Dream Within a Dream Tour

Dream Within a Dream Tour

by Britney Spears

Presentation album	Britney
Beginning of the tour	November 1, 2001
End of the tour	July 28, 2002
Total concerts (by continent)	* 1 in Asia 67 in North America
Concerts in total	68
revenue	$ 43.7 million

Britney Spears Tour Chronology

Oops! ... I Did It Again World Tour (2000-2001)	Dream Within a Dream Tour (2001-2002)	Onyx Hotel Tour (2004)

Dream Within a Dream Tour was the third concert tour of the American pop singer Britney Spears . This tour presented their third studio album Britney and made guest appearances in North America and Japan.

Britney Spears sings (You Drive Me) Crazy during her tour

background

On September 21, 2001, Spears announced a tour that they would start in two months. In February 2002, Spears announced that they would continue the successful tour. The tour was directed by Spears' choreographer Wade Robson . The stage was designed by Steve Cohen and Rob Brenner. The stage consists of a main stage and a "B-stage", which are connected by another long, narrow stage. Spears was delighted with the crane that lifted a floating island so that Spears could fly over the audience to the "B-stage". The setlist was largely made up of songs from the featured album, as Spears felt they would best reflect her personality. The songs from her previous two studio albums were also included in remix form by Wade Robson.

The show was divided into seven segments, the last being the encore. Spears opened the show by hanging it on a spinning wheel; when she sang ... Baby One More Time, she jumped from the floating island onto the stage with bungee cords, and in I'm a Slave 4 You danced in a jungle setting. Most of the performances were accompanied by extravagant special effects, including confetti, fireworks, laser lights, and artificial fog and snow. In the encore there was a water umbrella that pumped two tons of water into the stage. During the second part of the tour in 2002 some changes were made; several songs were mixed into unreleased songs. The show received mixed reviews from critics who praised the show for being innovative, but they criticized it for taking attention away from the music.

Spears doing a sound check in Oklahoma City

The Dream Within a Dream Tour was largely sold out and grossed $ 43.7 million. During the second show in Mexico, Spears left the stage after the fifth song due to a thunderstorm. The show was canceled, which caused an uproar in the audience. The Las Vegas show on November 18, 2001 was recorded by HBO and sold on DVD under the title Live from Las Vegas . This concert film won an Emmy in 2002 .

Setlist

2001

1. Dream Within a Dream (Intro)
2. Oops! ... I did it again
3. (You Drive Me) Crazy
4. It Was All In Your Mind (Dancer Performance)
5. Overprotected
6. Storytime (video)
7. Born to Make You Happy / Lucky / Sometimes (Medley)
8. Storytime (repeat) (video)
9. Boys
10. Stronger
11. I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
12. Making the Band (Video Interlude)
13. I love rock and roll
14. What It's Like to Be Me
15. Lonely
16. Breakdown (performance of the dancers)
17. Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know
18. Crayola World (Video)
19. Anticipating
20. I'm a slave 4 U
21. ... Baby One More Time
22. It Was Just a Dream (Outro)

2002

1. Dream Within a Dream (Intro)
2. Oops! ... I did it again
3. (You Drive Me) Crazy
4. It Was All In Your Mind (dancer performance)
5. Overprotected
6. Storytime (video)
7. Born to Make You Happy / Lucky / Sometimes (Medley)
8. Storytime (repeat) (video)
9. Boys
10. Stronger
11. Mystic Man
12. Weakness
13. You Were My Home
14. My Love Was Always There
15. I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
16. Making the Band (Video Interlude)
17. I love rock and roll
18. What It's Like to Be Me
19. Lonely
20. Breakdown (performance of the dancers)
21. Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know
22. Crayola World (Video)
23. Anticipating
24. I'm a slave 4 U
25. ... Baby One More Time
26. It Was Just a Dream (Outro)

