Pop Odyssey Tour

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Pop Odyssey Tour/Celebrity Tour
Promotional poster for 'N Sync's 2001 tour
Tour by 'N Sync
Associated album	Celebrity
Start date	May 12, 2001
End date	April 28, 2002
Legs	2
Shows	80 in North America
'N Sync tour chronology
No Strings Attached Tour (2000)	Pop Odyssey Tour (2001/2002)

The Pop Odyssey Tour is the third concert tour by American boy band, 'N Sync, in support of their third studio album Celebrity. The tour predominantly played stadiums in North America.^[1] The tour went on to become one off the biggest tours in 2001, earning an estimated US$90 million.^[2] The success of the tour prompted the group to add additional dates in 2002, under the new title, The Celebrity Tour. The tour played arenas in North America and earned an estimated US$33 million.^[3][4] The tour became the final performance of the group as the parted way shortly after the tour.

Contents 1 Background 2 Opening acts 3 Set list 4 Tour dates 5 Broadcasts and recordings 6 References 7 External links

Background

SFX Entertainment announced the "Pop Odyssey Tour" in February 2001, to coincide with the release of Celebrity.^[5] The album was initially set to be released in May. The album was later pushed back to June^[6] and then again to July.^[7] Consequently, the tour faced setbacks as well. The tour was slated to begin May 12, 2001 in Miami, however, dates were heavily rearranged to allowed the group more rehearsal time.^[8] Brad Wavra of SFX Entertainment stated:

"['NSYNC] wanted to make sure that all their fans got the full effect of this dynamic tour. We, along with the group, regret any inconvenience this schedule change may have caused for the fans. We promise this tour will be a musical extravaganza for the record books."

.^[9] Later down the road, more dates were cancelled in the Gulf Coast, due to hurricane season. Despite many setbacks, the tour was a success. It became the biggest tour in North America, in 2001. The success of the tour lead to additional dates being added in 2002. These new dates, dubbed under the name The Celebrity Tour', played arenas in North Americas unlike previous date that played stadiums. The new tour dates coincided with the group's partnership with Chili's Grill & Bar.^[10] Timberlake stated:^[11]

"[Fans] knew when they were coming to the show last summer that they were going to get something that nobody else had, which was basically about 80 percent of the album that was going to come out after the tour. This [time], obviously, they'll know the songs, but we put a twist almost on everything, so it makes it fun for them to hear it a different way and to try to recognize those tunes."

The Celebrity Tour proved to be another success for the group, becoming one of the biggest tours of 2002.

Opening acts

Pop Odyssey BBMak[12] (select venues) Christina Milian[12] (select venues) Dante Thomas[13] (select venues) Deborah Gibson ((Jessica Simpson))[14] (select venues) Samantha Mumba[15] (select venues) Amanda[16] (select venues) Eden's Crush[17] (select venues)

Celebrity Smash Mouth[18] (select venues) Ginuwine[18] (select venues) P. Diddy[19] (select venues) Tony Lucca Tonya Mitchell

