2001 concert tour
Total Request Live Tour Start date July 18, 2001 (2001-07-18 ) End date September 21, 2001 (2001-09-21 ) Legs 1
No. of shows 39 in North America
The Total Request Live Tour
[1] (also known as MTV's TRL Tour ) was a co-headlining tour featuring American groups,
3LW ,
Destiny's Child ,
Dream ,
St. Lunatics and American artists
Eve and
Nelly .
Jessica Simpson joined the tour for select dates before venturing off to her own
solo tour . Her slot was later taken by
City High .
The tour ran during the summer of 2001, playing over 30 shows in the United States and Canada. Many dates were cancelled as an outcome of the
9/11 attacks . This was the first and only edition of the tour.
Background
MTV first positioned a concert series, featuring various acts performing in major markets throughout the U.S.. The idea was to take big names popular on the network and up and coming acts exposure to an arena-sized audience. In 1999,
TLC ,
Backstreet Boys ,
Britney Spears were rumored to perform together on an MTV-sponsored tour. However, these plans were never confirmed or denied by MTV.
Destiny's Child served as the headlining act. Newcomers 3LW and Dream were featured alongside Jessica Simpson, Eve and Nelly with the St. Lunatics. Simpson's final show was on August 4, 2001. City High was brought in as a replacement on August 9.
The show followed the TRL format, and featured
Solange Knowles as the host and
emcee . TRL host
Carson Daly was also featured via video screens to introduce the show. In-between acts, music videos and paid advertisements would play on the video screens.
The tour initially was set for nearly 50 shows in the U.S. and Canada. After the 9/11 attacks, several dates were cancelled as a response to security risks for flying. Thus, the last show of the tour was in Denver, Colorado. A special show was planned to honor the victims of the 9/11 attacks, and one of the cancelled shows in Honolulu was reversed.
[2] The special show featured Forté and DisGuyz as opening acts and Destiny's Child as the sole headliner.
Due to strong sales, it was believed the tour would formulate into an annual event. A 2002 tour was penciled yet cancelled before any plans were made.
Opening acts
3Gs (select dates)
[3]
Lil J (select dates)
[3]
Forté (Honolulu)
[2]
DisGuyz (Honolulu)
[2]
Lineup
Set lists
The following set lists are obtained from the July 18, 2001 concert at the Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York. It does not represent all concerts throughout the tour.
[4]
3LW
"Warning" (dance intro)
"
Playas Gon' Play "
"
No More (Baby I'ma Do Right) "
Dream
"
This Is Me " (remix)
"
He Loves U Not "
Jessica Simpson
"Hot Like Fire"
"
I Think I'm in Love with You "
"I Never"
"
I Wanna Love You Forever "
"
A Little Bit "
"
Irresistible "
City High
"City High Anthem"
"
What Would You Do? "
"
Caramel "
Eve
"What Y'all Want"
"Love is Blind"
"
Let Me Blow Ya Mind "
"
Who's That Girl? "
Nelly and the St. Lunatics
"Video Introduction"
"
Country Grammar (Hot Shit) "
"
Batter Up "
"Midwest Swing"
"
Ride wit Me "
"
E.I. "
Destiny's Child
"
Independent Women Part I "
"
No, No, No (Part 2) "
"
Bug a Boo "
"
Bills, Bills, Bills "
"
Emotion "
"The Story of Beauty" (Rowland solo)
"
O-o-h Child " (Williams solo)
"
Dangerously in Love " (Knowles solo)
"Thank You, Lord" / "You've Been So Good" / "Jesus Loves Me" / "Total Praise"
"
Bootylicious "
"
Say My Name "
"Nasty Girl"
"
Proud Mary "
"
Jumpin', Jumpin' "
"
Survivor "
"Happy Face"
Tour dates
Date
City
Country
Venue
North America
[5]
[6]
July 18, 2001
Albany
United States
Pepsi Arena
July 19, 2001
Hartford
ctnow.com Meadows Music Theatre
July 20, 2001
Virginia Beach
GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater
July 21, 2001
Raleigh
Alltel Pavilion
July 22, 2001
Bristow
Nissan Pavilion
