The Back to Basics Tour is the fourth concert tour by American singer-songwriter, Christina Aguilera. The tour supported her third studio album, Back to Basics . It was promoted by AEG Live and grossed $93 million with 63 dates.
Opening acts
- Nizlopi
- Akala
- Jan Delay
- Kaye Styles
- Bob Sinclar
- Pussycat Dolls
- Danity Kane
- Ivy
- Lee Min Woo
- Mikey Bustos
- Kris Lawrence
- Philippine All Star Dancers
- Lowrider
- Potap
- Nastya Kamenskikh
Setlist
- "Intro: Back to Basics"
- "Ain't No Other Man"
- "Back In the Day"
- "Understand"
- "Come On Over (All I Want Is You)"
- "Slow Down Baby"
- Medley:
- "Still Dirrty"
- "Can't Hold Us Down"
- "I Got Trouble"
- "Makes Me Wanna Pray"
- "What a Girl Wants"
- "Oh Mother"
- "Welcome"
- "Enter the Circus"
- "Dirrty"
- "Candyman"
- "Nasty Naughty Boy"
- "Hurt"
- "Lady Marmalade"
- Encore:
- "Thank You (Dedication to Fans…)"
- "Beautiful"
- "Fighter"
Tour dates
- July 29, 2007 and July 30, 2007 Melbourne, Australia Rod Laver Arena
- August 2, 2007 and August 3, 2007 Auckland, New Zealand Vector Arena
Box Office Score Data
2007 Awards
Broadcasts and recordings
Main article: Back to Basics: Live and Down UnderAll concerts in the tour were filmed for, what Aguilera said was her "Personal Collection" however a DVD titled Back to Basics: Live and Down Under came out on February 5, 2008. This was not the original release date, due to a copyright argument with the management, and, much like the Stripped Live in the UK , it accompanies a full length Show, from the Australian tour Shows in Adelaide as well as snippets from her Sydney shows and interviews with Aguilera, Jordan Bratman, her band and crew.
The DVD was originally set to be released on December 10, 2007 in the UK and the week after in the USA, but Aguilera had to postpone the release as she spoke openly about her pregnancy on the DVD interview and she had signed a magazine deal stating she wasn't to speak about her pregnancy at any time before the magazine release.
Personnel
- Tour Director: Jaime King
- Musical Director: Rob Lewis
- Choreographer: Jeri Slaughter
- Costume Design: Roberto Cavalli
- Tour Promoter: AEG Live
- Tour Sponsor (s): Verizon Wireless, Orange, Sony Ericsson
Band
- Guitar: Tariqh Akoni and Errol Conney
- Bass: Ethan Farmer
- Drums: Brian Frasier Moore
- Saxophone: Randy Ellis and Miguel Gandelman
- Dancers: Paul Kirkland, Kiki Ely, Tiana Brown, Dres Reid, Gilbert Saldivar, Monique Slaughter, Nikki Tuazon, Marcel Wilson and Jeri Slaughter
- Trumpet: Ray Monteiro
- Trombone: Garrett Smith
- Percussion: Ray Yslas
- Background Vocalists: Sha'n Favors, Sasha Allen(North American & Pacific Leg), Erika Jerry and Belle Johnson(European Leg)
Crew
- Stylist: Simone Harouche
- Hair & Make-Up Designer: Steve Sollitto
- Concert video design:Dago Gonzalez for Veneno, Inc.
References
- ^ Mariel Concepcion (November 14, 2008). "Christina Aguilera: Better And 'Better'". Billboard magazine . http://www.billboard.com/news/christina-aguilera-better-and-better-1003895382.story#/news/christina-aguilera-better-and-better-1003895382.story . Retrieved July 26, 2009 .
- ^ Ray Waddell (December 13, 2007). "The Police Score Top-Grossing Tour Of '07". Billboard magazine . http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i7dd5f51b9e62d8922379f7b00b835025 . Retrieved 2009-06-27 .
- ^ a b Matoshko, Alexandra (2008-10-22). "City Life with Alexandra Matoshko". Kyiv Post ("BIGMIR-Internet") . http://www.kyivpost.com/guide/citylife/30534 . Retrieved 2008-12-23 .
- ^ Vineyard, Jennifer (2006-09-11). "Christina Aguilera Reveals European Tour — Next Up, U.S. Clubs". MTV News . MTV Networks . http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1540564/20060911/aguilera_christina.jhtml . Retrieved 2008-12-23 .
- ^ Fuoco, Christina (2007-02-07). "Many frills adorn Christina Aguilera's 'Basics' tour". Live Daily . http://www.livedaily.com/news/11476.html . Retrieved 2008-12-23 .
- ^ "Back to Basics Tour". LiveGuide . http://www.liveguide.com.au/Tours/486750/Christina_Aguilera/Back_To_Basics_Tour?event_id=486750#details . Retrieved 2008-12-23 .
- ^ Schulz, Chris (2007-08-02). "Christina Aguilera cancels Auckland shows". Stuff . Fairfax New Zealand Limited . http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4150525a10.html . Retrieved 2008-12-23 .
- ^ "Billboard Boxscore", Billboard Magazine (New York City: Nielsen Business Media, Inc.), 2007-08-16 , http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/login/login_subscribe.jsp?id=8TmyLbuzoVM845YR4%2F5pPjGzy2Lw8ombReYMLYAFVkBJ49mgT%2BUBku9bAlhpoE5PY9JMkNjAVKo8%0AbhAPHBVXi5J0BWMQ5Z1OjVFxH4tvgUdDk5v74BgH4Sy%2FP5%2FOUf%2B1ISPKTMAM0lYW5OJIrWiDxMbp%0AY2%2FyX9VF , retrieved 2008-12-23 ...
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