Year: November 01, 2001 - July 28, 2002;
Countries: South and North America, Mexico, Canada;
Dancers: 8;
Costumes: 12.
Shows: 66;
Lengh: 90 minutes;
Tickets Price: Unknown;
Set List:
01. Introduction;
02. "Oops!... I Did It Again";
03. "(You Drive Me) Crazy";
04. Dancers Interlude;
05. "Overprotected";
06. Interlude: Music Box Story Time;
07. Music Box Medley:
- "Born To Make You Happy";
- "Lucky";
- "Sometimes";
08. "Boys";
09. "Stronger";
10. "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman";
11. Video Interlude: Britney's Rock 'n' Roll Band;
12. "I Love Rock 'N' Roll";
13. "What It's Like To Be Me";
13. "Lonely";
14. Interlude: Dancer & Band Introductions;
15. "Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know";
16. Video Interlude: "Anticipating";
17. "Anticipating";
18. "I'm A Slave 4 U";
19. Encore: "...Baby One More Time".
Tour Dates
November 1, 2001 - Columbus, Ohio;
November 2, 2001 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;
November 5, 2001 - Toronto, Ontario;
November 7, 2001 - Uniondale, New York;
November 8, 2001 - University Park, Pennsylvania;
November 9, 2001 - Cleveland, Ohio;
November 10, 2001 - Cincinnati, Ohio;
November 12, 2001 - Denver, Colorado;
November 13, 2001 - Salt Lake City, Utah;
November 17, 2001 - Las Vegas, Nevada;
November 18, 2001 - Las Vegas, Nevada;
November 20, 2001 - Anaheim, California;
November 21, 2001 - Los Angeles, California;
November 26, 2001 - Auburn Hills, Michigan;
November 27, 2001 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
November 28, 2001 - Rosemont, Illinois;
November 29, 2001 - Minneapolis, Minnesota;
December 1, 2001 - Atlantic City, New Jersey;
December 2, 2001 - East Rutherford, New Jersey;
December 3, 2001 - Albany, New York;
December 5, 2001 - New York City, New York;
December 8, 2001 - Hartdord , Connecticut;
December 9, 2001 - Boston, Massachusetts;
December 10, 2001 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
December 11, 2001 - Boston, Massachusetts;
December 14, 2001 - Raleigh, North Carolina;
December 15, 2001 - Atlanta, Georgia;
December 16, 2001 - New Orleans, Louisiana;
December 18, 2001 - Tampa, Florida;
December 19, 2001 - Miami, Florida;
December 21, 2001 - Washington, District of Columbia;
April 25, 2002 - Tokyo, Japan;
May 24, 2002 - Las Vegas, Nevada;
May 25, 2002 - Las Vegas, Nevada;
May 28, 2002 - Vancouver, British Columbia;
May 29, 2002 - Tacoma, Washington;
May 30, 2002 - Portland, Oregon;
June 1, 2002 - Oakland, California;
June 2, 2002 - San Jose, California;
June 4, 2002 - Los Angeles, California;
June 5, 2002 - San Diego, California;
June 6, 2002 - Los Angeles, California;
June 10, 2002 - Sacramento, California;
June 12, 2002 - Phoenix, Arizona;
June 14, 2002 - Lubbock, Texas;
June 15, 2002 - San Antonio, Texas;
June 16, 2002 - Houston, Texas;
June 20, 2002 - Chicago, Illinois;
June 21, 2002 - Indianapolis, Indiana;
June 22, 2002 - St. Louis, Missouri;
June 24, 2002 - Auburn Hills, Michigan;
June 25, 2002 - Hamilton, Ontario;
June 26, 2002 - Buffalo, New York;
June 28, 2002 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
June 29, 2002 - Boston, Massachusetts;
June 30, 2002 - Worcester, Massachusetts;
July 5, 2002 - Atlantic City, New Jersey;
July 6, 2002 - East Rutherford, New Jersey;
July 9, 2002 - Uniondale, New York;
July 10, 2002 - Washington, District of Columbia;
July 11, 2002 - Charlotte, North Carolina;
July 13, 2002 - Sunrise, Florida;
July 14, 2002 - Orlando, Florida;
July 18, 2002 - Bossier City, Louisiana;
July 19, 2002 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;
July 20, 2002 - North Little Rock, Arkansas;
July 22, 2002 - Dallas, Texas;
July 27, 2002 - Mexico City, Mexico;
July 28, 2002 - Mexico City, Mexico;
A bad case of the flu has forced pop princess Britney Spears to delay her tour. Britney's doctor recommended her to take a break from rehearsing for the live shows, which meant the tour had been delayed for five days. Britney came down with the flu when she returned from a promotional stop in Australia where she was pumping her album "Britney." Britney's shows in Tampa on October 28 and Miami on October 26 have been rescheduled for December 18 and December 19. Her show in Washington on October 31 date has been rescheduled for Dec. 21 Britney has also added five new dates to her tour - Atlanta, New Orleans, Salt Lake City, Raleigh and East Rutherford.
