The Never Say Never World Tour was the first
concert tour
A concert tour (or simply tour) is a series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different cities, countries or locations. Often concert tours are named to differentiate different tours by the same artist and to associate a specific to ...
by American
R&B singer
Brandy
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to support her second studio album, ''
Never Say Never''. The tour became Norwood's first world tour, reaching North America, Asia, and Europe. The tour began in Paris, France, on May 23, 1999; However the American leg of the tour concluded earlier than expected on July 6 due to Brandy's obligations of filming ''
Moesha
''Moesha'' () is an American television sitcom that aired on UPN from January 23, 1996, to May 14, 2001. The series stars R&B singer Brandy Norwood as Moesha Denise Mitchell, an African-American teenager living with her upper middle class famil ...
.''
He
showcase in Illinois on July 7thwas also taped, and aired later that year in December on
UPN
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, entitled "Brandy in Concert: A Special for the Holidays". The June 10th show at the
Shibuya Public Hall
is a theatre located in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. It was completed in 1964 to host the weightlifting events in the 1964 Summer Olympics.
The theatre was sponsored by Dentsu and Suntory, which paid 80 million to rename it C.C. Lemon Hall (after the ...
in Tokyo, Japan; was filmed and aired exclusively on
WOWOW. The special was titled, "Brandy: Live in Japan 1999".
Crew
*Keyboard: Eric Daniels, Stan Jones
*Percussion: Ebenezer DaSilva
*Bass:
Ethan Farmer
*Drums: Jaime Gamble
*Guitar: Glenn McKinney
*Backing vocals: Gromyko Collins, Demetrice O’Neal
*Dancers: Denosh Bennett, Edwin Morales, Leticia Roman, Lamar Tribble, Robert Vinson, Lejon Walker, Earl Wright, Russel Wright
*Tour Manager: Fred Kharazi
*Production Manager: Mike Carter
*Lighting Director: John Labbriola
*Drum Tech: John Lopez
*Hair & Makeup: Kanika Morgan
*FOH Sound Engineer: Elliot Peters
*Programmer: Steve Lu
*Monitor Engineer: Mike Mule
*Wardrobe: Barbie Baptist
Opening acts
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Tyrese
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(North America, select dates)
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Silk
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(North America, select dates)
*
C-Note (North America, select dates)
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702
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(North America, select dates)
Setlist
#"Overture"
(contains elements of "Never Say Never")
#"Happy"
#"
Baby
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I Wanna Be Down
"I Wanna Be Down" is the debut single of American recording artist Brandy from her self-titled debut album (1994). It was written by musicians Keith Crouch and Kipper Jones, with production helmed by the former, it was released on September 5 ...
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Brokenhearted"
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Sittin' Up in My Room
"Sittin' Up in My Room" is a song by American recording artist Brandy Norwood. It was written and produced by Babyface and recorded by Norwood for the soundtrack of the 1995 film ''Waiting to Exhale'', starring Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett. ...
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#"
Angel in Disguise"
#"
U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)
"U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)" is a song by American recording artist Brandy Norwood. It was written by Isaac Phillips, Paris Davis, Sean Bryant, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, and Norwood for her second studio album '' Never Say Never'' (1998). ...
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Have You Ever?
"Have You Ever?" is a song by American recording artist Brandy Norwood for her second studio album, ''Never Say Never (Brandy album), Never Say Never'' (1998). The song was written by Diane Warren, while production was handled by David Foster. I ...
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Almost Doesn't Count
"Almost Doesn't Count" is a song by American singer Brandy Norwood. It was written by Shelly Peiken and Guy Roche and recorded by Norwood for her second studio album, '' Never Say Never'' (1998). Atlantic Records consulted Fred Jerkins III to rec ...
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#"
Never Say Never"
#"
Top of The World"
#"
The Boy Is Mine"
#"
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"
Tour dates
;Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
:This concert was a part of "
Summerfest
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;Cancellations and rescheduled shows
References
{{Brandy
1999 concert tours
Brandy Norwood concert tours