The First Lady Tour is a music concert tour by American R&B singer Faith Evans, and supports her gold selling album The First Lady, visiting cities throughout North America.Faith Evans sets out tour in the USA.www.soundspike.com The trek started on June 18 in Pittsburgh, PA at the WAMO Summer Jam concert featuring Master P, Common, Teairra Mari and Cassidy.Faith Evans kicks off tour .www.livedaily.com
Following the North American outing, Evans performed additional dates in Europe. To support the album and tour, BET aired, "An Evening with The First Lady", showcasing Evans performing songs from the album.
Kameelah Williams, lead singer of the R&B female group 702, joined the tour as a background singer and contributed backing vocals on a few songs on Faith's The First Lady album. At select dates Williams showcased her vocal skills during Faith's introduction of her Band.
Opening acts
KeKe Wyatt Anthony David
Set list "All Night Long" "Burnin' Up" "Love Like This" "Can't Believe" "I Love You" "No Other Love" "Come Over" "Soon as I Get Home" "Ain't Nobody" Notorious B.I.G. Tribute: "Hypnotize" / "One More Chance" / "Juicy" / "Mo Money Mo Problems" "Faithful" (Interlude) / "Faithfully" "Alone in This World" "Fallin' in Love" "You Used to Love Me" "You Gets No Love" "Never Gonna Let You Go" "Goin' Out" "Jealous" "Again" "Get Over You" "Tru Love" "I Don't Need It" Encore "Stop N Go" "Mesmerized"
Notes The set list included a tribute to her late husband rapper the Notorious B.I.G., that consisted of a DJ medley of his pop hit songs.
Tour dates Date City Country Venue North AmericaJune 18, 2005PittsburghUnited StatesChevrolet AmphitheatreJune 24, 2005ChicagoPetrillo Music ShellJune 26, 2005BaltimoreOriole Park at Camden Yards LotJune 28, 2005AnaheimHouse of BluesJune 29, 2005West HollywoodJuly 2, 2005DetroitNew CenterJuly 5, 2005Washington, D.C.9:30 ClubJuly 7, 2005Atlantic CityHouse of BluesJuly 9, 2005LedyardFox TheatreJuly 10, 2005PoughkeepsieChance TheatreJuly 14, 2005PhiladelphiaTrocadero TheatreJuly 15, 2005NewarkNewark Symphony HallJuly 16, 2005New York CityB.B. King's Blues ClubJuly 17, 2005RochesterGenesee Valley ParkJuly 19, 2005North Myrtle BeachHouse of BluesJuly 20, 2005AtlantaEarthLink LiveJuly 23, 2005OrlandoHouse of BluesJuly 24, 2005MiamiMansion NightclubJuly 27, 2005DallasGypsy Tea RoomJuly 28, 2005HoustonVerizon Wireless TheaterJuly 29, 2005New OrleansHouse of BluesJuly 30, 2005HoumaCity LightsAugust 2, 2005MinneapolisQuestAugust 3, 2005ChicagoHouse of BluesAugust 5, 2005ColumbusCeleste CenterAugust 7, 2005ClevelandHouse of BluesAugust 19, 2005CincinnatiPaul Brown StadiumAugust 20, 2005St. LouisAmerica's CenterAugust 26, 2005Las VegasHouse of BluesAugust 28, 2005San FranciscoFillmore AuditoriumAugust 29, 2005AnaheimHouse of BluesAugust 30, 2005San DiegoAugust 31, 2005West HollywoodSeptember 1, 2005Las VegasSeptember 3, 2005West Hollywood
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances WAMA Summer Jam Taste of ChicagoFaith Evans concert at the Taste of Chicago Comerica TasteFest Rochester MusicFest Ohio State Fair Cincinnati Jazz Festival
References
External links FaithEvansMusic.com Faith Evans myspace page