2008 concert tour by Jill Scott
The Real Thing Tour Promotional poster for tour
Associated album The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 Start date February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05 ) End date August 28, 2008 (2008-08-28 ) Legs 5 No. of shows55 in North America 8 in Europe 63 Total
The Real Thing Tour (also known as The Real Thing: An Evening with Jill Scott ) is the fifth concert tour by American recording artist, Jill Scott . Visiting North America and Europe, the tour promoted the singer's third studio album, The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 . The trek yielded the singer's first concert special for TV One entitled, Jill Scott: The Real Thing Tour (Live in Philly) .[ 1] The tour featured singers Raheem DeVaughn and Bilal as opening acts.
Background
Stemming from the success of her album, Scott announced the tour through her website in December 2007 with 17 dates. In January, additional dates were released.[ 2] Opening for Scott on tour was fellow neo soul singer, Raheem DeVaughn . To coincide with the tour, Hidden Beach decided to release the singer's second live album, Jill Scott: Live in Paris+ . Filmed and recorded at the historic Élysée Montmartre , the CD/DVD package contains selected tracks from Scott's 2004 European tour.[ 3] Additionally, it contains four new tracks from her current album, performed during her U.S. promotional tour. During the stint of the tour, Scott received a Grammy Award for Daydreamin' .[ 4]
The singer Bilal also joined the tour as an opening act, in the midst of his own period of touring in the aftermath of his unreleased but leaked second album Love for Sale . His live band included pianist Robert Glasper , bassist Conley "Tone" Whitfield, and drummer Chris "Daddy" Dave .[ 5]
The trek originally concluded in March 2008, however, Scott added additional dates in the United States during the summer, along with festival appearances in Europe. Once the tour was complete, Scott returned to Botswana to film the series The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency .
Opening acts
Set list
North America/Europe
(Set II) [ 8]
June 18 – August 28
"Rightness"
"Let It Be"
"The Real Thing"
"A Long Walk"
"Epiphany"
"Insomnia"
"Only You"
"Whenever You're Around"
"Slowly Surely"
"The Way"
"How It Make You Feel"
"Do You Remember"
"Come See Me"
"Imagination (Crown Royal Suite) "
"Gimme"
"It's Love"
Encore
"Golden"
"Hate On Me"
"He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat)"
"And I Heard...(Do You Understand)"
Tour dates
Date
City
Country
Venue
North America—Leg 1 [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
February 5, 2008
Seattle
United States
Paramount Theatre
February 7, 2008
Oakland
Paramount Theatre
February 8, 2008
February 12, 2008
Anaheim
The Grove of Anaheim
February 14, 2008
Los Angeles
Gibson Amphitheatre
February 16, 2008
Phoenix
Dodge Theatre
February 19, 2008
Grand Prairie
Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
February 20, 2008
Houston
Verizon Wireless Theater
February 22, 2008
Atlanta
Fox Theatre
February 23, 2008
February 26, 2008
Baltimore
Lyric Opera House
February 27, 2008
February 28, 2008
Norfolk
Chrysler Hall
March 2, 2008
Greensboro
War Memorial Auditorium
March 3, 2008
March 5, 2008
Newark
Prudential Hall
March 6, 2008
March 7, 2008
Philadelphia
Liacouras Center
March 9, 2008
Boston
Orpheum Theatre
March 11, 2008
Washington, D.C.
