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Celebrity Tour

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Associated album
  
Celebrity

No. of shows
  
36 in North America

Legs
  
1

Start date
  
March 3, 2002 (2002-03-03)

End date
  
April 28, 2002 (2002-04-28)

The Celebrity Tour was the final concert tour by the American boy band NSYNC. The group stated that the tour would go "back to their roots", as they would be performing obscure songs from all three of their albums. The tour earned nearly $30 million.

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Critical response

Many wrote of the band's oversimplification of the staging. Others felt the "in the round" staging ignored forty percent of the audience. Leah Greenblatt (MTV News) felt the show at the Rose Garden was "electric". She continues "Justin was quickly established as the star of the show — at least as far as the Jumbotron cameramen were concerned — with JC running a close second. Joey, Lance and Chris have all the moves down, but appear to be going through the motions at times; this is the JC and Justin Show, and the others seemed resigned to their supporting-player status". Kelefa Sanneh (The New York Times) thought the show at the Continental Airlines Arena was entertaining given the pseudo-intimate vibe. She continues, "The group is getting older, and its audience is, too: the young woman in the 'Justin I'm legal' t-shirt may not have been misrepresenting herself. And this tour is clearly designed to emphasize the group's musical credibility. And yet NSYNC is still a boy band, which means its existence—and its self-image—depends on its ability to entertain screaming teenagers".

Opening acts

  • Ginuwine (select dates)
  • Mr. Cheeks (select dates)
  • P. Diddy (select dates)
  • Smash Mouth (select dates)

    • Set list

    Source:

    1. "Untitled I" (video introduction)
    2. "Do Your Thing"
    3. "Bye Bye Bye"
    4. "It's Gonna Be Me" (contains elements of "It Ain't My Fault")
    5. "Untitled II" (contains elements of "You Make Me Wanna..." and "Back & Forth") (instrumental interlude)
    6. "For the Girl Who Has Everything"
    7. "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You"
    8. "Tearin' Up My Heart" (contains elements of "If")
    9. "Untitled III" (video interlude)
    10. "Celebrity"
    11. "Up Against the Wall"
    12. "Untitled IV" (video interlude)
    13. Medley: "She Loves You" / "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" / "Hey Jude"
    14. "Twist and Shout"
    15. Medley: "My Girl / "The Way You Do the Things You Do" / "I Can't Get Next to You"
    16. "Sailing" (contains elements of "Don't Tell Me")
    17. "Untitled V" (video interlude)
    18. "Tell Me, Tell Me...Baby" (contains elements of "A Little Bit" and "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)")
    19. "No Strings Attached"
    20. "This I Promise You"
    21. "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)"
    22. "I Want You Back"
    Encore
    1. "Gone"
    2. "Girlfriend" (The Neptunes Remix)
    3. "Pop" (contains elements of "Control")

    Shows

    Cancellations and rescheduled shows

    References

    Celebrity Tour Wikipedia
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