"I really think they'll come to the show and get a really good idea of who I really am," Britney said about her fans who planed to see her in concert. "The main thing is for people to leave feeling inspired. It's definitely a work out for me but it's a lot of fun. There are parts of the show where it gets personal and I can just be me and talk to everyone. I just want my fans to see me in a different light than they have ever seen me in before. This music I am singing right now is such a reflection of me and who I am. Hopefully the fans will come to the show and be inspired and have a lot of fun. I come from Broadway, so I want it to be very theatrical."
The stage set for the tour was a unique key-shaped structure. The main stage was round with two levels and featured a ramp that circled around to the rear, so Spears could be viewed easily by all fans attending. A catwalk that extended from the center of the stage connected to a second rectangular stage (a "b-stage") in the middle of the arena. The stage setup appeared minimal, but featured multiple elevators and video screens. The design allowed audience members to sit all around the stage including behind the stage (in the round). In addition, there was a boat-like platform suspended by wires that sailed along the length of the catwalk above the crowd. The most noteworthy structure in the stage setup was a rain screen that poured more than 500 gallons of water onto the main stage for the show's grand finale.
Britney, dressed in all black, hung from a wheel that was placed on a huge platform and lifted several feet above the ground. Spinning in 360-degree turns, she began singing "Oops! ... I Did It Again." As she was lowered, her dancers, dressed in post-apocalyptic black garb, crept up. While she performed onstage, one of her set's smaller hanging screens showed the pop diva singing baldheaded, then her image was morphed to show her with long flowing hair.
During a few spots in the concert, there was so much spectacle it was nearly impossible to keep up with everything. Britney would be onstage dancing in one area (she squared off in a battle with an image of herself on a screen during "Let Me Be"), her dancers would be in another and then there would be whole separate collage being displayed on the giant screen. An enormous music box was raised from below, only to open and have Britney act as a toy ballerina who comes to life and sings a fan favorite, "Born to Make You Happy".
Every boy in the arena must have experienced deja vu from one of his fantasies as Spears turned seductress with another new song, "Boys". Before Britney slowed down the pace to perform the ballad "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman", the singer said she's going to continue to be unabashed with some of her actions. "I get a lot of flack for what I wear or what I don't wear," she told the crowd. "I get a lot of flack for what I say or what I don't say, but I'm not a little girl anymore." As her keyboardist began playing, clips of Britney at play with her friends were shown, and then she went into her independence anthem.
A definite performance standout, Britney was getting her own groove on with her dancers, hovering above the spectators on a platform that hung on wires. Head swaying, one hand in the air and swiveling her hips, she stopped gyrating and bungee jumped. Almost simultaneously, two of her dancers who were also harnessed ascended into the sky from the head of the stage as the singer sprung back up from her plunge. An aerial chase ensued as they grabbed at her. Houses and cars that looked like cut-out crayon drawings were brought out to enhance the playful mood of "Anticipating". During her first three performances Britney must have forgotten that the disco-era throwback cut was a brand new song, because she kept encouraging everyone to sing along to the chorus. Although the crowd clapped and bobbed to the beat, Britney had to go this one alone vocally.
The crowd did know "I'm a Slave 4 U", which followed. Britney rehashed the jungle setting from her "Video Music Awards" performance of the cut in September, right down to the green bra top and skimpy skirt. No snake this time, though.
