Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It

Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It
World tour by Destiny's Child
Location
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
Associated albumDestiny Fulfilled
Start dateApril 9, 2005 (2005-04-09)
End dateSeptember 10, 2005 (2005-09-10)
Legs5
No. of shows70
Destiny's Child concert chronology
  • Destiny's Child in Concert
    (2001–02)
  • Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It
    (2005)

Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It[1] was the final concert tour by American female R&B trio Destiny's Child, that visited Asia, Australia and North America.

Outline and premise

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The tour kicked off in Hiroshima, Japan on April 9, 2005, and ended in Vancouver, British Columbia, on September 10, 2005. The tour was sponsored by McDonald's Corporation.[2]

During the show, Destiny's Child sang many iconic tracks off of their second and third albums, Survivor (2001) and Destiny Fulfilled (2004), respectively; the group also performed "No, No, No" feat. Wyclef Jean, a popular single off of their self-titled debut album (1998), when the group was originally a quartet (and Williams had not yet joined). Notable performances during the concert included crowd favorites like "Say My Name", "Bug a Boo", "Bills Bills Bills", "Jumpin’, Jumpin'", "Survivor", "Independent Women", "Bootylicious", "Soldier" and "Lose My Breath". During each tour date's performance of "Cater 2 U", in which the women wore glamorous, floor-length gowns, three male fans from the audience were chosen to join Destiny's Child on-stage, seated in chairs as the trio "serenaded" them in a classy, respectful way.

In addition to the trio's group repertoire, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams and Beyoncé each performed songs from their respective solo careers, which were still largely in their early days, at the time, in 2005. Solo numbers by Rowland included her popular single "Dilemma" (a duet with rapper Nelly) and "Bad Habit", both from her debut album (2002). "Do You Know", a gospel-inspired song, was performed by Williams from her record of the same name (2004). To the delight of fans, concerts were interspersed with Beyoncé performing some of the most popular songs off of her debut album, Dangerously in Love (2003), including "Baby Boy" (with Sean Paul), "Crazy in Love", "Naughty Girl", and "Dangerously in Love 2".

Although the stage design afforded 360° viewing when setup inside the typical arena, most of the American dates were performed at outdoor amphitheatres. Several interludes featuring the show's dancers allowed for the group's costume changes; the outfits, often glittering gowns, were designed by Tina Knowles, Beyoncé's mother, and manufactured by her label House of Deréon. A special set of outfits were designed in tribute to the Broadway musical and film (starring Beyoncé) Dreamgirls, hinting at the play's "One Night Only (Disco)" scene where Deena Jones & the Dreams wear the same color pants suits.

Split-up announcement

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On June 11, 2005, during the last performance of their European tour, in Barcelona, Kelly Rowland announced: "This is the last time you would see us on stage as Destiny's Child".[1]

We have been working together as Destiny's Child since we were 9, and touring together since we were 14. After a lot of discussion and some deep soul searching, we realized that our current tour has given us the opportunity to leave Destiny's Child on a high note, united in our friendship and filled with an overwhelming gratitude for our music, our fans, and each other. After all these wonderful years working together, we realized that now is the time to pursue our personal goals and solo efforts in earnest. ... No matter what happens, we will always love each other as friends and sisters and will always support each other as artists. We want to thank all of our fans for their incredible love and support and hope to see you all again as we continue fulfilling our destinies.[3]

The announcement was surprising to many, as the trio had downplayed rumors of a split in the wake of Knowles' success, although prior plans had called for the members to focus on solo projects at the end of the tour.

Broadcasts and recordings

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A performance from the tour was filmed in Atlanta at Philips Arena on July 15, 2005, and the resulting DVD Live in Atlanta was released on March 28, 2006. RIAA subsequently certified the DVD as Platinum. The concert was also aired in the USA on BET as a television special, on Channel 4 in the UK and on the Dutch television channel AT5.

