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Verizon VIP Tour

{{Short description|Former annual concert tour (2007–2009)}}

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The Verizon VIP Tour was an annual concert tour promoted by Live Nation Global Touring and Verizon Wireless. Following in the footsteps of the Verizon Ladies First Tour, the VIP Tour features an emerging female artist as the headliner. The concerts are exclusive to Verizon Wireless customers (although select concerts are open to the public), following an appearance by the headliner at a local Verizon Wireless store. The tour predominantly takes place in the United States. The concert series ran from 2007 to 2009.

Fergie (2007)

{{Infobox concert

| concert_tour_name = Verizon VIP Tour

| image_size = 220px

| type = National

| location = U.S., North America

| image_caption = Promotional poster for 2007 tour

| artist = Fergie

| album = The Dutchess

| start_date = May 8, 2007

| end_date = July 28, 2007

| number_of_legs = 1

| number_of_shows = 23 in North America

| last_tour =

| this_tour = Verizon VIP Tour
(2007)

| next_tour =

}}

American singer-songwriter Fergie headlined the inaugural Verizon VIP Tour. The tour supported her debut album, The Dutchess.

= Set list =

{{div col}}

  1. "Here I Come"
  2. "London Bridge"
  3. "Clumsy"
  4. "Big Girls Don't Cry"
  5. "Don't Lie" / "Hey Mama" / "Shut Up" / "Don't Phunk with My Heart" / "Where Is the Love"
  6. "Pedestal"
  7. "All That I Got (The Make Up Song)"
  8. "My Humps"
  9. "Voodoo Doll"
  10. "Mary Jane Shoes"
  11. "Barracuda"

;Encore:

  2. "Rehab"
  3. "Glamorous"
  4. "Fergalicious"
  5. "Finally"

{{div col end}}

Source:{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews/live_review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003602772|title=Fergie / June 21, 2007 / New York (Roseland Ballroom)|date=June 2, 2007|access-date=December 14, 2008|last=Menze|first=Jill|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704051428/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews/live_review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003602772 |archive-date= July 4, 2007}}

=Tour dates=

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| colspan="5" | North America{{cite web|url=http://www.rapsearch.com/news/article/fergie-goes-mobile-as-verizon-vip-tour-kicks-off|title=Fergie Goes Mobile As Verizon VIP Tour Kicks Off|access-date=December 14, 2008|work=RapSearch}}{{cite web|url=http://www.livedaily.com/news/Fergie_goes_wireless_on_solo_trek-12117.html?t=98|title=Fergie goes wireless on solo trek|date=May 1, 2007|access-date=December 14, 2008|last=Kilgore|first=Kym|work=Live Daily}}

May 8, 2007

|Seattle

|rowspan="23"|United States

|Franklin High School Gym

| rowspan="23" |Rooney
Ludacris

May 21, 2007

|Pittsburgh

|Byham Theater

May 22, 2007

|Indianapolis

|Egyptian Room

May 23, 2007

|Cleveland

|rowspan="2"|House of Blues

May 26, 2007

|Atlantic City

May 28, 2007

|Philadelphia

|Franklin Music Hall

May 31, 2007

|Boca Raton

|Mizner Park Amphitheatre

June 1, 2007

|Clearwater

|Ruth Eckerd Hall

June 2, 2007

|Atlanta

|The Tabernacle

June 5, 2007

|Houston

|Verizon Wireless Theater

June 6, 2007

|Dallas

|rowspan="2"|House of Blues

June 10, 2007

|Chicago

June 11, 2007

|St. Louis

|The Pageant Concert NightClub

June 13, 2007

|Detroit

|State Theatre

June 19, 2007

|Boston

|Avalon

June 21, 2007

|New York City

|Roseland Ballroom

July 17, 2007

|Anaheim

|House of Blues

July 18, 2007

|Los Angeles

|Wiltern Theatre

July 19, 2007

|Phoenix

|Dodge Theatre

July 22, 2007

|Denver

|Fillmore Auditorium

July 24, 2007

|Portland

|Crystal Ballroom

July 27, 2007

|Stateline

|Harvey's Outdoor Amphitheater

July 28, 2007

|Las Vegas

|Pearl Concert Theater

=Box office score data=

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Mizner Park Amphitheatre

|Boca Raton

|3,220/ 3,220 (100%)

|$165,464{{Citation| publication-date = June 2, 2007| title = Billboard Boxscore| periodical = Billboard Magazine| publication-place = New York City| url =http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/login/login_subscribe.jsp?id=GRDpIQKLSkwdwjzEOzAruaPil51%2BAr0xAScA85dsLRya0UBgTCP9LAWNTIZQhZaVG3%2F44BJROJ9R%0ASLFbSJtaEiI3Tn41b7d2dnOVsmTSmAd7kdBEsAIh3cq7%2BRnhrC5OfUuBfUzjYgsRBuMAz8hc3lk8%0AvM%2Fw616u| access-date = January 5, 2009}}

