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Summer Block Party

{{Short description|2011–12 concert tour by Jill Scott}}

{{Infobox concert

| concert_tour_name = Summer Block Party

| image = Js_sbptourposter.jpg

| image_size = 220px

| landscape = no

| alt =

| image_caption = Promotional poster for tour

| artist = Jill Scott

| location =

| type =

| album = The Light of the Sun

| start_date = {{Start date|2011|07|26}}

| end_date = {{End date|2012|06|30}}

| number_of_legs = 2

| number_of_shows = 25 in North America

| URL =

| last_tour = Maxwell & Jill Scott: The Tour
(2010)

| this_tour = Summer Block Party
(2011-12)

| next_tour = An Evening with Jill Scott
(2011-12)

| Misc =

}}

Summer Block Party is a music concert tour by American R&B/soul artist, Jill Scott. Primarily visiting the United States, the tour supported her fourth studio album, The Light of the Sun. The tour was hosted by Doug E. Fresh and featured sets by DJ Jazzy Jeff, giving the tour the "block party" vibe.{{cite web |url=http://soundcheck.ocregister.com/2011/06/21/jill-scott-throws-a-summber-block-party-in-l-a/53677/ |title=Jill Scott throws a Summer Block Party in L.A. |author=Wener, Ben |date= 21 June 2011|work=The Orange County Register |accessdate=24 June 2011}} With 18 shows in 2011, the tour was extended with additional dates for a one-month run in June 2012.{{cite press release |title=JILL SCOTT'S SUMMER BLOCK PARTY |url=http://majicatl.com/events/jill-scotts-summer-block-party-chastain-park-630/ |publisher=WAMJ |date=20 April 2012 |accessdate=13 May 2012|archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1337649496PRVXQYSHVQ?url=http://majicatl.com/events/jill-scotts-summer-block-party-chastain-park-630/ |archive-date=22 May 2012}}

Background

The tour was announced on Scott's official website on June 2, 2011.{{cite press release |title=GRAMMY AWARD WINNING SINGER & ACTRESS JILL SCOTT ANNOUNCES 2011 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR "BUDWEISER SUPERFEST PRESENTS: JILL SCOTT'S SUMMER BLOCK PARTY" |publisher=The Official Site for JILL SCOTT |date=2 June 2011 |url=http://www.missjillscott.com/2011/06/02/jill-scott-announces-summer-tour-2/|accessdate=24 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611045023/http://www.missjillscott.com/2011/06/02/jill-scott-announces-summer-tour-2/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 June 2011}} Sponsored by famed concert series "Budweiser Superfest", the outing played amphitheaters in the U.S. during the summer season. On June 17, 2011, fans were given the opportunity to purchase concert tickets and pre-order Scott's album through Live Nation.{{cite web |url=http://www.pollstar.com/blogs/news/archive/2011/06/03/769672.aspx |title=You're Invited To Jill Scott's Summer Shindig |author=Pittman, Sarah Marie |date=3 June 2011 |work=Pollstar |agency=Associated Press |accessdate=24 June 2011}} The success of the 2011 show prompted Scott to add shows during the summer of 2012. Joining the singer on tour are Kem, Salt-n-Pepa and Eric Roberson. Additionally, Scott launched a contest for an opening act for her show in Atlanta.{{cite web |url=http://www.wtma.com/rssItem.asp?feedid=13&itemid=29843518 |title=Jill Scott Block Party Singer Search! |date=April 2012 |work=WTMA |publisher=Cumulus Media |accessdate=13 May 2012|archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1337648122LZEAZTKUJO?url=http://www.wtma.com/rssItem.asp?feedid%3D13%26itemid%3D29843518 |archive-date=22 May 2012}}

