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{{infobox concert tour|
{{Short description|2006 concert tour by Toni Braxton}}
{{Infobox concert
|concert_tour_name = Libra Tour
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|artist = [[Toni Braxton]]
|artist = [[Toni Braxton]]
|album = ''[[Libra (album)|Libra]]''
|album = ''[[Libra (Toni Braxton album)|Libra]]''
|start_date = March 10, 2006
|start_date = {{Start date|2006|03|10}}
|end_date = July 3, 2006
|end_date = {{Start date|2006|07|03}}
|number_of_legs = 1
|number_of_legs = 1
|number_of_shows = 27 in [[United States]]<br>1 in [[Canada]]<br>28 in total
|number_of_shows = 28 in North America
|last_tour = [[Secrets Tour]]<br>(1997)
|attendance =
|this_tour = Libra Tour<br>(2006)
|gross =
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|last_tour = [[Secrets Tour]]<br>(1996–97)
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|next_tour = [[Toni Braxton: Revealed]]<br>(2006–08)
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The '''Libra Tour''' was a concert tour in 2006 by [[United States|American]] Pop/R&B singer [[Toni Braxton]]. The tour was in support of her [[RIAA]] ''gold'' selling album, ''[[Libra (album)|Libra]]'' which kicked off in Atlantic City, NJ on March 10 and continued through mid-summer.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2006-02-17-braxton-tour_x.htm</ref> Braxton played to sold out shows across the US, performing in venues such as theaters, instead of arenas. The tour included a selection of songs from the new album, and featured hit songs from, ''[[Toni Braxton (album)|Toni Braxton]]'', ''[[Secrets (Toni Braxton album)|Secrets]]'', ''[[The Heat (Toni Braxton album)|The Heat]]'' and ''[[More Than a Woman (album)|More Than a Woman]]''.
The '''Libra Tour''' was the second concert tour by American pop-R&B singer [[Toni Braxton]]. The tour, which was in support of her [[RIAA]] gold-selling album ''[[Libra (Toni Braxton album)|Libra]]'', kicked off in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on March 10 and continued through mid-summer.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2006-02-17-braxton-tour_x.htm Music news, Toni Braxton kicks off tour].www.usatoday.com</ref> Braxton played to sold-out shows across the US, performing in venues such as theaters, instead of arenas.
Toni's sisters', [[Tamar Braxton]] and [[The Braxtons|Trina Braxton]] joined the tour as background singers.


The tour included a selection of songs from the new album, and featured hit songs from ''[[Toni Braxton (album)|Toni Braxton]]'', ''[[Secrets (Toni Braxton album)|Secrets]]'', ''[[The Heat (Toni Braxton album)|The Heat]]'' and ''[[More Than a Woman (album)|More Than a Woman]]''. Toni's sisters, [[Tamar Braxton]] and [[The Braxtons|Trina Braxton]], joined the tour as background singers.
⚫
==Opening Act==


⚫
==Opening act==
*''Comedian'' [[James Stephens III]] (''select dates'')
*James Stephens III <small>(select dates)</small>


==Set list==
==Set list==
*"Band/Intro" (''Instrumental'')
#"Overture" <small>(Instrumental)</small>
*"[[Please (Toni Braxton song)|Please]]"
#"[[Please (Toni Braxton song)|Please]]"
*"Spanish Guitar" (''Remix'')
#"[[Spanish Guitar (song)|Spanish Guitar]]"
*"[[He Wasn't Man Enough]]"
#"[[He Wasn't Man Enough]]"
#"Take This Ring"
⚫
*"[[You're Makin' Me High]]"
*"Take This Ring"
#"How Many Ways"
⚫
#"[[You're Makin' Me High]]"
*"How Many Ways"
*"[[Suddenly (Toni Braxton song)|Suddenly]]" (''select dates'')
#"[[Suddenly (Toni Braxton song)|Suddenly]]"<sup>1</sup>
*"Shadowless"
#"Shadowless"
*"[[Just Be a Man About It]]"
#"[[Just Be a Man About It]]"
*"I Don't Want To"
#"I Don't Want To"
*"[[Love Shoulda Brought You Home]]"
#"[[Love Shoulda Brought You Home]]"
*"[[Seven Whole Days]]"
#"[[Seven Whole Days]]"
*"[[Another Sad Love Song]]"
#"[[Another Sad Love Song]]"
*"[[You Mean the World to Me]]"
#"[[You Mean the World to Me (Toni Braxton song)|You Mean the World to Me]]"
*"How Could an Angel Break My Heart"
#"How Could an Angel Break My Heart"
*"[[Let It Flow (song)|Let It Flow]]"
#"[[Let It Flow (song)|Let It Flow]]"
*"[[Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)]]"
#"[[Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)]]"
*"I Wanna Be (Your Baby)"
#"I Wanna Be (Your Baby)"
;Encore
*"[[Breathe Again]]"
#<li value="20">"[[Breathe Again]]"
*"[[Un-Break My Heart]]"
#<li value="21">"[[Un-Break My Heart]]"


