The Little One Tour is a 2011 concert tour by the American singer-songwriter Bilal, in support of his album Airtight's Revenge. The tour was also used by the singer to promote the charity Autism Speaks and titled after the Airtight's Revenge single "Little One", an ode to his autistic son.
The tour began in February 2011, with shows in the U.S. and Europe,last.fm Bilal events and ended on September 16.Bilal tourdates info tourtracker.com On June 18, Bilal headlined along with other acts as part of the Stockholm Jazz Festival and performed two shows in South Africa in August.Bilal tours South Africa In addition to Airtight's Revenge, Bilal performed songs from his unreleased second album Love for Sale, which had developed a cult following.
Opening Acts
N'dambi US Leg (select dates) Rich Medina US Leg (select dates)
Set list
Bilal's set list changes almost every gig, however these are songs he has performed on the tour: "Free" (Intro) "Gotsta Be Cool" "For You" "Reminsce" "Love Poems" "All for Love" "Something To Hold On To" "Lord Don't Let It" "Cake & Eat It Too" "Think It Over" "Since I've Been Loving You "Sometimes" "Robots" "The Dollar" "Levels" "All Matter" "Flying" "Make Me Over" "Little One" "Tainted Love" "White Turns to Grey" "Soul Sista"
Band
Music Director/Drums: Steve McKie Bass: Conley "Tone" Whitfield Keyboards: Corey Bernhard Guitar: Michael Severson Background vocals: Chris Turner
Tour dates
Date City Country Venue North America February 14, 2011AtlantaUnited StatesCenterStageFebruary 20, 2011MontclairLackawanna PlazaMarch 5, 2011 Chicago The Shrine EuropeApril 3, 2011ParisFranceCabaret SauvageApril 5, 2011GhentBelgiumConcertzaal VooruitApril 6, 2011CologneGermanyClub BahnhofApril 8, 2011AmsterdamNetherlandsParadisoApril 9, 2011RotterdamHeideggerApril 10, 2011LondonUnited KingdomThe Jazz Café North AmericaApril 14, 2011New York CityUnited StatesS.O.B'sApril 21, 2011Washington, D.C.The Park 14thJune 5, 2011ColumbiaMerriweather Post Pavilion Europe June 18, 2011StockholmSwedenSkansen North AmericaJuly 23, 2011AtlantaUnited StatesVariety Playhouse EuropeJuly 3, 2011MontreuxSwitzerlandMiles Davis Hall North AmericaJuly 22, 2011BirminghamUnited StatesPlatinumJuly 23, 2011AtlantaCenterStageJuly 24, 2011RaleighTJ'sJuly 28, 2011CharlotteClub TempoJuly 30, 2011WilmingtonThe QueenJuly 31, 2011PittsburghObsessions AfricaAugust 5, 2011JohannesburgSouth AfricaThe O.S.TAugust 6, 2011Cape TownThe Assembly North AmericaAugust 12, 2011IndianapolisUnited StatesMadame Walker Theatre CenterAugust 14, 2011ColumbiaMerriweather Post PavilionAugust 17, 2011St. LouisOld Rock HouseAugust 19, 2011DallasThe DoorAugust 20, 2011HoustonMekong UndergroundAugust 21, 2011AustinMojo'sAugust 22, 2011OaklandNew Parish Music HallAugust 26, 2011Los AngelesEl Rey TheatreAugust 27, 2011San FranciscoMezzanineAugust 28, 2011SacramentoHarlow'sAugust 29, 2011OaklandNew ParishAugust 30, 2011San DiegoAnthologyAugust 31, 2011FresnoFulton 55September 1, 2011Costa MesaDetroit BarSeptember 2, 2011DenverSoiled DoveSeptember 3, 2011Kansas CityTBASeptember 4, 2011ChicagoDouble DoorSeptember 5, 2011September 6, 2011ClevelandBeachland BallroomSeptember 8, 2011BaltimoreSoundStageSeptember 10, 2011RichmondTBASeptember 11, 2011AlexandriaThe BirchmereSeptember 15, 2011PhiladelphiaWorld Cafe LiveSeptember 16, 2011New York CityB.B. King Blues Club
References
External links
myspace.combilaloliver plugresearch/bilal pollstar.com