Songs in A Minor Tour

Songs in A Minor Tour

Tour by Alicia Keys
Keys performing during her 2002 tour
Associated album	Songs in A Minor
Start date	January 22, 2002
End date	August 30, 2002
Legs	2
No. of shows	58 in North America
Alicia Keys concert chronology

The Songs in A Minor Tour was a concert tour by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys set out in support of her debut studio album Songs in A Minor (2001). Dates for the tour in North America as well as Europe kicked off January 22, 2002 in Wallingford, Connecticut. During the first leg of the tour, Keys played mostly mid-sized venues. From August to October 2001, Keys toured alongside American singer and songwriter Maxwell in the United States. The tour concluded on August 30, 2002 in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Critical reception

In his review of Keys' concert at the Orpheum Theatre, James Sullivan from SFGate commented that Keys "has a self-confidence that's absolute" and "there's no doubt that Keys wants the spotlight". He further commented that "her voice is undeniably a beautiful thing" and found that during a performance of Fallin', Keys "found a powerful middle ground between her solo ruminations and her frenzied, scale-shredding vocal athleticism". In his review of the Massey Hall concert, Robert Everett-Green from The Globe and Mail wrote that Keys’ “material has changed in the shift from disc to stage, getting bigger and bolder at one end, and more intimate at the other” and “her stage presentation sought and found a path between the pink steel niceness of Mariah Carey and the blatant raunchiness of many women in urban music”. David Segal from The Washington Times was disappointed with the concert at DAR Constitution Hall, writing that Keys’ “intimate stylings were at times overwhelmed by the elaborate staging”. He found the concert “overproduced” and further opined that Keys “needs to undersell herself by keeping it simple and intimate rather than overpromised and extravagant”.

Opening acts

• Musiq Soulchild (North America) (select venues)
• Donell Jones (North America)
• Glenn Lewis (Canada)

Setlist

1. "Beethoven's 5th Symphony"
2. "Rock Wit U" (contains elements of "Juicy")
3. "The Life"
4. "How Come You Don't Call Me"
5. "Troubles"
6. "Challenge" (DJ vs Band)
7. "Moonlight Sonata" / "Aint Misbehavin"
8. "Piano and I"
9. "Goodbye"
10. "Never Felt This Way"
11. "Why Do I Feel So Sad"
12. "Butterflyz"
13. "Caged Bird"
14. "A Song For You"
15. "Someday We'll All Be Free"
16. "Fragile" [A]
17. Spanish Dance Segment [B]
18. "Mr. Man"
19. "Jane Doe"
20. "Shhh"
21. "A Woman's Worth"
22. "Light My Fire" [B]
23. "Girlfriend" (contains elements of "That Girl")
24. "Fallin'"

Notes

• A^ Only performed on first leg.
• B^ Only performed on second leg.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
First leg
January 22, 2002	Wallingford	United States	Oakdale Theatre
January 23, 2002	Washington, D.C.		DAR Constitution Hall
January 25, 2002	Upper Darby Township		Tower Theater
January 26, 2002	Boston		Orpheum Theatre
January 28, 2002	Toronto	Canada	Massey Hall
January 29, 2002	Detroit	United States	State Theatre
January 30, 2002	Cleveland		State Theatre
February 1, 2002	New York City		Radio City Music Hall
February 2, 2002
February 4, 2002	Columbus		Palace Theatre
February 5, 2002	Milwaukee		Riverside Theater
February 7, 2002	Chicago		Arie Crown Theater
February 8, 2002
February 11, 2002	Richmond		Landmark Theatre
February 12, 2002	Charlotte		Ovens Auditorium
February 15, 2002	Orlando		Hard Rock Live
February 16, 2002	Atlanta		The Tabernacle
February 18, 2002	New Orleans		Saenger Theatre
February 19, 2002	Houston		Aerial Theatre
February 20, 2002	Dallas		Bronco Bowl
February 22, 2002	Denver		Fillmore Auditorium
February 28, 2002	Los Angeles		Wiltern Theatre
March 1, 2002
March 3, 2002	Oakland		Paramount Theatre
March 4, 2002
March 6, 2002	Tempe		Gammage Auditorium
March 8, 2002	Las Vegas		Aladdin Theatre
March 10, 2002	San Diego		Copley Symphony Hall
Second leg
July 2, 2002	New Orleans	United States	Louisiana Superdome
July 6, 2002	Clarkston		Pine Knob Music Theatre
July 8, 2002	Toronto	Canada	Sears Theatre
July 10, 2002	Boston	United States	Fleet Boston Pavilion
July 11, 2002
July 13, 2002	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena
July 16, 2002	Holmdel		PNC Bank Arts Center
July 17, 2002	Wantagh		Jones Beach Theater
July 19, 2002	Camden		Tweeter Center
July 20, 2002	Atlantic City		Etess Arena
July 22, 2002	Atlanta		Chastain Park Amphitheatre
July 24, 2002	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
July 26, 2002	Tempe		Gammage Auditorium
July 27, 2002	Las Vegas		Aladdin Theatre
July 30, 2002	Los Angeles		Greek Theatre
July 31, 2002
August 1, 2002	Paso Robles		Paso Robles Event Center
August 4, 2002	San Diego		Summer Pops at Navy Pier
August 5, 2002	Santa Barbara		Santa Barbara Bowl
August 7, 2002	Sacramento		Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
August 8, 2002	Concord		Chronicle Pavilion
August 10, 2002	Seattle		KeyArena
August 11, 2002	Vancouver	Canada	General Motors Place Concert Bowl
August 12, 2002	Portland	United States	Theater of the Clouds
August 16, 2002	Louisville		Kentucky Exposition Center
August 17, 2002	Des Moines		Iowa State Fairgrounds
August 18, 2002	Kansas City		Starlight Theatre
August 20, 2002	Memphis		Orpheum Theatre
August 21, 2002	Maryland Heights		UMB Bank Pavilion
August 23, 2002	Saint Paul		Minnesota State Fair Grandstand
August 25, 2002	Syracuse		New York State Fair Grandstand
August 27, 2002	Allentown		Allentown Fairgrounds
August 29, 2002	Columbia		Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 30, 2002	Virginia Beach		American Music Festival
United Kingdom
October 23, 2002	Nottingham	England	Nottingham Arena
October 24, 2002	Manchester	England	Manchester Evening News Arena
October 30, 2002	Cardiff	Wales	Cardiff International Arena
October 31, 2002	Plymouth	England	Plymouth Pavilions
November 2, 2002	London	England	Wembley Arena
November 3, 2002
November 5, 2002	Brighton	England	Brighton Centre
November 6, 2002	Birmingham	England	Birmingham NEC