Tour dates

date	city	country	venue
North America
November 1, 2001	Columbus (Ohio)	United States	Nationwide Arena
November 2, 2001	Pittsburgh		Mellon Arena
November 5, 2001	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Center
November 7, 2001	Hempstead	United States	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
November 8, 2001	University Park		Bryce Jordan Center
November 9, 2001	Cleveland		Quicken Loans Arena
November 10, 2001	Cincinnati		US Bank Arena
November 12, 2001	Denver		Pepsi Center
November 13, 2001	Salt Lake City		EnergySolutions Arena
November 17, 2001	Las Vegas		MGM Grand Garden Arena
November 18, 2001
November 20, 2001	Anaheim		Honda Center
November 21, 2001	los Angeles		Staples Center
November 26, 2001	Auburn Hills		Palace of Auburn Hills
November 27, 2001	Milwaukee		Bradley Center
November 28, 2001	Chicago		Allstate Arena
November 29, 2001	Minneapolis		Target Center
December 1, 2001	Atlantic City		Boardwalk Hall
December 2, 2001	East Rutherford		Izod Center
December 3, 2001	Albany		Times Union Center
December 5, 2001	New York City		Madison Square Garden
December 8, 2001	Hartford		XL Center
December 9, 2001	Boston		TD Banknorth Garden
December 10, 2001	Philadelphia		Wachovia Center
December 11, 2001	Boston		TD Banknorth Garden
December 14, 2001	Raleigh		RBC Center
December 15, 2001	Atlanta		Philips Arena
December 16, 2001	New Orleans		New Orleans Arena
December 18, 2001	Tampa		St. Pete Times Forum
December 19, 2001	Miami		American Airlines Arena
December 21, 2001	Washington, DC		Verizon Center
Asia
April 25, 2002	Tokyo	Japan	Tokyo Dome
North America
May 24, 2002	Las Vegas	United States	Mandalay Bay Events Center
May 25, 2002
May 28, 2002	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
May 29, 2002	Tacoma	United States	Tacoma Dome
May 30, 2002	Portland		Rose Garden Arena
June 1, 2002	Oakland		Oracle Arena
June 2, 2002	San Jose		HP Pavilion at San Jose
June 4, 2002	los Angeles		Staples Center
June 5, 2002	San Diego		Cox Arena
June 6, 2002	los Angeles		Staples Center
June 10, 2002	Sacramento		ARCO arena
June 12, 2002	Phoenix		US Airways Center
June 14, 2002	Lubbock		United Spirit Arena
June 15, 2002	San Antonio		Alamodome
June 16, 2002	Houston		Lakewood Church Central Campus
June 20, 2002	Chicago		United Center
June 21, 2002	Indianapolis		Conseco Fieldhouse
June 22, 2002	St. Louis		Scottrade Center
June 24, 2002	Detroit		Palace of Auburn Hills
June 25, 2002	Hamilton	Canada	Copps Coliseum
June 26, 2002	Buffalo	United States	HSBC Arena
June 28, 2002	Philadelphia		Watchovia Center
June 29, 2002	Boston		TD Banknorth Garden
June 30, 2002	Worcester		DCU Center
July 5, 2002	Atlantic City		Boardwalk Hall
July 6, 2002	East Rutherford		Continental Airlines Arena
July 9, 2002	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
July 10, 2002	Washington, DC		Verizon Center
July 11, 2002	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
July 13, 2002	Ft. Lauderdale		BankAtlantic Center
July 14, 2002	Orlando		Amway Arena
July 18, 2002	Bossier City		CenturyTel Center
July 19, 2002	Oklahoma City		Ford Center
July 20, 2002	North Little Rock		Alltel Arena
July 22, 2002	Dallas		American Airlines Center
July 27, 2002	Mexico city	Mexico	Foro Sol
July 28, 2002

revenue

Venue	city	Tickets purchased	revenue
MGM Grand Arena	Las Vegas	24.638 / 24.638 (100%)	$ 1,561,214
Palace of Auburn Hills	Detroit	16.745 / 16.745 (100%)	$ 1,561,214
Allstate Arena	Rosemont	16,538 / 16,538 (100%)	$ 919,880
Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall	Atlantic City	11,653 / 11,653 (100%)	$ 839,588
Continental Airlines Arena	East Rutherford	17.975 / 17.975 (100%)	$ 919,880
Madison Square Garden	new York	16,674 / 16,674 (100%)	$ 933,210
FleetCenter	Boston	16,421 / 16,421 (100%)	$ 947,959
Mandalay Bay Events Center	Las Vegas	18,650 / 19,724 (98%)	$ 1,427,697
Pacific Coliseum	Vancouver	12,764 / 16,133 (78%)	$ 727,371
Rose Garden Arena	Portland	14.548 / 17.079 (88%)	$ 806,876
Compaq Center at San Jose	San Jose	14,889 / 16,492 (97%)	$ 843,912
Staples Center	los Angeles	32,392 / 32,392 (100%)	$ 1,859,167
Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl	San Diego	9,889 / 12,360 (89%)	$ 655,400
ARCO arena	Sacramento	15,350 / 15,350 (100%)	$ 847,174
America West Arena	Phoenix	13,799 / 13,799 (100%)	$ 803,930
United Spirit Arena	Lubbock	14.256 / 14.256 (100%)	$ 741,972
Alamodome	San Antonio	15,769 / 17,111 (97%)	$ 806,616
Compaq Center	Houston	14,160 / 14,160 (100%)	$ 775,828
	TOTAL	295,610 / 308,000 (98%)	$ 17,978,888

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Billboard Boxscore . In: Billboard , Nielsen Business Media, Inc .. Retrieved February 5, 2010. 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Billboard Boxscore . In: Billboard , Nielsen Business Media, Inc .. Retrieved February 5, 2010. 
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} Billboard Boxscore . In: Billboard , Nielsen Business Media, Inc .. Retrieved February 5, 2010.