Back to Me Tour explained

Concert Tour Name:	Back to Me Tour
Landscape:	no
Artist:	Fantasia Barrino
Album:	Back to Me
Number Of Legs:	1
Number Of Shows:	26 in North America
This Tour:	Back to Me Tour (2010–11)
Next Tour:	Side Effects of You Tour (2013)

The Back to Me Tour was the first headlining concert tour by American recording artist Fantasia Barrino. Primarily visiting the United States, the tour supported her third studio album, Back to Me.

Previously, Barrino toured with Kanye West on his Touch the Sky Tour in 2005. Barrino also toured alongside Jamie Foxx on his "Unpredictable Tour" in 2006 and the "American Idols LIVE! Tour 2004" in 2004.

Background

After the success of Barrino's third album, she embarked on a promotional tour of England to promote the record. The tour was announced September 28, 2010, on Barrino's official website.^[1] The tour followed the turbulent events of the summer, when she attempted suicide^[2] (documented on her television series Fantasia for Real), and an abortion.^[3] Despite the events, Barrino remarked her excitement for touring, as a way to focus on her music and connect with her fans.

To introduce the tour, Barrino stated, "I'm so excited about this tour and having the chance to connect with my fans, the people that love me and have been supporting me through everything. This tour is going to be a real special, intimate experience for them and for me."^[4]

Barrino mentioned that videos posted on YouTube inspired the concept behind the tour. She said that after her personal ordeals, she watched the music performances of Cab Calloway, Ann Peebles, Tina Turner, James Brown, Stevie Wonder and Freddie Mercury.^[5]

Speaking on the tour, Barrino stated:

"[This is] not a concert, this is a show. There's a storyline, there's a message in the show that I have. There are moments where I go changes. In music there's purity, there's honesty, there are feelings from all these artists who go through some of the same things. They're singing about experience, heartache and pain, singing whatever it is that they’re going through."

Opening acts

• Eric Benét^[6]
• Kandi Burruss (select dates)^[6]
• El DeBarge (select dates)

Setlist

1. "Instrumental Sequence"
2. "Truth Is" / "Ain't Gon' Beg You" / "Selfish (I Want U 2 Myself)"
3. "Free Yourself"
4. "Man of the House"
5. "I'm Doin' Me"
6. "Trust Him"
7. "Collard Greens & Cornbread"
8. "I Can't Stand the Rain" / "I Don't Know Why" / "Kiss"
9. "The Thrill Is Gone"
10. "Come Together"
11. "Move on Me"
12. "Teach Me"
13. "Who's Been Lovin' You"
14. "When I See U"
15. "Bittersweet"
16. "Even Angels" / "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)"
17. "I'm Here"
18. "Falling in Love Tonight"
19. "Back to Life"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America^[7] ^[8]
November 5, 2010	Norfolk	United States	Chrysler Hall
November 6, 2010	Upper Darby Township		Tower Theater
November 7, 2010	Baltimore		Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
November 10, 2010	Savannah		Mercer Theatre
November 11, 2010	Atlanta		Fox Theatre
November 12, 2010	Tampa		Morsani Hall
November 13, 2010	Jacksonville		Moran Theater
November 14, 2010	Miami		James L. Knight Center
November 17, 2010	Charlotte		Ovens Auditorium
November 18, 2010	Greensboro		War Memorial Auditorium
November 19, 2010	Columbia		Township Auditorium
November 20, 2010	Birmingham		BJCC Concert Hall
November 24, 2010	Los Angeles		Club Nokia
November 26, 2010	San Diego		Copley Symphony Hall
November 27, 2010	San Francisco		Warfield Theatre
December 1, 2010	Southaven		DeSoto Civic Center Theatre
December 2, 2010	Grand Prairie		Verizon Theatre
December 3, 2010	Mobile		Mobile Civic Center Theater
December 4, 2010	New Orleans		Lakefront Arena
December 5, 2010	Houston		Reliant Arena
December 27, 2010	New York City		Beacon Theatre
December 28, 2010	Washington, D.C.		DAR Constitution Hall
December 29, 2010	Cleveland		State Theatre
December 30, 2010	Chicago		Auditorium Theatre
December 31, 2010	Detroit		Fox Theatre
January 1, 2011	St. Louis		Fox Theatre

