| TourbyMary J. Blige and D'Angelo | |||||||||||||
Promotional poster for the tour
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| Location | United States | ||||||||||||
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| Associated album | My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) and Black Messiah | ||||||||||||
| Start date | August 18, 2012 (2012-08-18) | ||||||||||||
| End date | June 23, 2013 (2013-06-23) | ||||||||||||
| No. of shows | 26 | ||||||||||||
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The Liberation Tour is a co-headlining concert tour by American recording artists, Mary J. Blige and D'Angelo. The North America tour supports Blige's tenth studio album, My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) (2011) and D'Angelo's third studio album, Black Messiah (2014). The tour also features special guest Melanie Fiona.[1]
On July 7, 2012, Mary J. Blige headlined the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, during a brief interview with Rolling Stone she announced an upcoming 20 date summer tour with singer D'Angelo. Blige stated: "I felt like it would be refreshing and fun for people to see him and Mary J. Blige on the road together."[2]
Tickets for four shows went on sale a few days after.[3] During a four night stint at CaesarsinAtlantic City (June 29, 30 & July 3, 4), Blige gave fans a peek of what was to come on the tour.[4]
The tour will feature supporting act Melanie Fiona, and include Starshell appearing only at select cities. The Liberation Tour will extend its run in the summer of 2013 with R&B singer Bridget Kelly opening for D'Angelo and Blige.[5] During the tour Vibe news announced a VIP contest giveaway to win two pair of tickets to any city of choice to see the tour.[6] During the tour, VIP Nation also offered fans VIP Packages for the tour.[7]
| Date (2012) |
City | Venue |
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| August 18 | Virginia Beach | Farm Bureau Live |
| August 19 | Wantagh | Nikon at Jones Beach Theater |
| August 21 | Boston | Bank of America Pavilion |
| August 23 | Holmdel Township | PNC Bank Arts Center |
| August 24 | Philadelphia | Mann Center |
| August 26 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center |
| August 28 | Atlanta | Chastain Park Amphitheater |
| August 30 | Miami | American Airlines Arena |
| September 2 | Houston | Toyota Center |
| September 7 | Las Vegas | Pearl Concert Theater |
| September 8 | Concord | Sleep Train Pavilion |
| September 9 | Los Angeles | Gibson Amphitheatre |
| September 13 | Chicago | United Center |
| September 14 | Clarkston | DTE Energy Music Center |
| September 15 | Charlotte | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre |
| Date (2013) |
City | Venue |
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| June 6 | Hampton | Hampton Coliseum |
| June 7 | Raleigh | PNC Arena |
| June 8 | Columbia | Colonial Center |
| June 12 | Shreveport | CenturyTel Center |
| June 14 | Louisville | KFC Yum! Center |
| June 15 | St. Louis | Chaifetz Arena |
| June 16 | Kansas City | Sprint Center |
| June 19 | Nashville | Nashville Municipal Auditorium |
| June 21 | Indianapolis | Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
| June 22 | Cleveland | Quicken Loans Arena |
| June 23 | Rochester | Blue Cross Arena |
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