Jay-Z & Ciara Live (also known as Jay-Z Live with Special Guest Ciara), was a 2009 summer concert tour headlined by American rapper Jay-Z and American R&B singer Ciara. The tour was in support of both artists' new albums, The Blueprint 3 and Fantasy Ride. The six city United States tour took place from July 2 to July 12, 2009. The tour was originally scheduled to have ten dates, but this was later changed to six. The opening act for the tour was rapper Fabolous.
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| Location | U.S., North America | ||||||||||||
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| Start date | July 2, 2009 | ||||||||||||
| End date | July 10, 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Legs | 1 | ||||||||||||
| No. of shows | 5 in North America | ||||||||||||
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Ciara did not appear at the first tour date for an unknown reason, but she did appear at the second show at The Palms. The July 12 stop in Atlanta, Georgia was cancelled due to heavy rain.
Setlist
edit- Intro
- "Like a Boy"
- "1, 2 Step"
- "Love Sex Magic"
- "Never Ever"
- "Goodies"
- "Oh"
- "Promise"
- "Work"
- Outro
- On the Las Vegas stop, Ciara Performed "Like A Surgeon".
- Ciara missed the Connecticut stop on July 10 due to catching the flu.
Tour dates
editAll tour dates were announced and confirmed on Ciara's official website.[2]
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
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| July 2, 2009 | Phoenix | United States | Dodge Theater |
| July 3, 2009 | Las Vegas | The Pearl at The Palms | |
| July 4, 2009 | |||
| July 7, 2009 | Chicago | Charter One Pavilion | |
| July 10, 2009 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena |
Critical reception
editThe tour received positive to favorable reviews from critics.
Los Angeles Times gave the whole tour a very positive review, saying Ciara worked hard during her brief set, executing some impressive acrobatics along with her four dancers. Her street-tough image is powerful—she and her dancers wore ripped jeans and leather vests, like a sleeked-up girl gang—but her delivery was unfocused, and she didn't seem to be enjoying herself. And she also sang to tracks, and half the time she lip-synched. The newspaper also gave Jay-Z a positive review saying that his set was exciting and kept the audience very hyped. They also continued saying he interacted with audience very well. As, it's stated Jay-Z shows are fun because the rapper is so adept at spinning liquid gold; his mouth is one of the most nimble in the genre’s history, and he uses it to present thoughts that are sharp, funny and resonant[3]
References
edit- ^ Ciara's setlist Archived 2012-07-15 at archive.today
- ^ Ciara's official website Archived 2009-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Live review: Jay-Z keeps his friends close in Las Vegas". 4 July 2009.