Dream Within a Dream Tour
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| Dream Within a Dream Tour | ||
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| Tour by Britney Spears | ||
| Supporting album | Britney | |
| Start date | November 01, 2001 | |
| End date | July 28, 2002 | |
| Legs | 2 | |
| Shows | 67 in North America 1 in Japan 68 Total |
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| Britney Spears tour chronology | ||
| Oops!... I Did It Again World Tour (2000-2001) |
Dream Within a Dream Tour (2001-2002) |
The Onyx Hotel Tour (2004) |
The Dream Within a Dream Tour is the fourth concert tour by American pop singer, Britney Spears to support her third studio album, Britney. The tour's title (as well as a majority of the tour's ambiance) is based on Edgar Allan Poe's poem, A Dream Within a Dream. According to Billboard Boxscore the tour went on to gross more than U$43.7 million.[1][2] The tour was largely sold-out, drawing just short of 400,000 people, according to her booking agent David Zedeck told Billboard Bulletin late 2001.[3]
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[edit] About the Tour
The stage set for the tour was a unique key-shaped structure. The main stage was round with two levels and featured a ramp that circled around to the rear, so Spears could be viewed easily by all fans attending. A catwalk that extended from the center of the stage connected to a second rectangular stage in the middle of the arena. The stage setup appeared minimal, but featured multiple elevators and video screens. The design allowed audience members to sit all around the stage including behind the stage (in the round). In addition, there was a magic carpet-like platform suspended by wires that sailed along the length of the catwalk above the crowd. The stage featured sets like a club (Boys), a two dimensional world (Anticipating), and a jungle (I'm a Slave 4 U).
Perhaps the most noteworthy structure in the stage setup was a rain screen that poured more than 500 gallons of water onto the main stage for the show's grand finale.
During Britney's second sold-out night at Mexico City's outdoor Foro Sol Arena on July 28, 2002, severe thunderstorms hit the city, causing Britney to abruptly cancel the show halfway through the set, angering her fans. Spears left the country that night with no comments or explanations. Spears reported during an interview that the stage was struck by lightning[citation needed] while performing and the dancers almost fell off the catwalk from the rain making the stage slippery.
While performing the encore at the Tokyo Dome, Spears slipped and fell on the wet stage. Footage of it was captured and has been widely circulated on the internet.
[edit] About the Show
The show began with a woman, dressed in a white nightgown, running across the stage with a lantern. A video of sleeping Britney appeared. Trapped in a bubble, she awoke. She declared that she was "trapped in a dream within a dream" before being sucked into a sea of flames. Immediately, her guitarist ripped into a rock-remix version of "Oops!...I Did It Again". Spears emerged from the stage on a circular, vertical platform that spun her a full 360 degrees turn. The show continued with pyrotechnics, video animation, and costume changes, many of which occurred onstage.
A notable part of the show was a father (portrayed by Jon Voight) telling a bed time story to his young daughter about a magical ballerina who lived in a music box. Spears rose through a giant box in the middle of stage, dressed as a ballerina. She tore off her tutu and donned a bathrobe to perform "Lucky" and "Sometimes".
For the finale of the show, a rain screen poured more than 500 gallons of water onto the main stage. Britney walked through the rain screen, singing a remix of her hit "...Baby One More Time" that was rearranged as a ballad for the first verse and a techno-dance jam for the rest of the song.