<sup>1</sup> performed only at selected dates


==Additional notes==
'''Notes:'''
* On selected dates, while Toni performed one of her ''signature'' ballads; she would choose a lucky gentleman to bring on stage, as she sat on his lap and sang. One of many highlights throughout the show, and a rousing ovation from the crowd.<ref>http://boston.broadwayworld.com/article/review_toni_braxton_at_foxwoods_resort_casino_20060318</ref>
* On select dates, as Toni performed one of her ''signature'' ballads; she would choose a lucky gentleman to bring on stage, as she sat on his lap and sang. One of the many highlights throughout the show, and a rousing ovation from the crowd.<ref>[http://boston.broadwayworld.com/article/review_toni_braxton_at_foxwoods_resort_casino_20060318 Toni Braxton review at Foxwoods Resort Casino].www.boston.broadwayworld.com</ref>


==Tour dates==
==Shows==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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! width="150"| Date
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! width="150" rowspan="1"| Date
! width="150"| City
! width="150" rowspan="1"| City
! width="150"| Country
! width="150" rowspan="1"| Country
! width="275"| Venue
⚫
! width="150" rowspan="1"| Venue
|-
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
| colspan=4| '''North America'''<ref>[https://www.courant.com/2006/03/19/braxton-evokes-90s-but-not-much-else/ Concert Review; Braxton evokes 90s, but not much else].articles.courant.com</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livedaily.com/news/Toni_Braxton_lines_up_spring_tour_behind_Libra-9519.html?t=1 |title=Toni Braxton lines up spring tour behind "Libra" |last1=Madison |first1=Tjames |date=January 30, 2006 |website=[[LiveDaily]] |publisher=[[Ticketmaster|Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc.]] |accessdate=October 28, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060206095200/http://www.livedaily.com/news/Toni_Braxton_lines_up_spring_tour_behind_Libra-9519.html?t=1 |archivedate=February 6, 2006 }}</ref>
| colspan=5 align=center | '''North America'''
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
|-
|-
|align="center"|March 10, 2006
|March 10, 2006
|align="center"|[[Atlantic City, NJ]]
|[[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]]
|align="center" rowspan="13"|[[United States]]
|rowspan="13"|United States
|[[Tropicana Casino and Resort Atlantic City|Tropicana Showroom]]
|align="center"|Tropicana
|-
|-
|align="center"|March 11, 2006
|March 11, 2006
|align="center"|Washington, DC
|Washington, D.C.
|align="center"|DAR Constitution Hall
|[[DAR Constitution Hall]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|March 12, 2006
|March 12, 2006
|align="center"|Westbury, NY
|[[Westbury, New York|Westbury]]
|align="center"|Worth Fork Theatre
|[[North Fork Theatre]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|March 15, 2006
|March 15, 2006
|align="center"|[[Red Bank, NJ]]
|[[Red Bank, New Jersey|Red Bank]]
|align="center"|Count Basie Theatre
|[[Count Basie Theatre]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|March 16, 2006
|March 16, 2006
|align="center"|[[Verona, NY]]
|[[Verona, New York|Verona]]
|align="center"|Turning Stone Resort
|[[Turning Stone Resort & Casino|Turning Stone Resort Showroom]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|March 17, 2006
|March 17, 2006
|align="center"|[[Boston, MA]]
|[[Boston]]
|align="center"|Foxwoods Theatre
|[[Orpheum Theatre (Boston)|Orpheum Theatre]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|March 18, 2006
|March 18, 2006
|[[Ledyard, Connecticut|Ledyard]]
|align="center"|Mashantucket, CT
|align="center"|Foxwoods Resort
|[[Foxwoods Resort Casino|Foxwoods Theatre]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|March 21, 2006
|March 21, 2006
|align="center"|[[Milwaukee, WI]]
|[[Milwaukee]]
|[[Northern Lights Theater]]
|align="center"|Potawatomi Casino
|-
|-
|align="center"|March 22, 2006
|March 22, 2006
|align="center"|[[Chicago, IL]]
|[[Chicago]]
|align="center"|House of Blues
