Destiny's Child World Tour (alternatively titled Destiny's Child Tour 2002) was the debut headlining concert tour by American girl group

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. It was launched in support of their third studio album ''

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'' (2001). Initially conceived as an extension of Total Request Live Tour–which Destiny's Child co-headlined alongside 3LW,

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, St. Lunatics,

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and City High through North America from July to September 2001–it was postponed in the aftermath of

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. The tour ultimately commenced in

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, Australia on April 29, 2002 and ended in

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, Northern Ireland on June 24, after 37 shows across Oceania, Japan and Europe. Alongside songs from ''Survivor'', the set list for Destiny's Child World Tour also incorporated songs from Destiny's Child's eponymous debut studio album (1998) and '' The Writing's on the Wall'' (1999), as well as

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Kelly Rowland Kelendria Trene Rowland (born February 11, 1981) is an American singer, actress, and television personality. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the world's List of best-selling girl groups, best-selling gir ...

and

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' respective solo performances. Beyoncé's younger sister

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joined the group as a supporting act during the tour's European leg to promote her then-upcoming debut studio album '' Solo Star''. The tour received positive reviews from critics, who commended the group members' showmanship and vocal performances. The concert at

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, Netherlands was recorded and released on a

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, titled ''Destiny's Child World Tour'', on July 8, 2003.

Background and development

Destiny's Child World Tour was Destiny's Child's first solely headlined concert tour. After serving as opening acts for

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and

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throughout 1999–2000, in support of their second studio album '' The Writing's on the Wall'' (1999), the group embarked on the

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-sponsored Total Request Live Tour. In an appearance on ''

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'' on May 1, 2001, they revealed the tour's itinerary, which included concerts across North America from July 18 until September 23. The group co-headlined the tour alongside 3LW,

, St. Lunatics and

. While the Destiny's Child World Tour was set to be a direct overseas continuation of the Total Request Live Tour running throughout fall 2001, it was postponed in the aftermath of

, and the group instead focused on promotional activities for their first Christmas album '' 8 Days of Christmas'' (2001). Despite the group having announced a hiatus in order for members to focus on solo endeavors a week earlier, a

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representative announced the tour for spring 2002 in a press release on December 13, 2001.

's younger sister

was further announced as a supporting act.

Reception

The Destiny's Child World Tour stop at the Ericsson Stadium in

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on May 4, 2002 attracted a crowd of over 13,000. In his review of the show for ''

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'', Russell Baillie praised Destiny's Child's performance skills, describing their stage presence as "terrific, visually dazzling and altogether larger than life" before concluding: "By the time they reached the encore and a strident version of

, Destiny's Child had proven themselves as phenomenal live as they are on the charts." The group opened

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's annual free concert One Big Sunday in

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on June 16, performing in front of 70,000 spectators. In their review of the show,

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wrote the members "sauntered on stage with a chic latin look, sporting designer jeans and lacy tops. The sexy American three-piece got the crowd going as they ran through their catalogue of hits", before rushing off due to their show at the NIA Academy in

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that evening.

Opening acts

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(Oceania) *

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(Europe) *

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Set list

The following set list is representative of the show at

on May 21, 2002, not of all concerts for the duration of the tour. # " Independent Women Part I" # " No, No, No Part 2" # " Bug a Boo" # "

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" # " Nasty Girl" # "

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" # " Ooh Child" # " Heard a Word" # "

Dangerously in Love ''Dangerously in Love'' is the debut solo studio album by American singer and songwriter Beyoncé. It was released on June 20, 2003, by Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment. During the recording of Destiny's Child's third studio albu ...

" # "Gospel Medley" # "

Bootylicious "Bootylicious" is a song recorded by American group Destiny's Child for their third studio album '' Survivor'' (2001). It was written and produced by Rob Fusari, Beyoncé and Falonte Moore. The song contains a prominent sample from Stevie Nic ...

" # "

Say My Name "Say My Name" is a song by American group Destiny's Child from their second studio album, '' The Writing's on the Wall'' (1999). It was written by Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson, Kelly Rowland, LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerki ...

" # " Work It Out" # "

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" # "

Jumpin', Jumpin' "Jumpin', Jumpin' is a song recorded by American group Destiny's Child for its second studio album, ''The Writing's on the Wall'' (1999). The song was co-written and co-produced by Chad Elliott and group member Beyoncé, Beyoncé Knowles, with a ...

