The DreamChaser Tour was the debut
concert tour by American recording artist
Jessica Simpson
Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10, 1980) is an American singer, actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist. After performing in church choirs as a child, Simpson signed with Columbia Records in 1997, aged seventeen. Her debut studio album, '' Swe ...
. It supported her second studio album, ''
Irresistible'' and visited United States.
Background
In contrast to her earlier co-headlining tour with boyband
98 Degrees, Simpson wanted ''DreamChaser'' to showcase her as a true pop singer and a real performer, in the vein of Britney Spears.
Simpson decided to make the tour "risqué" by adding sexy backup dancers and showing her trim figure more, wearing body-accentuating costumes.
She undertook rigorous dance rehearsals for the tour, as she felt that she had to compete with Spears (a natural, trained dancer since childhood).
The tour was set up on a portable stage called the "Extreme Mobile Venue",
with a capacity of 10,000 people, and was erected in mall parking lots.
The collapsible arena featured a 300' (91 m) performance stage, built with a sound system and lights. Arrangements for concertgoers to
bungee jump, climb a rock wall, and go 'mechanical surfing' while the singer was not performing were also provided.
The venue featured interactive games and exhibits, and was supported by a -high ramp for extreme motorcycle riders.
The tour openers included
Eden's Crush
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,
Youngstown,
Toya Toya may refer to:
Places
*Tōya, Hokkaidō, a former village in Abuta District, Iburi, Hokkaidō, Japan
*Tōyako, Hokkaidō, a town incorporating Tōya, Hokkaidō
**Tōya Station (Tōyako), a railway station in Tōyako
*Lake Tōya, a volcanic lak ...
, and
Plus One.
It was choreographed by
Dan Karaty.
The tour launched on August 7, 2001, at
Corpus Christi, Texas
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, and ran twenty-five dates through mid-September.
Tickets price ranged between $29.99 and $39.99. In an interview with ''
Deseret News
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'', Simpson said that it "was a fun tour. That was like a preparation for me. It was one of those things where I just wanted to go out and meet all my fans."
A video tape, titled ''Dream Chaser'', was released on January 22, 2002, which included Simpson's biography, music videos, behind-the-scenes looks at "Irresistible" and "A Little Bit", and footage from the tour. The tape reached number twenty-five on ''Billboard''
Top Music Videos chart, for the issue dated February 9, 2002.
Setlist
# "Hot Like Fire"
# "
I Think I'm In Love With You"
# "I've Got My Eyes On You"
# "When You Told Me You Loved Me"
# "
A Little Bit
"A Little Bit" is a song recorded by American recording artist Jessica Simpson. It was written by Kara DioGuardi, Steve Morales and David Siegel, and was produced by Morales along with Ric Wake. The song was released as the second and final ...
"
# "What's It Gonna Be"
# "Imagination"
# "Final Heartbreak"
# "
Where You Are"
# "For Your Love"
# "
His Eye is On The Sparrow" / "
I Believe I Can Fly"
# "
I Wanna Love You Forever"
# "Forever In Your Eyes"
# "I Never"
;Encore:
#
" Irresistible" (contains elements of So So Def Remix)
Tour dates
References
Works cited
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{{Jessica Simpson
2001 concert tours