Opening acts

  • Anthony Hamilton (2011){{cite web |url=http://www.soundspike.com/news/tour/2290-jill_scott_concert_news_tour_dates/ |title=Jill Scott throws "Summer Block Party" with Anthony Hamilton, more |author=Soref, Dave |date=6 June 2011 |work=Soundspike |publisher=MTV Networks |accessdate=24 June 2011}}
  • Mint Condition (2011)
  • Jeff Bradshaw (2012){{cite news |title=Jeff Bradshaw Joins Jill Scott's Summer 'Block Party' Tour|author=EurPublisher |url=http://www.eurweb.com/2012/06/jeff-bradshaw-joins-jill-scotts-summer-block-party-tour/ |accessdate=17 August 2012|archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1345184774GLEKETAUCZ?url=http://www.eurweb.com/2012/06/jeff-bradshaw-joins-jill-scotts-summer-block-party-tour/ |archive-date=17 August 2012}}
  • Kem (2012){{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/04/19/on-the-calendar-119/ |title=On the Calendar|date=19 April 2012|work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=13 May 2012|archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1337649240ZGDMTNYANT?url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-04-19/entertainment/ct-ott-0420-on-the-calendar-20120419_1_headliners-ticket-prices-millennium-park|archive-date=22 May 2012}}
  • Salt-n-Pepa (2012—Washington, D.C.){{cite press release |title=Jill Scott Returns to Verizon Center with Summer Block Party Tour |url=http://verizoncenter.com/2011/12/jill-scott-with-kem-and-salt-n-pepa/ |publisher=Monumental Sports & Entertainment |date=April 2012 |accessdate=13 May 2012|archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1337651728RQZAIEPJUS?url=http://verizoncenter.com/2011/12/jill-scott-with-kem-and-salt-n-pepa/ |archive-date=22 May 2012}}
  • Eric Roberson (2012—Philadelphia){{cite web |url=http://www.phillyburbs.com/calendar/jill-scott-s-summer-block-party/event_d54418a4-9a0b-11e1-b096-101f742c6b16.html |title=Calendar: Jill Scott's Summer Block Party|date=April 2012 |work=PhillyBurbs.com |publisher=Calkins Media|accessdate=13 May 2012|archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1337649037VQRSSUMNPI?url=http://www.phillyburbs.com/calendar/jill-scott-s-summer-block-party/event_d54418a4-9a0b-11e1-b096-101f742c6b16.html |archive-date=22 May 2012}}

Setlist

  1. "Shame"
  2. "Gimme"
  3. "Quick"
  4. "All Cried Out (Redux)"
  5. "Hate on Me"
  6. "The Way"
  7. "So In Love"
  8. "Le BOOM Vent Suite"
  9. "Womanifesto"
  10. "Rolling Hills"
  11. "Slowly Surely"
  12. "It's Love"
  13. "A Long Walk"
  14. "Come See Me"
  15. "Cross My Mind"
  16. "So Gone (What My Mind Says)"
  17. "Crown Royal"
  18. "Golden"

;Encore

  2. "He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat)"
  4. "Blessed"

Notes

  • Scott added performances of "The Real Thing" and "When I Wake Up" as part of her set for the second North America leg 'Summer Block Party' in June 2012.

Tour dates

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| colspan=4| North America—Leg 1{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/470896/jill-scott-sets-summer-block-party-tour-dates |title=Jill Scott Sets 'Summer Block Party' Tour Dates |author=Lipshutz, Jason |date=2 June 2011 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=24 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710100032/http://www.billboard.com/events/jill-scott-sets-summer-block-party-tour-1005213062.story |url-status=live |archive-date=10 July 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.pollstar.com/resultsArtist.aspx?ID=45303&SortBy=Date |title=Jill Scott – Concert Schedule |date=June 2011 |work=Pollstar |agency=Associated Press |accessdate=24 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221230855/http://www.pollstar.com/resultsArtist.aspx?ID=45303&SortBy=Date |archive-date=21 February 2011 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.cleveland.com/popmusic/index.ssf/2011/08/jill_scott_presides_over_a_sou.html |title=Jill Scott presides over a soulful block party at Jacobs Pavilion |author=Soeder, John |work=The Plain Dealer |date=4 August 2011 |accessdate=22 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015201548/http://www.cleveland.com/popmusic/index.ssf/2011/08/jill_scott_presides_over_a_sou.html |url-status=live |archive-date=15 October 2012}}

