PopOdyssey
PopOdyssey was the fourth concert tour by American boy band NSYNC. Sponsored by Verizon Wireless and Chili's,[1] the tour promoted the band's third studio album, Celebrity. The tour's name is defined as "an adventurous journey towards popularity, beginning as just a dream and ending in reality". The tour became the biggest production in pop music, beating U2's PopMart Tour. The 2001 tour earned over $90 million, becoming one of the biggest tours of the year.[2] It was also nominated for "Most Creative Stage Production" for Pollstar's "Concert Industry Awards". The tour primarily visited North America[3] with dates in Japan proposed, but never realized.
Tour by NSYNC | |
Tour memorabilia poster | |
Associated album | Celebrity |
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Start date | May 23, 2001 |
End date | September 1, 2001 |
Legs | 1 |
No. of shows | 44 |
Box office | $52,540,838 |
NSYNC concert chronology |
Background
While promoting their appearance at Rock in Rio in 2001, the band stated that have already begun production on their forthcoming tour. Following the performance, SFX Entertainment announced the band were beginning a summer concert tour, to promote their upcoming album. Initially, the tour was expected to being May 12, 2001 at the Pro Player Stadium in Miami. English pop group BBMak were slated to be the opening act.[4] NSYNC's third studio album Celebrity was initially postponed to June 26, 2001,[5] but was subsequently moved to July 24, 2001. As a result, NSYNC decided to perform the album's unreleased songs on the tour before it was released.[6] PopOdyssey was considered "the largest production for a pop concert",[7] as the stage was five stories tall, and included three video screens and five mini-stages. The tour was postponed to May 18, 2001, to ensure that the crew were able to complete construction.[8] Additional dates were cancelled due to weather conditions in the South.[9] However, PopOdyssey was one of the most anticipated tours of 2001.[10]
The opening of PopOdyssey was held at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida to positive reviews. They were joined on tour by several pop acts including: Christina Milian, Samantha Mumba and Deborah Gibson.[11] During the show, public service announcements were shown for an anti-drug campaign with the Office of National Drug Control Policy. The band also partnered with the Candie's Foundation to help prevent teen pregnancy.[12] The tour also opened the newly built Heinz Field.[13] Celebrity peaked at number one on the Billboard 200, setting the second-highest record for first-week sales after their previous album No Strings Attached (2000).[14] The tour ended in the Caribbean islands of Turks and Caicos.[15]
Personnel
NSYNC
- JC Chasez – Lead Vocals
- Justin Timberlake – Lead Vocals
- Chris Kirkpatrick – Backing Vocals
- Lance Bass – Backing Vocals
- Joey Fatone – Backing Vocals
Band
On this tour, all six accompanists returned from the No Strings Attached tour. Two new additions would join the ranks, however
- Kevin Antunes – Music Director, Keyboards
- Troy Antunes – Bass
- Billy Ashbaugh – Drums, Percussion
- Greg Howe – Lead Guitar
- Ruben Ruiz – Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards
- David Cook – Keyboards
- Paul Howards – Saxophone, Percussion, Keyboards
- Juan Sepulveda – Percussion
Dancers
- Kristin Denehy (now Cameron)
- Chantal Robson
- Annalisia Simone
- Diana Carrendo
- Michele Martinez
Opening acts
- Not So Boy Band (North America—Leg 1,2, select dates)[16]
- BBMak (North America—Leg 1, select dates)[17]
- Christina Milian (North America—Leg 1, select dates)[17]
- Dante Thomas (North America—Leg 1, select dates)[18]
- Debbie Gibson (North America—Leg 1, select dates)[19]
- Dream (North America—Leg 1, select dates)
- Eden's Crush (North America—Leg 1, select dates)[20]
- Li'l Johnnie (North America—Leg 1, select dates)[21]
- Meredith Edwards (North America—Leg 1, select dates)[22]
- Samantha Mumba (North America—Leg 1, select dates)[23]
- 3LW (Chicago, Jacksonville, Hershey)
- Tony Lucca (Jacksonville, Tampa)
- Lil' Romeo (Jacksonville, St. Louis, Houston)
- Amanda (Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Columbus, New Orleans, Jackson)[24]
