Femme Fatale Tour

Femme Fatale Tour

Tour by Britney Spears
Promotional poster for 2011 tour
Associated album	Femme Fatale
Start date	June 16, 2011 (2011-06-16)
End date	November 9, 2011 (2011-11-09)
Legs	2 (to date)
No. of shows	32 in North America 20 in Europe 52 Total (to date)
Britney Spears concert chronology

The Femme Fatale Tour is the upcoming sixth concert tour by American singer Britney Spears, in support of her seventh studio album, Femme Fatale.

Background

In an interview on Ryan Seacrest's radio show on March 4, 2011, Spears stated she would tour the United States in the "early summer" in support of Femme Fatale. On March 29, 2011, following her performances on Good Morning America, she announced a co-headlining tour with Enrique Iglesias, starting in June 2011. Hours after the announcement, it was reported by Billboard that Iglesias had pulled out of the tour. Ray Wedell of Billboard speculated that the reason may have been that Spears was deemed by media outlets as the headliner, while Iglesias was considered the opening act. The first twenty-six dates in North America were also announced on March 29, 2011. Following the cancellation of Iglesias, Spears annouced rapper Nicki Minaj, along with band Jessie and The Boy Toys and DJs Nervo would serve as the opening act. She stated:

"This is the 'Femme Fatale' tour and I'm thrilled to have Nicki Minaj, Jessie and the Toy Boys, and Nervo join me and get everyone on the dance floor. Can't wait to take the femme fatales on the road."

Development

In March 2011, Spears' manager Larry Rudolph remarked the tour would have a "post-apocalyptic vibe", while commenting that "'Till the World Ends' keeps becoming a theme for us." He also confirmed Jamie King as the tour director and Brian Friedman as the choreographer. On April 21, 2011, Friedman confirmed he had pulled out of the tour due to scheduling conflicts with his own reality series. On April 30, 2011, a video of Spears rehearsing "How I Roll" with her dancers surfaced online. In a video interview posted on Spears' official website, she stated, "The Femme Fatale Tour will hopefully just be outrageously spectacular. I'm just hoping that the choreographers will come up with just the most outrageous things, and I'm really excited. This is [the most excited] I've been about a project in a really long time, so I can't wait." On May 11, 2011, Sabi spoke to MTV News at a St. Bernard Project dinner hosted by Spears, stating that she would join her during the performances of "(Drop Dead) Beautiful" at select dates such as Los Angeles, Las Vegas and New York City. In the May 2011 issue of Harper's Bazaar, Spears revealed that rehearsals "have been going really well. I think it will be my best show yet."

Opening acts

• Nicki Minaj
• Jessie and the Toy Boys
• Nervo

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
June 16, 2011	Sacramento	United States	Power Balance Pavilion
June 18, 2011	San Jose		HP Pavilion at San Jose
June 20, 2011	Los Angeles		Staples Center
June 22, 2011	Phoenix		Jobing.com Arena
June 24, 2011	Anaheim		Honda Center
June 25, 2011	Las Vegas		MGM Grand Garden Arena
June 28, 2011	Portland		Rose Garden
June 29, 2011	Tacoma		Tacoma Dome
July 1, 2011	Vancouver	Canada	Rogers Arena
July 4, 2011	Winnipeg		MTS Centre
July 6, 2011	St. Paul	United States	Xcel Energy Center
July 8, 2011	Chicago		United Center
July 9, 2011[A]	Milwaukee		Marcus Amphitheater
July 12, 2011	Dallas		American Airlines Center
July 13, 2011	Houston		Toyota Center
July 15, 2011	New Orleans		New Orleans Arena
July 17, 2011	Atlanta		Philips Arena
July 18, 2011	Nashville		Bridgestone Arena
July 20, 2011	Orlando		Amway Center
July 22, 2011	Miami		American Airlines Arena
July 23, 2011	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
July 26, 2011	Cleveland		Quicken Loans Arena
July 28, 2011	Detroit		The Palace of Auburn Hills
July 30, 2011	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center
July 31, 2011	Washington		Verizon Center
August 2, 2011	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
August 5, 2011	East Rutherford		Izod Center
August 6, 2011	Atlantic City		Boardwalk Hall
August 8, 2011	Boston		TD Garden
August 11, 2011	Montreal	Canada	Bell Centre
August 13, 2011	Toronto		Air Canada Centre
August 14, 2011
Europe
September 22, 2011	St. Petersburg	Russia	Ice Palace
September 24, 2011	Moscow		Olimpiisky
September 29, 2011	Kiev	Ukraine	Kiev Palace of Sports
September 30, 2011	Budapest	Hungary	Budapest Sports Arena
October 3, 2011	Zurich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
October 5, 2011	Amnéville	France	Galaxie Amnéville
October 6, 2011	Paris		Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
October 8, 2011	Antwerp	Belgium	Sportpaleis
October 10, 2011	Herning	Denmark	Jyske Bank Boxen
October 14, 2011	Helsinki	Finland	Hartwall Arena
October 16, 2011	Stockholm	Sweden	Ericsson Globe
October 18, 2011	Cologne	Germany	Lanxess Arena
October 19, 2011	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Ahoy Rotterdam
October 21, 2011	Montpellier	France	Arena Montpellier
October 24, 2011	Dublin	Ireland	The O2
October 25, 2011	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Odyssey Arena
October 27, 2011	London	England	The O2 Arena
October 30, 2011	Birmingham		LG Arena
November 6, 2011	Manchester		Manchester Evening News Arena
November 9, 2011	Lisbon	Portugal	Pavilhão Atlântico

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert is part of Summerfest 2011.