DAR Constitution Hall
March 12, 2008
March 14, 2008
March 15, 2008
March 16, 2008
Richmond
Landmark Theater
March 19, 2008
Pittsburgh
Benedum Center
March 21, 2008
Detroit
Fox Theatre
March 22, 2008
Chicago
Chicago Theatre
March 23, 2008
March 25, 2008
Indianapolis
Murat Theater
March 26, 2008
St. Louis
Fox Theatre
March 28, 2008
Memphis
Orpheum Theatre
March 29, 2008
March 30, 2008
Birmingham
Boutwell Memorial Auditorium
North America—Leg 2
June 18, 2008
Bridgeport
United States
Klein Memorial Auditorium
June 20, 2008[A]
New York City
Carnegie Hall
June 28, 2008[B]
Hampton
Hampton Coliseum
June 29, 2008
Charlotte
Ovens Auditorium
July 1, 2008
Nashville
Jackson Hall
July 3, 2008
Houston
Verizon Wireless Theater
July 4, 2008[C]
New Orleans
Louisiana Superdome
Europe
July 9, 2008
Warsaw
Poland
Congress Hall
July 11, 2008[D]
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Rotterdam Ahoy
July 12, 2008[E]
Montreux
Switzerland
Miles Davis Hall
July 14, 2008
Antwerp
Belgium
Openluchttheater Rivierenhof
July 15, 2008
Paris
France
Le Grand Rex
July 18, 2008
London
England
Brixton Academy
July 20, 2008
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Paradiso
July 22, 2008[F]
Monte Carlo
Monaco
Salle des Étoiles
North America—Leg 3 [ 12] [ 13]
July 26, 2008[G]
Cincinnati
United States
Paul Brown Stadium
July 27, 2008[H]
Detroit
Chene Park Amphitheater
July 30, 2008
Atlanta
Chastain Park Amphitheater
August 2, 2008[I]
Columbia
Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 3, 2008
Atlantic City
Borgata Events Center
August 7, 2008
Kansas City
Starlight Theatre
August 8, 2008
Chicago
Charter One Pavilion
August 9, 2008
Cleveland
Allen Theatre
August 11, 2008[J]
New York City
Wingate Field
August 15, 2008
Highline Ballroom
August 26, 2008
San Francisco
Yoshi's Jazz Club
August 27, 2008
August 28, 2008
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
Box office score data
Venue
City
Tickets Sold / available
Gross Revenue
Paramount Theatre
Oakland
5,654 / 6,030 (94%)
$352,490[ 23]
Gibson Amphitheatre
Los Angeles
5,654 / 5,987 (94%)
$296,675[ 24]
Dodge Theatre
Phoenix
2,626 / 3,770 (70%)
$139,062[ 25]
Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie
4,868 / 4,868 (100%)
$262,374[ 26]
Verizon Wireless Theater
Houston
4,988 / 4,988 (100%)
$284,531[ 25] [ 27]
Fox Theatre
Atlanta
8,852 / 8,852 (100%)
$551,325[ 23]
Prudential Hall
Newark
4,795 / 5,370 (89%)
$354,785[ 28]
Liacouras Center
Philadelphia
7,412 / 7,575 (98%)
$366,622[ 28]
Orpheum Theatre
Boston
2,640 / 2,749 (96%)
$121,520[ 28]
Fox Theatre
Detroit
4,793 / 4,839 (99%)
$299,865[ 29]
Chicago Theatre
Chicago
7,082 / 7,082 (100%)
$418,659[ 26]
Murat Theater
Indianapolis
2,513 / |2,513 (100%)
$125,427[ 26]
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Columbia
12,237 / 15,000 (81%)
$634,332[ 30]
Charter One Pavilion
Chicago
4,771 / 7,290 (65%)
$263,545[ 31]
Allen Theatre
Cleveland
2,362 / 2,504 (94%)
$143,398[ 31]
TOTAL
81,247 / 89,417 (91%)
$4,614,610
Broadcasts and recordings
The tour was recorded for a concert special on the U.S. based TV One . The special, Jill Scott: The Real Thing Tour (Live in Philly) , was filmed in Scott's hometown of Philadelphia at the Liacouras Center . For a crowd of over seven thousand, Scott performed tracks from her newest album, along with her greatest hits. The special aired June 29, 2008.[ 32]
Personnel
Crew[ 33]
Lighting Designer: Martin Thomas
Lighting Crew Chief: Wayne Bukovinsky
Lighting Technician: Dylan Haines
Musical Director: Noel Terrell
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