|[[House of Blues]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|March 23, 2006
|March 23, 2006
|align="center"|Oneida, WI
|[[Oneida, Wisconsin|Oneida]]
|Radisson Three Clans Ballroom
|align="center"|Oneida Casino
|-
|-
|align="center"|March 25, 2006
|March 25, 2006
|align="center"|Kansas City, MO
|[[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]]
|align="center"|Ameristar Casino
|[[Ameristar Casino Kansas City|Star Pavilion]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|March 26, 2006
|March 26, 2006
|align="center"|[[St. Louis, MO]]
|[[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]]
|align="center"|The Pageant
|[[The Pageant|Pageant Concert NightClub]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|March 29, 2006
|March 29, 2006
|align="center"|[[Morristown, NJ|Morristown]]
|[[Morristown, New Jersey|Morristown]]
|Mayo Performing Arts Center
|align="center"|Community Theater
|-
|-
|align="center"|March 30, 2006
|March 30, 2006
|align="center"|[[Rama, Ontario]]
|[[Rama, Ontario|Rama]]
|Canada
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[[Canada]]
|align="center"|Casino Rama
|[[Casino Rama|Rama Entertainment Centre]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|April 3, 2006
|April 3, 2006
|align="center"|[[Baltimore, MD]]
|[[Baltimore]]
|align="center" rowspan="14"|[[United States]]
|rowspan="14"|United States
|[[Modell Performing Arts Center]]
|align="center"|Lyric Opera House
|-
|-
|align="center"|April 6, 2006
||April 6, 2006
|[[Indio, California|Indio]]
|align="center"|Indio, CA
|align="center"|Fantasy Springs Casino
|[[Fantasy Springs Special Events Center]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|April 7, 2006
|April 7, 2006
|[[Pala, California|Pala]]
|align="center"|Pala, CA
|align="center"|Pala Casino Center
|[[Pala Events Center]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|April 8, 2006
|April 8, 2006
|[[Reno, Nevada|Reno]]
|align="center"|Reno, NV
|align="center"|Silver Legacy
|[[Silver Legacy Resort Casino|Grand Exposition Hall]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|April 11, 2006
|April 11, 2006
|[[Friant, California|Friant]]
|align="center"|Fresno, CA
|align="center"|Table Mountain Rancheria
|Table Mountain Casino Event Center
|-
|-
|align="center"|April 12, 2006
|April 12, 2006
|align="center"|Oxnard, CA
|[[Oxnard, California|Oxnard]]
|Oxnard Performing Arts Center
|align="center"|Civic Auditorium
|-
|-
|align="center"|April 13, 2006
|April 13, 2006
|align="center"|Oakland, CA
|[[Oakland, California|Oakland]]
|[[Paramount Theatre (Oakland, California)|Paramount Theatre]]
|align="center"|Paramount Theater
|-
|-
|align="center"|June 21, 2006
|June 21, 2006
|align="center"|Sunrise, FL
|[[Sunrise, Florida|Sunrise]]
||[[BB&T Center (Sunrise, Florida)|Sinatra Theatre]]
|align="center"|Sinatra Theater
|-
|-
|align="center"|June 22, 2006
|June 22, 2006
|align="center"|Orlando, FL
|[[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]
|align="center"|Hard Rock Live
|[[Hard Rock Live (Universal CityWalk Orlando)|Hard Rock Live]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|June 23, 2006
|June 23, 2006
|align="center"|Atlanta, GA
|[[Atlanta]]
|align="center"|Chastain Park Amphitheater
|[[Chastain Park Amphitheater]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|June 25, 2006
|June 25, 2006{{ref label|JAZ|A|A}}
|align="center"|Hampton, VA
|[[Hampton, Virginia|Hampton]]
|align="center"|Hampton Coliseum
|[[Hampton Coliseum]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|June 30, 2006
|June 30, 2006{{ref label|MEM|B|B}}
|align="center"|Memphis, TN
|[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
|align="center"|Botanic Gardens
|Memphis Botanic Gardens
|-
|-
|align="center"|July 1, 2006
|July 1, 2006
|align="center"|Grand Prairie, TX
|[[Grand Prairie, Texas|Grand Prairie]]
|[[Nokia Live at Grand Prairie]]
|align="center"|Nokia Theatre
|-
|-
|align="center"|July 3, 2006
|July 3, 2006{{ref label|ESE|C|C}}
|align="center"|Houston, TX
|[[Houston]]
|[[Reliant Stadium]]
|align="center"|Essence Music Festival
|}
|}

;Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
:{{note label|JAZ|A|A}}[[Hampton Jazz Festival]]
:{{note label|MEM|B|B}}Live at the Garden Summer Concert Series
:{{note label|ESE|C|C}}[[Essence Music Festival]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:42, 15 September 2024

Libra Tour
Tour by Toni Braxton
Associated albumLibra
Start dateMarch 10, 2006 (2006-03-10)
End dateJuly 3, 2006 (2006-07-03)
Legs1
No. of shows28 in North America
Toni Braxton concert chronology

The Libra Tour was the second concert tour by American pop-R&B singer Toni Braxton. The tour, which was in support of her RIAA gold-selling album Libra, kicked off in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on March 10 and continued through mid-summer.[1] Braxton played to sold-out shows across the US, performing in venues such as theaters, instead of arenas.

The tour included a selection of songs from the new album, and featured hit songs from Toni Braxton, Secrets, The Heat and More Than a Woman. Toni's sisters, Tamar Braxton and Trina Braxton, joined the tour as background singers.

Opening act

[edit]
  • James Stephens III (select dates)

Set list

[edit]
  1. "Overture" (Instrumental)
  2. "Please"
  3. "Spanish Guitar"
  4. "He Wasn't Man Enough"
  5. "Take This Ring"
  6. "How Many Ways"
  7. "You're Makin' Me High"
  8. "Suddenly"1
  9. "Shadowless"
  10. "Just Be a Man About It"
  11. "I Don't Want To"
  12. "Love Shoulda Brought You Home"
  13. "Seven Whole Days"
  14. "Another Sad Love Song"
  15. "You Mean the World to Me"
  16. "How Could an Angel Break My Heart"
  17. "Let It Flow"
  18. "Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)"
  19. "I Wanna Be (Your Baby)"
Encore
  2. "Breathe Again"
  4. "Un-Break My Heart"

1 performed only at selected dates

Additional notes

[edit]
  • On select dates, as Toni performed one of her signature ballads; she would choose a lucky gentleman to bring on stage, as she sat on his lap and sang. One of the many highlights throughout the show, and a rousing ovation from the crowd.[2]

Shows

[edit]
Date City Country Venue
North America[3][4]
March 10, 2006 Atlantic City United States Tropicana Showroom
March 11, 2006 Washington, D.C. DAR Constitution Hall
March 12, 2006 Westbury North Fork Theatre
March 15, 2006 Red Bank Count Basie Theatre
March 16, 2006 Verona Turning Stone Resort Showroom
March 17, 2006 Boston Orpheum Theatre
March 18, 2006 Ledyard Foxwoods Theatre
March 21, 2006 Milwaukee Northern Lights Theater
March 22, 2006 Chicago House of Blues
March 23, 2006 Oneida Radisson Three Clans Ballroom
March 25, 2006 Kansas City Star Pavilion
March 26, 2006 St. Louis Pageant Concert NightClub
March 29, 2006 Morristown Mayo Performing Arts Center
March 30, 2006 Rama Canada Rama Entertainment Centre
April 3, 2006 Baltimore United States Modell Performing Arts Center
April 6, 2006 Indio Fantasy Springs Special Events Center
April 7, 2006 Pala Pala Events Center
April 8, 2006 Reno Grand Exposition Hall
April 11, 2006 Friant Table Mountain Casino Event Center
April 12, 2006 Oxnard Oxnard Performing Arts Center
April 13, 2006 Oakland Paramount Theatre
June 21, 2006 Sunrise Sinatra Theatre
June 22, 2006 Orlando Hard Rock Live
June 23, 2006 Atlanta Chastain Park Amphitheater
June 25, 2006[A] Hampton Hampton Coliseum
June 30, 2006[B] Memphis Memphis Botanic Gardens
July 1, 2006 Grand Prairie Nokia Live at Grand Prairie
July 3, 2006[C] Houston Reliant Stadium
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A Hampton Jazz Festival
B Live at the Garden Summer Concert Series
C Essence Music Festival

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Music news, Toni Braxton kicks off tour.www.usatoday.com
  2. ^ Toni Braxton review at Foxwoods Resort Casino.www.boston.broadwayworld.com
  3. ^ Concert Review; Braxton evokes 90s, but not much else.articles.courant.com
  4. ^ Madison, Tjames (January 30, 2006). "Toni Braxton lines up spring tour behind "Libra"". LiveDaily. Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. Archived from the original on February 6, 2006. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
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