Baduizm World Tour

Baduizm World Tour

Tour by Erykah Badu
Associated album	Baduizm
Start date	March 13, 1997
End date	June 23, 1998
Legs	3
Erykah Badu concert chronology

The Baduizm World Tour is the first major headlining tour by American R&B/neo soul singer Erykah Badu in 1997, in support of her multi-platinum debut album Baduizm. The tour kicked off in North America, and she played several dates throughout 1998 in South America, Europe as well as more additional dates in the U.S. A Live concert album was recorded and released under Kedar/Universal in November 1997.

Opening acts

• Chico DeBarge (USA—Leg)
• The Roots (USA—select dates)
• Eric Benet (USA—select dates)

Set list

1. "Rimshot (Reprise Intro)"
2. "Otherside of the Game"
3. "On & On"
4. "Appletree"
5. "Searching"
6. "Sometimes"
7. "Ye Yo"
8. "Stay" (Chaka Khan cover)
9. "No Love"
10. "Boogie Nights/All Night"
11. "Certainly"
12. "Next Lifetime" (Interlude Intro)
13. "Tyrone"
14. "Next Lifetime"
15. "Rimshot (Reprise Outro)"

Band

• Music Director/Keyboards: Norman "Key" Hurt
• Drums: Charles "Poogie" Bell, Jr.
• Guitar: Bob Power
• Bass: Hubert Eaves IV
• Keyboards: Ike Lee III
• Background vocals: N'dambi, Karen Bernod, Joyce M. Strong, Yahzarah

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
March 13, 1997	Boston	United States	The Avalon
April 23, 1997	San Francisco		Bimbo's 365 Club
May 5, 1997	New York City		Brooklyn Academy of Music
Europe
June 8, 1997	London	United Kingdom	Finsbury Park
July 1, 1997			Brixton Academy
North America
July 5, 1997	Wantagh	United States	Jones Beach Amphitheater
July 9, 1997	Richmond		Classic Amphitheater
August 8, 1997	Bonner Springs		Smokin' Grooves Festival
August 23, 1997	Vaughan	Canada	Kingswood Music Theatre
October 1, 1997	New York City	United States	Sony Studio Center
South America
October 12, 1997	São Paulo	Brazil	Free Jazz Festival
October 18, 1997
North America
November 8, 1997	Los Angeles	United States	Billboard Cafe
June 23, 1998	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre

Notes

• Not all concert dates are listed, the tour included several dates in 1997, 1998 in USA and Europe.