Harvey's Outdoor Amphitheater

|Stateline

|5,920 / 5,920 (100%)

|$302,634{{Citation| publication-date = September 2, 2007| title = Billboard Boxscore| periodical = Billboard Magazine| publication-place = New York City| url =http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/login/login_subscribe.jsp?id=GRDpIQKLSkwdwjzEOzAruaPil51%2BAr0xAScA85dsLRya0UBgTCP9LAWNTIZQhZaVG3%2F44BJROJ9R%0ASLFbSJtaEiI3Tn41b7d2dnOVsmTSmAd7kdBEsAIh3cq7%2BRnhrC5OfUuBfUzjYgsRBuMAz8hc3lk8%0AvM%2Fw616u| access-date = January 5, 2009}}

Natasha Bedingfield (2008)

{{Infobox concert

| concert_tour_name = Verizon VIP Tour

| landscape = yes

| image_size = 220px

| type = National

| location = U.S., North America

| image_caption = Promotional ad for 2008 tour

| artist = Natasha Bedingfield

| album = Pocketful of Sunshine

| start_date = May 21, 2008

| end_date = July 10, 2008

| number_of_legs = 1

| number_of_shows = 23 in North America

| last_tour =

| this_tour = Verizon VIP Tour
(2008)

| next_tour = Less Is More Tour
(2011)

}}

British singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield headlined the 2008 Verizon VIP Tour. The tour supported her third studio album, Pocketful of Sunshine.

=Opening acts=

=Setlist=

  1. "Piece of Your Heart"
  2. "Who Knows"
  3. "Pocketful of Sunshine
  4. "These Words"
  5. "Soulmate""
  6. "Pirate Bones"
  7. "Ray of Light
  8. "Love like This"
  9. "Say It Again"
  10. "Freckles" (acoustic version)
  11. "Single" (acoustic version)
  12. "Put Your Arms Around Me"
  13. "Angel"
  14. "Backyard"
  15. "Unwritten"

=Tour dates=

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| colspan=4| North America{{cite web|url=http://www.livedaily.com/news/14081.html|title=Verizon VIP Tour stars Natasha Bedingfield|date=April 2, 2008|access-date=December 14, 2008|last=Kilgore|first=Kym|work=Live Daily}}{{cite press release |title=Natasha Bedingfield Goes Mobile with Verizon Wireless for the British Sensation's First Ever U.S. Concert Tour |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS129807+21-Apr-2008+BW20080421 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907164248/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS129807+21-Apr-2008+BW20080421 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 7, 2012 |publisher=Business Wire |date=April 2, 2008|access-date=December 14, 2008}}

May 21, 2008

|North Myrtle Beach

|rowspan="23"|United States

|rowspan="2"|House of Blues

May 23, 2008

|Lake Buena Vista

May 24, 2008

|Clearwater

|Ruth Eckerd Hall

May 27, 2008

|Atlanta

|Variety Playhouse

June 2, 2008

|Cleveland

|House of Blues

June 3, 2008

|Indianapolis

|Egyptian Room

June 4, 2008

|Detroit

|Saint Andrew's Hall

June 5, 2008

|Cincinnati

|Bogart's

June 8, 2008

|St. Louis

|The Pageant Concert NightClub

June 10, 2008

|Dallas

|House of Blues

June 11, 2008

|Houston

|Verizon Wireless Theater

June 12, 2008

|New Orleans

|House of Blues

June 16, 2008

|Philadelphia

|The Fillmore at the TLA

June 17, 2008

|Baltimore

|Rams Head Live!

June 20, 2008

|Atlantic City

|Borgata Music Box

June 24, 2008

|Boston

|Paradise Rock Club

June 25, 2008

|New York City

|The Fillmore at Irving Plaza

June 30, 2008

|Englewood

|Gothic Theatre

July 2, 2008

|Las Vegas

|rowspan="4"|House of Blues

July 5, 2008

|San Diego

July 7, 2008

|Anaheim

July 9, 2008

|West Hollywood

July 10, 2008

|San Francisco

|The Fillmore

=Box office score data=

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! width="150"| City

! width="150"| Tickets sold / available

! width="150"| Gross revenue

rowspan="2"|House of Blues

|Myrtle Beach

|1,079 / 2,067 (52%)

|$15,790{{Citation| publication-date = June 2, 2008| title = Billboard Boxscore| periodical = Billboard Magazine| publication-place = New York City| url =http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/login/login_subscribe.jsp?id=GRDpIQKLSkwdwjzEOzAruaPil51%2BAr0xAScA85dsLRya0UBgTCP9LAWNTIZQhZaVG3%2F44BJROJ9R%0ASLFbSJtaEiI3Tn41b7d2dnOVsmTSmAd7kdBEsAIh3cq7%2BRnhrC5OfUuBfUzjYgsRBuMAz8hc3lk8%0AvM%2Fw616u| access-date = January 5, 2009}}

