Secrets Tour
{{Short description|1996–97 concert tour by Toni Braxton}}
{{infobox concert|
|concert_tour_name = Secrets Tour
|image = TBraxton_1997TourPoster.jpg
|image_size = 220px
|artist = Toni Braxton
|album = Secrets
|start_date = August 18, 1996
|end_date = October 1, 1997
|number_of_legs = 4
|number_of_shows = 119 in North America
31 in Europe
150 Total
|last_tour =
|this_tour = Secrets Tour
(1996–97)
|next_tour = Libra Tour
(2006)
}}
The Secrets Tour was the debut concert tour by American pop/R&B singer Toni Braxton. The tour was in support of her album, Secrets. The tour began during the summer of 1996 in theatres. Jazz saxophonist Kenny G joined the tour September 18, 1996.{{cite web |url=https://www.dailypress.com/1996/07/26/sax-man/ |title=Sax Man |last1=McDonald |first1=Sam |date=July 26, 1996 |website=Daily Press |access-date=December 23, 2016}} Remaining shows in the U.S. were billed as An Evening with Kenny G & Toni Braxton.
Opening act
- The Braxtons {{small|(North America, select dates)}}{{cite web |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1997/05/08/move-over-demi-covergirl-toni-braxton-has-the-arm-over-the-chest-move-down-pat-as-she-poses-nearly-naked-for-vibe/ |title=Move over, Demi Covergirl: Toni Braxton has the arm- over-the-chest move down pat as she poses nearly naked for Vibe |last1=Considine |first1=J.D. |date=May 8, 1997 |website=The Baltimore Sun |access-date=October 5, 2013 |archive-date=November 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107182818/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1997-05-08/features/1997128079_1_toni-braxton-towanda-vibe |url-status=live }}
- Kenny G {{small|(North America, select dates) (special guest)}}{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-08-11-ca-33172-story.html |title=Toni Braxton Eyes the Kenny G Crowd |last1=Hochman |first1=Steve |date=August 11, 1996 |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=December 23, 2016}}
Setlist
This setlist is from the concert held at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, January 18, 1997. It is not representative of all shows during the tour.
- "Overture"
- "Seven Whole Days"
- "Another Sad Love Song"
- "Love Shoulda Brought You Home"
- "There's No Me Without You"
- "Talking In His Sleep"
- "Find Me a Man"
- "I Love Me Some Him"
- "Instrumental Sequence" (contains elements of "I Want You Back" / "Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)" / "What Kind of Man Would I Be?")
- "Breathe Again"
- "You Mean the World to Me"
- "Why Should I Care"
- "Let It Flow"
- "I Don't Want To"
- "In the Late of Night"
- "Come on Over Here"
- "Dance Sequence"
- "How Could an Angel Break My Heart" (performed with Kenny G)
;Encore:
{{smalldiv|
;Notes
During the September 12, show at Wembley Arena in London, Toni dedicated her performance of "Un-Break My Heart" to Princess Diana, who died two weeks prior.}}
Shows
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| style="width:150px;"|Date
!style="width:150px;"|City !style="width:150px;"|Country !style="width:250px;"|Venue |
|---|
colspan="4"|North AmericaSources for tour dates in North America:
|
| August 18, 1996
|rowspan="2"|Washington, D.C. |rowspan="105"|United States |rowspan="2"|DAR Constitution Hall |
| August 19, 1996 |
| August 20, 1996 |
| August 21, 1996 |
| August 23, 1996
|rowspan="3"|Chicago |rowspan="3"|Chicago Theatre |
| August 24, 1996 |
| August 25, 1996 |