Opening acts

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Set list

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  1. "Say My Name"
  2. "Independent Women, Part I"
  3. "No, No, No, Part 2"
  4. "Bug a Boo"
  5. "Bills, Bills, Bills"
  6. "Bootylicious"
  7. "Jumpin', Jumpin'"
  8. "Soldier" (contains elements of "Shout It Out")
  9. "Dilemma" (Kelly Rowland solo)
  10. "Do You Know" (Michelle Williams solo)
  11. "Baby Boy" (Beyoncé solo)
  12. "Naughty Girl" (Beyoncé solo)
  13. "Cater 2 U"
  14. "Girl" (contains elements of "I'll Take You There")
  15. "Free"
  16. "If"
  17. "Through With Love"
  18. "Bad Habit" (Rowland solo)
  19. "Dangerously in Love 2" (Beyoncé solo)
  20. "Crazy in Love" (Beyoncé solo)
  21. "Survivor"

Encore

  2. "Lose My Breath"

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue Opening Act
Asia[7]
April 9, 2005 Hiroshima Japan Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall
April 11, 2005 Osaka Osaka-jō Hall
April 12, 2005 Nagoya Nagoya Rainbow Hall
April 14, 2005 Tokyo Budokan Hall
April 15, 2005
April 16, 2005 Yokohama Yokohama Arena
Oceania[8]
April 27, 2005 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre
April 28, 2005 Sydney Sydney SuperDome
April 29, 2005 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
April 30, 2005 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
Asia[5]
May 12, 2005 Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai Media City Amphitheatre
Europe[7]
May 15, 2005 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
May 17, 2005 Stockholm Sweden Stockholm Globe Arena
May 19, 2005 Hamburg Germany Color Line Arena
May 21, 2005 Stuttgart Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
May 22, 2005 Hasselt Belgium Ethias Arena
May 23, 2005 Rotterdam Netherlands Sportpaleis and Ahoy
May 24, 2005
May 26, 2005 Milan Italy FilaForum di Assago
May 27, 2005 Geneva Switzerland SEG Geneva Arena
May 28, 2005 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
May 30, 2005 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle Frankfurt
May 31, 2005 Cologne Kölnarena
June 2, 2005 London England Earls Court Exhibition Centre
June 3, 2005
June 5, 2005 Birmingham National Indoor Arena
June 6, 2005 Manchester Manchester Evening News Arena
June 7, 2005 Sheffield Hallam FM Arena
June 9, 2005 Dublin Ireland Lansdowne Road
June 11, 2005 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi
North America[9]
July 2, 2005[a] New Orleans United States Louisiana Superdome
July 9, 2005 Saint Louis Savvis Center
July 10, 2005 Memphis FedExForum
July 12, 2005 Nashville Gaylord Entertainment Center
July 15, 2005 Atlanta Philips Arena
July 16, 2005 Tampa St. Pete Times Forum
July 17, 2005 Sunrise Office Depot Center
July 20, 2005 Pittsburgh Mellon Arena
July 22, 2005 Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Amerie
Mario
July 23, 2005 Virginia Beach Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 24, 2005 Raleigh Alltel Pavilion
July 28, 2005 Albany Pepsi Arena
July 29, 2005 New York City Madison Square Garden
July 30, 2005 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
July 31, 2005 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center
August 3, 2005 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
August 5, 2005 Philadelphia Wachovia Center
August 6, 2005 Boston TD Banknorth Garden
August 7, 2005 Hershey Giant Center
August 9, 2005 Montreal Canada Bell Centre
August 10, 2005 Toronto Air Canada Centre
August 12, 2005 Cleveland United States Quicken Loans Arena
August 13, 2005 Columbus Nationwide Arena
August 14, 2005 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills
August 16, 2005 Chicago Charter One Pavilion
August 19, 2005 San Antonio SBC Center
August 20, 2005 Houston Toyota Center
August 21, 2005 Dallas American Airlines Center
August 23, 2005 Denver Pepsi Center
August 26, 2005 Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center
August 27, 2005 Phoenix America West Arena
August 28, 2005 Albuquerque Isleta Amphitheater
August 30, 2005 Chula Vista North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre Frankie J
September 1, 2005 Anaheim Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
September 2, 2005 Los Angeles Staples Center
September 3, 2005 Oakland Oakland Arena
September 4, 2005 San Jose HP Pavilion at San Jose
September 7, 2005 Spokane Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
September 9, 2005 Seattle KeyArena
September 10, 2005 Vancouver Canada General Motors Place