- Tonya Mitchell (Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, San Diego, Anaheim)
Setlist
The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on May 23, 2001, at the Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[25]
- "Video Sequence"
- "Pop"
- "Tearin' Up My Heart" / "I Want You Back"
- "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You" (contains elements of "Music of My Heart")
- "The Two of Us"
- "Video Sequence" (contains elements of "Get Rhythm") (video interlude)
- "Space Cowboy (Yippie-Yi-Yay)" (contains elements of "Wild Wild West")
- "This I Promise You"
- "Video Sequence"
- "Gone"
- "Performance Sequence" (contains elements of "Pop Goes the Weasel")
- "It's Gonna Be Me"
- "See Right Through You"
- "Up Against the Wall"
- "Band Introductions"
- "Video Sequence"
- "Celebrity"
- "Something Like You" / "Falling" / "Selfish"
- "No Strings Attached"
- Encore
- ""Video Sequence"" (contain elements of "Bye Bye Bye")
- "The Game Is Over" (contains elements of "Can't Stop the Rocket") (featuring Mobius 8)
- "Bye Bye Bye"
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening Acts |
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North America[3][5][7][8][17][26][27] | ||||
May 23, 2001 | Jacksonville | United States | Alltel Stadium | Lil Romeo |
May 26, 2001 | Hershey | Hersheypark Stadium | BBMak
3LW | |
May 28, 2001 | ||||
May 31, 2001 | Foxborough | Foxboro Stadium | BBMak | |
June 1, 2001 | ||||
June 3, 2001 | East Rutherford | Giants Stadium | ||
June 4, 2001 | ||||
June 5, 2001 | ||||
June 6, 2001 | Cincinnati | Cinergy Field | ||
June 10, 2001 | Orchard Park | Ralph Wilson Stadium | ||
June 13, 2001 | Philadelphia | Veterans Stadium | ||
June 16, 2001 | Chicago | Soldier Field | ||
June 17, 2001 | ||||
June 19, 2001 | Toronto | Canada | SkyDome | BBMak Eden’s Crush Meredith Edwards |
June 21, 2001 | Cleveland | United States | Cleveland Browns Stadium | |
June 22, 2001 | ||||
June 24, 2001 | Minneapolis | Metrodome | ||
June 26, 2001 | Milwaukee | Miller Park | ||
June 28, 2001 | Detroit | Comerica Park | ||
June 29, 2001 | ||||
July 2, 2001 | St. Louis | Trans World Dome | Lil Romeo
Eden's Crush Meredith Edwards | |
July 4, 2001 | Little Rock | War Memorial Stadium | Dante Thomas
Eden's Crush Meredith Edwards Samantha Mumba | |
July 6, 2001 | Houston | Reliant Astrodome | Lil Romeo
Dante Thomas Eden's Crush Meredith Edwards Samantha Mumba NSBB | |
July 8, 2001 | Irving | Texas Stadium | Dante Thomas
Eden's Crush Meredith Edwards Samantha Mumba NSBB | |
July 10, 2001 | Kansas City | Arrowhead Stadium | Dante Thomas
Eden's Crush Meredith Edwards Samantha Mumba | |
July 13, 2001 | Denver | Mile High Stadium | ||
July 16, 2001 | San Diego | Qualcomm Stadium | ||
July 18, 2001 | Phoenix | Bank One Ballpark | ||
July 21, 2001 | Oakland | Network Associates Stadium | Dante Thomas
Eden's Crush Meredith Edwards Samantha Mumba NSBB | |
July 22, 2001 | ||||
July 24, 2001 | Pasadena | Rose Bowl | Eden's Crush
Meredith Edwards Samantha Mumba NSBB | |
July 27, 2001 | Whitney | Sam Boyd Stadium | Eden's Crush
Meredith Edwards NSBB | |
July 31, 2001 | Tampa | Raymond James Stadium | Meredith Edwards
NSBB | |
August 5, 2001 | San Antonio | Alamodome | Meredith Edwards | |
August 10, 2001 | Louisville | Cardinal Stadium | ||
August 11, 2001 | Atlanta | Georgia Dome | ||
August 13, 2001 | Washington, D.C. | RFK Stadium | Meredith Edwards | |
August 16, 2001 | Indianapolis | RCA Dome | Amanda | |
August 18, 2001 | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field | ||
August 20, 2001 | Columbus | Columbus Crew Stadium | ||
August 22, 2001 | New Orleans | Louisiana Superdome | Lil Romeo
Amanda Deborah Gibson | |
August 24, 2001 | Jackson | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium | Amanda
Deborah Gibson | |
August 27, 2001 | El Paso | Sun Bowl Stadium | Deborah Gibson | |
September 1, 2001 | Mexico City | Mexico | Estadio Azteca | Christina Milian |
- Cancellations and rescheduled shows
May 12, 2001 | Miami, Florida | Hard Rock Stadium | Rescheduled to August 2, 2001[8] |
May 15, 2001 | St. Petersburg, Florida | Tropicana Field | Rescheduled to July 31, 2001. Moved to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida[8] |
