The Baduizm Tour is the first tour by American R&B/neo soul

Neo soul

The term neo soul was originally coined by Kedar Massenburg of Motown Records in the late 1990s as a marketing category following the commercial breakthroughs of artists such as D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, and Maxwell...

 singer Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu

Erica Abi Wright , better known by her stage name Erykah Badu , is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Her work includes elements from R&B, hip hop and jazz. She is best known for her role in the rise of the neo soul sub-genre, and for her eccentric, cerebral musical...

. Badu released her debut album, Baduizm

Baduizm

Baduizm is the debut album of R&B and neo soul musician Erykah Badu, released February 11, 1997 on Kedar Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during January to October 1996 at Battery Studios in New York City, Sigma Sounds & Ivory Studios in Philadelphia, and Dallas Sound Lab in...

in 1997, and played several dates throughout the U.S. and Europe in late 1997 and 1998 in support of the album. A Live

Live (Erykah Badu album)

Live is a live concert album by American R&B singer Erykah Badu, released in 1997 . Apparent throughout Live is the raw emotion that Badu shows when performing...

concert album was recorded and released under Kedar

Kedar Records

Kedar Records is currently part of Universal Records....

/Universal

Universal Records

Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...

 in November of 1997.

Set list

1. "Rimshot" (Intro)
2. "Otherside of the Game"
3. "On & On"
4. "Appletree"
5. "Searching"
6. "Sometimes"
7. "Ye Yo"
8. "Stay" (Chaka Khan Cover)
9. "No Love"
10. "Boogie Nights/All Night"
11. "Certainly"
12. "Next Lifetime" (Interlude)
13. "Tyrone"
14. "Next Lifetime"
15. "Rimshot" (Outro)

Band

• Music Director/Keyboards: Norman "Key" Hurt
• Drums: Charles "Poogie" Bell, Jr.
• Guitar: Bob Power
• Bass: Hubert Eaves IV
• Keyboards: Ike Lee III
• Background vocals: N'Dambi
  N'dambi
  -Biography:N'dambi is the ninth of eleven children born to a Baptist minister and missionary. Her father was a minister and singer in a quartet group. She got her professional start singing with Gaye Arbuckle, a local gospel singer, touring with Arbuckle for two years...
  
  , Karen Bernod
  Karen Bernod
  Karen Bernod is an American born R&B vocalist, songwriter, and producer.Karen is best known for her unique vocal harmonies as a background singer for Chaka Khan, Erykah Badu, C&C Music Factory and D'Angelo.-Biography:...
  
  , Joyce M. Strong

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
January 10, 1997	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Sony Studio Center
May 5, 1997			Brooklyn Academy
October 1, 1997			Sony Studio Center
South America
October 12, 1997	Sao Paulo São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...	Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	Jazz Festival
October 18, 1997	Rio De Janiero		Jazz Festival
North America
November 8, 1997	Los Angeles, CA	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Billboard Cafe
June 23, 1998	San Francisco, CA		Shoreline Amphitheatre

Not all concert dates listed.