DreamChaser Tour (Jessica Simpson)

In contrast to her earlier co-headlining tour with boyband 98 Degrees, Simpson wanted DreamChaser to showcase her as a true pop singer and a real performer, in the vein of Britney Spears.{{harvnb|Dougherty|2004|page=53}} Simpson decided to make the tour "risqué" by adding sexy backup dancers and showing her trim figure more, wearing body-accentuating costumes. She undertook rigorous dance rehearsals for the tour, as she felt that she had to compete with Spears (a natural, trained dancer since childhood). The tour was set up on a portable stage called the "Extreme Mobile Venue", with a capacity of 10,000 people, and was erected in mall parking lots.{{cite news|url =https://www.deseret.com/2004/6/4/19832591/simpson-tour-will-feature-clips-from-her-tv-program/|title=Simpson tour will feature clips from her TV program|last=Moody|first=Nekesa Mumbi|newspaper=Associated Press. Deseret News|publisher=Deseret News Publishing Company|date=June 4, 2004|access-date=2011-06-02}}{{cite magazine|url =https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/79157/simpson-edens-crush-join-dreamchaser-tour|title =Simpson, Eden's Crush Join 'Dreamchaser' Tour|last1=Waddell|first1=Ray|last2=Cohen|first2=Jonathan|magazine=Billboard|publisher =Nielsen Business Media, Inc|date=July 11, 2001|accessdate=2011-06-02}} The collapsible arena featured a 300' (91 m) performance stage, built with a sound system and lights. Arrangements for concertgoers to bungee jump, climb a rock wall, and go 'mechanical surfing' while the singer was not performing were also provided. The venue featured interactive games and exhibits, and was supported by a {{convert|9|ft|adj=on}}-high ramp for extreme motorcycle riders. The tour openers included Eden's Crush, Youngstown, Toya, and Plus One.{{cite web|url =http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1445057/jessica-simpson-edens-crush-tour.jhtml|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110605050313/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1445057/jessica-simpson-edens-crush-tour.jhtml|url-status =dead|archive-date =June 5, 2011|title =Jessica Simpson Plans Trek With Eden's Crush, Youngstown|last=D'Angelo|first=Joe|date=July 10, 2001|work =MTV|publisher =MTV Networks (Viacom)|accessdate=2011-06-02}} It was choreographed by Dan Karaty.{{harvnb|Dougherty|2004|page=57}}

The tour launched on August 7, 2001, at Corpus Christi, Texas, and ran twenty-five dates through mid-September. Tickets price ranged between $29.99 and $39.99.{{cite news|url =http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2001/08/19/tem_get_to_it.html|title =Get to It|last=Knippenberg|first=Jim|date=August 19, 2001|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|publisher=Margaret Buchanan|accessdate=2011-06-02}} In an interview with Deseret News, Simpson said that it "was a fun tour. That was like a preparation for me. It was one of those things where I just wanted to go out and meet all my fans." A video tape, titled Dream Chaser, was released on January 22, 2002,{{cite web|url ={{Allmusic|class=album|id=dream-chaser-video-dvd-r571999|pure_url=yes}}|title =Dream Chaser (Video/DVD) – Jessica Simpson|work =Allmusic|publisher =Rovi Corporation|accessdate =2011-06-02}} which included Simpson's biography, music videos, behind-the-scenes looks at "Irresistible" and "A Little Bit", and footage from the tour.{{cite book|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=DTUw1SDQECoC|title=Doug Pratt's DVD: Movies, Television, Music, Art, Adult, and More!|page=632|publisher =UNET 2 Corporation|volume=1|year=2004|last=Pratt|first=Douglas|isbn= 9781932916003|accessdate=2011-06-02}} The tape reached number twenty-five on Billboard Top Music Videos chart, for the issue dated February 9, 2002.{{cite magazine|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=_w8EAAAAMBAJ|title =Billboard Top Music Videos|magazine =Billboard|publisher =Nielsen Business Media, Inc|page=52|volume =114|issue=6|issn=0006-2510|date=February 9, 2002|accessdate=2011-06-02}}

1. "Hot Like Fire"
2. "I Think I'm In Love With You"
3. "I've Got My Eyes On You"
4. "When You Told Me You Loved Me"
5. "A Little Bit"
6. "What's It Gonna Be"
7. "Imagination"
8. "Final Heartbreak"
9. "Where You Are"
10. "For Your Love"
11. "His Eye is On The Sparrow" / "I Believe I Can Fly"
12. "I Wanna Love You Forever"
13. "Forever In Your Eyes"
14. "I Never"

;Encore:

15. "Irresistible" (contains elements of So So Def Remix)

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Category:2001 concert tours