Christina Aguilera in Concert

Christina Aguilera in Concert was the debut concert tour by American singer Christina Aguilera. It supported her two studio albums, Christina Aguilera (1999) and Mi Reflejo (2000). Beginning in May 2000 with appearances at radio festivals in the United States, the tour continued into Canada. Here, Aguilera headlined Psyko Blast, a pop music tour created by Canadian network, YTV. The singer returned to the US performing at state and county fairs before headlining shows in amphitheatres and arenas. The tour continued into 2001, visiting Mexico, Puerto Rico, Panama, Venezuela and Japan. Sponsors of the tour included Sears, Levi's, J-Wave and Pioneer.

Background

On April 27, 2000, it was announced that Christina Aguilera would start her first headlining concert tour in order to support her two studio albums, Christina Aguilera (1999) and Mi Reflejo (2000). According to MTV News, her tour was being co-sponsored by Sears and Levi's and would hit 35 cities.

Critical reception

Emily Flynn from Traverse City Record-Eagle wrote that Aguilera gave an amazing show at the National Cherry Festival. She continues, "As the sun dipped its way behind the horizon, sparkling eyes filled with amazement lit up the night sky. Whether a genie or not, Aguilera was out of the bottle Wednesday night, granting everyone's wish for an unforgettable concert". Errol Nazareth from Toronto Sun, gave the singer's show at the Air Canada Centre four out of five stars. He writes, "And it's during ballads like 'I Turn To You' and 'Reflection' that her voice really shone. It's big, soulful and boasts an impressive range. But, while Aguilera says she'd rather let her music speak for itself, you can't help but draw parallels to Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey".

Pat St. Germain from Winnipeg Sun thought Aguilera's voice was the star of the show. He goes on to write, "The diminutive 19-year-old singer with the big R&B voice kept the energy at maximum level as she rolled right into 'Somebody's Somebody', prowling the stage with six backup dancers and bringing most of the crowd to its feet". For the concert at Edmonton's Skyreach Centre. Mike Ross from Edmonton Sun said that the singer proved to be on a higher level than Spears. He says, "Aguilera proved to be no ordinary pop tart. In both material and vocals, she's superior to her best friend/rival Britney Spears, even if she doesn't draw the same numbers. Isn't that the way it always is"?

The concert at the Missouri State Fair was applauded by Kevin C. Johnson from St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He comments, "Her big moment to break out came with her pull-out-all-stops cover of Etta James' "At Last"—a song she's been working to death the last several months in her attempt to prove her capabilities". The praise continued for the show at the Douglas County Fair. Kim Roberts from Omaha World-Herald states, "Her incredible range and powerful voice is surprising from one so petite, and her moves, as well as those of her dancers, captivated the audience".

Brad Cawn from Chicago Tribune writes the singer's show at the famed United Center was not what he was expecting. He continues, "Her long tresses came straight out of Madonna's Blond Ambition World Tour; her song-ending vocal riffing right from Mariah Carey's sky-high multi-octave schtick; and the starkly modern stage was more 'N Sync than Nickelodeon. Playing to both sides of her image, she left her belly button exposed, and flirted conservatively—if there is such a thing—with the vague sexuality of the music penned for her". Ed Masley from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette states Aguilera charmed her hometown crowd at the Post-Gazette Pavilion, giving the audience a "live" show. He goes on to say "As she proved repeatedly last night, she has the voice to be a major force in R&B for years to come. But this could be her only chance to be the second biggest female artist of her generation with the lunchbox set".

Roger Moore from The Orlando Sentinel comments that Aguilera proved to be "real" for her concert at the TD Waterhouse Centre—in comparison to Spears (who performed at the same venue two weeks before Aguilera). He says, "Of course, it's like comparing Gouda with Cheez Whiz. Britney was all over-choreographed, pre-packaged, and tape-recorded. Christina, on the other hand, is the real deal. Real stage banter. Real stage presence. Heck, real singing. What a relief to hear a bubble-gummer with real pipes tear into her tunes, letting six back-up dancers do the heavy lifting and leaving the tape recording to NBC's Olympics coverage".