| August 27, 1996 |
| August 29, 1996 |
| August 31, 1996 |
| September 5, 1996 |
| September 6, 1996 |
| September 7, 1996
|rowspan="4"|Atlanta |rowspan="4"|Fox Theatre |
| September 8, 1996 |
| September 10, 1996 |
| September 11, 1996 |
| September 13, 1996 |
| September 14, 1996
|rowspan="2"|Miami |rowspan="2"|James L. Knight Center |
| September 15, 1996 |
| September 18, 1996
|rowspan="6"|New York City |rowspan="6"|Radio City Music Hall |
| September 19, 1996 |
| September 20, 1996 |
| September 21, 1996 |
| September 24, 1996 |
| September 26, 1996 |
| September 29, 1996 |
| September 30, 1996 |
| October 1, 1996 |
| October 2, 1996 |
| October 3, 1996 |
| October 6, 1996 |
| October 8, 1996 |
| October 9, 1996 |
| October 11, 1996 |
| October 12, 1996 |
| October 13, 1996 |
| October 15, 1996 |
| October 16, 1996 |
| October 17, 1996 |
| October 19, 1996 |
| October 21, 1996 |
| October 23, 1996 |
| October 24, 1996 |
| October 25, 1996 |
| October 28, 1996 |
| October 29, 1996 |
| November 2, 1996 |
| November 3, 1996
|rowspan="2"|Las Vegas |rowspan="2"|Circus Maximus Showroom |
| November 4, 1996 |
| November 6, 1996
|rowspan="3"|Los Angeles |rowspan="3"|Hollywood Palladium |
| November 7, 1996 |
| November 8, 1996 |
| November 17, 1996
|rowspan="3"|New York City |rowspan="3"|Radio City Music Hall |
| November 18, 1996 |
| November 19, 1996 |
| December 15, 1996 |
| December 17, 1996 |
| December 20, 1996 |
| December 21, 1996 |
| December 22, 1996 |
| December 27, 1996
|rowspan="3"|Los Angeles |rowspan="3"|Universal Amphitheatre |
| December 28, 1996 |
| December 30, 1996 |
| December 31, 1996 |
| January 5, 1997 |
| January 6, 1997 |
| January 8, 1997
|Las Vegas |
| January 9, 1997 |
| January 12, 1997 |
| January 13, 1997 |
| January 15, 1997
|St. Louis |
| January 17, 1997 |
| January 18, 1997
|Chicago |
| January 21, 1997 |
| January 23, 1997 |
| January 24, 1997
|Pittsburgh |
| January 29, 1997
|rowspan="6"|New York City |rowspan="6"|Radio City Music Hall |
| January 31, 1997 |
| February 1, 1997 |
| February 2, 1997 |
| February 3, 1997 |
| February 4, 1997 |
| February 7, 1997
|Boston |
| February 11, 1997 |
| February 14, 1997 |
| February 16, 1997 |
| February 17, 1997 |
| February 19, 1997
|Atlanta |
| February 20, 1997
|Nashville |
| February 21, 1997 |
| February 27, 1997
|Orlando |
| February 28, 1997
|Miami |
| March 1, 1997 |
| March 2, 1997 |
| March 5, 1997
|New Orleans |
| March 6, 1997
|Birmingham |
| March 8, 1997
|Dallas |
| March 10, 1997
|Auburn Hills |The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| March 12, 1997
|Cleveland |Gund Arena |
| March 13, 1997 |
| March 14, 1997
|rowspan="2"|Chicago |rowspan="2"|United Center |
| June 1, 1997 |
| June 2, 1997 |
| June 3, 1997
|Auburn Hills |The Palace at Auburn Hills |
| June 5, 1997 |
| June 9, 1997
|rowspan="2"|Toronto |rowspan="3"|Canada |rowspan="2"|Maple Leaf Gardens |
| June 10, 1997 |
| June 12, 1997 |
| June 15, 1997
|rowspan="11"|United States |
| June 16, 1997 |
| June 17, 1997
|Atlantic City |
| June 20, 1997 |
| June 21, 1997
|Richmond |
| June 23, 1997 |
| June 24, 1997 |
| June 25, 1997 |
| June 28, 1997
|Houston |
| June 29, 1997 |
| July 1, 1997 |
