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. The tour followed the turbulent events of the summer, when she attempted suicide (documented on her television series Fantasia for Real), and an abortion. 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."
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.
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 Kandi Burruss (select dates) El DeBarge (select dates)
Setlist "Instrumental Sequence" "Truth Is" / "Ain't Gon' Beg You" / "Selfish (I Want U 2 Myself)" "Free Yourself" "Man of the House" "I'm Doin' Me" "Trust Him" "Collard Greens & Cornbread" "I Can't Stand the Rain" / "I Don't Know Why" / "Kiss" "The Thrill Is Gone" "Come Together" "Move on Me" "Teach Me" "Who's Been Lovin' You" "When I See U" "Bittersweet" "Even Angels" / "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" "I'm Here" "Falling in Love Tonight" "Back to Life"
Tour dates Date City Country Venue North AmericaNovember 5, 2010NorfolkUnited StatesChrysler HallNovember 6, 2010Upper Darby TownshipTower TheaterNovember 7, 2010BaltimoreMeyerhoff Symphony HallNovember 10, 2010SavannahMercer TheatreNovember 11, 2010AtlantaFox TheatreNovember 12, 2010TampaMorsani HallNovember 13, 2010JacksonvilleMoran TheaterNovember 14, 2010MiamiJames L. Knight CenterNovember 17, 2010CharlotteOvens AuditoriumNovember 18, 2010GreensboroWar Memorial AuditoriumNovember 19, 2010ColumbiaTownship AuditoriumNovember 20, 2010BirminghamBJCC Concert HallNovember 24, 2010Los AngelesClub NokiaNovember 26, 2010San DiegoCopley Symphony HallNovember 27, 2010San FranciscoWarfield TheatreDecember 1, 2010SouthavenDeSoto Civic Center TheatreDecember 2, 2010Grand PrairieVerizon TheatreDecember 3, 2010MobileMobile Civic Center TheaterDecember 4, 2010New OrleansLakefront ArenaDecember 5, 2010HoustonReliant ArenaDecember 27, 2010New York CityBeacon TheatreDecember 28, 2010Washington, D.C.DAR Constitution HallDecember 29, 2010ClevelandState TheatreDecember 30, 2010ChicagoAuditorium TheatreDecember 31, 2010DetroitFox TheatreJanuary 1, 2011St. LouisFox Theatre
Cancellations and rescheduled shows November 4, 2010RichmondLandmark TheaterCancelledNovember 27, 2010OaklandParamount TheatreMoved to the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, CaliforniaDecember 3, 2010SouthavenDeSoto Civic Center TheatreRescheduled to December 1, 2010December 8, 2010IndianapolisMurat TheatreCancelledDecember 9, 2010LouisvillePalace TheatreCancelledDecember 10, 2010DetroitFox TheatreRescheduled to December 31, 2010December 11, 2010CincinnatiProcter & Gamble HallCancelledDecember 12, 2010AugustaBell AuditoriumCancelled
Box office score data Venue City Tickets sold / available Gross revenueOvens AuditoriumCharlotte1,434 / 2,447 (57%)$91,490Fox TheatreAtlanta2,536 / 4,666 (54%)$167,202Morsani HallTampa2,089 / 2,610 (80%)$109,122Club NokiaLos Angeles1,565 / 1,800 (87%)$98,817Verizon Theatre Grand Prairie3,812 / 3,867 (98%)$184,186TOTAL11,436 / 15,390 (74%)$732,267
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