Strength of a Woman Tour

Strength of a Woman Tour was the tenth concert tour by American R&B recording artist Mary J. Blige, in support of her thirteenth studio album, Strength of a Woman (2017). The tour began on April 2, 2017 in London and ended in Oakland on September 9, 2017.^[1] According to Pollstar's 2017 Year End top 200 North American Tours, the tour grossed over $9 million in North America alone and over $15 million worldwide.

Strength of a Woman Tour

Tour by Mary J. Blige
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album	Strength of a Woman
Start date	April 2, 2017 (2017-04-02)
End date	September 9, 2017 (2017-09-09)
Legs	1
No. of shows	25 in North America 9 in Europe 34 in total
Mary J. Blige concert chronology

Critical reception

Karu F. Daniels from NBC News stated that Blige "...is blowing away audiences with a raw and rapturous concert performance that is undeniable."^[2]

Opening acts

• Lalah Hathaway^[3]
• LeToya Luckett (select venues)
• Joe (select venues)
• Stokley Williams (select venues)

Setlist

Oceania and Europe

1. "The One"
2. "Enough Cryin"
3. "I Can Love You"
4. "You Bring Me Joy"
5. "Reminisce" / "Real Love" / "You Remind Me"
6. "Be Happy"
7. "Love No Limit" (contains elements of "Mary Jane (All Night Long)")
8. "Strength of A Woman"
9. "Don't Mind" (contains elements of "What's the 411?" and "Sweet Thing")
10. "Share My World" / "Everything"
11. "My Life"
12. "I'm Goin' Down"
13. "Set Me Free"
14. "Love Don't Live Here Anymore"
15. "U + Me (Love Lesson)"
16. "Thick of It"
17. "Not Gon' Cry"
18. "No More Drama"
19. "Love Yourself"

Encore

20. "Family Affair"

North America

1. "Be Happy"
2. "The One"
3. "Enough Cryin"
4. "Just Fine"
5. "Love Yourself"
6. "I Can Love You"
7. "Reminisce"
8. "Real Love"
9. "Love No Limit" / "You Bring Me Joy" / "You Remind Me"
10. "Don't Mind"
11. "Share My World" / "Everything"
12. "My Life"
13. "I'm Goin' Down"
14. "Set Me Free"
15. "Strength Of a Woman"
16. "Love Don't Live Here Anymore"
17. "U + Me (Love Lesson)"
18. "Glow Up"
19. "Thick Of It"
20. "Not Gon Cry"
21. "No More Drama"

Encore

22. "Family Affair"

Tour dates

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

Date (2017)	City	Country	Venue
July 1	New Orleans	U.S.	2017 Essence Festival
July 3	Atlantic City		Borgata Event Center
July 4	Philadelphia		Wawa Welcome America Festival 2017
July 8	Rotterdam	Netherlands	North Sea Jazz Festival
July 9	Zurich	Switzerland	Live At Sunset 2017
July 10	Vienne	France	Jazz à Vienne
July 12	Lucca	Italy	Lucca Summer Festival 2017
July 14	Paris	France	Olympia
July 15	Birmingham	England	O2 Academy Birmingham
July 16	London		Kew the Music
July 19	Nice	France	Nice Jazz Festival
July 22	Gothenburg	Sweden	Stora Scenen
July 28	Cincinnati	U.S.	Cincinnati Music Festival
July 30	Chicago		Chicago Theatre
August 1	Sterling Heights		Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
August 2	Northfield		Hard Rock Live Cleveland
August 4	Buffalo		Shea's Performing Arts Center
August 5	Indianapolis		Murat Theater
August 6	Nashville		Nashville Municipal Auditorium
August 8	College Park		Wolf Creek Amphitheater
August 10	Raleigh		Red Hat Amphitheater
August 13	Baltimore		MECU Pavilion
August 18	Brooklyn		Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island
August 19	New York City		The Theater at Madison Square Garden
August 22	Miami Beach		Fillmore Miami Beach
August 23	Jacksonville		Daily's Place
August 25	Sugar Land		Smart Financial Centre
August 26	Dallas		Music Hall at Fair Park
August 30	Phoenix		Comerica Theatre
September 1	Las Vegas		Pearl Concert Theatre
September 2	Los Angeles		Greek Theatre
September 6	Denver		Bellco Theater
September 8	Reno		Grand Theatre at the Grand Sierra Resort
September 9	Oakland		Paramount Theatre