The finale, "... Baby One More Time", was the most elaborate performance of the night. A hologram of the singer that towered above the stage was projected, only to gradually shrink until the lights were on Britney. Wearing a plastic cowboy hat, blue hip-huggers and a matching bra top, she and her dancers made their way to the front of the stage, dancing to a techno remix of the song. As flames and pyro shot up only inches from where they were dancing, everyone made their way back to a suspended platform. Now with Hollywood rain machine water pouring down on them, the damp troop was lifted out of the elements to make a final wave at the crowd.
A more personal moment came on the second leg of the tour when Britney sat by her piano player and discussed her life. She then sung short songs accompanied by her piano player that she recently wrote. At most shows, she sung a jazzy song called "Mystic Man". At other shows, she sung "Weakness", "My Love Was Always There", and "You Were My Home", all of which she debuted at various shows on the tour.
Opening acts were O-Town, P. Diddy,Nikka Costa, 3rd Phaze, and Luis Fonsi.
Her Las Vegas performance was taped for a special which aired on HBO. The DVD titled Live from Las Vegas was later released therefore. The tour won an Emmy Award in 2002 and became the best tour of 2001-2002.
Dancers
Andre Fuentes
Andre was born on September 7, 1975.
He has been working with Britney since her "Mall Tour" till her "Dream Within a Dream" Tour.
Andre appeared in Britney's videos:
- "Sometimes";
- "Born To Make You Happy";
- "(You Drive Me) Crazy";
- "Oops!.. I Did It Again";
- "I'm A Slave 4 U";
- "Overprotected".
He was a dancer in an episode of "Kids Incorporated" TV series (1993), as well as "Boy Meets World" TV series (1994). He appeared in musical drama "The Birdcage" (1996) and movie "The Longest Yard" (2005).
He also worked with Prince on a video "The Greatest Romance That Has Ever Been Sold" and danced in No Doubt's video "Bathwater". He appeared in TV-commercials and other projects, including carnival "Choreographers Ball."
Right now Andre Fuentes teaching at the "Edge Performing Arts Center" in Los Angeles.
Gabriel Paige
Gabriel was born on April 18 in Chicago.
It is known that Gabriel worked for Britney Spears on her music videos, including:
- "Oops!.. I Did It Again";
- "I'm A Slave 4 U";
- "Overprotected";
- "Me Against The Music".
He also worked with Britney o her tours "Oops!.. I Did It Again", "Dream Within A Dream" and "Crazy 2K".
Most recent Gabriel's works include "Starsky & Hutch" (2004) (he played a nightclub dancer), "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" (2003) (dancer) and played a disco-dancer in "Dreamgirls" (2006). Gabriel also appeared in a scene with break dancer in "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" (1999).
Leo Moctezuma
Leo was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1980. At the age of 13, Leo had the opportunity to move to Oahu, Hawaii where he completed his high school education. It was there that he discovered his innate love for the arts. Leo began his extensive dance training as a member of the well known professional dance company, "24-VII Dance force".
Leo has been blessed to be a part of many of the most anticipated tours of all time such as Kristine W's "Stronger"Club Tour, Ricky Martin's "Livin' La Vida Loca" world tour, Britney Spears' "Dream Within A Dream" world tour, Paulina Rubio's "Border Girl" promo tour, and featured as the "Man In The Box" on Christina Aguilera's "Stripped" world tour. This Latin Lover's most recent tour has been Britney Spears' highly publicized "Onyx Hotel" world tour where he was featured in a seductive duet with Britney herself.
With Britney Leo worked on:
- "Overprotected" video;
- "I'm A Slave 4 U" video;
- "Me Against The Music" video.
Leo has also been living up to the term "Triple Threat" by being an original cast member in two musicals both premiering in Hollywood, California. "The Ten Commandments" featuring Val Kilmer as Moses in 2004, and a rocking 80's musical, "Rock Of Ages" in 2005 and 2006. Leo also is a part of the original cast of "The Zodiac Party" which he choreographs and performs in each year. Earlier in 2006, Leo was blessed with the opportunity to assist RJ Durrel as an assistant choreographer on Madonna's "Confessions" world tour. He has just finished up assisting the Talauega brothers on choreography for Pink's upcoming European leg of the "I'm Not Dead" tour, as well as singing for the first time, "Dance With Me" written by Kyle Puccia in front of the "Zodiac Party" audience with a standing ovation.
