Love Letter Tour
2011 concert tour by R. Kelly
Love Letter Tour Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album Love Letter Start date April 17, 2011 (2011-04-17 ) End date July 14, 2011 (2011-07-14 ) Legs 2 No. of shows10 in Europe 24 in North America 34 Total
Ladies Make Some Noise Tour (2009)
Love Letter Tour (2011)
Single Ladies Tour (2012)
The Love Letter Tour was a summer tour headlined by R&B artist R. Kelly . It supported the album, Love Letter .
Opening acts
Setlist
This setlist was obtained from the concert held on June 30, 2011, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. It does not represent all shows during the tour.[ 2]
"Video Sequence"
"Step in the Name of Love " (Remix) / "Red Carpet (Pause, Flash)" / "Chocolate Factory"
"Love Letter"
"Number One Hit"
"Happy People "
"Freaky in the Club"
"So Sexy " / "Hotel " / "Thoia Thoing " / "Slow Wind "
"Strip for You"
"TP-2"
"Video Sequence"
"Home Alone " / "Gigolo " / "Snake " / "Use to Me Spending " / "I'm a Flirt "
"Ignition (Remix) "
"Fiesta " / "Number One " / "Friend of Mine " / "Feelin' On Yo Booty " / "Real Talk " / "Bump N' Grind " (Old School Remix)
"In the Kitchen " / "Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ) " / "12 Play"
"It Seems Like You're Ready "
"Your Body's Callin' "
"When a Woman's Fed Up "
"Down Low (Nobody Has to Know) "
"R&B Thug"
"Video Sequence"
"When a Woman Loves "
"Step in the Name of Love" (Reprise)
"My Way "
Tour dates
Date
City
Country
Venue
Europe[ 3]
April 17, 2011
Nuremberg
Germany
Planet
April 18, 2011
Zürich
Switzerland
X-tra
April 19, 2011
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Heineken Music Hall
April 22, 2011
Manchester
England
O2 Apollo
April 23, 2011
London
HMV Hammersmith Apollo
April 25, 2011
Berlin
Germany
Admiralspalast
April 26, 2011
Hamburg
Große Freiheit 36
April 27, 2011
Offenbach
Capitol
April 28, 2011
Cologne
Live Music Hall
April 30, 2011
Paris
France
Le Bataclan
North America[ 4]
June 2, 2011
Southaven
United States
DeSoto Civic Center
June 3, 2011
New Orleans
Lakefront Arena
June 4, 2011
Mobile
Civic Center Arena
June 5, 2011
Houston
Toyota Center
June 10, 2011
Oakland
Oracle Arena
June 11, 2011
Los Angeles
Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
June 16, 2011
Rosemont
Allstate Arena
June 17, 2011
St. Louis
Chaifetz Arena
June 18, 2011
Kansas City
Sprint Center
June 19, 2011
Grand Prairie
Verizon Theatre
June 23, 2011
Columbia
Colonial Life Arena
June 24, 2011
Raleigh
RBC Center
June 25, 2011
Atlanta
Philips Arena
June 26, 2011
Birmingham
BJCC Arena
June 29, 2011[A]
Cleveland
Wolstein Center
June 30, 2011
Newark
Prudential Center
July 1, 2011
Baltimore
1st Mariner Arena
July 2, 2011
Washington, D.C.
Verizon Center
July 3, 2011
Philadelphia
Mann Center for the Performing Arts
July 8, 2011
Columbus
Value City Arena
July 9, 2011
Detroit
Fox Theatre
July 10, 2011
July 13, 2011
Louisville
KFC Yum! Center
July 14, 2011
Nashville
Bridgestone Arena
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A WZAK 30th Anniversary Celebration[ 5]
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
Box office score data
Venue
City
Tickets sold / Available
Gross revenue
Oracle Arena
Oakland
5,131 / 6,535 (79%)
$384,678[ 9]
Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Los Angeles
13,764 / 13,764 (100%)
$950,547[ 10]
Verizon Theatre
Grand Prairie
5,706 / 5,952 (96%)
$393,466[ 11]
Philips Arena
Atlanta
11,024 / 11,024 (100%)
$699,821[ 12]
Prudential Center
Newark
7,217 / 7,804 (92%)
$582,894[ 11]
Verizon Center
Washington, D.C.
7,652 / 12,546 (61%)
$648,356[ 13]
Mann Center for the Performing Arts
Philadelphia
6,947 / 7,421 (94%)
$473,216[ 14]
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville
4,626 / 7,407 (86%)
$294,555[ 12]
TOTAL
62,067 / 72,453 (86%)
$4,427,533
References
^ a b Kennedy, Gerrick D. (April 19, 2011). "R. Kelly to give fans 'love letter' on summer tour" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 13, 2013 .
^ Johnston, Maura (July 1, 2011). "Live: R. Kelly Does It His Way At The Prudential Center" . The Village Voice . Voice Media Group . Retrieved October 13, 2013 .
^ Sources for tour dates in Europe:
^ Sources for tour dates in North America:
^ "R. Kelly Performs Live At WZAK 30th Anniversary Concert" . WZAK . Radio One . July 7, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2013 .
^ Loza, Josefina (June 2, 2011). "Hopefully R. Kelly can squeeze in an Omaha concert" . Omaha World-Herald . Retrieved October 13, 2013 .
^ "CANCELED -- R Kelly: Love Letter Tour" . Richmond CenterStage . Retrieved October 13, 2013 .
^ "R. Kelly's Savannah concert rescheduled" . Savannah Morning News . November 2, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2013 .
^ "Concert Grosses" . Billboard . Vol. 123, no. 42. Nashville, Tennessee: Prometheus Global Media. November 19, 2011. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2011 .
^ "Concert Grosses" . Billboard . Vol. 123, no. 23. Nashville, Tennessee: Prometheus Global Media. July 2, 2011. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2011 .
^ a b "Concert Grosses" . Billboard . Vol. 123, no. 43. Nashville, Tennessee: Prometheus Global Media. November 26, 2011. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2011 .
^ a b "Concert Grosses" . Billboard . Vol. 123, no. 26. Nashville, Tennessee: Prometheus Global Media. July 30, 2011. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2011 .
^ "Concert Grosses" . Billboard . Vol. 123, no. 34. Nashville, Tennessee: Prometheus Global Media. September 24, 2011. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011 .
^ "Concert Grosses" . Billboard . Vol. 123, no. 37. Nashville, Tennessee: Prometheus Global Media. October 15, 2011. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011 .