FanMail Tour

infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = FanMail Tour


artist = TLC
dates = 1999 -
January 29, 2000
number_of_legs = 2
number_of_shows = 27
3 (Canada)
24 (United States) 3 Cancelled
6 (Asia) Cancelled

The FanMail Tour was a concert tour performed by the American pop/R&B group TLC. In support of their album "FanMail", the stadium and arena tour ran in 1999 and 2000. It covered the United States and Canada. There were six dates sceduled for Asia, but all dates were cancelled due to T-Boz's illness. During this time, there were many rumors that the group was going to break up.

History

TLC went on a nationwide tour simply named "The FanMail Tour" after their album. Most dates of the tour was sold out and the group had a PayPerView special of their tour, called "TLC: Sold Out", which at the time became PayPerView's highest grossing televised special. TLC performed all their hits. The tightly choreographed concert featured a five-piece band, seven dancers, plenty of cybertechnics, and a giant-screen android named "Virtual Vic-E". [http://www.msopr.com/mso/tlc-0104.html] TLC had donated an exclusive track to MP3.com, who sponsored the tour, that fans could download from the company's website for free. In exchange, MP3.com donated ten cents to the Sickle Cell Disease Association (T-Boz was a spokesperson and suffered from the disease) each time the song was downloaded. [http://www.livedaily.com/news/TLC_Destinys_Child_Lock_In_Fall_Tour_Schedule-1094.html] At the time, TLC had to address the incessant rumors that they were breaking up. Lisa Lopes told the New York Daily News, "A lot of people are under the impression that I'm leaving the group. That's not the case..." She also added, "The magic of the group has everything to do with the chemistry between myself, Tionne and Chilli...with TLC, it's like, if there wasn't something going wrong, it just wouldn't be right." [http://www.msopr.com/mso/tlc-0127.html] The tour wrapped up in their hometown of Atlanta, the day before the Super Bowl took place. Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell gave the group a key to the city and declared January 29 "TLC Day."

et list

#"FanMail"
#"Silly Ho"
#"If They Knew"
#"Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg"
#"What About Your Friends"
#"Baby-Baby-Baby"
#"Creep"
#"Red Light Special"
#"Crazy" - Left Eye Solo
#"Come On Down" - Chilli Solo
#"I Miss You So Much" - Chilli Solo
#"If I Was Your Girlfriend" - T-Boz Solo
#"Touch Myself" - T-Boz solo
#"Dear Lie" - T-Boz Solo
#"Unpretty" *-TLC picked fans to bring on stage and sing with them-*
#"I'm Good At Being Bad"
#"My Life"
#"Shout"
#"Waterfalls"
#"What It Ain't" (Atlanta Show only)
#"No Scrubs"

Personnel

Vocals

*Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
*Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas
*Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins

Opening Acts

*Christina Aguilera (Second Leg)
*K-Ci and Jojo
*Ideal
*Destiny's Child (1999)
*Blaque

Tour Dates

#Oct. 22 Toronto Air Canada Centre
#Oct. 23 Montreal Forum
#Oct. 25 Ottawa Corel Centre
#Oct. 27 Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena
#Oct. 29 Dayton Nutter Center
#Oct. 31 Baltimore Arena
#Nov. 2 Greenville BI-LO Center
#Nov. 5 Raleigh Entertainment & Sports
#Nov. 7 Hampton Coliseum
#Nov. 9 Toledo Savage Hall
#Nov. 12 Hartford Civic Center
#Nov. 13 Providence Civic Center
#Nov. 15 Albany Pepsi Arena
#Nov. 18 Buffalo Marine Midland
#Nov. 20 Pittsburgh Civic Arena
#Nov. 22 Minneapolis Target Center
#Nov. 24 Indianapolis Conseco Fieldhouse
#Jan. 7 Anaheim Pond
#Jan. 5 Oakland Coliseum
#Jan. 10 Seattle Key Arena
#Jan. 11 Portland Rose Garden
#Jan. 14 Chicago Allstate Arena - CANCELLED
#Jan. 16 Palace of Auburn Hills
#Jan. 18 Cleveland CSU - CANCELLED
#Jan. 20 Boston Fleet Center
#Jan. 21 New York Madison Square Garden
#Jan. 23 Washington, D.C. MCI Center
#Jan. 25 Philadelphia First Union Center - CANCELLED
#Jan. 27 Ft. Lauderdale - National Car - CANCELLED
#Jan. 29 Atlanta Philips Arena
#Feb. 27 Nagoya Rainbow Hall - CANCELLED
#March 1 Osaka Osaka-jo Hall - CANCELLED
#March 2 Osaka Jo - CANCELLED
#March 4 Yokohama Yokohama Arena - CANCELLED
#March 6 Tokyo Yoyogi - CANCELLED
#March 8 Tokyo Yoyogi - CANCELLED