Queens of R&B Tour

Queens of R&B Tour
Tour by Xscape and SWV
Start dateJune 27, 2024
End dateAugust 18, 2024
Legs1
No. of shows30 in North America
Supporting acts
Xscape tour chronology
  • The Great Xscape Tour
  • (2017)
  • Queens of R&B Tour
  • (2024)
SWV tour chronology
  • Summer Block Party Tour
  • (2023)
  • Queens of R&B Tour
  • (2024)
Mýa tour chronology
  • Queens of R&B Tour
  • (2024)

The Queens of R&B Tour was a summer concert tour co-headlined by American girl groups Xscape and SWV. Produced through television personality Mona Scott-Young's multi-media entertainment company Monami Entertainment and Live Nation while represented by Seth Shomes through Day After Day Productions (DADP), the 30-city tour launched June 27 with American singer Mýa and American girl groups 702 and Total featured as special guests.[1][2][3]

Background

Originally in 2023, American girl groups Xscape and SWV had collaborated on a 2023 Bravo series entitled SWV & Xscape: The Queens of R&B which chronicle the female musicians as they attempted to get this tour off the ground. However, internal conflicts and a debate over which group would headline prevented the tour from ever manifesting.[2]

In March 2024, during Women History Month following a teaser — a hilarious video went viral showing Xscape and SWV in a makeshift therapy session with television personality Mona Scott-Young — on social media that ignited excitement among fans, news of the tour was announced officially on March 25, 2024 on Sherri Shepherd's talk show Sherri.[2][3]

Ticketing

Presale & General sale

Tickets for the tour became available starting with a Citi presale on Tuesday, March 26. Additional presales ran throughout the week ahead of the general on sale starting Friday, March 29, at 10:00 AM local time on Ticketmaster.com.[3]

Critical reception

Jim Harrington writing for The Mercury News praised the concert tour and commented, "the show turned out to be as great, and maybe even better, than fans could have hoped for, as the two trios mixed and matched songs — and, most wonderfully, occasionally shared vocals — during the course of a thoroughly entertaining co-headlining set that touched on (at least parts of) some 30 songs." He concluded his review with, "Yet, the most memorable moments came when the two vocal crews took the stage together, with six voices joining in glorious harmony to lift up 13,000 fans on The Clark Sisters powerful gospel number "You Brought the Sunshine (Into My Life)," the gorgeous Xscape ballad "The Arms of the One Who Loves You" and the fun show-closing cover of Lil'Kim's "Not Tonight (Ladies Night Remix)."[4]

Setlist

This setlist is representative of the June 27, 2024 show in Concord, California, not the entire duration of the tour.[4]

702
  1. "Steelo"
  2. "Beep Me 911"
  3. "This Lil' Game We Play"
  4. "I Still Love You"
  5. "Get It Together"
  6. "Where My Girls At?"
Total
  1. "Trippin'"
  2. "No One Else"
  3. "Sittin' Home"
  4. "Kissin' You"
  5. "What About Us?"
  6. "What You Want"
  7. "Can't You See"
Mya
  1. "Case of the Ex"
  2. "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)"
  3. "Best of Me, Part 2"
  4. "Girls Dem Sugar"
  5. "Fallen" (contains elements of "As")
  6. "The Best of Me" / "Ridin'"
  7. "Movin' On"
  8. "Take Me There"
  9. "Can We Talk" (Tevin Campbell cover)
  10. "Lady Marmalade"
  11. "My Love Is Like...Wo" (contains elements of "Swing My Way")
  12. "It's All About Me" (contains elements of "Tell Me")
Xscape & SWV
  1. "Can We"[a]
  2. "Feels So Good"[b]
  3. "Can't Hang"[b]
  4. "Keep On, Keepin' On"[b]
  5. "I'm So Into You"[a]
  6. "Right Here"[a]
  7. "Love on My Mind" / "What's Up" / "Don't Think I'm Not"[b]
  8. "You're the One"[a]
  9. "You're Always on My Mind"[a]
  10. "Use Your Heart"[a]
  11. "My Little Secret"[b]
  12. "Hold On"[b]
  13. "The Arms of the One Who Loves You"[c]
  14. "Is My Living In Vain"[b]
  15. "You Brought the Sunshine (Into My Life)"[c]
  16. "It's About Time"[a]
  17. "Downtown" (contains elements of "Please Me")[a]
  18. "Softest Place on Earth"[b]
  19. "Do You Want To"[b]
  20. "If Only You Knew"[a]
  21. "Tonight"[b]
  22. "Rain"[a]
  23. "Who Can I Run To"[b]
  24. "Weak"[a]
  25. "Anything (Old Skool Mix)"[a]
  26. "Understanding"[b]
  27. "Just Kickin' It"[b]
  28. "Not Tonight (Ladies' Night Remix)"[c]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Performed by SWV
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Performed by Xscape
  3. ^ a b c Performed by SWV and Xscape