Broadcasts and recordings

While headlining Psykoblast Tour in Canada, the final concert in Vancouver premiered on August 2, 2000. Called, "Christina: Live from Vancouver", the concert special aired on CTV and YTV. Selections from the concert were available online on "Click2Music". In London, her performance at Party in the Park aired on T4 Lived. In 2001, her concert at the NHK Hall in Tokyo aired on MTV Japan on February 9, 2001. The concert was streamed live on the day of the concert via Aguilera's "Click2Music" website.

Opening acts

• Destiny's Child (North America, select dates)
• soulDecision (North America, select dates)
• Sygnature (North America, select dates)
• McMaster & James (Canada)
• Alecia Elliott (Sioux Falls, Traverse City)
• The Moffats (Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton)
• Mytown (Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver)

• Before Dark (Bonner Springs, Des Moines, Springfield)
• Faze 4 (Milwaukee, Chicago)
• Christian Davis (Seattle, Concord)
• Brownskin (Honolulu)
• DisGuyz (Honolulu)
• Jyve V (San Juan)
• Son Miserables (Panama City)

Setlist

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on October 19, 2000; at the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

1. "Genie in a Bottle"
2. "Somebody's Somebody"
3. "So Emotional"
4. "Ven Conmigo (Solamente Tú)"
5. "I Turn to You"
6. "When You Put Your Hands On Me"
7. "Contigo en la Distancia"
8. "All Right Now"
9. "Love For All Seasons"
10. "At Last"
11. "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" (contains elements of "Got to Be Real")

