Share My World Tour

Share My World Tour

Tour by Mary J. Blige
Associated album	Share My World
Start date	September 2, 1997
End date	May 3, 1998
Legs	3
No. of shows	22 in North America 5 in Europe 27 in total
Mary J. Blige concert chronology

The Share My World Tour (also known as The Tour) was a concert tour and the first major headlining tour by American recording R&B artist Mary J. Blige. The tour supports her multi-platinum album Share My World, visiting cities across North America and Europe. The tour featured opening acts; R&B singers Aaliyah in 1997 and Usher for the 1998 dates.^[1]

Opening acts

• Aaliyah (USA—select dates)
• Usher ^[2]

Set list

1. "Intro" (Announcer introduces Mary J. Blige)
2. "Real Love"
3. "You Remind Me"
4. "Reminisce"
5. "Sweet Thing"
6. "Mary Jane (All Night Long)"
7. "Love No Limit"
8. "Summer Madness" (Reprise)
9. "My Life"
10. "You Gotta Believe"
11. "Slow Down"
12. "Mary's Joint"
13. "I'm the Only Woman"
14. "Share My World" (Reprise)
15. "I’m Goin’ Down"
16. "Thank You Lord" (Reprise)
17. "I Can Love You"
18. "Keep Your Head" (Interlude)
19. "Everything"
20. "Seven Days"
21. "Not Gon' Cry"

Encore

22. "Missing You"
23. "Day Dreaming" ¹
24. "Misty Blue" ¹

¹performed at select cities including April shows in Los Angeles.

Band

• Music Director/Bass: Lanar "Kern" Brantley
• Keyboards: Luke Austin
• Keyboards: Jeff Motley
• Drums: Michael Clemons
• Keyboards: Loren Dawson
• Intro Announcer: Benny Pough
• Background vocals: Dustin Adams, Joya Owens, Chantell Jones, Michelle Matlock
  Additional vocals: Cindy Mizelle, Sharon Bryant-Gallwey, Audrey Wheeler, Paulette McWilliams

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
September 6, 1997	Memphis	United States	Pyramid Arena
October 5, 1997	San Jose		San Jose Arena
Europe
November 9, 1997	Hamburg	Germany	CCH-Saal 3
November 11, 1997	Sheffield	United Kingdom	Sheffield Arena
November 12, 1997	London		Wembley Arena
November 13, 1997
November 14, 1997	Manchester		Nynex Arena
North America[3][4][5]
March 25, 1998	Detroit	United States	Fox Theatre
March 26, 1998
March 27, 1998	Chicago		Arie Crown Theater
March 28, 1998
March 29, 1998	Atlanta		Fox Theatre
March 30, 1998
March 31, 1998	Miami		James L. Knight Center
April 2, 1998	Washington, D.C.		DAR Constitution Hall
April 3, 1998
April 4, 1998	New York City		The Theater at Madison Square Garden
April 5, 1998
April 9, 1998	Oakland		Paramount Theatre
April 10, 1998
April 11, 1998	Los Angeles		Universal Amphitheatre
April 12, 1998
April 13, 1998	Seattle		Paramount Theatre
April 16, 1998	Pittsburgh		Palumbo Center
April 17, 1998	Richmond		Landmark Theater
April 18, 1998	Philadelphia		Mann Center for the Performing Arts
April 19, 1998	Cleveland		CSU Convocation Center

Notes

• All tour dates in 1997 and 1998 may not be listed for North America and Europe.

Live album release

The Tour
Live album by Mary J. Blige
Released	July 28, 1998 (United States)
Recorded	April 11 & 12, 1998 Los Angeles, California
Genre	R&B, Hip-Hop
Length	109:18
Label	MCA
Producer	Mary J. Blige Lanar Brantley
Mary J. Blige chronology
Share My World (1997) The Tour (1998) Mary (1999)

A live album entitled The Tour was released on July 28, 1998 by MCA Records, which reached #7 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums and #21 on Billboard 200 charts.^[6][7] The album was recorded during Blige's Share My World Tour at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, California.

Track listing

1. "Intro" – 0:35
2. "Real Love" – 1:30
3. "You Remind Me" – 0:37
4. "Reminisce" – 2:39
5. "Sweet Thing" – 4:53
6. "Mary Jane (All Night Long)" – 2:20
7. "Love No Limit" – 3;16
8. "Summer Madness" – 1:42 (Interlude)
9. "My Life" – 2:21
10. "You Gotta Believe" – 2:27
11. "Slow Down" – 1:51
12. "Mary's Joint" – 1:30
13. "I'm the Only Woman" – 2:04
14. "Share My World" – 1:59 (Interlude)
15. "I'm Goin' Down" – 3:16
16. "Thank You Lord" – 1:18 (Interlude)
17. "I Can Love You" – 3:44
18. "Keep Your Head" (Interlude) – 1:10
19. "Everything" – 6:34
20. "Seven Days" – 4:24
21. "Not Gon' Cry" – 5:37
22. "Missing You" – 6:47
23. "Day Dreaming" – 2:49
24. "Misty Blue" – 5:08
25. "A Dream" (Japan Bonus Track)

References

1. Usher talks’ tour with Mary J. Blige and perhaps Janet Jackson
2. Usher performances section
3. Sexy Usher Makes ‘Em Wanna Scream
4. Review: Mary J. Blige and Usher
5. Concert Review: Mary J. Blige and Usher no circus side show, New York
6. AllMusic review-The Tour
7. Rolling Stone review-MaryJ.Blige/The Tour

External links

• www.mjblige.com