References
- Erykah Badu tour dates for New Amerykah are announced Archived March 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.Universal Music
- The Vortex tour .www.livedaily.com
- Erykah Badu tours amerykah Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.www.soundspike.com
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