The Breakthrough Experience Tour

The Breakthrough Experience was the fifth concert tour by American recording artist Mary J. Blige in 2006, the tour supports her multi-platinum seventh studio album, The Breakthrough (2005).[1] Blige performed four initial dates which kicked off on June 24, in Chicago, Illinois at the Bridgeview Stadium. The official tour began in July 2006 and continued through September 2006, visiting over 30 cities across North America.[2]

The Breakthrough Experience Tour
Tour by Mary J. Blige
LocationU.S., Canada
Associated albumThe Breakthrough
Start dateJuly 14, 2006 (2006-07-14)
End dateSeptember 10, 2006 (2006-09-10)
No. of shows35
Mary J. Blige concert chronology

Opening acts

Set list
  1. "Breakthrough" / "Black Ice Poem" (intro)
  2. "MJB Da MVP"
  3. "Real Love" / "Reminisce"
  4. "Enough Cryin"
  5. "About You"
  6. "Be Happy" / "You Bring Me Joy" / "Mary Jane (All Night Long)"
  7. "Baggage"
  8. "Good Woman Down"
  9. "Can't Hide From Luv"
  10. "Take Me As I Am"
  11. "Everything"
  12. "Share My World" (Reprise)
  13. "My Life '06"
  14. "Alone" (with Dave Young)
  15. "Seven Days"
  16. "I'm Going Down"
  17. "Father In You" (contains elements of "Black Ice Poem")
  18. "I Found My Everything"
  19. "No More Drama"
  20. "One"
  21. "Be Without You"
  22. "MJB Da MVP" (reprise)
Encore
  1. "Touch It" (remix)
  2. "Family Affair"

Tour dates
List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue[4]
Date
(2006)		 City Country Venue
July 14 Maryland Heights U.S. UMB Bank Pavilion
July 15 Indianapolis Conseco Fieldhouse
July 16 Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 19 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
July 21 New York City Madison Square Garden
July 23 Camden Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
July 26 Burgettstown Post-Gazette Pavilion
July 27 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center
July 29 Cleveland Plain Dealer Pavilion
July 30 Bristow Nissan Pavilion
August 1 Boston Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
August 4 Atlantic City Borgata Events Center
August 5 Raleigh Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek
August 6 Virginia Beach Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 9 Selma Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 11 Dallas Smirnoff Music Centre
August 12 Memphis FedExForum
August 13 Kansas City Starlight Theatre
August 18 Columbus Germain Amphitheater
August 19 Chicago Charter One Pavilion
August 20 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 22 Toronto Canada Molson Amphitheatre
August 25 Sunrise U.S. BankAtlantic Center
August 26 Tampa Ford Amphitheatre
August 27 Atlanta HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
September 1 Irvine Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 2 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena
September 3 Los Angeles Gibson Amphitheatre
September 6 Phoenix Cricket Pavilion
September 8 Concord Sleep Train Pavilion
September 9 Reno Reno Events Center
September 10 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre

References
  1. Mary J. Blige starts The Breakthrough Tour
  2. Mary J. Blige takes her Breakthrough Experience on the road
  3. Hip-Hop/R&B Artist Mary J. Blige Announces Tour
  4. Music: Queen of Hip-Hop Soul Hits the Road
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