Love Letter Tour
2011 concert tour by R. Kelly
Tour by R. Kelly | |
Promotional poster for the tour | |
Associated album | Love Letter |
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Start date | April 17, 2011 (2011-04-17) |
End date | July 14, 2011 (2011-07-14) |
Legs | 2 |
No. of shows | 10 in Europe 24 in North America 34 Total |
R. Kelly concert chronology | |
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The Love Letter Tour was a summer tour headlined by R&B artist R. Kelly. It supported the album, Love Letter.
Opening acts
Setlist
This setlist was obtained from the concert held on June 30, 2011, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. It does not represent all shows during the tour.[2]
- "Video Sequence"
- "Step in the Name of Love" (Remix) / "Red Carpet (Pause, Flash)" / "Chocolate Factory"
- "Love Letter"
- "Number One Hit"
- "Happy People"
- "Freaky in the Club"
- "So Sexy" / "Hotel" / "Thoia Thoing" / "Slow Wind"
- "Strip for You"
- "TP-2"
- "Video Sequence"
- "Home Alone" / "Gigolo" / "Snake" / "Use to Me Spending" / "I'm a Flirt"
- "Ignition (Remix)"
- "Fiesta" / "Number One" / "Friend of Mine" / "Feelin' On Yo Booty" / "Real Talk" / "Bump N' Grind" (Old School Remix)
- "In the Kitchen" / "Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)" / "12 Play"
- "It Seems Like You're Ready"
- "Your Body's Callin'"
- "When a Woman's Fed Up"
- "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)"
- "R&B Thug"
- "Video Sequence"
- "When a Woman Loves"
- "Step in the Name of Love" (Reprise)
- "My Way"
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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Europe[3] | |||
April 17, 2011 | Nuremberg | Germany | Planet |
April 18, 2011 | Zürich | Switzerland | X-tra |
April 19, 2011 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Heineken Music Hall |
April 22, 2011 | Manchester | England | O2 Apollo |
April 23, 2011 | London | HMV Hammersmith Apollo | |
April 25, 2011 | Berlin | Germany | Admiralspalast |
April 26, 2011 | Hamburg | Große Freiheit 36 | |
April 27, 2011 | Offenbach | Capitol | |
April 28, 2011 | Cologne | Live Music Hall | |
April 30, 2011 | Paris | France | Le Bataclan |
North America[4] | |||
June 2, 2011 | Southaven | United States | DeSoto Civic Center |
June 3, 2011 | New Orleans | Lakefront Arena | |
June 4, 2011 | Mobile | Civic Center Arena | |
June 5, 2011 | Houston | Toyota Center | |
June 10, 2011 | Oakland | Oracle Arena | |
June 11, 2011 | Los Angeles | Nokia Theatre L.A. Live | |
June 16, 2011 | Rosemont | Allstate Arena | |
June 17, 2011 | St. Louis | Chaifetz Arena | |
June 18, 2011 | Kansas City | Sprint Center | |
June 19, 2011 | Grand Prairie | Verizon Theatre | |
June 23, 2011 | Columbia | Colonial Life Arena | |
June 24, 2011 | Raleigh | RBC Center | |
June 25, 2011 | Atlanta | Philips Arena | |
June 26, 2011 | Birmingham | BJCC Arena | |
June 29, 2011[A] | Cleveland | Wolstein Center | |
June 30, 2011 | Newark | Prudential Center | |
July 1, 2011 | Baltimore | 1st Mariner Arena | |
July 2, 2011 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center | |
July 3, 2011 | Philadelphia | Mann Center for the Performing Arts | |
July 8, 2011 | Columbus | Value City Arena | |
July 9, 2011 | Detroit | Fox Theatre | |
July 10, 2011 | |||
July 13, 2011 | Louisville | KFC Yum! Center | |
July 14, 2011 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena |
- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
- A WZAK 30th Anniversary Celebration[5]
- Cancellations and rescheduled shows
June 14, 2011 | Council Bluffs, Iowa | Mid-America Center | Cancelled[6] |
July 12, 2011 | Richmond, Virginia | Landmark Theater | Cancelled[7] |
July 19, 2011 | Savannah, Georgia | Martin Luther King Jr. Arena | Cancelled[8] |
Box office score data
Venue | City | Tickets sold / Available | Gross revenue |
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Oracle Arena | Oakland | 5,131 / 6,535 (79%) | $384,678[9] |
Nokia Theatre L.A. Live | Los Angeles | 13,764 / 13,764 (100%) | $950,547[10] |
Verizon Theatre | Grand Prairie | 5,706 / 5,952 (96%) | $393,466[11] |
Philips Arena | Atlanta | 11,024 / 11,024 (100%) | $699,821[12] |
Prudential Center | Newark | 7,217 / 7,804 (92%) | $582,894[11] |
Verizon Center | Washington, D.C. | 7,652 / 12,546 (61%) | $648,356[13] |
Mann Center for the Performing Arts | Philadelphia | 6,947 / 7,421 (94%) | $473,216[14] |
Bridgestone Arena | Nashville | 4,626 / 7,407 (86%) | $294,555[12] |
TOTAL | 62,067 / 72,453 (86%) | $4,427,533 |
References
- ^ a b Kennedy, Gerrick D. (April 19, 2011). "R. Kelly to give fans 'love letter' on summer tour". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ^ Johnston, Maura (July 1, 2011). "Live: R. Kelly Does It His Way At The Prudential Center". The Village Voice. Voice Media Group. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ^ Sources for tour dates in Europe:
- Larson, Jeremy D. (April 26, 2011). "R. Kelly announces 2011 summer tour". Consequence of Sound. Complex Media Networks. Archived from the original on May 2, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- Hall, Tara (April 20, 2011). "R. Kelly delivers "Love Letter" across the U.S. this summer". SoundSpike. SoundSpike Media, LLC. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ^ Sources for tour dates in North America:
- "R. Kelly Announces 'Love Letter' Tour with Keyshia Cole, Marsha Ambrosius". Rap-Up. April 19, 2011. Archived from the original on April 28, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- "Past Events". The Official R. Kelly Site. Zomba Recordings LLC. Archived from the original on January 14, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ^ "R. Kelly Performs Live At WZAK 30th Anniversary Concert". WZAK. Radio One. July 7, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ^ Loza, Josefina (June 2, 2011). "Hopefully R. Kelly can squeeze in an Omaha concert". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ^ "CANCELED -- R Kelly: Love Letter Tour". Richmond CenterStage. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ^ "R. Kelly's Savannah concert rescheduled". Savannah Morning News. November 2, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ^ "Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 123, no. 42. Nashville, Tennessee: Prometheus Global Media. November 19, 2011. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ "Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 123, no. 23. Nashville, Tennessee: Prometheus Global Media. July 2, 2011. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ^ a b "Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 123, no. 43. Nashville, Tennessee: Prometheus Global Media. November 26, 2011. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
- ^ a b "Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 123, no. 26. Nashville, Tennessee: Prometheus Global Media. July 30, 2011. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
- ^ "Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 123, no. 34. Nashville, Tennessee: Prometheus Global Media. September 24, 2011. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ^ "Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 123, no. 37. Nashville, Tennessee: Prometheus Global Media. October 15, 2011. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
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