Set list

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Pop Odyssey[1][8][9][12]
May 23, 2001	Jacksonville	United States	Alltel Stadium
May 26, 2001	Hershey	United States	Hersheypark Stadium
May 28, 2001
May 31, 2001	Boston	United States	Foxboro Stadium
June 1, 2001
June 3, 2001	East Rutherford	United States	Giants Stadium
June 4, 2001
June 5, 2001
June 6, 2001	Cincinnati	United States	Cinergy Field
June 10, 2001	Buffalo	United States	Ralph Wilson Stadium
June 13, 2001	Philadelphia	United States	Philadelphia Veterans Stadium
June 16, 2001	Chicago	United States	Soldier Field
June 17, 2001
June 19, 2001	Toronto	Canada	SkyDome
June 21, 2001	Cleveland	United States	Cleveland Browns Stadium
June 22, 2001
June 24, 2001	Minneapolis	United States	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
June 26, 2001	Milwaukee	United States	Miller Park
June 28, 2001	Detroit	United States	Comerica Park
June 28, 2001
July 2, 2001	St. Louis	United States	Trans World Dome
July 4, 2001	Little Rock	United States	War Memorial Stadium
July 6, 2001	Houston	United States	Reliant Astrodome
July 8, 2001	Irving	United States	Texas Stadium
July 10, 2001	Kansas City	United States	Arrowhead Stadium
July 13, 2001	Denver	United States	Mile High Stadium
July 16, 2001	San Diego	United States	Qualcomm Stadium
July 18, 2001	Phoenix	United States	Bank One Ballpark
July 21, 2001	Oakland	United States	Network Associates Coliseum
July 24, 2001	Pasadena	United States	Rose Bowl
July 27, 2001	Las Vegas	United States	Sam Boyd Stadium
July 31, 2001	Tampa	United States	Raymond James Stadium
August 5, 2001	San Antonio	United States	Alamodome
August 10, 2001	Louisville	United State	Cardinal Stadium
August 11, 2001	Atlanta	United States	Georgia Dome
August 13, 2001	Washington, D.C.	United States	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
August 16, 2001	Indianapolis	United States	RCA Dome
August 18, 2001	Pittsburgh	United States	Heinz Field
August 22, 2001	New Orleans	United States	Louisiana Superdome
August 24, 2001	Jackson	United States	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
August 27, 2001	El Paso	United States	Sun Bowl Stadium
September 1, 2001	Mexico City	Mexico	Azteca Stadium
Celebrity[18][19]
March 3, 2002	Portland	United States	Rose Garden
March 4, 2002	Tacoma	United States	Tacoma Dome
March 6, 2002	Oakland	United States	The Arena in Oakland
March 7, 2002	Sacramento	United States	ARCO Arena
March 8, 2002	San Jose	United States	Compaq Center at San Jose
March 10, 2002	San Diego	United States	San Diego Sports Arena
March 11, 2002	Anaheim	United States	Arrowhead Pond at Anaheim
March 12, 2002	Anaheim	United States	Arrowhead Pond at Anaheim
March 14, 2002	Phoenix	United States	America West Arena
March 15, 2002	Las Vegas	United States	MGM Grand Garden Arena
March 18, 2002	Houston	United States	Compaq Center
March 19, 2002	San Antonio	United States	Alamodome
March 20, 2002	Dallas	United States	Reunion Arena
March 25, 2002	Denver	United States	Pepsi Center
March 27, 2002	Ames	United States	James H. Hilton Coliseum
March 29, 2002	Grand Forks	United States	Alerus Center
March 30, 2002	Minneapolis	United States	Target Center
April 1, 2002	Auburn Hills	United States	Palace of Auburn Hills
April 2, 2002	Grand Rapids	United States	Van Andel Arena
April 4, 2002	Rosemont	United States	Allstate Arena
April 5, 2002
April 7, 2002	Buffalo	United States	HSBC Arena
April 9, 2002	Philadelphia	United States	First Union Center
April 10, 2002	Uniondale	United States	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
April 11, 2002
April 13, 2002	East Rutherford	United States	Continental Airlines Arena
April 14, 2002
April 15, 2002	Boston	United States	FleetCenter
April 16, 2002
April 18, 2002	Philadelphia	United States	First Union Center
April 19, 2002	Hartford	United States	Hartford
April 21, 2002	Washington, D.C.	United States	MCI Center
April 22, 2002	Pittsburgh	United States	Mellon Arena
April 23, 2002	Columbus, OH	United States	Nationwide Arena
April 25, 2002	Memphis	United States	Pyramid Arena
April 27, 2002	Ft. Lauderdale	United States	National Rental Car Center
April 28, 2002	Orlando	United States	TD Waterhouse Centre

Cancellations

• May 22, 2001 Charlotte, North Carolina Ericsson Stadium^[9]
• May 30, 2001 Boston, Massachusetts Foxboro Stadium^[21]
• July 31, 2001Las Cruces, New Mexico Aggie Memorial Stadium^[9]
• August 2, 2001 Miami, Florida Pro Player Stadium^[22]
• August 7, 2001Birmingham, Alabama Legion Field^[22]
• August 18, 2001 Memphis, Tennessee Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium^[9]

Broadcasts and recordings

The August 22, 2001 concert at Louisiana Superdome was filmed and released on VHS and DVD April 23, 2002, titled PopOdyssey Live.^[23]

References

External links

• 'N Sync's Official Website

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