| Concert Tour Name: | Songs in A Minor Tour |
| Artist: | Alicia Keys |
| Album: | Songs in A Minor |
| Start Date: | January 22, 2002 |
| End Date: | August 30, 2002 |
| Number Of Legs: | 2 |
| Number Of Shows: | 58 in North America |
| This Tour: | Songs in A Minor Tour (2002) |
| Next Tour: | Verizon Ladies First Tour (2004) |
The Songs in A Minor Tour was a concert tour by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys set out in support of her debut studio album Songs in A Minor (2001). Dates for the tour in North America as well as Europe kicked off January 22, 2002 in Wallingford, Connecticut.[1] During the first leg of the tour, Keys played mostly mid-sized venues.[2] From August to October 2001, Keys toured alongside American singer and songwriter Maxwell in the United States.[3] The tour concluded on August 30, 2002 in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
In his review of Keys' concert at the Orpheum Theatre, James Sullivan from SFGate commented that Keys "has a self-confidence that's absolute" and "there's no doubt that Keys wants the spotlight". He further commented that "her voice is undeniably a beautiful thing" and found that during a performance of Fallin', Keys "found a powerful middle ground between her solo ruminations and her frenzied, scale-shredding vocal athleticism".[4] In his review of the Massey Hall concert, Robert Everett-Green from The Globe and Mail wrote that Keys’ “material has changed in the shift from disc to stage, getting bigger and bolder at one end, and more intimate at the other” and “her stage presentation sought and found a path between the pink steel niceness of Mariah Carey and the blatant raunchiness of many women in urban music”. David Segal from The Washington Times was disappointed with the concert at DAR Constitution Hall, writing that Keys’ “intimate stylings were at times overwhelmed by the elaborate staging”. He found the concert “overproduced” and further opined that Keys “needs to undersell herself by keeping it simple and intimate rather than overpromised and extravagant”.[5]
Notes
| Date | City | Country | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First leg[7] | ||||
| January 22, 2002 | Wallingford | United States | Oakdale Theatre | |
| January 23, 2002 | Washington, D.C. | DAR Constitution Hall | ||
| January 25, 2002 | Upper Darby Township | Tower Theater | ||
| January 26, 2002 | Boston | Orpheum Theatre | ||
| January 28, 2002 | Toronto | Canada | Massey Hall | |
| January 29, 2002 | Detroit | United States | State Theatre | |
| January 30, 2002 | Cleveland | State Theatre | ||
| February 1, 2002 | New York City | Radio City Music Hall | ||
| February 2, 2002 | ||||
| February 4, 2002 | Columbus | Palace Theatre | ||
| February 5, 2002 | Milwaukee | Riverside Theater | ||
| February 7, 2002 | Chicago | Arie Crown Theater | ||
| February 8, 2002 | ||||
| February 11, 2002 | Richmond | Landmark Theatre | ||
| February 12, 2002 | Charlotte | Ovens Auditorium | ||
| February 15, 2002 | Orlando | Hard Rock Live | ||
| February 16, 2002 | Atlanta | The Tabernacle | ||
| February 18, 2002 | New Orleans | Saenger Theatre | ||
| February 19, 2002 | Houston | Aerial Theatre | ||
| February 20, 2002 | Dallas | Bronco Bowl | ||
| February 22, 2002 | Denver | Fillmore Auditorium | ||
| February 28, 2002 | Los Angeles | Wiltern Theatre | ||
| March 1, 2002 | ||||
| March 3, 2002 | Oakland< | --Do not change to San Francisco. The venue's address is in Oakland.--> | Paramount Theatre | |
| March 4, 2002 | ||||
| March 6, 2002 | Tempe | Gammage Auditorium | ||
| March 8, 2002 | Las Vegas | Aladdin Theatre | ||
| March 10, 2002 | San Diego | Copley Symphony Hall | ||
| Second leg[8] | ||||
| July 2, 2002 | New Orleans | United States | Louisiana Superdome | |
| July 6, 2002 | Clarkston | Pine Knob Music Theatre | ||
| July 8, 2002 | Toronto | Canada | Sears Theatre | |
| July 10, 2002 | Boston | United States | Fleet Boston Pavilion | |
| July 11, 2002 | ||||
| July 13, 2002 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena | ||
| July 16, 2002 | Holmdel | PNC Bank Arts Center | ||
| July 17, 2002 | Wantagh | Jones Beach Theater | ||
| July 19, 2002 | Camden | Tweeter Center | ||
| July 20, 2002 | Atlantic City | Etess Arena | ||
| July 22, 2002 | Atlanta | Chastain Park Amphitheatre | ||
| July 24, 2002 | The Woodlands | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | ||
| July 26, 2002 | Tempe | Gammage Auditorium | ||
| July 27, 2002 | Las Vegas | Aladdin Theatre | ||
| July 30, 2002 | Los Angeles | Greek Theatre | ||
| July 31, 2002 | ||||
| August 1, 2002 | Paso Robles | Paso Robles Event Center | ||
| August 4, 2002 | San Diego | Summer Pops at Navy Pier | ||
| August 5, 2002 | Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara Bowl | ||
| August 7, 2002 | Sacramento | Sacramento Memorial Auditorium | ||
| August 8, 2002 | Concord | Chronicle Pavilion | ||
| August 10, 2002 | Seattle | KeyArena | ||
| August 11, 2002 | Vancouver | Canada | General Motors Place Concert Bowl | |
| August 12, 2002 | Portland | United States | Theater of the Clouds | |
| August 16, 2002 | Louisville | Kentucky Exposition Center | ||
| August 17, 2002 | Des Moines | Iowa State Fairgrounds | ||
| August 18, 2002 | Kansas City | Starlight Theatre | ||
| August 20, 2002 | Memphis | Orpheum Theatre | ||
| August 21, 2002 | Maryland Heights | UMB Bank Pavilion | ||
| August 23, 2002 | Saint Paul | Minnesota State Fair Grandstand | ||
| August 25, 2002 | Syracuse | New York State Fair Grandstand | ||
| August 27, 2002 | Allentown | Allentown Fairgrounds | ||
| August 29, 2002 | Columbia | Merriweather Post Pavilion | ||
| August 30, 2002 | Virginia Beach | American Music Festival | ||
| United Kingdom[9] | ||||
| October 23, 2002 | Nottingham | England | Nottingham Arena | |
| October 24, 2002 | Manchester | England | Manchester Evening News Arena | |
| October 30, 2002 | Cardiff | Wales | Cardiff International Arena | |
| October 31, 2002 | Plymouth | England | Plymouth Pavilions | |
| November 2, 2002 | London | England | Wembley Arena | |
| November 3, 2002 | ||||
| November 5, 2002 | Brighton | England | Brighton Centre | |
| November 6, 2002 | Birmingham | England | Birmingham NEC | |