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Femme Fatale Tour
Tour by Britney Spears
Promotional poster for 2011 tour
Associated albumFemme Fatale
Start dateJune 16, 2011 (2011-06-16)
End dateNovember 9, 2011 (2011-11-09)
Legs2 (to date)
No. of shows32 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.[1] 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.[2] The first twenty-six dates in North America were also announced on March 29, 2011.[3] 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.[4]"

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.[5] On April 21, 2011, Friedman confirmed he had pulled out of the tour due to scheduling conflicts with his own reality series.[6] On April 30, 2011, a video of Spears rehearsing "How I Roll" with her dancers surfaced online.[7] 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."[8] 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.[9] 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."[10]

Opening acts

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
North America[4][11][12]
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[11][12][13]
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.[14]

References

  1. ^ Turner, Sadao (March 4, 2011). Britney Spears Talks New Album, Toned Boyfriend & Upcoming Tour (Radio broadcast). Los Angeles, California: On Air with Ryan Seacrest. Retrieved April 12, 2011. {{cite AV media}}: More than one of author-name-list parameters specified (help)
  2. ^ Kaufman, Gil (March 30, 2011). "Enrique Iglesias Pulls Out Of Britney Spears Tour". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
  3. ^ Wedell, Ray (March 29, 2011). "Britney Spears To Tour With Enrique Iglesias This Summer". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e Live Nation (April 12, 2011). "Pop Superstar Britney Spears Announces Special Guest Nicki Minaj to Join the Highly Anticipated All Female Femme Fatale Tour" (Press release). PR Newswire. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
  5. ^ Kaufman, Gil (Mayy 4, 2011). "Britney Spears Promises 'Spectacular' Tour". The National Ledger. Retrieved June 5, 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ Lane, Laura (April 21, 2011). "Brian Friedman Brings Britney Spears Back to Her Dancing Roots". OK!. Northern & Shell. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
  7. ^ Copsey, Robert (April 30, 2011). "Video: Britney rehearses for 'Femme Fatale' tour". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi, Ltd. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
  8. ^ Dinh, James (May 3, 2011). "Britney Spears Says Femme Fatale Tour Will Be 'Spectacular'". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
  9. ^ "Sabi To Join Britney Spears At Femme Fatale Shows". Live World News. Live World News Network. May 12, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  10. ^ Lynch, Joseph Brannigan (May 16, 2011). "Britney Spears' latest interview: Is that all there is?". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  11. ^ a b "Femme Fatale Tour Dates". Britney Spears Official Website. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  12. ^ a b "Britney Spears - Concert Schedule". Pollstar. Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  13. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a323316/britney-spears-announces-uk-femme-fatale-tour-dates.html
  14. ^ "Britney Concert Will Be Biggest Production Ever At Summerfest". WISN-TV. Hearst Television. May 16, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
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