Dangerously in Love World Tour
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The Dangerously In Love Tour is the debut solo concert tour by American recording artist Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...

. The tour was intended to showcase songs from her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love
Dangerously in Love
Dangerously in Love is the debut solo album of American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles, released on June 22, 2003, by Columbia Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in 2002 to 2003 at several studios, during the hiatus of her then-group Destiny's Child...

. The tour only reached Europe. Knowles toured alongside Missy Elliott
Missy Elliott
Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one...

 and Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano...

 as ensemble for the Verizon's "Verizon Ladies First Tour
Verizon Ladies First Tour
-Additional notes:*Elliot and Keys did not perform during the concert at Reliant Stadium. Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams replaced Tamia as the opening act.*Keys did not perform during the concert at the American Airlines Center....

" in North America.

Background

The stage was simple and featured a large LED
LEd
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 screen in the back that moved up and down throughout the entire show and displayed video images of Beyoncé and her dancers, as well as some images from her music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

s and some prerecorded images with special effects. The show also featured a small staircase and platforms on both side of the stairs for her band.

The set list
Set list
A set list, or setlist, is a document that lists the songs that a band or musical artist intends to play, or has played, during a specific concert performance...

 included not only Dangerously in Love material, but also contained a special segment of her show dedicated to her erstwhile group Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...

. This concert also featured songs from Beyoncé's 2003 film The Fighting Temptations
The Fighting Temptations
The Fighting Temptations is a 2003 American musical dramedy film produced by Paramount Pictures and MTV Films. It stars Cuba Gooding, Jr. as the film's protagonist as he attempts to revive a church choir in order to enter a gospel competition with the help of a beautiful lounge singer with whom he...

("Fever" and "Summertime"). A highlight for many fans was her performance of "Dangerously in Love 2".

Perhaps the most well known feature of this concert was Beyonce's entrance onto the stage for the beginning on the evening. The singer was lowered onto the stage upside down while singing Baby Boy.

Set list

  1. "Baby Boy"
  2. "Naughty Girl
    Naughty Girl (Beyoncé Knowles song)
    "Naughty Girl" is song recorded by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles for her debut studio album, Dangerously in Love . It was written by by Knowles, Scott Storch, Robert Waller and Angela Beyincé. Produced by Beyoncé and Storch, the song continues the Western sound of "Baby Boy"...

    "
  3. "Fever"
  4. "Hip Hop Star"
  5. "Yes"
  6. "Work It Out"
  7. "Gift from Virgo"
  8. "Be with You"
  9. "Speechless"
  10. Medley:
    1. "Bug a Boo
      Bug a Boo
      "Bug a Boo" is a song by Destiny's Child, which appears on their second album The Writing's on the Wall. It peaked at number thirty-three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart...

      "
    2. "No, No, No Part 2
      No, No, No (Destiny's Child song)
      "No No No" is an R&B song performed by American group Destiny's Child for their debut studio album Destiny's Child and the track was produced by Vincent Herbert, Rob Fusari and Wyclef Jean and received a positive reception from music critics...

      "
    3. "Bootylicious
      Bootylicious
      "Bootylicious" is a song by American R&B group Destiny's Child. It was written and produced by Rob Fusari, Falonte Moore, and band member Beyoncé Knowles for the band's third studio album Survivor , and contains a prominent sample from the 1981 recording "Edge of Seventeen," as written and...

      "
    4. "Jumpin', Jumpin'"
    5. "Say My Name
      Say My Name
      "Say My Name" is a song by American R&B group Destiny's Child. The song was the third single from the group's 1999 album The Writing's on the Wall, released through Columbia label in 2000 . The single is the most successful of the four releases from the album and is considered to be one of their...

      "
    6. "Independent Women Part I"
    7. "'03 Bonnie & Clyde
      '03 Bonnie & Clyde
      "03 Bonnie & Clyde" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z featuring R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles. It incorporates elements from the songs "Me and My Girlfriend" by Tupac Shakur, and "If I Was Your Girlfriend" by Prince and uses the theme from "Pasttime Paradise" by Stevie Wonder for the refrain...

      "
    8. "Survivor"
  11. "Me, Myself and I"
  12. "Summertime
    Summertime (Beyoncé Knowles song)
    "Summertime" is a song by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles that features American rap artist P. Diddy. It was composed by Knowles, Angela Beyincé, Sean Combs, Steven "Steven J." Jordan, Adonis Shropshire, Varick "Smitty" Smith, and Mario Winans. The song was later remixed with rapper Ghostface...

    "
  13. "Dangerously in Love 2"
  14. "Crazy in Love"

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
November 3, 2003 Manchester
Manchester
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England
England
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Manchester Evening News Arena
Manchester Evening News Arena
The Manchester Evening News Arena is an indoor arena situated in Manchester, England. It is adjacent to Manchester Victoria station near Corporation Street...

November 7, 2003 Sheffield
Sheffield
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Hallam FM Arena
November 9, 2003 Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...

Telewest Arena
November 10, 2003 London
London
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Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.-History:...

November 11, 2003
November 13, 2003 Birmingham
Birmingham
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NEC Arena
National Exhibition Centre
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November 14, 2003 Belfast
Belfast
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Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
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Odyssey Arena
Odyssey (Belfast)
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November 15, 2003 Dublin Ireland
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Point Theatre
Point Theatre
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November 19, 2003 Amsterdam
Amsterdam
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Netherlands
Netherlands
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Heineken Music Hall
Heineken Music Hall
Heineken Music Hall is a concert hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands, near the Amsterdam ArenA .The big hall is used for concerts, has a capacity of 5500 and is 3000 m²...


Broadcasts and recordings

On November 10, 2003, Beyoncé performed at the Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.-History:...

 in London, England; this was later put on a CD/DVD, which was released in April 2004.
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