Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It

Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It

Tour by Destiny's Child
Associated album	Destiny Fulfilled
Start date	April 9, 2005
End date	January 9, 2006
Legs	5
Number of shows	7 in Asia 4 in Australia 19 in Europe 37 in North America
Destiny's Child concert chronology

Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It^[1] was the final concert tour by American female R&B trio Destiny's Child, that visited Asia, Australia and North America. The U.S. leg of the tour grossed approximately $70.8 million according to Billboard magazine and was the highest-grossing tour for either a pop or R&B band since TLC's FanMail Tour, where Destiny's Child performed as an opening act in 1999.

History

The tour kicked off in Hiroshima, Japan on April 9, 2005 and ended Vancouver, Canada on September 10.

Regardless, Destiny's Child embarked on this world tour sponsored by McDonald's Corporation,^[2] and performed hits such as "No, No, No", "Survivor", "Say My Name", "Independent Women" and "Lose My Breath". In addition to renditions of the group's recorded material, they also performed songs from each singer's solo careers, most notably numbers from Beyoncé's debut album, Dangerously in Love. The stage design afforded 360 degree viewing within the typical arena show venue. Several interludes by the show's dancers allowed for the expected costume changes; those costumes, often glittering gowns, were designed by Tina Knowles, Beyoncé's mother, and manufactured by House of Deréon. A special set of outfits were designed as a tribute to the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, hinting at the play's "One Night Only (Disco)" scene where Deena Jones & the Dreams wear the same color pants suits.

Split-up announcement

During the last stop of their European tour in Barcelona on June 11, 2005, Kelly Rowland suddenly announced: "This is the last time you would see us on stage as Destiny's Child".^[1]

“

We have been working together as Destiny's Child since we were 9, and touring together since we were 14. After a lot of discussion and some deep soul searching, we realized that our current tour has given us the opportunity to leave Destiny's Child on a high note, united in our friendship and filled with an overwhelming gratitude for our music, our fans, and each other. After all these wonderful years working together, we realized that now is the time to pursue our personal goals and solo efforts in earnest. ... No matter what happens, we will always love each other as friends and sisters and will always support each other as artists. We want to thank all of our fans for their incredible love and support and hope to see you all again as we continue fulfilling our destinies.[3]

”

The announcement was surprising not least because the trio had downplayed rumors of a split in the wake of Knowles' success, although prior plans had called for the members to focus on solo projects at the end of the tour.

Broadcasts and recordings

A performance from the tour was filmed in Atlanta at Philips Arena on July 15, 2005, and the resulting DVD Destiny's Child Live in Atlanta was released on March 28, 2006. RIAA subsequently certified the DVD as Platinum. The concert was also aired in the USA on BET as a television special, on Channel 4 in the UK and on the Dutch television channel AT5.

Opening acts

• Amerie (North America, select shows)^[4]
• Mario (North America, select shows)^[4]
• Darine Hadchiti (Dubai)^[5]
• Tyra B. (North America, select shows)
• Teairra Marí (New York City, Uniondale)
• Keshia Chanté (Montreal, Toronto)^[6]
• Chris Brown (Columbus)

Setlist

(Video Introduction)

1. "Say My Name"
2. "Independent Women, Part I"
3. "No, No, No, Part 2"
4. "Bug a Boo"
5. "Bills, Bills, Bills"
6. "Bootylicious"
7. "Jumpin', Jumpin'"

(Dance Interlude introducing Male Dancers)

8. "Soldier" (contains elements of "Shout It Out")

(Musical Instrumental)

9. "Dilemma" (performed by Kelly Rowland)
10. "Do You Know" (performed by Michelle Williams)

(Beyonce Intro: Dance Interlude)

11. "Baby Boy" (performed by Beyoncé)
12. "Naughty Girl" (performed by Beyoncé)

(Band Introduction)

13. "Cater 2 U"

(Video Interlude)

14. "Girl" (contains elements of "I'll Take You There")
15. "Free"
16. "If"
17. "Through With Love"
18. "Bad Habit" (performed by Kelly Rowland)

(Dance Interlude)

19. "Dangerously in Love 2" (performed by Beyoncé)
20. "Crazy in Love" (performed by Beyoncé)

(Dance Interlude introducing Female Dancers)

21. "Survivor"

(Encore)

22. "Lose My Breath"

