Mama's Gun World Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Mama's Gun World Tour
Artist:Erykah Badu
Album:Mama's Gun
Start Date:February 10, 2001
End Date:September 3, 2001
Number Of Legs:4
Last Tour:Baduizm World Tour
(1997–98)
This Tour:Mama's Gun World Tour
(2001)
Next Tour:Frustrated Artist Tour
(2003)

The Mama's Gun World Tour was a concert tour and the second by American R&B singer Erykah Badu in support of her multi-platinum selling album Mama's Gun. The tour started in North America on February 10, in Cleveland, Ohio at the Allen Theatre.[1] Badu will perform two nights each in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and Chicago.[2]

The tour's itinerary will continue with additional dates throughout the summer in Europe and North America.[3] When the tour arrived in Toronto, Canada on February 19, after Badu performed the finale song "Bag Lady", she received a Platinum certification plaque for her top selling album, 'Mama's Gun'.

Opening acts

Setlist

This represents an average setlist of the tour.

  1. "Rimshot (Intro)"
  2. "Otherside of the Game"
  3. "Time's A Wastin'"
  4. "Penitentiary Philosophy"
  5. "Didn't Cha Know?"
  6. "My Life"
  7. Medley: "On & On"/"...& On"
  8. "Cleva"
  9. "Hey Sugah" / "Kiss Me On My Neck (Hesi)"
  10. "A.D. 2000"
  11. *African Dance Segment*
  12. "Orange Moon"
  13. "Green Eyes"
  14. "Tyrone"
  15. "Bag Lady"

Additional notes

Band

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
North America[8]
February 10, 2001ClevelandUnited StatesAllen Theatre
February 12, 2001Washington, D.C.DAR Constitution Hall
February 13, 2001
February 14, 2001New York CityRadio City Music Hall
February 17, 2001BostonOrpheum Theatre
February 18, 2001Upper Darby TownshipTower Theater
February 19, 2001TorontoCanadaMassey Hall
February 22, 2001DetroitUnited StatesFox Theatre
February 23, 2001ChicagoAuditorium Theatre
February 24, 2001
February 28, 2001AtlantaFox Theatre
March 1, 2001New OrleansSaenger Theatre
March 3, 2001AustinAustin Music Hall
March 4, 2001HoustonAerial Theater
March 6, 2001PhoenixCelebrity Theatre
March 7, 2001San Diego4th & B Club
March 9, 2001Los AngelesUniversal Amphitheater
March 10, 2001
March 12, 2001OaklandOakland Theatre
March 14, 2001Las VegasThe Joint
March 16, 2001DenverFillmore Auditorium
March 17, 2001Kansas CityMidland Theatre
March 18, 2001DallasBronco Bowl
Europe
May 1, 2001RomeItalyAuditorium Parco della Musica
North America
May 4, 2001AtlantaUnited StatesMidtown Music Festival
June 13, 2001ChanhassenPaisley Park
July 5, 2001New OrleansSuperdome (Essence Music Festival)
Europe
July 9, 2001MunichGermanyOlympiahalle
July 10, 2001BonnMuseumsplatz
July 11, 2001HamburgHamburg Stadtpark
July 13, 2001BernSwitzerlandGurten Festival
July 14, 2001The HagueNetherlandsStatenhal
July 16, 2001ManchesterEnglandCarling Apollo
July 17, 2001LondonBrixton Academy
July 18, 2001
July 20, 2001RotterdamNetherlandsRotterdam Ahoy
North America[9]
August 1, 2001PortsmouthUnited StatesHarbor Center Pavilion
August 3, 2001Washington, D.C.DAR Constitution Hall
August 4, 2001RichmondLandmark Theater
August 5, 2001BaltimorePier Six Concert Pavilion
August 6, 2001New York CityCentral Park Summerstage
August 8, 2001ClarkstonPine Knob Music Theatre
August 10, 2001ColumbusPalace Theater
August 11, 2001MilwaukeeRiverside Theater
August 12, 2001MinneapolisOrpheum Theatre
August 15, 2001SeattleThe Pier
August 17, 2001ConcordConcord Pavilion
August 18, 2001Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara Bowl
August 19, 2001Los AngelesGreek Theatre
August 21, 2001San DiegoHumphrey's by the Bay
August 23, 2001MorrisonRed Rocks Amphitheatre
August 25, 2001St. LouisThe Pageant
August 26, 2001ChicagoArie Crown Theater
August 30, 2001TorontoCanadaMolson Amphitheatre
September 2, 2001Atlantic CityUnited StatesTrump Taj Mahal
September 3, 2001BostonFleet Pavilion

Notes and References

  1. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/80762/badu-targets-dates-for-mamas-gun-tour Erykah Badu Targets Dates For Mama's Gun Tour
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20140611030942/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-583545441.html Badu to make her Auditorium debut in Chicago
  3. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/79308/erykah-badu-returns-to-the-road Erykah Badu Returns To The Road
  4. http://www.jimdero.com/News2001/newsfeb25Badu.htm Crowd gets it all from Badu
  5. https://variety.com/2001/music/reviews/erykah-badu-common-1200466762/ Variety Review: Erykah Badu; Common Live at Radio City, NY
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20140611091513/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-540618721.html Erykah Badu performs at Arie Crown Theater with Nikka Costa
  7. http://www.jimdero.com/News2001/newsfeb25Badu.htm Erykah Badu concert review
  8. Concert Review: Badu Takes Her Audience On A Trip Of Self-discovery. Chicago Tribune, Greg Kot (2001)
  9. Live Music. Erykah Badu Concert At Riverside Theater In Milwaukee. August, 2001