May 18, 2001 | Jacksonville, Florida | Alltel Stadium | Rescheduled to May 23, 2001[8] |
May 20, 2001 | Jackson, Mississippi | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium | Rescheduled to August 24, 2001. |
May 22, 2001 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Bank of America Stadium | Cancelled[7] |
May 24, 2001 | Atlanta, Georgia | Georgia Dome | Rescheduled to August 11, 2001[8] |
May 30, 2001 | Foxborough, Massachusetts | Foxboro Stadium | Cancelled[28] |
June 10, 2001 | Plattsburgh, New York | Plattsburgh Air Force Base | Cancelled[29] |
June 26, 2001 | Green Bay, Wisconsin | Lambeau Field | Cancelled[30] |
June 29, 2001 | Pontiac, Michigan | Pontiac Silverdome | Moved to Comerica Park in Detroit |
July 31, 2001 | Las Cruces, New Mexico | Aggie Memorial Stadium | Cancelled[7] |
August 2, 2001 | Miami, Florida | Hard Rock Stadium | Cancelled due to the effects of Tropical Storm Barry[31] |
August 7, 2001 | Birmingham, Alabama | Legion Field | Cancelled due to the effects of Tropical Storm Barry[31] |
August 11, 2001 | Vancouver, Canada | BC Place Stadium | Cancelled |
August 18, 2001 | Memphis, Tennessee | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | Cancelled[7] |
August 20, 2001 | Lexington, Kentucky | Commonwealth Stadium | Cancelled |
Box office score data
Venue | City | Tickets sold / Available | Gross revenue |
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Alltel Stadium | Jacksonville | 42,218 / 71,256 (59%) | $2,030,372[32] |
Hersheypark Stadium | Hershey | 61,996 / 66,222 (94%) | $3,252,128[33] |
Foxboro Stadium | Foxborough | 44,858 / 48,089 (93%) | $4,744,485 |
Giants Stadium | East Rutherford | 154,359 / 176,817 (87%) | $7,364,012[34] |
Cinergy Field | Cincinnati | 36,371 / 42,285 (86%) | $1,947,461[35] |
Ralph Wilson Stadium | Orchard Park | 43,406 / 55,874 (78%) | $2,175,436[34] |
Veterans Stadium | Philadelphia | 46,005 / 54,212 (85%) | $2,534,204[34] |
Soldier Field | Chicago | 85,650 / 103,903 (82%) | $4,739,359[34] |
Miller Park | Milwaukee | 34,148 / 44,978 (76%) | $1,956,157[36] |
TransWorld Dome | St. Louis | 31,790 / 48,808 (65%) | $1,708,437[37] |
War Memorial Stadium | Little Rock | 31,062 / 41,126 (75%) | $1,517,261[37] |
Reliant Astrodome | Houston | 44,116 / 65,144 (68%) | $2,328,582[37] |
Texas Stadium | Irving | 44,564 / 44,564 (100%) | $2,374,325[37] |
Arrowhead Stadium | Kansas City | 40,863 / 53,143 (77%) | $2,107,135[37] |
Bank One Ballpark | Phoenix | 42,959 / 49,111 (87%) | $2,213,026[38] |
Rose Bowl | Pasadena | 62,196 / 62,196 (100%) | $3,154,129[38] |
Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas | 29,003 / 38,100 (76%) | $1,297,973[38] |
Alamodome | San Antonio | 55,206 / 67,573 (82%) | $3,000,974[39][40] |
RFK Stadium | Washington, D.C. | 41,831 / 47,962 (87%) | $2,232,680[41] |
Heinz Field | Pittsburgh | 48,118 / 56,275 (85%) | $2,558,856[42] |
Sun Bowl Stadium | El Paso | 38,313 / 48,987 (78%) | $2,048,331[41] |
TOTAL | 1,014,174 / 1,238,536 | $52,540,838 | |
Broadcasts and recordings
Promotional concerts setlist | |
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Atlantis | Winter Olympics |
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The tour was documented for video during the concert at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. Bandmember JC Chasez mentioned the band chose to film at that venue because rehearsals were held at that facility. The VHS, entitled *NSYNC: PopOdyssey Live, was released on November 21, 2001. A DVD edition was released on April 23, 2002.[43] The DVD featured the entire concert along with special features, which included: interviews with each bandmember, photo gallery, profile of each musician, web links and a documentary.[44] A special intro video was made for the video release to explain the meaning of the tour name. The original video shown at the beginning of each concert was made available as a special feature. For the Celebrity Tour, the concert at the TD Waterhouse Centre was filmed for a possible DVD release. However, the footage was deemed "unusable" and not released. Bootleg DVDs were sold on eBay in 2003 with ameuter footage of the concert in Anaheim. A professionally filmed video montage appeared on YouTube in 2006.[45]
