The Little One Tour is a 2011 concert tour by the American singer-songwriter
Bilal __NOTOC__
Bilal may refer to:
People
* Bilal (name) (a list of people with the name)
* Bilal ibn Rabah, a companion of Muhammad
* Bilal (American singer)
* Bilal (Lebanese singer)
Places
*Bilal Colony, a neighbourhood of Korangi Town in Karachi, ...
, in support of his album ''
Airtight's Revenge
''Airtight's Revenge'' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Bilal. It was released on September 6, 2010, by the independent record label Plug Research, his first album for the label.
Bilal began composing music for the album us ...
''. The tour was also used by the singer to promote the charity
Autism Speaks
Autism Speaks Inc. is a controversial autism advocacy organization and the largest autism research organization in the United States. It sponsors autism research and conducts awareness and outreach activities aimed at families, governments, an ...
and titled after the ''Airtight's Revenge'' single "
Little One", an ode to his autistic son.
The tour began in February 2011, with shows in the U.S. and Europe, and ended on September 16. On June 18, Bilal headlined along with other acts as part of the
Stockholm Jazz Festival
Stockholm Jazz Festival is an annual music festival that was established in 1980 in Stockholm, Sweden, originally called the Stockholm Jazz and Blues Festival. A portion of the first festival was broadcast on Swedish television.
Overview
Clai ...
and performed two shows in
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
in August. In addition to ''Airtight's Revenge'', Bilal performed songs from his unreleased second album ''
Love for Sale'', which had developed a
cult following
A cult following refers to a group of fans who are highly dedicated to some person, idea, object, movement, or work, often an artist, in particular a performing artist, or an artwork in some medium. The lattermost is often called a cult classic. ...
.
Opening Acts
*
N'dambi US Leg
(select dates)
*Rich Medina US Leg
(select dates)
Set list
Bilal's set list changes almost every gig, however these are songs he has performed on the tour:
#"Free"
(Intro)
#"Gotsta Be Cool"
#"For You"
#"Reminsce"
#"Love Poems"
#"All for Love"
#"Something To Hold On To"
#"Lord Don't Let It"
#"Cake & Eat It Too"
#"Think It Over"
#"Since I've Been Loving You
#"Sometimes"
#"Robots"
#"The Dollar"
#"Levels"
#"All Matter"
#"Flying"
#"Make Me Over"
#"Little One"
#"Tainted Love"
#"White Turns to Grey"
#"
Soul Sista
''Soul Sista'' is the debut studio album by American R&B singer KeKe Wyatt. It was released on November 13, 2001, by MCA Records. The album's writing and production was entirely credited to Steve Huff. The album debuted at number 33 on the US ...
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Band
*Music Director/Drums: Steve McKie
*Bass: Conley "Tone" Whitfield
*Keyboards: Corey Bernhard
*Guitar: Michael Severson
*Background vocals: Chris Turner
Tour dates
References
External links
myspace.combilaloliverplugresearch/bilalBilal tour dates
''pollstar.com''
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2011 concert tours