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Associated album
  
Mama's Gun

Legs
  
4

Leg
  
4

Start date
  
February 10, 2001

End date
  
September 3, 2001

No. of shows
  
47 in North America10 in Europe57 in total

The Mama's Gun World Tour is a concert tour and the second by American R&B singer Erykah Badu in support of her multi-platinum selling album Mama's Gun. The tour started in North America on February 10, in Cleveland, Ohio at the Allen Theatre. Badu will perform two nights each in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and Chicago.

Contents

The tour's itinerary will continue with additional dates throughout the summer in Europe and North America. When the tour arrived in Toronto, Canada on February 19, after Badu performed the finale song "Bag Lady", she received a Platinum certification plaque for her top selling album, 'Mama's Gun'.

Opening acts

  • Talib Kweli (USA—Leg 1 & 2, select dates)
  • Common (USA—Leg 1 & 2, select dates)
  • Musiq (USA—Leg 1)
  • Nikka Costa (USA—Leg 2)

    • Setlist

    1. "Rimshot (Intro)"
    2. "Certainly"1
    3. "No Love"1
    4. "Otherside of the Game"
    5. "Times a Wastin'"
    6. "Penitentiary Philosophy"
    7. "Didn't Cha Know?"
    8. "My Life"
    9. Medley: "On & On"/"...& On"
    10. "Sometimes"1
    11. "Cleva"
    12. "Hey Suga"/"Kiss Me On My Neck"
    13. "A.D. 2000"
    14. "Stay" (Chaka Khan cover)2
    15. *African Dance Segment*
    16. "Orange Moon"
    17. "Jah Live" (Bob Marley cover)2
    18. "Green Eyes"
    19. "Geto Heaven part two" (with Common)2
    20. "Tyrone"
    21. "Bag Lady"

    1 performed at select dates in the U.S. and Europe.
    2 performed only on select dates in the U.S.

    Additional Notes

  • During shows on February 23, in Chicago and March 7, in San Diego, Common joined Badu on stage and both performed "Geto Heaven Pt two" from his Platinum album, Like Water for Chocolate (2000).

    • Band

  • Director/Keyboards: Geno "JuneBugg" Young
  • Keyboards: R.C. Williams
  • Drums: Raphael "Lock Johnson" Iglehart
  • Percussions: Ramon Gonzalez
  • Flute: Dwayne Kerr
  • DJ: Frankie Knuckles
  • Bass: Braylon Lacy
  • Background vocals: N'dambi, Chinah Blac, Yahzarah

    • References

    Mama's Gun World Tour Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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