Before the group began the Celebrity Tour, they performed a few promotional concerts that aired on television. The first was a CBS Thanksgiving special entitled "*NSYNC: The Atlantis Concert". The show was filmed at the Atlantis Paradise Island on November 14 and 15, 2001.[46] The concert was exclusive to guest of the hotel and featured duets with country recording artist, Tim McGraw. The special aired on November 23, 2001 alongside The Rugrats Movie. This concert was followed with another promotional performance. To celebrate the 2002 Winter Olympics, the band was one of the headlining performers for the "Olympic Celebration Concert Series". The concert was filmed at the Olympic Medals Plaza on February 23, 2002. The concert aired live on NBC.
Critical reception
The tour received mixed reception from numerous music critics. For the debut concert at Altell Stadium, Nick Marino of The Florida Times-Union wrote that despite the massive stage, the band's stage presence was out of this world. He continued, "A big pop show, an expensive pop show, but a pop show all the same. NSYNC realizes (thank goodness) that they are famous, in part, for being famous, and they're using that fact as the touchstone for this entire tour. Pretty smart".[47]
At the Hersheypark Stadium show, Peter Debruge from Entertainment Weekly felt the group strayed away from the traditional "pop" sound.[48] Sean Richardson of Boston Phoenix thought that the show at the Foxboro Stadium was "colorful", praising the humor of the vignettes and the audience engagement.[49]
However, Neil Strauss of The New York Times compared the show at the Giants Stadium to U2's PopMart Tour, stating that the production was spectacle for the sake of spectacle.[50] Writing about the same concert, Isaac Guzman from New York Daily News considered the show to be "all sizzle, no steak". He explains, "On a stage set so large it looked as if someone had parked the upper decks of an ocean liner on the field, the group—Justin Timberlake, Joey Fatone, J.C. Chasez, Lance Bass and Chris Kirkpatrick—was dwarfed by the size of the production. To a certain extent, that was the point: 'Popodyssey' is meant to explore the meaning of 'Celebrity', which happens to be the title of the group's next record, slated for release July 24. In NSYNC's world, celebrity means facing down gold-digging girlfriends and complaining about having to wear sequin-covered chaps while singing 'Space Cowboy (Yippie-Yi-Yay)'. It also means being open to your fans' admiration by sincerely reading their love letters aloud".[51]
Reviewing the show at the SkyDome, Jane Stevenson of Jam! gave the performance three and a half out of five stars. She states, "The non-stop display of spectacle aside—there were also levitating platforms, Velcro suits, moving sidewalks, fans taking pictures of the group on stage and the band's final disappearing magic act—the crowd erupted into ear-piercing screams whenever NSYNC performed their neo-Chippendales dance maneuvers".[52] At the Metrodome show, Jon Bream of Star Tribune noted the effects were bigger, brighter and bolder than their last tour. He says, "This time around, the Prefab Five seemed to be projecting more of an attitude, as if some of the songs and the messages on the video screen were flipping a figurative finger at critics. The feistiness adds a much-needed edge, but if critics are NSYNC's biggest gripe, these guys have nothing to complain about".[53] Scott Mervis of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette called the show at RFK Stadium the "mother of all stadium tours". He follows, "But the shtick was piled ever higher. There were flying contraptions. A tasteful helping of pyro. Toys to ride around on. Costumes louder than Joey that they changed into while we were entertained by their slick home videos. One of those Velcro walls inspired by David Letterman for 'Up Against the Wall'. Hot chicks in superhero costumes, and a diabolical wizard taking the controls for 'The Game Is Over'.[54]
Phil Gallo of Variety wrote a mixed review on the Chicago show, praising the show's production and vignettes, but criticized the camera positioning and lack of cohesiveness of the setlist on Michael Jackson's Bad Tour.[55]
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