Lake Buena Vista

|1,518 / 1,518 (100%)

|$24,845

Ruth Eckerd Hall

|Clearwater

|770 / 1,875 (41%)

|$31,013

House of Blues

|Cleveland

|600 / 600 (100%)

|$12,000{{Citation| publication-date = July 5, 2008| title = Billboard Boxscore| periodical = Billboard Magazine| publication-place = New York City| url =http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/login/login_subscribe.jsp?id=GRDpIQKLSkwdwjzEOzAruaPil51%2BAr0xAScA85dsLRya0UBgTCP9LAWNTIZQhZaVG3%2F44BJROJ9R%0ASLFbSJtaEiI3Tn41b7d2dnOVsmTSmAd7kdBEsAIh3cq7%2BRnhrC5OfUuBfUzjYgsRBuMAz8hc3lk8%0AvM%2Fw616u| access-date = January 5, 2009}}

Egyptian Room

|Indianapolis

|934 / 2,000 (47%)

|$9,179

Bogart's

|Cincinnati

|775 / 1,500 (52%)

|$10,788

House of Blues

|New Orleans

|1,000 / 1,000 (100%)

|$26,500{{Citation| publication-date = July 1, 2008| title = Billboard Boxscore| periodical = Billboard Magazine| publication-place = New York City| url =http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/login/login_subscribe.jsp?id=GRDpIQKLSkwdwjzEOzAruaPil51%2BAr0xAScA85dsLRya0UBgTCP9LAWNTIZQhZaVG3%2F44BJROJ9R%0ASLFbSJtaEiI3Tn41b7d2dnOVsmTSmAd7kdBEsAIh3cq7%2BRnhrC5OfUuBfUzjYgsRBuMAz8hc3lk8%0AvM%2Fw616u| access-date = January 5, 2009}}

The Fillmore at the TLA

|Philadelphia

|627 / 1,000 (63%)

|$12,400{{Citation| publication-date = July 2, 2008| title = Billboard Boxscore| periodical = Billboard Magazine| publication-place = New York City| url =http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/login/login_subscribe.jsp?id=GRDpIQKLSkwdwjzEOzAruaPil51%2BAr0xAScA85dsLRya0UBgTCP9LAWNTIZQhZaVG3%2F44BJROJ9R%0ASLFbSJtaEiI3Tn41b7d2dnOVsmTSmAd7kdBEsAIh3cq7%2BRnhrC5OfUuBfUzjYgsRBuMAz8hc3lk8%0AvM%2Fw616u| access-date = January 5, 2009}}

Paradise Rock Club

|Boston

|653 / 653 (100%)

|$10,553{{Citation| publication-date = August 1, 2008| title = Billboard Boxscore| periodical = Billboard Magazine| publication-place = New York City| url =http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/login/login_subscribe.jsp?id=GRDpIQKLSkwdwjzEOzAruaPil51%2BAr0xAScA85dsLRya0UBgTCP9LAWNTIZQhZaVG3%2F44BJROJ9R%0ASLFbSJtaEiI3Tn41b7d2dnOVsmTSmAd7kdBEsAIh3cq7%2BRnhrC5OfUuBfUzjYgsRBuMAz8hc3lk8%0AvM%2Fw616u| access-date = January 5, 2009}}

The Fillmore at Irving Plaza

|New York City

|867 / 1,114 (78%)

|$13,890{{Citation| publication-date = August 2, 2008| title = Billboard Boxscore| periodical = Billboard Magazine| publication-place = New York City| url =http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/login/login_subscribe.jsp?id=GRDpIQKLSkwdwjzEOzAruaPil51%2BAr0xAScA85dsLRya0UBgTCP9LAWNTIZQhZaVG3%2F44BJROJ9R%0ASLFbSJtaEiI3Tn41b7d2dnOVsmTSmAd7kdBEsAIh3cq7%2BRnhrC5OfUuBfUzjYgsRBuMAz8hc3lk8%0AvM%2Fw616u| access-date = January 5, 2009}}

Gothic Theatre

|Englewood

|600 / 1,000 (60%)

|$12,500

rowspan="4"|House of Blues

|Las Vegas

|900 / 900 (100%)

|$19,004

San Diego

|500 / 500 (100%)

|$10,821

Anaheim

|550 / 1,100 (50%)

|$9,665

West Hollywood

|550 / 550 (100%)

|$12,670

The Fillmore

|San Francisco

|816 / 1,187 (69%)

|$12,879

colspan="2"|TOTAL

|12,739 / 18,564 (70%)

|$244,497

Bow Wow as Shad Moss (2008)