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

<	--Date-->	<	--City, (State or Country)-->	<	--Venue-->	<	--Reason/Additional Info-->
November 4, 2010	Richmond	Landmark Theater	Cancelled^[9]
November 27, 2010	Oakland	Paramount Theatre	Moved to the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, California
December 3, 2010	Southaven	DeSoto Civic Center Theatre	Rescheduled to December 1, 2010
December 8, 2010	Indianapolis	Murat Theatre	Cancelled
December 9, 2010	Louisville	Palace Theatre	Cancelled
December 10, 2010	Detroit	Fox Theatre	Rescheduled to December 31, 2010^[10]
December 11, 2010	Cincinnati	Procter & Gamble Hall	Cancelled
December 12, 2010	Augusta	Bell Auditorium	Cancelled

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / available	Gross revenue
Ovens Auditorium	Charlotte	1,434 / 2,447 (57%)	$91,490^[11]
Fox Theatre	Atlanta	2,536 / 4,666 (54%)	$167,202^[12]
Morsani Hall	Tampa	2,089 / 2,610 (80%)	$109,122^[13]
Club Nokia	Los Angeles	1,565 / 1,800 (87%)	$98,817
Verizon Theatre	Grand Prairie	3,812 / 3,867 (98%)	$184,186^[14]
TOTAL		11,436 / 15,390 (74%)	$732,267

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fantasia Announces Back To Me Tour . 2010-09-28 . 2010-12-08 . Fantasia Barrino's Official Website . Sony Music Entertainment . https://web.archive.org/web/20101231035028/http://www.fantasiaofficial.com/us/news/fantasia-announces-back-me-tour . 31 December 2010 . dead .
2. Fantasia Barrino to tour this fall. 2010-09-29. 2010-12-08. Bierly. Mandy. Entertainment Weekly.
3. Web site: Fantasia abortion shocker. 2010-11-23. 2010-12-08. New York Post Staff Writer. New York Post. News Corporation. https://web.archive.org/web/20101126050004/http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/fantasia_abortion_shocker_iPjedA3GYmuFxbnVobVOJI. 26 November 2010 . live.
4. Web site: Fantasia Announces Back To Me Tour. https://archive.today/20130129043534/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1648858/20100928/fantasia.jhtml. dead. January 29, 2013. 2010-09-28. 2010-12-08. Kaufman. Gil. MTV News.
5. Web site: Fantasia keeps it real. 2010-11-11. 2010-12-08. Staff Reporter. Winston-Salem Journal. Media General, Inc.. https://web.archive.org/web/20120926171655/http://www2.journalnow.com/entertainment/2010/nov/11/fantasia-ar-527733/. 2012-09-26. dead.
6. Web site: Fantasia's 'Back To Me' Tour. 2010-09-30. 2010-12-08. American Idol Official Website=. FremantleMedia.
7. Web site: Past Tour Dates (Archive). 2010-12-08. Fantasia Barrino's Official Website. Sony Music Entertainment. http://www.freezepage.com/1381300220DBXNMMXGRB?url=http://www.fantasiaofficial.com/us/tour/archive. 2013-10-09. dead.
8. Web site: Tour Dates. 2010-12-08. Fantasia Barrino's Official Website. Sony Music Entertainment. https://web.archive.org/web/20101230182655/http://www.fantasiaofficial.com/us/tour. 30 December 2010. dead.
9. Web site: Fantasia Concert has been canceled. 2010-10-27. 2010-12-08. Landmark Theater Official Website. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723175400/http://www.landmarktheater.net/default.asp?landmark=42&objId=73. 2011-07-23. dead.
10. Web site: Fantasia – Back To Me Tour. 2010-12-08. The Detroit News. MediaNews Group. https://archive.today/20120708224523/http://events.detnews.com/detroit-mi/events/show/152252145-fantasia-back-to-me-tour. 2012-07-08. dead.
11. Billboard Boxscore. 12 March 2011. 3 March 2011. Billboard. https://web.archive.org/web/20110408203632/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp. 8 April 2011 . live.
12. News: 2010-12-04. Billboard Boxscore. Billboard Magazine. New York City. 2010-11-29.
13. Billboard Boxscore . 2010-12-18 . 2010-12-10 . Billboard . https://web.archive.org/web/20101216053036/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp . December 16, 2010 . live .
14. Billboard Boxscore – Current Scores . 26 November 2011 . Billboard . https://web.archive.org/web/20111105173404/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp . 5 November 2011 . 16 November 2011 . live .