July 24, 2001
Hershey
Hersheypark Stadium
July 25, 2001
Buffalo
HSBC Arena
July 28, 2001
Atlanta
Philips Arena
July 29, 2001
Maryland Heights
Riverport Amphitheatre
July 30, 2001
Minneapolis
Target Center
August 1, 2001
Bonner Springs
Sandstone Amphitheater
August 2, 2001
Oklahoma City
MCC Arena
August 3, 2001
Selma
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
August 4, 2001
Houston
Compaq Center
August 5, 2001
Dallas
Smirnoff Music Centre
August 8, 2001
Holmdel Township
PNC Bank Arts Center
August 9, 2001
Camden
Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
August 10, 2001
Mansfield
Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
August 11, 2001
Wantagh
Jones Beach Theater
August 13, 2001
Toronto
Canada
Air Canada Centre
August 14, 2001
Columbus
United States
Polaris Amphitheater
August 16, 2001
Cincinnati
Riverbend Music Center
August 17, 2001
Charlotte
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 18, 2001
Tampa
Ice Palace
August 19, 2001
Sunrise
National Car Rental Center
August 21, 2001
Nashville
AmSouth Amphitheatre
August 22, 2001
Cleveland
Gund Arena
August 23, 2001
Clarkston
DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 24, 2001
Burgettstown
Post-Gazette Pavilion
August 25, 2001
Noblesville
Verizon Wireless Music Center
August 26, 2001
Tinley Park
Tweeter Center
August 30, 2001
San Diego
San Diego Sports Arena
August 31, 2001
Las Vegas
Mandalay Bay Events Center
September 1, 2001
Concord
Chronicle Pavilion
September 2, 2001
Irvine
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 3, 2001
Phoenix
Cricket Pavilion
September 8, 2001
Albuquerque
ABQ Journal Pavilion
September 9, 2001
Denver
Pepsi Center
September 10, 2001
Salt Lake City
Utah State Fair
September 21, 2001
Honolulu
Blaisdell Arena
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
July 25, 2001
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo Niagara Convention Center
Moved to the HSBC Arena
August 5, 2001
Dallas, Texas
Reunion Arena
Moved to the Smirnoff Music Centre
August 15, 2001
Nashville, Tennessee
AmSouth Amphitheatre
Rescheduled to August 21, 2001
August 19, 2001
Miami, Florida
American Airlines Arena
Moved to the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida
August 22, 2001
Noblesville, Indiana
Verizon Wireless Music Center
Rescheduled to August 25, 2001
August 25, 2001
Cleveland, Ohio
Gund Arena
Rescheduled to August 22, 2001
August 29, 2001
Lancaster, California
Lancaster Municipal Stadium
Cancelled
August 30, 2001
Chula Vista, California
Coors Amphitheatre
Moved to the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego
September 12, 2001
Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada
General Motors Place
Cancelled following the
September 11 attacks
[7]
September 13, 2001
Seattle
KeyArena
Cancelled following the September 11 attacks
[7]
September 14, 2001
Portland, Oregon
Rose Garden Arena
Cancelled following the September 11 attacks
[7]
September 15, 2001
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
General Motors Place
Rescheduled to September 12, 2001
[7]
September 15, 2001
Mountain View, California
Shoreline Amphitheatre
Cancelled following the September 11 attacks
[7]
September 17, 2001
Edmonton, Alberta , Canada
Skyreach Centre
Cancelled following the September 11 attacks
[7]
September 19, 2001
Anchorage, Alaska
Sullivan Arena
Cancelled following the September 11 attacks
[7]
September 23, 2001
Honolulu, Hawaii
Blaisdell Arena
Cancelled
[7]
Box office score data
Venue
City
Tickets sold / available
Gross revenue
Hersheypark Stadium
Hershey
15,000 / 29,100 (52%)
$588,913
[8]
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Irvine
10,489 / 16,244 (65%)
$324,744
[9]
Pepsi Center
Denver
8,604 / 18,072 (48%)
$332,720
[9]
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