Encore

12. "What a Girl Wants"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
May 19, 2000[A]	Holland	United States	Holland Municipal Stadium
May 20, 2000	Council Bluffs		Westfair Amphitheater
May 28, 2000[B]	Charlotte		American Legion Memorial Stadium
June 2, 2000[C]	Uniondale		Nassau Coliseum
June 3, 2000[D]	Mansfield		Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
June 4, 2000[E]	Camden		Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre
July 1, 2000[F]	Milwaukee		Marcus Amphitheater
July 2, 2000[G]	Sioux Falls		W. H. Lyon Fairgrounds
July 4, 2000	Merrillville		Star Plaza Theatre
July 5, 2000[H]	Traverse City		Traverse Bay Casino Resort Music Stage
July 7, 2000[I]	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
Europe
July 9, 2000[J]	London	England	Hyde Park
North America
July 10, 2000[I]	Ottawa	Canada	Corel Centre
July 13, 2000[I]	Winnipeg		Winnipeg Arena
July 14, 2000[I]	Saskatoon		Saskatchewan Place
July 16, 2000[I]	Edmonton		Skyreach Centre
July 17, 2000[I]	Calgary		Canadian Airlines Saddledome
July 19, 2000[I]	Vancouver		General Motors Place
July 26, 2000[K]	Paso Robles	United States	Main Arena Grandstand
July 28, 2000[L]	Billings		MetraPark Arena
July 29, 2000[M]	Minot		All Seasons Arena
July 31, 2000	Bonner Springs		Sandstone Amphitheater
August 1, 2000	Maryland Heights		Riverport Amphitheatre
August 3, 2000[N]	Kearney		Buffalo County Fairgrounds
August 4, 2000[O]	Omaha		Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum
August 7, 2000	Nashville		AmSouth Amphitheatre
August 10, 2000[P]	Des Moines		Iowa State Fair Grandstand
August 11, 2000[Q]	Springfield		Illinois State Fair Grandstand
August 13, 2000[R]	Sedalia		Missouri State Fairgrounds
August 14, 2000[S]	Columbus		Celeste Center
August 15, 2000[T]	Midland		Midland County Fairgrounds
August 18, 2000[U]	Louisville		Freedom Hall
August 19, 2000	Chicago		United Center
August 21, 2000	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center
August 23, 2000	Cleveland		Gund Arena
August 24, 2000	Clarkston		Pine Knob Music Theatre
August 26, 2000	Burgettstown		Post-Gazette Pavilion
August 28, 2000[V]	Falcon Heights		Minnesota State Fair Grandstand
August 30, 2000	Darien		Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
August 31, 2000[W]	Essex Junction		Coca-Cola Grandstand
September 1, 2000	Hartford		Meadows Music Theatre
September 6, 2000	Holmdel		PNC Bank Arts Center
September 8, 2000	Wantagh		Jones Beach Theater
September 9, 2000	Mansfield		Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
September 15, 2000	Camden		Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre
September 16, 2000	Columbia		Merriweather Post Pavilion
September 18, 2000	Charlotte		Blockbuster Pavilion
September 19, 2000	Noblesville		Deer Creek Music Center
September 20, 2000	Atlanta		Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre
September 22, 2000	Orlando		TD Waterhouse Centre
September 23, 2000	Tampa		Ice Palace
September 25, 2000	West Palm Beach		Mars Music Amphitheatre
September 27, 2000	New Orleans		UNO Lakefront Arena
September 28, 2000	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
September 30, 2000[X]	Dallas		Fair Park Bandshell
October 3, 2000	Salt Lake City		Delta Center
October 4, 2000[Y]	Las Vegas		Mandalay Bay Events Center
October 5, 2000	Denver		Magness Arena
October 8, 2000	Phoenix		America West Arena
October 10, 2000	Chula Vista		Coors Amphitheatre
October 11, 2000	Los Angeles		Universal Amphitheatre
October 12, 2000
October 14, 2000	Wheatland		Sacramento Valley Amphitheatre
October 15, 2000	Concord		Chronicle Pavilion
October 18, 2000	Portland		Rose Garden
October 19, 2000	Seattle		KeyArena
October 21, 2000	Honolulu		Stan Sheriff Center
December 9, 2000[Z]	Baltimore		Baltimore Arena
December 10, 2000[AA]	Uniondale		Nassau Coliseum
December 11, 2000[AB]	Providence		Providence Civic Center
December 13, 2000[AC]	Rochester		Blue Cross Arena
December 16, 2000[AD]	Los Angeles		Shrine Auditorium
December 17, 2000[AE]	Columbus		Nationwide Arena
December 19, 2000[AF]	New York City		Madison Square Garden
January 14, 2001	San Juan	Puerto Rico	Roberto Clemente Coliseum
January 16, 2001	Mexico City	Mexico	Auditorio Nacional
January 17, 2001
South America
January 20, 2001[AG]	Caracas	Venezuela	Estadio Olímpico de la UCV
North America
January 22, 2001	Panama City	Panama	Estadio Nacional de Béisbol
Asia
January 30, 2001	Osaka	Japan	Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan
January 31, 2001	Tokyo		NHK Hall
February 1, 2001			Shibuya Public Hall

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert was a part of the "Tulip Time Festival"

^B This concert was a part of KISS 95.1's "Kiss Music Mania"

^C This concert was a part of "Zootopia"

^D This concert was a part of Kiss 108's "Kiss Concert"

^E This concert was a part of Q 102's "Q Concert"

^F This concert was a part of "Summerfest"

^G This concert was a part of the "Sioux Empire Fair"

^H This concert was a part of the "National Cherry Festival"

^I These concerts were a part of YTV "Pysko Blast"

^J This concert was a part of "Party in the Park"

^K This concert was a part of the "California Mid-State Fair"

^L This concert was a part of "MontanaFair"

^M This concert was a part of the "North Dakota State Fair"

^N This concert was a part of the "Buffalo County Fair"

^O This concert was a part of the "Douglas County Fair"

^P This concert was a part of the "Iowa State Fair"

^Q This concert was a part of the "Illinois State Fair"

^R This concert was a part of the "Missouri State Fair"