July 26, 2011

|Boston

|rowspan="18"|United States

|Bank of America Pavilion

July 28, 2011

|Wantagh

|Nikon at Jones Beach Theater

July 30, 2011

|Clarkston

|DTE Energy Music Theatre

July 31, 2011

|Chicago

|Charter One Pavilion

August 3, 2011

|Cleveland

|Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica

August 4, 2011

|Maryland Heights

|Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

August 6, 2011

|Camden

|Susquehanna Bank Center

August 7, 2011

|Washington, D.C.

|Verizon Center

August 10, 2011

|Los Angeles

|Gibson Amphitheatre

August 14, 2011

|Concord

|Sleep Train Pavilion

August 17, 2011

|Memphis

|FedExForum

August 19, 2011

|rowspan="2"|Atlanta

|rowspan="2"|Chastain Park Amphitheater

August 20, 2011
August 21, 2011

|Virginia Beach

|Farm Bureau Live

August 23, 2011

|Raleigh

|Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion

August 24, 2011

|Charlotte

|Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

August 27, 2011

|Dallas

|Gexa Energy Pavilion

August 28, 2011

|Houston

|Reliant Arena

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| colspan=4| North America—Leg 2{{cite web |url=http://www.soulculture.co.uk/blogs/jill-scott-blessed-music-video-block-party-concert-series-dates/#axzz1vYNrI189 |title=Jill Scott – 'Blessed' |date= 24 April 2012 |work=Soul Culture |publisher=Soul Culture Media |accessdate=13 May 2012|archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1337647988RLITTKDNWG?url=http://www.soulculture.co.uk/blogs/jill-scott-blessed-music-video-block-party-concert-series-dates/%23axzz1vYNrI189 |archive-date=22 May 2012}}

June 14, 2012

|Chicago

|rowspan="7"|United States

|Charter One Pavilion

June 17, 2012

|Detroit

|Fox Theatre

June 21, 2012

|Washington, D.C.

|Verizon Center

June 23, 2012

|Philadelphia

|Mann Center for the Performing Arts

June 24, 2012{{ref label|HJF|D|D}}

|Hampton

|Hampton Coliseum

June 28, 2012

|Thackerville

|Global Event Center

June 30, 2012

|Atlanta

|Chastain Park Amphitheater

=Box office score data=

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! style="width:150px;"|Tickets sold / available

! style="width:150px;"|Gross revenue

DTE Energy Music Theatre

|Clarkston

|8,045 / 15,274 (53%)

|$413,989{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp|title=Billboard Boxscore – Current Scores|date=8 October 2011|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819081154/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp|archive-date=19 August 2012|url-status=live|accessdate=3 October 2011}}

Verizon Center

|Washington, D.C.

|15,345 / 21,463 (71%)

|$1,589,931{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp |title=Billboard Boxscore: Issue Date 11/12/2011|date=12 November 2011 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=3 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819081154/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp |url-status=live |archive-date=19 August 2012}}{{cite magazine|date=25 August 2012|title=Billboard Boxscore|magazine=Billboard|volume=124|issue=31|location=New York|issn=0006-2510|accessdate=16 August 2012|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819081154/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp|url-status=live|archive-date=19 August 2012}}

;Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

:{{note label|HJF|D|D}}This concert is a part of the "Hampton Jazz Festival"{{cite web |url=http://www.dailypress.com/entertainment/music/mix-position-blog/dp-kenny-g-natalie-cole-20120326,0,4173308.story |title=Kenny G, Natalie Cole, Jill Scott to play 2012 Hampton Jazz Festival |author=McDonald, Sam |date=26 March 2012 |work=Daily Press |accessdate=13 May 2012|archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1337647226PALJQEFFEJ?url=http://www.dailypress.com/entertainment/music/mix-position-blog/dp-kenny-g-natalie-cole-20120326%2C0%2C4173308.story |archive-date=22 May 2012}}

External links

  • [http://www.missjillscott.com/ Scott's Official Website]
  • [http://www.djblockparty.com/ DJ Block Party]

References

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{{Jill Scott}}

Category:Jill Scott (singer) concert tours

Category:2011 concert tours

Category:2012 concert tours