The Big Beautiful Tour was a concert tour in 2005 by American R&B/soul singer, Jill Scott, in support of her album Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2. The tour kicked off February 9, in Sacramento, CA and ended on March 26, in Upper Darby, PA.[1] [2]Scott's performance received rave reviews from critics attending the shows. Jill blended a mixed sound of R&B, soul-funk, Hip-Hop and poetry, while delivering her hits "Golden", "A Long Walk", "The Way" and 2005 Grammy Award winning song, "Cross My Mind".[3] [4]
[edit] Opening Acts
[edit] Set list
- "Jilltro" (Intro Suite)
- "Warm Up"/"It's Love" (Mashup Mix)
- "Golden" (Remix)
- "A Long Walk"
- "Exclusively"
- "Gettin' In the Way"
- "He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat)"
- "Talk To Me"
- "Cross My Mind"
- "Bedda At Home" (Acapella)
- "Whatever"
- "Can't Explain (42nd Street Happenstance)"
- "The Fact Is (I Need You)"
- "One Is The Magic #"
- "Slowly Surely"
- "Not Like Crazy"
- "The Way"
Notes
- On select dates of the tour, opening act hip-hop star Common would ask Scott to appear on stage to perform their r&b/funk infused dance duet, "I Am Music" from his Platinum selling album, Like Water for Chocolate.
[edit] Tour dates
| Date |
City |
Country |
Venue |
| North America |
| February 9, 2005 |
Sacramento, California |
United States |
Memorial Auditorium |
| February 10, 2005 |
Oakland, California |
Paramount Theater |
| February 11, 2005 |
| February 14, 2005 |
Los Angeles, California |
Universal Amphitheatre |
| February 17, 2005 |
San Diego, California |
Copley Symphony Hall |
| February 20, 2005 |
Denver, Colorado |
Paramount Theater |
| February 22, 2005 |
Grand Prairie, Texas |
Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie |
| February 23, 2005 |
Houston, Texas |
Verizon Wireless Theater |
| February 25, 2005 |
Memphis, Tennessee |
Orpheum Theater |
| February 26, 2005 |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
Saenger Theater |
| February 28, 2005 |
Nashville, Tennessee |
Ryman Auditorium |
| March 2, 2005 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Fox Theater |
| March 3, 2005 |
Greensboro, North Carolina |
Greensboro Coliseum Complex |
| March 4, 2005 |
New York City, New York |
Radio City Music Hall |
| March 5, 2005 |
| March 8, 2005 |
Richmond, Virginia |
Landmark Theater |
| March 9, 2005 |
Washington, D.C. |
DAR Constitution Hall |
| March 10, 2005 |
| March 13, 2005 |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Orpheum Theater |
| March 16, 2005 |
Toronto, Ontario |
Canada |
Massey Hall |
| March 19, 2005 |
Chicago, Illinois |
United States |
Chicago Theater |
| March 23, 2005 |
Cleveland, Ohio |
State Theater |
| March 24, 2005 |
Baltimore, Maryland |
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall |
| March 26, 2005 |
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania |
Tower Theater |
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