The Mama's Gun World Tour was a concert tour and the second by American R&B singer

Erykah Badu Erica Abi Wright (born February 26, 1971), known professionally as Erykah Badu, is an American singer and songwriter. Influenced by rhythm and blues, R&B, Soul music, soul, and hip hop, Badu rose to prominence in the late 1990s when her debut al ...

in support of her

multi-platinum Music recording certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped, sold, or streamed a certain number of units. The threshold quantity varies by type (such as album, single, music video) and by nation or territory (see ...

selling album ''

Mama's Gun ''Mama's Gun'' is the second studio album by American singer Erykah Badu. It was recorded between 1998 and 2000 at Electric Lady Studios in New York and released on November 21, 2000, by Motown Records. A neo soul album, ''Mama's Gun'' incorpora ...

''. 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. 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 "Bag Lady" is a song recorded by American singer Erykah Badu for her second studio album ''Mama's Gun'' (2000). Written by Badu and Isaac Hayes, the song is about a woman who is trying to begin a new relationship but has too much emotional bag ...

", she received a

Platinum certification Music recording certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped, sold, or streamed a certain number of units. The threshold quantity varies by type (such as album, single, music video) and by nation or territory (see ...

plaque for her top selling album, 'Mama's Gun'.

Opening acts

Talib Kweli Talib Kweli Greene (; born October 3, 1975) is an American rapper. He first earned recognition through his collaboration with fellow Brooklyn rapper Mos Def (now known as Yasiin Bey) in 1997, when they formed the group Black Star. Kweli's music ...

(USA—Leg 1 & 2, select dates) *

Common Common may refer to: As an Irish surname, it is anglicised from Irish Gaelic surname Ó Comáin. Places * Common, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland * Boston Common, a central public park in Boston, Massachusetts * Cambridge Com ...

(USA—Leg 1 & 2, select dates) *

Musiq Taalib Hassan Johnson (born September 16, 1977), better known by his stage name Musiq Soulchild (or simply Musiq; pronounced "music") is an American singer-songwriter. His music blends Rhythm and blues, R&B, funk, blues, jazz, and Gospel music, ...

(USA—Leg 1) *

Nikka Costa Domenica "Nikka" Costa (born June 4, 1972) is an American singer whose music combines elements of pop, soul, and blues. She also had a career as a child singer starting in the early 1980s. She is the daughter of music producer Don Costa. Ear ...

(USA—Leg 2)

Setlist

This represents an average setlist of the tour. # "Rimshot (Intro)" # "

Otherside of the Game "Otherside of the Game" is a song recorded by American singer Erykah Badu for her debut studio album ''Baduizm'' (1997). It was written by Badu, Questlove, James Poyser and Richard Nichols. The song effectively showcases Badu's debt to jazz aside ...

" # "Time's A Wastin'" # "Penitentiary Philosophy" # " Didn't Cha Know?" # "My Life" # Medley: " On & On"/"...& On" # "

Cleva "Cleva" is a song recorded by American singer Erykah Badu for her second studio album '' Mama's Gun'' (2000). It was written and produced by Badu, J Dilla, and James Poyser, a member of the Soulquarians and Badu's own production team Frequency ...

" # "Hey Sugah" / "Kiss Me On My Neck (Hesi)" # "A.D. 2000" # *African Dance Segment* # "Orange Moon" # "Green Eyes" # " Tyrone" # "

" 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).Erykah Badu concert review
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Band

*Director/Keyboards: Geno "JuneBugg" Young *Keyboards: R.C. Williams *Drums: Raphael "Lock Johnson" Iglehart *Percussions: Ramon Gonzalez *Flute: Dwayne Kerr *DJ:

Frankie Knuckles Francis Warren Nicholls Jr. (January 18, 1955 – March 31, 2014), known professionally as Frankie Knuckles, was an American DJ, record producer, and remixer. He played an important role in developing and popularizing house music, a genre of mus ...

*Bass: Braylon Lacy *Background vocals: N'dambi, Chinah Blac,

Yahzarah Dana Nicole Amma Williams (born June 24, 1978), is known professionally as YahZarah, is a Ghanaian American singer and music producer. She is known for radio hits "Wishing" and "Why Dontcha Call Me No More". In 1997, she began her career as a b ...

Tour dates

References

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