# Destiny's Child World Tour

Destiny's Child World Tour (alternatively titled Destiny's Child Tour 2002) was the debut headlining concert tour by American girl group Destiny's Child. It was launched in support of their third studio album Survivor (2001). Initially conceived as an extension of Total Request Live Tour–which Destiny's Child co-headlined alongside 3LW, Dream, Eve, Nelly, St. Lunatics, Jessica Simpson and City High through North America from July to September 2001–it was postponed in the aftermath of September 11 attacks. The tour ultimately commenced in Melbourne, Australia on April 29, 2002 and ended in Belfast, 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 Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams' respective solo performances. Beyoncé's younger sister Solange Knowles 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 Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands was recorded and released on a video album, 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 TLC, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera throughout 1999–2000, in support of their second studio album The Writing's on the Wall (1999), the group embarked on the MTV-sponsored Total Request Live Tour. In an appearance on Total Request Live 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, Dream, Eve, Nelly, St. Lunatics and Jessica Simpson. 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 September 11 attacks, 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 Columbia Records representative announced the tour for spring 2002 in a press release on December 13, 2001. Beyoncé's younger sister Solange Knowles was further announced as a supporting act.

## Reception

The Destiny's Child World Tour stop at the Ericsson Stadium in Auckland on May 4, 2002 attracted a crowd of over 13,000. In his review of the show for The New Zealand Herald, 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 Survivor, Destiny's Child had proven themselves as phenomenal live as they are on the charts." The group opened BBC Radio 1's annual free concert One Big Sunday in Swansea, Wales on June 16, performing in front of 70,000 spectators. In their review of the show, BBC News 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 Birmingham that evening.

## Opening acts

* Shakaya (Oceania)
* Play (Europe)
* Solange Knowles (Europe)
* Devin (United Kingdom and Ireland)

## Set list

The following set list is representative of the show at Rotterdam Ahoy 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"
* "Bills, Bills, Bills"
* "Get on the Bus"
* "Nasty Girl"
* "Emotion"
* "Ooh Child"
* "Heard a Word"
* "Dangerously in Love"
* "Gospel Medley"
* "Bootylicious"
* "Say My Name"
* "Work It Out"
* "Proud Mary"
* "Jumpin', Jumpin'"
* "Survivor"
* "Happy Face"

## Tour dates

List of Oceanian concerts :
| Date (2002) | City | Country | Venue |
| April 29 | Melbourne | Australia | Rod Laver Arena |
| May 1 | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Entertainment Centre |
| May 2 | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Entertainment Centre |
| May 3 | Brisbane | Australia | Brisbane Entertainment Centre |
| May 4 | Auckland | New Zealand | Ericsson Stadium |
List of Asian concerts :
| Date (2002) | City | Country | Venue |
| May 8 | Osaka | Japan | Osaka-jō Hall |
| May 10 | Yokohama | Japan | Yokohama Arena |
| May 11 | Yokohama | Japan | Yokohama Arena |
List of European concerts :
| Date (2002) | City | Country | Venue |
| May 15 | Antwerp | Belgium | Sportpaleis |
| May 16 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
| May 17 | Stuttgart | Germany | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle |
| May 18 | Freiburg im Breisgau | Germany | Neue Messehalle |
| May 20 | Cologne | Germany | Kölnarena |
| May 21 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Rotterdam Ahoy |
| May 22 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Rotterdam Ahoy |
| May 25 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Forum Copenhagen |
| May 27 | Oslo | Norway | Oslo Spektrum |
| May 28 | Stockholm | Sweden | Stockholm Globe Arena |
| May 30 | Bremen | Germany | Stadthalle Bremen |
| May 31 | Hamburg | Germany | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle |
| June 1 | Berlin | Germany | Velodrom |
| June 2 | Munich | Germany | Olympiahalle |
| June 3 | Frankfurt | Germany | Festhalle Frankfurt |
| June 7 | London | England | London Arena |
| June 8 | London | England | London Arena |
| June 7 | Sheffield | England | Sheffield Arena |
| June 11 | Newcastle upon Tyne | England | Telewest Arena |
| June 12 | Newcastle upon Tyne | England | Telewest Arena |
| June 13 | Manchester | England | Manchester Evening News Arena |
| June 14 | Manchester | England | Manchester Evening News Arena |
| June 16 | Swansea | Wales | — |
| June 16 | Birmingham | England | NIA Academy |
| June 17 | Birmingham | England | NIA Academy |
| June 18 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| June 19 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| June 21 | Dublin | Ireland | Point Theatre |
| June 23 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Centre |
| June 24 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Centre |

## 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
* Angela Beyincé – 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 – artist
* Mathew Knowles – management
* Tina Knowles – 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
* Kelly Rowland – 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
* Michelle Williams – artist
* Norman Williams – production management
* Phil Woodhead – video technology
* Marc Wuchter – lighting

## Broadcasts and recordings
### 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
* Mathew Knowles – 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 – A&R

### Certifications

Certifications and sales for Destiny's Child World Tour :
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Australia (ARIA) | Platinum | 15,000$^^$ |
| France (SNEP) | Gold | 10,000$^*$ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Gold | 25,000$^*$ |
| $^*$ Sales figures based on certification alone. $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||

### Release history

Release dates and formats for Destiny's Child World Tour :
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) |
| France | July 3, 2003 | DVD | Epic |
| United States | July 8, 2003 | DVD | ColumbiaMusic World |
| Australia | July 11, 2003 | DVD | Sony Music |
| Germany | July 21, 2003 | DVD | Sony Music |
| Italy | July 21, 2003 | DVD | Sony Music |
| Japan | December 3, 2003 | DVD | Sony Music Japan |