Concert Tours
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| 1999–2000 | ...Baby One More Time Tour | June 28, 1999 – April 20, 2000 | 80 | ||||||||||
| The ...Baby One More Time Tour was Spears' debut headlining concert tour, and promoted her similarly titled first album. Spears designed the stage and worked on the fashion with Gia Ventola. During the 1999 concerts, Spears sang a number of cover versions by well-known artists such as Madonna, Janet Jackson and Journey. A 2000 extension of 24 dates, entitled Crazy 2K, included songs from her upcoming second album, Oops!... I Did It Again. The tour received mostly positive reviews from critics, who called Spears's performance "assured and energetic". She also received accusations of lip synching, which she neither confirmed or denied. | |||||||||||||
| 2000–01 | Oops!... I Did It Again Tour | June 20, 2000 – September 20, 2000 October 8, 2000 – November 21, 2000 January 18, 2001 |
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| The Oops!... I Did It Again World Tour was Spears' first world tour, reaching North America, Europe and Brazil. The show was more elaborate than her previous tour and included pyrotechnics and other special effects. Reviewers praised the tour, adding that " proved that many criticisms are off-base observations from people who have never actually attended shows". Concert promoters SFX Entertainment guaranteed Spears a minimum of $200,000 per show before the tour began, and many of the shows sold out in one day. The Oops!... I Did It Again World Tour grossed $40.5 million and became the second highest-grossing tour of the year by a solo artist. | |||||||||||||
| 2001–02 | Dream Within a Dream Tour | November 1, 2001 – December 21, 2001 April 25, 2002 May 24, 2002 – July 28, 2002 |
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| The Dream Within a Dream Tour was the third concert tour by Spears, in support of her third studio album, Britney. Concert West was chosen as a promoter after a much publicized battle with Clear Channel Entertainment. A portion of the tickets and merchandise was donated to the children affected by the September 11 attacks. The name of the tour was based on Edgar Allan Poe's poem of the same name., and the theme was Spears's coming of age and newfound independence. The performances were accompanied by many extravagant special effects – during the encore, there was a water screen that pumped two tons of water into the stage. Although critics argued that the innovations took attention away from the music, the tour was a commercial success, grossing $43.7 million. | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | The Onyx Hotel Tour | March 2, 2004 – April 14, 2004 April 26, 2004 – June 6, 2004 |
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| The Onyx Hotel Tour was the fourth concert tour by Spears, in support of her fourth studio album, In the Zone. The show was majorly inspired by Broadway musicals and films by Joel Schumacher and Tim Burton. Critics appreciated the tour as a "theatrical extravaganza", comparing it to Madonna shows such as The Girlie Show World Tour. The tour was marketed to a more mature audience than her previous shows, resulting in slower ticket sales. Tour merchandise sold $30 million in total, making Spears the highest grossing female artist. It was cancelled after the second leg when Spears hurt her knee during a music video shoot. The Onyx Hotel Tour grossed $34 million. | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | The M+M's Tour | May 1, 2007 – May 20, 2007 | 6 | ||||||||||
| The M+M's Tour was the fifth concert tour by Spears. It was a series of six concerts at House of Blues venues across the US; Spears performed under the name The M+M's. Before opening night, speculation caused some tickets to resell as much as $500 each. Spears was accompanied by four female dancers and performed a thirteen-minute set that included her songs "...Baby One More Time", "I'm a Slave 4 U", "Breathe on Me", "Do Somethin'" and "Toxic". | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | The Circus Starring Britney Spears | March 3, 2009 – May 5, 2009 June 3, 2009 – July 26, 2009 August 20, 2009 – September 27, 2009 November 6, 2009 – November 29, 2009 |
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| The Circus Starring Britney Spears was the sixth concert tour by Spears, in support of her sixth studio album, Circus. The stage was set in-the-round to resemble an actual three ring circus. A week after the tour was announced, 500,000 tickets were sold, prompting promoters to add more dates. The tour also broke attendance records in many cities, and all the North American shows were sold out. With a gross of $131.8 million, it became the fifth highest grossing tour of 2009, and the sixth highest grossing tour ever by a female artist. The show generated controversy on the Australian leg after a reporter said that a great number of fans had walked out during the performances. However, this was later denied by Spears's management and promoters. | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Femme Fatale Tour | June 16, 2011 – August 25, 2011 September 22, 2011 – November 9, 2011 November 11, 2011 November 15, 2011 – November 28, 2011 December 1, 2011–December 10, 2011 |
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| The Femme Fatale Tour is the seventh concert tour by Spears, in support of her seventh studio album Femme Fatale. The tour was number 19 on Billboard's Top 25 Tours of 2011. The magazine counted for 39 of the tour's dates (14 of which were sold out) with an overall gross of $37.1 million and 396,000 tickets sold. In the North America, the tour was the fourteenth highest-grossing tour 2011, with $38.3 million in ticket sales and 423,017 people attending at an average of 9,196 per show. Worldwide, the Femme Fatale Tour was the eleventh highest-grossing tour of 2011, with a gross of $68.7 million. 697,957 fans attended the shows worldwide, with an average attendance of 8,724, paying an average of $98.43. | |||||||||||||
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