Tour dates

List of 2024 concerts[2][3]
Date (2024) City Country Venue
June 27 Concord United States Concord Pavilion
June 29 Las Vegas PH Live
July 2 Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
July 3 Albuquerque Isleta Amphitheater
July 5[a] Dallas Dos Equis Pavilion
July 6[b] Houston The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
July 9[c] North Little Rock Simmons Bank Arena
July 10[d] Birmingham Legacy Arena
July 12[e] Jacksonville Daily's Place
July 13[f] Tampa MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 14[g] West Palm Beach iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
July 16[h][i] Atlanta Lakewood Amphitheatre
July 17[j][k] Charlotte PNC Music Pavilion
July 19[l][m][n] Washington D.C. Capital One Arena
July 20[o] Raleigh Coastal Credit Union Music Park
July 21[p][q] Virginia Beach Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
July 24[r] New York Madison Square Garden
July 25[s] Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center
July 26[t][u] Boston TD Garden
July 27 Atlantic City Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
August 2[v][w] Bridgeport Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater
August 3 Syracuse Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater
August 4 Toronto Canada Scotiabank Arena
August 6 Buffalo United States Darien Lake Amphitheater
August 9 Detroit Little Caesars Arena
August 10 Cleveland Blossom Music Center
August 11 Chicago Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
August 13 St. Louis Chaifetz Arena
August 14 Oklahoma City Paycom Center
August 18[x] Los Angeles Kia Forum

Notes

  1. ^ With Psiryn.
  2. ^ With Psiryn.
  3. ^ With Psiryn.
  4. ^ With Psiryn.
  5. ^ With Psiryn.
  6. ^ With Psiryn.
  7. ^ With Psiryn.
  8. ^ With The OMG Girlz.
  9. ^ With Psiryn.
  10. ^ With The OMG Girlz.
  11. ^ With Psiryn.
  12. ^ Without Mýa.
  13. ^ With The OMG Girlz.
  14. ^ With Psiryn.
  15. ^ With Psiryn.
  16. ^ With The OMG Girlz.
  17. ^ With Psiryn.
  18. ^ With The OMG Girlz.
  19. ^ With The OMG Girlz.
  20. ^ Without Mýa.
  21. ^ With The OMG Girlz.
  22. ^ Without Mýa.
  23. ^ With The OMG Girlz.
  24. ^ With The OMG Girlz.

References

  1. ^ Mitchell, Gail (March 26, 2024). "Xscape, SWV Co-Headline 2024 The Queens of R&B Tour". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Quinn, Dave (March 26, 2024). "Xscape and SWV Announce Co-Headlining Queens of R&B Tour with Special Guests Mýa, Total and 702 (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "XSCAPE & SWV Announce The Queens Of R&B Tour With Special Guests Mýa, Total, And 702". Live Nation. March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Harrington, Jim (June 28, 2024). "Review: Iconic R&B acts combine forces to kick off tour in grand fashion". The Mercury News. Retrieved June 28, 2024.