Destiny's Child World Tour

Background and development

Destiny's Child World Tour was Destiny's Child's first solely headlined concert tour. After serving as opening acts for TLC and Christina Aguilera throughout 1999–2000, in support of their second studio album The Writing's on the Wall (1999), the group embarked on the MTV-sponsored Total Request Live Tour. In an appearance on Total Request Live on May 1, 2001, they revealed the tour's itinerary, which included concerts across North America from July 18 until September 23. The group co-headlined the tour alongside 3LW, Dream, Eve, Nelly, St. Lunatics and Jessica Simpson. While the Destiny's Child World Tour was set to be a direct overseas continuation of the Total Request Live Tour running throughout fall 2001, it was postponed in the aftermath of September 11 attacks, and the group instead focused on promotional activities for their first Christmas album 8 Days of Christmas (2001). Despite the group having announced a hiatus in order for members to focus on solo endeavors a week earlier, a Columbia Records representative announced the tour for spring 2002 in a press release on December 13, 2001. Beyoncé's younger sister Solange Knowles was further announced as a supporting act.

Reception

The Destiny's Child World Tour stop at the Ericsson Stadium in Auckland on May 4, 2002 attracted a crowd of over 13,000. In his review of the show for The New Zealand Herald, Russell Baillie praised Destiny's Child's performance skills, describing their stage presence as "terrific, visually dazzling and altogether larger than life" before concluding: "By the time they reached the encore and a strident version of Survivor, Destiny's Child had proven themselves as phenomenal live as they are on the charts." The group opened BBC Radio 1's annual free concert One Big Sunday in Swansea, Wales on June 16, performing in front of 70,000 spectators. In their review of the show, BBC News wrote the members "sauntered on stage with a chic latin look, sporting designer jeans and lacy tops. The sexy American three-piece got the crowd going as they ran through their catalogue of hits", before rushing off due to their show at the NIA Academy in Birmingham that evening.

Set list

The following set list is representative of the show at Rotterdam Ahoy on May 21, 2002, not of all concerts for the duration of the tour.

1. "Independent Women Part I"
2. "No, No, No Part 2"
3. "Bug a Boo"
4. "Bills, Bills, Bills"
5. "Get on the Bus"
6. "Nasty Girl"
7. "Emotion"
8. "Ooh Child"
9. "Heard a Word"
10. "Dangerously in Love"
11. "Gospel Medley"
12. "Bootylicious"
13. "Say My Name"
14. "Work It Out"
15. "Proud Mary"
16. "Jumpin', Jumpin'"
17. "Survivor"
18. "Happy Face"

Tour dates

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Destiny's Child World Tour.

• Marybeth Adams – public relations
• Richard Alexander – artist security
• Clark Anderson – video technology
• Mick Anger – video direction
• Steve Arch – lighting
• Robert Bacon – guitar, musical direction
• Angela Beyincé – artist assistance
• Marlon Bowers – tour assistance
• Anthony Brigham – security
• Phil Broad – head rigging
• Lee Bryant – training, wardrobe assistance
• William Burke – programming
• Ot'than Burnside – dancer
• Kim Burse – A&R direction, creative direction
• Eric Camp – front house engineering
• Aaron Carter – lead carpentering
• Courtney Carter – tour management
• Aisha Delario – alternate dancer
• Al Domanski – pyrotechnic assistance
• Napolian Dumo – dancer
• Tabitha Dumo – dancer
• Terrill Eastman – venue security
• Jeanette Everett – fan club direction
• Maurice Fitzgerald – bass guitar
• Alan Floyd – new media direction
• Nathaniel Frazier – dancer
• Gary – lighting
• Rod Gibson – lighting direction
• Kelvin Gill – artist security
• Collin Green – lighting
• Robert Harris – alternate dancer
• Dave Howard – tour accountancy
• Ty Hunter – styling assistance
• Lance "KC" Jackson – stage management
• Redo Jackson – camera operation, video technology
• Rece Jones – dancer
• Beyoncé Knowles – artist
• Mathew Knowles – management
• Tina Knowles – styling
• Ruary Macphie – video technology
• Paul Makin – lighting
• James Mcgregor – keyboard technology
• Freddie Moffett – keyboards
• Mario Navarrett – dancer
• Nicole Neal – dancer
• Huy Nguyen – A&R assistance
• Olie C – video technology
• Wade Padgett – pyrotechnics
• Simon Pagani – carpentering
• Khari Parker – drums
• Bennett Paysinger – keyboards
• Johnny Perkins – carpentering, rigging
• Shane Preston – lighting direction
• Ivan Prosper – drum technology
• Kelly Rowland – artist
• Junella Segura – choreography
• Sanaa Shariff – production assistance
• Sherman Shoate – dancer
• Vernon Smith – venue security
• Blake Suid – monitor engineering
• Christina Villarreal – head wardrobe
• Andrew Wiliford – guitar technology
• Michelle Williams – artist
• Norman Williams – production management
• Phil Woodhead – video technology
• Marc Wuchter – lighting

Broadcasts and recordings

• Columbia
• Music World
• Mirko Cocco
• Sanaa Hamri
• Sylvain White

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Destiny's Child World Tour.

• Guido Aalbers – recording production
• Guus Albregts – camera
• Paul Alexander – photography
• Antoine Altena – VTR
• Kryssy Bloch – DVD menu production
• Jeroen Bos – ENG
• Frank Brusselaar – grip
• Kim Burse – A&R direction
• Alice V. Butts – package design
• Thom Cadley – sound mixing
• Mirko Cocco – direction
• Ramon de Boer – camera
• Udo Flasselaar – grip
• Mari Keiko Gonzalez – editing
• Henk Grit – ENG
• Ton Groen – managing direction
• Pieter Hilbers – associate production
• Pim Janssen – vision engineering
• Mathew Knowles – executive production
• Christopher Koch – audio post
• Mike Kuipers – assistance
• Robert Lanting – vision engineering
• Stephanie Masarsky – title graphic design
• Mike Nack – DVD authoring
• Jorre Numan – assistance
• Sue Pelino – audio post
• Darcy Proper – mastering
• Joseph Roeder – DVD menu production
• Fred Salkind – title graphic design
• Paul Schoenmakers – recording engineering
• Jeff Staadt – post-production supervision
• Marc Stecker – DVD authoring
• Andre Swart – senior sound engineering
• Martijn Swart – VTR
• Joost Tenniglo – camera
• Niels van Brakel – camera
• Jan van de Akker – assistance
• John van Dijk – production
• Mark van Knippenberg – assistance
• Arjan van Loon – assistance
• Edwin van Seben – senior vision engineering
• Johan Veerman – vision mixing
• Edwin Vermeulen – camera
• Maarten Verstraete – camera
• Rob Washburn – DVD menu production
• Pascal Wasterval – operational unit management
• Dennis Westenberg – camera
• Teresa LaBarbera Whites – A&R

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

Notes

Citations

References

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