Source:^[7][8][9]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Asia[10]
April 9, 2005	Hiroshima	Japan	Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall
April 11, 2005	Osaka		Osaka-jō Hall
April 12, 2005	Nagoya		Nagoya Rainbow Hall
April 14, 2005	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
April 15, 2005
April 16, 2005	Yokohama		Yokohama Arena
Australia[10][11]
April 27, 2005	Brisbane	Australia	Brisbane Entertainment Centre
April 28, 2005	Sydney		Allphones Arena
April 29, 2005	Adelaide		Adelaide Entertainment Centre
April 30, 2005	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena
Asia[5][10]
May 12, 2005	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	Dubai Media City Amphitheatre
Europe[10]
May 15, 2005	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Spektrum
May 17, 2005	Stockholm	Sweden	Ericsson Globe
May 19, 2005	Hamburg	Germany	Barcalaycard Arena
May 21, 2005	Stuttgart		Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
May 22, 2005	Hasselt	Belgium	Ethias Arena
May 23, 2005	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Ahoy Rotterdam
May 24, 2005
May 26, 2005	Milan	Italy	Mediolanum Forum
May 27, 2006	Geneva	Switzerland	SEG Geneva Arena
May 28, 2005	Paris	France	AccorHotels Arena
May 30, 2005	Frankfurt	Germany	Festhalle Frankfurt
May 31, 2005	Cologne		Lanxess Arena
June 2, 2005	London	England	Earls Court Exhibition Centre
June 3, 2005
June 5, 2005	Birmingham		Barclaycard Arena
June 6, 2005	Manchester		Manchester Arena
June 7, 2005	Sheffield		Sheffield Arena
June 9, 2005	Dublin	Ireland	Lansdowne Road
June 11, 2005	Barcelona	Spain	Palau Sant Jordi
North America[12]
July 2, 2005^[A]	New Orleans	United States	Louisiana Superdome
July 9, 2005	St. Louis		Scottrade Center
July 10, 2005	Memphis		FedExForum
July 12, 2005	Nashville		Bridgestone Arena
July 15, 2005	Atlanta		Philips Arena
July 16, 2005	Tampa		Amalie Arena
July 17, 2005	Sunrise		BB&T Center
July 20, 2005	Pittsburgh		Mellon Arena
July 22, 2005	Charlotte		PNC Music Pavilion
July 23, 2005	Virginia Beach		Farm Bureau Live
July 24, 2005	Raleigh		Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
July 28, 2005	Albany		Times Union Center
July 29, 2005	New York City		Madison Square Garden
July 30, 2005	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
July 31, 2005	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center
August 3, 2005	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena
August 5, 2005	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center
August 6, 2005	Boston		TD Garden
August 7, 2005	Hershey		Hershey Stadium
August 9, 2005	Montreal	Canada	Bell Centre
August 10, 2005	Toronto		Air Canada Centre
August 12, 2005	Cleveland	United States	Quicken Loans Arena
August 13, 2005	Columbus		Nationwide Arena
August 14, 2005	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
August 19, 2005	San Antonio		AT&T Center
August 20, 2005	Houston		Toyota Center
August 21, 2005	Dallas		American Airlines Center
August 23, 2005	Denver		Pepsi Center
August 26, 2005	Las Vegas		Mandalay Bay Events Center
August 27, 2005	Phoenix		Talking Stick Resort Arena
September 1, 2005	Anaheim		Honda Center
September 2, 2005	Los Angeles		Staples Center
September 3, 2005	Oakland		Oracle Arena
September 4, 2005	San Jose		SAP Center at San Jose
September 7, 2005	Spokane		Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
September 9, 2005	Seattle		KeyArena
September 10, 2005	Vancouver	Canada	Rogers Arena

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A Essence Music Festival^[13]

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets Sold / Available	Gross Revenue
Yokohama Arena	Yokohama	11,392 / 11,392 (100%)	$938,928
Brisbane Entertainment Centre	Brisbane	6,925 / 6,925 (100%)	$618,056
Sydney Super Dome	Sydney	16,902 / 16,902 (100%)	$1,254,382
Rod Laver Arena	Melbourne	10,231 / 10,231 (100%)	$971,445
Earls Court Exhibition Centre	London	29,374 / 29,374 (100%)	$2,705,365
Manchester Evening News Arena	Manchester	15,348 / 15,348 (100%)	$1,074,974
Palau Sant Jordi	Barcelona	14,673 / 14,673 (100%)	$1,389,407
Philips Arena	Atlanta	12,972 / 12,972 (100%)	$1,256,284
Madison Square Garden	New York City	15,065 / 15,065 (100%)	$1,561,309
Air Canada Centre	Toronto	15,440 / 15,440 (100%)	$1,451,559

Personnel

Creative Direction

• Beyoncé Knowles (Show Direction/Staging/Choreography)
• Kelly Rowland (Show Direction/Staging/Choreography)
• Michelle Williams (Show Direction/Staging/Choreography)
• Kim Burse (Creative Director)
• Frank Gatson Jr. (Show Direction/Creative Director/Choreography)

Choreographers

• Destiny's Child
• Frank Gatson Jr.
• LaVelle Smith Jr.

Production Manager

• Harold Jones

Wardrobe and Stylist

• Tina Knowles
• Ty Hunter (Assistant Stylist)

Tour Manager

• Alan Floyd
• Omar Grant (Assistant Tour Manager)

Band

• Lanar "Kern" Brantley (Musical Director, Bass)
• Shawn Carrington (Guitar)
• Jeff Motlet (Keyboards)
• Luke Austin (Keyboards)
• Gerald Heyward (Drums)

Dancers

• Anthony Burrell (Male Dance Captain)
• Aisha Francis (Female Dance Captain)
• Renece Fincher
• Melanie Lewis
• Sherman Shoate
• Kyausha Simpson
• Bryan Tanaka
• Robert Vinson
• Tyrell Washington
• Byron Carter

Security

• Richard Alexander

Tour Promoters

• Live Nation & Haymon Concerts - North America
• AEG Live - Europe

Tour Sponsors

• McDonalds
• BET

See also

• I'm Lovin' It Campaign
• Justified and Lovin' It Live - an additional tour sponsored by McDonalds for the "I'm Lovin' It" campaign
• Destiny's Child Live in Atlanta

External links

• Official website

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