Summer Tour (Erykah Badu)
# Summer Tour (Erykah Badu)

The Summer Tour was a concert tour in 2006 by American R&B singer Erykah Badu. The tour started on June 10, in Knoxville, Tennessee with three shows in North America and several shows through the summer in Europe and a second outing in North America. Badu co-headlined dates in August with Jill Scott and Queen Latifah for their "Sugar Water Tour".

## Set list

* "Band Jam Intro"
* "Your My"
* "Suga"/"Kiss Me On My Neck"
* "I Want You"
* "Cleva"
* "Back in the Day (Puff)" $^1$
* "Black Ghost"
* "Other Side of the Game"
* "Danger"
* "On & On" / "...& On"
* "Penitentiary Philosophy"
* "Orange Moon" $^1$
* "Didn't Cha Know?"
* "Green Eyes"
* "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" (contains elements of "Rapper's Delight" and "Gangsta Gangsta")
* "Tyrone"
* "Bag Lady"

$^1$ performed only at select dates in North America and Europe.

## Band

* Director/Keyboards: R.C. Williams
* Percussion: James Clemons
* Bass: Braylon Lacy
* Flute: Dwayne Kerr
* Drums: Christopher Dave
* DJ: Burtron Smith
* VJ: Kerwin Detracy Devonish
* Background vocals: Eugenia Bess, Keisha Jackson

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| - | - | - | - |
| North America ||||
| February 26, 2006 | Charlotte | United States | Ovens Auditorium |
| May 19, 2006 | New York City | United States | Radio City Music Hall |
| June 10, 2006 | Knoxville | United States | Caswell Park |
| June 17, 2006 | Baltimore | United States | Oriole Park at Camden Yards |
| June 29, 2006 | Honolulu | United States | Pipeline Cafe |
| Asia ||||
| July 1, 2006 | Osaka | Japan | Osaka-jō Hall (Springroove Festival) |
| July 2, 2006 | Tokyo | Japan | Makuhari Messe (Springroove Festival) |
| Europe ||||
| July 7, 2006 | Bruges | Belgium | Minnewaterpark |
| July 11, 2006 | Warsaw | Poland | Grand Theatre |
| July 13, 2006 | Zürich | Switzerland | Maag Halle |
| July 14, 2006 | London | England | Somerset House |
| July 15, 2006 | London | England | Somerset House |
| July 16, 2006 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Rotterdam Ahoy |
| July 17, 2006 | Rome | Italy | Cavea Auditorium |
| July 19, 2006 | Nice | France | Arènes et Jardins de Cimiez |
| July 20, 2006 | Barcelona | Spain | Poble Espanyol |
| July 21, 2006 | Málaga | Spain | Teatro Cervantes de Málaga |
| July 22, 2006 | San Sebastián | Spain | Kursaal Auditorium |
| July 24, 2006 | Madrid | Spain | Cuartel del Conde-Duque |
| North America ||||
| August 3, 2006 | Grand Prairie | United States | Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie |
| August 5, 2006 | Atlanta | United States | Chastain Park Amphitheater |
| August 12, 2006 | New York City | United States | Prospect Park Bandshell |
| August 13, 2006 | Columbia | United States | Merriweather Post Pavilion |

### Concerts and other miscellaneous performances

    $^A$ This concert was a part of Dave Chappelle's Block Party in 2006 at Oven Auditorium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
    $^B$ This concert was a part of "The Roots & Friends" at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
