The Liberation Tour

The Liberation Tour

Tour by Mary J. Blige and D'Angelo
Associated album	My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) Black Messiah
Start date	August 18, 2012
End date	September 15, 2012
Legs	1
Number of shows	15 in North America
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The Liberation Tour is a co-headlining concert tour by American recording artists, Mary J. Blige and D'Angelo.^[1] The North America tour supports Blige's tenth studio album, My Life II...(Act 1).^[2][3] and D'Angelo's third studio album, released in 2014, Black Messiah. The tour also features special guest R&B singer Melanie Fiona.

Background

On July 7, 2012, after Blige's concert at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, she told Rolling Stone a 20 date tour in the states was in the works. Tickets for four shows went on sale a few days after.^[4]

During a four night stint at Caesars in Atlantic City (June 29, 30 & July 3, 4), Blige gave fans a peek of what was to come on the tour.^[5]

During the tour, VIP Nation also offered fans VIP Packages for the tour.^[6]

Opening acts

• Melanie Fiona
• Starshell

Set list

D'Angelo 

1. "Playa Playa"
2. "Devil's Pie"
3. "Chicken Grease"
4. "The Charade"
5. "Crusin'"
6. "Untitled (How Does It Feel)"
7. "Shi*t, Damn, Motherf*cker"
8. "Lady"
9. "Sugah Daddy"
10. "Another Life"
11. "Feel Like Makin' Love"
12. "One Mo' Gin"
13. "Brown Sugar"

Mary J. Blige 

1. "Ain't Nobody"
2. "Family Affair"
3. "Feel Inside"
4. "Enough Cryin"
5. Medley: "Real Love" / "Outstanding"
6. "Love No Limit" (Contains elements of "Risin' to the Top")
7. "Good Woman Down"
8. "Don't Mind"
9. "Why"
10. "Everything"
11. "Not Gon' Cry"
12. "Love A Woman"
13. "Mr. Wrong"
14. "I'm Going Down"
15. "Empty Prayers"
16. "My Life"
17. "No More Drama"
18. "Sweet Thing"
19. Medley: "Be Happy" / "You Bring Me Joy"
20. "Midnight Drive"
21. "Just Fine"
22. "Be Without You"

Additional notes

• Blige performed "Mary Jane (All Night Long)" only in Washington, DC replacing "Midnight Drive".
• "Why" was cut from Blige's setlist at some shows.
• D'Angelo's setlist was changed often for selected dates during the tour.
• "Brown Sugar" was his opening song at the Los Angeles show, and at select cities.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
August 18, 2012	Virginia Beach	United States	Farm Bureau Live
August 19, 2012	Wantagh		Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
August 21, 2012	Boston		Bank of America Pavilion
August 23, 2012	Holmdel Township		PNC Bank Arts Center
August 24, 2012	Philadelphia		Mann Center
August 26, 2012	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center
August 28, 2012	Atlanta		Chastain Park Amphitheatre
August 30, 2012	Miami		American Airlines Arena
September 2, 2012	Houston		Toyota Center
September 7, 2012	Las Vegas		Pearl Concert Theater
September 8, 2012	Concord		Sleep Train Pavilion
September 9, 2012	Los Angeles		Gibson Amphitheatre
September 13, 2012	Chicago		United Center
September 14, 2012	Clarkston		DTE Energy Music Center
September 15, 2012	Charlotte		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

References

1. Mary J. Blige & D'Angelo Tour.houstontoyotacenter.com
2. Lipshutz, Jason (2012-07-09). "D'Angelo, Mary J. Blige Team Up For 'Liberation Tour' Dates". Billboard.biz. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
3. D'Angelo, Mary J. Blige team up for Liberation tour.www.hollywoodreporter.com
4. "D'Angelo, Mary J. Blige Team for 'Liberation Tour'". Billboard.com. 2009-09-14. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
5. Jul 2nd 2012 3:20PM by Georgette Cline Comments (2012-07-02). "Mary J. Blige Dazzles at Caesars Atlantic City, Thanks Fans for Support Through 'Hell'". The Boombox. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
6. "Mary J Blige The Liberation Tour VIP Nation Program". Vipnation.com. Retrieved 2012-07-24.

External links

• The Liberation Tour: Mary J. Blige & D'Angelo - AmericanAirlines Arena
• MJBlige.com
• D-Angelo.com