" # "

" # "Happy Face"

Tour dates

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of ''Destiny's Child World Tour''. * Marybeth Adams – public relations * Richard Alexander – artist security * Clark Anderson – video technology * Mick Anger – video direction * Steve Arch – lighting * Robert Bacon – guitar, musical direction *

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– artist assistance * Marlon Bowers – tour assistance * Anthony Brigham – security * Phil Broad – head rigging * Lee Bryant – training, wardrobe assistance * William Burke – programming * Ot'than Burnside – dancer * Kim Burse – A&R direction, creative direction * Eric Camp – front house engineering * Aaron Carter – lead carpentering * Courtney Carter – tour management * Aisha Delario – alternate dancer * Al Domanski – pyrotechnic assistance * Napolian Dumo – dancer * Tabitha Dumo – dancer * Terrill Eastman – venue security * Jeanette Everett – fan club direction * Maurice Fitzgerald – bass guitar * Alan Floyd – new media direction * Nathaniel Frazier – dancer * Gary – lighting * Rod Gibson – lighting direction * Kelvin Gill – artist security * Collin Green – lighting * Robert Harris – alternate dancer * Dave Howard – tour accountancy * Ty Hunter – styling assistance * Lance "KC" Jackson – stage management * Redo Jackson – camera operation, video technology * Rece Jones – dancer *

Beyoncé Knowles Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. With a career spanning over three decades, she has established herself as one of the most culturally significant figu ...

– artist *

Mathew Knowles Mathew Knowles (born January 9, 1952)Knowles in is an American record executive, businessman and university lecturer. He is best known for being the manager of Destiny's Child. He also once managed the solo careers of his daughters Beyoncé a ...

– management *

Tina Knowles Celestine Ann "Tina" Beyoncé Knowles (born January 4, 1954) is an American businesswoman, fashion designer, author, and philanthropist known for establishing the brands House of Deréon and Miss Tina by Tina Knowles. She is the mother of singe ...

– styling * Ruary Macphie – video technology * Paul Makin – lighting * James Mcgregor – keyboard technology * Freddie Moffett – keyboards * Mario Navarrett – dancer * Nicole Neal – dancer * Huy Nguyen – A&R assistance * Olie C – video technology * Wade Padgett – pyrotechnics * Simon Pagani – carpentering * Khari Parker – drums * Bennett Paysinger – keyboards * Johnny Perkins – carpentering, rigging * Shane Preston – lighting direction * Ivan Prosper – drum technology *

– artist * Junella Segura – choreography * Sanaa Shariff – production assistance * Sherman Shoate – dancer * Vernon Smith – venue security * Blake Suid – monitor engineering * Christina Villarreal – head wardrobe * Andrew Wiliford – guitar technology *

– artist * Norman Williams – production management * Phil Woodhead – video technology * Marc Wuchter – lighting

Broadcasts and recordings

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of ''Destiny's Child World Tour''. * Guido Aalbers – recording production * Guus Albregts – camera * Paul Alexander – photography * Antoine Altena – VTR * Kryssy Bloch – DVD menu production * Jeroen Bos – ENG * Frank Brusselaar – grip * Kim Burse – A&R direction * Alice V. Butts – package design * Thom Cadley – sound mixing * Mirko Cocco – direction * Ramon de Boer – camera * Udo Flasselaar – grip * Mari Keiko Gonzalez – editing * Henk Grit – ENG * Ton Groen – managing direction * Pieter Hilbers – associate production * Pim Janssen – vision engineering *

– executive production * Christopher Koch – audio post * Mike Kuipers – assistance * Robert Lanting – vision engineering * Stephanie Masarsky – title graphic design * Mike Nack – DVD authoring * Jorre Numan – assistance * Sue Pelino – audio post * Darcy Proper – mastering * Joseph Roeder – DVD menu production * Fred Salkind – title graphic design * Paul Schoenmakers – recording engineering * Jeff Staadt – post-production supervision * Marc Stecker – DVD authoring * Andre Swart – senior sound engineering * Martijn Swart – VTR * Joost Tenniglo – camera * Niels van Brakel – camera * Jan van de Akker – assistance * John van Dijk – production * Mark van Knippenberg – assistance * Arjan van Loon – assistance * Edwin van Seben – senior vision engineering * Johan Veerman – vision mixing * Edwin Vermeulen – camera * Maarten Verstraete – camera * Rob Washburn – DVD menu production * Pascal Wasterval – operational unit management * Dennis Westenberg – camera *

Teresa LaBarbera Whites Teresa LaBarbera Whites is an American A&R, music executive, talent scout, and executive producer, who is best known for discovering Destiny's Child and Jessica Simpson. She is currently the A&R executive for Chloe x Halle. Career Originally t ...

– A&R

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

Notes

Citations

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