Share My World Tour

The Share My World Tour was the first headlining concert tour by American recording artist Mary J. Blige. It was launched in support of her multi-platinum third studio album Share My World (1997), and also contained material from her first and second studio albums What's the 411? (1992) and My Life (1994). The eight-month tour began on September 2, 1997, in the United States and continued through May 3, 1998. Concerts were held in North America and Europe.^[1]

Share My World Tour

Tour by Mary J. Blige
Location	United States Europe
Associated album	Share My World
Start date	September 2, 1997 (1997-09-02)
End date	May 3, 1998 (1998-05-03)
No. of shows	27
Mary J. Blige concert chronology

Opening acts

• Usher^[2]

Set list

This set list is from the Los Angeles show on April 11, 1998. It does not represent the setlist of the entire tour.^[3]

1. "Announcer" (intro)
2. "Real Love"
3. "You Remind Me"
4. "Reminisce" (Remix)
5. "Sweet Thing"
6. "Mary Jane (All Night Long)"
7. "Love No Limit" (Remix)
8. "Summer Madness" (interlude)
9. "My Life"
10. "You Gotta Believe"
11. "Slow Down"
12. "Mary's Joint"
13. "I'm the Only Woman"
14. "Share My World" (interlude)
15. "I’m Goin’ Down"
16. "Thank You Lord" (interlude)
17. "I Can Love You"
18. "Keep Your Head" (Interlude)
19. "Everything"
20. "Seven Days"
21. "Not Gon' Cry"
22. "Missing You"
23. "Day Dreaming"
24. "Misty Blue"

Notes

• "Everyday It Rains", "I Love You", "You Bring Me Joy", and "Be Happy" were performed from August 28 to November 17, 1997.
• "Slow Down", "Mary's Joint", "I'm the Only Woman", "Missing You", "Day Dreaming", and "Misty Blue" were only performed in 1998.

Band

• Music Director/Bass: Lanar "Kern" Brantley
• Keyboards: Luke Austin
• Keyboards: Jeff Motley
• Drums: Michael Clemons
• Keyboards: Loren Dawson
• Intro Announcer: Benny Pough
• Background vocals: Dustin Adams, Joya Owens, Chantell Jones, Michelle Matlock
  Additional vocals: Cindy Mizelle, Sharon Bryant-Gallwey, Audrey Wheeler, Paulette McWilliams

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America[a][4]
August 28, 1997	Buffalo	United States	Marine Midland Arena
August 29, 1997	Cleveland		Gund Arena
August 30, 1997	Philadelphia		CoreStates Center
September 1, 1997	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
September 2, 1997	Memphis		Pyramid Arena
September 3, 1997	Indianapolis		Market Square Arena
September 4, 1997	Nashville		Nashville Arena
September 5, 1997	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
September 6, 1997	Chicago		United Center
September 7, 1997	Dayton		UD Arena
September 10, 1997	Atlanta		Lakewood Amphitheatre
September 11, 1997	Baltimore		Baltimore Arena
September 12, 1997	New York City		Madison Square Garden
September 13, 1997	Hartford		Hartford Civic Center
September 14, 1997	Worcester		Worcester's Centrum Centre
September 17, 1997	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena
September 18, 1997	Hampton		Hampton Coliseum
September 19, 1997	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
September 20, 1997	Orlando		Orlando Arena
September 21, 1997	Miami		Miami Arena
September 23, 1997	Oklahoma City		Myriad Arena
September 24, 1997	Denver		McNichols Sports Arena
September 26, 1997	Houston		The Summit
September 27, 1997	St. Louis		Kiel Center
September 28, 1997	Dallas		Starplex Amphitheater
October 1, 1997	Seattle		KeyArena
October 2, 1997	Sacramento		ARCO Arena
October 3, 1997	San Jose		San Jose Arena
October 4, 1997	Inglewood		Great Western Forum
October 5, 1997	Phoenix		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
October 6, 1997	San Diego		Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl
Europe
November 2, 1997	Brussels	Belgium	Ancienne Belgique
November 5, 1997	Zürich	Switzerland	El Cubanito
November 9, 1997	Hamburg	Germany	CCH-Saal 3
November 11, 1997	Sheffield	England	Sheffield Arena
November 12, 1997	London		Wembley Arena
November 13, 1997
November 14, 1997	Manchester		NYNEX Arena
November 17, 1997	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Ahoy
North America[5][6][7]
March 25, 1998	Detroit	United States	Fox Theatre
March 26, 1998
March 27, 1998	Chicago		Arie Crown Theater
March 28, 1998
March 29, 1998	Atlanta		Fox Theatre
March 30, 1998
March 31, 1998	Miami		James L. Knight Center
April 2, 1998	Washington, D.C.		DAR Constitution Hall
April 3, 1998
April 4, 1998	New York City		The Theater at Madison Square Garden
April 5, 1998
April 9, 1998	Oakland		Paramount Theatre
April 10, 1998
April 11, 1998	Los Angeles		Universal Amphitheatre
April 12, 1998
April 13, 1998	Seattle		Paramount Theatre
April 16, 1998	Pittsburgh		Palumbo Center
April 17, 1998	Richmond		Landmark Theater
April 18, 1998	Philadelphia		Mann Center for the Performing Arts
April 19, 1998	Cleveland		CSU Convocation Center

Live album

The Tour
Live album by Mary J. Blige
Released	July 28, 1998 (U.S.)
Recorded	April 11 & 12, 1998
Venue	Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, California
Genre	R&B, Hip-Hop
Length	109:18
Label	MCA
Producer	Mary J. Blige, Lanar Brantley
Mary J. Blige chronology
Share My World (1997) The Tour (1998) Mary (1999)

A live album entitled The Tour was released on July 28, 1998 by MCA Records, which reached No. 7 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums and No. 21 on Billboard 200 charts.^[8][9] The album was recorded during Blige's Share My World Tour at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, California.

Track listing

1. "Intro" – 0:35
2. "Real Love" – 1:30
3. "You Remind Me" – 0:37
4. "Reminisce" – 2:39
5. "Sweet Thing" – 4:53
6. "Mary Jane (All Night Long)" – 2:20
7. "Love No Limit" – 3;16
8. "Summer Madness" – 1:42 (Interlude)
9. "My Life" – 2:21
10. "You Gotta Believe" – 2:27
11. "Slow Down" – 1:51
12. "Mary's Joint" – 1:30
13. "I'm the Only Woman" – 2:04
14. "Share My World" – 1:59 (Interlude)
15. "I'm Goin' Down" – 3:16
16. "Thank You Lord" – 1:18 (Interlude)
17. "I Can Love You" – 3:44
18. "Keep Your Head" (Interlude) – 1:10
19. "Everything" – 6:34
20. "Seven Days" – 4:24
21. "Not Gon' Cry" – 5:37
22. "Missing You" – 6:47
23. "Day Dreaming" – 2:49
24. "Misty Blue" – 5:08
25. "A Dream" (Japan Bonus Track)

Notes

1. Part of Budweiser Superfest.