Big Beautiful Tour was a concert tour in by American R&B recording artist Jill Scott, in support of her album Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2. The tour started on February 9, and ended on March 26, in Upper Darby, PA.Scott starts Beautiful tour 2005 .www.livedaily.com Scott's performance received rave reviews from critics attending the shows. Jill blended a mixed sound of R&B, soul-funk, hip-hop and poetry, while delivering her hits "Golden", "A Long Walk", "The Way" and the 2005 Grammy Award-winning song "Cross My Mind".Jill Scott, life is 'awesome', and it shows.articles.baltimore.comConcert review; Sunday night with Jill Scott-2005.koranteng.blogspot.com
Opening acts Common Raphael Saadiq (select dates)
Set list "Jilltro" (Intro Suite) "Warm Up"/"It's Love" (Mashup Mix) "Golden" (Remix) "A Long Walk" "Exclusively" "Gettin' In the Way" "He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)" "Talk To Me" "Cross My Mind" "Bedda At Home" (Acapella) "Whatever" "Can't Explain (42nd Street Happenstance)" "The Fact Is (I Need You)" "One Is The Magic #" "Slowly Surely" "Not Like Crazy" "The Way"
Notes
On select dates of the tour, opening act hip-hop star Common would ask Scott to appear on stage to perform their R&B/funk infused dance duet, "I Am Music", from his platinum-selling album Electric Circus.
Tour dates Date City Country Venue North America February 9, 2005SacramentoUnited StatesMemorial AuditoriumFebruary 10, 2005OaklandParamount TheatreFebruary 11, 2005February 14, 2005Los AngelesUniversal AmphitheatreFebruary 17, 2005San DiegoCopley Symphony HallFebruary 20, 2005DenverParamount TheatreFebruary 22, 2005Grand PrairieNokia Theatre at Grand PrairieFebruary 23, 2005HoustonVerizon Wireless TheaterFebruary 25, 2005MemphisOrpheum TheatreFebruary 26, 2005New OrleansSaenger TheaterFebruary 28, 2005NashvilleRyman AuditoriumMarch 2, 2005AtlantaFox TheatreMarch 3, 2005GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum ComplexMarch 4, 2005New York CityRadio City Music HallMarch 5, 2005March 8, 2005RichmondLandmark TheaterMarch 9, 2005Washington, D.C.DAR Constitution HallMarch 10, 2005March 13, 2005BostonOrpheum TheatreMarch 16, 2005TorontoCanadaMassey HallMarch 19, 2005ChicagoUnited StatesChicago TheatreMarch 20, 2005PittsburghByham TheaterMarch 23, 2005ClevelandState TheatreMarch 24, 2005BaltimoreJoseph Meyerhoff Symphony HallMarch 26, 2005Upper Darby TownshipTower Theater
References
External links jillscott.com-big beautiful tour arrives. 2005 jillscott.com-tour hits d.c. with common. 2005