[edit] Opening act
- O-Town (North America) (select venues)
- Nikka Costa (North America) (select venues)
- 3rd Phaze (North America) (select venues)
- Luis Fonsi (Mexico)
[edit] Setlist
- "Dream Within a Dream"(Video Introduction)
- "Oops!... I Did It Again"
- "(You Drive Me) Crazy"
- "It Was All In Your Mind" (Dance Interlude)
- "Overprotected"
- "Storytime" (Video Interlude)
- Medley:
- "Storytime" (Reprise) (Video Interlude)
- "Making The Band" (Video Interlude)
- "I Love Rock and Roll"
- "What It's Like To Be Me"
- "Lonely"
- "Breakdown" (Instrumental Interlude)
- "Crayola World" (Video Interlude)
- Encore:
- "...Baby One More Time" (Wade J. Robson Remix)
- "It Was Just a Dream"(Outro Video)
- "Dream Within a Dream"(Video Introduction)
- "Oops!... I Did It Again"
- "(You Drive Me) Crazy"
- "It Was All In Your Mind" (Dance Interlude)
- "Overprotected" (The Darkchild Remix)
- "Storytime" (Video Interlude)
- Medley:
- "Storytime" (Reprise) (Video Interlude)
- "Boys" (The Co-Ed Remix)
- "Stronger"
- "Mystic Man"(contains excerpts from "Gone")
- "Weakness" 1
- "You Were My Home" 1
- "My Love Was Always There" 1
- "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"
- "Making The Band" (Video Interlude)
- "I Love Rock and Roll"
- "What It's Like To Be Me"
- "Lonely"
- "Breakdown" (Instrumental Interlude)
- "Crayola World" (Video Interlude)
- Encore:
- "...Baby One More Time" (Wade J. Robson Remix)
- "It Was Just a Dream"(Outro Video)
1Substitute for "Mystic Man" at select dates. These songs were not performed at every show.
[edit] Tour Dates
[edit] Broadcasts and Recordings
[edit] Live from Las Vegas
The tour was chronicled on the HBO special entitled, "Live from Las Vegas". The special was filmed November 18, 2001 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The special was later released on DVD in early 2002. The DVD, meanwhile, features footage from the tour, including the July 28 tour closing performance in Mexico City that was cut short due to violent rain.
According to Spears when asked about the releasing of the DVD:[5]
| “ | I wanted to share with my fans all the things that they never get to see that make it all so special for me," Spears writes on the site. "It's my way of saying thank you. | ” |
The show in Tokyo was recorded for MTV Japan.
[edit] Stages: Three Days in Mexico
Stages: Three Days in Mexico is a behind the scenes documentary directed by Judy Hoffman that shows Britney's arrival on Mexico, to a press conference where she is booed for not wanting to talk about her personal life, to her last concert where she cancelled early due to bad weather. The DVD is included with the photographic book Stages.
[edit] Additional Notes
- Britney Spears has issued an apology to fans in Mexico City after rough weather forced her to leave the stage Sunday having played just four full songs. "I'm sorry I couldn't finish the show for my fans," Spears said in a statement issued today (July 30) via her label, Jive Records. "The Mexican fans are one of the best audiences to play for. We decided that we had no choice but to cancel the show after the storm and lightning showed no signs of clearing up."[6]
- Spears reportedly began the Foro Del Sol Stadium show, the finale of her Dream Within a Dream tour, during a break between two storms. The label said the decision was made to ensure the safety of Spears and the other performers, her crew, and the audience, and that many of the robotic lights and pyrotechnics were malfunctioning because of the fierce storm.[6]
- The artist had performed for about 35 minutes for the more than 50,000 fans who braved the weather when the decision was made to call off the show. She was in the midst of performing the single "Stronger," when she left the stage, saying only "I'm sorry Mexico. I love you. Bye," according to a report in local paper Milenio. Now that the tour is finished, Spears told reporters she will "take six months off and just have Britney time and just do what Britney wants to do.[6]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "McCartney Notches Year's Highest-Grossing Tour". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1782120. Retrieved on 2002-12-19.
- ^ "Britney Tour To Kick Off In March". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=2013523. Retrieved on 2003-10-29.
- ^ a b "Britney Summer Tour Bows In Vegas". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1355137. Retrieved on 2002-02-27.
- ^ "Britney Spears Restructures Fall Tour Plans". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1082366. Retrieved on 2001-10-17.
- ^ "Spears Sets Stage For Book, DVD Projects". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1710117. Retrieved on 2002-09-24.
- ^ a b c "Spears Apologizes For Mexico Cancellation". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1566837. Retrieved on 2002-07-30.
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