^S This concert was a part of the "Ohio State Fair"

^T This concert was a part of the "Midland County Fair"

^U This concert was a part of the "Kentucky State Fair"

^V This concert was a part of the "Minnesota State Fair"

^W This concert was a part of the "Champlain Valley Fair"

^X This concert was a part of the "State Fair of Texas"

^Y This concert was a part of "Tiger Jam III"

^Z This concert was a part of WXYV-FM's "Holiday Blast"

^AA This concert was a part of WBLI's "Annual Christmas Show"

^AB This concert was a part of 92 PRO-FM's "Jingle Mingle"

^AC This concert was a part of 98PXY's "Jingle Jam"

^AD This concert was a part of KIIS-FM's "Holiday Jingle Ball"

^AE This concert was a part of WNCI's "Jingle Ball"

^AF This concert was a part of WKTU's "Miracle on 34th Street"

^AG This concert was a part of the "Caracas Pop Festival"

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

July 8, 2000	Montreal, Canada	Molson Centre	Cancelled
August 6, 2000	Noblesville, Indiana	Deer Creek Music Center	Rescheduled to September 19, 2000
August 16, 2000	Columbus, Ohio	Celeste Center	Rescheduled to August 14, 2000
September 3, 2000	Geddes, New York	Molson Grandstand	Cancelled. This concert was a part of the Great New York State Fair.
September 4, 2000	Saratoga Springs, New York	Saratoga Performing Arts Center	Cancelled
September 9, 2000	Mansfield, Massachusetts	Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts	Cancelled
September 11, 2000	Virginia Beach, Virginia	GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater	Cancelled
September 19, 2000	Raleigh, North Carolina	Alltel Pavilion	Cancelled
September 27, 2000	New Orleans, Louisiana	New Orleans Arena	Moved to the UNO Lakefront Arena
September 28, 2000	Dallas, Texas	Reunion Arena	Rescheduled to 30 September 2000 and moved to the Fair Park Bandshell.
October 2, 2000	Greenwood Village, Colorado	Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre	Rescheduled to October 5, 2000 and moved to the Magness Arena in Denver, Colorado.
October 6, 2000	Portland, Oregon	Portland Memorial Coliseum	Rescheduled to October 18, 2000 and moved to Rose Garden
October 8, 2000	Mountain View, California	Shoreline Amphitheatre	Rescheduled to October 15, 2000 and moved to the Chronicle Pavilion in Concord, California.
October 10, 2000	Wheatland, California	Sacramento Valley Amphitheatre	Rescheduled to October 14, 2000
October 11, 2000	Irvine, California	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre	Moved to the Universal Amphitheatre
October 13, 2000	Chula Vista, California	Coors Amphitheatre	Rescheduled to October 10, 2000
October 14, 2000	Anaheim, California	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim	Cancelled
October 15, 2000	Phoenix, Arizona	America West Arena	Rescheduled to October 8, 2000
October 27, 2000	Rosemont, Illinois	Allstate Arena	Cancelled. This concert was a part of the B96 Boo Bash.

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / Available	Gross revenue
Madison Square Garden	New York City	17,778 / 18,743 (95%)	$1,380,480
Auditorio Nacional	Mexico City	17,561 / 18,734 (94%)	$448,876
TOTAL (for the 2 concerts listed)		35,339 / 37,477 (94%)	$1,829,356

Personnel

• Music Director: Alex Alessandroni
• Drums: Brian Frasier-Moore
• Keyboards: Ezequiel "Cheche" Alara and Alex Alessandroni
• Guitar: Rafael Moreira
• Bass: Reggie Hamilton
• DJ: Adam 12
• Backing Vocalists: Diane Gordon and Yvinn Patrick
• Dancers: Nancy Anderson, Tiffani Manabat, Buddy Mynatt, Angel Ramos, Jorge Santos and Rob Vinson

See also

• List of Christina Aguilera concerts
• List of Christina Aguilera concert tours