Box office score data

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Venue City Tickets sold / available Gross revenue
FedEx Forum[10] Memphis 8,793 / 14,370 (61%) $432,265
Philips Arena[11] Atlanta 10,742 / 13,844 (78%) $640,262
Office Depot Center[12] Sunrise 8,333 / 12,899 (65%) $476,360
MCI Center[13] Washington D.C. 12,573 / 15,581 (81%) $795,893
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum[13] Uniondale 7,959 / 14,717 (54%) $499,118
Wachovia Center[14] Philadelphia 10,079 / 14,941 (67%) $658,078
TD Banknorth Garden[15] Boston 6,867 / 12,500 (55%) $423,032
Air Canada Centre[14] Toronto 11,738 / 12,477 (94%) $716,254
Bell Centre[13] Montreal 7,556 / 8,000 (94%) $502,434
Palace of Auburn Hills[16] Auburn Hills 8,544 / 13,760 (62%) $493,357
American Airlines Center[17] Dallas 9,465 / 9,979 (95%) $534,423
Mandalay Bay Events Center[17] Las Vegas 8,275 / 8,568 (96%) $604,095
Arrowhead Pond[17] Anaheim 8,519 / 11,396 (75%) $555,973
Staples Center[18] Los Angeles 13,841 / 13,841 (100%) $822,817
Oakland Arena[18] Oakland 8,895 / 11,996 (74%) $646,360
General Motors Place[16] Vancouver 11,458 / 15,016 (76%) $702,515

Personnel

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Creative Direction

  • Beyoncé Knowles (Show Direction/Staging/Choreography)
  • Kelly Rowland (Show Direction/Staging/Choreography)
  • Michelle Williams (Show Direction/Staging/Choreography)
  • Kim Burse (Creative Director)
  • Frank Gatson Jr. (Show Direction/Creative Director/Choreography)

Choreographers

  • Destiny's Child
  • Frank Gatson Jr.
  • LaVelle Smith Jr.

Production Manager

  • Harold Jones

Wardrobe and Stylist

  • Tina Knowles
  • Ty Hunter (Assistant Stylist)

Tour Manager

  • Alan Floyd
  • Omar Grant (Assistant Tour Manager)

Band

  • Lanar "Kern" Brantley (Musical Director, Bass)
  • Shawn Carrington (Guitar)
  • Jeff Motlet (Keyboards)
  • Luke Austin (Keyboards)
  • Gerald Heyward (Drums)

Dancers

  • Anthony Burrell (Male Dance Captain)
  • Aisha Francis (Female Dance Captain)
  • Renece Fincher
  • Melanie Lewis
  • Sherman Shoate
  • Kyausha Simpson
  • Bryan Tanaka
  • Robert Vinson
  • Tyrell Washington
  • Byron Carter

Security

  • Richard Alexander

Tour Promoters

Tour sponsors

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The July 2 show in New Orleans was part of the Essence Music Festival.

References

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  3. ^ Silverman, Stephen (June 13, 2005). "Destiny's Child to Split Up After Tour". People. Time Inc. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Montgomery, James (June 3, 2005). "Destiny's Child Map Out North American Tour". MTV News. MTV Networks. Archived from the original on June 6, 2005. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Muslim, Nina (May 16, 2005). "Destiny's Child in Dubai". Gulf News. Al Nisr Publishing. Archived from the original on November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  6. ^ "Keshia Chante". The Agency Group. Archived from the original on November 19, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  7. ^ a b Montgomery, James (February 17, 2005). "Destiny's Child's Tour Bus Likely To Smell Like Fries". MTV News. MTV Networks. Archived from the original on May 13, 2005. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  8. ^ "Destiny fulfilled". The Age. Fairfax Media. April 20, 2005. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  9. ^ Jeckell, Barry A. (June 8, 2005). "Destiny's Child Makes Summer Tour Plans". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on May 22, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  10. ^ "Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses 6 August 2005". Billboard. 6 August 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses 13 August 2005". Billboard. 13 August 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses 13 August 2005". Billboard. 13 August 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  13. ^ a b c "Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses 27 August 2005". Billboard. 31 January 2004. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  14. ^ a b "Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses 3 September 2005". Billboard. 3 September 2005. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses 10 September 2005". Billboard. 10 September 2005. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  16. ^ a b "Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses 8 October 2005". Billboard. 8 October 2005. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  17. ^ a b c "Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses 24 September 2005". Billboard. 24 September 2005. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  18. ^ a b "Billboard Boxscore Concert Grosses 1 October 2005". Billboard. October 2005. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
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