| colspan="4"|Europe {{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1426566/braxton-pushes-on-with-new-video-european-tour.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131004012841/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1426566/braxton-pushes-on-with-new-video-european-tour.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 4, 2013|title=Braxton Pushes On With New Video, European Tour|date=August 29, 1997|website=MTV News|access-date=October 3, 2013}} |
| August 16, 1997 |
| August 18, 1997 |
| August 20, 1997
|England |
| August 24, 1997
|Belgium |
| August 25, 1997
|Germany |
| August 26, 1997
|Netherlands |
| August 28, 1997
|Denmark |
| August 30, 1997
|Sweden |
| August 31, 1997
|Oslo |Norway |
| September 2, 1997
|Berlin |Germany |
| September 4, 1997
|Austria |
| September 5, 1997
|Germany |
| September 6, 1997
|Switzerland |
| September 8, 1997
|rowspan="6"|England |
| September 9, 1997 |
| September 10, 1997 |
| September 12, 1997
|rowspan="3"|London |rowspan="3"|Wembley Arena |
| September 13, 1997 |
| September 14, 1997 |
| September 15, 1997
|Ireland |
| September 17, 1997
|rowspan="2"|Rotterdam |rowspan="2"|Netherlands |rowspan="2"|Rotterdam Ahoy Sportpaleis |
| September 18, 1997 |
| September 20, 1997
|Belgium |
| September 21, 1997
|Paris |France |
| September 23, 1997
|rowspan="5"|Germany |
| September 24, 1997 |
| September 25, 1997 |
| September 27, 1997 |
| September 28, 1997 |
| September 30, 1997
|Italy |
| October 1, 1997
|Lyon |France |
=Box office score data=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! style="width:250px;"| Venue ! style="width:150px;"| City ! style="width:150px;"| Tickets sold / available ! style="width:150px;"| Gross revenue |
| KeyArena
|Seattle |10,829 / 12,023 (90%) |
| San Jose Arena
|San Jose |13,347 / 13,347 (100%) |
| Selland Arena
|Fresno |7,690 / 9,012 (85%) |
| Universal Amphitheatre
|Los Angeles |22,270 / 22,270 (100%) |
| ARCO Arena
|Sacramento |8,157 / 10,500 (78%) |
| Target Center
|Minneapolis |6,995 / 10,000 (70%) |
| Kiel Center
|St. Louis |12,172 / 13,000 (94%) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills
|Auburn Hills |15,678 / 15,678 (100%) |
| United Center
|Chicago |27,175 / 27,175 (100%) |$999,463{{cite magazine |author= |title=Amusement Business: Boxscore – Top 10 Concert Grosses|magazine=Billboard|location=Nashville, Tennessee|access-date=December 23, 2016|issn=0006-2510|date=March 29, 1997|volume=109|issue=13|pages=18|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Q4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18}} |
| Gund Arena
|Cleveland |13,276 / 14,600 (91%) |
| CoreStates Center
|Philadelphia |12,957 / 13,500 (96%) |
| Civic Arena
|Pittsburgh |12,475 / 12,475 (100%) |
| Radio City Music Hall
|New York City |35,226 / 35,226 (100%) |
| FleetCenter
|Boston |13,900 / 13,900 (100%) |
| Marine Midland Arena
|Buffalo |10,758 / 15,000 (72%) |
| Pepsi Arena
|Albany |11,124 / 11,124 (100%) |
| Charlotte Coliseum
|Charlotte |9,298 / 12,000 (77%) |
| Nashville Arena
|Nashville |9,663 / 12,000 (80%) |
| Ice Palace
|Tampa |10,999 / 14,660 (75%) |
| BJCC Coliseum
|Birmingham |9,205 / 12,000 (77%) |
| colspan="2"|TOTAL
|273,194 / 299,490 (91%) |$11,689,176 |
Band
- Musical Director: Bo Watson & Vance Taylor
- Drums: Stokley Williams
- Guitar: Homer O'Dell
- Bass: Ricky Kinchen
- Keyboards: Keri Lewis
- Saxophone: Jeffrey Allen
- Keyboards: Larry Waddell
- Percussion: Chris Dave
- Background vocals: Cha'n Andre', Dee Coupe, Valerie Davis, Julio Hanson, Dyron D. Wade, Gregory Ringo, Mario Johnson, Rodney Day, Gromyko Collins
- Dancers: Rosero McCoy, Jamal Sims, Omar Lopez, Jermaine Montell