The London Sessions Tour

2015 concert tour by Mary J. Blige
The London Sessions Tour
Tour by Mary J. Blige
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albumThe London Sessions
Start dateJune 26, 2015 (2015-06-26)
End dateNovember 15, 2015 (2015-11-15)
No. of shows
  • 9 in Europe
  • 13 in North America
  • 2 in Asia
  • 24 in total
Mary J. Blige concert chronology

The London Sessions Tour (known as MJB Live! in the United States)[1] is the eighth headlining concert tour by American recording artist, Mary J. Blige. The tour supports Blige's twelfth studio album, The London Sessions. Beginning June 2016, the tour started in Europe playing various music festivals. During the fall of 2015, Blige briefly performed in the United States.

Opening acts

  • Tamar Braxton (Augusta, Columbus, Orlando)[2]
  • Damon Williams (Jacksonville)
  • Keyshia Cole (Tampa)[3]

Setlist

The following setlist was performed June 30, 2015, at the Mitsubishi Electric Halle in Düsseldorf, Germany. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[4][5]

  1. "Just Fine"
  2. "The One"
  3. "You Bring Me Joy"
  4. "Love Is All We Need" / "Real Love" / "Be Happy"
  5. "Love No Limit"
  6. "Enough Cryin"
  7. "I Can Love You"
  8. "Don't Mind"
  9. "Share My World"
  10. "Seven Days"
  11. "Your Child"
  12. "Take Me as I Am"
  13. "Good Woman Down"
  14. "My Life"
  15. "Doubt"
  16. "Therapy"
  17. "Nobody But You"
  18. "My Loving"
  19. "F for You"
  20. "I'm Goin' Down"
  21. "Not Gon' Cry"
  22. "No More Drama"
  23. "One"
Encore
  2. "Be Without You"
  3. "Family Affair"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue[6][7][8]
Date
(2015) 		City Country Venue
June 26[A] Pilton England Worthy Farm
June 28 Brussels Belgium Ancienne Belgique
June 30 Düsseldorf Germany Mitsubishi Electric Halle
July 2 Birmingham England Barclaycard Arena
July 3 Manchester O2 Apollo Manchester
July 4[B] London Finsbury Park
July 5[C] New Orleans U.S. Mercedes-Benz Superdome
July 7 Frankfurt Germany Jahrhunderthalle
July 8[D] Montreux Switzerland Auditorium Stravinski
July 10[E] Rotterdam Netherlands Theater Hal 1
October 16 Marina Bay Singapore Grand Theatre
October 17[F] Kuala Lumpur Malaysia MIECC Exhibition Hall
October 30 Augusta U.S. James Brown Arena
October 31 Columbus Columbus Civic Center
November 1 Durham Durham Performing Arts Center
November 3 Jackson Mississippi Coliseum
November 4 Memphis Orpheum Theatre
November 6 Jacksonville Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
November 7 Orlando CFE Arena
November 8 Tampa USF Sun Dome
November 10 Florence Florence Civic Center
November 13 Atlantic City Borgata Event Center
November 14 Buffalo Shea's Performing Arts Center
November 15 Ledyard Grand Theater
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A Glastonbury Festival[9]
B Wireless Festival[10]
C Essence Music Festival[11]
D Montreux Jazz Festival[12]
E North Sea Jazz Festival[13]
F SoulFest Asia[14]
List of cancelled & rescheduled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason
Date
(2015) 		City, country Venue Reason
October 20 Brisbane, Australia BCEC Great Hall Cancelled;[15] part of "SoulFest"[16]
October 24 Sydney, Australia The Domain Outdoor Stage
October 25 Melbourne, Australia Sidney Myer Music Bowl
October 26 Auckland, New Zealand Western Springs Stadium
List of box office data, showing venue, city, country, attendance and revenue
Venue City, country Attendance
(Tickets sold / available) 		Gross revenue
Durham Performing Arts Center Durham, U.S. 2,697 / 2,712 (99%) $208,974[17]
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, U.S. 3,531 / 6,175 (57%) $291,373[18]
USF Sun Dome Tampa, U.S. 3,891 / 6,167 (63%) $293,329[18]

References

  1. ^ Williams, Diana Renee (October 28, 2015). "Mary J. Blige kicks off 12-date 'MJB Live!' tour Friday at James Brown Arena". The Augusta Chronicle. Morris Communications. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  2. ^ Woods, Monesha (September 15, 2015). "Mary J. Blige Announces Joint Fall Tour With Tamar Braxton". Vibe. SpinMedia. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  3. ^ Cridlin, Jay (November 4, 2015). "Mary J. Blige is the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, and much more". Tampa Bay Times. Times Publishing Company. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  4. ^ Krüger, Ronald (July 1, 2015). "Spärlich besucht: Mary J. Blige in Düsseldorf" [Sparsely visited: Mary J. Blige in Düsseldorf]. General-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  5. ^ Hein, Franziska (July 2, 2015). "Mary J. Blige bringt den Soul in die Stadt" [Mary J. Blige brings the soul into the city]. Tonight (in German). Rheinische Post Mediengruppe. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  6. ^ Sources for dates in Europe:
    • Pollard, Alexandra (February 24, 2015). "MARY J BLIGE ANNOUNCES TWO UK SHOWS IN RUN-UP TO WIRELESS". Gigwise. Giant Digital. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
    • "MARY J. BLIGE IN JUNI NAAR BRUSSEL" [Mary J. Blige comes to Brussel in June]. Podium Info (in Dutch). April 21, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
    • Schuknecht, Bernd (June 30, 2015). "Mary J. Blige trotzt geringer Publikumsresonanz" [Mary J. Blige resonates, despite small audience]. Ruhr Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  7. ^ "Essence Festival 2015 to feature Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu". The Des Moines Register. Gannett Company. February 18, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  8. ^ "MARY J. BLIGE ANNOUNCES TOUR WITH TAMAR BRAXTON". Rap-Up. September 16, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  9. ^ Vincent, Alice (January 10, 2016). "Mary J Blige at Glastonbury 2015, review: 'stunned the crowd into silence'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  10. ^ "Wireless Festival 2015 Line-Up: Drake, David Guetta & Nicki Minaj Headline - Saturday Sold Out!". Capital FM. Global Radio. July 2, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  11. ^ Spera, Keith (February 18, 2015). "2015 Essence Festival to feature Usher, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Kevin Hart, Erykah Badu, Common". The Times-Picayune. Advance Publications. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  12. ^ Nebehay, Stephanie; MacSwan, Angus (April 16, 2015). "Lady Gaga, Sam Smith booked at Montreux jazz festival". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  13. ^ "D'Angelo, John Legend en Mary J. Blige op North Sea Jazz" [D'Angelo, John Legend and Mary J. Blige at North Sea Jazz]. NU (in Dutch). Sanoma Media. February 26, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  14. ^ "Mary J Blige headlines Soulfest Asia's debut in Malaysia". Malay Mail. Redberry Group. August 14, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  15. ^ Northover, Kylie (October 14, 2015). "Soulfest 2015: Poor tickets sales cause shock festival cancellation". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  16. ^ Murphy, Sam (July 15, 2015). "Mary J. Blige, Lauryn Hill, Black Star & More Set For Huge Brisbane Soulfest Sideshows". Music Feeds. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  17. ^ "Current Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 127, no. 35. New York. November 21, 2015. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  18. ^ a b "Current Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 127, no. 36. New York City, New York: Prometheus Global Media. November 28, 2015. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
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