Leo can bee seen in several Blockbuster movies, such as "Austin Powers: Goldmember", "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle", "From Justin To Kelly", Rob Schnider's movie, "Big Stan" and the highly anticipated release of the new "Dreamgirls" movie starring Beyonce Knowles.
He is currently working on artist development and choreography for some great new artists such as Kristine W, Guy B, Limp Wristed, and Melissa G to name a few.
Angela Randle
Angela was born on September 30 in St. Louis, Missouri into a musical and arts family. Since music was bred in her genes, she was naturally passed down the love of performance gene and began dancing at an early age. She was always active in the professional shows, ranging from television stations, the plays at the repertory theatre, and professional sports cheerleading. As she grew older she began to fuse her performance and dancing with acting. Most recently she moved to Los Angeles and has been blessed to work with tons of celebrities including Britney Spears, Will Smith, B2K, Backstreet Boys, NSync, Pink, Cameron Diaz, Christina Milian, and so many more.
Angela appeared in Britney's video "Boys" and took part in "Dream Within a Dream" tour.
She also appeared in movie "Austin Powers: Goldmember".
Jesse Lee Santos
Jesse was born on August 16, 1975. Since the beginning of Jesselee's dance career in 1999, he has become one of the top requested dancers in LA as well as an accomplished choreographer. Most recently he has performed throughout the world with pop icon Britney Spears. He took part in her tour "Dream Within a Dream" and appeared in her videos, including:
- "Overprotected";
- "(You Drive Me) Crazy";
- "I'm A Slave 4 U"
Jesse has also toured with the top pop artists such as Mandy Moore, Blue ("Remember Me"), Pink, and Jessica Simpson ("A Little Bit"). Jesselee has performed on the "Grammy Music Awards" with Britney Spears (2000), Madonna (2001), and Alicia Keys (2002), as well as the "Soul Train Awards" with Blaque and Usher. Among his many music videos, he most notable ones include "Wild Wild West", "Crazy", "Most Girls", "Irresistible", "A Lil Bit". He has also been seen performing on MTV's Janet Jackson "Icon Show", "Pop Stairs" with Eden's Crush, "HBO Live from Vegas" with Britney, and "Pepsi" commercial with Britney. Jesselee has now branched out to the big screen and has been seen in "Austin Powers III", "The Hot Chick", "Malibu's Most Wanted" with Jamie Kennedy and "Honey" with Jessica Alba.
He founded a dance company "JLS Entertainment".
Aminah Laila Abdul-Jilil
Aminah was born on February 20, 1979 in Anchorage, AK. She moved to Los Angeles and started dancing.
Aminah worked with many amazing artists, such as Willa Ford ("Millenium" and "Nautica Girl" tours), Chayanne ("Boom Boom"), Robbie Williams, Mya ("Case Of The Ex"), 'N Sync, Mystikal, Christina Aguilera ("What A Girl Wants"), and Britney Spears, of course.
She appeared in Britney's video "Me Against The Music" and took part in her "Dream Within A Dream" and "Onyx Hotel" tours.
Aminah's dream is to open her own professional performing arts school some day and she would like to found a foundation to aid children.
Brooke Lipton Godineauz
Brooke has performed with Madonna, Lenny Kravitz, Chaka Khan, Pink, Jewel, Beyonce, Queen Latifah. Her TV and film credits include "The Late Shaw", "Oprah", "American Juniors", "From Justin to Kelly" (2003), "Roller Ball" and "Vanilla Sky".
Brooke has toured with Britney Spears in the "Dream Within a Dream" tour and her "Onyx Hotel" tour, and also appeared in Britney's videos:
- "Overprotected";
- "Anticipating";
Currently she is teaching at "Tremaine Dance Force" and "Dance Academy USA".
Nancy Anderson
Nancy was born on July 11 in Texas. She worked with Britney spears in videos:
- "Overprotected";
- "I'm A Slave 4 U"
In 2001 she joined Britney Spears in her tour "Dream Within a Dream", and later in 2004 took part in "Onyx Hotel" tour.
Nancy worked with Christina Aguilera ("What A Girl Wants" and "Come On Over" videos), took part in "Pepsi" and "Britney's Dance Beat" commercials with Britney. She appeared in a movie "Ugly Coyote" (2000). In 2007 she was one of the dancers of Justin Timberlake's tour.