American rapper Bow Wow was slated to headline a series of concerts in the Fall of 2008. The tour was later canceled without explanation.{{cite web|url=http://www.hob.com/tickets/eventdetail.asp?eventid=52977|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110712223434/http://www.hob.com/tickets/eventdetail.asp?eventid=52977|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 12, 2011|title=Verizon VIP Tour presents Bow Wow as Shad Moss|access-date=January 5, 2009|work=House of Blues|publisher=HOB Entertainment, Inc.}}

Keith Urban (2009)

{{Infobox concert

| concert_tour_name = Verizon VIP Tour

| image_caption = Promotional poster for 2009 tour

| image_size = 200px

| type = Nacional

| location = U.S., North America

| artist = Keith Urban

| album = Defying Gravity

| start_date = March 18, 2009

| end_date = April 3, 2009

| number_of_legs = 1

| number_of_shows = 6 in North America

| last_tour = Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy World Tour
(2007–08)

| this_tour = Verizon VIP Tour
(2009)

| next_tour = Escape Together World Tour
(2009)

}}

Australian country singer Keith Urban headlined the concert series in 2009. Unlike previous outings, the tour was very limited, with only six tour dates—as Urban was preparing for his upcoming, "Escape Together World Tour". He serves as the first male performer for the concert series. Urban described the outing as:

"Clubs are where it all began. There's just something about the way the band grooves and how the audience gets right up there close and personal, and I love it. So for me there's a nostalgic cool factor in doing this with Verizon."{{cite press release |title=Verizon And Keith Urban Team Up For The Verizon VIP Tour To Give Fans A Special "No Frills" Performance |url=http://news.vzw.com/news/2009/02/pr2009-02-24f.html |publisher= Verizon Wireless|date=2009-02-24 |access-date=2010-09-06}}

The tour was also recognized as the No Frills Tour{{cite web|url=http://www.livedaily.com/news/15725.html|title=Keith Urban lines up 'No Frills' dates before big summer tour|last=Madison|first=T. James|date=February 2, 2009|access-date=September 6, 2010|work=LiveDaily}}

=Setlist=

  1. "Days Go By"
  2. "You're My Better Half"1
  3. "Stupid Boy"
  4. "I Told You So"
  5. "'Til Summer Comes Around"
  6. "Kiss a Girl"
  7. "Making Memories of Us"
  8. "Only You Can Love Me This Way"
  9. "Sweet Thing"
  10. "You Look Good in My Shirt"
  11. "Raining on Sunday"
  12. "You'll Think of Me"1
  13. "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me"
  14. "Somebody Like You"

Encore

  1. "Tonight I Wanna Cry"1
  2. "Better Life"1

1Performed at select dates

Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.livedaily.com/news/18584.html|title=Live Review: Keith Urban in West Hollywood, California|last=Tafoya|first=Richard|date=March 3, 2009|access-date=September 6, 2010|work=LiveDaily}}

==Additional notes==

  • "Once in a Lifetime" was included at the performances at the House of Blues in Dallas, Texas and the Theatre of the Living Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • "You'll Think of Me" was not included at the performances at the Theatre of the Living Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • "You're My Better Half" was not included in the performance at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, California. At the same performance, "I Told You So" was not performed as well.
  • "Where the Blacktop Ends" was performed at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, California; the Webster Hall in New York City and the Theatre for the Living Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me" was not included at the performance at the Webster Hall in New York City.
  • "Better Life" was not performed at Joe's Bar on Weed St. in Chicago, Illinois.
  • "Tonight I Wanna Cry" was not included at the performance at the Webster Hall in New York City.

=Tour dates=

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! width="150"| Date

! width="150"| City

! width="150"| Country

! width="225"| Venue

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

| colspan=4| North America{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1605842/keith-urban-schedules-six-city-tour-of-clubs-and-theaters.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228123507/http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1605842/keith-urban-schedules-six-city-tour-of-clubs-and-theaters.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 28, 2009|title=Keith Urban Schedules Six-City Tour of Clubs and Theaters|date=February 2, 2009|access-date=September 6, 2010|work=CMT News|publisher=MTV Networks}}

March 18, 2009

|Dallas

|rowspan="6"|United States

|House of Blues

March 24, 2009

|San Francisco

|The Fillmore

March 27, 2009

|West Hollywood

|House of Blues

March 30, 2009

|Chicago

|Joe's Bar on Weed St.

April 1, 2009

|New York City

|Webster Hall

April 3, 2009

|Philadelphia

|Theater of the Living Arts

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.verizonvip.com Verizon VIP Tour Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119184906/http://verizonvip.com/ |date=January 19, 2021 }}
  • [http://www.fergie.com/ Fergie's Official Website]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090105172701/http://natashabedingfieldusa.com/ Natasha Bedingfield's Official Website]
  • [http://www.keithurban.net/ Keith Urban's Official Website]

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